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Starting out help

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:17 am
by stakes48
I wish to buy a radio scanner. Can anyone give me some guide on what I should look for first for a relatively cheap scanner. The main idea is to receive the Police channels but I read that they have now gone to digital but im not too sure what that means :?

If anyone out there can help me and give me some guidance on where to go and what to buy, that would be great.
Cheers guys!

Re: Starting out help

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:28 am
by yorky
Hi, Police being digital encrypted mean no scanner can listen in!

Re: Starting out help

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:30 am
by stakes48
So as in you can't listen to th epolice at all anywhere??

Re: Starting out help

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:50 am
by spartacus
I never get tired of referring others here

Re: Starting out help

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:24 pm
by richard omeara
Only time you can listern to Perth police seems to be new years eve and sky show.And thats for those events only.Not your general suberban stuff.And a digital scanner will cost you $700 up.If you live on the outskirts of Perth you may be able to pick up country police.But i hear there going digital also.You can get a handheld uniden bearcat from dick smith and still listern to FESA & Train gaurds.You can also still get water police.ENJOY