WikiWirral Online with you since 2003, fantastic.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,530
Posts1,034,303
Members14,993
Most Online121,890
Sep 24th, 2025
Who's Online Now
5 members (2 invisible), 25,989 guests, and 677 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,269
granny 17,811
_Ste_ 16,347
Newest Members
CarlMerseybiz, TankW, Wenchyb, Ciara, Sazzz
14,993 Registered Users
New General Forums
New Wirral History
Top Posters(30 Days)
Topic Replies
Old pubs
by Margymoo4 - 6th May 2026 3:49pm
Wanted Strawberry Plant's ? or Runner's
by BultacoAstro - 2nd May 2026 8:51am
Eastham people
by PaulKennedy - 26th Apr 2026 4:54pm
Witches Circle Bidston Hill
by Beaty59 - 22nd Apr 2026 4:14pm
May
M T W T F S S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
Top Likes Received
bert1 29
Mark 4
casper 4
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#408655 17th May 2010 8:52pm
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 146
OhYeah Offline OP
Enthusiast
OP Offline
Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 146
Many years ago a mate of mine had a scanner which enabled you to listen to all sorts of things including police and fire services etc. I know it all went digital some time back, my question is, is there a digital scanner which enables you to do the same thing??

Cheers

Google Ads
OhYeah #408657 17th May 2010 8:55pm
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Likes: 1
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Likes: 1
I don't think there is because its probably encrypted nowadays - with it being digital, the encryption can be much much harder to break than old and basic analog encryption technologies.

MattLFC #408677 17th May 2010 9:09pm
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,566
Likes: 38
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,566
Likes: 38
What I am surprised at is that nobody seems to have brought out a tetra/airwave detector - all the police have them and they transmit a digital signal nearly permanently. Should be able to detect a police presence up to quarter of a mile away with some very cheap kit.


There's a real danger that the left will drag Britain back to the 1970s, with secure well-paid jobs, ample housing, properly-funded NHS and social care, free tuition, student grants, final salary pensions, affordable rail fares and fabulous films and music. David Osland 2025

We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn

https://ddue.uk
diggingdeeper #408855 18th May 2010 4:52pm
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 742
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 742
Tetra is uncrackable even if you had a way of getting the keys to unlock the code the base station would know and shut the signal down.
You can buy tetra recievers but without the keys they are useless but saying that with a normal scanner you can still listen to interesting conversations like shop/pub watch:-)


Moderated by  Mark 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Old pubs
by Margymoo4 - 6th May 2026 3:49pm
Eastham people
by PaulKennedy - 26th Apr 2026 4:54pm
Witches Circle Bidston Hill
by Beaty59 - 14th May 2025 7:43pm
For Sale & Free
Wanted Strawberry Plant's ? or Runner's
by BultacoAstro - 2nd May 2026 8:51am
Member Spotlight
diggingdeeper
diggingdeeper
Wirral, Cheshire
Posts: 14,566
Joined: July 2008
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Old pubs
by Margymoo4 - 6th May 2026 3:49pm
Eastham people
by PaulKennedy - 26th Apr 2026 4:54pm
News : New Topics
New Enthusiast Forums
Witches Circle Bidston Hill
by Beaty59 - 14th May 2025 7:43pm
Popular Topics(Views)
10,824,396 CW Chat room thread
5,961,203 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,680,038 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5