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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:03 1996
From: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 9000XLT Keyboard Tricks?
Date: 1 Jun 1996 13:27:29 -0400
Message-ID: <4opui1$7fb@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4om27m$511@sjx-ixn4.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
I specifically mentioned that it dit not reset the radio.
What it does is sends a Times Square sort of message scrolling around the
display announcing the arrival of the 9000XLT. Also plays some beeps and
boops.
Tom
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:04 1996
From: thohs@cyberhighway.net (Tim J Hohs)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AM/FM for the woods
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 04:55:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4ooeni$484@host-3.cyberhighway.net>
Hi,
I work in the woods around Idaho and am always camped in the bottom of
some canyon somewhere for weeks at a time without radio reception. I
can usually grab in the weather service with my Alinco but can't
usually pick up AM/FM to find out what's going on in the world. Does
the antennae make all the difference or can anyone recommend a radio
that's renowned for picking up AM/FM in isolated areas?
thanks, Tim
N7YZB
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:05 1996
From: Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR 8000
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 10:07:58 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960601100721.12270A-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
References: <96052919001826633@solis.sbay.org> <31ADAACF.87F@earthlink.net>
On Thu, 30 May 1996 gottria@earthlink.net wrote:
> Gary Sellani wrote:
> > My point was the AR3000 is a better radio (i.e. free from intermod and
> > still very sensitive) than the AR8000. There are spook organizations that
> > buy the AR3000A just for the RF boards and sell off the rest. If you
> > need a portable unit, buy the AR8K.
> Why in the heck do they take the RF board out of such a great and
> expensive scanner for???
We don't.
==============================================================================
Brian R. Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
http://www.orst.edu/~varineb
Oregon Freqs/Military.jpgs/Russian ECM list/car ECM eval
He who owns the electromagnetic spectrum, owns the battlefield!
When in doubt, JAM IT!!!!
STOP HIGHWAY ROBBERY------JOIN THE NMA!
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:06 1996
From: Richard Downs <ldowns@vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC 2500XLT Batteries
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 10:41:16 -0400
Message-ID: <31B44B0C.17BC@vnet.ibm.com>
Has anyone found an alternate battery pack for the 2500XLT's?
It would be great to have an alternative to the basic Nicad.
--
Richard Downs
IBM PC HelpCenter
ldowns@vnet.ibm.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:07 1996
From: kendelm@QueensU.CA (Kendel McCarley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC860XLT advice needed
Date: 4 Jun 1996 21:14:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4p28vv$jju@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
I'm thinking about buying a new BC860XLT that is one sale, but
I have a couple of questions I hope someone here can answer:
1) Is this radio modifiable? I haven't been able to find
anything on the net except for its predecessor, the BC855XLT.
2) Is it possible to buy an owner's manual for the radio? This
one I'm eyeing is cheap in part because it's missing the manual,
antenna, and wall wart.
Thanks,
--
Kendel McCarley kendelm@ece.arizona.edu
KC7FRS http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/~kendelm
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:08 1996
From: dpeep@gnatnet.net (Fred Zuschlag)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Blue Angel Commander Quits? (Was: Blue Angel Freq's needed)
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 22:50:58 GMT
Message-ID: <31b0c7c0.1619698@news.gnatnet.net>
References: <4nd21r$ien@news3.digex.net> <4ne26l$cdu@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com> <319b6347.1802199@netnews.mis.net> <4oibg0$gu3@nrchh52.rich.nt.com> <DsB0x7.I7@rci.ripco.com>
On Sat, 1 Jun 1996 04:39:07 GMT, unclebob@ripco.com (Uncle Bob) wrote:
>Adrian Brandt (ab@nt.com) wrote:
>
>: Based on what I read in the papers today, the Blue Angels look like
>: they might be out of commission for the rest of the season. Their
>: lead fly guy just called it quits. Something about personal training
>: problems...
>
>Where did you read this? I would hope that the U.S. Navy would have backup
>for a situation like this if it were true, especially since I hope to see
>them perform here in Chicago in August.
>
>--
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
>
I saw something to that effect on CNN a day or so ago. The following
is from the CNN web page, searching for Blue Angels:
-May 29, 1996
-Web posted at: 1 a.m. EDT
-First African-American to head Blue Angels steps down
-WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The first African-American to head the Navy's
-Blue Angels precision flying team stepped down Tuesday, saying his
-flying was not up to the team's high standards, according to a
-statement from the Navy.
-Cmdr. Donnie Cochran, who became commanding officer of the U.S.
-Navy's flight demonstration squadron in 1994, cited personal training
-problems as his reason for leaving the team, the Navy said.
-Cochran flew with the Blue Angels at Friday's graduation services for
-midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. The next three
-scheduled performances of the Blue Angels will have to be canceled
-because of Cochran's departure.
(End of quote)
Also, the same search revealed an article from Oct. '95 where the team
returned to the practice fields around Pensacola because he (CDR
Cochran) had problems flying.
Don't know what will happen beyond the next three. The Navy sure
isn't having a good PR year, and that's a pity - the Blues have always
been my favorites.
Fred Zuschlag
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:09 1996
From: Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: C.H.P.
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 13:49:11 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960601134800.14829B-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
References: <9606011135303167@phx-az.com>
On Sat, 1 Jun 1996 dmeredith@phx-az.com wrote:
> I was just on a trip through California and of course saw quite a few
> C.H.P. vehicles along the way. I noticed that many of them still had
> the old 30-50Mhz antennas on them...
>
> Is C.H.P. still using VHF-Low or are they using a combination...A few of
> the cars had UHF antennas on them.
CHP is still on VHF-Low but they do use VHF-High for Mobile Repeaters.
I'm sure quite a few have cell phones as well.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:10 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CAA radio procedures (UK)
Date: 1 Jun 1996 05:44:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4oolbo$9cf@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
Neil Soane <nsoane@pavilion.co.uk> asked:
> ... what this "information zulu" or "zulu" or "pupa" actually is.
Most controlled airports have a specific frequency (called ATIS -
Automatic Terminal Information Service) which broadcasts a tape loop with
the current conditions & status, i.e. weather, active runways, hazards, etc.
It is periodicly updated, with each new recording during the day given the
next phonetic designator.
An approaching pilot will check the ATIS and note the significant data.
When he contacts the controller, he indicates that he's heard the advisory,
specifying it's designator ("... with Juliet ..."). The controller knows he
doesn't have to give that information or, conversely, that anything more
recent than 'information Juliet' should be relayed.
/* barry /&
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:11 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cordless Mike frequencies
Date: 2 Jun 1996 22:12:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4ot3kt$frg@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
From the FAF - Frequently Asked Frequencies
on CompuServe - Hamnet as FAF.TXT
Wireless mikes [90.265]
169.445 169.505 170.245 170.305
171.045 171.105 171.845 171.905
plus unused FM/TV broadcast channels [74.802]
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:12 1996
From: jmcgee@mail.orion.org (Jack McGee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Does Branson have air service?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 14:30:58 GMT
Message-ID: <31b1a5a0.3831128@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4oq9v5$dpc_001@news.iquest.net>
Reply-To: jmcgee@mail.orion.org
rgarrett@iquest.net (Rick/Donna Garrett) wrote:
>IF so, does anyone have the frequencies? Thanks!!!!
Air service, as is commercial passenger airline traffic? No.
There are a couple of airports for General Aviation, I don't have the
frequencies for those.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:13 1996
From: "Stephen N. Phipps" <sphipps@clandjop.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Does Branson have air service?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 11:37:52 -0700
Message-ID: <31B1DF7F.48F3@clandjop.com>
References: <4oq9v5$dpc_001@news.iquest.net> <31b1a5a0.3831128@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: sphipps@clandjop.com
Jack McGee wrote:
>
> rgarrett@iquest.net (Rick/Donna Garrett) wrote:
>
> >IF so, does anyone have the frequencies? Thanks!!!!
>
> Air service, as is commercial passenger airline traffic? No.
> There are a couple of airports for General Aviation, I don't have the
> frequencies for those.
Most air traffic for Branson comes from the Springfield, MO Regional
Airport. I don't have the freqs, but they might be somewhere on the
net.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:13 1996
From: Brian Zentis <bzentis@ncinter.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Endeavour launches today, how can we listen?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 12:15:48 -0400
Message-ID: <31B1BE34.4CE1@ncinter.net>
References: <4nmel7$jno@Holly.aa.net> <319F317F.122E@muscanet.com> <31A4C59B.4E86@cyberspc.mb.ca> <4oisva$7pa@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> <00001ff6+00004e34@msn.com>
Can anyone tell me is there an inexpensive way to download the audio
from Spacenet 2 other than getting a TVRO dish? I'd like to rebraodcast
in my area but I don't want to spend the money for a dish. Also if my
cable company carries NASA TV, can I rebraodcast that audio?
Brian Zentis
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:15 1996
From: Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Fast Food Help
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:15:02 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960602121409.24781A-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
References: <4or0ne$l13@news.dx.net>
On 2 Jun 1996, Matt Z. wrote:
> How do the fast food radio systems work? The local Mickey D's has a constant
> carrier with two-way audio; Burger King doesn't have a constant carrier, but
> still has both sides. Do these units have CTCSS or anything? Just curious.
> Basically, i'm looking for any info on these systems.
If you need freqs go to:
http://www.orst.edu/~scanner.htm
At the bottom
==============================================================================
Brian R. Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
http://www.orst.edu/~varineb
Oregon Freqs/Military.jpgs/Russian ECM list/car ECM eval
He who owns the electromagnetic spectrum, owns the battlefield!
When in doubt, JAM IT!!!!
STOP HIGHWAY ROBBERY------JOIN THE NMA!
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:15 1996
From: Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: 2 Jun 1996 02:20:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
TD.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------
'THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. '
'That is the mechanism of control.' - from Technique 88
Ron Hubbard - Founder, 'Church' of Scientology.
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:16 1996
From: n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS or trade R7000
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 01:56:16 -0500
Message-ID: <n9jig-0206960156160001@mu-ip-15.theramp.net>
For Sale or trade: Icom R7000 25-2000 MHz receiver. Includes IR remote
Control, and Grove SDU100 Spectrum Display with monitor. Complete
coverage receiver. Includes manual, box and N-SO239 adaptors.
I am interested in an AR8000/Scout combination.
If interested contact via E-Mail at N9JIG@TheRamp.Net
--
Rich Carlson, N9JIG (n9jig@TheRamp.Net)
ScannerMaster Illinois Communications Guide (800) 722-6701
CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association) BBS (708) 852-1292
PO Box 2681, Glenview IL 60025 SASE for sample newsletter.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:17 1996
From: n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS or trade R7000
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 01:53:45 -0500
Message-ID: <n9jig-0206960153450001@mu-ip-15.theramp.net>
For Sale or trade: Icom R7000 25-2000 MHz receiver. Includes IR remote
Control, and Grove SDU100 Spectrum Display with monitor. Complete
coverage receiver. Includes manual, box and N-SO239 adaptors.
I am interested in an AR8000/Scout combination.
If interested contact via E-Mail at N9JIG@TheRamp.Net
--
Rich Carlson, N9JIG (n9jig@TheRamp.Net)
ScannerMaster Illinois Communications Guide (800) 722-6701
CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association) BBS (708) 852-1292
PO Box 2681, Glenview IL 60025 SASE for sample newsletter.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:18 1996
From: zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: AOR AR-1000 Wide Range Monitor
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 18:17:43 GMT
Message-ID: <31b08909.53287802@news.mnw.net>
Reply-To: zielasko@mnw.net
In good condition with manual. Please reply via email with offer.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:19 1996
From: zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Realistic PRO-2006 Scanning Receiver
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 18:19:00 GMT
Message-ID: <31b08972.53392589@news.mnw.net>
Reply-To: zielasko@mnw.net
In excellent condition with scan speedup and 800 Mhz expansion
modifications. With original packaging and manual. Please reply via
email with offer.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:20 1996
From: zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Sony ICF-2010 PLL Synthesized Receiver
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 18:16:20 GMT
Message-ID: <31b088a6.53188763@news.mnw.net>
Reply-To: zielasko@mnw.net
Excellent condition with original packaging and manual. Please reply
via email with offer.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:20 1996
From: carll@intrepid.net (spannerwl7af)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Hahn Transportation in Maryland and Virginia
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 96 19:34:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4oq5rm$gjt@news2.texas.net>
Anyone got the freqs to Hahn/Dayton Transportatio in Maryland and Virginia?
Carl
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:21 1996
From: Blake Weaver <bweaver@datamade.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: HELP FOR PRO-43
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 23:07:05 -0600
Message-ID: <31AFCFF9.3809@datamade.com>
Reply-To: bweaver@datamade.com
Help... I have a keypad problem with my pro-43 keypad. The #'s 2,5,8
and the period key do not work. I was "inside" the unit doing some
"maintenance" and must of knocked something awack. Can someone tell me
what to look for (the diagram or a certain solder point for the row of
keys that don't work). I want my scanner back! I would greatly
appreciate it. E mail me at bweaver@datamade.com
Thanks, and keep on scanning the free world.....Blake
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:22 1996
From: phantom@halcyon.com (Paul Gould)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Help:Best antenna for portable scanner
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 01:35:29 -0700
Message-ID: <phantom-0206960135290001@blv-pm3-ip28.halcyon.com>
What is the best antenna to buy for a handheld? I've got a BC200XLT and I
live in an apartment in the city. Also how much would it cost and where
to get it. Thanks in advance.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:23 1996
From: andmoss
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Howdy! Andy's back in the saddle again......
Date: 31 May 1996 23:56:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4oo0vk$3bs8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
Just a quick little note to let everyone (who cares to know) that
Andy Moss is back in action! Woohoo!!! 8-)
I know, shut up right? <G>
Cheers!
Andy
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:24 1996
From: michael@alexander.terranet.com (Michael Alexander)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Howdy! Andy's back in the saddle again......
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 09:39:07 -0400
Message-ID: <michael-0306960939070001@news.terra.net>
References: <4oo0vk$3bs8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
In article <4oo0vk$3bs8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>, andmoss wrote:
> Just a quick little note to let everyone (who cares to know) that
> Andy Moss is back in action! Woohoo!!! 8-)
>
> I know, shut up right? <G>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Andy
What kind of flaming egotist posts a message like this? We're supposed to
care that "you're back?" What is so friggin' special about that? Are we to
jump for jump, welcome you back with open arms and cry, "let the Cheek and
Moss show begin all over again?" No thanks Andy. Wherever you were, go
back. Please.
--
Michael Alexander
michael@alexander.terranet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:24 1996
From: jmcgee@mail.orion.org (Jack McGee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: las vegas freqs wanted
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:29:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4oo2ua$iuc@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4og9tm$kqb@news.pacifier.com> <DsA1Co.5xJ@argo.net>
Reply-To: jmcgee@mail.orion.org
newton@argo.net (Mike Newton) wrote:
>Try this URL:
>http://members.aol.com/j4dice/frequencies/travel/lasvegas.html
I can't criticize it too much because I haven't seen anything better,
but it looks to be an old list, or not maintained. El Rancho, and
Holiday Inn and Casino have been defunct for over 5 years at least.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:25 1996
From: "David L. Haas" <dhaas@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Law and scanner purchace
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 15:12:17 -0400
Message-ID: <31B1E791.4F53@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
Isn't it unlawful to import or buy a new continuous coverage receiver
that will receive cell phone frequencies? If I were to order one from
another country would there be a problem? Is the US checking imports?
I wouldn't think so but..... ??? Anyone had any experience in this
area?
D. Haas
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:26 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: LoJack Freq.
Message-ID: <slworkDsBu75.ELn@netcom.com>
References: <31B0EAD0.4837@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 15:11:29 GMT
Douglas Gavilanes (gavilan1@earthlink.net) wrote:
: Does anyone out there know what frequency the LoJack car alarm is
: allocated? I copied a digital burst signal during a search in the area of
: the upper VHF federal allocations, between 172 and 174MHz. If anyone has
: located the freq., please E-Mail me. I'd like to see if I was on-the-mark
: with my search of bandwidth. I do know that a six-digit code was being
: repetitively transmitted every 20 - 30 seconds (or so it seemed), with a
: weaker burst being copied every 5 to 10 seconds (maybe the trigger
: transmission). Thanks.
May I ask why you want to listen to it? Doesn't seem to me like it would
be very interesting. Are you perhaps waiting for a hit on this frequency
then tuning to the police to listen to them track down the stolen car?
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:27 1996
From: ssc253@aol.com (SSC253)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for a scanner
Date: 1 Jun 1996 18:44:09 -0400
Message-ID: <4oqh3p$cmc@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4oqemi$bq8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: ssc253@aol.com (SSC253)
I wish you luck. There isn't much out there (if anything- including
used) that you'll find covering the military band for under $100.
Hopefully someone else will be of more help. :-)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:28 1996
From: birkey@ix.netcom.com (Birkey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Looking for Des Moines, Iowa scanner users
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 16:50:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4opseo$op4@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: Birkey@ix.netcom.com
Looking for Des Moines, Iowa Scanner users
I am working on a database of radio frequencies in are area.
I am currently adding new data to my percom data file
All who contributes will receive the list when completed.
Thank You!
Birkey@ix.netcom.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:29 1996
From: Jim Wayda <jwayda@dsphere.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: looking for new scanner
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:03:16 -0700
Message-ID: <31AFEB34.65DA3E7@dsphere.net>
References: <4omn2n$3on@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4on31a$64f@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Do not forget the Radio Shack PRO-26. It is full coverage with the
exception of the cell frequencies. You can order a FULL COVERAGE
PRO-26 from Javiaton in the U.K. for the same or less than you
would pay at the Radio Shack down the street.
Jim Wayda
Captain, Scaner Price Police
PKHARTLEY wrote:
>
> In article <4omn2n$3on@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, hay145@aol.com (Hay145)
> writes:
>
> >???
> >
> >The UBC-3000XLT & UBC-9000XLT are both full coverage. Only the BC-
> >varients sold here have the cell freq's blocked.
> >
> >Harry.
>
> Oops, Brain fart. You're right! I'll shut up!
>
> PKH
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:30 1996
From: jayoster@auburn.campus.mci.net (Jay Ostertag)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Montgomery, AL Police Dispatch Codes
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 10:22:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4orq0f$ovl@news.campus.mci.net>
Reply-To: jayoster@auburn.campus.mci.net
Can anyone tell me how to get the Mongomery, AL police radio dispatch
codes. Or can anyone give them to me.
Thanks
reply e-mail to jayoster@auburn.campus.mci.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:31 1996
From: <103502.3472@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: MR8100; SCAN.EXE hack for COM2,3,4?
Date: 2 Jun 1996 14:54:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4os9vl$l6m@hil-news-svc-3.compuserve.com>
The MR8100 software, SCAN.EXE, is limited to use with COM1 only. Has anyone b
een able to hack it for use with COM 2,3, or 4?
Thanks
GZ
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:31 1996
From: tvine@teleport.com (PjB)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: National Scanning Convention Cancelled
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 13:59:53 -0800
Message-ID: <tvine-0106961359530001@ip-pdx10-16.teleport.com>
References: <4oj0i4$bj7@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <Ds86vs.9GH@ridgecrest.ca.us> <31AE70CC.55CF@ix.netcom.com> <4on29m$pc9@news.monmouth.com> <tvine-3105961507590001@ip-pdx07-45.teleport.com> <DsBuzz.5LE@ridgecrest.ca.us>
In article <DsBuzz.5LE@ridgecrest.ca.us>, cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us wrote:
> It happened right here in my town. A Major rumble at the High School.
> I listened to it, and the local rag didn't even come close. So don't
> tell me, that they don't spin the news.
> Dr Pepper
> 10 - 2 - 4
Hmmm....and where do you suppose the press gets the story? Scanners maybe?
Also, can you explain _why_ the 'local rag' would want to distort the story?
Part of that new world order thing?
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:32 1996
From: jon69er@aol.com (Jon69er)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: NEED FREQS:::::: Please
Date: 3 Jun 1996 08:23:51 -0400
Message-ID: <4oulgn$pa4@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: jon69er@aol.com (Jon69er)
I am taking a trip to Pittsburg PA this June and would like to get a full
listing of area frequencies. If you can help.. please E-Mail me with
information..
Thanks
Jonathan
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:33 1996
From: Alvin Carter <73441.2261@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: need mississippi casino freq?
Date: 1 Jun 1996 16:30:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4opr79$ui$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
Please give freqency for any or all casino's on the Mississippi
coast.
--
Alvin Carter in Birmingham, Alabama
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:34 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: New DALLAS Rail System - What's their FREQ?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 02:18:09 GMT
Message-ID: <31b0f9b1.21052826@news.airmail.net>
Started June 1st, but I can't find their freq.
Thanks!
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:35 1996
From: vbook@vbook.com (Ed Mitchell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: NEW! Radio Equipment Spec Sheets at Ham Radio Online
Date: 1 Jun 1996 20:22:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4oq8qq$png@news.accessone.com>
References: <4ob65j$5km@news.accessone.com> <4off1j$ini@vista.hevanet.com> <4ogtgs$a9a@crash.microserve.net>
In article <4ogtgs$a9a@crash.microserve.net>, jackl@pinetree.microserve.com
says...
>
> mreiney@hevanet.com (miker in Tigard, OR.) wrote:
>
>>Neat web page. Lots of good stuff.
>>But it takes forever to load... like 2 minutes when the web is
>>loaded. Would it be possible to put all the neat graphics in a
>>sub-page, or at least show the links before posting the graphics so
>>we don't have to wait?
>
>If you're using Netscape, why not set it so it only loads graphics
>on demand? That's easier than trying to convince Web page authors
>to change their designs.
>
>73,
>Jack WB3U
Thanks for the comments. By our measurements the typical user operating at
21,600 to 28.8 kbps loads the main page in 20 to 30 seconds; at 14.4 kbps
you'll see about 45 to 60 second loads. A 14.4 modem is our target
user. However, the actual load time varies depending upon server load and
Internet traffic. We rent our server space at AccessOne in Kirkland WA. They
connect to the Internet over two T-1 connection (1.544 mbps each).
Depending on your browser, you may be able to disable the display of graphics
or ensure that your browser caches images so that they do not need to be
downloaded each time. My browser also lets me page up and down and read pages
before the entire page has been loaded. This let's me select things to read
without necessarily waiting for the entire page to load.
We are also in process of setting up the web site on a new ISP that may have
higher performance. We'll post a message when that becomes availble - probably
its a month out at least.
We know that as our hobby web site has grown, the size of the pages has also
grown. We've redesigned the web site twice since starting and its time for
another redesign to accomodate the increased content.
We would like to do a redesign some time but that's easier said then done. We
run this web site solely as a hobby. My real job typically uses up 11 hours a
day of my time; we've got 3 small kids. And other time pressures too. Sometime
we will change the page design again but I would not expect more than perhaps
a
1/3rd reduction in download time.
Ed
------------------------
Ed (KF7VY) and Kim (N7VPL) Mitchell
personal email to vbook@vbook.com
Visit Ham Radio Online, it's free! at
http://www.accessone.com/~vbook/hronline.htm
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:36 1996
From: vbook@vbook.com (Ed Mitchell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: NEW! Radio Equipment Spec Sheets at Ham Radio Online
Date: 2 Jun 1996 02:50:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4oqvi8$qv0@news.accessone.com>
References: <4ob65j$5km@news.accessone.com> <4off1j$ini@vista.hevanet.com> <4ogtgs$a9a@crash.microserve.net> <4oq8qq$png@news.accessone.com>
In article <4oq8qq$png@news.accessone.com>, vbook@vbook.com says...
>
>In article <4ogtgs$a9a@crash.microserve.net>, jackl@pinetree.microserve.com
>says...
>>
>> mreiney@hevanet.com (miker in Tigard, OR.) wrote:
>>
>>>Neat web page. Lots of good stuff.
>>>But it takes forever to load... like 2 minutes when the web is
>>>loaded. Would it be possible to put all the neat graphics in a
>>>sub-page, or at least show the links before posting the graphics so
>>>we don't have to wait?
>>
>>If you're using Netscape, why not set it so it only loads graphics
>>on demand? That's easier than trying to convince Web page authors
>>to change their designs.
>>
>>73,
>>Jack WB3U
>
I had some time tonight. I redesigned the main web page for faster download
times. At 21,600 bps, the main page downloaded in 15-20 seconds. The
newsletters, propagation and start/welcome sections have been simplified and
moved to their own pages accessible off the main page. Everything is still
there - just moved to new locations.
The main page has (at the moment) 3 graphics: the Ham Radio Online title banne
r
(highly compressed JPEG at about 8kbytes), a picture of the Yaesu FT-50R (JPEG
compressed at about 3.7 kbpytes) and the background graphics (4 kbytes). The
overall text is about 12 kbytes, plus maybe another misc 2 kbytes (EFF logo, W
A
logo). That works out to about 30 kbytes total for the main page which should
download quickly at 14.4 kbps. As soon as the 12 kbytes of text (hronline.htm)
is downloaded, your browser should allow you to scroll around, even if the
graphics are still coming in. 12 kbytes ought to download in 10 to 20 seconds
depending on your modem speed, server load and Internet traffic.
Please write us at vbook@vbook.com and let us know what you think of the new
design.
Ed, Editor
Kim, copy editing and layout
------------------------
Ed (KF7VY) and Kim (N7VPL) Mitchell
personal email to vbook@vbook.com
Visit Ham Radio Online, it's free! at
http://www.accessone.com/~vbook/hronline.htm
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:37 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: NEWBIE question - please help
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 14:48:29 GMT
Message-ID: <31b44c81.238893969@news.airmail.net>
References: <31b34139.170459528@news.airmail.net> <31B42CAE.FC5@ti.com>
On Tue, 04 Jun 1996 07:31:42 -0500, Steve Carter <s-carter@ti.com>
wrote:
>Dave,
>I just looked up Arlington on line, and these are the right freqs. Since
>your new, you may not know of the on-line freq data base. It's at:
>
>http://www.perconcorp.com/db_srch.htm
Awesome. Thanks, everybody, for your help!
See ya at HamCom '96 (about a block from my apartment!)
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:38 1996
From: Andrew <jwz@kuentos.guam.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Numbers stations..........what are they?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 11:16:55 -0700
Message-ID: <31B1DA97.3425@kuentos.guam.net>
References: <31AE354C.63F5@pavilion.co.uk>
Neil Soane wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what are known as 'Numbers stations'?
> No-one seems to know where they are transmitted from and the fact that
> they are sent on unscrambled voice channels and in areas of the HF
> spectrum that are easily listened to, leads me to believe that they are
> not intended for subversive operations. What are they used for? Who would
> need such a simple code such as "Sierra Yankee Oscar two" or such like?
[snip]
Get the book _Big Secrets_, by William Poundstone (1983:Quil, NYC) has a chap
ter
on this info, including the known frequencies, history, and speculation. It do
esn't give
a sure explanation, but it's fun reading. It starts on page 191.
Andrew
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:39 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: unclebob@ripco.com (Uncle Bob)
Subject: Olympic Torch Relay/Chicago
Message-ID: <DsGL6p.F2E@rci.ripco.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 04:44:48 GMT
The Olympic Torch Relay came through Chicago today. It was quite
exciting and the runner that carried the torch by me had a look of extreme
elation on her face. I was able to keep track of the event by tuning in to
the Chicago Police "Citywide 6" frequency for special events. It was an
easy choice. Two freqs (469.3625 and 469.5000) offered in a recent post to
this newsgroup for the "Caravan Control" didn't pan out, however. If the
Torch is coming to your town, keep tuned to your local municipality's
special events frequency and you should be well-informed about the relay
as it happens.
--
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:41 1996
From: n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 01:56:20 -0500
Message-ID: <n9jig-0106960156200001@mu-ip-10.theramp.net>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com>
In article <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com>, tcrites@sojourn.com (Tom
Crites) wrote:
** Can anyone give me any insight on the differences between the
** Opto OS456 and the CE-232 scanner computer interface boards. I see
** more written on the OS456 and was wondering, for $100 more, is
** the OS456 worth the difference.
**
** Tom
They are similar in that they allow computer control of the PRO200x series
radios. The OS456 plugs in to existing connectors, and requires no
soldering. The CE232 does require some soldering and chip pulling, but is
not all that bad.
Operationally the biggest difference is that the CE232 will allow you to
upload and download channels to the radio for use when the computer is not
connectedc, while the OS456 will not. That means that you can load a
specific channel plan before a trip, and throw the radio in the car, and
when you return, you can UL a totally different channel plan. The OS456
will not allow you to do this.
The CE232 is available installed in your radio for an additional charge, I
believe. If you are really afraid of the soldering iron, then the OS456
will be better. If you are competent with soldering small components,
then the CE232 may be better.
