Wisconsin Roll Call

[Cobbersmom]

Just joined minutes ago. I'm in Vilas County and use my scanner as a 'neighborhood watch' and finding freshly dispatched roadkilled deer. Hey, that's why the freezer is full! Hoping to learn stuff here as all I know is how to program the scanner. Vilas Co. just went all digital last night (I was told) and now I've got to figure out what kind of new scanner to buy.

 

[AxelsHumanDad]

Just joined minutes ago. I'm in Vilas County and use my scanner as a 'neighborhood watch' and finding freshly dispatched roadkilled deer. Hey, that's why the freezer is full! Hoping to learn stuff here as all I know is how to program the scanner. Vilas Co. just went all digital last night (I was told) and now I've got to figure out what kind of new scanner to buy.

is that the same Susan from "Reeky"?

 

[Cobbersmom]

is that the same Susan from "Reeky"?

Oh no, they're following me <g>
Yup, it's me. Which one are you?

 

[AxelsHumanDad]

Oh no, they're following me <g>
Yup, it's me. Which one are you?

ha ha
I haven't been in that nuthouse for a few years now, and even then only a few times did I stick my toe into that mess...
Mike from Antigo.
I once alerted you to the red Monte Carlo with the tinted windows and flame decals that hangs around here with the radar gun...

 

[Cobbersmom]

After I posted, I got to thinking about who from Reeky was in NE Wisconsin, then I remembered you. It's just as nutty as ever!

 

[AxelsHumanDad]

I bet they are crawling out of the woodwork with an upcoming election.

back to radios - what scanner did you use before, and what are you looking at now?
I have a Uniden BCD996T hooked to a Scantenna out back and hear everything from Waupaca to Iron Mountain to Chippewa Falls(randomly).

 

[Cobbersmom]

back to radios - what scanner did you use before, and what are you looking at now?
I have a Uniden BCD996T hooked to a Scantenna out back and hear everything from Waupaca to Iron Mountain to Chippewa Falls(randomly).

I have a couple of old portable Radio Shack scanners, one a Pro 50 and I think the other is an 82. With everything going digital up here I know I need to get something new. Just not sure what kind and any extras that it might need, i.e., antenna etc. My favorite listening is Vilas County with some Oneida. A guy on the road crew where I work said he has some kind of two way radio that he got over the internet from Pennsylvania and said it was much cheaper than the newer digital scanners. All of this has gotten over my head and I just hope to find something that works for up here.

 

[Betsyrae]

Hello everyone - from rural Stevens Point. Just found this forum and stopped in to say HI.

 

[Cobbersmom]

Hello everyone - from rural Stevens Point. Just found this forum and stopped in to say HI.

Hi, welcome. A great place go glean information.

 

[Betsyrae]

Thank you for the nice welcome. Yes, I learned about this site from a relative and find it fascinating. I'll be looking in to a P-25 type of scanner so I can hear what's going on here in Portage County sometimes.

 

[Dawn_Adams]

Outagamie County

My favorite thing to scan is police/fire frequencies, some public safety too.

I own a Realistic (Radio Shack?) brand PRO-2006, and a Radio Shack DX-398 shortwave radio. I like finding military comms on that one.

After an approximate 15-year absence from my scanning hobby, I'm back into it, and mulling over buying some new toys. I'm also finding new frequencies in my area that I'm adding.

 

[n9upc]

Pierce &amp; St Croix Co. - Western WI

Pierce & St Croix Co in WI

Washington Co in MN

N9UPC - Technician Class since about 1994

Mainly listen to Police/Fire/EMS (when I am not playing any of the roles)


Own a couple of different radio's and for a scanner have a Pro-2056 which I am looking to get a handheld digital scanner as we are moving towards that over here.


Still try to stay active with ham radio but sometimes it has to take a back burner due to my work (night shift) and other family/work activities. Like to play on the board here at work as it is one of the very few sites that is not websense at any of my work locations.

 

[rvictor]

I'm in Milwaukee County. Not too active at Amateur Radio at this point, but renewed interest in scanning.

Dick
WD9GRI

 

[OpSec]

I'm in Milwaukee County. Not too active at Amateur Radio at this point, but renewed interest in scanning.

Dick
WD9GRI

Looks like you have an old RACES call...haven't seen one of those for a while.

 

[rvictor]

Looks like you have an old RACES call...haven't seen one of those for a while.

Nope, just a standard advanced class license. I think the RACES calls were WCxXXX if I remember correctly.

73,
Dick

 

[ihcollector]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8310/4.5.0.110 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/-1 UP.Link/6.3.1.20.0)

Racine County
GMRS repeater owner
Retired communications consultant
Equipment- Hyt, Motorola and Midland multi freq UHF and VHF mobiles and portables

 

[ltjweiss]

waukesha and milwaukee county, just about anything i can get

 

[sgtmatt]

Matt, Grant co, I listen to just about anything I can listen to

 

[kc9hyr]

i live in waukesha county and i have been a ham radio operator (kc9hyr) for 5 years now and have been scanning for 7 years i am now 17 years old so that means i started when i was, yes, 10 that is when i first got my dads bc-855xlt and started listening to ham radio and police communications and then 2 years later i got my ham license. now i listen to mainly waukesha county and city of milwaukee sometimes. now i have a whole bunch of radios.....

ham gear:
Kenwood TM2550 A
Kenwood TM451 A
Yaesu Vx-5
Yaesu Vx-150
Hallicrafters S-38c (receiver)

Scanners:
Uniden Bearcat BC346XT used for primary scanning
Uniden Bearcat BC9000XLT
Uniden Bearcat BC245XLT
Uniden Bearcat BC855XLT
Realistic Pro-38

CB Radios:
Galaxy Dx 959

happy scanning

Josh

 

[Astro25]

I work in SE Wisconsin as a technician for a communications shop that does most of the comms for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties (as well as Lake in IL)

Use a VHF XTS5000 at work to monitor various VHF customers / local / state PD, and a Kenwood TK-3180 for my employer's various LTR systems.