Time to buy a new scanner, I think..
 

Santa Clara P.D. and S.J.P.D.'s S.W.A.T. are trunked...


"Charlie Durand" wrote in message
news:DZL3c.225684$jk2.928278@attbi_s53...
Hey there,

I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.

I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was designed
to
do just fine for me.

No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.

No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to me
in
my area.

First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing that
you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the local
airports.

I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much to
be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.

The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking to
buy.

Thanks in advance!

Charlie

In article DZL3c.225684$jk2.928278@attbi_s53, =20
says...
Hey there,
=20
I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.
=20
I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was designed =
to
do just fine for me.
=20
No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.
=20
No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to me =
in
my area.
=20
First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing that =
you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the loca=
l
airports.
=20
I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much to =
be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.
=20
The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking to
buy.
=20
Thanks in advance!



=09I'd suggest a RS (GRE manufactured) PRO-96.

--=20
--
From Mo-Pac's famous Kirkwood Hill - N 38=B034'53", W 90=B022'32", 680'
"=A1Y tu madre tambien!"

Thanks for the reponse.. that takes care of the trunked question.

Are there are digital signals worth listening to in the Bay Area? That you
know of .. of course.

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
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Santa Clara P.D. and S.J.P.D.'s S.W.A.T. are trunked...


"Charlie Durand" wrote in message
news:DZL3c.225684$jk2.928278@attbi_s53...
Hey there,

I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.

I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was designed
to
do just fine for me.

No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.

No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to me
in
my area.

First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing that
you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the
local
airports.

I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much to
be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.

The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking to
buy.

Thanks in advance!

Charlie

That's a digital capable scanner as well. Are there any frequencies in the
Bay Area, digital, that you recommend?

"Dan Morisseau" wrote in message
.. .
In article DZL3c.225684$jk2.928278@attbi_s53,
says...
Hey there,

I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.

I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was designed
to
do just fine for me.

No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.

No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to me
in
my area.

First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing that
you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the local
airports.

I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much to
be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.

The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking to
buy.

Thanks in advance!



I'd suggest a RS (GRE manufactured) PRO-96.

--
--
From Mo-Pac's famous Kirkwood Hill - N 38°34'53", W 90°22'32", 680'
"¡Y tu madre tambien!"

Some of the Sheriff frequencies are digital BUT just because they are
digital doesn't mean they can be listened to by a digital scanner. You need
to know what type they use then see if the scanner you want can decode that
type of transmission...



"Charlie Durand" wrote in message
news:Y9S3c.2621$i76.47479@attbi_s03...
Thanks for the reponse.. that takes care of the trunked question.

Are there are digital signals worth listening to in the Bay Area? That
you
know of .. of course.

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
link.net...
Santa Clara P.D. and S.J.P.D.'s S.W.A.T. are trunked...


"Charlie Durand" wrote in message
news:DZL3c.225684$jk2.928278@attbi_s53...
Hey there,

I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.

I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was
designed
to
do just fine for me.

No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.

No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to
me
in
my area.

First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing
that
you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the
local
airports.

I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much
to
be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.

The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking
to
buy.

Thanks in advance!

Charlie

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:42:59 GMT, "Charlie Durand"
wrote:

Hey there,

I currently have two scanners. They are both Uniden BC200xlt's.

I have no complaints about this model. It has done what is was designed to
do just fine for me.

No trunking though. I'd like to check that out.

No digital either. I don't know if this would be a benefit or not to me in
my area.

First, I live in Santa Clara County, California. What am I missing that you
enjoy monitoring? I currently monitor the local fire and police
departments. Sometimes I'll check out the commercial flights at the local
airports.

I'd like to check out the military air communications. Is there much to be
heard in the Bay Area though? I think all the bases are gone now.

The latest Uniden is the BC296 so that's probably what I'd be looking to
buy.

Thanks in advance!

Charlie


I'm in Santa Clara (city of) and use a PRO-96 to monitor:
* The city's 800 MHz Mot Type-II system (all police, FD, etc.).
* County sheriff (non-trunked digital). I mostly listen to the
operations in/around Cupertino.
* Moffett Field. There are still some Mil-Air operations going
on there.
* CHP - the "instant" CTCSS decode on the 96 is great for that.

I mainly listen to the city, but occasionally "un-lock-out" the
others.

-Don

ime to buy a new scanner, I think.

that's what I thought to. Unfortunately or fortunately, however you decide to
look at it, I ended up buying the IC-R3.'


have no complaints about this model.

However, I do about my model, sort of.

It has done what is was designed to
do just fine for me

Unfortunately, I can't say the same for mine. (regarding all the hype about how
it could pick up wireless cameras and had "three tv modes, AM-TV mode, FM-tv
mode, and Wireless Camera mode" on it.

When I got mine, it had only two tv modes on it, AM-TV mode and FM-tv mode.
Where is the third mode (the "wireles camera mode") that the literature in the
ads said that it had on it? It's not listed in the instructtion manual.

However, I read that the sensitivity on it in the regular scanner bands is
good, but that the problem is the squelch control on it is set too high by the
factory . (even at the minimum squelch level of one) (which then of course,
renders it kind of useless for sensitive scanning).

I read that with the squelch turned all the way off, the R3 picked up stations
as good as as other good scanners.

But as I was saying, what good does it do to have the squelch all the way off
if you're trying to scan? It makes it kind of impossible to do so. ;0

As for picking up 2.4 GHZ video on it, my experience has been that it really is
very insensitive in that area.

The review I was reading that I'm talking about in this thread said that the R3
is okay on frequencies below one gigahertz for picking up stations, but not
good at frequencies above one gigahertz.

That the problem with it below one gigahertz is in the squelch settings as the
factory set them.

However, from my own observation of te specs claimed in the manual, I'm going
to have to slightly disagree with the article and I think the R3 is probably
okay up to two gigahertz, but very terrible above two gigahertz.