--
Rich Carlson, N9JIG (n9jig@TheRamp.Net)
ScannerMaster Illinois Communications Guide (800) 722-6701
CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association) BBS (708) 852-1292
PO Box 2681, Glenview IL 60025 SASE for sample newsletter.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:42 1996
From: mikeas@ptd.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 96 15:19:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4osbh6$fn8@ns2.ptd.net>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com> <DsAIsK.3yt@ridgecrest.ca.us> <4oql47$ksj@news.monmouth.com> <31b29707.1806902@news.dave-world.net>
>One advantage to the ce-232 is that you can program your scanner from
>your computer! This is great if you have the extra memory mod, saves
>tons of time
>
>An advantae of the Opto is it will decode DTMF codes.
>Not sure if OPTO will work in cell freqs. the 232 does
>
Yes the Opto will work in cell freqs.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:43 1996
From: michael@alexander.terranet.com (Michael Alexander)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 06:47:34 -0400
Message-ID: <michael-0206960647340001@news.terra.net>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com> <DsAIsK.3yt@ridgecrest.ca.us>
In article <DsAIsK.3yt@ridgecrest.ca.us>, cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us wrote:
> tcrites@sojourn.com (Tom Crites) wrote:
>
> >Can anyone give me any insight on the differences between the
> >Opto OS456 and the CE-232 scanner computer interface boards. I see
> >more written on the OS456 and was wondering, for $100 more, is
> >the OS456 worth the difference.
>
> >Tom
>
> If I'm not mistaken, I believe that they are made for two different
> radios. . . .
> Dr Pepper
> 10 - 2 - 4
You are mistaken. They are made for the small radios. The major difference
is the Opto is mainly for controlling the scanner's usual scan and search
functions and the CE is mainly for automatically programming channels.
Apples and oranges, really. You could use both.
--
Michael Alexander
michael@alexander.terranet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:44 1996
From: jmcgee@mail.orion.org (Jack McGee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 01:01:17 GMT
Message-ID: <31b4dc0c.7101802@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com> <n9jig-0106960156200001@mu-ip-10.theramp.net> <4ovbuh$m2@news.lth.se> <Pine.OSF.3.91.960603204748.31544A-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
Reply-To: jmcgee@mail.orion.org
Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu> wrote:
>Also, can the CE-232 decode CTCSS, DCS, and DTMF?
Nope, at least not on it's on. Theoretically, it would be possible to
hack on to it to add those capabilities, but would require both
hardware and software hacking. I'm sure the microprocessor in the
CE-232 is capable of much more than it's doing.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:45 1996
From: melfyn@dstc.edu.au (Melfyn Lloyd)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: OptoLinx Universal Interface
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:51:44
Message-ID: <melfyn.715.000ADD1C@dstc.edu.au>
Anyone had any experience yet of the new OptoElectronics OptoLinx 'universal
interface'? Intended use if to couple my AR8000 and my Mac.
Regards - Melv.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:45 1996
From: Engine Driver <103245.1440@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Orlando, FL Freqs wanted
Date: 1 Jun 1996 08:30:30 GMT
Message-ID: <4oov36$9bs$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
Could someone please post a current list of Orlando, FL
fequencies???
--
@b
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:46 1996
From: atocco8586@aol.com (ATocco8586)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: People that asked for Cell snifer
Date: 2 Jun 1996 04:06:49 -0400
Message-ID: <4ori2p$nv1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4nug71$eab@wpg-01.escape.ca>
Reply-To: atocco8586@aol.com (ATocco8586)
i'd like to learn more about the esn kit you talked about.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:47 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: gdallal@world.std.com (Jerry Dallal)
Subject: Re: Pro 43 Mods, PLEASE??
Message-ID: <DsDI1K.7FB@world.std.com>
References: <4omvss$vqe@mule1.mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:44:07 GMT
Richard Chalk (rchalk@mindspring.com) wrote:
: I have lost my instructions for the diodes in the Pro43 that must be removed
or
: relocated to change the frequency coverage.
: If someone has the details, and can e-mail them to me, I would be most grate
ful.
I guess it's time to post them again! (under the usual thread)
I'll mail 'em to you, too.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:47 1996
From: ntruder@azstarnet.com (Keith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro-2034..Are there any mods????
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 19:30:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4osq37$611@news.azstarnet.com>
If you know of any mods. please post or e-mail me.Thanx
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:48 1996
From: shep79@napanet.net (CD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro-60 Keypad tricks?
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 02:10:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4oo8r0$84@taz.napanet.net>
References: <4oo8mb$84@taz.napanet.net>
Does anyone know of ANY keypad "tricks" that can be performed on the
Pro-60? If so, please repost and email me:
shep79@napanet.net
Thanks!
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:49 1996
From: steven9226@aol.com (Steven9226)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Shack: Impotent Managers told to quit playing on the Internet?
Date: 1 Jun 1996 01:52:10 -0400
Message-ID: <4oolqa$od1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4meedq$43p@krel.iea.com>
......And the last time you looked at the job market was when......?
.......And you thought you had trouble.......
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:50 1996
From: Charles Bolland <chuck@flinet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave;,rec.radio.amateur;,rec.radio.amateur.equipment;,rec.radio.amateur.misc;,rec.radio.amateur.space;,rec.radio.swap;,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Radio Station Database Program
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 07:41:08 -0400
Message-ID: <31B02C54.2E2A@flinet.com>
Friends,
It's still available. The IBM/DOS Broadcasting Radio Station Database
Program for Longwave, Mediumwave, and Shortwave. Over 4,000 records
included already. The program is completely read and write with all
restraints turned off! This program will run forever!
If you would like a copy send your Snail Mail address (POstal Address):
Name
Address
City etc
Also send your Email address and the program will be sent back to you
with return Email..
Your address will be kep confidential! I MAY possibly send you a
first class letter sometime down the road describing my other Radio
programs, but that is all.....
Hope to hear from you
Chuck Bolland
chuck@flinet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:51 1996
From: Charles Bolland <chuck@flinet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave;,rec.radio.amateur;,rec.radio.amateur.equipment;,rec.radio.amateur.misc;,rec.radio.amateur.space;,rec.radio.swap;,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Radio Station Database Program
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 07:40:36 -0400
Message-ID: <31B02C34.26E@flinet.com>
Friends,
It's still available. The IBM/DOS Broadcasting Radio Station Database
Program for Longwave, Mediumwave, and Shortwave. Over 4,000 records
included already. The program is completely read and write with all
restraints turned off! This program will run forever!
If you would like a copy send your Snail Mail address (POstal Address):
Name
Address
City etc
Also send your Email address and the program will be sent back to you
with return Email..
Your address will be kep confidential! I MAY possibly send you a
first class letter sometime down the road describing my other Radio
programs, but that is all.....
Hope to hear from you
Chuck Bolland
chuck@flinet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:52 1996
From: jman1172@aol.com (J Man 1172)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: RE:RELM RU 150 PROGRAM HELP UHF MOBILE??
Date: 1 Jun 1996 08:40:45 -0400
Message-ID: <4opdod$2no@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: jman1172@aol.com (J Man 1172)
I HAVE A WISON WU1510, WHICH IS THE SAME AS A RELM RU150, I NEED TO
REPROGRAM TO GMRS FREQS.HAS SAME SLANTED TOUCH KEYBOARD AS MOST OF THE
RELMS. I THINK IT HAS 10 CHANNELS. I DONT HAVE ANY INFO ON THE RADIO,PAID
$5. AT FLEA MARKET, IT WORKS. HELP!!!
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:52 1996
From: rchalk@mindspring.com (Richard Chalk)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: RS PRO43 for sale. 1 modified, 1 non-modifiable
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 96 17:34:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4opv4i$18ks@mule2.mindspring.com>
I have two PRO-43 Scanners for sale.
One fully mod for 800-900, and 54-88 Sell for $200
One newer, cannot be extended as above Sell for $175
e-mail, or call 770-992-3700
Both have Alkaline batteries, no adapter. I have one telescopic antenna, one
flexible antenna. First buyer gets choice of antenna.
Richard
Richard Chalk PHONE: 770-992-3700
4330 Sprucebough Drive FAX: 770-998-3781
Marietta, GA 30062 EMAIL: rchalk@mindspring.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:54 1996
From: cphillips@interpath.com (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: RS2004 vs RS2035
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 96 05:02:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4or78b$h24_005@news.interpath.net>
References: <31ABF6DE.3596@ix.netcom.com> <4ohsjc$452@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
In article <4ohsjc$452@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>,
radiozoo@ix.netcom.com (Jorge M Flores) wrote:
>Tom Montgomery <monty55@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>3) Search and Store.....which Monitoring Times bashed during their
>review and now we have the 2042 (there was mail order co that made a
>module for the 2004/5/6 that would do the same...wonder if they are
>still around thou)
It was made by Key Research and it's owner, Tom McKee is one of
our club members. He's still around and I'm sure could scrounge up
a few units if there was a demand.
==========Opinions expressed are solely those of the author==============
Curt Phillips, KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | Those who beat their swords into
cphillips@interpath.com |plowshares will end up doing the
Chairman, Tarheel Scanner/SWL Group |plowing for someone who kept
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS, RCMA, NRA|their sword.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:55 1996
From: ab5p@swcp.com (Brett Coningham)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Signal Tracking
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 16:03:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4oppnb$bis@sloth.swcp.com>
References: <4o269l$15s@tdc.dircon.co.uk> <4o521a$f5s@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
mysonscool@aol.com (MySonsCool) wrote:
>In article <4o269l$15s@tdc.dircon.co.uk>, aedwards@tdc.dircon.co.uk (Alan
>Edwards) writes:
>>>Let's assume we have a transmitter, transmitting frequently but not
>>constantly at 5 watts. The transmitter is operating at say, 145.0000
>mhz.
>>The antenna
>>>used on the transmitter is a 16inch whip.
>>
>>>What methods could we use to track that signal? I'm interested in
>methods
>>>that could actually be used without $20,000 pieces of equipment and so
>on.
>Look in QST, they had a great article on building one, it consisted of a
>reciever, 2 antannas, and a box (with you have to construct according to
>their instructions). This box just sampled the signal from both antannas,
>and based on the difference in signal, could pretty accurately point you
>in the direction of the transmitter. If you want, e-mail me, and I'll
>find the specific issue/article.
>-Brad
>KB2RWT
Hi ,
Have a look at my foxhunting web page(s); there are several links
there also to other web pages on the same subject. Hope this
helps!
URL is http://www.swcp.com/~ab5p/foxhunt.html
Let me know what you think.
73 de Brett AB5P
ab5p@swcp.com
Albuquerque Transmitter Hunting Homepage:
http://www.swcp.com/~ab5p/foxhunt.html
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:56 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: aa2du@netcom.com (J.P. Kleinhaus)
Subject: Re: Standard's "CT508-A" And Cellular
Message-ID: <aa2duDsHL5u.15w@netcom.com>
References: <31AD0ADC.3EC1@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:41:54 GMT
There IS a hardware mod for the C-508A that restores full
cellular coverage AS WELL AS 30KHz steps in the cell bands.
I don't remember where I got, but search some of the
popular web sites and you WILL find it.
It is fairly simple and involves removing two of the SMT devices
on the main board. I did it. It works.
73, J.P.
RLS (shenb@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: Just picked up a great little shirt pocket "HT" at the Dayton Hamvention
: and I'm very impressed with the receive capabilities. Dual-Band
: Transmit - 60 memory channels and it receives 110-190 mhz (am for air
: band), 320-400 mhz, 400-500 mhz and 700-980 mhz. The cellular areas are
: blanked out from 823-850 mhz and 868-896 mhz and not modifiable acording
: to Standard's technical advisors at the Hamvention because the acess lock
: is burned into the cpu controller. The way around that hurtle is very
: simple. Multiply the 1st IF freq (23.05 mhz) X 2 and you get 46.1 mhz.
: I simply added that number in my head to 868 mhz and came up with 914.1 -
: start listening from 914 mhz thru 943 mhz and you hear the entire
: cellular band. Sensetivity is very good as the receiver is very hot and
: not bothered by any intermod that I could detect. While the transmit
: power is tiny (300 mw on 2 AA penlight batterries) it is stingy with the
: batteries. I am yet to change the first set of batteries installed at
: Dayton.
: Great Radio! much improved over the CT-108-A and Dual-Band Transmit to
: boot
--
=====================================================================
J.P. Kleinhaus, AA2DU
ARRL Hudson Division C.A.C. Representative
E-mail: aa2du@netcom.com
Compu$erve: 74660,2606
It's not a bug...It's a feature!!
=====================================================================
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:57 1996
From: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Want Mil Freqs, Louisiana
Date: 1 Jun 1996 13:28:51 -0400
Message-ID: <4opukj$7ft@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
I'd like to swap military air freqs with someone in Louisiana.
73 de tom
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:57 1996
From: rhepler@op.net (Robert Hepler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Wanted RS Pro-2006
Date: 4 Jun 1996 12:39:23 -0400
Message-ID: <4p1orr$993@monet.op.net>
Wanted to buy: radio shack Pro-2006 scanner in good condition with
the manual. Seller wanted in Philadelphia area so the unit can be
checked out prior to purchase. Please reply to rhepler@op.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:58 1996
From: dehredt@aol.com (DEhredt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Weather Baloon Freq.
Date: 2 Jun 1996 08:59:23 -0400
Message-ID: <4os37b$sku@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: dehredt@aol.com (DEhredt)
I recently recovered a NOAA "Radiosonde". Anybody know what freq this
operates at and the power of the battery-as it is dead.
Thanks,
Dave
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:42:59 1996
From: shearman@io.org (DAVID SHEARMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: WEATHER RADIO CANADA - where is offical list found?
Date: 5 Jun 1996 10:02:20 GMT
Message-ID: <4p3lvc$pcp@news1.io.org>
References: <4p0l02$kku@news.interlog.com>
Ron Katz (ronkatz@interlog.com) wrote:
: I'm looking for the offical list of what areas are covered by
: what frequencies for Ontario and/or Canada etc.
: eg Toronto CN Tower 162.400
: How about everywhere else??!!
Ron, Environment Canada uses 162.400 to 162.550 khz in .025 khz steps for
WeatherRadio Canada. The frequencies to the east include 162.550 in
Peterborogh and 162.400 in Omeemee (P'boro repeater). I live right on the
line, so I get Omeemee and not Toronto on my scanner.
There was a complete list of WeaterRadio Canada stations, frequences and
even a map at the Environment Canada web site, but it seems to have
disappeared.
BTW, that Omeemee repeater has been around for a year, but no one seems
to document it.
--
(Rev.) David Shearman,
Blackstock, Ontario, Canada
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:00 1996
From: aheely@mindport.net (Arthur P. Heely)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: What did I hear in PA ???
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 23:18:45 GMT
Message-ID: <31b0cecd.788565@news.mindport.net>
I recently found myself in Exton PA for a weekend and just happen to
have had my BC200 with me. I had the chance to listen a little but
since it's unusual for me to be in that area I have no reference
material to help me know what I was hearing.
Here is a list of the most active frequencies. Can anyone tell me
what they were?
154.785
154.310
155.760
154.815
154.740
155.445
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:01 1996
From: roncain@ix.netcom.com(ronald p. cain )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What to buy? BC3000XLT or AOR AR2700?
Date: 3 Jun 1996 15:31:05 GMT
Message-ID: <4ov0fp$gl1@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4oki1k$2jm$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
In <4oki1k$2jm$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Jeff Goldman
<75162.2371@CompuServe.COM> writes:
>
>Get a BC3000XLT or UBC3000XLT (uncut version). The AR2700 is one of
the
>worst scanners ever.
>
I second the motion. The BC3000XLT is a super scanner! I got mine
several months ago from ScannerWorld for $339 plus ten bucks shipping.
The sensitivity is great with a discone and overload ain't bad either.
Once you have it, there are lots of keypad tricks. Plus, SOME people
actually listen to cellular with the darn thing at 1005-1030MHz.
Cheers, Ron Cain
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:02 1996
From: sam_p@ix.netcom.com(Sam)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: What's it worth?? PRO-46
Date: 4 Jun 1996 20:42:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4p2748$qoa@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4oq9v5$dpc_001@news.iquest.net> <31b1a5a0.3831128@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <31B1DF7F.48F3@clandjop.com> <31B4870C.54BC@symantec.com>
I hope this is the right place for this!
I have a RS Model PRO-46 100 channel handheld scanner. I haven't
used it in 6 months, and a guy at work wants me to sell it to him. I
paid $250 I think about 4 years ago, and wanted to know what it was
worth right now. It does the cell freq. w/the keypad mod I saw on here
a while back. It has the nicads & charger, and has never been dropped.
Please let me know,
Thanks,
Sam...
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:03 1996
From: Fire@will.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Who's Side Are They 1/13
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 21:52:18 GMT
Message-ID: <31b4aee1.13578613@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>
References: <NOMSGID_1=3A109=2F239.0_960602_162900_53493121@fidonet.org>
Roger_Cravens@fforum.blkcat.com (Roger Cravens) wrote:
>This message was originally addressed to ALL
>and a carbon copy was sent to you.
> ----------------------------------------
I thought Fidonet's gateway was shut down because of this type of spew.
If you can keep him on track, Mr. Cravens isn't a bad writer, but the
paranoia seems to creep into everything he does.
Try the Aluminium foil anti-UN hat - It has a bonus of keeping away the
black helicopters...
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:03 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: You'd Be Surprised (Was: Scanner Books...)
Message-ID: <slworkDsBty6.ECn@netcom.com>
References: <177971226ES86.RNROBERT@UConnVM.UConn.Edu> <4op6d7$147@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 15:06:06 GMT
MinesG (minesg@aol.com) wrote:
: Oh come on now! Are you pulling my leg? Could someone please post the
: cell mod for the PRO-43?
You mean how to turn a PRO-43 into a cellular phone? Yes, I guess you
could, but since they GIVE cellphones away it seems like a waste of time
to me.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 05 20:43:04 1996
From: nc1l@esslink.com (Bill)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Yupiteru MVT7100 4 Sale
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:21:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4oo6k1$kht@news.esslink.com>
I have an MVT7100 for sale.
3 sets of batteries
1 Radio Shack 2 hour rapid charger
Case
Charger/Power cube
Short stubby 800MHz antenna
Stock antenna(collapsable whip).
The radio has a scuff in the upper left and right corners. This is the
exposed area by the case strap. It if from only being in a case with
alot of equipment and it was brushed up against while in this case.
Otherwise the radio is fine.
Reason for selling is it has 1000 channels and at best I have less
than 20 in it right now. I have another one I use more often so it is
not needed.
Price is $500.00 including shipping
email: nc1l@esslink.com
Bill
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:24 1996
From: hitchner@premier.net (David M. Hitchner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: ****Help!!**** 3-Number codes for police?!?!
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 19:31:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4p9vq8$5se@hunter.premier.net>
References: <31b7b886.7369064@news.wctc.net>
zeppelin@wctc.net (Zeppelin) wrote:
>I have a list of the 10-codes that police and ambulance use, but I
>have no idea what the 3-number codes mean. Could someone please post
>a list of them?
Police use "Signals" which are usually 2-digit codes that may differ
in each area. In my area these signals are sometimes combined with a
response code to create a 3-digit code. For example:
Response codes: 1 - No lights or siren.
2 - Lights only.
3 - Lights and siren.
4 - No further help needed.
Signal 52 - Auto Accident.
A 3-digit code of 252 would be an auto accident, respond with lights
only.
One source for signal codes is Police Call and possibly other
publications. It depend upon you location.
David M. Hitchner
hitchner@premier.net
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:25 1996
From: zeppelin@wctc.net (Zeppelin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ****Help!!**** 3-Number codes for police?!?!
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 05:06:24 GMT
Message-ID: <31b7b886.7369064@news.wctc.net>
I have a list of the 10-codes that police and ambulance use, but I
have no idea what the 3-number codes mean. Could someone please post
a list of them?
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:26 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Message-ID: <slworkDsL0uy.Dsp@netcom.com>
References: <4oo6a1$g28_001@gblt.digex.net> <31AFDF98.6A8B@ix.netcom.com>,<4or0pe$rf7@zeus.crosslink.net> <DsHA44.Kqr@blaze.trentu.ca> <4p653i$2a3@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> <4p677t$3v5@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> <4p67ni$pjh@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:13:46 GMT
INFINITY PAGING (CallerID@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
:
:
: 301-459-6877
: *Your new unit will be warranted for one year from date of purchase.
But the warranty only lasts as long as the company making the product is
still in business. These people don't to seem to be very well established
and/or reputable. After all, they don't have the capital to market their
product properly. They have to resort to randomly spamming newsgroups
which violates the spirit of the internet..... Buyer beware!!
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:27 1996
From: wej3715@tam2000.tamu.edu (Walter Eric Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: 6 Jun 1996 16:26:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4p70r0$8ae@news.tamu.edu>
References: <4oo6a1$g28_001@gblt.digex.net> <31AFDF98.6A8B@ix.netcom.com>,<4or0pe$rf7@zeus.crosslink.net> <DsHA44.Kqr@blaze.trentu.ca> <4p653i$2a3@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> <4p677t$3v5@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> <4p67ni$pjh@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>
INFINITY PAGING (CallerID@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
:
:
:
:
:
: ALWAYS-IN-TOUCH
:
: If you own a pager and have Caller ID service at your home or office,
: now you can send your Caller ID message right to your pager! With
: the new "Always-In-Touch" paging unit, the telephone number which
: is displayed on your Caller ID box is automatically forwarded to your
: pager.
:
: After your telephone receives a call the Always-In-Touch unit will
: dial your pager and display the number that called you. It also
: displays "how long" the telephone was in use when the person called.
:
: Always-In-Touch will also call your pager and let you know which
: numbers were called from your home. This feature is great for
: owners of burglar alarms, and you can even keep watch on your baby
: sitter or children. After someone makes a call on your phone,
: your pager will display the number called, and the duration of
: the call!
:
: SET-UP IS EASY: Two minutes, just place this device on your
: phone line, program your pager number into it, and it's ready
: to use!
:
:
: For a free brochure call or write:
:
: INFINITY PAGING
: 4425 Forbes Boulevard
: Lanham, Maryland 20706
:
: 301-459-6877
:
: *Your new unit will be warranted for one year from date of purchase.
:
: COST: $89.95 + 5.00 S/H
Ken? Is this you?
Whether it is or not, I like this idea.
Eric Johnson
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:29 1996
From: CallerID@ix.netcom.com(INFINITY PAGING)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
Subject: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: 6 Jun 1996 09:17:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4p67ni$pjh@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4oo6a1$g28_001@gblt.digex.net> <31AFDF98.6A8B@ix.netcom.com>,<4or0pe$rf7@zeus.crosslink.net> <DsHA44.Kqr@blaze.trentu.ca> <4p653i$2a3@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> <4p677t$3v5@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
ALWAYS-IN-TOUCH
If you own a pager and have Caller ID service at your home or office,
now you can send your Caller ID message right to your pager! With
the new "Always-In-Touch" paging unit, the telephone number which
is displayed on your Caller ID box is automatically forwarded to your
pager.
After your telephone receives a call the Always-In-Touch unit will
dial your pager and display the number that called you. It also
displays "how long" the telephone was in use when the person called.
Always-In-Touch will also call your pager and let you know which
numbers were called from your home. This feature is great for
owners of burglar alarms, and you can even keep watch on your baby
sitter or children. After someone makes a call on your phone,
your pager will display the number called, and the duration of
the call!
SET-UP IS EASY: Two minutes, just place this device on your
phone line, program your pager number into it, and it's ready
to use!
For a free brochure call or write:
INFINITY PAGING
4425 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, Maryland 20706
301-459-6877
*Your new unit will be warranted for one year from date of purchase.
COST: $89.95 + 5.00 S/H
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:30 1996
Date: 4 Jun 1996 21:39:32 EDT
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: hduff@hcol.humberc.on.ca (Hugh Duff)
Message-ID: <833938774401@hcol.humberc.on.ca>
References: <4p1qfl$shg@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Subject: Re: 220-222 MHZ Commercial systems
> mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com wrote:
>
> >Has anyone found any sign of actual operating systems on this band re-
> >allocated from amateur use about 5 years ago? The FCC did set up some
> >regional/nationwide licensing schemes several years ago - curious if
> >any have been granted or are actually in use.
>
> >Mike Miller N0JAS Des Moines, IA
Last I heard it was UPS who fought for this allocation and is apparently
not utilizing it to anywhere near the anticipated usage.
Hugh Duff VA3TO Toronto
---
■ NFX v1.3 [000]
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:31 1996
From: domonkos@access4.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 220-222 MHZ Commercial systems
Date: 4 Jun 1996 12:39:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4p1apt$69n@news4.digex.net>
References: <4p0klr$igl@dsm6.dsmnet.com>
mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com wrote:
: Has anyone found any sign of actual operating systems on this band re-
: allocated from amateur use about 5 years ago? The FCC did set up some
: regional/nationwide licensing schemes several years ago - curious if
: any have been granted or are actually in use.
:
: Mike Miller N0JAS Des Moines, IA
: mikemiller@dsmnet.com
Nothing heard here in Maryland. Naw, that wasn't wasn't a waste of FCC's
time stripping that segment from amateurs...
Andy
N3LCW
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:31 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 220-222 MHZ Commercial systems
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 01:06:15 GMT
Message-ID: <31b62ec0.1387901@news.bihs.net>
References: <4p0klr$igl@dsm6.dsmnet.com>
On 4 Jun 1996 06:21:47 GMT, mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com wrote:
>Has anyone found any sign of actual operating systems on this band re-
>allocated from amateur use about 5 years ago? The FCC did set up some
>regional/nationwide licensing schemes several years ago - curious if
>any have been granted or are actually in use.
>
>Mike Miller N0JAS Des Moines, IA
>mikemiller@dsmnet.com
Isn't this supposed to be used for new narrow band radio equipment
with no more than 2 kc deviation and closer channel spacing or
something?
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:32 1996
From: mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: 220-222 MHZ Commercial systems
Date: 4 Jun 1996 06:21:47 GMT
Message-ID: <4p0klr$igl@dsm6.dsmnet.com>
Reply-To: mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com
Has anyone found any sign of actual operating systems on this band re-
allocated from amateur use about 5 years ago? The FCC did set up some
regional/nationwide licensing schemes several years ago - curious if
any have been granted or are actually in use.
Mike Miller N0JAS Des Moines, IA
mikemiller@dsmnet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:33 1996
From: bubba@shasta.com (Bubba's Life Support)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Amtrak frequencies?
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 09:45:46
Message-ID: <bubba.65.0009C39D@shasta.com>
I am a Railroad and a Scanner hobbist here is what I have for Amtrak:
160.3050 Amtrak AAR 13
160.5450 29
160.7450 42
160.8000 46
161.2650 77
160.2800 78
161.3250 81
You may also try the local railroad (compnay who owns the tracks that Amtrak
is on; ie: Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, CSX, etc..).
Hope this helps.
Sincerely:
Maurice Divine
bubba@shasta.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:34 1996
From: Harold Hackman <HHack@aol.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Anyone ordered from JAVIATION?
Date: 7 Jun 1996 02:11:05 GMT
Message-ID: <4p833p$aek@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <31b6131e.7587358@news.airmail.net>
To: saturn@airmail.net
I have received two orders from them. Only one needed to have duty paid. It ca
me right to my
door, the UPS person took their $35, and they left. No Problem. Incidentally,
I bought an
unblocked ar8000.
Good luck.
Harold
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:35 1996
From: Harold Hackman <HHack@aol.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Anyone ordered from JAVIATION?
Date: 7 Jun 1996 02:11:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4p834m$aek@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <31b6131e.7587358@news.airmail.net>
To: saturn@airmail.net
I have received two orders from them. Only one needed to have duty paid. It ca
me right to my
door, the UPS person took their $35, and they left. No Problem. Incidentally,
I bought an
unblocked ar8000.
Good luck.
Harold
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:35 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Anyone ordered from JAVIATION?
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 23:07:57 GMT
Message-ID: <31b6131e.7587358@news.airmail.net>
If so, did you have a problem with customs?
(since their scanners are cellular restored)
Thanks for the info!
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:36 1996
From: USANS@msn.com (FRANK SANS)
Subject: Re: AOR 8000
Date: 6 Jun 96 21:31:34 -0700
References: <Ds2w9q.B0E@cix.compulink.co.uk> <wcAEFHAyfhqxEwbH@jgrove.demon.co.uk> <4oernf$i3a@newsgate.dircon.co.uk> <nD5804ADA@castel.demon.co.uk> <4oj4en$fca@uwm.edu> <slworkDs8771.86p@netcom.com> <833677119snz@little.demon.co.uk> <31B4E72F.1EA0@csra.net>
Message-ID: <00001ff6+00004e51@msn.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Yes ,
The mod is printed in US Scanner News. I performed the
mod to my 8K to get rid of the floating birdie in the
460mhz band. It wworked very well.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:37 1996
From: bq240@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David S. Burlage)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC70XLT Freq. Range(s) ?
Date: 6 Jun 1996 17:48:04 GMT
Message-ID: <4p75kk$gk@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu>
Reply-To: bq240@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David S. Burlage)
This post is for a friend with no net access :(
Can someone tell me what frequency range(s) the BC70XLT is capable
of scanning?
