Time to get digital scanner?
 

Hey there,

I've been a faithful user of my BC200xlt for a very long time now. Every
once in a while the battery needs replacing. I've had to have the antenna
connector repaired once and one of the battery terminals replaced.

Otherwise, the radio works like a charm.

I've never needed a trunking capable radio.

One thing I have no experience with is digital scanning. Is there anything
in the San Francisco Bay Area to make a compelling case to buy a new
scanner?

Thanks!

Charlie

"Charlie Durand" wrote in message
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Hey there,

I've been a faithful user of my BC200xlt for a very long time now. Every
once in a while the battery needs replacing. I've had to have the antenna
connector repaired once and one of the battery terminals replaced.

Otherwise, the radio works like a charm.

I've never needed a trunking capable radio.

One thing I have no experience with is digital scanning. Is there
anything
in the San Francisco Bay Area to make a compelling case to buy a new
scanner?

Thanks!

Charlie



http://www.radioreference.com/index.php

Look at this site and it should tell you if there is anything in your area
that is digital.
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:49:11 GMT, "Charlie Durand"
wrote:

Hey there,

I've been a faithful user of my BC200xlt for a very long time now. Every
once in a while the battery needs replacing. I've had to have the antenna
connector repaired once and one of the battery terminals replaced.

Otherwise, the radio works like a charm.

I've never needed a trunking capable radio.

One thing I have no experience with is digital scanning. Is there anything
in the San Francisco Bay Area to make a compelling case to buy a new
scanner?

Well, I don't have a trunked scanner either per se, I have a trunked
two-way radio. Unfortunately, I haven't had it reprogrammed with
AlCo's new talkgroups, so I don't get Fremont Fire among others.

One of these days...

So without trunking, you're missing out on Alameda County, some of
Santa Clara County, most of San Francisco. And I can't recall what's
digital trunked, I believe some North - Marin, etc.

Evan
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In article bHotd.152723$V41.18094@attbi_s52,
"Charlie Durand" wrote:

One thing I have no experience with is digital scanning. Is there anything
in the San Francisco Bay Area to make a compelling case to buy a new
scanner?

Depends what side of the Bay you're on. San Francisco and Oakland use
trunking, but you probably knew that. San Mateo County S/O is using
digital trunking now and is trying to get the rest of the county's
agencies to buy in.