Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:12 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:



Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx





During the '90-'91 Gulf War, monitors in the continental USA were
receiving Kuwait on the VHF Low band.

"David" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:12 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:



Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx





During the '90-'91 Gulf War, monitors in the continental USA were
receiving Kuwait on the VHF Low band.

If the conditions are right, I can receive the Fire and Police Services from
the Santa Monica and Orange County area of California - and I live in PA. A
school friend of mine - went out there once to work and told me he heard our
neighboring county out there - on their radio system. We're talking close to
3000 miles. It doesn't happen often, but it has a few times. Jupiter Florida
is another we can hear on occasion - over 1000 miles away.
That one comes in fairly often during storms. Otherwise, we have freqs in
our scanner that do routinely pick up - at least 100 miles away.Using an
"indoor" antenna. BUT - the strange part is - if you're ready for this - "I"
know "why" it happens; we can't pick up the city 40 miles from us - at all.
WHY? We live behind a hill blocking them completely off. If we go 3 miles
down the road - we can pick all of their stuff up on a portable scanner.

FM can be very interesting.........

radiosrfun wrote:
"David" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:12 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx





During the '90-'91 Gulf War, monitors in the continental USA were
receiving Kuwait on the VHF Low band.

If the conditions are right, I can receive the Fire and Police Services from
the Santa Monica and Orange County area of California - and I live in PA. A
school friend of mine - went out there once to work and told me he heard our
neighboring county out there - on their radio system. We're talking close to
3000 miles. It doesn't happen often, but it has a few times. Jupiter Florida
is another we can hear on occasion - over 1000 miles away.
That one comes in fairly often during storms. Otherwise, we have freqs in
our scanner that do routinely pick up - at least 100 miles away.Using an
"indoor" antenna. BUT - the strange part is - if you're ready for this - "I"
know "why" it happens; we can't pick up the city 40 miles from us - at all.
WHY? We live behind a hill blocking them completely off. If we go 3 miles
down the road - we can pick all of their stuff up on a portable scanner.

FM can be very interesting.........


A friend who is a dispatcher for a local 911 center says that they will
randomly pick up Emergency-Comm signals from other centers in different
states. Seems to happen fairly frequently.

"PhattyMo" wrote in message
...
radiosrfun wrote:
"David" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:12 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx





During the '90-'91 Gulf War, monitors in the continental USA were
receiving Kuwait on the VHF Low band.

If the conditions are right, I can receive the Fire and Police Services
from the Santa Monica and Orange County area of California - and I live
in PA. A school friend of mine - went out there once to work and told me
he heard our neighboring county out there - on their radio system. We're
talking close to 3000 miles. It doesn't happen often, but it has a few
times. Jupiter Florida is another we can hear on occasion - over 1000
miles away.
That one comes in fairly often during storms. Otherwise, we have freqs in
our scanner that do routinely pick up - at least 100 miles away.Using an
"indoor" antenna. BUT - the strange part is - if you're ready for this -
"I" know "why" it happens; we can't pick up the city 40 miles from us -
at all. WHY? We live behind a hill blocking them completely off. If we go
3 miles down the road - we can pick all of their stuff up on a portable
scanner.

FM can be very interesting.........


A friend who is a dispatcher for a local 911 center says that they will
randomly pick up Emergency-Comm signals from other centers in different
states. Seems to happen fairly frequently.

Considering where most "Comms centers" have their towers and so on - not
surprising! But for scanners not always at that advantage - it is pretty
neat to hear "Skip" on it. I enjoy it every time I hear it.

....over 300 kilometres, reception of the ISS !
"radiosrfun" wrote in message
...
"PhattyMo" wrote in message
...
radiosrfun wrote:
"David" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:12 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx





During the '90-'91 Gulf War, monitors in the continental USA were
receiving Kuwait on the VHF Low band.

