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Analog, digital, and with all the digital systems as well. Some higher end scanners seemingly do it all. The first things you want to know is вЂњwhat is available in my area?вЂќ and вЂњwhat am I interesting in hearing and equally as important what am I interested in NOT hearing?вЂќ Let me explain what I mean by вЂњNOTвЂќ hearing certain things. Wow! This is getting ridiculous, huh? Too Many Signals Out There, What To Listen For Many areas will have a combination of both analog and digital trunking systems. If that is the case you may as well not even buy a scanner because you canвЂ™t listen. Some cities may use encrypted digital transmissions. If your city uses P25 Phase 2вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦.THAT SCANNER WONвЂ™T WORK. Some scanners are ONLY ANALOG, and some scanners may be digital but only capable of P25 Phase 1. The most common are DMR, P25 Phase 1, P25 Phase 2, Motorola EDACS, and NXDN.

To complicate the digital thing a bit more there are different systems which are common for cities or municipalities to use. MOST CITIES THESE DAYS HAVE DIGITAL TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS although in many small towns they may still use analog systems.

Digital вЂ“ Digital systems are much more complex and can be Trunked systems which use multiple frequencies and use a control channel which permits the simultaneous use of those assigned frequencies.

Everybody on channel 19 could talk to everyone else on channel 19 provided they were within range. Think two walkie talkies set to the same channel.

Analog вЂ“ generally parked on one frequency.

There are two principal types of signals: There are a lot of things to listen to and not every scanner is created equal. Types Of Signals And Types Of Digital ModesДЄlso we should know what is available in the area that we live in prior to selecting a method of listening.

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Creating a software radio using an RTL-SDR USB radio device and software designed for digital trunking radio.

Bad boys, bad boys could be busting down your door before you hear it on the iPhone app. You should note that the internet streaming and apps generally are about 30 seconds to a minute or two behind real time.

Streaming from smartphone apps (which mostly tie into Broadcastify).

You can listen to just one thing at a time. In my case if I listen to my city system, I will completely miss the statewide system, the sheriffвЂ™s system, and all analog broadcasts.

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While these are handy and free you are going to hear one system at a time. Streaming from the internet on systems such as Broadcastify.

Having a dedicated hardware radio scanner.

Other reasons could include being aware of your surroundings, listening to news as it happens directly from the source, having knowledge of criminal activity in your area, or just plain old being a radio geek who likes to listen to stuff. There are a lot of reasons to have a radio scanner (the proper term for police scanner) with the best reason being informed during emergencies. I have gotten the police scanner bug again.

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