kinimod
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Hi everybody! I'm new user here and i live in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. I 've listend to scanner about 12 years ago with the old system but i lost interest with time because i couldn't listen to the police departement anymore with their new system.... Now i'm back and i'm having hard time to learn all the new system (trunk,digital....) A good thing that a site like here exist! So, i'm looking to buy a new scanner because the ones i own are pretty out of date! (radio shack Pro 29 and Pro 26). First, is there anything good to do with these? Can i modified them for cellular band, if the 800 band is still use for cellular (which i doubt because a lot of things has changed in that field since i was listening to it 12 years ago...!)
I was wondering what kind of scanner do i need to listen to Sherbrooke's town police? I presumed it's a trunk system. The only thing i knew about their system is that, they had about 10 different frequencies in the 866.XXX-868.XXX mghz and every time someone release the button, you could hear like a little music... but by the time that ''music'' end, they already switched to an other frequency. So it was impossible for us to listen to the whole conversation unless you quickly hit the scan button and hope to get the rest of the conversation... So it wasn't a relaxing hobby! that's why i quit for a while. I would presume they still have the same system because it's been an expensive set-up and Sherbrooke isn't a major town (about 100 000 peoples) compare to others citys. I don't know if someone is familiar with that system, if it's digital or what... But i would like to buy a scanner that would be able to track it. I know that you can find triple trunking scanner for less than 100$ now on Ebay but if it's digital, it's much more... I don't feel like spending that much money if i'm not assured to listen to them... And there is still the question, which one to choose! I guess a mobile scanner has a stronger signal than a handheld, but is it much stronger if i add an antenna on my roof and use a handheld, so i can use it in my car too...
Which one should i choose between Pro 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 164, 528, 2050... or should i go for Digital Pro-96 ???? these are some i've on Ebay but i know nothing about their advantages, fiability.... and i'm kind of impulsive buyer so i want to make sure i make a good choice! Not just go for the price... I mostly want to listen to emergency services (police, fire, ambulance...) and i don't want to spend 2 weeks just to learn how to program it! So, I'm waiting for all your good advices and don't forget to tell me if i can mod my old scanners, how to do it and where i could find frequencies for Quebec, Canada (because here, there ain't much...) Thank !HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU
I was wondering what kind of scanner do i need to listen to Sherbrooke's town police? I presumed it's a trunk system. The only thing i knew about their system is that, they had about 10 different frequencies in the 866.XXX-868.XXX mghz and every time someone release the button, you could hear like a little music... but by the time that ''music'' end, they already switched to an other frequency. So it was impossible for us to listen to the whole conversation unless you quickly hit the scan button and hope to get the rest of the conversation... So it wasn't a relaxing hobby! that's why i quit for a while. I would presume they still have the same system because it's been an expensive set-up and Sherbrooke isn't a major town (about 100 000 peoples) compare to others citys. I don't know if someone is familiar with that system, if it's digital or what... But i would like to buy a scanner that would be able to track it. I know that you can find triple trunking scanner for less than 100$ now on Ebay but if it's digital, it's much more... I don't feel like spending that much money if i'm not assured to listen to them... And there is still the question, which one to choose! I guess a mobile scanner has a stronger signal than a handheld, but is it much stronger if i add an antenna on my roof and use a handheld, so i can use it in my car too...
Which one should i choose between Pro 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 164, 528, 2050... or should i go for Digital Pro-96 ???? these are some i've on Ebay but i know nothing about their advantages, fiability.... and i'm kind of impulsive buyer so i want to make sure i make a good choice! Not just go for the price... I mostly want to listen to emergency services (police, fire, ambulance...) and i don't want to spend 2 weeks just to learn how to program it! So, I'm waiting for all your good advices and don't forget to tell me if i can mod my old scanners, how to do it and where i could find frequencies for Quebec, Canada (because here, there ain't much...) Thank !HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU
As for a scanner to buy i would either go with the pro-96 or pro-2096, reason beings is most things nowadays are going digital..I believe by what you are describing the police,fie,ems in your area are ona trunked radio system, now whether it is digital or not i don't know, i tried looking in the data base but am not too familiar with quebec but here is the link 
