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fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: sillybazilli ()
Date: February 13, 2008 09:35PM

is the police scanner server down from the teamspeak link? listen to it all last night but it wont work tonight anyone else having trouble with this ?

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: Sid ()
Date: February 13, 2008 09:50PM

Why don't you buy a scanner of your own?

http://www.uniden.com/products/productdetail.cfm?product=BCD396T&filter=Digital

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: sillybazilli ()
Date: February 13, 2008 10:03PM

i run it on the computer becaus i listen as im doing work in the office. i am very appreciative to the people keeping it up and running for us. it really is helpful and informative

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: February 13, 2008 10:17PM

Sid Wrote:
>> Why don't you buy a scanner of your own?

terrysb is an A+ poster on here

I hope he gets the server back up and running.

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: Sid ()
Date: February 13, 2008 10:41PM

I'm not dissing the online scanner or the person that runs it. I'm just sayn. I have my own and its nice to pick what I want to hear.

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: NoSleep ()
Date: February 13, 2008 11:14PM

sillybazilli Wrote:
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> is the police scanner server down from the
> teamspeak link? listen to it all last night but it
> wont work tonight anyone else having trouble with
> this ?

OOH...MY GOD. I will have to buy a scanner if it's dead

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: NoSleep ()
Date: February 13, 2008 11:16PM

Check out DC's scanner for a quick fix

66.55.146.51:8053

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: terrysb ()
Date: February 14, 2008 01:30AM

A power failure took the system down earlier this evening. It is back up again.

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: trogdor! ()
Date: February 14, 2008 07:37AM

Hi terrysb...

Do you have any recommendations for a small (maybe hand held) scanner that can pick up FFXCO's trunking frequencies? If possible do you have have a good/better/best recommendation? I used to have a handheld scanner from Radio Shack many years ago (still have it actually) but the whole trunking thing came along and I lost track. Thanks.

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: lkasjd ()
Date: February 14, 2008 07:46AM

FUCKING LOSERS, GET A LIFE

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: Sid ()
Date: February 14, 2008 10:11AM

trogdor! Wrote:
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> Hi terrysb...
>
> Do you have any recommendations for a small (maybe
> hand held) scanner that can pick up FFXCO's
> trunking frequencies? If possible do you have
> have a good/better/best recommendation? I used to
> have a handheld scanner from Radio Shack many
> years ago (still have it actually) but the whole
> trunking thing came along and I lost track.
> Thanks.


Everything it digital now. See the above uniden link for the only option if you as me. The radioshack one is a big brick!

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: terrysb ()
Date: February 14, 2008 12:09PM

I don't have a good/better/best recommendation. However, if you are planning to monitor FFX county then you will need a top-end scanner along with some other items.
I personally prefer the Uniden scanners. The BCD996T that I have been using has been running flawlessly 24/7 for a year and a half. In addition to the scanner you will need a good antenna for reasonable coverage. Something like a Diamond Discone works really well. You will also need to get some software to program the scanner. The program that comes with the scanner is too basic to easily set up a complicated trunking system like Fairfax. I use ARC996 from Butel. Also, you will need a subscription to radiofrequency.com so that you can download the trunking frequencies .

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: Jeff ()
Date: February 15, 2008 01:37AM

What's the link for the TS server? That'd be cool to listen to... could someone post a link?

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: February 15, 2008 06:26AM

Jeff Wrote:
> What's the link for the TS server? That'd be cool to listen to... could someone post a link?

Instructions are here:

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/wiki/Scanner


(thanks KeepOnTruckin)

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Re: fairfax police scanner down
Posted by: terrysb ()
Date: February 15, 2008 02:48PM

The scanner will be taken offline briefly this evening to install the UPS and also make repairs on the machine that services the Dulles feed.

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