What Radio Scanners To Get?

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sleep54
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What Radio Scanners To Get?

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Hi, I am looking to buy a radio sacnner to listen to fire channels in the great southern what should i buy?
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Re: What Radio Scanners To Get?

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It all depends are you just wanting to listen too, is it just dfes? what area on Grt Sthrn are you in? can pickup scanners cheap but also there radios that can work out cheaper just to listen.
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Re: What Radio Scanners To Get?

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Thanks for replying, I'm am in Albany Area, I'm Looking To Listen To Bushfire Brigade Channels And Command And Maybe Albany FRS, But Primarly Just Albany Bushfire Brigades.
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Re: What Radio Scanners To Get?

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Current channels/ Freqs for Albany appear to be

163.1500 (101
164.9625 (102)
162.6375 (203) CMD
163.8625 (204)
162.7000 (267)
164.5125 (376) (6AR)
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