What has one in their truck/trailer and what is it ?
I'm interested in getting one and have been told the Uniden BCD536HP is a great scanner.
I'm interested in getting one and have been told the Uniden BCD536HP is a great scanner.
Scanners
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When I am offroad, the last thing I want to do is mess with technology. I carry a cb and ham rig for emergencies.
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I'll be following this one, I'd love to get a scanner for the truck but they do seem complicated for mobile operation. I use the ham for scanning analog FM on VHF/UHF sometimes when I think about it, pretty cool monitoring the fire dispatch and park ranger animal reports in national parks. And I actually ended up joining OB because I stumbled across a group in Alabama Hills last year by scanning FRS/GMRS and joined them on their Death Valley run.
It would be cool to get digital trunking, P25 etc going for emergency services, but I have no idea how all that works or if it's feasible to mess with while mobile.
It would be cool to get digital trunking, P25 etc going for emergency services, but I have no idea how all that works or if it's feasible to mess with while mobile.
I want to monitor the fire/ems/weather, and park ranger for exactly what you said-animal sightings. I'm betting I could go with a handheld but I'm not sure if the range is sufficient or if I can hook up an external antenna.
