I'm looking into listening in on my local police in my town and I'm thinking of getting a 2 way radio (Walkie Talkie) The radio I want has got a 40 km range, which is a lot....is there a difference between a 2 way radio (walkie talkie) and a police scanner ?
Thank you
2007-09-11 14:49:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
A scanner will allow you to listen, assuming that it will pick up the correct frequency! A two way radio (such as a walkie talkie) will allow you to broadcast as well as listen. It most likely is going to be illegal to broadcast on a police frequency, so chose the scanner!
A scanner will also go through several channels to listen for activity!
2007-09-11 14:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is a difference between the two. The police scanners are actually a different technology in the means of how they communicate with each other. Walkie talkies or two-ways are a line of sight frequency and the scanners are actually satellite or micro wave frequency.
2007-09-11 14:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by big c 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No not on those frequencies 27mhz Pretty well all police are on min. 800mhz. or higher Most now are trunked freq. and are now going to digital trunked freqs.
2016-04-04 16:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