Who knows about radio scanners?

I'm thinking of buying a scanner. I want to know why all the cops are flying up and down the road. Would also come in handy for the major bank heist I am planning. Is there a type of scanner to look for and one to avoid?

Ask someone at Dick Smiths ....

I use to listen to the local police many years ago on a Ham Radio which could also scan the police frequencies...
I believe the Police have gone digital on different bands and are no longer able to be scanned....
I was told this by a woman working at the Muswellbrook police station a couple of years ago..... so I believe they would be moved by now....

Lee

i have a uniden bearcat3000 installed in my 97 vw golf. polic frequencies are digital but are still scanable.

as are ambulance, fire, and airports!

I cna listen to air-traffic control while driving down the free-way!

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Uniden are one of the most prolific produces or scanning receivers on the market at the moment. Not only do they produce their own branded Bearcat models but also sets for Realistic/Tandy and Commtel.

The UBC-3000XLT is currently Unidens handheld Flagship. Frequency coverage is 25-550MHz and 760-1300MHz with no gaps. the '3000XLT also has programmable modes of AM, NFM & WFM together with programmable increment steps of 5, 12.5, 25 & 50kHz.

400 memory channels are available to store frequency and mode and a easy to use Search facility allows any upper and lower frequency limits to be searched between in any mode or increment step.

Of the receivers with similar features (25-1300MHz coverage) the 3000XLT stands out as probably the best in terms of overall performance. It is very fast at both scanning and searching and has good sensitivity together with sensitivity also. This means that the Bearcat 3000XLT is good at rejecting signals that might cause interference in strong RF environments.

The UBC-3000XLT is powered from a Nicad Pack (supplied) that will allow, on average around 5-7 hours continuous use. Spare packs can be purchased and the pack can be charged from any 12v DC supply.

The UBC-3000XLT requires a 12v DC Power supply to charge the Nicad Battery Pack. For orders within Europe (and elsewhere that uses 220/240v AC) a suitable adapter is included.

The UBC-3000XLT is also supplied with a flexible antenna, belt clip and earpiece together with a robust carry case.

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police in wollongong have gone digital and unless you have the right scanner its a waste of time,friend found that out after moving from Campbelltown to Bellamby😠 as up here we still have the old sets ,but not for long then i cant listen to them myself😬