Cobra_Commander
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where can i get a frequencie counter at? and how much i am i looking at investing into one? :?:
Where can a frequencie counter be purchased at?
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So anywhere between $100-$1500 depending on it's sophistication.
Hope you have deep pockets.
Hope you have deep pockets.
mciupa said:
Unfortunately, they don't make it anymore, but I got one from Opto a few years ago for a very low price that was (literally) the size of a pager. Don't discount used either. A used Cub or even a Scout should go pretty cheap.
There are also rumors about counters being built into the new Uniden scanners. So, if you want to wait a bit, you may be able to get everything in one unit.
Joe M.
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Cobra_Commander said:
http://www.strongsignals.net/access/boards/viewpost.cgi?board=classifieds&num=10167
Cobra_Commander
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can the frequency counter transmit the frequencie it picks up? can you listen into what is being talked? or do you have to program it into a scanner to listen to it? :?:
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N_Jay
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Cobra_Commander said:
Some frequency counters may have demod capability, but stricly speaking a frequency counter is not a receiver.
The design of a frequency counter is significantly different from a receiver, and in general they are not very sensitive or selective (by design).
I have the pager style frequency counter from Optoelectronics. It works pretty well, but I believe they stopped making them.
You have to be pretty close to the transmitter in order to pick up anything. If you're looking for the frequency of a hand held radio, like a security guard in a mall or whatever, you would need to be within 10 to 30 feet of them to get an accuate reading. This distance varies depending on power output of the transmitter, location, any sources of interference, etc.
Optoelectronics makes (or used to make) a counter that would "reaction tune" a scanner to the frequency captured by the frequency counter, but they are fairly expensive, and I myself have never used one.
You have to be pretty close to the transmitter in order to pick up anything. If you're looking for the frequency of a hand held radio, like a security guard in a mall or whatever, you would need to be within 10 to 30 feet of them to get an accuate reading. This distance varies depending on power output of the transmitter, location, any sources of interference, etc.
Optoelectronics makes (or used to make) a counter that would "reaction tune" a scanner to the frequency captured by the frequency counter, but they are fairly expensive, and I myself have never used one.
Cobra_Commander
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Can i purchase a frequency counter at radioshack? and are their any good places in northeast ohio i can go to get one? :?:
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N_Jay
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Cobra_Commander said:
Check out any place that sells amature radio equipment.
If you want to spend too much, try a commercail test equipment company.
Just order oif the internet!
W4KRR said:
Did you have the external antenna on your counter when you were using it? I found the range terrible until I realized there was the antenna port.
Yes, they still make them with Reaction Tune.
Cobra, if you want one that you can hear them on, you are MUCH better off getting one that will reaction tune a scanner. Those that have demod capability are more expensive than you likely want to spend. I wish the PRO-96 could be reaction tuned. That would be great with its instant CTCSS/CDCSS decoding, but alas it doesn't support that mode.
Again, I have to remind you that you may be best off waiting for the new Uniden models. If they do have the counter, and are near-BC245XLT price, that would be the best value if you don't need digital.
Oh, and no - they don't make any that I'm aware of that will TX.
Joe M.
Voyager,
Yes, I use the external antenna with the Opto pager style freq counter. I found it almost useless without it.
Yes, I use the external antenna with the Opto pager style freq counter. I found it almost useless without it.
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N_Jay
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Has the question crossed anyones mind to ask "Why he wants one?"
Maybe he is looking for a tool that won't do the job he expects. :twisted:
Maybe he is looking for a tool that won't do the job he expects. :twisted:
fmon
Silent Key Jan. 14, 2012
I have an old Heathkit bench counter and a RS Cat No 22-306 handheld with a BNC connected antenna, which can be used on scanners also.
N_Jay said:
Probably because I told him in another thread to go get one and follow garbage trucks.
waynesewell
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Were you serious about that? I took it as a sarcastic post.
N_Jay said:
Maybe nobody has asked because it doesn't matter. It's not up to anyone but him to judge his wants. Now, this is a pure guess, but I would suspect it's because he wants to find out what frequencies are in use around him.
But, like I said, his reasons are nobody's business than his own. It's not as if he is looking to make a bomb or anything. Frequency counters are as legal as scanners.
Joe M.
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N_Jay
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Voyager said:
OK, Reading 101 time.
"Has the question crossed anyones mind to ask "Why he wants one?"
Maybe he is looking for a tool that won't do the job he expects."
There are lots of things that can be done with a frequency counter. And there are lots of things that can't. A person who does not know where to buy one probably does not know what it does or how it does it, and therefore will have a very hard job picking out the one best for his application even if they were lined up in front of him.
Maybe what he expects it to do, is beyond reason.
If a person asked the question "Where do I buy a receiver", my first question is "What do you want to receive?"
I am not sending him (blindly) to RadioShack for a hitch on his truck!
I agree.
So true ... thanks for the laugh!
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