HAVE RADIO SHACK DIGITAL TRUNKING SCANNER, WHAT WOULD i LOOK FOR TO PICK UP CELL PHONE FREQUENCIES?

Hi, must have a digital trunking scanner first and foremost if you want to monitor the state radio frequencies. You much has a ham radio license or 'permit' to use the scanner or even have the scanner in you car. You can sign-up for a premium membership at Radio Reference dot com and it will set you up with direct loads of frequencies and talkgroups. Here's a link to help you:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?stid=26

Hi.

They probably went into a digital trunking system. Your Pro-95 will only handle Edacs, Type I and II standard trunking.

Or they changed the trunking voice frequencies and the data (control channel) frequency.

Which system are you trying to listen to? Which city area ??

First, try scanning the Weather band to see if you scanner is working properly. If you don't pick up anything, your scanner likely needs some professional help. If the Weather broadcasts come in, then you just don't have the correct frequencies programmed for your local services, and it's possible that your area is using a trunked system - which your scanner is not capable of receiving. For a comprehensive database of active frequencies and systems in your area, Visit:

www.RadioReference.com

The site will tell you if trunking systems are in use, and it will also provide a wealth of other useful scanning info.

Bill B

You have to program it TRUNKING mode when you enter the control channel frequencies. It is decoding okay as the MO shows motorola control channel and +DG means digital decoded and an OPEN group. You need to press the 'trunk' button everytime a talkgroup comes up that you want it to remember for future 'closed' group (-DG) talk groups. I suggest you go to 'RadioReference DOT com" and there are many forums there for your radio, as well as one or two YAHOO GROUPS specifically for your scanner. 73's

Sorry, but it can't be done, for at least two reasons. Cellular bands are out of the tuning range of your scanner, and it cannot be modified to receive the cellular frequencies. Virtually all cellular signals are now digital, and the PRO-95 is an analog-only scanner.

Bill B

My Uniden Bearcat BC 147 XLT will not broadcast. I have unplugged and reset it and installed new codes but, still nothing. What can I do?

If this is a trunking scanner, then you can go to your local radio shack store and have them reprogram the scanner with your local frequencies. This does sometimes occur if the trunking is not set correctly.
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For a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, visit:

www.RadioReference.com

Need the manual for your scanner? You can download/print it here:

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BC60XLT-1om.pdf

BillB

a digital frequency is normally one that is trunked by a digital trunking system. You will need to know what type of trunking system you have, ie: Motorola type I or II, EDACS standard, or SCAT, or EF Johnson. Each one of these uses a different type of tagging to program its frequencies. Some will allow you to just enter the AFS(agency frequency-subfrequency) It looks like this for example: 03-062 Either radioreference.com or your local radio shack should be able to help you in obtaining what you want.

For a comprehensive database of active frequencies and systems in your area, visit:

www.RadioReference.com

NOTE: If your area has upgraded to digital or trunking radio systems, you will not be able to receive them on this older scanner.