A:AnswerCalled today the store in Erie. After being on hold a ridiculous amount of time with three people, a person came on the line and identified himself as The Geek Squad. No name when I asked - just Geek Squad. Anyway - his answer was that Best Buy doesn't program scanners!
A:AnswerI asked the person I bought the radio for. He says yes it will pick up state police. According to the specs in the owner’s manual the frequency range depends on the band. i.e., VHF low range is 25-54 MHz. VHF high range is 137-174 MHz. UHF low/T band is 300-512 MHz. UHF high is 764-1300. There are preprogrammed service searches for public safety, aircraft & ham.
A:Answerwe asked a friend who is with fire dept.. we did not do ourselves ..and not have all what we want programmed. We have fire and rescue to date .
A:AnswerTypically you have to program it for your area. It’ll work anywhere for weather. You can plug it right in your laptop if you follow the instructions it’s not that hard to program
