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VHF, UHF, and Scanning Even before I got my ham radio license, I was crazy about radios. Getting my ham license has just made my addiction worse. While I've played around on the local repeaters, and done some APRS-related stuff, most of the casual VHF/UHF activity in my area is centered around either drive-time or ARES work. While everyone I've met on the air has been extremely friendly, there's just doesn't seem to be a lot going on. I still feed my radio need, on a regular basis, with one of my long-time favorite pass-times: Scanning. Scanning One of my favorite activities is listening to local public safety agencies, such as police and fire.

I've been a scanner enthusiast for more than 20 years. You sure do learn a lot about what's happening in your area when you listen to the public safety bands.

And, I must say, I never much appreciated the police until after I started listen to the local police department channels, and learned what it is they have to deal with every day. Motorola Changed My (Scanning) Life I live in Southern New Hampshire, where (with the exception of the trunked system in Nashua) just about all the police and fire communications are conventional VHF and a lot of it is P25. Despite owning (almost) every scanner variety known to humankind, I was never pleased with either the reception or the quality of P25 decoding.

Then I stumbled across a 'For Sale' ad (on radio reference) by Scott, webmaster of Scan New England (the best web site for definitive info and pointers about scanning in the New England Area). Scott was selling a very simple (and thus, relatively inexpensive) Motorola Astro Saber VHF radio with P25 decoding capability. I figured I'd give it a try. And it did such a great job, it revolutionized my scanning experience. I've been a dedicated Motorola radio fan ever since, and now I own several radios including (as of this minute) a pair of XTS-5000s, an XTS-2500, and two Astro Sabers.

Oh, and an XTL-5000. Not only do they do a great job for public safety monitoring, they work great on the 2M (144MHz) and 70CM (440MHz) ham bands. Getting Started With Motorola Radios If you're interested in getting started using Motorola radios for ham radio and/or public safety monitoring, here are 10 Tips to Help You Get Started: • The radios are really awesome for monitoring conventional (that is, not trunked) police and fire channels. The sensitivity and especially the selectivity are far better than any scanner I've used.

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The P25 decoding is particularly good. Where I live (Southern NH) there are numerous 'mixed' P25/analog channels, some of which also combined transmissions MDT data on the same channel. I've never heard a scanner that can properly handing combined MDT/P25/Analog channels.

All my Motorola radios handle such channels perfectly. Let me hasten to add here that these radios are no good at all for casual users who want to monitor trunked radio systems (such as the municipal system in Nashua, NH). Even if you buy a trunking-capable radio, programming it to monitor a trunked system requires a 'system key' that's unique to the trunking system. This key is the closely-guarded property of the trunking system administrator, and you won't be able to get a copy unless you're an authorized user on the system. But, don't worry. It's no big loss: The radios basically suck as truking system monitors even if you could get the system key, because you're typically limited to monitoring no more than 10 talkgroups. So, if your goal is to monitor a trunked radio system, avoid disappointment and stick to a Uniden or GRE scanner.

That's what I do. I use a 396t to listen to Nashua. And it works just fine most of the time.

• Study before you buy. You buy a Motorola radio as a hobby item, so spend some time reading up on the various features and capabilities.

If you're at all like me, you'll be very surprised at how much there is to learn. Read up on what you'll need (both in terms of the radio and the software/accessories to program it), how to get it, and what it'll cost. You already have a good start by reading this web page! These radios are a lot different than a scanner, or even you're typical ham-radio HT. They come in many different models, and the capabilities of each radio is determined by something called the radio's 'Flashcode.' The Flashcode is a firmware program that's put in the radio by Motorola that dictates what features the radio has, and which can't be changed (legitimately) outside of Motorola.