Anyone out there have a digital trunking mobile scanner in their Jeep?

 

Anyone?

 

My area is not digital, yet.......Have the prices come down any on digital scanners ??

 

I'm planning on running one, but I'm waiting for the new models to come out from Uniden.

 

I believe in VA that it is not illegal, since it is a listening only device. Radios that transmit over those frequency would be a concern here...


however, in the words of LeVar Burton, "But you don't have to take my word for it..." find out for yourself at your local library!

 

I did a search on Froogle.com and came up with the uniden BC350-C for under $100.00. Thought that was pretty reasonable. I used to run one in my old CJ-& years ago when I ran Fire/Rescue. Thinking about getting back into it. Of course everything around here in Central VA has moved over to digital, so alas, my old scanner is now obsolete here.

 

If you have an Amateur radio licence you can scan the FCC rules allow it.

 

I have a Uniden 785D scanner velco to the center dash above the radio with a Mag Mount on the driver side hood area close to the winshield. FYI the radioshack wideband mag mount antenna holds very well. Its rated at 70-75mph but the mag has held up at 80-85 with low or no wind.

Not much digital in my area but I enjoy to scan while I drive.

 

Well the best way is to be a ham and get a high end reciever radio to get the police band that way it just looks like a ham radio in the car but you can tune into police and fire

 

I have a Uniden Bearcat 396 handheld model. But, they make the same scanner as a base with a faceplate that can be mounted remotely. It works very well. Best of all, there's a scanner site called Radio Reference.com that has premade config files for the scanner for various municipalities around the country. It is a pay site, but very reasonable and worth it if you do much traveling. Programming a trunking scanner is a big pain because you have to enter in all the separate talk group IDs for each city service you want to track, and there can be hundreds of them. Another option is the GRE version of their trunking scanner, it comes in handheld and mobile mount too. The Radioreference website has a lot if information, reviews, and feedback from users of both.