GregOH
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You can still learn alot of what's going on by monitoring EMS. Law enforcement agencies in my entire country is encrypted now and I don't really miss monitoring them.
Why are there so many used SDS 200 radios for sale?
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Minneapolis went dark awhile back. When riots happened with George floyed crap, they needed help from other agencies that were not encrypted. They patched through non encrypted frequencies. Was able to listen to allot of it. With proscan software, gets interesting searching for new frequencies. Have to admit, I have HF receivers to scan while listening to my SDS 200. One thing that ticks me off with the menu system is why isn’t there a option to set certain bands. Example, my main listening is pd, fire. But if I want just air, have to disable all other areas of interests so I get faster scans on just air. These days, a receiver like the Icom R30 works very good with phase 1 P25. Maybe not as fast as the SDS200 but it’s dam close. Plus the R30 has much more to offer. Wish they made a desktop version. But the R30 is discontinued. Enjoy what you currently have before it’s gone.
FACT the ICOM website still list the R30 as CURRENT.
www.icomamerica.com
IC-R30 Receiver Handheld - Features - Icom America
www.icomamerica.com
Icom IC-R30 Dual Band Receiver
Purchase your Icom R30 Dual Band Receiver at GigaParts today!
www.gigaparts.com
Not according to these folks. See this on multiple sites. Plus, watch the video from Icom staff confirming it’s early death due to chip shortage.
I trust ICOM more than a reseller
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You know it's true you can glean information from EMS calls when it is a shooting, a hit-and-run pedestrian, when I try to listen to EMS for that little tidbit of something going on I have to listen to dozens of calls of emergency transport, Chest pains, syncope, recalls, refusal of service, respiratory distress... Also EMS is very coy about supplying any information. It is often a tease which can be a little painful sometimes.
Nothing worse than hearing EMS being told to stage secondary to police activity. ugh.We all have a different perspective. I started in radio very young in the mid-60s on tunable monitors, I have been listening to the police non-stop ever since. When I turned 16 and got my first car I already had a dark room and it led to a very successful career as a newspaper photographer and reporter and I retired as a department editor.
If it wasn't for police monitoring that my dad, a ham, turned me on to, I would have never had that terrific, satisfying, rewarding career.
Again we all have a different perspective. I got hit very hard, losing my own County, losing that situational awareness right on my own Street. Good thing I was retired.
I'm also glad I didn't sell my sds200.
R30 - IC-R30 discontinued in October?
Same here... I'm going to sell mine, once I find some time to put a listing together. I rarely use it.
Watch the second video half way down. Stated there the R30 is discontinued.
Icanhearit
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The encryption theory does not totally explain why SDS200 has so many for sale (and not SDS100).
I do not own and not know why people sell, my reason not buying a base station scanner is simply to avoid possible unhealthy lifestyle that it can easily pined to a chair, less walking within the house, let alone going outside (in vehicle is still a sitting).
The fact the base station can hook up streaming anywhere is not enough to avoid the lifestyle change.
I do not own and not know why people sell, my reason not buying a base station scanner is simply to avoid possible unhealthy lifestyle that it can easily pined to a chair, less walking within the house, let alone going outside (in vehicle is still a sitting).
The fact the base station can hook up streaming anywhere is not enough to avoid the lifestyle change.
Was always a portable listener until I got the SDS 200. Getting older so sitting more. But still like my portable radios when out and about. Especially when camping, my R30 goes with. Using the SDS200 with proscan is less cumbersome too.
I record my county using the SDS200 and ProScan, but if something happens I can go back and listen to the calls.
Icanhearit
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then, sitting there listening the recording (in addition, it is not live one)
yes, but the timeline of an major event can be compressed into 20-30 of actual listening. I am not trying to sway you, just telling you how I use it.
Icanhearit
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Not really taking that way, and good an alternative to alleviate being sitting too long.
My post is also just trying to see if it is reason some people are selling, should have simply putted it that way.
My post is also just trying to see if it is reason some people are selling, should have simply putted it that way.
GregOH
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I've been wondering if it's possible to use the Windows 10 voice recorder app or Audacity with a scanner.
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But the thing about listening to police in most areas is that you have to listen for hours and hours to hear anything interesting. Instead, you hear many domestic calls, false burglar alarms, clearance codes, etc.. Certainly, the call volume for police has greatly increased since I started listening (a long, long time ago), probably due to everyone having a phone close by. But, so much of it is disturbance calls. I really don't want to hear about Billy Bob arguing with his woman. And I find it hard to believe that so many of you do like to listen to that. Maybe you hear better stuff in your local jurisdictions.
Look for a program called "Scanner Recorder". It's really neat because it only records when there is activity, and even creates a printed log of times. When you get home after work, you'll be able can listen to all the days monitored activity in just a few minutes.
Yes. If you can feed it into a computer, Audacity can record it. They call it Sound Activated Recording. It is found under Edit --> Preferences --> Recording --> Sound Activated Recording.
You will not get metadata, talkgroups or anything, but you can get audio saved.
Soundrec.exe is gone, sadly.
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Oh yeah, the reason I miss my County so much, besides the loss of situational awareness on my own block is the calls are always exciting, all the time, I'm just north of the Philadelphia city border and just south of Trenton.. the Bloods end the Crips... New Jersey ...drive-by shootings. Somebody gets shot and 25 minutes later someone else gets shot in retaliation. We had our good share of barricaded subjects and felony arrests. In my area a lot of people don't have car insurance because they can't afford it so every accident is a hit and run or they just run from the car. Many car stops inevitably end up with an arrest because many have outstanding warrants. Also everybody has a gun but no permit so it really does depend on where you're listening.
Sounds a lot like Delco, I've always called it West-West Philly. They're still in the clear (for now) though looks like they're finally making movement to replace their antiquated T-band frequencies as discussed here...Somebody gets shot and 25 minutes later someone else gets shot in retaliation. We had our good share of barricaded subjects and felony arrests. Many car stops inevitably end up with an arrest because many have outstanding warrants. Also everybody has a gun but no permit so it really does depend on where you're listening.
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