Good morning!
I am new to Radio Reference.
I live in Albuquerque, NM and am a Ham Operator here. I'm getting into scanning for base / mobile use in ABQ and around the state so I can monitor while traveling on business.
Can anyone give me an idea as the best scanner for digital trunking? My home emergency services county (Bernalillo New Mexico) uses a EDACS ProVoice system. NM State Police is digital trunking.
I am considering a Uniden BCD996XT and having Scanner Master pre-program it for me. Not afraid to step up to the $$$ for that unit and pre-programming but don't want to spend the $$$ if another unit will do the same thing for me at less cost. I am learning about EDACS and understand that there are some transmissions that I simply won't be able to monitor.
I am currently working with a Radio Shack Pro-2096 and am very unhappy with the unit.
2 years old and banks 6-9 have died.
I programmed it myself and think I missed a lot of freqs. That's why I am thinking of paying Scanner Master to program the new unit for me.
Currently I am able to monitor Albuquerque PD & FD / BCSO PD & FD base transmissions - just not units in the field. I understand that will be the norm for EDACS?
I would also put in ABQ International, Double Eagle and El Paso International freqs along with ABQ Air Traffic Control Center but figure I could do that myself after the scanner came in.
Any thoughts appreciated as to the best scanner for these purposes.
Thanks!
Russ
KE5WHV
I am new to Radio Reference.
I live in Albuquerque, NM and am a Ham Operator here. I'm getting into scanning for base / mobile use in ABQ and around the state so I can monitor while traveling on business.
Can anyone give me an idea as the best scanner for digital trunking? My home emergency services county (Bernalillo New Mexico) uses a EDACS ProVoice system. NM State Police is digital trunking.
I am considering a Uniden BCD996XT and having Scanner Master pre-program it for me. Not afraid to step up to the $$$ for that unit and pre-programming but don't want to spend the $$$ if another unit will do the same thing for me at less cost. I am learning about EDACS and understand that there are some transmissions that I simply won't be able to monitor.
I am currently working with a Radio Shack Pro-2096 and am very unhappy with the unit.
2 years old and banks 6-9 have died.
I programmed it myself and think I missed a lot of freqs. That's why I am thinking of paying Scanner Master to program the new unit for me.
Currently I am able to monitor Albuquerque PD & FD / BCSO PD & FD base transmissions - just not units in the field. I understand that will be the norm for EDACS?
I would also put in ABQ International, Double Eagle and El Paso International freqs along with ABQ Air Traffic Control Center but figure I could do that myself after the scanner came in.
Any thoughts appreciated as to the best scanner for these purposes.
Thanks!
Russ
KE5WHV
