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Frequency Scanners

Scanners can monitor a variety of things: police, fire, EMS, and even air traffic. Although they can't transmit, they are still very useful.

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A scanner operates most similarly to an?

A scanner operates most similarly to a photocopying machine. Both function to take copies of an original document.

What is code 2 on the police scanner?

These codes are NOT universal across the country and could mean different things in different agencies.

Can you get scanner frequencies for planes?

The frequencies for aircraft communication vary greatly by location and operator. Your best bet for following the action in your area is to search the civil aircraft band (108 - 137 MHz) and, if your scanner covers it, the military aircraft band (225 -380 MHz). Note the active frequencies that you discover, then program them for future use.

How can you jam the neighbors police scanner?

This is a highly illegal act of sabotage. As Answers.com has to abide by the law, we cannot give you an answer. In the US for example, jamming a radio signal is a serious violation of FCC regulations.

If you were to jam the neighbour's police scanner, you would also end up jamming other local radio signals as well as real emergency service's scanners and radios. Possibly even the radios of low-flying aircraft.

If you jam these signals or attempt to do so, the jamming can be triangulated back to you and you will be arrested for unlawful sabotage. Especially if your actions cause a death locally because you were jamming the radios of a nearby ambulance, for example.


Radio jamming is only done legally by law enforcement or national security with a court-issued warrant in serious situations. For example authorities will jam the communication and radio signals in an area before raiding the home of a suspected terrorist, so the dangerous suspects can not be alerted early if they are listening to a scanner and so they cannot warn other terrorists to hide. Just to give an example of lawful jamming use.

Are the police listening to your phone conversations?

not necessarily, sometimes your call is recorded if you call the police to report something.

Can police scanners be traced?

Yes, big brother is watching... I was listening to an emergency call on a scanner with some friends years ago and the cop interrupted the girl asking"who else is on the line?" She answered, "nobody", the cop said"somebody is on this line..." And them the scanner switched channels or their trunking system kicked in! Everybody in the room got a little freaked out needless to say. So if they can detect that a scanner is on the channel then certainly they would be able to triangulate the

Where can you find scanner frequencies for Overton county Tennessee?

One of the best, most comprehensive resources available now is RadioReference. You can find their website at http://www.radioreference.com

What are the radio scanner frequency codes for Prince William County Virginia?

Fire and Rescue 154.325

Police ???????? If anyone knows how to scan the police via hand held scanner let me know.

Where can you get scanner frequencies for Virginia?

For a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, visit:

www.RadioReference.com

What does 5242 mean in police scanner codes?

It means they have triangulated a person who is listening in on their radio.

How can I recycle my old Uniden cordless phones?

There are many ways to recycle or even sell old appliances. Amazon.com and EBay are two of the most known places to sell items. Goodwill also accepts electronics and allows you to write these items off your taxes. Gazelle .com is also a site that can give you money for some of you old electronics

Which company developed the grafic program Paint Shop Pro x?

Paint Shop Pro X is a raster graphics editor and a vector graphics editor for computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system that was originally published by Jasc Software

How much would a brand new Bearcat Scanner cost?

Bearcat scanners are very popular. They are used to listen to aircraft, police, ambulance, fire and rescue. They range in different prices with the lowest starting at 150.

What features does a Neat Scanner have?

Neat Scanner is a very popular scanning company for scanning various different types of documents. The Neat Scanner has many different features such as scanning documents and receipts.

Is it legal to have a Police Scanner in my car in Wisconsin?

In the state of Wisconsin it is legal to have police scanner in your car. The question is can you listen you need to ask is if it is possible. Most police departments are upgraded to digital systems that includes encrytion to keep people from listening. Some places still use the old scanners, but those are becoming far and few between. Also note that if your using the scanner do dodge the cops, then it is illegal to have the scanner in your car. Hope that answers your question

How much is a digital police scanner?

Scanner's vary in price.

There are digital and trunking and analog scanners that come in the forms that can be hand held or mobile or base units.

Depends on the brand name and the type of unit.

Their are manufacturers that sell new scanner's such as Radio Shack and Uniden.

Other places such as an auction website such as eBay or places that help people sell items such as Amazon may be cheaper since some of the purchasable equipment may be owned and used by a person or persons.

Free manual for uniden bearcat scanner?

Many owner's manuals are listed on the Uniden website which can be accessed through the link provided below in the Related Links section.

Not all owner's manuals are listed. Some older models may require a bit of work to find depending on what model you are looking for.

What are Uniden bc350c codes for elk river mn?

If this question is in reference to scanner frequencies, see related links. If the question is about something else, please ask a more specific question.

Which radio signals past through metal metal vhf lf FM or am or phase modulation?

No radio signals pass through metal. But depending on their wavelength,

they may diffract more or less efficiently around the edges and be detectable

on the other side.