[Scan-DC] Scanner Hobby 2018

[Ed Tobias]

And the best listening of all, in IMHO, is NYPD and FDNY. Both are still in 
the clear. I started listening to them with a Hallicrafters S-95 tunable VHF 
receiver growing up in NYC as a kid in the late 50s. That listening, in 
part, led to both my ham ticket, in 1961, and my career in broadcast news 
much later.

I still love listening to NYPD Special Ops and FDNY Manhattan dispatch 
today. And all of the FDNY dispatch channels are still on the same VHF 
frequencies they were on 60 years ago!!

Ed, KR3E

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joel Kahn
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2018 9:17 AM
To: Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Scanner Hobby 2018

Greg (et al):I have been in the hobby almost 20 years longer than you!Back 
in the day, my first radio was in the car, connected between the car radio & 
antenna so I could manually tune VHF to hear DC Fire & PD channels or select 
one of two crystals. You had to mail order a crystal for whatever freq. You 
wanted and wait 2-3 weeks.  I still have 2 8 channel crystal Unidens.
I agree that the hobby has become more expensive and there is much less to 
monitor thanks to encryption, but as long as MoCo, PG & DCFD 'stay in the 
clear' I am going to listen.
I know someone who still enjoys listening to railcar counters & taxi 
cabs....Jon!
In summary, I agree that while it is not as much fun as it used to be, we 
still have a viable hobby for now.
JK

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  On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 5:06, Greg Danes

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