If the conditions are right, I can receive the Fire and Police Services
from the Santa Monica and Orange County area of California - and I live
in PA. A school friend of mine - went out there once to work and told me
he heard our neighboring county out there - on their radio system. We're
talking close to 3000 miles. It doesn't happen often, but it has a few
times. Jupiter Florida is another we can hear on occasion - over 1000
miles away.
That one comes in fairly often during storms. Otherwise, we have freqs
in our scanner that do routinely pick up - at least 100 miles away.Using
an "indoor" antenna. BUT - the strange part is - if you're ready for
this - "I" know "why" it happens; we can't pick up the city 40 miles
from us - at all. WHY? We live behind a hill blocking them completely
off. If we go 3 miles down the road - we can pick all of their stuff up
on a portable scanner.

FM can be very interesting.........


A friend who is a dispatcher for a local 911 center says that they will
randomly pick up Emergency-Comm signals from other centers in different
states. Seems to happen fairly frequently.

Considering where most "Comms centers" have their towers and so on - not
surprising! But for scanners not always at that advantage - it is pretty
neat to hear "Skip" on it. I enjoy it every time I hear it.

I monitor fire and EMS in the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk is the largest
city near me).

I have a Scantenna up at about 40" and run in with LMR-400 coax to my RS
Pro-96.

One evening back in August I heard a call go out for a MVA with an
overturned vehicle at Mile Marker 44. I knew this was not near me as
our Interstate mile markers are in the 150s. I kept listening and got
the location as the New Jersey Turnpike Mt. Holly. That is 217 miles
from me!

Brian




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In article e1782ae3-bc84-41a3-bd6d-
, says...


Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx








It's a whole lot further than 70 miles. I'm in Ohio and have heard
California "Chips" and Texas units on low band, a bunch of New England
police and fire on VHF Hi, and Minnesota, Wisconsin, and a couple of
other PD and FD's from the area on UHF.

BDK

" wrote in news:e1782ae3-bc84-41a3-
:



Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx

Barring freak atmospheric conditions known as "skip", which can bounce
signals 1,000's of miles, VHF/UHF comms are "line of sight", obviously a
self explanitory term.

The higher your receiver, the greater reception range ... Which is why you
see antennas on high masts, or at least in the highest practical location.
Out in a desert or on the ocean, where you can see from horizon to horizon
with no interuptions, your line of sight reception is likely to be 40 miles
+.
In an urban environment, with many obstacles to radio waves, you can expect
considerably less ... Though once again, exceptions are known to happen,
and also variables such as the power output of the emitting radio can and
do affect range.

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:57:03 GMT, Your name wrote:

" wrote in news:e1782ae3-bc84-41a3-
:



Enjoying my new scanner, recently listened to the traffic generated
after a young man
attempting to rob a bank, was pursued and speedily captured by New
Yorks Finest.

I occasionally pick up New Paltz N.Y. over 70 miles away on my Uniden
BC 95 Scanner;

( Truck stuck under the toll booth )

Even though I am ~ 300 feet above sea level, I find this remarkable.


Go a rat shack Center loaded whip,


am waiting for Fair Radio to send me some co-ax

http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...item&item=1291

so I can mount the whole thing in a window . .


Is there any record for long distance reception on scanners; ?


BarnegateDx

Barring freak atmospheric conditions known as "skip", which can bounce
signals 1,000's of miles, VHF/UHF comms are "line of sight", obviously a
self explanitory term.

The higher your receiver, the greater reception range ... Which is why you
see antennas on high masts, or at least in the highest practical location.
Out in a desert or on the ocean, where you can see from horizon to horizon
with no interuptions, your line of sight reception is likely to be 40 miles
+.
In an urban environment, with many obstacles to radio waves, you can expect
considerably less ... Though once again, exceptions are known to happen,
and also variables such as the power output of the emitting radio can and
do affect range.

Sometimes 42 mHz is VHF; sometimes it's shortwave.