"Axl" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:19:39 GMT, wrote:



Yeah, digital starts at $500. Where exactly are you? You might still be
able to hear something.

Hamilton County, Ohio.

I called Radio Shack...like I said I didnt know who else would sell
them around here. I really dont want to spend much because at this
point it's a mere interest. I saw one for 100 bucks...looked very
basic...but if it worked, it would probably be enough for me...at
least in this stage in the game.

Here's the one I was looking at:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=20%2D424

OR this one that also picks up higher frequencies:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=20%2D524

What do you think?

Hamilton County is already on 9600 baud digital except for fire dispatch,
which still uses 33.90 mHz. The City of Cininnati is still on UHF, which can
be picked by any scanner. They will soon move to a digital system. They
would have already moved but are delaying the move until they set up a 9600
baud system that's compatible with Hamiltion county. There are still other
cities in Hamilton County like Sharonville, Reading, and Norwood that can be
listened to on a conventional scanner. The PRO 2018 is not completely
worthless in Hamilton County so spending a hundred bucks on that and
listening to what's still available might be a good start to see if you
really like the hobby. If so, at some point you're going to have shell out
for a digital scanner since all of Hamiltion will eventually end up on
digital. If nothing else, the 2018 will always be good for weather alerts.

Regards, Jim