Email would be great, since I'm not a regular to your fine newsgroup.
TIA!!
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:38 1996
From: doc@dxnet.com (Anthony O. Cardenas ~ WA6IGJ)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: BCT-7 with "CHP DETECTOR"? Anyone try it yet?
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 08:55:24 GMT
Message-ID: <31b3e962.12478355@news.dxnet.com>
References: <319d1e1d.3361096@nnrp.crl.com> <319E8F0E.730C@ix.netcom.com> <4nofad$hji@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <4o01gj$4k0@adnetsol.adnetsol.com>
Yes, you are correct. 154.905 IS the 'mobile' input to the
'extender' receiver in the trunk. My list shows 39.140 as the OUTPUT
for the extender (?!) ~154.905. Perhaps this would be the
better/stronger frequency to monitor?
A PorCon SPECTRUM 96 shows:
39.140 ~ KA4993, CHP, 9,525 vech. and 5,200 portables.
also many licenses for fixed locations/district
offices, same frequency.
Hummm? Think I'll check it out for a few days...
73's
Uncle T.
WA6IGJ
>
>I believe 154.905 works only for the handhelds. I have it programed in
>and all I ever hear is the portables.
>
>Ken Koller kkoller@adnetsol.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:39 1996
From: dmeredith@phx-az.com (Dmeredith@phx-az.com)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: C.H.P.
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 17:39:00 GMT
Message-ID: <9606011135303167@phx-az.com>
Distribution: world
I was just on a trip through California and of course saw quite a few
C.H.P. vehicles along the way. I noticed that many of them still had
the old 30-50Mhz antennas on them...
Is C.H.P. still using VHF-Low or are they using a combination...A few of
the cars had UHF antennas on them.
Daniel
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:40 1996
From: schuster@shell.portal.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Camnis HSC-050
Date: 3 Jun 1996 09:32:43 -0700
Message-ID: <4ov43b$sq@jobe.shell.portal.com>
References: <4orj5s$etf@yarrow.wt.com.au>
Please use *********REC*************.radio.scanner
In article <4orj5s$etf@yarrow.wt.com.au>,
Greg McNamara <gmac@net1.nw.com.au> wrote:
>Ive looked at the Camnis HSC-050 scanner made in Japan..
>It seems to be a good scanner...
>Is anyone familiar with this scanner and if so could they give me some
>info on it....
>What is it comparable with etc?
It is the same product as the Trident TR-2400.
Better user interface than the prior Nissei scanners that AOR has sold.
(e.g. AR1000/XLT, AR1500/e/ex)
Some chronic, low-level intermod throughout a couple of bands (you have to
set the squelch higher).
There are better scanners on the market; there are worse :-)
--
Mike Schuster | schuster@shell.portal.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
------------------- | schuster@panix.com | schuster@mem.po.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:41 1996
From: cphillips@interpath.com (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Charlotte, NC Military Freqs
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 96 04:20:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4or4qi$h24_001@news.interpath.net>
References: <4ojt7c$1ir@whales.netwave.net>
In article <4ojt7c$1ir@whales.netwave.net>,
bkollar@maui.netwave.net (Brett Kollar) wrote:
>My search has been narrowed thanks to Fred and Mike so far.
>Looking for military freqs for the following in the Charlotte, NC
>area:
>
>MOAs: Snowbird 1/2
> Gamecock 1/A/B/C (have 287.10 so far)
> Fort Bragg
> Seymour-Johnson Echo
If you haven't left yet and still need the freqs, the Fort Bragg
and Seymour freqs are part of our "Triangle Area (central N.C.) list"
called TRIFREQ6.ZIP on the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society BBS.
The RARS BBS phone number is 919-772-7277 (772-RARS) and are in the
Files Area under "Frequencies".
Sorry I haven't responded earlier, but I've been very busy and
haven't checked into the newgroup in about a week.
========= Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ============
Curt Phillips, KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | "I think that marriage is a
cphillips@interpath.com | great institution. But who
Chairman, Tarheel Scanner/SWL Group | wants to be in an institution?"
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS, RCMA, NRA| --- Groucho Marx
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:42 1996
From: cphillips@interpath.com (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Charlotte, NC Military Freqs
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 96 04:23:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4or4vg$h24_002@news.interpath.net>
References: <4ojt7c$1ir@whales.netwave.net>
In article <4ojt7c$1ir@whales.netwave.net>,
bkollar@maui.netwave.net (Brett Kollar) wrote:
>My search has been narrowed thanks to Fred and Mike so far.
>Looking for military freqs for the following in the Charlotte, NC
>area:
>
>MOAs: Snowbird 1/2
> Gamecock 1/A/B/C (have 287.10 so far)
> Fort Bragg
> Seymour-Johnson Echo
NOTE THE BBS PHONE NUMBER CHANGE... I typed it erroneously in my
first message.
If you haven't left yet and still need the freqs, the Fort Bragg
and Seymour freqs are part of our "Triangle Area (central N.C.) list"
called TRIFREQ6.ZIP on the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society BBS.
The RARS BBS phone number is 919-779-7277 (779-RARS) and are in the
Files Area under "Frequencies".
Sorry I haven't responded earlier, but I've been very busy and
haven't checked into the newgroup in about a week.
========= Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ============
Curt Phillips, KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | "I think that marriage is a
cphillips@interpath.com | great institution. But who
Chairman, Tarheel Scanner/SWL Group | wants to be in an institution?"
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS, RCMA, NRA| --- Groucho Marx
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:43 1996
From: phn@dde.dk (Per H. Nielsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Confused with scanner/shortwave difference
Date: 31 May 1996 07:30:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4om76e$p36@berta.dde.dk>
References: <4o2s3t$emt@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> <4o32vk$n78@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4ogk8g$cup@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu> <Ds68zv.L92@ridgecrest.ca.us>
cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper) writes:
>dg715@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Mark) wrote:
>>Sheesh! Plainly and simply...shortwave refers to a radio band.
>>Scanner refers to a receiver designed to receive a multitude of
>>frequencies in various radio bands.
>>--
>>(DAVID MARK) dg715@cleveland.freenet.edu
>I beg to differ. The term "shortwave" in itself has no meaning other
>than a band of frequencies ABOVE the broadcast frequencies. This
>would seem to include the so-called "scanner" frequencies.
The term "shortwave" usually refers to frequencies below 30 MHz, but I
don't think there is actually any formal definition.
This is really a matter of history. Back in the old days frequencies
above 30 MHz wasn't even considered usable for radio communication, so
the terms longwave, middlewave and shortwave was used to name the frequency
bands used.
When technology developed the frequencies above 30 MHz became usable and
although this meant even shorter waves, the term shortwave was not used
very much regarding the new frequencies. Instead terms like VHF, UHF is used
just like frequencies below 30 MHz is referred to as HF.
Today when a radio amateur is talking about shortwave he surely means frequenc
ies
below 30 MHz
--
Per H. Nielsen Telephone: Int +45 42 84 50 11
Basic Applications Fax: Int +45 42 84 52 20
Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark E-mail: phn@dde.dk
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:44 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Cordless Mike frequencies
Message-ID: <slworkDsCAt5.KpE@netcom.com>
References: <31B073C5.6F94@ibl.bm>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 21:10:16 GMT
Keith Steede (ksteede@ibl.bm) wrote:
: Could someone provide me with a list of cordless microphone frequencies.
: Thanks in advance
: Keith Steede
: ksteede@ibl.bm
169.445
169.505
172.245
170.305
171.045
171.105
171.845
171.905
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:45 1996
From: Robert Lankford <Robert.Lankford@tncsn.isdn.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Crystal question??
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 17:36:31 -0700
Message-ID: <31B4D68F.6297@tncsn.isdn.net>
References: <4osjaq$7f$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>
To: Doug Luckey <104564.3125@CompuServe.COM>
Doug Luckey wrote:
>
> (Portland, Oregon). Are these still available on the market and
> if so are they available for my scanner? I read somewhere that
> Radio shack still can order these but I am not sure where to
> start. PLEASE HELP!
> Radio Shack can order them for you just write down the freq you need and
they can order them thru ( CMC ) if it was me I'd have them call the
order in while I was in the store sometimes they forget to order or some
crystals they can't get, Back order.
Hope it helps,
Rob
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:46 1996
From: domonkos@access4.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: 5 Jun 1996 12:13:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4p3tlk$dd7@news3.digex.net>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Actually it's pathetic, considering Discovery is supposed to be an
educational show. Nothing like spewing nonsense like that to blwo their
credibility and integrity. They should avoid hiring ex-National Enquirer
journalists.
Andy
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:47 1996
From: toledomug@aol.com (ToledoMUG)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: 5 Jun 1996 07:25:42 -0400
Message-ID: <4p3qrm$n3m@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Reply-To: toledomug@aol.com (ToledoMUG)
Cordless phones are 100 times easier to listen to (almost all scanners can
recieve tha tfreq range), though cellular obviously has a farther range. I
live in a medium-density area of town, and just about 24 hours a day I can
pick up a cordless phone. And I know that the people talking are local,
whereas with a cell phone the guy could be from Mexico and just driving
through.......
-Jim
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:48 1996
From: CrACKeD <cracked@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: 4 Jun 1996 20:11:02 -0700
Message-ID: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
I just watched a little clip on the discovery channel about cellular
phones and the security concerns involved with them. Like the typical
media, the discovery channel got completely confused when it came to
getting their terminology straight. First of all, they were talking about
scanning cellular phones as they showed a scanner searching through the 49
Mhz band. What's wrong with that picture? Second, they showed a picture
of a frequency counter and they called it a scanner. They said that
listeners find the frequency you are using by using a scanner, which was
really a frequency scanner, and then they tune in the frequency. I wonder
what that thing is which the listener uses to tune in the signal? Hmm.
The dicovery channel also stated that the average price for a scanner is
$500. Since when? it's almost difficult to find a scanner that
expensive. I wonder why cordless telephones were not addressed in this
show? Those are just as large of a security concern as cellular
telephones, if not more of a concern. Oh well. I just found this as a
bit funny, and it reminds me of the recent blopper Ladies Journal (I
think) made about why law abiding citizens would want to listen to the
police on a scanner. |-)
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:50 1996
From: Bill Crocker <billc@mail.rust.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 17:39:52 -0200
Message-ID: <31B73408.2B23@mail.rust.net>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
To: CrACKeD <cracked@primenet.com>
CrACKeD wrote:
>
> I just watched a little clip on the discovery channel about cellular
> phones and the security concerns involved with them. Like the typical
> media, the discovery channel got completely confused when it came to
> getting their terminology straight. First of all, they were talking about
> scanning cellular phones as they showed a scanner searching through the 49
> Mhz band. What's wrong with that picture? Second, they showed a picture
> of a frequency counter and they called it a scanner. They said that
> listeners find the frequency you are using by using a scanner, which was
> really a frequency scanner, and then they tune in the frequency. I wonder
> what that thing is which the listener uses to tune in the signal? Hmm.
> The dicovery channel also stated that the average price for a scanner is
> $500. Since when? it's almost difficult to find a scanner that
> expensive. I wonder why cordless telephones were not addressed in this
> show? Those are just as large of a security concern as cellular
> telephones, if not more of a concern. Oh well. I just found this as a
> bit funny, and it reminds me of the recent blopper Ladies Journal (I
> think) made about why law abiding citizens would want to listen to the
> police on a scanner. |-)
That's o.k. though...keep eveybody confused, it's better that way! :)
Bill Crocker
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:51 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
From: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper)
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Message-ID: <DsL2Fw.6nD@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Reply-To: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <4p4ct3$di4@news.interlog.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:41:22 GMT
ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz) wrote:
>I emailed discrovery and told them what I thought. Others should
>do the same.
>If such errors were made, then how about the other programs. Is the
>same type of reseurch made?
I am usually very forgiving with spelling errors, but. . . .
"reseurch" ???? Common, Ron. . . This tends to destroy your point.
Dr Pepper
10 - 2 - 4
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:51 1996
From: D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 21:56:26 -0400
Message-ID: <31B78C4A.2237@frontiernet.net>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <31b5f1b7.4325233@usenet.afn.org>
Steve King wrote:
> It probably means they couldn't find a scanner that can receive the
> cellular freqs, or they quickly bought a scanner of the shelf of Rat
> Shack and didn't take the time to find out how to enable the cellular
> freqs.
>
> >The dicovery channel also stated that the average price for a scanner is
> >$500. Since when? it's almost difficult to find a scanner that
> >expensive.
> As I suspected, the program you saw is over 5 years old, as is
much of the so-called "educational" programming on cable.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:52 1996
From: designer@clark.net (Marcum N. Nance III)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 14:57:31 GMT
Message-ID: <4p9g0g$nqo@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <31B78BB4.4585@frontiernet.net>
D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>Is this the "Next Step" episode that was filmed in Australia or
>somewhere like that? I wrote to them about those mistakes (and
>received no response) a couple of years ago. Too bad they can't
>show much programming that was produced within the past 2 years.
>73 de Dave, NF2G
The programm appeas to be a 'reissue' of a segment origionally done by
a british company a couple years back... They were doing an
investigation int bugging and such.... I remember seeing it when I
lived there
marc
N3WEU
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:53 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 19:34:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4p4ct3$di4@news.interlog.com>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
I emailed discrovery and told them what I thought. Others should
do the same.
I told them about this newsgroup (I'm sure they don't know about it)
It seems that they really do not know what they are talking about.
Anyone knowing anything about scanners would not have made those
mistakes. I would say their creditably is at great risk.
If such errors were made, then how about the other programs. Is the
same type of reseurch made?
CrACKeD <cracked@primenet.com> wrote:
>I just watched a little clip on the discovery channel about cellular
>phones and the security concerns involved with them. Like the typical
>media, the discovery channel got completely confused when it came to
>getting their terminology straight. First of all, they were talking about
>scanning cellular phones as they showed a scanner searching through the 49
>Mhz band. What's wrong with that picture? Second, they showed a picture
>of a frequency counter and they called it a scanner. They said that
>listeners find the frequency you are using by using a scanner, which was
>really a frequency scanner, and then they tune in the frequency. I wonder
>what that thing is which the listener uses to tune in the signal? Hmm.
>The dicovery channel also stated that the average price for a scanner is
>$500. Since when? it's almost difficult to find a scanner that
>expensive. I wonder why cordless telephones were not addressed in this
>show? Those are just as large of a security concern as cellular
>telephones, if not more of a concern. Oh well. I just found this as a
>bit funny, and it reminds me of the recent blopper Ladies Journal (I
>think) made about why law abiding citizens would want to listen to the
>police on a scanner. |-)
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:55 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Message-ID: <slworkDsJH2p.520@netcom.com>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <4p3qrm$n3m@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 18:08:49 GMT
ToledoMUG (toledomug@aol.com) wrote:
: Cordless phones are 100 times easier to listen to (almost all scanners can
: recieve tha tfreq range), though cellular obviously has a farther range. I
: live in a medium-density area of town, and just about 24 hours a day I can
: pick up a cordless phone. And I know that the people talking are local,
: whereas with a cell phone the guy could be from Mexico and just driving
: through.......
You are right, cordless phones are a much bigger security risk than
cellular. First of all, all scanners tune them in. Also, you get entire
conversations, and most of all you can target a specific person quite
easily, just go near where they live.
I think Discovery should not be totally bashed for a few small mistakes.
Maybe they ought to be lauded for making the public aware and stating the
plain truth that anyone who uses a phone with an antenna on it can be
overheard quite easily by someone who wants to.
Besides, when they were doing the show, perhaps they had a recently
purchased scanner which does not tune to cellular frequencies, so they
just set it to 49Mhz because they had to set it somewhere.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:56 1996
From: dteague@csc.com (Guy Teague)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Date: 5 Jun 1996 20:42:39 -0400
Message-ID: <4p59hv$24j@explorer.csc.com>
References: <4p2ts6$k75@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <4p3qrm$n3m@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <slworkDsJH2p.520@netcom.com>
Steve Work (slwork@netcom.com) wrote:
<del>
: I think Discovery should not be totally bashed for a few small mistakes.
: Maybe they ought to be lauded for making the public aware and stating the
: plain truth that anyone who uses a phone with an antenna on it can be
: overheard quite easily by someone who wants to.
: Besides, when they were doing the show, perhaps they had a recently
: purchased scanner which does not tune to cellular frequencies, so they
: just set it to 49Mhz because they had to set it somewhere.
-------
I agree with the above. My guess is that they knew the difference, how
could they not? But for some reason, cosmetic, equipment failure, glare
etc., they decided that 95% of the folks watching wouldn't know the
difference anyway and used what they had to illustrate the point.
I saw a program on Nat'l Geographic once about how they make wildlife
documentaries and it really opened my eyes. What appears to the viewer to
be a seamless run is actually hundreds of short disconnected takes with a
completely artificial soundtrack all in the name of the higher truth of
educating the viewer, I suppose. The 5% of us that know the difference
are supposedly already educated and can be ignored.
--
Cheers 73 de dteague@csc.com "They're out there" K Kesey
Guy KG5VT gteague@why.net "Don't you eat that yellow snow" F Zappa
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:57 1996
From: doc@dxnet.com (Anthony O. Cardenas ~ WA6IGJ)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 20:19:54 GMT
Message-ID: <31b73876.15086359@news.dxnet.com>
References: <4oqt66$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
I think it's time to read the fine print and I quote:
>On 2 Jun 1996 02:10:14 GMT, Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?> wrote:
>I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
>number ...
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>Return the Liars Club, 3-RRR Melbourne http://suburbia.net/~fun/scn/
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>'THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. '
Uncle T.
> Ron Hubbard - Founder, 'Church' of Scientology.
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:58 1996
From: Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 08:59:05 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960602085717.6313B-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
On 2 Jun 1996, Two-Dogs wrote:
> I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
> number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
> or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
> what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
Well, it's probably illegal (except to certain agencies) in the US. Of
course a lot of people would be intersted in it. Try Canada.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:09:59 1996
From: Scott Blaha <sblaha@globalvision.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:34:00 -0700
Message-ID: <31B72498.2365@globalvision.net>
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <Pine.OSF.3.91.960602085717.6313B-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
>I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
>number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
>or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
>what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
As test equipment, or for hobbyist use, probably perfectly legal. As far
as worth, that would be up to you and the law of supply & demand.
Scott
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:00 1996
From: Larry Ledlow <LLEDLOW@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 20:02:44 -0700
Message-ID: <31B3A754.4027@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com>
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
Two-Dogs wrote:
>
> I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
> number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
> or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
> what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
Are you in Australia? What system does this board work with, AMPS or
GSM?
There were a couple of these things available on the market a couple of
years ago in North America. Could only be sold to the service
industry. I think they required a dedicated radio to monitor and decode
the service channel and another to drive the traffic channel radio. Is
yours any different?
--
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Principal Systems Engineer 1-603-885-3287 voice
SSD Communications Systems 1-603-885-7149 fax
Sanders - A Lockheed Martin Co. "Make it so!"
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:01 1996
From: asi@escape.ca
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: 5 Jun 1996 01:58:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4p2pjn$5fb@wpg-01.escape.ca>
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?> wrote:
>
> I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
> number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
> or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
> what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
>
How long to install?? What does the software exactly do??
Have one made for a bag phone??? I really don't want to do all that work to my
2006's.
Get a up to date price on CCS's DDI.
Whats a legality??? he he.
Mr.CodeGrabber.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:01 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: mca@continet.com
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Message-ID: <31b5953b.1740847@news.continet.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 14:10:43 GMT
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <Pine.OSF.3.91.960602085717.6313B-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
On Sun, 2 Jun 1996 08:59:05 -0700, Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
wrote:
>On 2 Jun 1996, Two-Dogs wrote:
>
>> I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
>> number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
>> or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
>> what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
>
>
>Well, it's probably illegal (except to certain agencies) in the US. Of
>course a lot of people would be intersted in it. Try Canada.
>
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:02 1996
From: carlsson@rmci.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: For Sale: Icom R-100 with cell.
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 16:52:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4p1q4h$li6@tofu.alt.net>
References: <4p02qe$a8s@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I am interested in buying an Icom R-100 to receive SCPC audio off of
satellite. Is your price firm at $450? Would you consider any trades?
Where are you located? Are you a dealer? do you accept credit cards?
How old is the radio?
jeff352@aol.com (Jeff 352) wrote:
>Icom R-100, mint condition with complete 800 Mhz.
>coverage. Comes with ac supply original box and manual.
>100 Khz.- 1800 Mhz coverage, AM, FM, WFM modes. Several
>scan options, several bandwith options. $450.00
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:03 1996
From: Dave <dewatson@bioc.rice.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS - pro43 OR pro26
Date: 6 Jun 1996 17:14:47 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4p73m7$p6p@larry.rice.edu>
I have two scanners and only one me. I need to get rid of either
my PRO43 or my PRO 26. I can't decide which one to sell so I will
just keep which ever scanner doesn't sell.
FYI -The pro 43 has been modified for cellular reception.
Both scanners are in perfect working order. The Pro43 is about 2 years
old and the Pro 26 is less than 6 months old. I would like to get
around $250 for either. I will include a Condor antenna and I will pay
for
shipping to you. Please e-mail me with any questions or offers.
Dave
dewatson@bioc.rice.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:04 1996
From: "Mark S. Conway" <mconway@mail.nantucket.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: 2 PRO-2006's
Date: 2 Jun 1996 21:49:19 GMT
Message-ID: <4ot28v$joq@tofu.alt.net>
Both excellent condition.
$300.00 each or take em both for $550.00
Shipped slow UPS Ground-Trac of course.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:05 1996
From: gjohnson@teleport.com (the herETic)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Icom R1 + Plus xtras
Date: 4 Jun 1996 16:34:50 -0700
Message-ID: <4p2h6q$ma0@julie.teleport.com>
I have an Icom R1 (unblocked) used forsale. Includes
Icom UHF Flexible Antenna (FA-430BB)
Icom VHF/UHF wide Band Flexible Antenna (FA-4b)
Icom wall adapter (bc-74a)
Icom Desktop Charger(BC-72a)
Icom Battery Charge Adapter (BA-12)
Icom Battery Charger (BC-73E)
Icom Scanner Cover (Lc-58) <-- long cover for use with battery pack
Icom Scanner Cover (Lc-57) <-- normal cover
I dont have the manual for it and I think the internal battery is dead, it
works off of the wall outlet though for sure. I picked this up in exchange
for some computer work and have never really used it nor know how to use
it. Email me your offer
(I will be very reasonible).
-- greg (gjohnson@teleport.com)
--
--
gjohnson@teleport.com
<-* Keeper of The Starwars Eye Candy Page *->
http://www.teleport.com/~gjohnson/starwars.shtml
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:06 1996
From: lawrence.wald@lerc.nasa.gov (Larry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: RS Pro-62 Handheld
Date: 5 Jun 1996 20:34:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4p4r01$ej0@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov>
Sweet little handheld, with 200 channels, triple conversion, vinyl case, box,
etc.
Shipped to you for $ 150.00.
Larry
--
===========================
Lawrence.Wald@lerc.nasa.gov
NASA Lewis Research Center
21000 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44135
MS 500-202
v(216) 433-5219
f(216) 433-8660
===========================
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:06 1996
From: pm3751s@acad.drake.edu (Paul McCoy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,misc.forsale.non-computer,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS:MOTOROLA MTX-8000 B5 TYPE I HT
Date: 6 Jun 96 09:04:00 CST
Message-ID: <1996Jun6.090400@acad.drake.edu>
FOR SALE:
1 Motorola MTX-8000 Model B-5 Type I Trunked 800 MHz HT. It is in
excellent shape and in the box- virutually unused. Included with the radio, i
s
the following:
-1 Ultra High Capacity Battery
-Antenna
-Rapid Desk Charger
-User Manual
-Theory/Troubleshooting Manual
-Original Box, as mentioned above
$975 + C.O.D. Shipping
If interested, please contact me via e-mail.--
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:07 1996
From: Rod Barton <75323.2551@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS:RS 2025 Scanner $40
Date: 3 Jun 1996 23:29:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4ovsh5$ira$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>
For Sale: Radio shack mobile scanner, 16 channel. Programmable to 512 Mhz.
Model 2025. Works fine. $40.00
Please Email if intrested.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:08 1996
From: doc@dxnet.com (Anthony O. Cardenas ~ WA6IGJ)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Help, I have a question on second freq.
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 20:20:02 GMT
Message-ID: <31b6915b.356957@news.dxnet.com>
References: <gfk-0506961349210001@news.ptd.net>
Glenn,
Read your post with much interest. Communications equipment use lot's
of electronic mixing, tunning and amplification. 'Mixing' is what I
suspect may be happening with your weak police signal?
When I added your signal at 133.8875 AND 21.7 (what I suspect
your receiver "IF" frequency is), that gave me: 155.5875, or better
yet, a target frequency of "155.58"MHz, a authorized police channel!
Next time you hear traffic on the 133 frequency, quickly switch to
155.58 and see if the traffic is the same? If so, I suspect you
will hear the transmissions MUCH stronger!
I didn't find a city or state indicated in your message so I tried
another CD to locate two cities with your business name as listed
below.
I also found 61 licenses issued on 155.58MHz in PA for:
"The Commonwealth of Pennsylvaina", law enforcement services as
indicated with the 'PP' nomenclature. None were in Shamokin or Mt.
Carmel.
Please let me know how you do?
73's
Uncle T.
BTW, I first tried adding 21.4 to your frequency and the result
was: 155.2875 or "155.28". This channel has many assorted
ambulance, a rescue team and a school district assigned there, so I
was confident that 21.4 as a "IF" was out.
___________
On 5 Jun 1996 17:43:37 GMT, gfk@postoffice.ptd.net (G&P) wrote:
>Hi, being a photographer for a newspaper, we are constantly trying to keep
>up with all the local channels, the story here is I have accidentally found t
he channel for a
>police private channel (you know, the one that all the good stuff happens on
;-) ) but it has very week
>reception! I know sometimes frequencies mirror themselves somewhere else, I t
hink that╣s what I╣m hearing.
>Can anyone tell me other options for 133.8875?
>Is there a way of finding the other private (tactical) channels in the area?
>Thanks in advance,
>Glenn Knarr
>Photographer, The News-Item
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:10 1996
From: "C. Wheeler" <cwheeler@ccnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Help, I have a question on second freq.
Date: 6 Jun 1996 16:19:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4p70fb$3fd@gaudi.lahabra.chevron.com>
References: <gfk-0506961349210001@news.ptd.net>
gfk@postoffice.ptd.net (G&P) wrote:
>Hi, being a photographer for a newspaper, we are constantly trying to keep
>up with all the local
>channels, the story here is I have accidentally found the channel for a
>police private channel (you know, the
>one that all the good stuff happens on ;-) ) but it has very week
>reception! I know sometimes frequencies
>mirror themselves somewhere else, I think that╣s what I╣m hearing.
>Can anyone tell me other options for 133.8875?
>Is there a way of finding the other private (tactical) channels in the area?
If I am correctly guessing that your scanner has a first IF of 10.7 MHz,
you might try at ou about 155.2875. The frequency you gave (133.8) is in
the aviation service. If you are hearing police traffice there, it's
probably some type of image. An image will often sound like a weak
signal.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:11 1996
From: wongwb@cadvision.com (Wayne Wong)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Help:Best antenna for portable scanner
Date: 5 Jun 1996 23:18:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4p54kc$2t92@elmo.cadvision.com>
References: <phantom-0206960135290001@blv-pm3-ip28.halcyon.com>
In article <phantom-0206960135290001@blv-pm3-ip28.halcyon.com>,
phantom@halcyon.com says...
>
>What is the best antenna to buy for a handheld? I've got a BC200XLT and I
>live in an apartment in the city. Also how much would it cost and where
>to get it. Thanks in advance.
I got a 20-006 from Radio Shack. It is a lot better than the one that came
with the unit.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:12 1996
From: TobyBurgess <zues@mail.flash.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Houston, TX background music freqs
Date: 2 Jun 1996 15:48:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4osd3u$1ap@excelsior.flash.net>
References: <slworkDs6Lny.2ut@netcom.com>
To: slwork@netcom.com
What you see is the Digital Music Express system. This is the Muzac of the 90
's.
The reason you can't pick anything up is because the way the signal is encoded
.
Apparantly, you have to have just the right antennae and all of the music is e
ncoded
on one or two bandwidths. That's why a receiver box is required for reception
. At
least that's what the company told me when I got the system for my bar.
Toby
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:12 1996
From: Spindrift@Sprynet.com (Spindrift)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: How to unscramble scrambled police freqs?
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 96 16:01:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4p9jp9$h34_002@news.sprynet.com>
References: <4p75s3$u9@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu>
In article <4p75s3$u9@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu>,
bq240@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David S. Burlage) wrote:
>
>
>This post is for a friend who has no net access :(
>
>He would like to know if a gdget exists that would allow him to hear
>scambled police radio broadcasts around 800MHz.
