Readers ask: What Frequency Does Glenn County Fire Department Use?

What frequency do fire departments use?

A typical frequency used in fire department radio systems is 154,280,000,000 Hz. This is a frequency designated by the FCC as a mutual-aid radio channel.

What frequency do police broadcast on?

Public Safety Spectrum

Frequency	MHz Available for Public Safety
25-50 MHz (VHF Low Band)	6.3 MHz
150-174 MHz (VHF High Band)	3.6 MHz [non-contiguous]
220-222 (220 MHz band)	0.1 MHz
450-470 (UHF Band)	3.7 MHz [non-contiguous]

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What frequency are NZ police?

Police operate a P25 trunked digital radio system in the ESB (VHF 138-144 MHz) and ESC (UHF 494-502 MHz) bands.

Can police tell if you are listening to scanner?

The short answer is no. The long answer is no, with a long-winded explanation of how receivers can be detected but still with no practical police application. chaz0426 said: Sometimes right when I start scanning, it seems like a lot of the police and other utilities ect.

Do police use VHF or UHF?

Police radios operate in a 700/800 MHz UHF band.

Are Baofeng radios being banned?

There isn’t any ” Baofeng ban “. There is the illegal importation and marketing of radios “just like this one” for people to use for anything requiring a type-certified transmitter, since these don’t have any of those.

Why are Baofeng radios illegal?

The Baofeng radios, notably the UV-5R, UV-5RA, and UV-5RE, did not comply to these rules and on March 13, 2013 the FCC Enforcement Bureau received a complaint alleging that these models were capable of transmitting on land mobile frequencies using external controls and operating at power levels above those specified by

Are Baofeng radios illegal?

While it’s true many of the Baofengs are wide open on any frequency in the 136–174Mhz and 400–520Mhz range, and it is illegal to import, market and sell these devices, it is not illegal to own or operate these devices if you are a licensed Amateur radio operator and you are operating only on amateur radio frequencies.

Can police scanners hear cell phones?

Digital cellular traffic is inherently encrypted and a lot of the frequencies used for cellular communications aren’t readily accessible to a traditional police scanner. Cell phone calls are encrypted on the air link – you CANNOT hear them with any regular scanner.

Is it illegal to have a police scanner in NZ?

It is legal to listen in to police radio communications, but it is illegal to act upon information heard. It would prevent people acting on information they heard on police scanners, such as yesterday’s incident, and prevent criminals from following the movements of police, he said.

What is the best free police scanner app?

5 best police scanner apps for Android

• Broadcastify.
• Police Scanner.
• Police Scanner X.
• Scanner 911.
• Scanner Radio.

Do police scanner apps really work?

—A police scanner app can help out. As an added perk, most of these mobile apps can play fire department and weather radio, too. You could also simply point your web browser to Broadcastify, which is the feed source for many of these apps.

What is a trunked scanner?

A trunked radio system is a digital two-way radio system that uses a digital control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of users. These systems typically have access to multiple channels, up to 40 – 60, so multiple groups in the same area can communicate.

How far can a scanner pick up?

Generally speaking, with a handheld or desktop scanner you can hear in a 10 to 20 mile radius, but that’s not set in stone.