[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 ...

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 ...

The first radio was invented in 1896 by Guglielmo ... especially with the widespread public use of readily available police scanners. That's a big 10-4, good buddy.

At least, it’s free at the time of this writing. Scanner Radio is among the most popular police scanner apps out there. There are 5300 radio stations from all around the world, and it covers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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On Jan. 5, the Palo Alto Police Department switched all police radio communications to an encrypted ... on information picked up from a police scanner. Calling all photographers!

The Visalia Police Department is going radio silent as it has officially switched from clear to encrypted radio operations, meaning the public will no longer be able to listen to scanner traffic.