Police Scanners

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

So we're thinking we want to get a police scanner to help us on those days we don't have a third. Usually just early and late in the season, they don't patrol the lakes we're on and recently some @#$#@$ called the cops on us. We figure if we have a police scanner we can hear the dispatch and get out of there before we get a ticket.

Anyone have any experiance with police scanners? Do you think they would help in this case? I think our lake is about 3 miles from the police headquarters.

Nick
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jvanick · Posted: Mar 11, 2003 12:32 pm Post subject:

uh... if they're chasing you isn't that evading the police? and probably carries a higher fine than just paying the no-third ticket?

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franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

seems to me like he's talking about getting out of the lake before they even show up, not running from them once they're busted.

sounds like a good idea to me....

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

Uniden makes good ones.

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

Exactly franknbeans, though it is still probably illegal to use a scanner like that. I just want to know the range, if the dispatcher's signal is stonger than that of the patrol cars, etc...

Nick
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K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

been there, done that......works great!
We do that in the winter quite a bit...they're also fun to listen to when you're bored at home. Some of the stuff you hear on those things is crazy!

STPHNSN23 · Guest

isn't it illegal to have one in ur vehicle?

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I'm not sure of the legality issues but it sounds cool. I think I have been on a boat with one. We were picking up Fire and Police and even heard the coast guard a few times.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

a friend of mine's dad owns a towtruck company in norcal and he has police scanners in all of the trucks. he told me that they are legal to have you just get in trouble if you start talking on them. i dont know if the laws are different in towtrucks but i just thought i'd mention it.
if you are seriously thinking about using one i'd check the state's laws. sounds like a good idea.

Ryan_m · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 653 City: glen ellyn

if it is illegal, you can build one to work with your normal AM/FM radio... and just hide it below... they would never know. However you will also have to be pretty handy at knowing how to build/use ossicilators. If you would like i can get schamatics i suppose.

wake152 · Posted: Mar 12, 2003 3:26 am Post subject:

they arent illegal at least not in oregon, but i dont know about the whole car thing but i cant see why they would be

J_DOGG · Posted: Mar 12, 2003 4:40 am Post subject:

Scanners are one way they only receive a signal... you would need a full blown police radio in order to talk on it....

I don't even think the lake fuzz even use them around us...

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Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

The rangers and sherrif on my lake use the scanners to talk between organizations. This way they can stay on their own frequency and still communicate between the county sheriff and the state rangers.

tyybo · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 340 City: Fargo

hahh they are awesome we use them at house parties if we hear our address, its time to fly

devo · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject:

It is not that hard to find a third. Just grab a gur from another boat and offer him some beer for his services.

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

yeah, it is easy when it is warm, I'm talking about november when the air is 38 and the water is 41. When it's warm we can't take everyone that wants to go...
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lanster · Posted: Mar 22, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject:

Another way to go is to get a hold of a HAM Radio, just lose the Mic. you can listen to everything the Police have to say on any frequency. I used to do rescue work on the coast we could listen and talk with Coast Gaurd, Police, Fire, and Medical with those radios. If you lose the mice you don't have to worry about someone picking it up and talking. That is illegal, but you can listen thats fair game. Very Happy