no thx

did you finish the welcome video @Phatique?

@Deleted User you're getting the uv-5r?

FUCK I FORGOT

been on a this is england marathon today

I might slib, trying to get the scanner working

so not the top of the line one?

is the scanner busted?

I think I'm doing something wrong

I have it scanning, it stops on channels but all I hear is static

volume dial is way below 11

move it outside?

could it be related to signal?

all the signals I see online have a TX and RX frequency

there's nothing I can see in here to make this do that

but maybe I'm missing something

I programmed in to scan between 445mhz and 460mhz

this is england 88 ep 1 was fucking shit

does it get better?

it stops on distortion

but I can't make much out

look up a pdf of the manual

I am, hold on

http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/doc45/45532.htm

this is what I'm following

LIMIT SEARCH

The limit search procedure allows you to search within a range of
frequencies. You can store up to ten limit search ranges in the search
banks.

1. Press [PROGRAM], and the search bank number in which you wish to store
the limit search range. Press [0] for bank number 10.

2. Press [LIMIT]. "L" and the search bank number appears in the display.

3. Enter the lower limit of the frequency range. Then, press [ENTER].

4. Press [LIMIT]. "L" changes to "H" in the display.

5. Enter the upper limit of the frequency range. Then, press [ENTER].

6. Repeat steps 1-5 to store the limit search range into the search
banks. You can store up to 10 limit-search ranges.

7. To recall a limit-search range, press the appropriate bank number.

8. Press [UP-ARROW] to search from upward starting from the lower
limit. Or, press [DOWN-ARROW] to search from the upper limit to the
lower limit.

9. When the scanner stops on a transmission, press [MONITOR] to store the
frequency in the current monitor memory. The memory number flashing on
the display indicates the current monitor memory.

10. Press [UP-ARROW] or [DOWN-ARROW] to continue the search.

I did this

so the low and high frequency

press every single fuckin button

^

@zero do you know anything about these?

im just wondering if tin foil will be a good enough antenna for an fm reciever

are you getting errors or is it just not reposning? and no, not a clue, but i am a professional troubleshooter for hire

and if i can mod it to get to HAM freqs

no errors, it lands on a signal but all I hear is static

different kinds of static

so there's something there

try a different signal range perhapse?

I just hear distortion

I've tried 125-130mhz

maybe its encrypted or some shit

and 445-460

and you need a special thing to decrypt the static

how do they do radio freq encryption

I was thinking maybe these channels are empty

because it's past midnight

a lot of these are businesses

but I've been scanning since 11pm

surely something would come through

especially a lot of them are taxis

idk maaaaannn

I asked /out/ and /k/, no one replied really lel

http://boards.4chan.org/k/thread/30574422/mystery-radio

>Channel Pro-2005

It's just a scanner, not a transceiver

http://forums.radioreference.com/radio-shack-scanners/166392-radio-shack-pro-97-scanner-problem.html

is this a chink scanner?

that you're using..

No, radio shack originally

rebadged for the Uk

I always thought Realistic was an American brand tbh

Yeah, it probably is, it just pops up as a radio shack scanner more often than most

Ah, I see

@zero what do you usually troubleshoot? PCs?

no, it was more of a joke, i just jimmy-rig shit usually,

got a manual radio

trying to modify to a shortwave

i've got zero experience with radios other than propper radio communication ettiquette

i'm still looking around to see if there's any similar problems with other radios not picking up anything

I should have had the guy show me how to use it

I just got out of there as fast as I could

reading the manual now, brb

Good luck

the actual troubleshooting for these things online feels very limited

because ham radio guys are all troubleshooting for each other on radio

right, I can do this

operation SNOOP ON TAXIS engage

comfy i think imma just buy the baofeng

wasn't trying to convince you otherwise m8

never said you were

just letting you know

might still look to get a license

do they let 14 year olds do it?

you saw the video of the kids doing it

im sure

yeah I might go along with this radio and see if those old fucks can help me

a butterfly knife?

shoeonhead with a new video and shes wearing a sexy dress

>nice

erusia wtf are you on about

HAM Radio

just ignore me, i read baofeng as balisong

lol

ive got a butterfly comb

did someone move me into the radio show lobby?

i would love a good actual butterfly knife

i dont have a pocket knife on me right now

returned the Ganzo

ordered a Rat II

>butterfly knives are banned in australia because petrol niggers would kill themselves all the time to due room temperature IQ