Many of the new systems are digital and the only way to listen in on them is
to use a digital scanner.  I live in a county that uses APCO-25, which is
completely digital.  When the county went from analogue to digital I had to
get the digital scanner.  Many of the other counties in this area use
analogue trucked systems and I have no problem listening to them with my
T-90, you just put all the freqs of the system into a bank and block out the
control channel.

73, Ken -N5SWR
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 9:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: scanner recommendations


yes you can use an amateur radio transceiver as long as the police are on
frequencies that an amateur transceiver can receive....most large city or
county agencies use what is called trunking which is in the 800 and 900
megahertz range which most transceivers do not pick up.
Amateur transceivers do not have the appropriate software to decode the
signals or to follow the constantly changing trunk system...its always
better just to use a scanner.
Unless your police fire and MES are on vhf or uhf freqs.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "tomi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: scanner recommendations


> Hi,
>
> Cant you just use an amateur radio transceiver for these things?I could
get
> police and other things with a uhf radio. Was fun for a while, but not
> anymore.
>
> regardss:
> Tomi
>

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