252 - Citizen Journalism with Clayton from Moorpark Scanner

Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 8 a.m.

Clayton runs \u201cMoorpark Scanner\u201d, a popular Facebook Page which is a citizen journalist style account.\xa0

At only 20 years old, Clayton has an edge that many of us do not have when it comes to social media.\xa0 His pages have a professional appearance and he understands how to bring attention to his photos and updates online.

To help him monitor local activity, he has been able to trade his way up from entry-level handheld scanners to more advanced P25 radios.\xa0 Pretty impressive!

What You Need To Know

  • Clayton first started out with the BC350A scanner and was hooked from the start.
  • Where Clayton lives in Ventura, most transmissions are still analog
  • Moorpark Scanner\u2019s Facebook page is targeted to an \u201colder\u201d audience while his Instagram looks to draw the attention of a younger crowd.
  • When Clayton hears something on his scanner that might be newsworthy, he will often times head out and take photos.
  • He has sold some photos and stories to stringer services
  • Clayton has some tips to upgrading your current scanner into a higher cost radio.
  • He was able to buy and sell his way from an entry level scanner into a BCD996.
  • Clayton connected with someone on Radio Reference who was looking to trade his BCD536HP for a BCD996 series scanner because he found the screen was too difficult to see.
  • Both Clayton and the other gentlemen were happy with the trade.\xa0 Clayton received an upgrade to his 996, and the other party traded out of a scanner he wasn\u2019t happy with and into a scanner he wanted.

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Moorpark Scanner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoorparkScanner/

Moorpark Scanner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moorparkscanner/

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