Can a marine scanner be made to listen to one specific frequency only?
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Can a marine scanner be made to listen to one specific frequency only?
I got a cheap airband radio recently and have enjoyed listening to the traffic at my local airport. It doesn't cover the marine frequencies though and I was looking at getting one of those, as I live quite near a port and should be able to pick stuff up. I was looking at the Uniden EZI-33 XLT scanner but I have never used an actual scanner before. My airband doesn't scan, you have to key in a frequency. Can I configure a scanner to work the same way, because I'd prefer to have it listen in on the specific frequency used by the port rather than have it automatically scan the entire marine band?
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Re: Can a marine scanner be made to listen to one specific frequency only?
Yes you can lock the scanner onto one channel or even a small group or large group.
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Re: Can a marine scanner be made to listen to one specific frequency only?
Buy a marine radio like the icom m25.
Incredible bit of kit .
Incredible bit of kit .
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Re: Can a marine scanner be made to listen to one specific frequency only?
To be honest, the M25 is a nice piece of kit, I sell them, but it’s overkill for most casual users. You can get a radio with good performance with easy button access to the channels for around £80 or a tad more, or a simple radio with knob with all marine channels fitted (boat yards, marinas, work areas) for your local area for £65 upwards? Waterproofing, groups and messages are really not much use for listeners