Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 Point me in an affordable and ease of use direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 Obviously radio/ ems/police/fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted November 3, 2016 Have others do it for you? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/5-0-radio-police-scanner/id356336433?mt=8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 Well I jus want my town. Download free app. Not what I want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 I can't believe I jus bought the pro for $3.99 Vlad, um, you suck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nucrunner 75 Posted November 3, 2016 Gotta ask questions, find out what they are using in your local. Gloucester and Camden Counties recently went from 500 MHz to 700 MHz trunked systems- LE in Gloucester County is all encrypted - your not going to get it on any scanner. Any County that has not moved from 500 MHz is probably looking to do so in the near future. What I've heard (and outside of my knowledge to comment on) digital tv is forcing the emergency services To more reliable frequencies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted November 3, 2016 I can't believe I jus bought the pro for $3.99 Vlad, um, you suck *bow* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 Gotta ask questions, find out what they are using in your local. Gloucester and Camden Counties recently went from 500 MHz to 700 MHz trunked systems- LE in Gloucester County is all encrypted - your not going to get it on any scanner. Any County that has not moved from 500 MHz is probably looking to do so in the near future. What I've heard (and outside of my knowledge to comment on) digital tv is forcing the emergency services To more reliable frequencies. So what gets the encryption? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk2022 43 Posted November 3, 2016 Encryption is Encryption need to know basis. same reason Broadcastify is becoming less usable all the time. Towns and cities are going dark for A reason. Cumberland county is moving to it in the process of bigger moves to come. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 3, 2016 Come on! Somebody has a work around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk2022 43 Posted November 3, 2016 Join your local Police force. Hey then you can carry also! Nah I heard thats gonna be stopped in NJ also 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,262 Posted November 4, 2016 Gotta ask questions, find out what they are using in your local. Gloucester and Camden Counties recently went from 500 MHz to 700 MHz trunked systems- LE in Gloucester County is all encrypted - your not going to get it on any scanner. Any County that has not moved from 500 MHz is probably looking to do so in the near future. What I've heard (and outside of my knowledge to comment on) digital tv is forcing the emergency services To more reliable frequencies. from what i can find....they are also full digital. a standard radioshack scanner's not gonna get them. project 21 or something like that i think they call it./ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djg0770 481 Posted November 4, 2016 Digital scanners are available. They're pricey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 4, 2016 Join your local Police force. Hey then you can carry also! Nah I heard thats gonna be stopped in NJ also too old. Or I would consider part time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 4, 2016 Digital scanners are available. They're pricey.Whistler WS1065 Digital Desktop Scanner (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IID3OLI/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_ZElhybVZ05REV Looking at this one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot 358 Posted November 4, 2016 $30 Baofeng for me picks up some local PD's that are still on analog. Check out radioreference.com to see what's around. It actually works well for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,432 Posted November 4, 2016 Most counties will be trunking too. Need to make sure your digital scanner supports that. When I bought mine (10 years ago) it was around $500 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXxplosive 823 Posted November 15, 2016 Yup.....My Radio Shack scanner does not get Somerset County NJ anymore.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted November 15, 2016 Correct me, my local is on 500 MHz, soon to go 700 MHz digital Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk2022 43 Posted November 15, 2016 Correct me, my local is on 500 MHz, soon to go 700 MHz digital Most Likely, Most all PDs are going dark. Its only logical to allow them to do their jobs. If there are PDs that are still analog they are out of the loop with just about any Tac Teams, and like here in town, They are better off with cell phones then our outdated comm system Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HBecwithFn7 296 Posted November 15, 2016 Most Likely, Most all PDs are going dark. Its only logical to allow them to do their jobs. If there are PDs that are still analog they are out of the loop with just about any Tac Teams, and like here in town, They are better off with cell phones then our outdated comm system That makes sense, considering the vehicle update cycle and having digital equipment installed, therein. When I was an EMT in NJ I did scanning as things were pretty much still analog. Although some areas in Mass. had gone digital by then. One question, though. Would digital scanners be effective, as much of the transmission being textual data transfers to the computer screens in the vehicles? Is there that much voice transception done in the digital world these days? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk2022 43 Posted November 15, 2016 Most systems are being trunked, with all the shared services that are being used now. So digital scanners are becoming obsolete also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,432 Posted November 16, 2016 Most systems are being trunked, with all the shared services that are being used now. So digital scanners are becoming obsolete also. They have scanners that support digital trunking. I have had one for 10 years to pick up BurlCo fire/ems. They weren't cheap though. Not sure if the price has come down. I've used both the analog and digital trunk systems. The trunk system was much better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXxplosive 823 Posted November 16, 2016 ......remember during Sandy when I heard over my town scanner....."All Emergency Services Are Suspended" ......was a strange feeling knowing you were basically on your own.......the scanner was great to have then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
