Hello All,
I'm looking for a new handheld scanner. My current one is almost 15 years old and is falling apart.
I'm currently debating between the Whistler TRX-1 and the Uniden BCD436HP.. and I'm not sure which one would be best for Southern California (specifically Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties).
Since I'm going to be paying $400+ for this new scanner, I want to make sure it'll last and will be "future-proof" and be able to survive any upcoming changes to the radio systems out here (specifically this upcoming LA-RICS stuff).
I mostly monitor CHP, LASD, and LACOFD, but I want to be able to access as many law enforcement and fire department agencies in Southern California as possible. I don't have a scanner right now that'll support digital trucked systems to monitor a lot of agencies out here and I'm really looking forward to changing that.
So, here's a couple questions for you guys:
- Which one would be the better scanner for the Southern California area for now and 5 years down the road that will be able to monitor the most law enforcement & fire departments in the Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties?
- Does anyone have any experience with either one of these radios in the Southern California area?
- I saw a post about LASD going to end-to-End encryption in the future... they're my area's law enforcement agency. Will this mean that no scanner can listen to them when this starts? (If so, then it's not even worth buying a new scanner..)
- I'm seeing the BCD436HP doesn't support NXDN at this time (and it's unknown if there will be an update to support this). I'm also seeing it's an additional charge for "DMR" and "ProVoice" support on the BCD436HP. Now, I don't know anything at all about NXDN, DMR, or ProVoice systems. Honestly, never heard about them until I started looking at a new scanner. Are there any agencies in LA/Orange/San Bernardino/Riverside/Ventura/Santa Barbara/Kern counties using any of this?
I'm looking for a new handheld scanner. My current one is almost 15 years old and is falling apart.
I'm currently debating between the Whistler TRX-1 and the Uniden BCD436HP.. and I'm not sure which one would be best for Southern California (specifically Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties).
Since I'm going to be paying $400+ for this new scanner, I want to make sure it'll last and will be "future-proof" and be able to survive any upcoming changes to the radio systems out here (specifically this upcoming LA-RICS stuff).
I mostly monitor CHP, LASD, and LACOFD, but I want to be able to access as many law enforcement and fire department agencies in Southern California as possible. I don't have a scanner right now that'll support digital trucked systems to monitor a lot of agencies out here and I'm really looking forward to changing that.
So, here's a couple questions for you guys:
- Which one would be the better scanner for the Southern California area for now and 5 years down the road that will be able to monitor the most law enforcement & fire departments in the Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties?
- Does anyone have any experience with either one of these radios in the Southern California area?
- I saw a post about LASD going to end-to-End encryption in the future... they're my area's law enforcement agency. Will this mean that no scanner can listen to them when this starts? (If so, then it's not even worth buying a new scanner..)
- I'm seeing the BCD436HP doesn't support NXDN at this time (and it's unknown if there will be an update to support this). I'm also seeing it's an additional charge for "DMR" and "ProVoice" support on the BCD436HP. Now, I don't know anything at all about NXDN, DMR, or ProVoice systems. Honestly, never heard about them until I started looking at a new scanner. Are there any agencies in LA/Orange/San Bernardino/Riverside/Ventura/Santa Barbara/Kern counties using any of this?
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