What could I listen to with an analog scanner

[At1113]

I just bought a Uniden BC365RS. Could I listen to Middletown fire, Portsmouth fire, Carolina fire, hope valley fire, and West Greenwich pd?

 

[wtp]

BC365CRS
25 to 54
88 to 174
225 to 380
406 to 512
more for me than you.
middletown fire is 151.055, yes
portsmouth fire is 154.325
looks like the other 2 are on riscon, so no.
there is more to listen to so i will send a PM.

 

[W1KNE]

There is a lot of fire that is analog. Not so much with PD.
You don't say where you are located.

Check the DB. Any entry listed as "FMN" is one you can monitor.

 

[ladn]

I just bought a Uniden BC365RS. Could I listen to Middletown fire, Portsmouth fire, Carolina fire, hope valley fire, and West Greenwich pd?

Your scanner's frequency range covers a lot more than just Fire and PD.

It covers:

• The full civil aviation band and part of the military aviation band.
• 27 MHz Citizen Band (CB), plus the 10, 6, 2 meter and 70 cm ham bands
• Commercial VHF low/high bands, UHF commercial bands all of which are a mix of various businesses plus reserved frequency blocks for local/state/federal operation and railroads

Try searching in blocks of frequencies like 25-30 MHz, 108-136 MHz,450-455 MHz....

You can use a frequency allocation chart like this one: United States Frequency Allocation Chart | National Telecommunications and Information Administration to help you decipher what you're listening to or search here on RR.

You also will likely hear frequencies that sound like static or noise. These are digital channels that your radio can't decode.

Have fun!