>
..Sure, Join the police or NSA.... :)
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:13 1996
From: bdixon@foxnet.net (D.B. (Bruce) Dixon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Howdy! Andy's back in the saddle again......
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 00:14:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4ovv2c$c7l@news.bellglobal.com>
References: <4oo0vk$3bs8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
andmoss wrote:
>Just a quick little note to let everyone (who cares to know) that
>Andy Moss is back in action! Woohoo!!! 8-)
>I know, shut up right? <G>
Okay Moss, get this straight - no personal agendas, no arguing with me
when I am wrong, no original ideas that I can't say you ripped off
from me, no pointing out what idiots some people are, no left-wing
geopolitical diatribe, no posts that make people think (except what I
want them to think), no using the same tactics I use, and above all -
NO ANYTHING.
Good to see you back, Andy. Illegitimus non carborundum.
73
Bruce
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
D.B. (Bruce) Dixon, 920 Georgina Bay, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 3H4
bdixon@foxnet.net /bdixon@tbaytel.net /bruce.dixon@delta.com
Planes, Trains,, and Automobiles - more than a great movie - a way of life.
Flight Service Specialist, Railfan, Car Collecter (and Radiowave Crazy)
"Contact someone who cares now, Frequency One Two One Decimal
Five - Good Day"
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:14 1996
From: Wyatt@dis.org (Wyatt Earp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: I need help find the Discriminator output on my Radio Shack scanner
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 14:26:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4p4563$o0l@cabo2.ainet.com>
Hello all,
I am trying to add IF Discriminator output jack to 2 different Radio Shack
scanners - the Pro 57 desktop and the pro 43 handheld.
Thank you for any help you can provide!
Wyatt
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:15 1996
From: "Alan K. Adamson" <ne1h@ne1h.radio.org>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Info on BCT-7 or BCT-10 wanted
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 22:15:40 -0400
Message-ID: <31B8E24C.349C4417@ne1h.radio.org>
All,
I am looking for some people that have experince with the BearTrackers.
Please email or post if you have one or have used one, am interesed and
would like some recommendations good or bad.
Thanks,
Alan Adamson
ne1h@ne1h.radio.org
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:16 1996
From: Donal Leahy <dleahy@iol.ie>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: J.F.K. AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Date: 1 Jun 1996 18:46:13 GMT
Message-ID: <4oq35l$3bp@nuacht.iol.ie>
Hello,
Freqs.requested for U.S.S. J.F.K. aircraft carrier .
The JFK is due to visit Ireland end June '96 , any freqs.would
be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Donal.
01.06.96.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:17 1996
From: alanoue@shrsys.hslc.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: J.F.K. AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Date: 4 JUN 96 04:32:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4JUN96.04325889@shrsys.hslc.org>
References: <4oq35l$3bp@nuacht.iol.ie>
In a previous article, Donal Leahy <dleahy@iol.ie> wrote:
->Hello,
->
->Freqs.requested for U.S.S. J.F.K. aircraft carrier .
->
->The JFK is due to visit Ireland end June '96 , any freqs.would
->be appreciated.
->
->Kind Regards,
->
->Donal.
->01.06.96.
->
Donal,
Try the Fleet common freq. 277.800 AM.
Also check your area marine freqs. For instance, when the JFK was in NYC
last week, all the ships were heard on the NY ship traffic freq. 156.700.
If they have any helos launched for demonstration, try helo tactical 242.400
AM.
When docked, try 142.305 and search 139-143 mhz for SP's. Some *may* be
encrypted however. There is not a lot of two way radio transmissions when
docked in any case.
Have fun if you tour the ship. We got a personal tour in NY...bridge
etc., and it was great!
Phil
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:18 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
From: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper)
Subject: Re: LA Metro Green Line
Message-ID: <DsnEqr.su@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Reply-To: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us
References: <4nthqp$ag@venice.dh.trw.com> <31a5d590.1934458@news.dxnet.com> <4o770s$6st@globe.indirect.com> <31a8d270.7425585@news.dxnet.com> <31B38C27.36F@ozemail.com.au> <31B7B84B.18FB@cc.usu.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 21:02:10 GMT
Greg Alvandian <slppj@cc.usu.edu> wrote:
>What does any of this have to do with Radios or scanners? Isn't there
>some sort of news group for geology, wasteful spending, or hissy fits,
>that you all could post to instead, so the rest of us don't have to waste
>our time scrolling through stuff we have absolutely no interest in what
>so ever?
Lighten up, Greg. . It's all over, or WAS until you mentioned it ! :-]
>--
>GREG ALVANDIAN :
>SOCIETY OF AVIATION :
>MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS :
>UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY :
Dr Pepper
10 - 2 - 4
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:18 1996
From: asi@escape.ca
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: LoJack Freq.
Date: 5 Jun 1996 02:00:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4p2pon$5fb@wpg-01.escape.ca>
References: <31B0EAD0.4837@earthlink.net> <31B02B32.6470@erols.com> <31b246b8.4203904@news.interport.net>
ccsys@interport.net (ccsys@interport.net) wrote:
>
> On Sat, 01 Jun 1996 07:36:18 -0400, "Robert H. Eisner"
> <beisner@erols.com> wrote:
> >They use 173.0750 in Virginia.
>
> Nationwide allocation 173.075
They do not have it up here in Canada, what do the units actually transmit??
Dead signal ??? tones??? Here piggy piggy????
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:19 1996
From: hay145@aol.com (Hay145)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: looking for new scanner
Date: 3 Jun 1996 09:48:13 -0400
Message-ID: <4ouqet$qin@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4ot58e$c74@news.smart.net>
Reply-To: hay145@aol.com (Hay145)
>>The UBC-3000XLT & UBC-9000XLT are both full coverage. Only the BC-
>>varients sold here have the cell freq's blocked.
>>
>>Harry.
>
>Do you have any sources for these "special" versions of the bearcats?
Glen:
I purchased my UBC-3000XLT from Javiation in the UK. I used my VISA card
and was finaly charged a shade under $400 ($397). They have a good
reputation on the 'net. I have had a couple of items from them and always
received good service.
They have a good web site at http://www.demon.co.uk/javiation/
Harry.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:20 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Mall Security Freqs?
Message-ID: <slworkDsGG9C.E0@netcom.com>
References: <4ov3s0$223@natasha.rmii.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 02:58:23 GMT
Sir Arnold Robinson (dwayer@rmii.com) wrote:
: Does anyone hav a list of frequencies or ranges where I should start
: scanning in the hopes of finding Mall Security Walkie-Talkies? I'm
: functioning on the assumption thtat most malls use a similar type of
: radio, with a similar licence and frequency range... Alternately for
: anyone here in Colorado Springs do you scan either the Citadel or
: Chapel Hills Mall regularly?
Lots of the malls are around 464.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:21 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Metro NYC TV Frequencys
Message-ID: <slworkDsDMG1.6Iq@netcom.com>
References: <31b0cafc.26967270@news2.new-york.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 14:19:12 GMT
Rich (rwojo@bc.cybernex.net) wrote:
: Metro NYC TV Frequencys
: Does anyone have a list of them? I have :
: 450.0500 WCBS TV Control Room to reporters/news vans.
: 450.2875 WCBS TV Conrtol Room & TV Audio feed.
: 450.3875 WNBC TV Conrtol Room & TV Audio feed.
: Rich in the USA!
: Go NY Rangers!
Most of the time, TV stations don't talk on their 450Mhz frequency, they
talk on their cellphones so that the competition won't be able to listen
in (easily) on their scanners. The one exception, I've heard, is when
the news crews are in helicopters where they are not permitted to use
cellphones.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:22 1996
From: Ed Walsh <emw@adnc.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Minneapolis, MN
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 20:36:34 -0700
Message-ID: <31B7A3C2.179C@adnc.com>
Reply-To: emw@adnc.com
Hello.
I will be visiting Minneapolis soon and am hoping to monitor Police and
Fire. Can anyone share these frequencies? Have they gone 800Mhz yet?
If anyone has freq info for Eden Praire, MN as well I would appreciate
it.
Thanks in advance!
Ed
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:23 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "Paul J. Smith" <smithp@iquest.net>
Subject: Re: NEWBIE question - please help
Message-ID: <31B65A6A.7243@iquest.net>
References: <31b34139.170459528@news.airmail.net> <31B42CAE.FC5@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 04:11:22 GMT
Steve Carter wrote:
>. . . .
> Dave,
> I just looked up Arlington on line, and these are the right freqs. Since
> your new, you may not know of the on-line freq data base. It's at:
>
> http://www.perconcorp.com/db_srch.htm
>
> Steve
Would you mind rechecking the URL. I could not connect on 6/5/96 in the eveni
ng.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:24 1996
From: rzyz90@email.sps.mot.com (Wei Li)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: newbie question about what kind of equipment I need: please help!
Date: 8 Jun 1996 03:12:35 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4par33$im8@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
References: <4p2jdf$2nb@decaxp.HARVARD.EDU>
In article <4p2jdf$2nb@decaxp.HARVARD.EDU>, mlevin@husc7.HARVARD.EDU (Michael
Levin) writes:
|>
|> I am interested in buying a piece of equipment which would let me
|> listen in on as many things as possible, including: regular radio
|> stations, TV sound (UHF and VHF), short-wave (broadcasts from other
|> countries), police/fire/airplane broadcasts, etc. Is there any single
|> unit I can buy (preferably for under $300) that would tune them all
|> in? Or, do I need two separate units (a scanner and a short-wave
|> receiver, for example)? What are some general guidelines for features
|> to look for, how much should I expect to spend, and where should I get
|> it (mail-order, retail, etc.)? Any advice would be greatly
|> appreciated. Please email to mlevin@husc.harvard.edu.
|>
|> Mike Levin
|>
Mike almost exactly described what i'm
thinking about. could any one answering
Mike's posting also forward me a copy of
your advice/opinions? info on mail order
houses is also appreciated!
wei li
rzyz90@email.sps.mot.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:25 1996
From: words1@interport.net (Evan Morris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: NYPD Frequencies by number?
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 01:49:01 GMT
Message-ID: <31b637fa.1477008@news.interport.net>
I have a slew of frequencies for the NYPD, but I would appreciate it
if someone could clue me in to their designations within the PD
itself, i.e., when someone says "go to channel 10," or the like, what
frequency are they referring to?
Thanks,
Evan Morris
--
Evan Morris
words1@well.com
The Book Lover's Guide to the Internet
(coming in June from Fawcett/Columbine)
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:25 1996
From: maus@skypoint.com (John McClellan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Olympic Torch relay/Mpls
Date: 5 Jun 1996 22:50:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4p52v6$eju@stratus.skypoint.net>
Following freqs were used:
468.4625
468.375
464.625
Used by vehicles in procession.
In Mpls heard activity on:
460.350 Mpls pd chan 5
160.950 State Patrol
155.475 MNSEF
--
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:26 1996
From: rickard.faivre@mailbox.swipnet.se (Rickard Faivre)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: OPTO 456 Question
Date: 2 Jun 1996 19:39:30 GMT
Message-ID: <4osqli$dag@mn5.swip.net>
References: <4ol7e0$4hr@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu> <31AF3DB9.3B62@in.net>
In article <31AF3DB9.3B62@in.net>, rav@in.net says...
>
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
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>John J. Udvari wrote:
>>
>> I just added an OPTO 456 board to my 2006 and would like to
>> know what is the best software to use with this unit. I know there
>> has been postings over the last year or so about this subject but
>> at the time I had little interest. Now that I have the board I
>> would like to know what others are using.
>>
>> JohnJohn,
>
>I have the same combination as you described. I have Scan Star Plus for
Windows and also Probe Ver 2.0. I would
>highly recomend Probe. It a dos program however but this does not present a
problem at all for me. I have a
>100mhz Pentium and can achieve around 100 channels per second scan rate
without missing any signals. This is
>far better than any other software I have used on the OS 456.
>
>Richard
I second that recomendation for the Probe. My record is 426 ch/s on
a P120. However I didnt break squelch. I usually use about 70 ch/s.
Richard from Sweden.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:27 1996
From: woody99@dave-world.net (Peek)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 07:43:22 GMT
Message-ID: <31b29707.1806902@news.dave-world.net>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com> <DsAIsK.3yt@ridgecrest.ca.us> <4oql47$ksj@news.monmouth.com>
On Sat, 01 Jun 1996 23:49:59 GMT, (MarcK) wrote:
>cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper) wrote:
>
>>tcrites@sojourn.com (Tom Crites) wrote:
>
>>>Can anyone give me any insight on the differences between the
>>>Opto OS456 and the CE-232 scanner computer interface boards. I see
>>>more written on the OS456 and was wondering, for $100 more, is
>>>the OS456 worth the difference.
>
>>>Tom
>
>>If I'm not mistaken, I believe that they are made for two different
>>radios. . . .
>>Dr Pepper
>>10 - 2 - 4
>
>
>You are mistaken!
>I will let someone who is better versed in the differences take a shot
>at giving a correct answer to the question
>
One advantage to the ce-232 is that you can program your scanner from
your computer! This is great if you have the extra memory mod, saves
tons of time
An advantae of the Opto is it will decode DTMF codes.
Not sure if OPTO will work in cell freqs. the 232 does
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:29 1996
From: e90gl@efd.lth.se (Goeran Lowe)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Opto OS456 vs. CE-232
Date: 3 Jun 1996 18:46:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4ovbuh$m2@news.lth.se>
References: <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com> <n9jig-0106960156200001@mu-ip-10.theramp.net>
In article <n9jig-0106960156200001@mu-ip-10.theramp.net>,
Rich Carlson <n9jig@TheRamp.net> wrote:
>In article <4omub9$2cs@tkhut.sojourn.com>, tcrites@sojourn.com (Tom
>Crites) wrote:
>
>** Can anyone give me any insight on the differences between the
>** Opto OS456 and the CE-232 scanner computer interface boards. I see
>** more written on the OS456 and was wondering, for $100 more, is
>** the OS456 worth the difference.
>**
>** Tom
>
>They are similar in that they allow computer control of the PRO200x series
>radios. The OS456 plugs in to existing connectors, and requires no
Does this means you remove (unplugg) some already existing circuit-board (sp?)
in the radio?
>soldering. The CE232 does require some soldering and chip pulling, but is
>not all that bad.
>
>Operationally the biggest difference is that the CE232 will allow you to
>upload and download channels to the radio for use when the computer is not
>connectedc, while the OS456 will not. That means that you can load a
>specific channel plan before a trip, and throw the radio in the car, and
>when you return, you can UL a totally different channel plan. The OS456
>will not allow you to do this.
>
Does this mean that with the OS456 the radio will be dead without the computer
?
--
G÷ran Lowe e90gl@efd.lth.se
*******Make 8-bit characters standard in News and Mail****
*************************NOW*****************************
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:30 1996
From: antialias9@aol.com (Antialias9)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: OptoLinx Universal Interface
Date: 5 Jun 1996 11:44:56 -0400
Message-ID: <4p4a1o$sab@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4p1rui$ife@gate.cyberg8t.com>
I have the Scout and have used it with the R7100 on an Icom
made CT-17 interface. If the Scout is plugged in and NOT
powered on, then it will apparently lock up the interface.
Solution - either power the Scout on or disconnect it from the
interface. I suspect when not powered it grounds the interface
lines. I would also suspect that other Optoelectronics products
have the same "feature".
J.C.Babrick, N9CNM
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:31 1996
From: kim@apple.com (Lee McKelvey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: OptoLinx Universal Interface
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 16:46:45 -0800
Message-ID: <kim-0506961646450001@mckekm.apple.com>
References: <melfyn.715.000ADD1C@dstc.edu.au> <4p1rui$ife@gate.cyberg8t.com>
In article <4p1rui$ife@gate.cyberg8t.com>, Aaron@cyberg8t.com wrote:
> In message <melfyn.715.000ADD1C@dstc.edu.au> - melfyn@dstc.edu.au (Melfyn
> Lloyd)Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:51:44 writes:
> :>
> :>Anyone had any experience yet of the new OptoElectronics OptoLinx
'universal
> :>interface'? Intended use if to couple my AR8000 and my Mac.
>
> If the question is will it work with the AR8000, yes. I would think it woul
d
> also work on the mac, the problem is you'll need to get software to use for
> scanning, uploading and downloading information.
>
> The only thing you should need to do is grab a gender changer from 9pin db t
o
> the mac serial port.
I use the optolinx and am pleased with it. I use it to download my scout
too. I am using the AR8000 tool kit 1.1.1, you can down load it from the
web, and it works fine. It is limited and only allows you to send or read
data bank and system data and some of the 8k system settings. If you want
to control it from a computer then as far as I know you have to go to a
PC. On the Mac I use a standard Mac serial cable the same one that goes
to my modem. This is a DB25 at the modem end so I use a DB25 to DB9
converter and it all works fine. I here that there is a wiz-bang Mac
program coming out this summer.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:32 1996
From: trimode@cis.umassd.edu (Mario Santos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: REQ: Cell Mod for RS PRO-37
Date: 3 Jun 1996 22:44:04 -0400
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <4p07tk$mo6@corona.cis.umassd.edu>
Just purchased a Radio Shack Pro-37, need Cellular modifications.
Can anyone assist or direct me to the source of info.
Thanks.
Mario
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:33 1996
From: michael@alexander.terranet.com (Michael Alexander)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: RS2004 vs RS2035
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 11:28:17 -0400
Message-ID: <michael-0106961128170001@news.terra.net>
References: <31ABF6DE.3596@ix.netcom.com>
In article <31ABF6DE.3596@ix.netcom.com>, Tom Montgomery
<monty55@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> I have a mint condition 2004 with speed, memory, and cell mods that I use
> for my primary base scanner. I was thinking about replacing it with a
> RS 2035 I can get on clearance at the local RS Outlet store. I was
> considering it primarily for the 1000 channel capability and the fast
> scanning rate. I know that you can do a keypad entry for the cell bands.
> Does anyone have any opinions about such a switch. Pro or Con, all
> opinions are welcome. Thanks, Monty
What keypad entry for the cell bands for the PRO2035?
--
Michael Alexander
michael@alexander.terranet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:34 1996
From: C Wheeler <cwheeler@ccnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: re: Saber Battery's
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 13:13:25 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960604131011.3552A-100000@ccnet3>
To: Duane Park <duane_park@qmail4.nba.trw.com>
On Tue, 4 Jun 1996, Duane Park wrote:
> Try W&W Associates in N.Y, 800-221-0732, I bought 2 recently for around
> $65.00 ea. I think....
>
> duane.park@trw.com
Duane I will post this since I wasn't the one looking for the information.
BTW - the Saber batteries I was purchasing were "intrinsically safe". That
brings the price up slightly.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:35 1996
From: ndavis@spider.innercite.com (Norman Davis)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Sacramento Lightrail freq?
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 15:06:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4p9gm6$a1l@harry.lloyd.com>
Any one have the Sacramento light rail freqs.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:36 1996
From: artimus@tz.com (Arthur)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Books, Please read them...
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 96 20:25:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4ost4q$l24@news.indy.net>
References: <1779711A82S86.RNROBERT@UConnVM.UConn.Edu> <4onjsr$ck8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <4onjsr$ck8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
rhalpaus@aol.com (RHalpaus) wrote:
>If we could get some up to date info on those books or cd's it would
>eliminate this newsgroup all together. But when you look at the lead time
>of printing,shipping,stocking,etc. time passes slowly.
>Look at the last police call. They still show MN hwy patrol frequencies
>that have not been used for seven years. And if you want to listen to the
>hwy patrol aircraft don't look for it in ther book or or cd, the listing
>is just plain WRONG. That's why
>we need places like this . to get the latest on everything.
the reason those freq's are still listed is probably because MN still holds a
license for those freq's. the info in police call isn't listed by frequency
use, it's listed by license info.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:37 1996
From: Jonas Fjeld <jonasf@drammensnett.no>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner card for PC?
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 08:30:11 -0700
Message-ID: <31B84B03.6D53@drammensnett.no>
First time on this group.. hope this isn't a question that is answered
before.
I was wondering if there is a scanner card for PC's on the market? I am
interested in a card which covers the high VHF band, as I wish to listen
to the radio amateurs in the 145 MHz area. Typical functions would be to
save all speech as sound files, easy programming etc.
I know of a radio card that serves the normal FM (88-108 MHz)
frequencies, but have not seen any for the VHF bands yet.
Please reply to group, as others might be interested as well.
Thanks.
JF.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:38 1996
From: rcyoung@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: alr.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Scanner For Sale: PRO2006 w/Cellular
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 96 18:59:58 GMT
Message-ID: <N.060196.115958.62@phx-az7-19.ix.netcom.com>
For Sale:
PRO2006. Modified for full cellular coverage, faster scan rate. 25-520 MHz,
760-1300 MHz. 400 channels, 10 search banks, 10 monitor channels. Perfect
condition. Asking $350.
If you're interested, please e-mail me at:
rcyoung@ix.netcom.com
Richard Young
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:38 1996
From: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Scrambling cordless?
Date: 7 Jun 1996 11:40:09 -0400
Message-ID: <4p9igp$64r@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
Does anyone know of a way to add scrambling capability to a cordless
phone?
I've Got a Sanyo CLT-656, but all the 25 channels come accross on the
scanner, I knew it would do this when I bought it, but I'm just wondering
if there is something I can add to give me the scrambling. Any Info would
be appreciated, thanks.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:39 1996
From: rcyoung@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Sensitive Scanner for Sale -- DX!
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 96 19:06:30 GMT
Message-ID: <N.060196.120630.40@phx-az7-19.ix.netcom.com>
I have a very sensitive PRO2021 I'm looking to sell. I don't know if all of
them were built this way, or if this one is particularly sensitive, but I've
used I can easily hear signals from Maine and Massachusettes (I'm in Arizona)
by connecting it to a 1/4 wave CB ground plane on the 30-50MHz band. Who knows
what it could do on a properly tuned antenna. My PRO2006 can't do this! It's i
n
a metal case, and resists interference well. I've had better scanners, but
whenever I needed to really HEAR something, I always turned to this one.
It's old, but in great condition and works fine. 200 channels + 10 monitor
channels. 30-54MHz, 108-174 MHz, 380-512 MHz. Comes with a car mounting bracke
t.
E-mail me your best offer to:
rcyoung@ix.netcom.com
Richard Young
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:40 1996
From: zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: Sensitive Scanner for Sale -- DX!
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 02:20:17 GMT
Message-ID: <31b0f9fd.4999000@news.mnw.net>
References: <N.060196.120630.40@phx-az7-19.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: zielasko@mnw.net
On Sat, 01 Jun 96 19:06:30 GMT, rcyoung@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>I have a very sensitive PRO2021 I'm looking to sell. I don't know if all of
>them were built this way, or if this one is particularly sensitive, but I've
>used I can easily hear signals from Maine and Massachusettes (I'm in Arizona)
>by connecting it to a 1/4 wave CB ground plane on the 30-50MHz band. Who know
s
>what it could do on a properly tuned antenna. My PRO2006 can't do this! It's
in
>a metal case, and resists interference well. I've had better scanners, but
>whenever I needed to really HEAR something, I always turned to this one.
I believe that this is called "skip" in some circles Richard. I have
gotten the same results with various handheld scanners as well as
desktop-type scanners.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:41 1996
From: Sean Nixon <nixon@actrix.gen.nz>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Standard's "CT508-A" And Cellular
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 19:05:08 +1200
Message-ID: <31B92624.2E6@actrix.gen.nz>
References: <31AD0ADC.3EC1@ix.netcom.com> <aa2duDsHL5u.15w@netcom.com>
J.P. Kleinhaus wrote:
>
> There IS a hardware mod for the C-508A that restores full
> cellular coverage AS WELL AS 30KHz steps in the cell bands.
> I don't remember where I got, but search some of the
> popular web sites and you WILL find it.
>
http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/mods/standard/c508a-1.mod
is where I got the mods from. This was supposed to recover the
cellphone band as well, I removed both of the jumpers, but the cellphone
band remained locked out- guess its because it was a US model.
Ive found the receiver is very insensitive above 465MHz & suffers
from a lot of image interference, but for its size is an excellent
radio.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:42 1996
From: CHRISTOPHER KUNI <ckuni@tucker>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: STL freqs.
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 20:05:41 -0500
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960605200250.13260A-100000@tucker>
Hello all,
I'm just a lurker the newsgroup and was wondering if anyone has any
interesting freq. in the STL area that would be worth filling up the
empty channels I have in by Bearcat.
ckuni@tucker.isg.siue.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:43 1996
From: NewsRadio <jmckay@interlog.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Stupid Scanner remark on TV
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 07:43:19 -0700
Message-ID: <31B59D07.455A@interlog.com>
References: <4oustg$t6d@news4.digex.net> <31B45076.CA1@redstorm.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil> <31B51B49.5AE4@clandjop.com>
Stephen N. Phipps wrote:
>
> That reminds me of an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" a few years back
> where the "bad guy" planned his murders around listening to the local
> police on a 1940's Zenith radio which picked up the old police band right
> above the broadcast band.
WOW! Its been a long time since you were able to do that! Guess that
would be about as old a trick as Angela Lansbury :)
Anyway, I was a movie once where the scanner was supposedly spewing
police dispatcher audio but a closup revealed the frequency was set to
146.79...the VHF HAM band!
PS..I've got a bunch of similar items about scanners/two way radios
being misused in movies/tv on my web page and am always looking for
additions if you want to e-mail me!
--
--------------------------------------------
The Canadian Broadcast Directory
and Broadcast Engineering Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:44 1996
From: Scott Blaha <sblaha@globalvision.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Stupid Scanner remark on TV
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:39:46 -0700
Message-ID: <31B725F2.64F@globalvision.net>
References: <4oveqr$1pm@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Just the fact that you two (Andy & Scott R.) are watching TV instead of
listening to your neighbors, etc., is a sure sign that you're not the bad
guys that TV makes you out to be <G>. (Wife excuses notwithstanding!)
Scott B.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:45 1996
From: domonkos@access4.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Stupid Scanner remark on TV
Date: 4 Jun 1996 17:12:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4p1qp0$7pe@news4.digex.net>
References: <4oustg$t6d@news4.digex.net> <31B45076.CA1@redstorm.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil>
Scott Richardson (scott@redstorm.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil) wrote:
:
: I was watching that show as well. The guy was listening to the police
: with
: a scanner mounted on his dash, and of course he had it tuned to the
: local police
: frequency of 162.550! Didn't know the cops had finally taken over the
: local NOAA weather office!!
I missed that! Too busy trying to figure out which RS scanner it was.
Maybe it was intermod ;-)
Andy
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:46 1996
From: Henry Wysmulek <xhp195@freenet.mb.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Stupid Scanner remark on TV
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 21:59:39 -0500
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960606215540.26320A-100000@winnie.freenet.mb.ca>
References: <4oustg$t6d@news4.digex.net>
I woudln't lose any sleep over that. When you are dealing with
the socialist dominated media and entertainment establishment,
anything that they do not approve of is criminal. Unless of
course they are the ones doing it, then it is perfectly O.K..
H. WYSMULEK
xhp195@freenet.mb.ca
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:47 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: UHF tranmitter/Scanner Combo - ?
Message-ID: <slworkDsJGo7.3MI@netcom.com>
References: <4p27k0$hot@svna0001.clipper.ssb.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 18:00:07 GMT
John Fogg (John_N_Fogg@SSB.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know if there is a radio on the market that will
: allow me to receive scanner frequencies and transmit on the 480 MHz
: range. The scanner frequencies will be in the VHF & UHF range.
: 800 MHz is not required but desired. I'm looking for a portable model.
: Please E-mail me or post an answer here on the Internet.
Transmitting on the 480Mhz range would be illegal without a license.
These frequencies are used by both UHF TV stations and in some areas for
special purposes.
Perhaps you mean the 460Mhz band. Here, you can get a license for
business use, or for General Mobile Radio Service. Very low-powered GMRS
can be used without a license.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:49 1996
From: JOHN MARCEL <JMarcel@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: US Offshore Boat Racing Freq
Date: 2 Jun 1996 21:44:13 GMT
Message-ID: <4ot1vd$c5d@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
For those interested in Boat racing. The US Offshore Pro Tour Admin is
currently using the following Freq:
464.6625-Repeater PL-114.8
All Judges, Tour Rescue Units, & Misc Tour Officials were on this Temp
repeater during the recent race in Laconia,NH on Lk.Winnipesaukee. Im not
sure if they'll use this freq for every race but the radios, repeater and
all comm equipt is owned by the tour. Anything in addition would be
greatly appreciated. Enjoy, John Marcel Manchester,NH
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:49 1996
From: rddavis@teleport.com (Unknown User)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Victoria BC Freqs Wanted
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 10:41:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4p6cng$irf@nadine.teleport.com>
Looking for Victoria BC freqs for Police, Fire, EMS, Tourist
attractions and local business.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:50 1996
From: Larry Ledlow <LLEDLOW@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: VLF navigation beacons
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 19:32:43 -0700
Message-ID: <31B3A04B.7950@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960530163913.6079C-100000@freenet.grfn.org>
To: Dave <ddinst2@grfn.org>
Dave wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any info available on VLF beacons or know any web sites
> w/ such info?? If so, please email me directly at:
Try this:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/db1/fly/navaid-info.html
73
NA5E
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Principal Systems Engineer 1-603-885-3287 voice
SSD Communications Systems 1-603-885-7149 fax
Sanders - A Lockheed Martin Co. "Make it so!"
