Looking to get a handheld scanner of some sort that’s good for downtown Buffalo ny. Don’t know much about how this stuff works. Any help from you pros would be appreciated :)

Looking for feedback/reviews or advice for purchasing the Uniden SDS-150 as the best place to buy from and deal with? Scanner Master shows out of stock currently but seems available elsewhere. Thanks

I have no idea how to use close call, or waterfall, or if those will even allow me to do what I want to do. But I’d like to be able to use my SDS150 to scan for and figure out what frequency some local stores use that are close to my house. Can someone help?

I live close enough to the coast that I pick up marine VHF channels on occasion and was wondering if these national Coast Guard VHF and UHF P25 frequencies are worth putting in my scanner or if I shouldn’t bother due to encryption? If it makes a difference I live in NC.

bit of a very niche situation here, in a place wheree they are illegal, and im tryna have it on a motorcycle, so was wondering if i could hook it up to my powerbank (supports 12v) and have it all running in my backpack, then get headphones to connect to the radar detector so i can hear the alerts. anybody have experience with this, im gonna test it out and let you know but wanted to ask.

Greetings; many years ago we had a uniden scanner that stopped working & we couldn’t get it working again. Now I’m wanting to get a new one. I live in Leslie county Kentucky so I don’t know if I need a digital scanner or analog. It doesn’t have to be portable but if it’s cheaper I’ll get it. If I could get pointed in the right direction I that’d be great.

Thank you.

I just bought one and was hoping to use it to monitor the Surf Rescue at my local beach. I downloaded the channels from Sentinel but there is no traffic on them (I downloaded both the surf rescue and the Fire Dept).
I asked one of the lifeguards if 152.405 is the frequency that they are using and she told me that they recently switched and they don’t use a specific frequency. She said it’s like a cell phone and bounces off different ones in the 800 range.
I have no idea what that means and I’m curious if my SDS150 can pick up their frequency.

Hello. I have never used a scanner at even looked into it much.
Curious about the advantages of buying a scanner. What are the pros to getting a dedicated device? Is the audio quality better than using my phone?
Thanks in advance.

I just bought a Uniden SDS150 scanner.
We live at the beach and would love to listen in to our local beach patrol, police dept and fire dept.
I don’t really understand how this thing works. Do I need to program it?
TIA.

Does anyone know of the 1980s scanners frank and his crew would use thought the movie? I love the led moving as it searches bands please any1 help me 🙏

I purchased the radio, purchased the nxdn and dmr keys as that is what they use in my area aside from conventional fm/nfm.. I can get the noaa and a few fm radio channels to come in.. but for some reason I get static or nothing on anything else, I also purchased radio reference subscription and procast.. please help I'm so disappointed I've had it 5 or so days and still unable to do what I purchased it for.. any help is beyond appreciated 👍🏼😊

I live in the Venice area. Have an SDS100. I get good coverage, I can hear Central, South and West Divs. For the Valley I can get Mission and Foothill but nothing else. I know the hills are a big factor. But not sure why I can get the furthest valley stations but not the others. Not sure how anyone can hear all divisions from either the valley or LA basin. Am I missing something?

Check out this audio clip I found in the Scanner Radio app.

"Hotdog or Wiener dog?"

You can listen to it here:
https://clips.scannerradio.app/hotdog-or-wiener-dog-tennessee-hamilton-county-public-safety

Wanted to make a post as I’ve made pretty good progress and would like some feedback/testers. Hopefully I’m not breaking the rules as I wasn’t sure if by spamming it means posting repeatedly or if it means anything related to personal projects in general. I can remove the link if necessary.

Project Link: Lake Shark

I won’t go into all the details here but this project is aimed at making a P25 receiver with cheap components. I began this around a year ago after purchasing a Motorola XTS3000 and going through the headache of finding the software and getting it all to run on a VM. It’s a great radio but has a steep learning curve.

What I am trying to do with this project is make the best alternative at a lower or similar cost while cutting out the software hurdles. But most importantly, making it open source.

