ChrisRossi
Newbie
I am looking for a good scanner for my local fire and dispatch centers. The dispatch uses 33.800 MHz. Anyone have a recommendation for any scanners? I have looked at the Uniden BC796D. I was also looking at a baofend uv-5R
I am looking for a good scanner for my local fire and dispatch centers. The dispatch uses 33.800 MHz. Anyone have a recommendation for any scanners? I have looked at the Uniden BC796D. I was also looking at a baofend uv-5R
Here's the problem: Without your location, no one can make a useful recommendation on a scanner that will receive more than just your local fire and EMS.I am looking for a good scanner for my local fire and dispatch centers. The dispatch uses 33.800 MHz. Anyone have a recommendation for any scanners? I have looked at the Uniden BC796D. I was also looking at a baofend uv-5R
So, first add your location to your profile. Then come back to this thread and click on the little yellow triangular button (Report Post) in the upper right hand corner of your original post in this thread. Use that to ask an Admin to move this thread to the proper state's sub-forum.
Did those of you asking him to post his location happen to notice his profile info on the top right side says "Woodstock CT." after the word location?
Let's help a newcomer out...
He lives in Windham county and he's referring to Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications system.
33.800 /179.9 pl is one of the fire frequencies used on that system.
They also use VHF and UHF frequencies. All appear to be analog.
A Uniden BCT15X would be my recommendation.
Manny
So where is this person from? And how did folks from GA, KS & NY end up posting on the CT Forum? How did he end up on the CT Forum. He must be from CT.
The Windham County FDs don't have a single radio system but a mashup of lowband, VHF Hi, and UHF. With crosspatch repeaters and extenders, you will need to program up all the channels and see what works best where you are.
The 796 is a decent radio, but because it is older technology, you will not be able to do as much as you could with the newer ones. If you are only interested in the local FDs, the 796 will be fine for a while to come. If you want to hear CSP as well, the days of monitoring it with a 796 will be shorter, perhaps only a year or so due to system upgrading.
chris
Steve, that triangle is white outlined in Red.Larry
He's from Woodstock up in Windham county on the northeast corner. Check out my post above. I made the mistake of not reading one of the posts. He's new to the forums and his OP did not have his location initially which has since been updated.
Manny
The post was still in General Scanning when I responded. Obviously it got moved after the OP filled in his location.