[Scan-DC] Bearcat BCT15X for MD/VA use?

[Andrew Clegg]

Arlington's analog trunked system is still operational and  
simulcasting police  dispatch and multiple fire channels. VSP is still  
broadcasting simple analog in most of the state, even where STARS has  
been deployed. Aviation traffic is all analog and will continue to be  
for the foreseeable future. There is definitely still some analog to  
listen to.

Out in the rural areas analog is still king. In Shenandoah County, for  
example, everything is stll conventional analog, except for Shenandoah  
National Park, which is digital. Out there, a BCT15 would do great,  
probably for several more years.

One option is not to buy a scanner at all. There are thousands of free  
scanner audio feeds available through RadioReference. They rebroadcast  
a large variety of analog and digital public safety feeds. These feeds  
can also be played on PDAs. On the iPhone there are several apps that  
provide streamlined access to the RR feeds. I listen to my own  
Arlington County PD feed on my iPhone when I'm driving and when I'm  
out of town. It works great.

Cheers,
Andy

On Jan 21, 2010, at 21:06, pb_thom at juno.com wrote:

>
> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:09:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Robert Fisher
> <rwfisheriv at mindspring.com> writes:
>> Hi...I ... was wondering if the
>> analog trunk capacity will be sufficient for use in the MD/VA area.
>
> You'll be able to listen to railroads, the Weather Bureau, U. S.  
> Capitol
> Police - but not for long - and the Park Police. Arlington County  
> still
> has an analog feed on 856.4375 MHz. Other than that, not so much.
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