#262351 - 08/06/13 11:28 PM
Apps - radio scanner?
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
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Looking for a radio scanner app for Andriod; but one that doesn't give up too much of my privacy. ( the permissions are ridiculous) And that you use or like?
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#262359 - 08/07/13 11:45 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 05/29/12
Posts: 164
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I use scanner radio. it works well for me.
I have no idea of the permissions.
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#262362 - 08/07/13 12:59 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Old Hand
Registered: 08/10/06
Posts: 882
Loc: Colorado
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Municipalities seem to be moving to encryption of their comms because of these streaming apps. Scanning as a hobby, and as a useful source of information to the rabble, is on borrowed time.
My town went encrypted a few months ago.I can still monitor my county and my state agencies but I can't learn what's happening on my street anymore.
RadioReference, the premier hobby site, owned by the guy who enabled so much of the streaming app has now prohibited any discussion of the topic in the forums because so many of us are saying "we told you so."
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#262364 - 08/07/13 02:59 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 04/19/12
Posts: 170
Loc: Iowa
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I have Scanner Radio as well.. I don't think the permissions are too intrusive. It works very well, but I don't honestly use it very much these days.
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#262384 - 08/08/13 01:45 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Bingley]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/08/03
Posts: 1019
Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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In at least one state that I know of, it's illegal to have a scanner app on your phone if you are out and about. Keeping this as non-political as possible, would that be on the west coast?
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#262385 - 08/08/13 02:02 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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#262387 - 08/08/13 04:24 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Bingley]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/08/03
Posts: 1019
Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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It sounds like what I call a "cherry on top" charge where since you committed crime X, we're also going to charge you with Y. IIRC TN law has one like that where body armor isn't illegal but wearing it while committing another crime is.
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#262394 - 08/08/13 01:41 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Bingley]
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Registered: 04/19/12
Posts: 170
Loc: Iowa
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In at least one state that I know of, it's illegal to have a scanner app on your phone if you are out and about. But it's OK for you to have the app if you're at home. I know, it doesn't make a whole lot of technological sense, but the idea behind the law is to make it illegal for criminals to listen to police communication while out committing a crime. So beware if you decide to install the app.
In practical terms, this is probably an extra charge they can slap on you if they get a probable cause to search your phone, but I am not a lawyer, as the famous internet adage says.
Now that I think about it, I confess my memory is a little shaky. For all you know, this may be outdated or incorrect information. Wow, never heard of that before. Good to know....
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#262399 - 08/08/13 03:08 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 07/11/10
Posts: 1680
Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
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the original scanner... before there were apps... Collins R390a, and you can grill hot dogs on it
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ7jBi_vykwGwXQf4cLcAiAxgD_RYZF3da88t7w4ADluepMmK1A9Q
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#262454 - 08/11/13 11:40 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: UTAlumnus]
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Registered: 02/27/08
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Keeping this as non-political as possible, would that be on the west coast? I think we all know what state you're talking about. Going off on a complete tangent, here's something funny along the same line. "They were just like a square peg going into a round hole. They didn't fit. He might have been an outdoorsman in California, but he was not an outdoorsman in Idaho," Anyway, I'm glad the authorities found the girl, picking up tips from these "genuine Idaho outdoorsmen."
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#262459 - 08/12/13 03:39 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Bingley]
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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I thought it was odd that he was engaged in buying outdoor equipment apparently as preparation for his criminal acts. True outdoorsmen have the gear at hand, ready to go. "Experienced hiker, or outdoorsman" is a very elastic and unreliable term.
Conditions do change with geography. I'll bet I would be a bit off if I were to go into Idaho wilderness.
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#262480 - 08/12/13 11:46 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Bingley]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/08/03
Posts: 1019
Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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I think we all know what state you're talking about. Going off on a complete tangent, here's something funny along the same line. I figured that would be the case. I was surprised it was Indiana but every state has odd laws like that. They really get odder the farther back that you go.
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#270595 - 06/23/14 11:40 PM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Stranger
Registered: 06/16/14
Posts: 1
Loc: MN
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I'm not sure how accurate that article you linked to is - scanning laws are state by state but in Indiana you can't use a scanner while you drive. Below is a link to an article about it. In the article there is a link to the actual Indiana law. http://www.zipscanners.com/scanner-resources/are-police-scanners-legal
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#270597 - 06/24/14 12:51 AM
Re: Apps - radio scanner?
[Re: Lukas123]
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I believe you have a vested interest in zipscanners.com. Care to clarify as I have seen you previously post on forums.radioreference.com. Reported to MOD's
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