USE THAT SEARCH BUTTON
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:06 am
It seems that many newcomers to this hobby rely on ACMA or other frequency data bases to enter into the memory slots of scanners in the hope that they can hear something at a later date.
To me, one of the real joys of scanning is to program a particular search area of the spectrum and 'hunt' for active traffic. If your scanner is like the Uniden UBCT9 where you can't actually alter the scan steps or search parameters, you can still search the SVC or Search bands at a very rapid rate.
Make sure your scanner is set on the DELAY feature otherwise the scanner will move off before you've had chance to record the frequency.
This afternoon, I spent 15 minutes on the airband in SEARCH mode and I found three active frequencies in just 15 minutes that I had never heard before by just using the SEARCH button.
Finding our who or what they are later on is easy.
To me, one of the real joys of scanning is to program a particular search area of the spectrum and 'hunt' for active traffic. If your scanner is like the Uniden UBCT9 where you can't actually alter the scan steps or search parameters, you can still search the SVC or Search bands at a very rapid rate.
Make sure your scanner is set on the DELAY feature otherwise the scanner will move off before you've had chance to record the frequency.
This afternoon, I spent 15 minutes on the airband in SEARCH mode and I found three active frequencies in just 15 minutes that I had never heard before by just using the SEARCH button.
Finding our who or what they are later on is easy.
