Police Scanner? - Open Forum

dizzie56 · 11-29-2007, 04:24 PM

Anybody use them? Know any good ones to buy? Was lookin into gettin one, just not sure which one to buy. There are some that are like over $400 and then there are some that are round $100. Just wondering if the $100 ones were as good at covering the active channels.

Mr. Farley · 11-29-2007, 04:41 PM

Try getting a police magazine that has all the lights and other bs you can buy, there were some really good ones in there.

dizzie56 · 11-29-2007, 04:44 PM

yeah but im not really lookin to spend a bundle...guess my question really was if i could get away with using the cheaper one and still pick up the cops and what not

joe98 · 11-29-2007, 05:14 PM

yea bro i got one. im a fire fighter so our radios pick up everything city and county cops too. all you really need is a portable handheld with multy channel setup then get someone to program to all the frequencies for you
this is what we have
http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-HT750-H...em320188788435

JMZ · 11-29-2007, 05:49 PM

we used one back in the day that we got from radio shack, worked great

dizzie56 · 11-29-2007, 06:26 PM

cool, was just makin sure. was lookin at one from radio shack and its round $100 so ima get that then. thanks

*Tanus* · 11-29-2007, 06:36 PM

My buddy knows all about those. He had the cheaper one and got all the channels ,but then the city of phoenix went to a new frequency(or some shit) and he had to get the 400 dollar one to get all the channels.

hoodlum · 11-30-2007, 11:30 PM

you can get one at radioshack its called racetrack pro you can get all police, fire, ambulance,helicopter,nascar you just got to get it programed

11-29-2007, 04:24 PM	#1
dizzie56 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clearwater Age: 26 Bike: somethin that doesnt start....ever Gender: Male Posts: 2,130	Police Scanner? Anybody use them? Know any good ones to buy? Was lookin into gettin one, just not sure which one to buy. There are some that are like over $400 and then there are some that are round $100. Just wondering if the $100 ones were as good at covering the active channels.

11-29-2007, 04:41 PM	#2
Mr. Farley I don't ride enough!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 5280 Age: 26 Bike: 600RR Gender: Male Posts: 6,894	Re: Police Scanner? Try getting a police magazine that has all the lights and other bs you can buy, there were some really good ones in there.

11-29-2007, 04:44 PM	#3
dizzie56 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clearwater Age: 26 Bike: somethin that doesnt start....ever Gender: Male Posts: 2,130	Re: Police Scanner? yeah but im not really lookin to spend a bundle...guess my question really was if i could get away with using the cheaper one and still pick up the cops and what not

11-29-2007, 05:14 PM	#4
joe98 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: athens ga Age: Bike: 04 636 Gender: Male Posts: 605	Re: Police Scanner? yea bro i got one. im a fire fighter so our radios pick up everything city and county cops too. all you really need is a portable handheld with multy channel setup then get someone to program to all the frequencies for you this is what we have http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-HT750-H...em320188788435

11-29-2007, 05:49 PM	#5
JMZ I wreck a lot! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern KY Age: 29 Bike: 01 F4i/929, 07 cbr 1000rr, 03 xr50, 06 raptor 700 Gender: Male Posts: 1,403	Re: Police Scanner? we used one back in the day that we got from radio shack, worked great __________________ http://www.myspace.com/407888886

11-29-2007, 06:26 PM	#6
dizzie56 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clearwater Age: 26 Bike: somethin that doesnt start....ever Gender: Male Posts: 2,130	Re: Police Scanner? cool, was just makin sure. was lookin at one from radio shack and its round $100 so ima get that then. thanks

11-29-2007, 06:36 PM	#7
Tanus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ streets Age: Bike: xr72,f4 Gender: Male Posts: 2,805	Re: Police Scanner? My buddy knows all about those. He had the cheaper one and got all the channels ,but then the city of phoenix went to a new frequency(or some shit) and he had to get the 400 dollar one to get all the channels.

11-30-2007, 11:30 PM	#8
hoodlum Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: reading pa. Age: 34 Bike: cbr 600 f2 Gender: Male Posts: 17	Re: Police Scanner? you can get one at radioshack its called racetrack pro you can get all police, fire, ambulance,helicopter,nascar you just got to get it programed