right out of the box how do you use it and how do you program it to recieve police chatter
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PROGRAM WITH PC OR MAC, SOFTWARE AT CHIRP WEBSITE....http://chirp.danplanet.com/ EXCELLENT RADIO.
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If interested in receiving police transmissions, most areas have switches to digital...I've found the Scanner app to be very entertaining. Requires smartphone and wifi.
2057117
Need to know frequencies and RX codes for your area. This is limited to about a 2-3mi radius.
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The unit comes pre programmed for 16 different channels. The only way to change a channel is to buy a programming cable that plugs into the unit and a USB port on a computer. Next a special program has to be downloaded to program the unit. Details can be found online. The low cost is due to the lack of a display and buttons and thus the need for computer programming. Mike
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You will need the programming software and cable and then find out what frequency your police dept. uses. But be warned these radios are not legal unless you have a ham radio license, because what ever frequency you program into it, you can also transmit on.
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You will have to purchase the correct programming cable and use a computer to program the transceiver to the radio frequencies you wish to monitor/transmit on. This is a ~400-500MHz UHF only radio and it may not be capable of receiving police transmissions in your area.
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I think the voice command is surprisingly good. It responds better than I expected and is worth the extra cost. Just remember to turn your car radio down when giving commands or it will not respond.
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the baofeng bk=888s walkies must be programmed using widely avail. free software. however you needthe programming cable. it's the usb cable w/a dual type speakerphone plugs on the end. a large and a smallplug molded together. Dennis
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There's programming button on the opener. The device is able to 'learn'. The directions easily guide you through the programming. It's a piece of cake.
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This Radio Shack police scanner is not digital .. is a trucking police scanner you should be able to hear your 9-11 emergency police dispatcher and the police officers responding back to the 9. 11 dispatcher with No problem .. this police scanner is it easy to program all you have to do is search your state and then search your city or county directly on your police scanner and and save the search after that you are done.. in order to listen all you have to do is scan the police scanner ..
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I have purchased the sc-1000 and the sc-10. I am encountering one problem after another. I am attempting to program the audio alarm and auto-dialer to the control panel, but I am confused and the directions are almost worthless. I also have two keychain transmitters, a motion sensor, and two window/door sensors that need to work with it also. Please, offer your advice.
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Basically this is a dialer device that is connected to your land line. It has a mic, a speaker and a remote to be carried by the user. You program in phone numbers to be called when it is activated by the used. Say you fall some where in the house and can't get up. You push a button on the remote the phone dials the first number you programed. When the party answers, you shout for help. If no answer, it goes to the next number.
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It has everthing to start playing around with it, giving the batteries as the exception. But you may consider options such as an additional antenna (rubber ducky), the ac charge/adapter, the programming software and cable (makes it somewhat easier). There is also other advanced options such as a external home/car antena, cable, bnc adapter etc. All in all it is fun straight out of the box, slap some batteries and read read read the instructions and you will be glad you did. Consider also information via web and even Ham radio operators in your area. Have fun but don'get stupid chasing ambulances and stuff, you could end up in jail.
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I just entered freqs from police department and I was able to hear them whenever they talked. I never used the FreeScan program. Or if your feeling lazy one day you can let the scanner find any available freqs on it's own and save them as you go.
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They work right out of the box and are pre programmed...you can google and find out the frequencies that come on them. I gave a set to my son for Christmas and come to find out tat a local police department uses one of the channels...so he is forbidden to use channel 15 till I figure out how to reprogram them. Also realistic range without obstruction is around 1/2 mile.
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Most of the answers to this question are so wrong. I love this product to listen to my local Police, EMS and Fire. But search Amazon for the UV-5r for a cheaper price and it works just as well. Amazon sells it for $25 dollars. Go to google and type in your request for your police department radio frequencies. You will most likely get www.radioreference.com and on this website you should be able to find your local police department and more....I did and it works great for me.
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I believe it to be analog. Sent it as a gift in the area it is being used it cannot pick up police signals since the area is digital and is using higher 800mz frequencies.
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You point at TV and hold down the MUTE button. The device will scan through all of its stored codes in sequence. When the TV shows MUTE on the screen, release the button immediately. It should now be programed and can be used for on-off, mute, channel and volume up-down. Mine worked at first, but would lose the programing between uses and have to be re-programed, then it quit altogether after a few weeks. Cheap price, cheaply made.
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most police, etc, are on UHF or vhf not covered by these kinds of receivers. you need to research the broadcasts you are interested in (there are books and web sites for that) and then buy a radio made for those bands, more than likely a scanner. good luck. there are lots of interesting things on the bands this radio covers.
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There's programming button on the opener. The device is able to 'learn'.The directions easily guide you through the programming. It's a piece of cake.
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It can be used in any State. Problem is that many Police Departments have switched to Digital Radio. Like Vegas where I live. Scanners will not pick up theses signals so it is useless if this is your intention. Mine is just a Paper Weight for me now being Vegas Police went to Digital. Check if your Police went to Digital Radio. If so then this is useless...like mine now!
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I wish I knew. I would also like to find out how to easily amplify it. As-is running off my CB radio it works pretty good. Definitely not as loud as the police PAs.