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Will it still work

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Hey everyone I'm into scanner radios and listening to my local fire, ems, air ems,. agency's I used a scanner app on my phone but I have a old scanner radio from the 80s or 90s and I was wondering will it still work
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Entirely guessing, but I would imagine it depends on where you live and what the department uses locally. I know I can tune into the Fire Department locally here on a hand-held, but the RCMP encrypt their communication...or so I’ve been told.
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Militaryration_guy wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:43 am I have a old scanner radio from the 80s or 90s and I was wondering will it still work
I can speak for Europa only, but we use digital radio for Police, Fire and EMS. So no more scanning possible over here.
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same goes for Norway, no scan radios
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You can tune into some police and air traffic control signals over here, but digital is gonna pick it up. if you want to use traditional it might be a pain. UK is just weird like that. Only way to see if it works is to try it!
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We used to have the DX-300.

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Nice review, and a nice receiver. Thought I caught a little RTTY in there. My suggestion to anyone who finds this interesting, go get your amateur radio license, so you can talk as well as receive. Communication is a 2-way process, after all....

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