Will this pick up Digital Police Communications ? Not just Analogue.
511687
The Pro 164 is a strictly analog scanner, yet there are plenty of communities still using analog signals.The government is making a big push to get everyone on digital, even though a lot of police and fire services dislike the limitations digital offers. If and when that day comes where all communication goes digital, this is an excellent transitional scanner, especially for the price. Be sure to look up whether your town or city uses digital communication before you buy. No use paying for digital when analog will serve you well.
511688
I was told by a City Officer in my area to buy a digital scanner instead I bought the Pro-164.Its picking up fine for me!
347836
I would say no. This device is designed to translate IP commands into IR---the IR is OUTBOUND.
1076734
Analogue for sure, I don't remember about digital - most probably yes as well
1058286
This is not a digital scanner. It will work on analog trunked systems only.
1709836
most police, etc, are on UHF or vhf not covered by these kinds of receivers. you need to research the broadcasts youare interested in (there are books and web sites for that) and then buy a radio made for those bands, more thanlikely a scanner. good luck. there are lots of interesting things on the bands this radio covers.
1794267
Yes. It also has a feature for police, fire and ambulance service with the push of one button.
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.
1333590
it is useful but nothing can't guarantee that you won't be catched. Depends on Ur response to the signal. But it gonna save you
1227872
The radio will scan, however it is not capable of receiving any agencies using Digital APCO transmissions, Trunked radio systems or LTR, so you may need a "real" scanner for area if the agencies you wish to monitor aren't on a standard analog conventional channel.
315215
the device has an analog phone connector. If you had something that would convert that to an IP phone then it probably would work.
2095679
Dear, this is a signal detector. This product uses the active laser scanning and passive radio frequency sweep combination method can accurately identify eavesdropping , telephone tapping and digital eavesdropping ,tracking ,vehicle eavesdropping, etc
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.
171648
I connected this peripheral to my primary residential land line. (Not cordless phone) This device is built to detect and capture your incoming calls with ease. The instructions enclosed with the product are kind of vague but a simple trial and error trouble shooting should nip everything in the bud. It works for me and the calls are recorded by this device.
916914
You can go to Radio Reference online. They have all the agencies' frequencies for police, fire, EMS, Streets, etc., and it will indicate whether it is a trunked system and the type system; Motorola or Errickson (EDACS) Some police departments are now encrypted. If that's the case, you will be unable to hear them. Good luck. Programming is not easy, but it's worth it.
1266116
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.
1709839
Police calls are not in the SW band, not even close. Virtually all Police/Fire/Emergency radio is UHF trunked, and very difficult to scan in the sense of following a conversation, as the frequencies/channels can change every transmission. In addition, as was pointed out, many police departments are going to encrypted systems, which means you won't hear anything. If you have an Android phone, there are apps that let you listen to scanner outputs close to you, and you can listen on the web as well (like radioreference dot com).
1441542
It will take digital or analog input. These require "training" as seperate as any human voice, even it is your own...