Anyone familiar with Police Scanners?

Kaneman · 05-20-2010, 11:24 AM

My Pops is a big scanner (and everything else electronic) guy, and he just upgraded his so I got his hand me down. Its a Uniden BC898T...and I have no fucking clue what to do with it.

Seriously, I spent all day yesterday on Radioreference.com and other scanner forums trying to figure this out, but these guys are speaking a different language. I used the database to program 15 local frequencies into Bank A...and it seems to be doing ok, but I feel like I'm missing a lot. I'm looking for some advice on how to get started in this hobby.

BTW, there are A LOT of drunk drivers around here, and I live in a fairly small town. I heard 3 DWI arrests yesterday at locations within a 5 mile radius to my house.

TommyHotWheel · 05-20-2010, 11:33 AM

Get the codes from your locale and just listen to local cops for a while, then move to Sherrifs. I used to listen when I lived in Michigan and we got codes, explanations and lingo from officers.

Kaneman · 05-20-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyHotWheel

Get the codes from your locale and just listen to local cops for a while, then move to Sherrifs. I used to listen when I lived in Michigan and we got codes, explanations and lingo from officers.

Got that, all the local cops are in here. But Radioreference lists a code for "police talk-around" which I'm guessing is a cop to cop frequency....but it never picks anything up on it.

Kaneman · 05-20-2010, 11:42 AM

Apparently someone in a red honda civic with ground effects and chrome rims tried to pass counterfeit money at the Autozone across the street. This subject is known to the police as "the one we found asleep in the culvert that day" and with the "weird birthmark on his face".

wildchild · 05-20-2010, 12:42 PM

much of their transmission is now done digitally so you don't get it.

Kaneman · 05-20-2010, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wildchild

much of their transmission is now done digitally so you don't get it.

None of the locals here use digital, I checked.

wildchild · 05-20-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

None of the locals here use digital, I checked.

really? where the hell do you live? even our little bum fuked towns use digital mostly. LOL

Kaneman · 05-20-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by wildchild

really? where the hell do you live? even our little bum fuked towns use digital mostly. LOL

Fort Worth area. You can buy digital scanners now too, even most of the ones who use digital nationwide go unencrypted.

According to what I've been reading on the scanner forums anyway. I know fuck all what I'm talking about.

05-20-2010, 11:24 AM	#1
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	Anyone familiar with Police Scanners? My Pops is a big scanner (and everything else electronic) guy, and he just upgraded his so I got his hand me down. Its a Uniden BC898T...and I have no fucking clue what to do with it. Seriously, I spent all day yesterday on Radioreference.com and other scanner forums trying to figure this out, but these guys are speaking a different language. I used the database to program 15 local frequencies into Bank A...and it seems to be doing ok, but I feel like I'm missing a lot. I'm looking for some advice on how to get started in this hobby. BTW, there are A LOT of drunk drivers around here, and I live in a fairly small town. I heard 3 DWI arrests yesterday at locations within a 5 mile radius to my house. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

05-20-2010, 11:33 AM	#2
TommyHotWheel Imported from Detroit Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan Moto: 2001 Suzuki TL1000R Posts: 989	Get the codes from your locale and just listen to local cops for a while, then move to Sherrifs. I used to listen when I lived in Michigan and we got codes, explanations and lingo from officers. __________________ Cry Havok! And let slip the hogs of war!

05-20-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	Apparently someone in a red honda civic with ground effects and chrome rims tried to pass counterfeit money at the Autozone across the street. This subject is known to the police as "the one we found asleep in the culvert that day" and with the "weird birthmark on his face". __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

05-20-2010, 12:42 PM	#5
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	much of their transmission is now done digitally so you don't get it.