What radios do police use in cars?

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• XTR300 Digital / Analog Two-Way Radio UHF [XTR300U]
• XTR550 Waterproof Digital / Analog Two-Way Radio UHF [XTR550U]
• Hytera PD712i-Ex-V1 Digital DMR Intrinsically Safe Portable 134-176mHz VHF 5-Watt Radio.

Do police use FM radio?

Police Scanner Frequency Basics Police scanners allow you to pick up radio frequencies & listen to communication on those frequencies much like an FM radio allows you to listen to different channels by changing the dial from 93.7FM to 102.5FM.

What radio frequency do cops use?

Public Safety Spectrum

Frequency	MHz Available for Public Safety
25-50 MHz (VHF Low Band)	6.3 MHz
150-174 MHz (VHF High Band)	3.6 MHz [non-contiguous]
220-222 (220 MHz band)	0.1 MHz
450-470 (UHF Band)	3.7 MHz [non-contiguous]

What type of technology does the police radio use?

All modern public safety and cell phone radios are at least partly software defined, meaning they use software-controlled digital electronic circuits to do most of their interr nal signal processing. Moreover, they do it with better performance and at a lower cost than their analog predecessors did.

Does Motorola still make police radios?

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Are police radios UHF or VHF?

Police radios operate in a 700/800 MHz UHF band.

Do the police still use UHF?

The Baofeng and similar radios will program any public safety frequency in the VHF (150-174 MHz) and UHF (450-475MHz) bands. But, the vast majority of US police agencies still operate on radio channels compatible with the little $30 technological wonders.

Do police use UHF or VHF?

Do police scanner apps work?

Scanner 911 is a fairly decent police scanner app. It offers up stations for police, fire, and EMS scanners around the United States. Stations are sorted by distance. The app is completely free to download.