Home Scanner Recommendations

[D-35]

I just want to monitor St. Mary's from Wildewood. Physically Disabled.

Any scanner purchase recommendations out there? Thx!

 

[G1G4]

Any Radioshack brand scanner should do what you want. Unsure of how the reception is in Wildewood, but with a repeater close by -- I'd imagine it'd be OK. An analog scanner that can pick up the EDACS radio system, which is what St. Mary's County operates should work out.

 

[clevalley]

Any Radioshack brand scanner should do what you want. Unsure of how the reception is in Wildewood, but with a repeater close by -- I'd imagine it'd be OK. An analog scanner that can pick up the EDACS radio system, which is what St. Mary's County operates should work out.

He really should go with a Digital scanner...

Here is the Analog list - ~15 channels total broadcasted

Here is the Digital list - ~30 Fire Related Channels, ~20 Sheriff Channels, ~30 County Services Channels, all broadcasted

The Digital scanners allows you to get all the talk-groups with the newer frequencies in SMC whereas the analog scanners will give you the old conventional frequencies which will be phased out over time.

I would say either the Uniden BCD996XT (table-top) or the BCD396XT (handheld - with the 800Mhz antenna) - the programming interface is much better than the Radio Shack Digital Scanners.

The Radio Shack (Pro197-tabletop or Pro 106-handheld) are great scanners as well... I just prefer the interface of the Uniden.

 

[G1G4]

No, those aren't digital frequencies, those are trunked frequencies. Any analog scanner with trunking capabilities will work.

 

[CobbWeb]

Radio Shack

Radio Shack will hook you up they even program it for you, I bought (pro197 i think) a while back it is the desk top model, on sale I think it was approx. $150.

I just want to monitor St. Mary's from Wildewood. Physically Disabled.

Any scanner purchase recommendations out there? Thx!