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Title: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 19:52:58 PM

I came across this thinking "No way they'll have my state, county or city in it." I was wrong. I'm listening in on actual police conversations between the cars and the station.

http://www.scanamerica.us/index.php

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: BlueBlaster on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 20:12:50 PM

This is entertaining. I might record some samples for the hell of it.

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Jared on Thursday, February 11, 2010, 13:19:54 PM

when i seen the title i was like no way. Tried and was hooked! Its pretty cool.

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Big.Bang on Sunday, February 14, 2010, 02:08:43 AM

lmao is this even legal ?

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Spanky on Sunday, February 14, 2010, 02:45:42 AM

I'm pretty sure the police station volunteers for this kinda thing, I don't know whey they would volunteer it but... It's pretty cool. Now I know if they're coming for me :D

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Thor on Sunday, February 14, 2010, 04:29:16 AM

lol wow i love this, im gonna listen to it all day :D

Title: Re: Police Scanner... ONLINE
Post by: Crunk on Monday, February 15, 2010, 17:30:57 PM

AFAIK, in the US airwaves are considered public or something.  For instance, for awhile (I doubt it works currently, either due to legal reasons or technical/encryption) you could legally buy a dish and a certain kinda receiver and receive free cable in the 90s-2000s.

For decades you could always buy a legal police scanner which would pickup police radio & airport radio and stuff like that.  I'm guessing some guy just has one of those with its output going to the computer, which is being streamed over shoutcast or whatever.