new narrow band capability: With the new mandated narrow band system going into place next year; What is the "step" range for this scanner?
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Good question--I don't think this BC-355C can comply w/the new FCC Banding. If you ever need a scanner..I sell them out of my apartment..my customers are mostly volunteer fire departments or volunteer firefighters. I am up in Ossining,NY just about 10 miles north of White Plains,NY Best of luck to you,buddy!
160369
You can scan various frequencies. I don't have the frequency of your police channels, so I can't answer your question.
188216
Yes - see full specifications on the fujitsu website if necessary. I'm trying a link, but don't know if they block them... http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/peripherals/scanners/workgroup/fi-7160.html
64377
The scanner scans conventional frequencies and trunk systems. This one is called...triple trunking mobile/base radio scanner.Mine receives all the channels that I need for the areas I have used it. I assume it is analog.....but the only digital is the display..
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.
133891
Its just like most scanners as RJP913 said, but you need to check out who you want to listen to first. I found out that the county's I wanted to listen to used a much higher freq. than the Uniden could be programed for. Still all in all its a great buy, and I like it.
344607
From what I have found with mine, it will pick up just about anything other than scrambled transmissions. It is NOT very easy to program, however. It's an awesome scanner, but so good that it's a bit complex.
1856341
You can see an operators manual online or can order one at your local Radio Shack store. Off the top of my head I can not say with certainty how. I have had so many scanners and programable radios over the years and each has a different procedure. I know this scanner is one of the simpilier ones.
1779941
This scanner is analog. We're told that the new direction is digital, but this works for our purpose.
510603
It has the ability to pickup a small range of frequencies that police agencies use. This scanner picks up 450-470 MHz. Some agencies use this while others opt to use the 150-160 MHz range. If there is one particular agency that you are trying to monitor, check and see if they fall in the 450-470 MHz range. If so, this will work for you.
1752510
I have a xrs 9700 also, got tons of false signals. After buying the 9570 it does not give hardly any false signals but a added feature I found after getting it is that you can turn off each setting(i.e. spectra, pop, etc.) if you get a lot of false signals. The main reason I got this model though is the new ku band. It is not in the states yet(only in Europe) but it will be coming here and I already have a detector for it and won't have to upgrade then.
1811223
You need a digital scanner. The BC355C 800MHz is not digital; it is analog. For digital capabilities you will need either of the multitude of scanners I will list: GRE PSR-800, GRE PSR-600, GRE PSR-500, Uniden HomePatrol, Uniden Beacat BCD996XT, Uniden Bearcat BCD396XT, or the RadioShack PRO-197.
822918
I bought a adapter at radio shack for $7.00 & use a CB antennae. it works better at pulling in weak or distant frequencies. if you take the indoor antennae that came with the scanner, radio shack can match it right up.
1838869
The "N" suffix means the scanner is set up for narrow band frequencies to be programmed and scanned
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There are couple, or maybe more, but as far as I can determine, the most favoured one, which I use, is SDR# (known as SDR Sharp). It has been very good for me, providing a "waterfall" display and a very easy to read oscilloscope display. You can enter frequencies directly also. SDR# is free and there are additional features available, also free, known as plug-ins. These include a scanner feature. There is also a very useful Yahoo group, which I joined. It provides a forum as well as being a useful resource for new starters who can ask questions and get answers from the expert contributors. There are couple, or maybe more, but as far as I can determine, the most favoured one, which I use, is SDR# (known as SDR Sharp). It has been very good for me, providing a "waterfall" display and a very easy to read oscilloscope display. You can enter frequencies directly also. SDR# is free and there are additional features available, also free, known as plug-ins. These include a scanner feature. There is also a very useful Yahoo group, which I joined. It provides a forum as well as being a useful resource for new starters who can ask questions and get answers from the expert... » Read More There are couple, or maybe more, but as far as I can determine, the most favoured one, which I use, is SDR# (known as SDR Sharp). It has been very good for me, providing a "waterfall" display and a very easy to read oscilloscope display. You can enter frequencies directly also. SDR# is free and there are additional features available, also free, known as plug-ins. These include a scanner feature. There is also a very useful Yahoo group, which I joined. It provides a forum as well as being a useful resource for new starters who can ask questions and get answers from the expert contributors. « Show Less
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Any good scanner antenna designed to cover the frequencies you want to listen to will work great. A discone will cover a large frequency spread and work well. There are a number of good quality commercial multi band scanner antennas which have great performance. Try to get the antenna as high as you can, use good quality coax, the longer the run the better quality you should use to reduce loss in the coax.
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B. Finberg - Thank you for your detailed and thorough response. It seems like this may be the scanner for me, but I am going to take you up on your recommendation to check out dedicated negative scanners as well so I can make the best decision. Ryan