Ham Radio

[hit80s]

I found a Yaesu FT-51r handheld ham radio at a Garage sale with all the trimmings .....it was marked 10.00 and i asked if she would take 4.00 cuz it was all i had and she said ok ......any ways it brought 160.00 on ebay

 

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[silvercop]

i also do ham radio (KF4NKX). i always look for them too.

 

[camperlee]

I do ham radio too (kc8kmo) yaesu is still a great radio and you made a good buy.

 

[gallileo60]

Yep, me too...KD5YQF, and CB'ing, and Shortwave, and Scanners...Love radio......

 

[Marty-Graw]

I picked up 2 older Cobra base stations (135 and a 139 still new in the box) at an estate sle the other day for $25 one of them had a Turner Super Sidekick desk mic....then I got a D-104 desk mic for another $8

 

[AU24K]

I've got a scanner but the local police and sheriff have changed frequencies and I was wondering how to get info on their new frequencies.
Thanks.
Scott

 

[TimC]

More hams than at a smoke house. I'm N9VMP

TimC

 

[SC_hunter]

I've got a scanner but the local police and sheriff have changed frequencies and I was wondering how to get info on their new frequencies.
Thanks.
Scott

Daddytopcat, It's not quite so easy these days to find the right frequencies of law enforcement. Most are using the 800 mhz system and it switches frequencies almost after each transmission. You will get parts and pieces but usually not both conversations. Oh, btw, I let my general class license expire several years ago (N4MBO). Kinda lost interest in it but still have my old ham gear.

 

[allen]

thats an awesome profit !!!

 

[KJ$IPW]

I am a ham also KJ4IPW, I bought a 2 meter mobile Icom from a guy on Craigslist for $25, a Grunding YB for $30, and a Realistic pro 2006 for $20 I like Craigslist

 

[JoeMoto]

The pro 2006 is a great scanner and can be "modified" to pick up all freqs in its range.

 

[SteveDodds]

KD0BHF here. I own 2 Yaesus. An 857 and an FT60. Love em both.

 

[gallileo60]

The pro 2006 is a great scanner and can be "modified" to pick up all freqs in its range.

2004, 2005, and 2026 also are "real" easy to mod....I have a bus load of Rat Shack Scanners......

 

[goldie1959]

well thanks for the info how does a person do the modifying or get the info? goldie

 

[RevJoel]

And another one, me! KC4SZG. 73's

 

[Glenns5900]

Well, I guess we are having ham for Christmas....


WB0VXT here. 20+ years now.

Mostly I do 2m and 450mhz but have an old Hallicrafters SR150 low band tranceiver.

Merry Christmas to all!

 

[kamgort]

UA9FOJ....73 Sk !!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all!

 

[Bill - De]

73 & Happy New Year from K3RBP, and the xyl, WA3WTO

 

[DirtDiggerDaveinMD]

I've got a scanner but the local police and sheriff have changed frequencies and I was wondering how to get info on their new frequencies.
Thanks.
Scott

I know that this is an older post but you can try these links for scanner frequencies. Also, do you know what type of scanner that you have? Most agencies in my area have left behind conventional systems for trunking sytems, and many are now converting to digital. It my be that they have changed their communications system completely.

http://www.radioreference.com/
http://www.nationalradiodata.com/scanner-frequencies-home.jsp

 

[JoeMoto]

well thanks for the info how does a person do the modifying or get the info? goldie

Not all scanners can be modified. The RS scanners usually used diodes to block certain frequency ranges. You simply clip or desolder the particular diode blocking the range you want to recover and you're done. Do a google search for your particular scanner, such as "Pro 2006 scanner mods" to see if there are any available.

There are also some great scanner mod books by Bill Cheek.