Grundig Satellite 750 AM/FM Unfortunately, I waited too long to return this radio. Does anyone out ther have a clue as how to use the SW to pick up police calls, etc.? The instructions are totally worthless. Grundig Satellite 750 AM/FM Unfortunately, I waited too long to return this radio. Does anyone out ther have a clue as how to use the SW to pick up police calls, etc.? The instructions are... » Read More Grundig Satellite 750 AM/FM Unfortunately, I waited too long to return this radio. Does anyone out ther have a clue as how to use the SW to pick up police calls, etc.? The instructions are totally worthless. « Show Less
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For anyone reading this I actually listen to a scanner on the internet though it's probably not as good as having your own scanner. Yes it's also true that most of the time you don't get to hear a radio call in full. They jump around just in case the bad guys are listening in. Here is the website all you have to do is search for your area. I'm already a member so I am not really sure if you can listen without being one but you'll find out. http://www.broadcastify.com/
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Ed, Radio Reference has a good forum there, you should no doubt look up yokur state and local police frequencies. You can find atf also. I have a digital and an analog scanner-state police are digital out here. I need to update the digital acanner-a nice uniden bcd396t handheld-the broadcasts do get interesting. That scanner ran me right at $425 app, it works well.The analog is a radio shack handheld, for when the locals were still analog. Again, the broadcasts where I live could get very interesting, the funniest were cows geting loose from pastures and cops reporting about being next to the "alleged cow". Ed, Radio Reference has a good forum there, you should no doubt look up yokur state and local police frequencies. You can find atf also. I have a digital and an analog scanner-state police are digital out here. I need to update the digital acanner-a nice uniden bcd396t handheld-the broadcasts do get interesting. That scanner ran me right at $425 app, it works well.The analog is a radio shack handheld, for when the locals were still analog. Again, the broadcasts where I live could get very interesting, the funniest were cows geting loose from pastures and cops... » Read More Ed, Radio Reference has a good forum there, you should no doubt look up yokur state and local police frequencies. You can find atf also. I have a digital and an analog scanner-state police are digital out here. I need to update the digital acanner-a nice uniden bcd396t handheld-the broadcasts do get interesting. That scanner ran me right at $425 app, it works well.The analog is a radio shack handheld, for when the locals were still analog. Again, the broadcasts where I live could get very interesting, the funniest were cows geting loose from pastures and cops reporting about being next to the "alleged cow". « Show Less
1709835
Not in your wildest dreams, and the instructions stink. Want to buy mine? I would be happey to sell it to you . Used once.
1709836
most police, etc, are on UHF or vhf not covered by these kinds of receivers. you need to research the broadcasts youare interested in (there are books and web sites for that) and then buy a radio made for those bands, more thanlikely a scanner. good luck. there are lots of interesting things on the bands this radio covers.
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Listen to it sometime! Shortwave is still interesting. Also, for a top of the line digital police scanner, be prepared to spend. Give your shortwave a chance. Also, if you have an Ipad, Iphone or Android decice, there are several police scanner apps that work quite nicely, and most are free or less then $2.00. Try them out. Doug-KF4UKB
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Hi fellas! Quick question, is this a radio that a newbie would be able to learn to use, perhaps with a modest amount of instruction?If it is, Ed, would you like to sell yours? Thanks!
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Police calls are not in the SW band, not even close. Virtually all Police/Fire/Emergency radio is UHF trunked, and very difficult to scan in the sense of following a conversation, as the frequencies/channels can change every transmission. In addition, as was pointed out, many police departments are going to encrypted systems, which means you won't hear anything. If you have an Android phone, there are apps that let you listen to scanner outputs close to you, and you can listen on the web as well (like radioreference dot com).
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If you want to scan police radio in real time on line anywhere in the US, Broadcastify.com does so free.
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Many police signals/broadcasts are now digital, so the analog scanners will do no good for that type signal. Some local PDs still might run some broadcasting on analog, bit most state police, atf, etc are digital. Google "radio reference", get to their different forums for the state you live in.I'm thinking about getting the 750 myself. Did you wind up keeping it? It seems to be good for Ham radio listening.
803038
I have exactly the same problem with my radio, which basically renders it USELESS in my area. They should warn customers before hand that this is the situation. Send it back for a refund if you can.
1885163
As others have said, they are difficult to tune in. I tried it just once or so & it was impossible(daytime, middle of the city). I bought it for the standard am/fm stereo & that works great, but for buyers shopping for the shortwave(international) radios, I'd really recommend digital tuning type with digital display. Analog dial with the needle indicator & tiny numbers seem to add even more to the challenge.
