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u/Elnono · 1 pointr/policescanner

You can read about it here. It is between 108 and 137 MHz and is AM modulated. Like 2gigch1 said, you need a good antenna. Here is an homemade antenna that works great for me. If it's for plane spotting you can buy an handheld like the Uniden BC75XLT. The better the line of sight, the better the signal will be. If you go the SDR route, there is an awesome project: rtl_airband (works great on raspberry pi). Have fun!

u/n0esc · 1 pointr/policescanner

/u/naturalorange has you on the right track.

Here is the link to the firmware update and instructions for the scanner: http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD536HPFirmwareUpdate

What area of the country are you in and what type of things do you like to listen to? The type of radio systems in your area will give us a better idea of the best type of antenna to use. A discone is the best type to cover everything reasonably well, but you can think of it like a crossover car. Not very good at being a car, truck or van, but just ok. If your area only has 800MHz digital radio systems, a discone won't be your best choice.

The 536 doesn't have an internal battery, but because it runs on 12v DC you can wire it directly to a car battery. It can be permanently installed in a car, or you could power it during a power outage or emergency that way. Another option is a DC battery booster like a car jump pack. The 536 draws between a half and 3/4amp normally when on, so a small emergency battery pack like this will power the scanner for about 2 days before needing to be recharged.

https://smile.amazon.com/100-Watt-Portable-Generator-Inverter-Emergency/dp/B01M3S00H0/

u/fireshaper · 1 pointr/policescanner

I provide the scanner feed for my area and I had been using a Bearcat to receive on. A friend of a friend got me started with SDR and I've seen a HUGE improvement. I live on the south side of town but I'm getting a great signal from all over.

You need two of the SDR dongles (they are cheap on Amazon) and just follow this guide.

u/barneylerten · 2 pointsr/policescanner

Buying the next step down - about $400 (plus for AC adapter cable etc.) without the cool color display but also the easy setup. Hopefully a lot easier than my ancient Radio Shack handheld that doesn't hear anything any more as everyone's gone trunking here (some encrypted, so Broadcastify will still be needed).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I33XDAK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/Marauder1024 · 2 pointsr/policescanner

The actual antenna connector on the radio is SMA, but as /u/plague421 pointed out, it includes a BNC adapter as well. Of course you can get adapters for pretty much any other antenna connector as well.

u/MarcusTulliusCicero_ · 1 pointr/policescanner

this is so very helpful thank you very much for your detailed answer. i guess i mispoke, to clarify, i want to listen to the entire san gabriel valley dispatch (going from pasadena to duarte). i live in pasadena specifically. so to simplify all this in my mind, i can buy:

https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-Bearcat-Channel-Numeric-BC125AT/dp/B00772MR0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465509830&sr=8-1&keywords=Uniden+BC125AT

Which is the Uniden BC125AT.

and listen to both pasadena and los angeles county police stations? i'm just trying to wrap my head around all of this. once again thanks

u/SparkySpecter · 3 pointsr/policescanner

So, while Goshen PD is on FM Narrow, the rest of the law enforcement appears to be on the P25 Phase I unencrypted. Unfortunately this means unless you want to listen to just Goshen and the airport, you'll need a more expensive receiver.

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I'm a big fan of this one as it has programming software that is super easy to get through (and everything is done for you, no manually programming - just select what you want and go).

u/realhoffman · 1 pointr/policescanner

Thats a lot of gear. May i suggest a cb radio, dont know about yours but by baofengs dont pick up on the cb radio freqs.
Something like this https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B005ZLB0E4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_iUnUDbNWAGT9A

u/wqnd300 · 1 pointr/policescanner

That information in the link says p25 phase 1. So that scanner wont work.
You would need https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IID3OLI/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_dufIxb3SPET9Z

u/GB570 · 1 pointr/policescanner

I bought one of these a couple years ago

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009U7WZCA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and got the SDR# software

but I never managed to get it working properly so I kinda gave up and ended up buying a uniden bearcat police scanner