MY new toy!

[Apache]

In the spirit of posting about new toys, I just ordered this. Early birthday pressie

[joker??]

In the spirit of posting about new toys, I just ordered this. Early birthday pressie

details would help andy

[Apache]

It's a scanner. I bought my dad one for christmas, and in order to stop me playing with it, I got one meself!

[darkdezigns]

does that pick up police tho?i used to have the old type and they changed the signal a couple of years back

[joymic]

nowt wrong with that, heres mine apache mate.

[Scorpion]

nowt wrong with that, heres mine apache mate.

It'll never fit in the Surf mate!

[TobyJug]

Nice one Andy....

nowt wrong with that, heres mine apache mate.

What is the black one? a 740? surely it ain't a 950

[blackpoolsparks]

OK im probably gonna get a lot of smart @rse answers - but
what do u do with it?

[Apache]

Wont pick up the police. They us TETRA and it's secure.

I'm more after the civil and military airbands and whatever else I can find.

Mick, you've got some kit there eh? I'm trying to avoid getting in to it too deeply as I already have enough hobbies! I have a few old Singer Stoddard / Eaton EMC receivers here - £20k+ a piece. I've been tempted to hook up an antenna to those and have a play, but the scanner looks a lot more convenient!

[joymic]

sorry for the late reply, the radios are kenwood 850s, and a 430s,and a little 2m +70cm for vhf+uhf, and my truck is full of antennas (you wont miss me)and yes i can talk to the world from my surf cheers mick.

[joymic]

upps dident see that bit about the receivers get a wire as long as u can it dont have to be straight and u will be amazed what u can hear, mine is about 60 feet long with a magnetic balun at the feed end. mick

[mark g8awo]

If you are looking at listening to aircraft have you seen the virtual radars that are available.....I do work for one of the big emporiums and the manufacturer to one of the boxes....

I was lucky to get a box to do some aerial reserch with and so far im getting some good results still cant get the magic range of 250nm

[Tiger]

Wont pick up the police. They us TETRA and it's secure.

I'm more after the civil and military airbands and whatever else I can find.

Mick, you've got some kit there eh? I'm trying to avoid getting in to it too deeply as I already have enough hobbies! I have a few old Singer Stoddard / Eaton EMC receivers here - £20k+ a piece. I've been tempted to hook up an antenna to those and have a play, but the scanner looks a lot more convenient!

£60 grand sell sell sell

[Apache]

They're only worth anything to people who want them - and that is pretty much only EMC test houses, and we're onto £100k Rhode & Schwartze ESIB jobbies these days.

I've been listening to Birmingham International tower on one of ours today

[Apache]

If you are looking at listening to aircraft have you seen the virtual radars that are available.....I do work for one of the big emporiums and the manufacturer to one of the boxes....

I was lucky to get a box to do some aerial reserch with and so far im getting some good results still cant get the magic range of 250nm

Yeah, have seen them - around the £300 mark? Presumably they listen to the SSR transponders? A nice toy, but will have to wait. The scanner arrived today. The ###### manual is like war & peace! Will keep me quiet for a few evenings!