Police Scanners

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  jc10380;1149053 wrote:Most places now are on Digital system, which drives the prices of scanners up. Some are on MARCS system which is an even higher price. For a home model, to pick up most cities, you are looking a 200-300 bucks at the very minimum. Phone apps are free, and usually on just about a 30 sec delay.

  If they are digital and/or on a trunked system, you have to buy a special scanner. Many of the big cities run on a trunked system.