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Originally Posted by JimJoe
I enjoy listening to my police scanner from time to time. Please give me your experience in using a police scanner in The Villages. Is there a lot of traffic? Are the police frequencies trunked? Do people use Family Service Radios (walkie talkies) in TV? Thanks!
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I too have been a big fan of police scanners. I was in the news business for many many years and it was part of my life.
I hooked up my scanner in The Villages, but it became too confusing. We are located in a three county area, so traffic of interest comes from three sheriff and fire/rescue dispatches. Add to that Lady Lake, Leesburg and Ocala. Throw in FHP for good measure and you have an unlistenable mish mash of radio traffic. Just when Marion County is responding to an event of interest and calling for help, Lady Lake needs to talks about the crowd at Spanish Springs.
For a diehard scanner fan, it's very difficult to determine which agency to hone in on. FHP for I-75, and the Turnpike is very active, but so are all the others. Which to choose, that's the dilemma.