Can I use this radio as a scanner to listen to great lake freighter radio traffic?
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Yes. Just turn up the squelch to drown out the static and hit scan. It can pick up signal from quite far out.
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if you can hear it you can communicate with it on this radio. Be careful it may be illegal to transmit there. Jim
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Yes. It takes a while, but if you have the frequencies and sub-fleets you can manually program it. If you live in an area that is pre-programmed, you can just turn it on and hit that state system and it will start receiving. If you know someone who has already done all that on the same scanner it it a simple job to just clone their programming to yours.
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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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I agree with the other answers listed. U do need a digital scanner. Even though the BC355C is a good scanner, it doesn't pick up digital transmissions. Being an amateur radio operator ( ham radio ) I would highly reccomend several from radio shack, or even search the web for a digital reciever.
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Scanner should match radio station, but if you have a defective Tunecaster I am sure it is under warrenty. It helps to read manual if it came with one. Hope this helps. Jim
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No, not even close. The best thing you can do for your sanity (and any family members around you) is to go to www.radioreference.com, get a premium membership for $20 and use FreeScan (Free) to program your scanner. If you don't do this I promise you , you will NEVER get that time spent back in your life struggling with manual programming. We're talking $20 to program, and reprogram the scanner an UNLIMITED number of times. Best money EVER spent.
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i would assune it would, i purchesed it to use on my 2000 gmc... if you are not familiar with using this type of scanner there is little instructions & no .pdf file either for a printed manual, so its learn by doing... there are shortcomings...
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Yes, this scanner is top shelf performer on 800 mHz and UHF T-band. It is awkward to program if you are not an "electronic whiz" but once you get past that you will be very satisfied.
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Sorry David it's only a receiver, you can only listen (and on SSB you can hear distant HAM radio operators from across the US).- You would need a HAM license to transmit voice (this radio doesn't transmit/as it's just a really good receiver) if you already have your HAM radio license, you should be looking for local HAM fests, for working used HAM radios- I'm just a SW listener at times but I'm sure if you find a local HAM club they would be able to get you hooked up. The test it multiple choice, and I believe like $30- most of the material is online too. Good luck.
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No. This radio is designed as a ham radio transceiver. You need a license to operate this radio legally with the exception of just listening.Steve W6SDM
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No. If the signal is actually encrypted you're out of luck. If your local agency simply transitioned to digital P-25 without encryption (LAPD, etc.) then you may still listen to the unencrypted channels. If they move to the Motorola P25 Phase 2 system this scanner will NOT receive the signals. I suggest you check a website like Radioreference.com to get details on your local systems.
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Not that I'm aware of, but that would be great. The radio is fantastic. I'm getting stations I'd never gotten clearly before. It was a big investment for me, but glad I took the plunge.
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Sure, it would be an interesting project. But keep in mind this antenna is designed for FM radio. A scanner which you have seeks out frequencies at a lower bandwidth than FM radio, so you may get clutter from strong FM radio signals which the scanner may not filter out. Scanners generally use an aerial, ( a single element that is straight up and down).
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No Sentinel does it automatically from unidens servers.. you don't goto radio reference at all for this scanner. . But uniden is still working on getting the wifi dongle and their siren app to work. . They are almost 7 months late on putting out the app
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Yes, you can if you are in the area covered by GPS. I used it for boat ride and set it to display speed and distance.
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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.