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Offline Killer360

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Live Police Scanners
« on: December 21, 2007, 11:32:05 am »
My mom works for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and she has a police scanner on her desk at work. Every now and then I enjoy going in to listen to it, etc. I had no idea until I googled it but apparently there are lot's of websites that host streams. I wonder... is this legal?

Here's Winnipeg Police/Fire/EMS: http://64.79.218.41:9000/LiveWinnipegPoliceScanner69.m3u

And lot's more... http://www.police-scanner.info/live-police-scanners.htm


Interesting...


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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2007, 11:35:51 am »
I wouldn't figure it's too legal.

...eww, someone is vomiting blood right now!

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2007, 11:37:19 am »
It's legal to scan, I believe, but not to broadcast.  I think that's what I was taught when I was learning frequencies for HAM radio license.. *shrug*
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2007, 11:37:36 am »
I wouldn't figure it's too legal.

...eww, someone is vomiting blood right now!
I just heard that... diabetic person apparently.  :o

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2007, 11:38:50 am »
It's legal to scan, I believe, but not to broadcast.  I think that's what I was taught when I was learning frequencies for HAM radio license.. *shrug*
Makes sense



I wouldn't figure it's too legal.

...eww, someone is vomiting blood right now!
I just heard that... diabetic person apparently.  :o
This is amusing that we're listening to this.

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2007, 11:40:23 am »
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1799

Wonder if there is a way to use that info and listen locally

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2007, 11:56:39 am »
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1799

Wonder if there is a way to use that info and listen locally
Yeah, you just go out and buy a Radio Scanner from RadioShack (the one I got was about $150, but that was for a really good one.) Then you just go to the frequency that is listed, and listen in. The one I have you can set to "Scan" and any one on any frequency, or inbetween a list of frequencies I pick, will come in on the scanner, so I can just drive down the read and hear Taco Bell, or The Police. I also have prioritys set, so I can hear the Po-po over Taco Bell.

It's cool.
« Last Edit: December 21, 2007, 11:58:28 am by Super_X »

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2007, 12:04:03 pm »
$150 for that?  If you had your HAM license you could get a REAL radio for about that.  :P

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Yaesu-Vertex-VX-210-UHF-16-ch-Handheld_W0QQitemZ200183511547QQihZ010QQcategoryZ155297QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for example.
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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2007, 12:30:45 pm »
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1799

Wonder if there is a way to use that info and listen locally
Yeah, you just go out and buy a Radio Scanner from RadioShack (the one I got was about $150, but that was for a really good one.) Then you just go to the frequency that is listed, and listen in. The one I have you can set to "Scan" and any one on any frequency, or inbetween a list of frequencies I pick, will come in on the scanner, so I can just drive down the read and hear Taco Bell, or The Police. I also have prioritys set, so I can hear the Po-po over Taco Bell.

It's cool.
OUCH!  no reason to spend that much.  man

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2007, 01:11:06 pm »
oooohhh i think we have a homicide with 3 17 year old males wearing black jackets would fur around the hood oooohhh oh and 1 is missing a shoe  :o

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2007, 01:23:42 pm »
This could actually be very useful if you use it wisely. Shame on those of you who are making fun of this, you don't quite understand the possibilities this has. :p
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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2007, 01:24:59 pm »
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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2007, 01:28:08 pm »
This could actually be very useful if you use it wisely. Shame on those of you who are making fun of this, you don't quite understand the possibilities this has. :p
Oh, I know the possibilities ... I'll be sure to find one for my area before the next big party we have :D!!!!

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2007, 02:32:56 pm »
MAN DOWN!

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2007, 04:20:08 pm »
Very cool... Maybe I could do some vigilante action :D

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2007, 05:15:58 pm »
It's amazing how stuff can be happening right in your own neighborhood and you'd have no idea! I want to get one of those hand-held scanners now. :P

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2007, 05:25:58 pm »
I read this every now and again:
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_7779407



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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2007, 05:46:18 pm »
"Male throwing beer bottles"


I swear, it's not me, I would NEVER go to Canada :D!

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2007, 05:48:39 pm »
It's amazing how stuff can be happening right in your own neighborhood and you'd have no idea! I want to get one of those hand-held scanners now. :P

The one I linked wasn't a scanner.  It was a real radio (that you need a license to own legally in Canada!)
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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2007, 05:51:31 pm »
This could actually be very useful if you use it wisely. Shame on those of you who are making fun of this, you don't quite understand the possibilities this has. :p

Sadly, its illegal to use a scanner in the commission of a crime.

But otherwise its generally legal, or exceptions are made for Amateur radio operators in states where it is illegal(New York comes to mind, and Michigan as well I believe for two examples).
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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2007, 10:06:20 pm »
Very cool... Maybe I could do some vigilante action :D
Vigilantism is a program operated by many police systems throughout the US.  Try going to a station and asking about it.

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2007, 01:55:40 pm »
$150 for that?  If you had your HAM license you could get a REAL radio for about that.  :P

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Yaesu-Vertex-VX-210-UHF-16-ch-Handheld_W0QQitemZ200183511547QQihZ010QQcategoryZ155297QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for example.
I like mine, it goes into the 2-5 GHz range, and I can pick up on phone calls.

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Hey Go to http://brandonternent.zoomshare.com/5.html ;)
the username is winnipegpolice
the password is wpsscanner

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2009, 10:13:34 pm »

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2009, 10:30:52 pm »
This is fun.

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #25 on: May 07, 2009, 09:19:37 am »
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Because he had a useful and relevant response to it. There's nothing wrong with resurrecting a thread under those conditions, the issue is when somebody resurrects a thread with "lol!" or something.

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Re: Live Police Scanners
« Reply #26 on: May 07, 2009, 09:56:12 am »
Half of these "live feeds" are just like chat rooms and shit if they make public announcements, they aren't the real feed..
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« Reply #27 on: May 07, 2009, 11:17:58 am »
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Because he had a useful and relevant response to it. There's nothing wrong with resurrecting a thread under those conditions, the issue is when somebody resurrects a thread with "lol!" or something.

Oh no, I agree. I went and listened to it too :P. I just had to post something about the fact that he posted 2 years after the thread died.