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:51 1996
From: anderson@megalinx.net (Paul D. Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WANTED: UNIDEN BC200XLT
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 15:52:51 -0500
Message-ID: <anderson-060696155251@annex21.megalinx.net>
I would like to by a Uniden BC200XLT. If you have one that you would like
to sell please respond. Thank you, Paul
--
anderson@megalinx.net
Paul D. Anderson
P.O. Box 161
Worthington, OH 43085
614.637.9899
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:52 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: stewa3@uwindsor.ca (Stewart Jeffrey C)
Subject: Re: WEATHER RADIO CANADA - where is offical list found?
Message-ID: <DsJ3Aq.J7s@news.uwindsor.ca>
References: <4p0l02$kku@news.interlog.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 13:11:13 GMT
In article <4p0l02$kku@news.interlog.com>,
Ron Katz <ronkatz@interlog.com> wrote:
>
>I'm looking for the offical list of what areas are covered by
>what frequencies for Ontario and/or Canada etc.
>
>eg Toronto CN Tower 162.400
>
>How about everywhere else??!!
Hi Ron, great web-page BTW!
I am aware of three AES weather radio station around my area of Essex County:
162.475 out of Windsor Airport (tower is in McGregor)
162.400 out of Sarnia Airport (tower is in Oil Springs)
162.475 out of London Airport
As far as their signal coverage, when the Windsor station went on the air
7 years ago or so I wrote them and they sent me a QSL card and other neat
weather information. According to their little map on the QSL card their
coverage was most of Essex County with some fringe coverage in far
western Kent County. I think the transmitter power was 65 watts.
Hope that helps as a start!
Jeff
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:52 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WEATHER RADIO CANADA - where is offical list found?
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 09:28:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4p0l02$kku@news.interlog.com>
I'm looking for the offical list of what areas are covered by
what frequencies for Ontario and/or Canada etc.
eg Toronto CN Tower 162.400
How about everywhere else??!!
I e- mailed Enviornment Canada but have yet to receive a reply.
I'd like to get a hold of a map and add it to my web page so
that others can also use the information. can you help?
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:54 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: WEATHER RADIO CANADA - where is offical list found?
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 19:19:11 GMT
Message-ID: <4p4bvg$di4@news.interlog.com>
References: <4p0l02$kku@news.interlog.com> <4p3lvc$pcp@news1.io.org>
shearman@io.org (DAVID SHEARMAN) wrote:
>Ron, Environment Canada uses 162.400 to 162.550 khz in .025 khz steps for
>WeatherRadio Canada. The frequencies to the east include 162.550 in
>Peterborogh and 162.400 in Omeemee (P'boro repeater). I live right on the
>line, so I get Omeemee and not Toronto on my scanner.
>There was a complete list of WeaterRadio Canada stations, frequences and
>even a map at the Environment Canada web site, but it seems to have
>disappeared.
I found it thanks but I can't beleave my eyes. They still have the
largest city (TORONTO) listed incorrect it changed years ago from
162.475 to 162.400 I don't trust Enviornment Canada. How can such
a error go un detected for such a long time.
Another thing, looking at the weather web pages on the WEB Canada
SUCKS. What a slap in the face. Even our Department of
Communications or Communications Canada can't put a better web
page together. I also see that no one in both departments
returns email.
Thanks for all the replys. I gather there are an offical
5 frequencies or was it 6...anyways seeing that the very first
listing I looked at from enviornment canada (toronto) was wrong
I'm still looking for a more up to date listing. I think I'll
phone the weather office and see what I come up with.
>BTW, that Omeemee repeater has been around for a year, but no one seems
>to document it.
>--
>(Rev.) David Shearman,
>Blackstock, Ontario, Canada
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:55 1996
From: shep79@napanet.net (CD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Who has Bay Area Mil Freqs??
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 02:38:47 GMT
Message-ID: <4p5gj9$9kt@wiley.napanet.net>
Hi,
I've been searching for Bay Area military frequencies (land, sea,
and air), and was wondering if anybody had some. If so, please email
me and/or repost. Thanks!!
shep79@napanet.net
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:57 1996
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:55:00 -0400
From: Roger_Cravens@fforum.blkcat.com (Roger Cravens)
Subject: Re: Who's Side Are They 1
Message-ID: <NOMSGID_1=3A109=2F239.0_960605_175500_262c57c5@fidonet.org>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Who's Side Are They 1
===========================================================================
Date: 06-04-96 (17:52)
Subj: Re: Who's Side Are They On
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F-@>From: Fire@will.com
F-@>Roger_Cravens@fforum.blkcat.com (Roger Cravens) wrote:
F-@>>This message was originally addressed to ALL
-@>>and a carbon copy was sent to you.
-@>> ----------------------------------------
-@>I thought Fidonet's gateway was shut down because of this type of spew.
F-@>If you can keep him on track, Mr. Cravens isn't a bad writer, but the
-@>paranoia seems to creep into everything he does.
F-@>Try the Aluminium foil anti-UN hat - It has a bonus of keeping away the
-@>black helicopters...
Hummm, never tried that aluminium foil stuff! Got any schematics for
the hat? Sounds like it might work!! 8-)
In terms of black helicopters, they don't know where Georgia is so we're
not bothered with them. I understand the northeast has a few flying
around, though. But I plan on staying here in Atlanta where the bass
fishing is good and the scanner listening in a few weeks is going to be
out of this world.
Roger
***
o QMPro 1.52 o "Conservative" does not mean Fascist!
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:57 1996
From: scannut@aol.com (SCANNUT)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Who's Side Are They 1
Date: 6 Jun 1996 20:03:33 -0400
Message-ID: <4p7rkl$dt8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <NOMSGID_1=3A109=2F239.0_960605_175500_262c57c5@fidonet.org>
Reply-To: scannut@aol.com (SCANNUT)
Is that what those things are flying in the skies? I just thought they
were black flies (a Spring time phenomena here in the northeast,
particularly in the Adirondack Mountains). Next, you'll be trying to tell
me that the X-Files are real. Calling Agents Sculley & Mulder!
BTW - A healthy skepticism should not be misconstrued as paranoia.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:58 1996
From: jmcgee@mail.orion.org (Jack McGee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Who's Side Are They 1/13
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 23:00:21 GMT
Message-ID: <31b21c85.1922320@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
References: <NOMSGID_1=3A109=2F239.0_960602_162900_53493121@fidonet.org>
Reply-To: jmcgee@mail.orion.org
Roger_Cravens@fforum.blkcat.com (Roger Cravens) wrote:
>To give you an idea of who the U.N. is and what nonsense they continue
>to propegate, the below is provided.
Roger, it's a free country, but I quit reading Fido ScanRadio because
of the low signal-noise ratio, in part due to you dumping off topic
posts into it, like this one.
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:10:59 1996
From: pbastian@sprynet.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Willow Grove NAS
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 16:15:19 -0700
Message-ID: <31B0CF07.5191@sprynet.com>
I am looking for UHF Mil freq used for and around Willow Grove
NAS. I have stuff for VHF, but nothing on UHF. If you have anyhting, or
would like to help me search the range. Please e-mail.
Thanks
From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:11:01 1996
From: Jonathan Clough <Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Willow Grove NAS
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 96 06:22:44 GMT
Message-ID: <834128564snz@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
References: <31B0CF07.5191@sprynet.com>
Reply-To: Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk
In article <31B0CF07.5191@sprynet.com> pbastian@sprynet.com writes:
Hi,
> I am looking for UHF Mil freq used for and around Willow Grove
> NAS. I have stuff for VHF, but nothing on UHF. If you have anyhting, or
> would like to help me search the range. Please e-mail.
Hope the following is of help.
Willow Grove NAS
GND: 380.80
TWR: 340.20
APP: 266.80, 291.70. Philadelphia APP
AFRES OPS: 351.20
ANG OPS: 343.00
> Thanks
>
>
--
Cheers,
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From amsoft@epix.net Sat Jun 08 13:11:02 1996
From: wschlos9@netset.com (Bill Schlosser Sr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Would like info. on a Radio Shack Pro 2009
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 04:47:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4p33en$1us@athena.netset.com>
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:46 1996
From: page-usa@ix.netcom.com(Ken M.)
Newsgroups: alt.cellular-phone-tech,rec.radio.scanner,tnn.comm.pager
Subject: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Date: 13 Jun 1996 11:41:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
WASHINGTON - Clinton Watson of San Jose, California, who created
the "Lifetime Phone" software program used in cloning cellular phones,
was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay more than
$300,000 in restitution to wireless carriers, according to the
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.
The U.S. Secret Service and San Jose local police said Watson
operated the cloning scam from his home. CTIA estimated the loss
from Watson's operations between $1.5 million and $2.5 million.
In other news, Brian Snawder of Omaha, Nebraska was arrested
and charged with stealing at least $8,000 worth of airtime.
Investigators recovered more than 25 wireless phones and more
than 100 combinations of numbers possibly stolen from legitimate
customers, according to CTIA. The case is not completed yet.
<RCR> 6/10/96
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:47 1996
From: "E. Scott Sykes" <flashnet@mnsinc.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.noncomm,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap,rec.roller-coaster,rec.running
Subject: Re: $
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 09:25:54 -0300
Message-ID: <31B97152.19DC@mnsinc.com>
References: <4ovnce$61d@sphinx.Gsu.EDU>
Uh Huh, Yea right!!! Go away and dont do this garbage anymore. I noticed
that you didn't include rec.gullable.&stupid news group.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:48 1996
From: CallerID@ix.netcom.com(INFINITY PAGING)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: 9 Jun 1996 22:27:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4pfj52$an5@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
References: <slworkDsoxBr.LKG@netcom.com>
In <slworkDsoxBr.LKG@netcom.com> slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) writes:
>
>INFINITY PAGING (CallerID@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>
>: The company that manfactures the device has been in business for
>: several years. They have recently had to move to a larger building,
>: and have expanded their facilities.
>
>: You new unit WILL be warranted for ONE YEAR.
>
>Yeah, this is the first time I've ever seen a spammer follow up on
>their posts. You haven't figured out the this has NOTHING to do
>with scanners or any other of the group I've found your stupid ad in.
>I'm really suprised that you still have internet access because they
>normally cut people off for doing what you are doing because it
>breaks the rules of the internet. And you can't follow the rules
>against off-topic advertising, lots of us do not think you are
>reputable, it appears that you are operating on a shoestring,
>you can't afford to market your product, you probably are cutting
>corners on manufacturing it, too.
The new "Always-In-Touch" paging device entered the market about
six months ago. It is advertised nationally by Hello-Direct of
California for $119.00.
We do not manufacture this product as we are resellers. We
have tested the device extensively and found it to be very
reliable and useful for persons who have Caller ID service
as well as a pager.
We are sorry you were offended by our recnt posting on Usenet.
We attempted to place this information on groups (such as
those dealing with electronics)that we felt the users would be
interested.
Therefore, your comment about "operating on a shoestring" has
no validity, since we are resellers.
Thank you.
INFINITY PAGING
301-459-6877
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:50 1996
From: roger@adman.demon.co.uk (Roger Hall)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:25:52 GMT
Message-ID: <31bea939.4116299@news.demon.co.uk>
References: <slworkDsuFwu.Lur@netcom.com> <4plp4t$nqb@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
>Ron Katz (ronkatz@interlog.com) wrote:
> I would have to agree here guys. This is of interest to us
> or at least most of us.
I must agree with Ron. Most scanner owners that I know are gadget
freaks and news of a new one is always of interest. Okay, it's not a
scanner but it sounds like a nice toy. I just wish something similar
were available here in Britain but, so I believe, our Caller ID system
is different.
>This is an Ad, BUT it's in good taste.
Exactly. I've never understood some people's hatred of so-called junk
mail. When it comes through the door, it takes just a few moments to
decide if you want to read it or bin it and, occasionally, there's
something of interest. It's even easier with newsgroups, if I'm not
interested in what the header says, I don't bother to download the
body of the message. I would guess that I read about 5 per cent of
what's coming through so another ad here and there really doesn't
upset me. I can understand the worry about the flagrant spammers who
clog up systems by offering to tell the entire world how to make money
fast but this advertisement appears to have been carefully placed in
groups where the typical reader may have been interested in this type
of product.
I just hope the guys at Infinity Paging don't think the anti-ad
rantings are typical of readers of this group. I, for one, would like
all manufacturers and retailers who have new products they think I
would be interested in to let me know about them.
Roger Hall
G4TNT
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:51 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 22:40:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4pr3cq$d6u@news.interlog.com>
References: <slworkDsoxBr.LKG@netcom.com> <4ploc1$af5@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
>In article <slworkDsoxBr.LKG@netcom.com>, slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
>writes:
>>I'm really
>>suprised that you still have internet access because they normally cut
>>people off for doing what you are doing because it breaks the rules of
>>the internet.
OH OH here comes the INTERNET POLICE next thing you know they will
call in the THOUGHT POLICE ...what is this world comming to anyways!?
Well you seem to know alot about the internet. Could you please post
a copy of the INTERNET RULES you have here?
I'm sure you've read them and would be more then happy to share them
with us. Don't you??
As for being cut off..I've never seen that before. do these
Internet police have a name? Is it like a special task force that
carries ak-47's and has bullet proof vests? Will they knock down our
doors and take our computer away?
Please tell us more about these people that "normally cut you off"
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:52 1996
From: Bob Leschyna <rcheli@MNSi.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: 10.7Mhz IF Mod
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 21:53:12 -0400
Message-ID: <31BCD188.10F1@MNSi.net>
I am looking for details on how to modify my PRO2006 and AR3000A so that
I may get an IF out for use with data decoders. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Bob VE3UK
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:52 1996
From: Bob Leschyna <rcheli@MNSi.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: 10.7MHz IF out Mod
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 21:58:47 -0400
Message-ID: <31BCD2D7.5934@MNSi.net>
I am looking for details on how to modify my PRO2006 and AR3000A so that
I may get an IF out for use with data decoders. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Bob VE3UK
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:53 1996
From: Tfugate@pop.uky.edu (Terry Fugate)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 10.7MHz IF out Mod
Date: 11 Jun 1996 19:54:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4pkit9$8un@service3.uky.edu>
References: <31BCD2D7.5934@MNSi.net>
In article <31BCD2D7.5934@MNSi.net>, Bob Leschyna <rcheli@MNSi.net> says:
>
>I am looking for details on how to modify my PRO2006 and AR3000A so that
>I may get an IF out for use with data decoders. Any assistance would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Bob VE3UK
Are you sure that you want the 10.7MHZ IF? I have modified my Pro2004
to get to the 10.7MHz and 455KHz IFs(10.7=WFM and 455=NFM & AM). I
use my Kenwood R2000 to listen to various SSB signals.
Most data units use audio straight from the demodulator. Before the
de-emphasis(spelling?). If you really need the IF out, just email
me and I will dig up the data. I never throw anything away. The Pro2004
and Pro2006 have nearly the same electronics. I can not offer any advice
on the AR3000A.
Later
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:54 1996
From: eric.hansen@worldnet.att.net (Eric Hansen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Airport/Military Frequencies
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 96 16:11:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4pk5v1$7d2@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <4pdj7p$m9j@news-e2d.gnn.com>
In article <4pdj7p$m9j@news-e2d.gnn.com>, OWinfrey@gnn.com (O Winfrey) wrote:
>I'm look for a radio/scanner to monitor Airport Approach & departure
>frequencies without having to purchase a top-of-the-line unit. I suggestion
>on units & price range?
That's basically what I wanted to use it for. I bought the Radio Shack
Pro-25. It was on sale for $200. But it does NOT have the military air band.
Another thing I like about it, is that it will run for a long time on 4 plain
ol' AA batteries.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:55 1996
From: jamoran@indirect.com (John Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AM/FM for the woods
Date: 8 Jun 1996 16:07:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4pc8gk$80a@globe.indirect.com>
References: <4ooeni$484@host-3.cyberhighway.net> <4oqq3h$qnb@panix3.panix.com>
the SONY-2010 has excellent reception of most Longwave, Medium wave, and
shortwave frequencies!
---
JOHN/PHX (jamoran@analon.com) Computing and making Good Chemistry!...
----
Michael Schuster (schuster@panix.com) wrote:
: In article <4ooeni$484@host-3.cyberhighway.net>,
: Tim J Hohs <thohs@cyberhighway.net> wrote:
: >Hi,
: >
: >I work in the woods around Idaho and am always camped in the bottom of
: >some canyon somewhere for weeks at a time without radio reception. I
: >can usually grab in the weather service with my Alinco but can't
: >usually pick up AM/FM to find out what's going on in the world. Does
: >the antennae make all the difference or can anyone recommend a radio
: >that's renowned for picking up AM/FM in isolated areas?
: The SuperRadio from General Electric.
: --
: Mike Schuster | schuster@panix.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
: ------------------- | schuster@shell.portal.com | schuster@mem.po.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:56 1996
From: wongwb@cadvision.com (Wayne Wong)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Any recommendations?
Date: 11 Jun 1996 23:21:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4pkv28$2k74@elmo.cadvision.com>
Hi, I have a modified RS-Pro-43 and am looking for a upgrade. I have a friend
who is traveling to Singapore in Aug. Can anyone recommend what I should tell
him to pick up for me? Do the units from Singapore need mods? I am mainly
interested in cell and RF freqs. Thanks for any responses.
Wayne
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:57 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: stewa3@uwindsor.ca (Stewart Jeffrey C)
Subject: Re: Anyone know the Michigan trooper mobile repeater freqencies? esp along highway 31
Message-ID: <Dsw3L3.3sM@news.uwindsor.ca>
References: <4pie6p$gjg@nntp.interaccess.com> <4pl2d1$1nl@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 13:46:15 GMT
In article <4pl2d1$1nl@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
Jmmorrison <jmmorrison@aol.com> wrote:
>Michigan State Police uses 154.695 for mobile repeaters.
>
Speaking of MSP, when are they planning to change over to the new 800 MHz
digital system? I remember reading last summer in an APCO
magazine/journal an article about how Michigan was purchasing a Motorola
ASTRO system for statewide comms -- initially for police then eventually for
other state departments.
Jeff
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:57 1996
From: danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu (David Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR 8000
Date: 9 Jun 1996 20:39:49 -0600
Message-ID: <4pg1tl$dgp@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
Does anyone know how to modify the AR-8000 for cell recetion? I
know it has to be done with the computer interface but what all is
need'd? Would i have to purchase/download software, be a rocket
scientist to do the mod etc?? I really dont feel like spending $50 on
sending it to Grove and haveing the change of loosing a $500 radio. Any
help and info would be greatly apreciated :)
-- David
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:58 1996
From: "Tom Walker" <tomwr@deltanet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR 8000 Mailing List Where'd It Go?
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 20:41:08 -0500
Message-ID: <01bb566d.e59b3a00$73bfabc7@Ptomwr>
Doe anyone have an answer where 8K mailing list went? Was dormant for a
very long time then came back for a week or so and now it's
disapeared....where?
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:10:59 1996
From: eddy@mich.com (Eddy J. Gurney)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR 8000 Mailing List Where'd It Go?
Date: 10 Jun 1996 14:14:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4phak9$sh0@server3.mich.com>
References: <01bb566d.e59b3a00$73bfabc7@Ptomwr>
: Doe anyone have an answer where 8K mailing list went? Was dormant for a
: very long time then came back for a week or so and now it's
: disapeared....where?
It is up and running again. From the AR8000 ToolKit home page (at
http://www.mich.com/~eddy/works):
If you would be interested in discussing the AR8000 with other AR8000 owners
and users, join the AR8000 mailing list! Send a message with the *body*
containing "subscribe ar8000" or "subscribe ar8000-digest" (if you only want
daily digests) to <majordomo@ml.rpmdp.com> Note: after a hiatus, the mailing
list appears to be back up. You need to re-subscribe if you were previously
subscribed, since the owner removed all the names because of too many "stale"
addresses when it came back up at the beginning of May.
Hope that helps!
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:00 1996
From: louis.iocona@compudata.com (LOUIS IOCONA)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Bearcat Thin Scan
Message-ID: <8C2721D.1516000A17.uuout@compudata.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 96 09:01:00 -0400
Distribution: world
Reply-To: louis.iocona@compudata.com (LOUIS IOCONA)
Hello,
I purchased a Bearcat Thin Scan at a local auction. To my surprise
when I opened up the box, the scanner was still in the original
wrapping, never used and shining like a new radio. All the original
manual and warranty from Electra are still in there. The manual has a
copyright date of 1979. Is this radio a collectors item? Is anyone
interested in purchasing it? I have many scanners and really have no
use for a crystal scanner. If you are interested, give me a price!
I live in the South Jersey / Philadelphia area but will ship if you
want. Thanks! Lou louis.iocona@compudata.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:01 1996
From: MikeyA <elhippo@concentric.net>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Best BASE scanner antenna suggestions
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 00:10:57 -0700
Message-ID: <31BA7901.39CD@concentric.net>
References: <DsM1p6.4y1@news2.new-york.net>
To: "Daniel M. Conti" <dconti@carroll.com>
Daniel M. Conti wrote:
>
> I am interested in some input and / or discussion pertaining to the
> best performing base scanner antennas available, OTHER then discones,
> beams, and active stuff...
>
> What has been the experiences of those here? Anythng new and
> innovative?
> dconti@carroll.com
> Compuserve - 71242,1774 Amateur Radio - N2TYB
> Ridgefield, New Jersey
Daniel - I have scanners, CBs, SWRs, etc. for the past 35 years and I
have tried many different types of antennas for all. My personal
experience with scanner antennas has been that for everyday scanning in
my particular area and terrain (SF East Bay) a simple and cheap Radio
Shack ground plane (RS # 20-014 / $30) works the best with all my
scanners (RS 2006 / BC 250 / Regency MX-7000). I can get low band CHP
cars up in the Sierras and as far south as San Jose and get good UHF
reception over the hill from SFPD. 800 Mhz freqs come in okay, too. I'm
sure there are better antennas but with a 20' mast this cheap-o pulls in
signals more than adequately. Good luck and let me know what you end up
with..... MikeyA......
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:02 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: unclebob@ripco.com (Uncle Bob)
Subject: Blue Angels - Flying Again?
Message-ID: <Dsy66x.305@rci.ripco.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:37:45 GMT
We all know that the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team leader has
grounded himself and affected current performance schedules. Visits to
the Blue Angels performance schedules on various web homepages don't have
info on which performances will be cancelled etc. Could a reader of this
newsgroup who attends a show that the Blue Angels appear at let us know
when they're back in action?
--
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:03 1996
From: Tom Moninger <moninger@emiris.iaf.uiowa.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Blue Angels - Flying Again?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:09:42 -0500
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <31C08396.41C6@emiris.iaf.uiowa.edu>
References: <Dsy66x.305@rci.ripco.com>
Uncle Bob wrote:
> We all know that the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team leader has gro
unded himself and affected current performance schedules. Visits to the Blue A
ngels performance schedules on various web homepages don't have info on which
performances will be cancelled etc. Could a reader of this newsgroup who atten
ds a show that the Blue Angels appear at let us know when they're back in acti
on?
>
> --
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
They are supposed to be in the Quad Cities next weekend--I'll let you
know.
Tom
--
Thomas Moninger (moninger@emiris.iaf.uiowa.edu)
Central Microscopy Research Facility
85 EMRB University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242 319-335-8142 FAX 319-335-8049
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:04 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
From: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper)
Subject: Re: Car CB antenna
Message-ID: <Dsw8MG.BDt@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Reply-To: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us
References: <31be5214.3546473@news.aimnet.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:27:44 GMT
bambam@aimnet.com (bambam) wrote:
>Hi!
>I want to mount a CB in my car, but I really dont want to add another
>antenna. Is it appropriate to somehow splice into the radio antenna?
>Or should I persue finding a way to mount another antenna. . . .
>Along those lines, (I know this is a scanner group, but I thought I
>would try) anyone have a preference for a small CB unit?
>Any experiences or comments appreciated!
>bambam
>*****************************************************************************
*
>* bambam@aimnet.com Web Page coming soon!
*
>* "Hootie Hoo!" -- Lamont and Tonelli, KSJO, San Jose, CA
*
>*****************************************************************************
*
Radio Shack sells a combination CB and AM/FM antenna that replaces the
OEM antenna. This really works great. I've used one for years, and
consistantly get excellent reports.
Dr Pepper
10 - 2 - 4
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:05 1996
From: jayoster@auburn.campus.mci.net (Jay Ostertag)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Car CB antenna
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 21:53:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4pneak$bjr@news.campus.mci.net>
References: <31be5214.3546473@news.aimnet.com>
Reply-To: jayoster@auburn.campus.mci.net
bambam@aimnet.com (bambam) wrote:
>Hi!
>I want to mount a CB in my car, but I really dont want to add another
>antenna. Is it appropriate to somehow splice into the radio antenna?
>Or should I persue finding a way to mount another antenna. . . .
>Along those lines, (I know this is a scanner group, but I thought I
>would try) anyone have a preference for a small CB unit?
>Any experiences or comments appreciated!
>bambam
>*****************************************************************************
*
>* bambam@aimnet.com Web Page coming soon!
*
>* "Hootie Hoo!" -- Lamont and Tonelli, KSJO, San Jose, CA
*
>*****************************************************************************
*
There is a coupler on the market today that for fairly cheap ($19.99)
that takes both units and makes them use 1 antenna without cutting,
splicing or any hard labor.
Jay
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:06 1996
From: jamoran@indirect.com (John Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: CD best source
Date: 8 Jun 1996 16:06:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4pc8dp$80a@globe.indirect.com>
I have an FCC masterfile CD-ROM, I think it's the best frequency source
for finding frequencies FAST...If I am going on a trip, I can quickly
look up frequencies form all across the USA on the CD. However, the CD I
have does not tell me what the frequenciy channel designation is, only
who the license holder is. For FRequency use, I either listen to the
frequency or try a source such as MONITOR AMERICA...it's layour is easier
to follow than that of the Police call books, Plus, it coers most major
metropolitan areas and tourist attractions!
---
JOHN/PHX (jamoran@analon.com) Computing and making Good Chemistry!...
----
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:07 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cell recept. on TV?
Date: 11 Jun 1996 01:50:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4pijcf$ko6@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
ukfan1a@aol.com (Ukfan1a) wrote:
... with a Panasonic portable TV .... I can get cellular phone reception.
Cellular in the US was carved out of the frequencies originally assigned
to UHF TV (chs 70-83 covered 806-890 MHz). An older TV with a manual tuner
can receive cell on chs 80-83 with some fiddling with the fine tuning (the
mobiles show up on chs 72-77). Since there are 200 cell channels for each
TV channel, and analog TV tends to drift without an AFC lock, reception is
poor at best.
/* barry /&
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:08 1996
From: Robert Lankford <Robert.Lankford@tncsn.isdn.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cell recept. on TV?
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 19:33:57 -0700
Message-ID: <31BE2C95.3716@tncsn.isdn.net>
References: <4pf1iv$s69@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
To: Ukfan1a <ukfan1a@aol.com>
Ukfan1a wrote:
>
> I find that with a Panasonic portable TV, bought back in the 80's (its
> black & white reception) I can get cellular phone reception. All the
> channels seem to run together, and often move, but I can get pretty good
> reception on some conversations. Does anyone else have a portable TV that
> can do this? Let me know.
>
> Yes, I'm the same guy who gets cordless phone interference on his
> Panasonic answering machine.
>
> ukfan1a@aol.com
I work for a Tv repair store and I have seen instance's where if tv audio
is set in SAP mode in the menu and the tv is close to a cell tower I've
also heard of them picking up police calls in this mode too.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:09 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Message-ID: <slworkDspp2G.KMn@netcom.com>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 02:47:03 GMT
John Moran (jamoran@indirect.com) wrote:
: Never ceases to amaze me why people think just because it's a PHONE,
: their conversations are private. I went on to explain, that anything with
: an antenna that transmits radio frequencies can be intercepted by someone
: who has a device (Scanner) that can tune to the transmit frequency!
