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ORDER BY PHONE: 01433 651013 9:00am - 5:30pm 7 days Hope Road, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 0AH, UK. Main Menu > MISCELLANEOUS > Two Way Radios > PMR446 Two Way Radios > ABOUT PMR446 TWO WAY RADIO > Scanning Scanning and the different types of scan Some PMR446 radios have the ability to "scan" in one form or another. Scanning can be useful in a number of situations. If you're managing different groups of people who are operating independently of each other on different channels it allows you to keep an ear out and communicate with any of them. Alternatively you could be somewhere when something goes wrong, you need help and your phone is out of coverage. If you can hear another group the likelihood is they will probably be able to hear you. A scenario that has happened on more than one occasion! You'd be lucky if someone else was about, but any chance is better than none. Scanning is also good if you're just downright nosy! Different radios scan in different ways and if scanning is something you require it's wise to check what type of scan a particular radio has because it might not do what you want. > Basic Scan: Usually this will scan through the 8 PMR446 frequencies (channels) and will pick up any transmissions from radios set with corresponding CTCSS* / DCS* Group Codes*. This type of scan is good if you've split a large group into smaller sub-groups on different channels. > Open Scan: If a radio has an "open scan" it will monitor all channels but ignore any CTCSS / DCS coding so if someone's transmitting you'll hear them even if they're on a completely different CTCSS/DCS code. This lets you know who else is operating in your area but not a lot of good if you want to contact them for any reason as their radios will only receive your transmission if yours has a matching code and you have now way of knowing what it is. > Open Scan with CTCSS/DCS Decode: Radios equipped with CTCSS/DCS Decode will not only display the code of the incoming signal but will temporarily set the internal code of the radio to match allowing instant communication.

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