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AirDan
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Hi everyone. Scanner query

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Hi all, my first post here. I haven't touched a scanner in about 15 years and recently a disabled chap that I support has shown a interest in getting into it. He has what I believe to be Uniden Bearcat UBC 68XLT 80 channel 8 band radio. Serial number if it helps is 44016238. Could anyone advise on how to use it? We are in the Nottingham area. What is he likely to be able to pick up using this? Thanks in advance for replies. Looking forward to becoming a more active member. Might even buy myself a scanner now.
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Hi, welcome to the forum. To be brutally honest you won't pick up a great deal with that radio, it covers 4m, 2m and 70cm FM ham bands, FM marine band, maybe some local analogue PMR community repeaters and taxis around 163-170 Mhz, plenty of Mosques on about 454mhz, then it's anything else you come across while using the 'search' facility, you will get more signals if you use an outdoor antenna, good luck.
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Minus1
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Not my area, so most of these are unconfirmed, but try these:

152.3625 NFM Nottingham University
152.4 NFM Nottingham University
159.525 NFM Nottingham University
160.575 NFM Nottingham University
163.1375 NFM Nottingham University
164.0125 NFM Nottingham University
164.0375 NFM Nottingham University
164.075 NFM Nottingham University
164.1375 NFM Nottingham University
165.0 NFM Nottingham University

East Midlands Airport;
455.48750 Ground
455.52500
455.56250
455.60000
455.62500
455.65000
455.71250
455.75000
455.78750
455.82500
455.85000
455.87500
460.78750
461.15000
461.21250

And figure out how to use the WTR: http://spectruminfo.ofcom.org.uk/spectrumInfo/licences
KEY : = channel/stud | ~ = CTCSS/DCS | ^ = transmitter site | ¯ = overhead | * = trunked
AirDan
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Re: Hi everyone. Scanner query

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Thank you for the replies. I've tried those frequencies a few times each when I've been at work and we haven't been able to hear anything at all. Have we just got bad timing, am I do something wrong in operating the scanner or do we need a better scanner?
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Hi and weclome! Not into scanners so i'm afraid i can't answer any of you Queeries. Turn on Tune in and rock out!
I'll pay whatever i think it's worth...:-)
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Hi have any one got frequencies for clonmel co Tipperary for ubc72xtl handheld scanner for taxi,ambulance,fire brigade, coastguard Ireland
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