Take your scanner in and give them a little demo. It'll really open
their eyes.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:10 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
From: g_oehl@informatik.uni-kl.de (Georg Oehl)
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Message-ID: <1996Jun11.141620@informatik.uni-kl.de>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:16:20 GMT
In article <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com>, jamoran@indirect.com (John Moran)
writes:
|> I had someone ask me about using a cordless phone on a business telephone
|> system, they wanted someone in the warehouse to be able to answer the
|> phone as they moved about. I explained about the different kinds of
|> cordless phones available. Then, I went on to caution the caller that
|> anyone with a scanner tunes to the cordless frequency can hear the
|> conversation unless it is scrambled....
|>
|> Never ceases to amaze me why people think just because it's a PHONE,
|> their conversations are private. I went on to explain, that anything with
|> an antenna that transmits radio frequencies can be intercepted by someone
|> who has a device (Scanner) that can tune to the transmit frequency!
That's why I'm pretty happy with my digital cordless. Noone can listen in on
that one. Too bad you guys in the States don't have that option. Same goes for
digital cellular. Only slowly coming around with PCS 1900 MHz networks in a fe
w
urban areas I've heard.
Georg
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:11 1996
From: boiser@juno.com (boiser)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 18:33:43 GMT
Message-ID: <31bf0d69.5333576@news.iac.net>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com> <4pgavp$51r@nntp.igs.net>
On 10 Jun 1996 05:14:32 GMT, whisper@igs.net (whisper) wrote:
>Did you suggest the 900 mhz DIGITAL cordless as a way of improving
>security? Many of the 900mhz available are not digital but a few are, and
>will provide a certain level of privacy. The Uniden 9100 Spread Spectrum
>Digital is an example, though their latest unit (can't recall its model)
>is NOT a true digital.
>
How would you listen to the digital, using a computer?
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:12 1996
From: "C. Wheeler" <cwheeler@ccnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Date: 13 Jun 1996 17:00:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4pphg2$asj@gaudi.lahabra.chevron.com>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com> <4pgavp$51r@nntp.igs.net> <31bf0d69.5333576@news.iac.net> <31C00470.69E@ti.com>
Steve Carter <s-carter@ti.com> wrote:
[snip]
>
>Also, beware of the advertising phrase "Digital Security System". This
>does not mean no one can monitor it, it means that the handset has to
>send over a digital authorization code to allow the base to make a call.
>This will help prevent your neighbors from using your phone line to call
>there friends in Timbuktoo. It won't stop them from listening in on you.
I have always found it funny that many manufacturers list this as a
"feature". Security code systems to prevent unauthorized
telephone line access are *required* on all cordless phones (including
low band analog phones) under "part 15". Any phone that doesn't have it
won't be type accepted by the FCC.
But again, Steve is correct, and be sure you look. These required
methods are not there to prevent monitoring. They are only there to
prevent someone else from access your phone line with another handset.
Curtis
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:13 1996
From: sherlocksh@aol.com (SherlocksH)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cub
Date: 8 Jun 1996 11:46:59 -0400
Message-ID: <4pc79j$2sb@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4oo1u5$m54@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>
In article <4oo1u5$m54@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>, QGSV37A@prodigy.com
(Jeff Goldman) writes:
>Is the Cub as sensitive as the Scout?
I recently tested both units and I've found the Cub to be as useful and
sensitive in finding frequencies as the Scout. The only difference is the
ability to log 400 frequencies which is a big advantage!
Sherlock S. Holmes, D.D.
P.S. YES, this is my real birth name.
Sherlock S. Holmes, D.D.
SherlockSH@AOL.COM
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:14 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
From: "James F. Boehner, MD" <jboehner@csra.net>
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel Gets Confused
Message-ID: <31B9C590.116B@csra.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 14:25:20 -0400
References: <4p8l52$513@ultra.sonic.net> <4pbbc7$poj@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
To: MySonsCool <mysonscool@aol.com>
MySonsCool wrote:
>
> >Besides, when they were doing the show, perhaps they had a recently
> >purchased scanner which does not tune to cellular frequencies, so they
> >just set it to 49Mhz because they had to set it somewhere.
>
> Doent aftermarket 'cellular converters' for old scanners convert the
> 800mhz band down to 49mhz?
Not usually. The converters drop the 800 mhz band to receive on 400
mhz, in general. This is true for both the GRE converters and the
Ramsey unit.
'73
de Jim N2ZZ
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:15 1996
From: jps@execpc.com (J.P. Stawski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: EAA Fly-in .... Should I take my scanner?
Date: 14 Jun 1996 01:23:19 GMT
Message-ID: <4pqeu7$3dm@daily-planet.execpc.com>
I'll be attending the fly-in for the first time this year.
Is there enough interesting radio chatter to justify
bringing my scanner along (3000xlt)? What are the most interesting
frequencies to listen to?
On a side note, what is the range for picking up aircraft frequencies
on a portable scanner. I live about 30 miles from Mitchell Field in the
Milwaukee-area, and I don't expect to pick up anything from there. But
I can't even seem to pick up our local airport (Crites Field in Pewaukee).
Do you have to be parked right next to the airport to hear anything?
J.P.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:15 1996
From: wmunsil@aztec.asu.edu (WILLIAM W MUNSIL)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Endeavour launches today, how can we listen?
Date: 11 Jun 1996 22:39:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4pksjf$48i@news.asu.edu>
Manty HAM-TV repeaters relay BOTH the audio and viseodeo
from EVERY shuttle mission - except sectrret ones.
In Phoenix, it's 421.25 Mhz - Cable channel 57 equivalent.
--
Lernu la Internacian Lingvon - Esperanto!
1-800-828-5944 or email elna@netcom.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:16 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FAF
Date: 11 Jun 1996 07:59:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4pj918$lhl@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
The FAF - Frequently Asked Frequencies file was updated on 01 June
and is available as:
ftp://oak.oakland.edu /pub/hamradio/docs/misc/ scanner.faf
-and-
CompuServe Hamnet Lib 2 FAF.TXT
New sections are: Aeronautical Frequencies; Public Safety Intersystem; and
FRS - Family Radio Service. There are minor editorial changes to five other
sections. For those unfamiliar with the FAF, it contains -
Details of the most often requested bands. Includes channels, frequencies
and usage notes for: cellular, cordless, mobile & aero phones; TV;
CB, FRS & GMRS; railroads; marine; aero; public safety intersystem;
ambulances; weather; film & wireless mikes; 'dot' freqs.
As the name implies, it was originally created to deal with the more common
requests on rec.radio.scanner, but that doesn't seem to be working <g>.
Please, if you want to know the US cordless phone (or the other) frequencies,
download the FAF first.
/* barry /&
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:17 1996
From: steveo@frontiernet.net (SteveO)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.autos.sport.nascar
Subject: Featherlite Modified frequencies needed.
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 03:47:23 GMT
Message-ID: <31bb71e4.15244843@news.frontiernet.net>
I'm about ready to head out to the first of several Modified races this season
,
starting the end of this month in Lee, NH. I'm just wondering if anyone has an
updated Frequency Listing for each of the cars? Any help anyone can give me
would be appreciated.
I can't keep up with these newsgroups, so if you can help, please email me at
steveo@frontiernet.net.
Thanks again!
----------
Steve Oelheim
steveo@frontiernet.net
"It's not just hockey. It's PLAYOFF hockey."
GO AMERKS!
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:18 1996
From: Mike Fink <mikef@shadow.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Florida Highway Patrol
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 07:33:31 -0700
Message-ID: <31BC323B.1FCB@shadow.net>
References: <4pbmm3$cid$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
Engine Driver wrote:
>
> Is there anyone out there whohas a Breakdown of the Florida Highway
> Partol that lists Which Frequencies are used in what counties etc??
>
FHP
154.665 x MIAMI KIB477 CH1
154.68 x BROWARD CH2
154.695 x MIAMI KIB477 CH3
154.92 x AERO KIB477 CH4
155.445 x INPUT 154.680
453.575 x
453.625 x
453.675 x
453.725 x
These are the statewide Vhf\Uhf freqs that are still
monitorable,the rest are digital.
Mike
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:19 1996
From: kelley@ix.netcom.com(Gene Kelley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Florida Highway Patrol
Date: 11 Jun 1996 02:25:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4pileb$m6c@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4pbmm3$cid$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
In <4pbmm3$cid$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Engine Driver
<103245.1440@CompuServe.COM> writes:
>
>Is there anyone out there whohas a Breakdown of the Florida Highway
>Partol that lists Which Frequencies are used in what counties etc??
>
>--
>@b
>
>
> The FHP uses only a handful of frequencies (except on the lower SE
coast where they use an 800 MHz digital system).
Plug in 154.665, 154.680, 154.695, 154.920,155.370, 45.060, 154.845 ,
154.860 (the latter two are used in Ft. Myers and Brooksville.)
Also on the Florida Turnpike search between 453.000 and 454.000 for
Turnpike communications.
Happy Hunting
kelley@ix.netcom.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:20 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Message-ID: <slworkDsoxKq.LvD@netcom.com>
References: <4oqt66$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <31b73876.15086359@news.dxnet.com> <4pbd9s$93d@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 16:53:14 GMT
Two-Dogs (why@do.you.ask?) wrote:
: Sorry if the SIG' made you think that the post was a hoax. The module
: I have made requires you to hook the module to the scanner and your PC.
: (The PC does all the smart stuff, not the module... Sound believable now?)
: Anyway, I still need comments, so no SIG this time.
: (PS, it is kind of a compliment that you thought it was unbelievable!)
I still don't believe you can do this without monitoring ALL the control
channels at the same time, and you physically can't do this with just one
scanner not matter how you mod it, or whether a PC is attached. It can
still listen to only ONE channel at a time.
Yes, you build it box which could tune in a random call, and follow it
when it changes cells (till it gets out of range), but I think it's
impossible to reliably pick up a particular singled-out user and get them
EVERY time they make a call. Legal issues aside, I'm talking about the
technical.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:21 1996
From: Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Date: 8 Jun 1996 08:23:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4pbd9s$93d@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au>
References: <4oqt66$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <31b73876.15086359@news.dxnet.com>
To: doc@dxnet.com
doc@dxnet.com (Anthony O. Cardenas ~ WA6IGJ) wrote:
>I think it's time to read the fine print and I quote:
>
>>On 2 Jun 1996 02:10:14 GMT, Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?> wrote:
>
>I have made a board that lets a 2006 wait for a particular cellular
>number to place or receive a call, then follow it from cell to cell,
>or just follow the next call. Before I release it I need to know
>what the legalities are, and what it would be worth.
>
>TD.
>
Sorry if the SIG' made you think that the post was a hoax. The module
I have made requires you to hook the module to the scanner and your PC.
(The PC does all the smart stuff, not the module... Sound believable now?)
Anyway, I still need comments, so no SIG this time.
(PS, it is kind of a compliment that you thought it was unbelievable!)
TD.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:22 1996
From: designer@clark.net (Marcum N. Nance III)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:17:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4phe9c$jqv@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <4oqt66$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <31b73876.15086359@news.dxnet.com> <4pbd9s$93d@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au> <slworkDsoxKq.LvD@netcom.com>
slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
>Two-Dogs (why@do.you.ask?) wrote:
>: Sorry if the SIG' made you think that the post was a hoax. The module
>: I have made requires you to hook the module to the scanner and your PC.
>: (The PC does all the smart stuff, not the module... Sound believable now?)
>: Anyway, I still need comments, so no SIG this time.
>: (PS, it is kind of a compliment that you thought it was unbelievable!)
>I still don't believe you can do this without monitoring ALL the control
>channels at the same time, and you physically can't do this with just one
>scanner not matter how you mod it, or whether a PC is attached. It can
>still listen to only ONE channel at a time.
>Yes, you build it box which could tune in a random call, and follow it
>when it changes cells (till it gets out of range), but I think it's
>impossible to reliably pick up a particular singled-out user and get them
>EVERY time they make a call. Legal issues aside, I'm talking about the
>technical.
If you are tracking a single call then you only need to monitor the
control channel for the 'channel' that call is on.... the problem with
what he is suggesting is that it is impossible to monitor two things
(the control channel and the audio channel) with one reveiver and only
one vfo.....
The exception I place before the group is this... are the phone
channels under contoll of data in the contol channel or imbedded in
the audio channel?
another interesting side question... When a cell phone is on and not
in a [lace or receive call mode... Is the audio section of the phone
powered or unpowered?
marc
N3WEU
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:23 1996
Date: 10 Jun 1996 15:03:36 EDT
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: hduff@hcol.humberc.on.ca (Hugh Duff)
Message-ID: <8344334192601@hcol.humberc.on.ca>
References: <4phe9c$jqv@clarknet.clark.net>
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
> slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
>
> >Two-Dogs (why@do.you.ask?) wrote:
>
> >: Sorry if the SIG' made you think that the post was a hoax. The module
> >: I have made requires you to hook the module to the scanner and your PC.
> >: (The PC does all the smart stuff, not the module... Sound believable now
?
>
> >: Anyway, I still need comments, so no SIG this time.
> >: (PS, it is kind of a compliment that you thought it was unbelievable!)
>
> >I still don't believe you can do this without monitoring ALL the control
> >channels at the same time, and you physically can't do this with just one
> >scanner not matter how you mod it, or whether a PC is attached. It can
> >still listen to only ONE channel at a time.
>
> >Yes, you build it box which could tune in a random call, and follow it
> >when it changes cells (till it gets out of range), but I think it's
> >impossible to reliably pick up a particular singled-out user and get them
> >EVERY time they make a call. Legal issues aside, I'm talking about the
> >technical.
>
> If you are tracking a single call then you only need to monitor the
> control channel for the 'channel' that call is on.... the problem with
> what he is suggesting is that it is impossible to monitor two things
> (the control channel and the audio channel) with one reveiver and only
> one vfo.....
>
> The exception I place before the group is this... are the phone
> channels under contoll of data in the contol channel or imbedded in
> the audio channel?
>
> another interesting side question... When a cell phone is on and not
> in a [lace or receive call mode... Is the audio section of the phone
> powered or unpowered?
>
>
>
> marc
> N3WEU
>
I believe the data is embedded in the audio channel...cellphones don't
receive 2 frequencies simultaneously either.
Hugh Duff VA3TO Toronto
---
■ NFX v1.3 [000]
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:24 1996
From: pkhartley@aol.com (PKHARTLEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Date: 11 Jun 1996 09:23:13 -0400
Message-ID: <4pjs01$fa6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4pjgds$8s@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au>
In article <4pjgds$8s@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au>,
Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?> writes:
>OK, To start again, I was asking a question about the legality of
releasing
>this product, I don't need any heat from FED's etc etc.
> I am surprised (and flattered) that it is so unbelieavable, but the
crys
>for the device made me start development in the first place, so now it is
>done I wanted to know the LEGALITIES of selling it.
Well, the "kit" suggestion has been mentioned before. I'd have to agree
with that. Especially if you sold it without some components that are
readily available at Radio Shack. I have seen several kits for sale in the
US that allow you to build a device that would be illegal to operate
(active radar jammers, cable descramblers, etc.). Many companies selling
kits point out that YOU (the customer) are the manufacturer of the device,
not them.
PKH
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:25 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: mca@continet.com
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Message-ID: <31be9862.1931492@news.continet.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:17:15 GMT
References: <4pjgds$8s@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au> <4pjs01$fa6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
On 11 Jun 1996 09:23:13 -0400, pkhartley@aol.com (PKHARTLEY) wrote:
>In article <4pjgds$8s@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net.ozemail.com.au>,
>Two-Dogs <why@do.you.ask?> writes:
>
>>OK, To start again, I was asking a question about the legality of
>releasing
>>this product, I don't need any heat from FED's etc etc.
What do you mean by 'heat from the FED's --I thought it was determined
you were an 'out of towner' (across the sea) if so you would'nt be
worried about the FED's (U.S. of A)
sooooo, the next question is: where do you hang your hat.
mike :o)
>> I am surprised (and flattered) that it is so unbelieavable, but the
>crys
>>for the device made me start development in the first place, so now it is
>>done I wanted to know the LEGALITIES of selling it.
>
>Well, the "kit" suggestion has been mentioned before. I'd have to agree
>with that. Especially if you sold it without some components that are
>readily available at Radio Shack. I have seen several kits for sale in the
>US that allow you to build a device that would be illegal to operate
>(active radar jammers, cable descramblers, etc.). Many companies selling
>kits point out that YOU (the customer) are the manufacturer of the device,
>not them.
>
>PKH
>
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:26 1996
From: Brett Miller - N7OLQ <brett_miller@ccm.hf.intel.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow cell-calls with 2006
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:21:41 -0600
Message-ID: <31BC59A5.1223@ccm.hf.intel.com>
References: <4oqtq8$i5j@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <Pine.OSF.3.91.960602085717.6313B-100000@ucs.orst.edu> <slworkDsF4Dr.Jqx@netcom.com> <31B87A15.8BC@riverstyx.com>
K.Bailey wrote:
>
> It seems that most have figured out that Two Dogs is just pulling our chain
.
> He claims to have developed a single board which works with a popular radio
> to accomplish something many would want to do.
>
> If he were knowlegable enough to do that, he would KNOW that their would be
> a lot of interest, but he would also KNOW that it it's not going to be legal
> to sell such a devise to anyone except police and cell service providers.
Maybe you didn't notice Two Dogs post originated from Australia not the USA, s
o USA
cellular laws do not apply so your assumptions are incorrect.
--
Brett Miller - N7OLQ brett_miller@ccm.ut.intel.com
Intel Corp. CIS: 73370,3030
American Fork, UT
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:26 1996
From: alpinestar@snow.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: for sale pk232mbx pakratt with software
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 01:42:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4pl76s$o5g@chile.it.earthlink.net>
Reply-To: victhedog@earthlink.net
aea pakrattt 232 model pk-232mbx with software and books
with sell for $200 or best offer
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:27 1996
From: orchiopexy@aol.com (OrchiOPexy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Freq Request: Richmond Hts., OH
Date: 12 Jun 1996 04:35:16 -0400
Message-ID: <4plvg4$bnv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: orchiopexy@aol.com (OrchiOPexy)
Does anyone have any freqs related to police, fire, pub serv, etc related
to Richmond Hts. OH (Next to Cleveland). Freqs in Bearcat and ARS book
seem to be outdated. Any help or suggestion appreciated.
Thanks, Paul
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:28 1996
From: bodoh@dakota.net (Tom Bodoh)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Radio Shack shortwave
Date: 8 Jun 1996 19:59:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4pcm3p$sk1@shocker.gi.net>
For sale: Radio shack multi-band portable radio, with the following
coverage;
Shortwave
AM
FM
VHF HI
NOAA weather
Aircraft
TV audio
CB
Excellent condition. Model number is 12-649. Runs on AC (built in
cord) or DC (external or batteries). Analog dial, meter, PA. Sells
new for $100, recently on sale for $60 or $70. I will sell for $40
and I pay shipping. Payment by Postal Money Order.
Tom, N0YGT
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:29 1996
From: msmith3074@aol.com (MSmith3074)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: ICOM IC 71A
Date: 9 Jun 1996 21:36:08 -0400
Message-ID: <4pfu68$9d6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: msmith3074@aol.com (MSmith3074)
FOR SALE ICOM IC71A RECIEVER WITH BOOK..........................
750.00 PLUS SHIPPING
404-716-8026
MIKE
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:30 1996
From: msmith3074@aol.com (MSmith3074)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: ICOM IC71A
Date: 9 Jun 1996 21:33:10 -0400
Message-ID: <4pfu0m$9bk@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: msmith3074@aol.com (MSmith3074)
FOR SALE ICOM IC 71A RECIEVER WITH BOOK MINT COND......................
750.00
MIKE 404-716-8026
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:31 1996
From: Andy Brinkley <brinkley@ols.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Motorola Pagers and Accessories
Date: 13 Jun 1996 02:08:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4pnt6s$ram@server2.ols.net>
FS :
Used Motorola Director I Pagers LB / VHF / UHF $ 5.00 each
Used Motorola Minitor I Pagers LB / VHF / UHF $50.00 each
Used Motorola Minitor II Pagers LB or UHF $80.00 each
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Used Standard Chargers for M-I or D-I $ 6.00 each
Used Amplified Chargers for M-I or D-I $20.00 each
New Standard Chargers for Minitor II $20.00 each
Used Standard Chargers for Minitor II $10.00 each
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Reeds for Minitor I or Director I $ 9.00 each
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Minitor I Package Deal :
Minitor I set up on your frequency, with
batteries, charger (no reeds) $100.00
Add for reeds (if available) $ 18.00
/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Minitor II Package Deal :
Minitor II set up on 1 frequency, with
battery, charger (no tone filters) $150.00
Add second channel $ 30.00
Add Scan Board $ 70.00
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
I have limited quantities of some items.
All items are subject to prior sale.
If interested e-mail me.
TNX
Andy N4ROX
FCC Licensed Technician
NC Certified Firefighter / EMT-A / Fire Service Instructor II
"brinkley@ols.net"
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:32 1996
From: WATSONS@news.delphi.com (WATSONS@DELPHI.COM)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: pro-51 keypad trick works.
Date: 9 Jun 1996 08:06:41 -0400
Message-ID: <4peeoh$9c7@news2.delphi.com>
Summary: FS: pr0-51 keypad trick works
Keywords: pro-51,sale
For sale Radio Shack PRO-51 handheld scanner. Date code 7A4. Keypad
trick works to allow receive of cellular tower freqs. About 3 months old.
Mint condition. Original box and manual included.
Would like to get back what I spent on it, asking $210, you pay shipping.
Please E-mail all replies.
Thanks.
Scott
watsons@delphi.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:33 1996
From: Dick Todd <rft2@psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: RS Pro 23
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:41:53 +0100
Message-ID: <31C044D1.AA0@psu.edu>
For Sale cellular capable Radio Shack Pro 23 very good condition asking
$130 E-mail at rft2@psu.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:34 1996
From: gary.sellani@solis.sbay.org (Gary Sellani)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Gel Cell Charging
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 02:17:00 GMT
Message-ID: <96060919001927417@solis.sbay.org>
Distribution: world
DM>From: David Moore <dmoore@earthlink.net>
DM>Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
DM>Subject: Gel Cell Charging
DM>Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 00:08:33 -0700
DM>Message-ID: <31BA7871.48B0@earthlink.net>
DM>Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
DM>Please Respond VIA EMAIL
DM>What is the best way (amperage and time) to charge a 12 volt 4 amp/hour
DM>gel cell?
DM>Thanks,
DM>David
DM>--
DM>EMAIL: dmoore@earthlink.net
DM>WEB : home.earthlink.net/~dmoore
I saw DMOORE and for a second I thought it was Demi Moore. Oh well...
The best thing to do is get the damn data sheet. Otherwise, I would
suggest placing a C/20 current limited charger at 13.8V on the battery.
[C/20 is 0.2A]. When the battery current falls, its done. Gell cells
can safely be floated forever.
* SLMR 2.1a * Hunter/Bush: Are you kindler and gentler?"
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:35 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: griffin@jgfl1.allcon.com (Jens Goerke)
Subject: Re: Gel Cell Charging
Message-ID: <DsyGx8.yC@jgfl1.allcon.com>
References: <31BA7871.48B0@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 20:29:32 GMT
David Moore (dmoore@earthlink.net) wrote:
> Please Respond VIA EMAIL
> What is the best way (amperage and time) to charge a 12 volt 4 amp/hour
> gel cell?
I'm using a similar gel cell with a charging current of capacity*.1
(maximum capacity*.15) at 14.4V to charge (up to 10 hours), then
I switch to 13.8V to keep the charge. I built a charger from a
7815 followed by 2 silicon diodes (one is shorted by a switch
for full charge). Since my gel cell has a capacity of 9.5Ah,
the fold-back current of the 7815 is just below the maximum
charging current of the gel cell (1.5A).
The charger is based on a circuit from the 1985 ARRL handbook.
Hope that helps,
Jens, DB9LL
--
Do _YOU_ know where your towel is?
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:36 1996
From: NewsRadio <jmckay@interlog.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Gin Pole
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 08:17:29 -0700
Message-ID: <31BC3C89.1D50@interlog.com>
References: <29b_9606062107@tor250.org>
To: Paul Boccaccio <Paul.Boccaccio@x244-100.gryn.org>
Paul Boccaccio wrote:
>
> Hello All!
>
> Does any one know where I can get a drawing or have a drawing on how to make
a
> Gin Pole for putting up antenna towers on the Internet or else where...
>
> Paul
>
Paul;
The easiest simplest gin pole is a pipe. You will need to have some kind
of hook or clamp at the bottom to attach to the tower, but you could get
away with using U-bolts if the tower legs are not too large. At the top
you simply need a pulley or block for your load line to go over. And of
course, the pipe has to be long enough to reach above the tower top
adequately to lift and plant the tower section/antenna. Be carfull about
lifting too much weight with such a gin pole, since the actual capacity
is not know unless you have the pole design checked. A good 2" OD
heavy wall aluminum pipe should work fine for the average 10' tall TV
tower section or VHF/UHF antennas.
--
--------------------------------------------
The Canadian Broadcast Directory
and Broadcast Engineering Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay
--------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:37 1996
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:52:00 -0400
From: Roger_Cravens@fforum.blkcat.com (Roger Cravens)
Subject: Grove Conference (Oct 4/4
Message-ID: <NOMSGID_1=3A109=2F239.0_960613_165200_bf83ec50@fidonet.org>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Grove Conference (Oct 96)
(Continued from previous message)
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From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:38 1996
From: (Chris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.amateur
Subject: Ham licensing - Canada
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 11:10:26 GMT
Message-ID: <31b95f1d.3988218@news.oanet.com>
Reply-To: cjburch@ycs.ab.ca
I'm a 22 yr. old guy livin in Jasper Alberta who's looking for info on
how to go about getting my amateur radio license. If anyone has any
information to pass on please e-mail me at cjburch@ycs.ab.ca as I do
not read these newsgroups very frequently.
Thanks again.
Chris
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:39 1996
From: Lawrence J Combs <lcomb@dreamscape.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Help with Bearcat Model 210
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 13:48:37 -0400
Message-ID: <31BC5FF5.463@dreamscape.com>
I'm looking for help programming a Bearcat model 210 scanner. A friend of
mine gave this to me, but he had no manual. Any heelp would be
appreciated. Thank-you.. lcomb@dreamscape.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:40 1996
From: Sal Monella <thegoodlife@warwick.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: HT220 battery chargers
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 03:59:09 -0700
Message-ID: <31BAAE7D.6425@warwick.net>
I am looking for 2 Motorola HT220 chargers (not slimline). Let me know
the price and the condition.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:40 1996
From: shep79@napanet.net (CD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: I have Napa, CA freqs.
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 15:41:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4perjk$kpn@wiley.napanet.net>
If you're interested in the frequencies/police codes/fire stations for
Napa County, California, drop me a line and I will email them to you.
I also have other freqs. as well.
my email:
shep79@napanet.net
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:41 1996
From: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: I-COM R-7000
Date: 6 Jun 1996 23:10:06 -0400
Message-ID: <4p86ie$iah@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
I need to now if there are any mods available for this machine. What I'm
looking for is a way to access 1 gig up to 1.025 gig. Don't ask me why, I
don't know, it's for a friend of mine whos not into computing, just
scanning. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:42 1996
From: MAAR13@dial.pipex.com (ANDY AT HERNE BAY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: I-COM R-7000
Date: 10 Jun 1996 18:27:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4phpe4$rjn@tube.news.pipex.net>
References: <4p86ie$iah@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4pevv7$5rb@gate.cyberg8t.com>
>> In message <4p86ie$iah@newsbf02.news.aol.com > - zargon1011@aol.com
(ZARGON1011) writes:
:>
:>I need to now if there are any mods available for this machine. What
I'm
:>looking for is a way to access 1 gig up to 1.025 gig. Don't ask me
why, I
:>don't know, it's for a friend of mine whos not into computing, just
:>scanning. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
There is a mod but it's not for frequency range. To access 1025 Gig you
would
simply punch it in as such. You don't use a third decimal for the gig.
Ie if I wanted to listen in on 1.2 gigs it would look on the scanner
as:
1200.000.0
Give that a try and see if it works. <<
Hi Aaron, i think you may have missed the point.
The R7000 covers 25-2000 mhz, by adding 1000mhz to the 25-1000mhz
section. Therefore, you can not get say, 1022mhz, because it does not
cover 22mhz to start with.
In the UK some companies made an add on board to cover 50khz to 25mhz
ie, short wave bands. This, with the 1 ghz add button, gave coverage
from 50khz-2000mhz.
The R7100 has coverage from 25-2000mhz, without having to 'add' 1000mhz.
Hope this makes it a little clearer.
Andy maar13@dial.pipex.com
or AJR9@UKC.AC.UK
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:43 1996
From: atf104@psu.edu (Adam Freemer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ICOM R1 or AR8000?
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 13:06:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4pmff6$a53@goodnews.voicenet.com>
Reply-To: atf104@psu.edu
I have an ICOM R1 (unblocked original version) and was looking at the
AR8000. Does anyone have an opinion on a comparison? I know the specs
on the 8000, but is it as durable as the R1? Any help would be
appreciated! Thanks!
