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Re: scanner recommendations
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Scott Blanks <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:11:38 -0400
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Hey Ken,

I live in the San Francisco area.  Can you tell me about my location?

Thanks,
Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: scanner recommendations


> Scott, before you buy a scanner you need to know what type system the =
> local
> police and fire use.  If the system is a digital APCO-25 system then =
> you'll
> need one of the new digital trunk tracker scanners and they are =
> expensive.
> I have the RS PRO-96 digital scanner and I really enjoy it and it's not =
> to
> bad to program.  Although I could not get along without the optional =
> Win96
> programming software.
>
> Where do you live (State/county)  and I can tell you what type scanner =
> you
> need.  If you are lucky you can use an older trunk tracker =
> (Motorola,type II
> or type III) which can be had for a fraction of the price of a digital =
> trunk
> tracker.
>
> 73, Ken -N5SWR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Blanks
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: scanner recommendations
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I used to be an avid fan of scanners, listening to the police and ham =
> bands,
> and many other things of that nature.  It's been years since I spent any
> time listening, and I no longer have a scanner.  Does anyone recommend a
> good accessible scanner, and by accessible I mean easy to program, scan
> frequencies, etc.  Also, it would be great if I could link the scanner =
> with
> my pc to be able to set things up that way.  I know that Radio Shack =
> sells a
> ton of scanners, and there may be other sources as well, but I was a bit
> overwhelmed by the Radio Shack site, talking about tripple trunking and =
> a
> lot of other terms I don't fully understand.
>
> Thanks for all your suggestions in advance,
> Scott
>
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