What radio to buy?

[leighbus]

I bought a jeep . And I was thinking of getting one of those radios with the LCD and controls on the mic so it won't take up too much dash real estate. But I would also like to be able to receive police, fire, etc.

Does anybody know of any radios that fit that description? as I can only find ones that do CB channels only.

[FTX03]

A GME TX3540 wil fit that perfectly.
http://www.gme.net.au/products/radio-co ... ios/TX3540

[FTX03]

Or just look at what I said in m above post. It will pick up (analog only) Police, fire, Ambo and any other analog frequencies.

[Comint]

You most likely will not find a radio to pick up police, fire, etc.
The only thing that will pick that up is a scanner.

As indicated by FTX03, the GME TX3540 is designed for the New 80 channel UHF-CB, and also has provision for an additional 95 "Receive-Only" channels (in 5 blocks of 19 Channels) in the range of 403 - 520 MHz. It also has a "scan rate" of 20 channels per second.

It would seem to be exactly what the OP is after, as long as he doesn't live in an area which is using APCO P25, or in a rural area where some of the Emergency Services use Mid-Band VHF (70 - 85 MHz), or High Band VHF (156 - 174 MHz).


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Comint

[leighbus]

Thanks guys. Looks like the tx3540 is the go then

[Azoic]

If your still looking i can sell you a radio that you can do all you want with.
25 watt output, 375-525 Mhz TX and RX coverage, 38 Channels.
Programming lead and software included.
Its currently unprogrammed, but takes seconds to add all the channels you want.

[Phantom]

Clearly that would illegal. I am sure he would not be silly enough to purchase such radio from you, only to potentially have it taken away from him when caught

[melbourneradio]

If your still looking i can sell you a radio that you can do all you want with.
25 watt output, 375-525 Mhz TX and RX coverage, 38 Channels.
Programming lead and software included.
Its currently unprogrammed, but takes seconds to add all the channels you want.

Wait for it knock knock ...... Ooops a daisy now im stuffed .....

Go the gme .....

[Scannersplitterguy]

If your still looking i can sell you a radio that you can do all you want with.
25 watt output, 375-525 Mhz TX and RX coverage, 38 Channels.
Programming lead and software included.
Its currently unprogrammed, but takes seconds to add all the channels you want.

You don't sell used cars as well?

[melbourneradio]

If your still looking i can sell you a radio that you can do all you want with.
25 watt output, 375-525 Mhz TX and RX coverage, 38 Channels.
Programming lead and software included.
Its currently unprogrammed, but takes seconds to add all the channels you want.

You don't sell used cars as well?

Ha .. Good call maybe he will throw in a set of steak knives

[Vkfour]

Maybe he'll get an offer he can't refuse, like a summons.

[Pumper_50]

You most likely will not find a radio to pick up police, fire, etc.
The only thing that will pick that up is a scanner.

I have an UHF srm9030 that is programmable and some of the police, fire, ambo, can be programmed into it., though is a commercial radio and can not (legally) transmit on CB channels.

I would suggest a scanner if you want to listen to the emergency channels.
Police, MFB and some others are encoded and can not be heard, however some are still on normal UHF scanner frequencies.

Can you stop spewing out incorrect information? Specifically information you've been corrected on before.

MFB is not 'encoded' (the word is encrypted btw).

Whilst they're on a digital network, they're not encrypted, meaning with the right scanner you can hear them. Also the right radio.

99.9% of their, that being the MFB, communications is unencrypted.

Victoria Police
- Metropolitan & Greater Geelong Area is MMR Network P25 digital with encryption. Can't listen.
-Rural Areas is VHF Analogue. Can listen.

Ambulance Victoria
- Metropolitan Areas. MMR Network P25 digital. Mostly unencrypted. Can listen.
- Rural Areas. VHF SMR2 MPT1327 Network and several UHF. You can listen.

Fire Services
- MFB on MMR Network P25 digital. Unencrypted. You can listen.
- CFA on VHF Analogue network but moving to a digital P25 unencrypted network. You can listen.
- ARFF (Aviation Fire) on Tait P25 digital network. Unencrypted. You can listen. You can also currently listen to them via the constant patch they have running between their network and the MFB Fireground 52 TGID on the MMR Network

So at this stage it's primarily Victoria Police in the Metropolitan and Greater Geelong areas you can't monitor.

Plus their Federal counterparts, although on occasion the Feds may goof and have encryption off on a radio. Whereas the VicPol radios/system differs and don't permit an Officer to turn off encryption, even accidentally.

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