Can I use it a a good low priced police scanner?Is there a better choice?
2075849
It's great but make sure if u buy it ,police frequncy in ny is fm & not wfm make sure to set it on setting no. 5 to narr
1479003
If you only want to scan 5 - 10 channels, too slow to scan a lot of channels, I use mine all the time as a scanner. works good. But if you want to scan a lot of channels fast, this is not a good choice.
2075850
Although I have not used it to scan police frequencies, the range of this radio does cover the150 and 450 MHz bands that are commonly used. Municipalities are often using other methods rather than FM for communications these days.
2075851
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.
2075852
They encrypt the police transmissions in North FL these days, not sure about elsewhere.
2075853
No....if you know the frequency where police transmits on your location (YES), most likely they will change weekly.
2075854
More and more police departments have converted to digital radio, so an analog HT will do no good.
344608
No,You'll have too spend another $200 for a digital scanner. But the BCT15X is still a great scanner
2023302
I have not used it but the scanning is moderate at best. neat would prob be better
1178302
i got it on sale cheaper than the 2270. go with low price. the scanner copier are not worth paying extra for.
457304
Absolutely but it is slowGreat scanner for moneyI travel with it and scan articles often
2182736
I use mine for a police scanner that comes with a CD-ROM that formats the micro SD card and downloads available channels. You might have to get a micro SD card writer/reader in order to format the SD card.
940313
It will scan anything...decoding it is another matter. I can't confirm whether it will support those standards but $14 you can. :)
132657
So far the best option is the fujitsu scansnap. Waiting for the price to come down a hair before I bite the bullet.
916915
no not really, unless you plan on traveling. For now I would just get a 396t or 396xt. Very nice small handheld trunks great and decodes apco25 phase 1 digital. They go for about 200 or 300 on ebay. I don't know why but the new scanners seem to be lacking quality control.
1610989
Look into purchasing a Regulated Universal AC to DC Converter with Multiple Connector Ends in Amazon. You can use this for more than just powering this scanner and are really quite useful.
1046458
The scanning quality is good, depending on your setting. Scanning for "professional printing" is a little vague because you didn't mention size or the type of artwork. I have not been unhappy with any of the functions.
1527104
Yes. That has been my experience. Quality is not superior but decent. This is an affordable scanner for the masses. I recommend this highly IF you intend to use this for scanning large documents and books. I use my older Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M if I want to scan regular size documents, receipts, business cards since the quality is superior. Hope this helps.
1196105
I've scanned a few photos and it did ok but I wouldn't buy it just for photos, I would buy a scanner that is made for photos. I purchased and use this for documents. I think you will get better quality with an actual photo scanner.
158012
Yes I think so. I bought it for my 74 year old mother to use as a police scanner. She loves listening to what's going on. It works perfect and she loves it.
858143
I have used it to scan in some photos and they turned out well. I think it would depend upon the type whether you wanted to run them through or not, such as old family photos, etc.
910866
Yes. Great value for the money and ease of use. We use ours extensively. Please note that you will have to become skillful with appropriate software. Sooner or later acquire a 3-D object scanner.
521684
Yes!! It is easy to use and is able to pick up police radar units at a greater range than most radar units in its price range.