Adam
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:44 1996
From: lvpy67c@ix.netcom.com(BELJAN E)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Is Scanning Dead
Date: 8 Jun 1996 02:27:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4paoe5$e04@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4p9nui$88h@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In <4p9nui$88h@newsbf02.news.aol.com> scannut@aol.com (SCANNUT) writes:
>
>Is Scanning dead or dying? I have listened to the pundits in this
hobby
>lament the demise of our hobby for months now. They point to a bad
>economy, 800MHz digital systems, APCO Project 25, frequency refarming,
the
>Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the failure of scanner
>manufacturers to produce scanners capable of trunk following and/or
>receiving those infamous 800MHz digital signals, etc., etc. as proof .
>
>Yes our hobby is in a funk right now but I firmly believe the hobby is
>alive and well. The economy is bound to get better (as soon as we
elect a
>Republican President........just kidding!! Let s stick to scanning)
>Sooner or later, Uniden, AOR, Radio Shack, etc., are going to have to
>produce scanners with the features we want if they want to stay in the
>scanner business. The first company to produce a scanner capable of
>decoding digital signals, following a trunked system, receiving
signals on
>the new refarmed frequencies, etc. is going to have an enormous leg up
on
>the competition.
>
>What do YOU think? Let s hear your opinion.
It isnt dead, or dying, but MacDonald Instruments must be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:45 1996
From: 73747.2143@compuserve.com (Jerry Smith)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: June CARMA meeting
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 17:06:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4pc50r$qts@dub-news-svc-3.compuserve.com>
Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association
"The Premier Organization for the Radio Monitoring Hobbyist"
The next official meeting of CARMA will be held...
When: Saturday, June 29, 1996
12:00pm Lunch (purchase is required)
1:00pm Meeting
Where: Phillies Pizza Bar & Grill
6300 S. Kingery Hwy.
Willowbrook, IL
(708) 654-0101
Phillies is located at Rte 83 and 63rd St, west of Rte. 83.
Everyone is welcome to attend and beginners are especially
encouraged. Questions and discussions include Fire/Medical Services,
ESDA, Law Enforcement, Federal agencies, Aircraft, Shortwave and the
latest in monitoring equipment and accessories.
Everyone is welcome to bring information they would like to
contribute in the form of handouts. At least 75 copies should be made
to ensure everyone gets a copy.
If you have any scanning or computer equipment you would like to
sell, please bring them along.
CARMA has a newsletter available via subscription. Anyone with any
questions about CARMA or would like a sample newsletter may send a
SASE to:
CARMA
PO Box 2681
Glenview, IL
60025
CARMA also has a BBS that is available via subscription where
information and questions are shared between meetings. Dial in at
708-852-1292. 8-N-1 and up to 28.8k access. BBS subscription info
available on-line. Features include QWK mail, message areas and a
library of files. For an additional charge, new FCC licensee
frequency grants are available from Scanner Master on the BBS...Great
for keeping that frequency database up to date!
Anyone with questions about CARMA can also contact the following...
Jerry Smith via Internet E-mail at 73747.2143@compuserve.com.
or Will Sperling via the CARMA BBS.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:46 1996
From: stoneman@ix.netcom.com(Fredric MacLennan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Kansas City, MO Freqs
Date: 12 Jun 1996 00:30:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4pl33f$emh@sjx-ixn5.ix.netcom.com>
I am visiting Kansas City,MO in the near future and would appreciate
any freqs to listen on or info on where lists of such freqs can be
found.
Thanks,
Fred MacLennan
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:47 1996
From: waterman@one.net (waterman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Light mod for bc200xlt needed
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 18:51:19 GMT
Message-ID: <4pmosv$pv9@news.one.net>
Reply-To: waterman@one.net
I need a light mod that will allow me to solder a button or switch in
order to manualy keep light on.
Thanks
Tim
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:48 1996
From: ezra@netvoyage.net (Ezra Duong-Van)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Lojack question
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 96 06:51:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4plq0l$abh@news.netvoyage.net>
In Los Angeles I can pick up bursts on 173.075. The deal is that there seem
to be little bursts quite often. When the unit is activated does the unit send
a signal at a predetermined inverval (ie. every 1 sec)? It seems that I am
hearing a burst avbout every 15-30 sec pretty much all the time. Is this a
diagnostic/control/test signal or a lot of cars getting stolen around here?
Ezra Duong-Van Config.Sys Consulting Group
800-386-2724
310-839-5171 Office
310-839-5178 Fax
Los Angeles, San Diego
http://members.aol.com/config/index.html
Serving Southern California's small businesses since 1986
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:49 1996
From: Don Denning <denning@eng.pko.dec.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: MASS SP 800 MHZ System
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:23:57 -0400
Message-ID: <31BEE10D.167E@eng.pko.dec.com>
References: <31BEE0C6.41C6@eng.pko.dec.com>
> denning@wrksys.pko.dec.com
That should be
denning@eng.pko.dec.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:50 1996
From: pabst@primenet.com (Allam Marsden)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: McD "owns" freqs
Date: 8 Jun 1996 16:01:01 -0700
Message-ID: <4pd0nd$3kd@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
An article in the Ariz Republic earlier this week talked about a
moving company that was using radio to help as they moved things into
a downtown office building. Seems that the radios picked up nearby McD
drive-thru traffic. The movers eventually sent one of their workers
there to get lunch.
To make a short story end quick ... the manager of the McD (who
remained nameless) complained to the reporter about the movers radio
being on the same freq, saying that McDonald's paid the government for
those frequencies and owned them.
I always knew that Ronald was taking over more and more of our
society.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:51 1996
From: ad607@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Darrell A. Larose)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: McD "owns" freqs
Date: 9 Jun 1996 01:33:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4pd9m1$jl1@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
References: <4pd0nd$3kd@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Reply-To: ad607@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Darrell A. Larose)
Allam Marsden (pabst@primenet.com) writes:
> An article in the Ariz Republic earlier this week talked about a
> moving company that was using radio to help as they moved things into
> a downtown office building. Seems that the radios picked up nearby McD
> drive-thru traffic. The movers eventually sent one of their workers
> there to get lunch.
> To make a short story end quick ... the manager of the McD (who
> remained nameless) complained to the reporter about the movers radio
> being on the same freq, saying that McDonald's paid the government for
> those frequencies and owned them.
> I always knew that Ronald was taking over more and more of our
> society.
>
The situation in Canada (and probably the USA) is you don't own the
frequencies, you are only allowed to use them. If the FCC licenced
both McD and the moving company to use the same frqs (which is VERY
common on business band) then not much they can do except either
change frequencies or make certain that they have different PL tones
for the radios. The PL function will squelch out all but your own
users. Normally McD (or other fast food outlets) will use low power
units so other traffic would not be a factor.
--
Darrell Larose
ad607@freenet.carleton.ca http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ad607
darrell@cesani.newforce.ca http://www.newforce.ca/~darrell/
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:52 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
From: Turn@goldenagte.net (Harold Turnquist)
Subject: Re: Minneapolis, MN (Eden Prarie)
Message-ID: <Turn-0806960044290001@pm2-662.goldengate.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 00:44:29 -0500
References: <31B7A3C2.179C@adnc.com>
> If anyone has freq info for Eden Praire, MN as well I would appreciate
> it.
Eden Prarie is running a E.F. Johnson trunked System on 800 Mhz. This was
one of the first Johnson trunked public safety systems and was featured in
a multi-page spread in Radio Resource (a radio industry publication).
Thier freqs. are:
856.4875
857.4875
858.4875
859.4875
868.4875
868.7625 (probably conventional used as talk-a-round)
It is very doubtful that you will be able to lock on to any conversations,
and since this is probably a digital system is is very doubtful that you
will recieve audio. Good luck.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:53 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Mobile Antenna Question...
Message-ID: <slworkDsy0I0.DC4@netcom.com>
References: <31BFCD7E.254B@dynacs.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 14:34:48 GMT
Kevin Harrelson (kevin@dynacs.com) wrote:
: Is it even possible to hook up a scanner to a CB antenna while the CB
: is in use? My CB can output 17 watts, and I would not like to smell
: smoke coming from my scanner.
You are very correct, don't try this, you can end up with smoke coming
from the scanner AND the CB.
17 watts? Got something else hooked up there 'sides the CB, don't you?
: I guess that what I am looking for is similar to those adaptors that
: let you use your CB with your AM/FM antenns, just with different
: frequencies. Any manufacturer or vendo info would be appreciated.
Highly unlikely you'd find anything that would work well. The best solution
really is have a separate antenna for the scanner, IMO. Those AM/FM
adapters kill the performance of the CB in many cases, anyway.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:54 1996
From: haruteq@skylinc.net (Bart)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: montreal frequency ?
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 14:27:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4phau4$hh8@master.ftn.net>
References: <4osd4k$56p@neon.Mlink.NET>
The new Haruteq Quebec & Atlantic Canada Book will be available June
15 - lot's of new freqs.
Regards,
Bart.
>>veggies is stuff food eats!
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:55 1996
From: "Eric B. Davis" <ebdavis@rfmd.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: National Scanning Convention Cancelled
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 12:43:35 -0400
Message-ID: <31B31637.3C15@rfmd.com>
References: <4oj0i4$bj7@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <Ds86vs.9GH@ridgecrest.ca.us> <31AE70CC.55CF@ix.netcom.com> <dpm3.1119.0023B000@dpm3.seanet.com>
Dan Morisseau wrote:
>
> In article Porchnoy <Porchnoy@ix.netcom.com> writes:
>
> > Just what would you people do if you didn't have the "liberal
> > press" to blame. Would you then have an original thought in
> > your head?
>
> Hey! That kind of personal attack is both unecessary and unwelcome. the
> entire thing ought to be ignored. If you absolutely have to kvetch and
> bellyache, please confine it to e-mail.
> ==========================================================================
> Dan Morisseau, N7ZXL| I root for 2 teams - The St. Louis Cardinals ...
> 47.28N/122.50W/300'| and whoever is playing against the New York Mets!
> dpm3@dpm3.seanet.com|
> ==========================================================================He
y! That kind of personal attack is both unecessary and unwelcome. I happen to
like the New York
Mets. Please confine these comments to email.
Typical liberal hypocricy.......I can step on your toes but you can't step on
mine......
Eric
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:56 1996
From: mlcline@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: NEED FREQUENCY
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 10:37:21 -0400
Message-ID: <31BAE1A1.262B@ix.netcom.com>
IF ANY ONE HAS THE NEW FREQUENCY'S FOR SUMMIT CABLE IN THE WINSTON-SALEM, NC A
REA PLEASE
LET ME KNOW. THEY USED TO USE 462.125. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:56 1996
From: Steve Carter <s-carter@ti.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: NEED FREQUENCY
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 07:14:33 -0500
Message-ID: <31BC11A9.3565@ti.com>
References: <31BAE1A1.262B@ix.netcom.com>
mlcline@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> IF ANY ONE HAS THE NEW FREQUENCY'S FOR SUMMIT CABLE IN THE WINSTON-SALEM, NC
AREA PLEASE
> LET ME KNOW. THEY USED TO USE 462.125. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
Try code IB at http://www.perconcorp.com/db_srch.htm.
Steve
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:57 1996
From: "Michael J. Markert" <mmarkert@iastate.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: need Iowa HP freqs
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 13:20:06 -0700
Message-ID: <31BC8376.24EF@iastate.edu>
Does anyone know the frequencies Iowa Highway Patrol is using?
Especially frequencies used by the "bear in the air"
Also if anyone know where the Ames PD is that would also be nice!
E-Mail me at mmarkert@iastate.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:58 1996
From: joeyk@minn.net (Joey Koppes)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need Phoenix and Tucson Frequencies
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 00:44:45 GMT
Message-ID: <31ba1e5c.2752863@news.minn.net>
I am traveling from St. Paul to Phoenix and Tucson and I will bring my
scanner along. Any police or fire/rescue freqs would be greatly
apprecated.
Thanks,
Joey Koppes
joeyk@minn.net
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:11:59 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: New handheld recommendation
Message-ID: <1996Jun7.192428.25386@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: CCV <proctor.william_d@indianapolis.va.gov>
Date: 7 Jun 96 19:24:27 -0500
References: <N.060496.193703.08@hp-182.flash.net>
To: darrell1@flash.net
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In this newsgroup or in rec.radio.swap I just saw someone
selling the AOR8000 with some mods added for just under what
it is new (he wants the $ now). This radio will do it all,
but as a posting here says, they think better made is Yupi
7100. There's now a 7200 & less capable 8000 also.
The Yupi's are going for $400 right from grove (just saw it
10mins ago). I owned both. Never used Yupi for more than
glorified CB receiver on long road trips because the AOR8000
can do so many things. You can tweak just about any aspect
on it. But you can't go dropping the AOR- it's just not made
as solid as the Yupi's case is. AOR will let you connect
up to your PC (i'm connecting it to my Palmtop that also
fits in my pocket) with ScanCat or Probe software. The AOR8000
costs something like $550, but several are sold here in these
newsgroups today, one saw was just posted.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:00 1996
From: Taylor@fmci.net (Bill Taylor/KD4IL)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: New WX digital receiver wanted.
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 10:59:50 -0400
Message-ID: <Taylor-0806961059500001@ws5.ts.infoave.net>
NOAA has not starting sending a digital coding on their WX statios to
indicate the type and location of the WX notice(as opposed to tone that
just alerts radios). I would like to buy one of these receivers. Can
anyone tell me where I can purchase the new WX receiver??
Bill Taylor
KD4IL
Taylor@fmci.net
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:01 1996
From: jshaffer@mail.csrlink.net (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: newbie question about what kind of equipment I need: please help!
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 96 16:04:04
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <19960608.7A04030.E2C3@localhost.UUCP>
References: <4p2jdf$2nb@decaxp.HARVARD.EDU> <4par33$im8@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
In article <4par33$im8@newsgate.sps.mot.com> rzyz90@email.sps.mot.com (Wei Li)
writes:
> In article <4p2jdf$2nb@decaxp.HARVARD.EDU>, mlevin@husc7.HARVARD.EDU (Michae
l Levin) writes:
> |>
> |> I am interested in buying a piece of equipment which would let me
> |> listen in on as many things as possible, including: regular radio
> |> stations, TV sound (UHF and VHF), short-wave (broadcasts from other
> |> countries), police/fire/airplane broadcasts, etc. Is there any single
> |> unit I can buy (preferably for under $300) that would tune them all
> |> in? Or, do I need two separate units (a scanner and a short-wave
> Mike almost exactly described what i'm
> thinking about. could any one answering
> Mike's posting also forward me a copy of
> your advice/opinions? info on mail order
> houses is also appreciated!
There are a few scanners, notably from Yupiteru, that cover shortwave as
well as VHF/UHF, but they're extremely expensive, and the particular Yupi
I'm thinking of is illegal in the U.S. due to covering the cellular phone
band. (Scanners don't eavesdrop, people do, but try telling that to the
people in the government and the phone industry.)
In general, however, you'd do better with a dedicated scanner and a dedicated
shortwave receiver. The frequencies are radically different, so you shouldn't
expect equal performance from one unit.
--
* From the disk of: | jshaffer@mail.csrlink.net | "there's a hell of
Jim Shaffer, Jr. | IRC: JustnCase // | a good universe
37 Brook Street | "Real AM radios go // | next door; let's go""
Montgomery, PA 17752 | from 150 to 30000" \\// | (e.e. cummings)
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:02 1996
From: n8zrp@bright.net (Brad Steinman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Olympic Torch relay/Mpls
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 18:48:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4pchom$so7@cletus.bright.net>
References: <4p52v6$eju@stratus.skypoint.net>
maus@skypoint.com (John McClellan) wrote:
>Following freqs were used:
>468.4625
>468.375
>464.625
>Used by vehicles in procession.
>In Mpls heard activity on:
>460.350 Mpls pd chan 5
>160.950 State Patrol
>155.475 MNSEF
>--
I confirmed these freqs:
468.375 Command (Media, Cycles)
464.625 Refreshment and Music trailers etc. They lead the
procession
468.4625 Some kind of talk-around - the support/gear trucks?
Also, heard activity on the following, but were unable to determine if
was 'torch-related'.
469.500,469.3625
Check also any interagency freqs; 155.370 "Statewide" is active in NW
Ohio.
Brad Steinman N8ZRP
n8zrp@bright.net
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:03 1996
From: jmmorrison@aol.com (Jmmorrison)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Olympic Torch Run - Michigan
Date: 9 Jun 1996 13:15:41 -0400
Message-ID: <4pf0rt$rp2@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: jmmorrison@aol.com (Jmmorrison)
FYI, The torch passed thru Michigan yesterday and today. Following freqs
were in use:
464.500 (pretty sure of 131.8 PL)
464.625 (possibly DPL 051)
468.375 (unknown PL/DPL)
The first two seem to be used by concessions/vendor crews. The last one
seemed to be more of the official "Ops" freq.
John M Morrison, Detroit, MI
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:04 1996
From: Coffin@worldnet.att.net (David & Sissy Coffin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Olympics in Birmingham, AL
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 12:22:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4prlfr$qgq@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
Does anyone know of the frequencies that will be used for the Olympic
Soccer activities and/or olympic security in Birmingham, AL? Or where
such information can be located?
Please reply by e-mail. Thanks.
David
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:05 1996
From: mwaldron@ohio.net (Mike)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Optoelectronic's Scout and Cub Question
Date: 11 Jun 1996 13:07:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4pjr2t$bln@crash.microserve.net>
References: <31bcbb70.5187772@news.airmail.net>
In article <31bcbb70.5187772@news.airmail.net>, saturn@airmail.net says...
>
>To anyone who owns one or both of these. What's the difference (other
>than the Scout's:
>1. Interfacing w/ scanners
>2. 400 freq memory
>3. "Paging you" facility
>
>Also, the Scout advertises 13-msecond seek time. Where does the cub
>rate?
>And what is a "selectable gate time" on the cub?
>
>Thanks!
I've owned both the scout, and the predecessor to the cub, For true frequency
measurement the cub will excell in accuracy, and probably in speed. However yo
u
will be frustrated with annoyance of having to hold it in your hand and
constantly watch the screen. The gate time is simply the amount of time that i
t
takes to make a reading, the faster the gate time is set, the faster the
measurements will come, but the less accurate they will be. if you're using
this for a bench counter, the solower gate makes sense since you can keep the
RF going for a couple seconds, however if you're in the field, you need to get
the number and use it.
Hope this helps! '73 de Mike
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:06 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: OS456 serial port question
Message-ID: <slworkDspptM.LM9@netcom.com>
References: <4pckot$f8p@news3.cts.com>
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 03:03:21 GMT
David Mayes (mayes@cts.com) wrote:
: 1. Can I persuade Windows 95 to let me use IRQ7 for the modem? This
: should be ok as IRQ7 is the printer and it should be sharable as long as
: I don't print while using the modem. I have looked at the Control Panel
: and it doesn't seem to have standard setups for com ports other than
: IRQ3/4.
What is wrong with using IRQ5? On many systems, it's open. If you have
a soundcard there, you can probably move it to IRQ10. I'd choose it
before IRQ7.
Try Control Panel, System, System Properties, Device Manager, this will
get you to a menu where you can diddle with the device settings. I
myself can't try it now because I want to stay logged on, but it looks
this will let you set IRQ's of your choice.
If this fails, try visiting the "local library" (bookstore or book section
of computer store, that is). Try first with the Win95 Resource Kit, a big
fat book written by Microsoft. If you can't find it in there, there will
be tons of other books to try. Buying the book(s) optional.
: 2. Is there a non-standard serial card available anywhere which doesn't
: use IRQ3/4? It would have to be recognizable by my ScanStar for :
: Windows SE software and Windows 95.
Likely so. Any good computer dealer should be able to answer that. If
they aren't smart enough to, try another dealer.
Also, as a last resort you could get a PS/2 type mouse and card, plug
that card in, and it uses irq12 and won't take up a com port.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:07 1996
From: Dave3 <u1003820@warwick.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pager Decoding...?
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 12:36:38 -0700
Message-ID: <31B9D646.C5E@warwick.net>
References: <4odg94$qtp@news3.cts.com> <4of9pk$dfr@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Cntrmeasur wrote:
>
> I'd like to know if there is any hardware / software combination with
> which one can connect their Scanner to their PC to receive and decode
> both Numeric and Alpha pages? Seems to me that I saw a posting
> several months ago describing how to do this. What I'd like to do is
> set up my scanner with this software/hardware to make logs of the
> various pager intercepts.
>
> Contact K&L Technologies. They have a small interface for around $100.
> Their e-mail address is K&Lsupport@aol.com
Hey man, save your money. As soon as I get someone to scan the schematics
and assembly instructions, I'll post it with the software.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:08 1996
From: telling@itctel.com (Ted Ellingson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro-2026 MODS
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 02:38:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4pg1of$58n@swifty.cfa.org>
Just bought a used Radio Shack Pro-2026. Need cellular mods. Thanks.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:09 1996
From: "Jim Christensen" <jwchrist@cp.duluth.mn.us>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro-2026 MODS
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:27:22 -0600
Message-ID: <01bb5714.c54c6060$b78cdccc@jimchris>
References: <4pg1of$58n@swifty.cfa.org>
> telling@itctel.com (Ted Ellingson) wrote in article
<4pg1of$58n@swifty.cfa.org>...
> Just bought a used Radio Shack Pro-2026. Need cellular mods. Thanks.
>
>
> Check your E:Mail, I sent you a reply there.. Otherwise look at your
serial number on the back of the unit. If it has a b at the end you might
as well forget it. otherwise pull the cover off and find , I think its
L201 and clip it.. Realistic was great for using L201 . I recently
evaluated a 2026 and found the b sufix, had to open it so I did. The holes
are there, the screen printing is there ( L201) but L201 isn't. New cpu
and configuration..
Good luck
jim
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:10 1996
From: "Jim Christensen" <jwchrist@cp.duluth.mn.us>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro-2026 MODS
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:27:22 -0600
Message-ID: <01bb5714.a9d399c0$b78cdccc@jimchris>
References: <4pg1of$58n@swifty.cfa.org>
> telling@itctel.com (Ted Ellingson) wrote in article
<4pg1of$58n@swifty.cfa.org>...
> Just bought a used Radio Shack Pro-2026. Need cellular mods. Thanks.
>
>
> Check your E:Mail, I sent you a reply there.. Otherwise look at your
serial number on the back of the unit. If it has a b at the end you might
as well forget it. otherwise pull the cover off and find , I think its
L201 and clip it.. Realistic was great for using L201 . I recently
evaluated a 2026 and found the b sufix, had to open it so I did. The holes
are there, the screen printing is there ( L201) but L201 isn't. New cpu
and configuration..
Good luck
jim
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:11 1996
From: JAMES@SKYPOINT.COM (JAMES)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-39 scanner for sale
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 14:14:48 GMT
Message-ID: <31bd7e02.401136@NEWS.SKYPOINT.COM>
Pro-39 scanner for sale asking $180
Has 200 ch scan 16 ch per sec
freq.range 30-54 108-136.975 137.174 380-512 806-823.975 851-868.9375
896.960
Does pick up cell phones!
if interested
Email james@skypoint.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:12 1996
From: danb@ix.netcom.com(Dan Baxter)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-43 For Sale
Date: 11 Jun 1996 22:00:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4pkq91$j5m@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
I have a R.S. PRO-43 for sale, comes with 1set of rechargable battaries
and ac adapter. I do not have original box. Coating is rubbed off in
some places. Cell mod is done. rubber duckie antenna. I will also throw
in a scanfan book 4th edition. I am asking $175.00 shipped
Dan Baxter
danb@ix.netcom.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:13 1996
From: WATSONS@news.delphi.com (WATSONS@DELPHI.COM)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro-51 7A4 and 3A3 no test mode 1
Date: 10 Jun 1996 22:13:39 -0400
Message-ID: <4pikoj$c2m@news2.delphi.com>
References: <31ba46d1.352100@news.airmail.net>
bchild@iadfw.net (Bob Childress) writes:
>Hello, I swapped my brand new pro-51 for one with a 7A4 date code but
>can't get anything to happen with the lockout,2,9 combo. All the other
>ones work as expected. I also tried this on a 3A3 date code in another
>store with similar lack of results. Has anyone seen these? Is the
>keyboard combo bypass for that sequence but maybe the rest of circuit
>is intact. Trying the same sequence on the new one before the swap
>yielded the stored frequencies with one alteration to move one
>frequency out of cellular band.
>Anyone?
Hi,
A prior post in this newsgroup told me about the following proceedure.
First start a display test by pressing the 2,9,band or the 2,9,moni keys
(I forget which I used, the post mentioned both) before the display test
is done press the 2,9,L/OUT keys and hold them down untill the test is
done. This loaded the 25 freqs into memory (and deleted all the others
by the way).
My pro-51 has a date code of 7A4 and this worked for me. It's also for
sale. See other post in this group.
Hope this helps.
Scott
watsons@delphi.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:14 1996
From: william007@mci.com (william t johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: 11 Jun 1996 14:01:11 GMT
Message-ID: <4pju77$fui@news.flinet.com>
Summary: pro- 51 keyboard test gets u cellular
Keywords: pro-51 modification
I have the information on how to use radio shacks own test by using
the keyboard to get cellular. Send $5 to
D.Z.
P.O. Box 16234
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
I will send it us mail or email please specify.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:14 1996
From: thharrel@cs.nmsu.edu (KC5KTO)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: 11 Jun 1996 18:01:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4pkcaa$93@bubba.NMSU.Edu>
References: <4pju77$fui@news.flinet.com>
william t johnson (william007@mci.com) wrote:
: I have the information on how to use radio shacks own test by using
: the keyboard to get cellular. Send $5 to
: D.Z.
: P.O. Box 16234
: West Palm Beach, FL 33416
: I will send it us mail or email please specify.
Or go to my Radio Shack Scanner Modification Page, at
http://www.zianet.com/kc5kto/scanner.html
and get it for FREE!
--
| T.J. Harrell III NRA/ARRL KC5KTO kc5kto@zianet.com | _\| /\ |/_
| KC5KTO's Radio Page (scanning, amateur radio, etc.): | \ / \ /
| http://www.zianet.com/kc5kto/scanner.html | / \
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From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:15 1996
From: kenrb@ix.netcom.com (Ken Ballard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:49:32 GMT
Message-ID: <31bd7927.1498606@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4pju77$fui@news.flinet.com> <4pkcaa$93@bubba.NMSU.Edu>
On 11 Jun 1996 18:01:46 GMT, thharrel@cs.nmsu.edu (KC5KTO) wrote:
>william t johnson (william007@mci.com) wrote:
>: I have the information on how to use radio shacks own test by using
>: the keyboard to get cellular. Send $5 to
>: I will send it us mail or email please specify.
>
>Or go to my Radio Shack Scanner Modification Page, at
>
> http://www.zianet.com/kc5kto/scanner.html
>
>and get it for FREE!
Very nicely done, T.J.!!
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:16 1996
From: fwhitehurst@ezdial.com (David Whitehurst)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc
Subject: Radio Shack Frequency Counter
Date: 12 Jun 1996 05:20:52 GMT
Message-ID: <4plk3k$f51@news.cais.com>
Does anyone know if the RS frequency counter is any good? How does it
compare to say, the Optoelectronics' Cub/Scout??? Tnx! David N4ZGT.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:17 1996
From: designer@clark.net (Marcum N. Nance III)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Shack Repair Service
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:23:04 GMT
Message-ID: <4phekd$mdf@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <4p9jja$6kp@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31b8cba0.4948156@news.HiWAAY.net>
eclarke@HiWAAY.net (Elbert Clarke) wrote:
>jmankowski@aol.com (JMankowski) wrote:
>>Has anybody used the RS repair service? And will they work on modified
>>radios?
>>I took my 2006 in for a repair job (unrelated to my mod) but now I'm
>>wondering if they will even do it!
>Yes...they will repair your radio. They ask no questions about
>modifications. They repaired one of mine with no questions asked and
>it was not altered when I got it back.
snip
weather the mod is reversed or not will depend on what failed and how
they repair it...
They dont care if/how you modified the unit unless they can prove it
violated the warrantee and you are asking for a warantee (free) repair
But if the method of repair is to replace the board which failed, and
its one you modified then yess you will get the unit back with the mod
'apparently' undone..
marc
N3WEU
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:18 1996
From: jrq@ix.netcom.com (James R. Quinby)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: recording from scanner
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 96 02:43:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4pddt2$phn@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4pd23u$9e3@news.one.net>
In article <4pd23u$9e3@news.one.net>, waterman@one.net wrote:
>Help! I have tried to record off of both my scanners (bc200 and
>bc855) with a voice activated recorder but the recorder keeps
>recording even with no conversations going on.
>Has anyone had this problem? Any known cures?
>
>Thanks in advance
>Tim
>
>P.S. Is there a mod for being able to use the earphone jack and still
>hear through the speaker?
