will this pick up police in charlotte n.c. ?
1741600
It will have to be programmed to their frequency, and I was fortunate enough to know someone in my local police department that programmed mine for me. It will only work on an analog system, not a digital signal so you need to make sure the police department is NOT on a digital system. As far as the programming, it is difficult, but I have programmed air traffic control, local fire department, and other things myself.
1741601
It will pick up any analog frequency from VHF to UHF to trunking, short of P25 digital. It is a little tricky to set up and use but it works great. You can look up charlotte frequencies online or thru a guide book.
969470
no not with this radio, freq. are not the same. this is around 27 mhz. most police freq. now are around 800-900 mhz or some smaller towns are still on 150 mhz or 450 mhz
459816
It will If the cruiser has a radar unit in it and if the unit is turned on and sending out radar emissions..Police radar units are dash mounted and have a circular or horn antenna aimed down the road in front of them and also behind them it it has two antennas,one in the front and one in the back. They also have radar guns that can be operated from their side windows on occasion but can also be dash mounted. Radar detectors only pick up traffic radar emissions not the cruiser or anything in it other then a operating traffic radar. Police can also turn off their radar and wait for a speeder to come in sight and then turn it on before you have time to slow down even with a radar detector. Luckily they often do not do this but be aware of hills or curves where police often hide with their radar either on or off as a blind cuve or hill will allow little warning for even the best radar detector. In these cases slow down before you approach them. Police radar can be used "on the move" which is often their preferred mode of operation. They drive in the far left passing lane with either their radar on ,which is pretty easy to find,or off in "stand by" and trigger their radar when they see a person going above the speed limit moving toward them. They can also do this with speeding vehicles coming up behind them but they don't do it when they moving very often. Hope this is helpful. Feel free to ask any other questions you have about this topic.
1665714
It senses the vibration of the vehicle. I agree with previous, if answering a call outside the vehicle, the unit will pick up. Rough guess, would say 50-75 feet away.
1749505
I would think it would do just fine with that job. Just be careful you don't press a key and make a call by accident in the process of picking it up :-)
772907
Yes. It will either have you do a U-turn or reroute you to the next street. It depends on the location.
347872
I don't believe so. Mine is worthless so I purchased a different scanner. It is a Uniden Home Patrol. It picks up everything.
683818
Yes it will , I bought it as a gift for my niece who graduated from the police academy and had to ask her.
1661529
It can be used in any State. Problem is that many Police Departments have switched to Digital Radio. Like Vegas where I live. Scanners will not pick up theses signals so it is useless if this is your intention. Mine is just a Paper Weight for me now being Vegas Police went to Digital. Check if your Police went to Digital Radio. If so then this is useless...like mine now!
1196726
Every time I see it go off there is a patrol car sitting or driving by. Sometimes it reacts to doors at super markets like wall mart and when emergency vehicles are active they also set it off. But other than that no it does not alert you unless it is something that actually sets it off. It will constantly beep with a bar telling you how strong the signal is. The stronger the signal the faster the beep. Also it will let you know well in advance about a radar and will continue to beep until out of range.
521684
Yes!! It is easy to use and is able to pick up police radar units at a greater range than most radar units in its price range.
510604
Hello, It will not pick up police as it operates in a very narrow band width limiting it to racing frequencies.
1834584
I don't know. That would be a great question for your local police department.
1937027
Yeah it picks up weather alerts, police scanner no does not work for me. it would be good
2057116
If interested in receiving police transmissions, most areas have switches to digital...I've found the Scanner app to be very entertaining. Requires smartphone and wifi.
954659
Because many police agencies have changed frequencies over the years to avoid having the public and especially the news media from monitoring calls one would need a programable scanner and the ability to manually punch in the correct frequencies. I've tried numerous times to find my local cops on this, even with the proper frequencies from a list I have, but no luck. Now this doesn't mean the scanner isn't bad. I listen mostly to fire and EMT. Having said that I have picked up some police calls from surrounding counties.
1928432
Yes, it will as long as the detector is near the door. I have a home based CPR business and use it at the door in my house to monitor traffic on that level. It works perfectly for me. I have no complaints.