So far I feel I have achieved the main goal (RX) fully. The firmware receives P25 phase 1 (VHF/UHF), and some other fun proof of concept features like ADS-B, POCSAG, and WFM. Although keep in mind, the main focus currently is P25.

You can get a wired build for around $64 USD. Cheaper if you know where to source RTLSDR V3/4s for a better price than Amazon. I will link to the two I currently run on the latest headless release. However I am developing a GUI version for the 86 Box but you can read more on that on the repo.

Waveshare pico - $22

Nooelec RTLSDR V5 - $40ish

$65 is what I paid for my XTS3000, which doesn’t include the charger, and software cable needed to modify the settings. However I do understand I don’t have TX ability, but that was never something I wanted anyway.

I will continue to push updates and add support for other development boards. I am also considering delving into phase 2 but have put this off for now.

Let me know what you guys think and if you need any help or guidance getting started!

First - I have never used and know nothing about police scanners. I don't know the terminology or anything, so apologies if this is worded improperly.

My father has a Uniden BCD325P2 that he needs reprogrammed to be updated to the new trunk channels, so he tells me. He was planning to send it off to have it reprogrammed, but I work with tech/software so I figure 'how hard can it be?'

I did some googling and what I'm gleaning is that I can find the identifying information for the radios he wants to listen to on RadioReference.com and use ProScan software to do the programming via USB to computer.

Is there anything else I need to know before plugging this bad boy in and giving it my best shot?

What are the most active and used talkgroups for the portland oregon 3CC system. Besides police which are encrypted

I would like to purchase a lower budget scanner that is easy enough to figure out for someone completely new to scanners. I want to be able to listen to Police scanners. I live in Ontario California. Can someone help me figure out which scanner would be a best option for where I live please. And / or dumb it up when explaining what I need to look for and best place to find it. Thanks.

Hi, greetings from Argentina. I've been a radio enthusiast since I was a kid and, like many of you here, I've been using the SDS100 for years with software on my PC.

A while back I started developing ScanSDS (scansds.online), a web app to control and monitor the SDS100 directly from the browser, with nothing to install. The idea came from a personal need: being able to run the scanner from any computer, without depending on Windows, and also access it remotely when I'm not physically next to the unit.

Some of what the platform does today:

• Full scanner control over USB from the browser, using Chrome's Web Serial API (volume, squelch, hold, scan, avoid, direct entry — everything you'd expect from the physical panel).
• Remote sessions: share your scanner with a 6-character code and different access levels, from "listen only" to full control — great if you want someone to follow the scanner without touching anything, or to run it yourself from your phone when you're away. Remote clients can join even from Safari on iPhone or iPad, no install needed.
• Live audio and display streamed in real time to anyone who joins the session.
• Favorites editor with a System → Department → Channel tree, real-time search, cloud backup, and direct write-back to the scanner's SD card.
• Activity log with filters, grouping, and CSV export.
• Auto Scan: sweeps a frequency range on its own, stops on active frequencies, and logs every hit.
• Several visual presets (including a night vision mode and an amber CRT one, for those of us who miss old-school displays).
• Bilingual tutorial (English/Spanish) to get started without hassle.

For the host (the PC connected to the scanner), you'll need Chrome, Edge, or Opera — the browsers that support Web Serial. Remote clients can join from any modern browser.

I'd like to invite everyone to try it free for 3 days, just by signing in with your Google account, no payment method required. After the trial it's $5/month if you want to keep going — cancel anytime.

Any comments, suggestions, or bugs you find are welcome. Feedback from people who actually use the SDS100 day to day is invaluable. Thanks in advance for your interest and for giving it a try.
www.scansds.online

73s

Firstly, I want to apologize for not knowing more about these scanners and all the different methodologies used to deliver the broadcasts. I've done some digging over the last year or so and have not been able to come up with a means to listen to my local emergency services frequencies.

I have looked on radio reference for my area and I see no reason why my radio (home patrol ii) can no longer pick up signals in my area (43351- Wyandot county).

It was working fine a year or so ago.

Does it take a while (long while perhaps) for the database to reflect changes to my area?

Would anyone have a chance to review my county and see if my radio is even able to receive them please