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I couldn't get this to stream calls at all - would stream any music from my phone to anything I plugged into - car stereo, home audio receiver, etc. - but when I would get a call it would not send call audio thru any device??? I bought it more to stream my calls thru my car audio than to stream my music... I wonder if mine is defective or if this is just a limitation on this model? Nothing in the tiny manual that comes with it about streaming call audio at all... ?? Anyone have any info?
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Send it back, and get a different replacement radio. I'm using a different radio since then, . Will not own another one at this point. My first one lasted 7-8 years of daily use. The 2nd was a piece of junk in comparison, lasting not even a year w/ ocaisional usage. I see the quality has gotten worse.
549347
Be sure you got the V955, set in BandsDFT it pick up everything. Even cops outside of car taking a piss.
1098779
A word to the wise....stay away from this radio. Doesn't matter what type of battery you use, it still sucks. The strongest power source available would be its internal power supply cord and there's no difference in reception between the batteries and the cord. It's a horrible radio and I hope you steer clear. Mick
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Because many police agencies have changed frequencies over the years to avoid having the public and especially the news media from monitoring calls one would need a programable scanner and the ability to manually punch in the correct frequencies. I've tried numerous times to find my local cops on this, even with the proper frequencies from a list I have, but no luck. Now this doesn't mean the scanner isn't bad. I listen mostly to fire and EMT. Having said that I have picked up some police calls from surrounding counties.
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If it don't last about 4 hrs then send it back to Pioneer . They should be able to exchange it. I have a one and it is only good for about 3 to 4 hrs. if this is not the case send it back. These are pricey radios they should work properly
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yes, excellent, except I don't use the SW frequency. I only use the radio for AM, talk radio, news, and sports. I live in a fringe area where reception is poor. This radio gets better reception than the Grundig, Sony, and Panasonic I have used before.
552126
Hi Caroline,This product was horrible. I have since discarded it. Maybe I just got a bad one but it wasn't worth the effort to try another one. I tryed it with a couple of radios with the same result. It would play for a minute or two then make a loud noise and cut out and did this over and over.Don
2085481
I've downloaded the manual, read the specifications, and nowhere do I see an indication that AM radio is offered. There is no AM/FM toggle mentioned, or a Band control. If someone has used this unit and had AM reception, please post here and mention which control on the radio allows access to AM.
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At this point I cannot reccomend this radio. As for the battery size, Neither AA or AAA battery is used in this unit. It takes a kind of battery that's like a rechargeable C battery. I have not found a replacement for it and that makes it pretty much useless as an emergency weather warning device. My openion? Don't waste your money.
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It has a provision for a external radio/CB. I don't know anything about Your CB but I would say any standard output would work. The interface has a switch that you turn the knob to that allows CB/radio traffic to be played over the PA system. This would be used by a police officer in the event that he would need to hear his radio outside of his cruiser and he did not have a portable radio device with him. I would think you would be able to even hook up your car radio/cd player if you would chose. If you need help with your CB I would go on Amazon and ask people who own that specific modelbut in my experience most CB's have that capability. It has a provision for a external radio/CB. I don't know anything about Your CB but I would say any standard output would work. The interface has a switch that you turn the knob to that allows CB/radio traffic to be played over the PA system. This would be used by a police officer in the event that he would need to hear his radio outside of his cruiser and he did not have a portable radio device with him. I would think you would be able to even hook up your car radio/cd player if you would chose. If you need help with your CB I would go on Amazon and ask people who own that specific... » Read More It has a provision for a external radio/CB. I don't know anything about Your CB but I would say any standard output would work. The interface has a switch that you turn the knob to that allows CB/radio traffic to be played over the PA system. This would be used by a police officer in the event that he would need to hear his radio outside of his cruiser and he did not have a portable radio device with him. I would think you would be able to even hook up your car radio/cd player if you would chose. If you need help with your CB I would go on Amazon and ask people who own that specific modelbut in my experience most CB's have that capability. « Show Less
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Beth do not buy. I returned mine. It is cheaap and did not pick up any over the air stations. Bill F. apt 3-C. I bought a different brand and picked up 21 stations in Brooklyn
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I have one that I cannot use. It is terrible the 2 page instruction book is not much help. In short, after hours of trying to get it to work it has been passed to a friends kids who might just use the radio. The AM channels are found on a MT band, meaning Mountain which makes no sense. I was not able to get any radio recordings done. So sorry, but I do not have much good to say other than it was a total waste of money. Should have taken time to return it but got busy.
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Try to return the radio. Mine is dysfunctional as the SD port and the CD player have not worked since day 1. It's poorly built and not worth the headaches. Save some money up and purchase a higher quality radio. BOSS=Poor quality