they do have a scanner that can do apco25.
or were you refering to a ham rig?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: e-skip


> Our 220 band is dead, and I never hear anything there.  I also used to use
> the F6 as a scanner, and still do to an extent, but it is for the hospital
> I am at.  I have the security freqs in the F6 as well as all my other
> radios.  Everything else I am interested in monitoring is APCO-25 trunked
> digital, and can't be monitored/tracked with the F6a.  Perhaps some day
> they'll come out with a rig that will trunktrack and do APCO-25 at least
> for startrs.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, John Miller wrote:
>
> > the f6A hears alright with a good HF antenna on those bands. I mainly
use it
> > for a 2 meter/440 radio and a scanner. No 220 activity here I can get in
to.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: e-skip
> >
> >
> > > It seems like everything else on teh F6 is normal or average.  I've
even
> > > found a way to get HF to work well there with the right antenna.  It's
no
> > > table top or world band receiver though, but something out and about
it
> > > works well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Butch Bussen wrote:
> > >
> > >> Ype, tv on the f 6 sucks big time.  Main reason I bought the Icom
t-90.
> > >> Stuff you can't even hear on the f6 is full quieting on the t-90.
Still
> > >> my favorite radio though, the f6 that is.
> > >> 73s
> > >> Butch Bussen
> > >> wa0vjr
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>