Grundig Satellite 750 AM/FM: Does anyone out ther have a clue as how to use the SW to pick up police calls, etc.?
1006132
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.
2057120
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.
160369
You can scan various frequencies. I don't have the frequency of your police channels, so I can't answer your question.
1466611
The only way to hear emergency response is if they are using citizens band.they usually operate on an fm band while the hand held Cobra and all cb is am.
314386
Downloads using sentinel software are free all the time. I believe it gets it directly from radio reference data base.
502301
yes, excellent, except I don't use the SW frequency. I only use the radio for AM, talk radio, news, and sports. I live in a fringe area where reception is poor. This radio gets better reception than the Grundig, Sony, and Panasonic I have used before.
72232
I think you have to have an antenna for traffic reception. I'm looking for one now. If you can get the traffic report it will then. a Garmin will reroute you if you take a different course. the big ones are actually made for trucks, but to us that means they won't tell you to U turn 486 times because a truck can't. 1 advantage.
2235976
Are you asking because you actually want to get xm radio, or because you think it needs an antenna to navigate? I've never read any literature or seen anything in the 760 menu indicating any kind of satellite radio functionality. Unless you're trip planning indoors away from a window, you won't need ANY kind of external antenna.
281564
You would most likely have a high SWR and a poor communication experience. An antenna matcher might help some, but only experimentation will tell!
1185470
You seem to be looking for good reception on AM and FM specifically (not really focused on SW)? If I understand your question right, then perhaps the RCA RP7887 AM/FM Super Portable Radio might work. This radio is reputed to have superior AM reception to almost all other portable radios on the market. FM reception is at least average. Quality control and product consistency can be questionable. According to literature, this RCA (used to be the GE Super Radio III) has an 8" AM antenna inside giving it incredible AM reception.
2009672
Yes it does. My area police and fire use the same frequencies and I have no problem with picking them up.
1948717
Great, just hook it up to a GOOD outside antenna and plug it into the power and USB on your receiver and it will assist you Good Luck
732499
Actually not much just connect the red wire to power and the black to grd , have an antenna connect that , check your SWR's make sure the are low on both lower and upper bands, and you're good to go
1965891
sorry, no idea. i have enuf of a problem getting a signal to the strongest am station in calif. i'm ready to dump this thing on ebay.
18444
I have the xrs 9370 and as you may see from my review it does not give ANY warning against the latest 'police' radars. I would expect the 9570 to not work either. You will always get false alarms, even with the expensive Bells etc.Hope this helps.
412780
You need to get an SWR meter and tune the antenna by moving the vertical antenna element for best performance. 1:2 is the best I was able to get. So far I was able to reach 30 miles on LSB during the night.
1053019
I'm trying to find out the same thing. It's weird. Mine detects stations that are very faint yet misses some of the major ones with strong signals. So how do I get those major stations?!? Hello Creative Labs: You're missing some obvious features, so plus update so you'll really be the best.