There was a time when it was easy to eavesdrop on police and other service radio networks. Police scanners fans can hear live police, fire, and ambulance calls. However, it isn’t as easy as it ...

[Harrison Sand] just finished a guide on how to use SDR to listen in on Police and Fire radio bands. The project, which results in the crystal clear audio reception heard after the break ...

Police scanners are actually legal to own and operate in the United States, because the radio frequencies used by law enforcement, like all U.S. radio frequencies, belong to the public.

Frequency Range: 20MHz - 1300MHz; Compatible with: Public Radio Scanner, Ham Radio, Two Way Radio, Walkie Talkie, Mobile Radio; VSWR: < 2.0; Impedance: 50 ohm ...

Calgary has been the only major Canadian city where police allowed news outlets to keep an ear on officer activity on the ...

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Pasadena is not alone. While police departments across the country have been steadily switching to encrypted radio communications for more than a decade, the trend has accelerated recently as cell ...

5, the Palo Alto Police Department switched all police radio communications to an encrypted ... based on information picked up from a police scanner. When you donate to keep journalism local ...

Both the Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office this week announced plans to begin moving communications traditionally heard over scanners to more private channels.

As Palo Alto police switch to encrypted radio, newsroom scanners go silent In a sudden move that will severely limit the ability of journalists and citizen watchdogs to know about crimes as they ...

Prior to Rochester law enforcement's decision to encrypt radio communications, police say suspects have downloaded a police ...