Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
After seeing a video by SpatsBear2, of his Informant scanner and how well it works, I purchased a similar (but newer) Regency Informant scanner. Judging by the copyright dates on the pamphlets included with the instruction manual, this model of scanner was manufactured in 1989 or 1990. Listening to police, fire or medical radio chatter is becoming increasingly difficult as many municipalities are switching to digital "trunked" systems — sometimes even encrypting their communications. Fortunately, all of the communications here are still "in the clear" and are completely analog, which is why I'm still able to use a simple scanner like this to pick up their communications. The only problem I ran into was that of bad solder joints; the seller didn't use proper packing materials, and as a result, this scanner must have gotten jostled around in transit, subsequently breaking some of the solder joints and cracking the protective cover of the LCD screen.
After seeing a video by SpatsBear2, of his Informant scanner and how well it works, I purchased a similar (but newer) Regency Informant scanner. Judging by the copyright dates on the pamphlets included with the instruction manual, this model of scanner was manufactured in 1989 or 1990. Listening to police, fire or medical radio chatter is becoming increasingly difficult as many municipalities are switching to digital "trunked" systems — sometimes even encrypting their communications. Fortunately, all of the communications here are still "in the clear" and are completely analog, which is why I'm still able to use a simple scanner like this to pick up their communications. The only problem I ran into was that of bad solder joints; the seller didn't use proper packing materials, and as a result, this scanner must have gotten jostled around in transit, subsequently breaking some of the solder joints and cracking the protective cover of the LCD screen.
