by Plate F
I saw a classified ad for one of these for $40. Any good?
(first scanner, just want to use for RRfanning)
(first scanner, just want to use for RRfanning)
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vaRails wrote:lol, I just got this same model this week! got it for 40 bucks with shipping. The battery died after 30 minutes, and a 13 hour charge time. went out and got a wall adapter, now it works fine. Just trying to figure out how to program channels now, anyone got a reliable source for freqs?
Adreil wrote:I'm sure there's sites out there. Your best bet is to find someone local who railscans and mooch off his freq listSee posts #3&4 of this thread. It may not be the battery. Another problem is leaving batteries charge constantly. It burns them up.
Did you get the BC200 or the 100? both pretty much the same, my battery is crap too. Anyone wanna buy mine? LOL
vaRails wrote:I got the 200xlt, for 35 bucks shipped. Found some frequencies, and ran with em. I did buy a longer antenna for it, and wall adapter, and I love it. I can only pick up 2 channels for csx in my area, even though Acca yard is only 50+ miles from my house.The correct answer is that you cannot.
How can I pick up transmissions that are farther away?
EdM wrote: The correct answer is that you cannot.The unscientific method is to look from the top of your antenna and see how far you can see. (picture a world without trees or houses) Multiply that 1.33 and that's how far you'll be able to pick up signals.
Another answer is to elevate your rcvg antenna, try about 3000 feet for starters.
VHF/UHF transmissions, which are the frequencies the RR uses, are more or less line of sight unless enhanced by humidity or atmospherics. A "Radio Horizon" nomograph can be found in "Referance Data For Radio Engineers", a believe it is an ITT/RCA publication, available at your local library...
Ed