Got a ticket from a aircraft !!!!

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Originally Posted by goofy173

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Originally Posted by GTO_04

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I've had scanners for years. You can go ahead and (IMHO) waste your money on one but I tried it for a couple of years on my 4 trips a year of 3000 miles. The scanner warned me of nothing. The CB warned me of many. (Next year the new recently approved trunk systems will make all current scanners useless anyway when the cops upgrade.)

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That is not true. If you have a newer Uniden or Radio Shack scanner, they will either work by just entering the new frequencies and talk groups, or at the worst they will need to be reflashed. So the re-banding will hardly make them useless!

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You're talking about a very few scanners and from what I'm hearing, these new freqs. will be illegal to receive, much like cell phone freqs. are now, so you won't get Uniden or RS to upgrade them.

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Originally Posted by GTO_04

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It's more than likely that the CB will tell you about cops long before your detector will.

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If they are running air enforcement or possibly instant on radar, yes. Otherwise no way.

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If there are vehicles being pulled over by police, it'll be on the CB. Why would it matter whether it's aircraft or not? Yesterday I was warned about a speedtrap over 100 miles north of my location, and sure enough, they were there with an officer using Ka on an overpass. They weren't using air or instant on.

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Now this is assuming you are running an interstate or other large roads with lots of truckers. I use both to back up each other. I don't talk on it much but I will if I haven't heard anything recently.

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If you are not on a busy interstate, CB will be absolutely useless.
GTO_04

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Also not true. I run US 31 in Indiana twice a month and while traffic is very slim, I've had no problems getting info from them. You either don't use CB or don't know what to say to truckers to get the info. to say that CB is useless except on a busy interstate. I use one every weekend and I travel a minimum of 1000 miles.

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Where are you getting the scanner information from? It is not a good source. The new frequencies will not be illegal to receive.

I drive on US 31 a lot more than you do. I live 5 miles away from it. And I have been using CB for almost 30 years. It is helpful on the interstate but not anywhere else.

I would have to say that on the two times per month you are getting lucky with speedtrap reports. I know others who use CB on 31 and they report the same thing that I have observed. I'm glad it works for you though.

Whatever works, use it!

GTO_04

sorrry what is CB?
and what is the difference between a scanner (ie uniden) and a CB

CB = Citizen's Band
It is what the truckers use to communicate with each other.

A scanner might be able to receive CB frequencies, as well as police, fire, businesses etc but cannot transmit like a CB.

Jim

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

CB = Citizen's Band
It is what the truckers use to communicate with each other.

A scanner might be able to receive CB frequencies, as well as police, fire, businesses etc but cannot transmit like a CB.

Jim

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thnx JIM

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

CB = Citizen's Band
It is what the truckers use to communicate with each other.

A scanner might be able to receive CB frequencies, as well as police, fire, businesses etc but cannot transmit like a CB.

Jim

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Just and FYI...scanner is not a good source of scanning CB freq's..Unless...that is the only band you want to listen to. CB freq's are in the 25 where as the cops could either be in the 150, 400 or 800 Mhz trunked.

To be well protected I would suggest getting scanner for its purposes and a seperate CB for its purpose. Cb (25) to 800 Mhz, is huge diff in antennas etc, way diff bands. Just my 2 cents

another great way to be alreted to vascar is drive a convertible, i spotted a plane or two down in vriogina with my top dropped.

NO NO NO.......... The topic was should he get a Scanner or CB.

Both would be useful.

A. Scanner you could hear the Plane talking to the cars on the ground (Police - Police Communications)

B. CB - You could ask or listen to other C.B. Radio users tell you where the speed trap is. (IF they talk about it)


Being that A. would be in the air you will be able to pick up the planes communications for over 10 miles or so. However depending on the Crusers output not likely.

C.B. Radios can generaly be picked up 5 Miles or so depending on Radio Conditions, Power Output , Amplification ect.

Scanners are not for listining to CB Radios. Scanners will usualy beable to recieve the CB Band but not pick it up well, other draw back is you can't ask for a LEO Report. So if there are few cars on the road and no one is openly telling people about the trap your "Out of luck"

(You should always be able to hear scanner communications on VASCAR if... They are running on Police Radios (Unencrypted) .. Some may use NEXTEL Walkie Talkie Features now however... The laptop computer in the car would not be used in the Air to Ground enforcement so you can count that method out.

NH, OH and either KS or MO in this guys case use aircraft.

Damn effective against radar detectors.........

"sky timers or VASCAR" is what they'll use unless they like the plain old stopwatch and table.

-Suf Daddy

Im confused were you saying that NH, OH , KS & MO don't use Aircraft or do?

I know for a fact Missouri, does thats why I'M asking for clarification.

Stlouisx50

The Missouri State Highway Patrol always uses their 42.000 - 43.000 MHZ range for Air to Ground Radar Operations. I have heard them using their car to car freq for this. 42.000 and 42.020 are the two main operational freq's state uses.