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Looking to get a scanner to monitor police, fire etc. for Burlington and surrounding towns.
How/where do I find out if they are digital or analog? Thanks!
Mitch
Yeah, FM is analog. There's also FMN which is just FM with a narrower frequency deviation. It will sound quieter when received as normal FM.Wow, lots of info there, thanks! So would Mode=FM be an analog signal?
I would make two recomendations.
First I would call Scanner Master in Holliston. They are local and probably the most knowledgeable scanner people in the country and they are local.
Second if you want to do it on your own, the Home Patrol scanner does everything you will need and is on sale right now for 399. It is not a great scanner for someone who wants to frequency search and stuff like that but it programs from an online database and picks up pretty good.
My brother has one and it works well. I am not a huge Uniden scanner fan but if you are a novice this scanner does everything you will need.
you will need a computer to get the frequencies loaded into it.
I highly recommend the people at Scanner Master, they were awesome the couple times I have dealt with them. All they sell is scanners.
Yes in a nutshell that is what the repeater does. Generally located on high terrain they allow better than normal line of sight communications. There are listings of repeaters on the internet. Google is your friend. They will list the frequency, frequency offset + or - offset and PL toneForgive my ignorance. What exactly does the repeater do?
Does it receive a transmission from one radio/scanner and "repeat" the signal out further so the initial radio/scanner signal goes longer distances? Like skipping a rock on the water?
Where is an ideal repeater located? Lets say I'm in Malden and want to get my signal further. Do I figure out how far my radio/scanner goes and then look for a repeater around that area or do I find the closest repeater to me with the strongest signal and use that to send the signal further? I obviosuly have no idea what I am talking about but the missus got me some Baeofengs for xmas and it's all mumbo jumbo to me. I've already ordered the study guide and intend to take the technicians license when I am ready.