>
RS used to sell a voice-activated recorder that allowed you to switch between
high and low sensitivity. The "low" setting seemed to ignore the speaker hiss
and birdies...I used to set up to recorder and scanner in my dorm room to
catch cordless phone traffic when I was in college (during my younger,
perverse days :) )
Regarding your PS, you might try a Y-splitter. You can probably find something
like this at (you guessed it) Radio Shack.
Best of luck,
Jay Q.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:19 1996
From: Ron <ronster@calweb.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Sacramento Lightrail freq?
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 02:09:33 -0700
Message-ID: <31BA94CD.302A@calweb.com>
References: <4p9gm6$a1l@harry.lloyd.com>
There are a few used by RT, unfortunately they are shared or "trunked"
with Sacramento County's new "Unscannable" Yeah right !! 800 mhz
communications system. So in order to hear light rail, you also MUST
listen to the Sheriffs Dept., Sac. County Fire etc.. Your best bet in
attempting to scan that is go to Radio Shack and spend $9.99 on Police
Call Plus, it's accurate but the hard part is to follow the 40-50
different 800 mhz frequencies Sacramento Co. is using!!
Good Luck.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:20 1996
From: jtomason@li.net (Joe Tomasone)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner card for PC?
Date: 9 Jun 1996 16:40:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4peup9$p84@linet06.li.net>
References: <31B84B03.6D53@drammensnett.no>
In article <31B84B03.6D53@drammensnett.no>, jonasf@drammensnett.no says...
>
>First time on this group.. hope this isn't a question that is answered
>before.
>
>I was wondering if there is a scanner card for PC's on the market? I am
>interested in a card which covers the high VHF band, as I wish to listen
>to the radio amateurs in the 145 MHz area. Typical functions would be to
>save all speech as sound files, easy programming etc.
>
>I know of a radio card that serves the normal FM (88-108 MHz)
>frequencies, but have not seen any for the VHF bands yet.
I would venture a guess that the AM/FM card works because of the
higher transmission power, but I would also guess that putting a
scanner card in an RF rich PC would not perform too well.
Try putting your scanner next to your PC and note any
effects you may see.. :)
- Joe
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From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:21 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "James F. Boehner, MD" <jboehner@csra.net>
Subject: Re: Standard's "CT508-A" And Cellular
Message-ID: <31BE3CB4.18AC@csra.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 23:42:44 -0400
References: <31AD0ADC.3EC1@ix.netcom.com> <aa2duDsHL5u.15w@netcom.com> <31B92624.2E6@actrix.gen.nz> <aa2duDsspsy.F68@netcom.com>
To: "J.P. Kleinhaus" <aa2du@netcom.com>
J.P. Kleinhaus wrote:
>
> Apparently, the mods don't work in later versions of the C-508.
> The one I bough (new in December) worked as advertised with the
> mods.
>
> Some of the insensitivoty reported may stem from the antenna.
> I find some images in the 400-410 range that are from 450-460.
> However, the cell band works fine and it seems as sensitive
> as any of the other radios I have that cover that range.
>
> PS. The C-508 I bought WAS a US version.
>
> Sean Nixon (nixon@actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
> : J.P. Kleinhaus wrote:
> : >
> : > There IS a hardware mod for the C-508A that restores full
> : > cellular coverage AS WELL AS 30KHz steps in the cell bands.
> : > I don't remember where I got, but search some of the
> : > popular web sites and you WILL find it.
> : >
> : http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/mods/standard/c508a-1.mod
> : is where I got the mods from. This was supposed to recover the
> : cellphone band as well, I removed both of the jumpers, but the cellphone
> : band remained locked out- guess its because it was a US model.
> : Ive found the receiver is very insensitive above 465MHz & suffers
> : from a lot of image interference, but for its size is an excellent
> : radio.
> --
> =====================================================================
> J.P. Kleinhaus, AA2DU
> ARRL Hudson Division C.A.C. Representative
> E-mail: aa2du@netcom.com
> Compu$erve: 74660,2606
>
> It's not a bug...It's a feature!!
> =====================================================================
Seems the only way to keep up on rigs that can be modified to get the "forbidd
en band" is to buy early, before
anyone figures out the mod, and complains to the manufacturer.
The early Standard C-508A's had 30 khz step size as standard (no pun intended)
in the 800 mhz segment. The
image reception was excellent, even without hardware mod.
If you check Javiation home page, Standard has come out with a mini scanner wi
th about the same frequency range
as the AR8000 (DC to light!). I believe it is just a bit longer than the C-50
8A.
At Dayton (for those interested), one of the Standard representatives was from
Japan, and showed us a tri-band
version of the C508A!! WOW!. 2Meters, 440 and 1.2 Gig! The bad news is that
it will not be marketed in the US
anytime soon because of the prohibitive cost. Buying a unit from Japan won't
work either, as their government
prohibits rigs that can be opened to full range transmit, and the Japanese Ama
teur band plan is much different
than the US. Oh well!
'73 de JIM
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:22 1996
From: D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: STL freqs.
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 07:19:29 -0400
Message-ID: <31BEA7C1.134F@frontiernet.net>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960605200250.13260A-100000@tucker> <31B78DA3.1EFB@frontiernet.net> <31BA6406.5F6E@riverstyx.com>
K.Bailey wrote:
>
> You can also hear all conversation in the studio. I'd like to know WHY; the
> DJs transmitt continously on these frequencies. Who needs to hear this? Why
> don't they close the mic?
First, they don't care what it sounds like because that particular
use of those frequencies (broadcast remote) is "protected" by ECPA - in other
words illegal to monitor in the USA. :-)
Second, this type of operation is often in full-duplex mode to
support IFB (Interruptable Fold Back), where the studio can cue a remote
unit while that unit is sending to the studio.
73 de Dave, NF2G
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:23 1996
From: jgoldstein@shell.monmouth.com (James Goldstein)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: thanks
Date: 11 Jun 1996 23:53:03 -0400
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4pleuv$l3s@shell.monmouth.com>
I just wanted to thank everyone who answered my post for help with
my PRO 34 where three of the buttons didn't work. It turned out
to be a broken trace.
While I still have it open.. Does anyone know of a mod for the PRO 34
where I can add channels or add cellular?
Thanks.
jgoldstein@monmouth.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:24 1996
From: mark russo <mrusso@hoflink.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: TRADE ?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 11:15:32 -0700
Message-ID: <31C05AC4.1866@hoflink.com>
Would anyone out there consider a trade ?
1) I have a Kenwood TR-7930 2 meter mobile in 99% mint shape. It has 21
memories, factory PL, 25 watts, touch tone keypad on the front panel, nice gre
en
LCD display, center tuning LED, reverse and priority LED's, time and carrier
scan, mic, mobile mounting bracket and the manual. This radio has NEVER been
mobile. It was mounted under a shelf in my shack. I was going to post it for
around $200 dollars.
2) Icom IC-24AT 2 meter / 440 dual band handi talkie. Radio is in OK shape,
normal wear, numbers on keypad are rubbing off (like the 2at). It has 40
memory channels, LCD display, up to 5 watts output (12 volt pack) factory
PL, 7.2 volt battery (new Oct.95), manual and W&W charging CUP. The 12 volt
pack is a LARGE pack (I think 1500ma from Periphex) but one of the slide rails
is
broken off. It is about 11 months old and is useable. I was going to post for
around $225.
I would like to trade EITHER one for a
Radio Shack Pro-2004 scanner or
Trade BOTH for
a 2 meter all mode (digital)
These items should be in good working order and should look good.
What do you think?
Thanks, Mark
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:25 1996
From: Nick Marsh <nickwb4sqi@wwd.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Trade Kenwood TS-50 for AR8K/Scout combo
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 10:32:21 -0300
Message-ID: <31B980E5.1515@wwd.net>
I have a like new Kenwood TS-50 Hf transceiver, .5 to 30 Mhz, 100 watts
that I would like to trade for an AOR AR8000 scanner with the Opto Scout.
If interested I can email more infor on the TS-50...
Nick
WB4SQI
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:25 1996
From: Jeff Goldman <75162.2371@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Uniden BC220XLT Mods
Date: 13 Jun 1996 19:32:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4ppqc6$4j1$4@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
The Freq Fan Club (1-800-RACEFAN or 1-800-SCANNER) does Nite Scan and
earphone jack audio output mods. They also sell 850mAh packs and an
external semi-fast charger.
You an already get full strength (not attenuated) cellular signals in the
894.0125-915.6MHz range.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:26 1996
From: jiminfalls@msn.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: VA state police freqs (I-81)
Date: 12 Jun 1996 18:32:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4pn2f3$3tc@news9.erols.com>
References: <4ojr11$33du@ns1-1.CC.Lehigh.EDU>
For Virginia State Police, try:
159.0000
158.9850
159.1650
159.1350
Except in Northern Virginia, the VSP operate in duplex mode, which means
you will need the mobile frequencies. These are paired with the above
frequencies, respectively:
154.9350
154.9050
155.4450
155.4600
Various CTCSS tones are used with these frequencies.
Statewide frequencies:
154.6650 "Tac"--a simplex car-to-car frequency
154.6950 Surveillance--simplex
458.3500 Vehicular repeaters
039.5400 Statewide Interdepartmental Radio Service (SIRS)
154.6800 (simplex) is used by the Executive Protection Unit (EPU), which
protects the governor and other upper-level officials. It is used mostly
in the Richmond area.
David
jiminfalls@msn.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:27 1996
From: Anthony LaBella <72737.2400@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Where can I buy a transmitter at & what's
Date: 8 Jun 1996 18:57:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4pcifd$fkf$1@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>
References: <4mujer$6ff@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
>>Like screwing around
on other people conversations. Which transmitter would you use
for that ????<<
The illegal one...that you probably shouldn't try to buy!
--
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:28 1996
From: Richard Andrew Christensen <lipchrst@reading.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: where to find scanner freq / france
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:05:00 +0100
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960611090403.29426A-100000@suma3.reading.ac.uk>
References: <4p501a$jgq@speedy.grolier.fr> <terr-0806960004530001@ppp106.micronet.fr>
Dear Michel,I able to give you some air frequencies for France.Let me
know if you would like to have them,
Yours Richard
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:29 1996
From: gary.sellani@solis.sbay.org (Gary Sellani)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Who has Bay Area mil freq
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 02:20:00 GMT
Message-ID: <96060919002027418@solis.sbay.org>
Distribution: world
CD>From: shep79@napanet.net (CD)
CD>Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
CD>Subject: Who has Bay Area mil freqs?
CD>Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 16:07:49 GMT
CD>Message-ID: <4pet4g$ks0@wiley.napanet.net>
CD>Organization: NapaNet Internet Services
CD>Hi there fellow scannists,
CD> If anyone has any military frequencies for the Bay Area,
CD>(such as air/land/sea, etc...) I would greatly appreciate it
CD>if you could email me/repost. I've been trying to find active Bay
CD>Area, CA mil freqs for awhile, but with no luck.
CD>Thanks!
CD>shep79@napanet.net
I have Moffet Field at 353.2 and 296.7 for the U2.
I haven't heard any of these myself, just hear-say.
* SLMR 2.1a * Some times you feel like a Newt, some times you don't.
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:30 1996
From: hankbop@aol.com (HankBop)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Who has Bay Area mil freqs?
Date: 11 Jun 1996 19:18:38 -0400
Message-ID: <4pkuse$snb@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4pet4g$ks0@wiley.napanet.net>
Reply-To: hankbop@aol.com (HankBop)
shep79-
I've been monitoring Mil Air freqs in the SF Bay Area for about a month
but have picked up action on these freqs:
235.1 Navy/Air Force refueling
364.2 ACC USAF
321.0 STRATCOM
311.0 STRATCOM
322.8 USAF refuel
260.8 "Bigfoot" Operations McChord AFB, WA
234.6 USAF
349.4 USAF AMW
There are others but I can't confirm them as of yet. I've intercepted
refueling off the coast as well as training exercises. One interesting
intercept was a TR-1/U2 out of Beale AFB with altimeter gauge problems. If
you hear any "Pinion" callsigns, more than likely they're U2s out of
Beale.
Oakland Center ATC covers a big area but here's some freqs close by. You
can hear a combination of commercial and military traffic.
125.85
127.8
323.0
353.5
134.15
387.1
127.95
132.95
269.1
316.1
Since it seems you're in Napa you might be able to pick up Travis AFB. I
can't here in Oakland. Here's the freqs:
Tower: 236.6, 255.9/120.750
Approach/Departure: 371.2/119.9, 291.0/126.6, 395.8/126.6
Clearance Del: 335.8/127.55
349th MAW CP: 319.4
AR-5H primary: 283.9
AR-5L primary: 289.7
AR-5H/L secondary: 319.5
Command Post:349.4/130.650
Dispatch: 376.0
Ground Control: 289.4/121.8
AMC CP: 349.0/141.9
Keep in mind that scanning mil freqs is hit or miss. There are days where
I'll only get a couple of hits and other days when there'll be lots of
action. About 90 percent of my scanning is mil air. One of those cheap
Radio Shack VOX recorders comes in handy. You can leave the scanner
unattended for hours, come back and listen to the hits. Hope this'll give
you a good start. Good luck.
- Henry
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:31 1996
From: rweber95@ix.netcom.com(Robert Weber)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Windows DTMF decoder software
Date: 11 Jun 1996 01:31:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4pii9c$k0e@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4pfmq6$ell@news.cais.com> <01bb570a.29ccd5c0$aa8cdccc@jimchris>
In <01bb570a.29ccd5c0$aa8cdccc@jimchris> "Jim Christensen"
<jwchrist@cp.duluth.mn.us> writes:
>
>
>
>> fwhitehurst@ezdial.com (David Whitehurst) wrote in article
><4pfmq6$ell@news.cais.com>...
>> Would some kind soul please point me to a source for Windows DTMF
>decoder
>> software . I have Windows95 & a soundblaster16ASP. Any help would be
>GREATLY
>> appreciated!!! David.
>>
>> Same setup here, Let me know as well !
>Thanks
>jim
There was a lot of discussion on DTMF decoding last year. Some guy was
pushing his DOS crippleware program that was supposed to be able to
decode but I tried it and found it to be unreliable in it's results.
Subsequently, I downloaded COOL150.zip. This is a windows program that
can do a lot of stuff with sound files including a fourier transform to
identify the fundamental and harmonics in a complex waveform. It
required a little work to decode the digits but I found it to have good
accuracy. I'm sure it is still available at
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.13/asme/WIN_ENG/
Regards,
Bob...
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:32 1996
From: SeRvO <servo@shadow.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Windows DTMF decoder software
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:11:03 -0400
Message-ID: <31BD7E77.11AE@shadow.net>
References: <4pfmq6$ell@news.cais.com> <01bb570a.29ccd5c0$aa8cdccc@jimchris> <4pii9c$k0e@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: servo@shadow.net
>
> There was a lot of discussion on DTMF decoding last year. Some guy was
> pushing his DOS crippleware program that was supposed to be able to
> decode but I tried it and found it to be unreliable in it's results.
> Subsequently, I downloaded COOL150.zip. This is a windows program that
> can do a lot of stuff with sound files including a fourier transform to
> identify the fundamental and harmonics in a complex waveform. It
> required a little work to decode the digits but I found it to have good
> accuracy. I'm sure it is still available at
> ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.13/asme/WIN_ENG/
>
> Regards,
> Bob...
i couldn't get a DNS on ftp.cdrom.com, try
ftp://cdrom.com/.13/asme/WIN_ENG/
--
<==--==>
SeRvO
E-Mail: servo@shadow.net -or- servo@theguru.com -or-
servo@pmdev.com -or- xservo@irc.atlantec.net
IRC: X-SeRvO (servo@ppp-ftl-*.shadow.net)
WWW: http://www.shadow.net/~servo
Co.: Scawanavich Ind.
<==--==>
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:33 1996
From: jsour@vnet.ibm.com (Joby Sour)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WTB: BC 220/230XLT Handheld scanner
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 23:29:59 GMT
Message-ID: <19960608.192959.014@vnet.ibm.com>
Hi,
I'm interested in purchasing a used Uniden BC 220XLT or 230XLT handheld
scanner. I'm only in interested one that in very good / mint condition.
Please email me directly if you have one for sale. Also keep in mind I
can purchase a new 220 or 230 for $225.
Thanks!
Joby Sour
jsour@vnet.ibm.com
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:34 1996
From: j4dice@li.net (Jim Fordyce)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WWW Scanning Pages
Date: 9 Jun 1996 00:01:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4pd490$69c@linet06.li.net>
I've been in the process of updating my links page & it now contains dozens of
links to scanning-related pages, freq. lists, scanning-related businesses, etc
.
Feel free to leave me a note with your URL or the URL of any scanning-related
page I may have missed. My URL: http://www.li.net/~j4dice/links.html
Jim
From amsoft@epix.net Fri Jun 14 12:12:34 1996
From: af527@ccn.cs.dal.ca (Zeb Stahl)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: yagi probloms
Date: 8 Jun 1996 02:52:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4paptr$e5v@apollo.isisnet.com>
--
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:44 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Message-ID: <slworkDt1n3s.DpM@netcom.com>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4pt1qq$p59@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4ptbme$o0o@news1.radix.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 13:35:52 GMT
Dayglo (dayglo@radix.net) wrote:
: >These sons of bitches should be raped in prison for everyday of their six
: >years. They cost the economy and you & I millions.
: Mebbe the cellular companies should have had a *little* bit of security buil
t
: into the system before it went online! I have yet to see a bank open for
: business on a cardtable in the middle of a big city. I have yet to see a ba
nk
: open without having a *huge* vault! Don't get me wrong I dislike cloning bu
t I
: also won't cry if my car gets stolen because I left my keys in the ignition.
Remember that cellular was first deployed in the early 80's. The
technquies for cloning, snarfing, etc. were much more difficult for the
average hacker back then with that day's technology. At that time, they
probably thought the system was secure.
Remember the phone phreaks of the 70's? Back then, all it took was a box
which generated a few simple tones and you could call free anywhere in
the world.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:48 1996
From: kamst39+@pitt.edu (Keith A Monahan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Date: 18 Jun 1996 14:12:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4q6dfj$cms@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4pt1qq$p59@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4ptbme$o0o@news1.radix.net> <slworkDt1n3s.DpM@netcom.com> <4pvkee$6tb@news1.radix.net> <slworkDt3MCr.5xK@netcom.com>
Steve Work (slwork@netcom.com) wrote:
: Dayglo (dayglo@radix.net) wrote:
: : >Remember the phone phreaks of the 70's? Back then, all it took was a box
: : >which generated a few simple tones and you could call free anywhere in
: : >the world.
: : This statement is still true to this very day.
: I don't think you can call overseas with a pile of "quarters" deposited
: with your hacked Radio Shack tone dialer. Live operators normally come on
: for intl. calls, don't they? They know how tell red box tones from real
: money being put in the phone.
Well, actually, you can. International calls still use the Automated Coin
Telephone Service. And even if a live operator were to come on the line,
correctly calibrated red box tones would appear identical to the tones
generated by the 'actual red box' inside the phone. I would not include
a Radio Shack tone dialer in a definition of a correctly calibrated red box
. The operators can tell the difference between a RS tone dialer and normal
money because the tones played by the RS device are slower, but still within
specs for ACTS.
Incidentally, the phone phreaks of the 90's still use a box that generates
a few simple tones to call free anywhere in the world.
Keith
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:49 1996
From: diamond@jpsi.com (Russell Stewart)
Newsgroups: alt.cellular-phone-tech,rec.radio.scanner,tnn.comm.pager
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Date: 17 Jun 1996 17:03:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4q434t$8g9@sloth.swcp.com>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: diamond@rt66.com
In article <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>, page-usa@ix.netcom.co says...
>
>The U.S. Secret Service and San Jose local police said Watson
>operated the cloning scam from his home. CTIA estimated the loss
>from Watson's operations between $1.5 million and $2.5 million.
Yeah, right. No doubt they "estimated" this "loss" by assuming
that, if cloning software didn't exist, everybody who had cloned
a cell phone would have gone right out and paid for a second
account just so they can get a second phone.
If the cell phone companies want to stop people from cloning,
the solution is simple: allow customers to use more than one
phone on an account. As long as they keep trying to fleece
their customers, a lot of them are going to find ways around
it.
--
_____________________________________________________________
| Russell Stewart |
| http://www.rt66.com/diamond/ |
|_____________________________________________________________|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | diamond@rt66.com |
|_____________________________|_______________________________|
If Rush is Right, then I'll take what's Left.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:50 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,tnn.comm.pager
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Message-ID: <slworkDt7Ksp.B8A@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:31:37 GMT
Steve Smith (stsmith@mindspring.com) wrote:
: Let me get this right..Mr Watson opened up pagers and changed their capcode
so
: as to all be the same, and the loss was $2.5 million?!? At $10.00 per mont
h,
: he would have had to change 250,000 pagers!
It was cellphones, not pagers, being cloned. The "lifetime" cellphone
contains the ESN/MIN's of 100 legitimate subscribers in the phone, and the
user could select anyone he chose to bill his calls to. When each
account got cut off after a month (when the real user found out what was
going on), the user would change over to start using another account from
the memory in the phone.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:52 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Message-ID: <slworkDt91HE.Czs@netcom.com>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4pt1qq$p59@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4ptbme$o0o@news1.radix.net> <slworkDt1n3s.DpM@netcom.com> <4q4ie5$3l4@gaudi.lahabra.chevron.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 13:29:38 GMT
C. Wheeler (cwheeler@ccnet.com) wrote:
: Back then (60s and 70s) your scanner enthusiasts were all using expensive
: crystal channeled scanners that were the size of a toaster oven and had
: (maybe) a dozen channels. "Nobody" had 800 MHz syhtenzised capability
: that they could haul around to steal ESNs. Even in the '80s, 800MHz
: wasn't that widespread among hobbiests.
Yeah, I remember back in the early 80's, a cellphone, the kind you'd put
in your car, cost around $3000. They didn't give those away back then.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:53 1996
From: PauSto <pausto@erols.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 07:50:06 -0400
Message-ID: <31C3F4EE.2CCF@erols.com>
References: <4prn4r$uu@clarknet.clark.net> <4psa53$h0g@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
PKHARTLEY wrote:
>
> In article <4prn4r$uu@clarknet.clark.net>, designer@clark.net (Marcum N.
> Nance III) writes:
>
> >ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz) wrote:
> >
> >>information about anything related to radio and communications. A
> >>telephone is a communications device, A call dispaly unit is a
> >>communications device. So is a pager. What this product seems to be
> >>is something that connects all three together. It is of interest to
> >>me and I think to some others also.
> >Atually this is posted in rec.radio.scanners
> >The origional ad and this entire discussion has noting to do with
> >SCANNERS.
> >If you are in this group to learn about pagers, telephones, and small
> >business then you are off subject.
>
> Well, you can scan pagers, cell phones, and cordless phones. Many of us
> interested in scanners and other high tech toys own pagers as well!
>
> >Reguardless of your feelings about when a notice posted to a telephone
> >pole becomes an eyesore, The reason the usenet exists is to share
> >information on specific topis, which is why different newsgroups were
> >created. The only reason it exists today is because of the common
> >courtesy of those who preceeded us in newsgroup discussions. If we
> >allow off topic postings and general spamming, then we may as well
> >desolve the newsgroups and just have one big massive usenet without
> >the smaller divisions. This will fall right in line with your concept
> >that 'you can skip it and not read it, the header is clear'.
> >Personally I dont care to have to skip over postings that are
> >unrelated to the newsgroups topic. I did not appreciate the origional
> >posting in this thread any more than I appreciate all the 'send me $5
> >and i'll make you rich, quick cash, etc postings. They are unrelated
>
> Why did your read it then? Just to bitch about it?
>
> >to the topic!
> >I agree that bashing the company for their marketing approach is an
> >inappropriate response to an off topic posting. But to condone it as
> >somehow remotely acceptable is innappropriate as well.
> >By the way Ron, I trimmed the newsgroups you posted this to to the one
> >and only area I personnaly read the origional posting in. If the
> >origional was origionally posted in ALT.LAW.ENFORCEMENT then it was
> >really off topic...If not then your reply might have been a bit\
>
> A lot of cops have pagers! Especially when their department is too cheap
> to buy them cell phones! My cousin is a cop up in MI, and the only way his
> family or friends can reach him when he's on duty (without having to go
> through his dispatcher) is to page him.
>
> >confusing to the other newsgroups....
> >
> >and since we've all spent far more of our own $0.02 than what this
> >posting was worth, lets let it drop.......or at least confine it to
> >EMAIL so that others dont have to 'skip over it'
>
> You're back again reading this aren't you? I thought you weren't
> interested in this thread! You really do like this don't you! You're just
> here to bitch some more!
>
> PKH IIII am so proud! You'r 9 now arn't you!
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:54 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Message-ID: <slworkDssB9n.83n@netcom.com>
References: <slworkDsoxBr.LKG@netcom.com> <4pfj52$an5@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:41:46 GMT
INFINITY PAGING (CallerID@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: Therefore, your comment about "operating on a shoestring" has
: no validity, since we are resellers.
: Thank you.
: ENFENETY PAGING
: 301-NXX-XXXX
If you weren't operating on a shoestring, you'd have an 1-800 number to
take orders. Why not post your 800 number to all of the thousands of
groups you've spammed? Afraid to? I'll bet you are.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:55 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:03:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4q3l2b$10f@news.interlog.com>
References: <slworkDsuFwu.Lur@netcom.com> <4plp4t$nqb@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> <slworkDsw9KA.8ws@netcom.com> <4pr3cc$d6u@news.interlog.com> <4prn4r$uu@clarknet.clark.net>
>By the way Ron, I trimmed the newsgroups you posted this to to the one
>and only area I personnaly read the origional posting in. If the
>origional was origionally posted in ALT.LAW.ENFORCEMENT then it was
>really off topic...If not then your reply might have been a bit
>confusing to the other newsgroups....
sorry I'm not sure what happened. I think I replied to a message that
may have been from their and by relying to it ehcoed it to all of the
other newsgroups that had it. I'm not even sure how send a message to
more then one newsgroup at a time.
Thanks for pointing that out.
>and since we've all spent far more of our own $0.02 than what this
>posting was worth, lets let it drop.......or at least confine it to
>EMAIL so that others dont have to 'skip over it'
>snip
agreed....done
>>Ron Katz
>>News Cameraman
>>Toronto Ontario
>>http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
>>Your source of information for
>>Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
>marc
>N3WEU
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:58 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.law-enforcement
Subject: Re: **Now You can Sender Caller I.D. Directly To Your Pager!**
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:10:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4q3lgi$10f@news.interlog.com>
References: <4oo6a1$g28_001@gblt.digex.net> <4p677t$3v5@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> <4p67ni$pjh@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com> <4piej1$li0@news.interlog.com> <Dt0p22.EKC@news.hawaii.edu>
jherman@Hawaii.Edu (Jeffrey Herman) wrote:
cut...
>Hi Ron; So where do you suggest we draw the line regarding commercial
>ads on here? If it's okay to allow one company to advertise, will
>it also be okay to allow 10? 50? 1000? What if every radio dealer
>in the US wanted to place ads on here? Is "good taste" your only
>criteria? I vote *no* to any and all commercial ads on the
>recreational newsgroups, for then they'll become as uninteresting as
>the Yellow Pages. Jeff KH2PZ
I'd like to know what is available on the market if it has to do with
two way radios, scanners, communications devies etc. Maybe the add
should not be posted in full but a link to a web page would be a
better idea.
I've read some great arguments but I'm still not convinced. I also
agree that this has turned from a discussion on what belongs on the
newsgroup to just about what I eat for dinner.
I've expressed my opinion and so have others. Thats it for me!
Now back to scanning.......
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:21:59 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: 2035 & OS535
Message-ID: <slworkDt3K8C.8tt@netcom.com>
References: <31C32E3F.78A2@vnet.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 14:29:00 GMT
Wes Mangum (wmangum@vnet.net) wrote:
: This past weekend I installed an Opto OS535 into my Radio Shack Pro-2035.
: I am unable to tune the scanner to any frequency between 520 and 760
: MHz. (UHF TV Band). The scanner displays Error in the display when I try
: to enter these frequencies from the front panel on the scanner. When I
: use Scan*Star Plus the software reports a scanner error.
: I am not sure that the scanner could tune these frequencies before I
: installed the OS535.
The 2035 never was able to tune these frequencies. Not a legal
requirement, a hardware limitation. Besides, you can always get a really
cheap TV set which gives you sound AND picture.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:00 1996
From: tweek@netcom.com (Reverend Tweek)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 220 volt phones
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 22:06:58 GMT
Message-ID: <Dt2Arp.8wL@moraga.ness.com>
References: <4psgga$hrd@news.ycc.yale.edu> <4psl9s$km4@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
PKHARTLEY <pkhartley@aol.com> wrote:
>
>I think you meant to post this in some sort of fairy tale newsgroup.
Hey! Not bad for AOL, considering the original question also came
from there. Looks like they are getting a broader spectrum of users
these days.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:01 1996
From: pkhartley@aol.com (PKHARTLEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 9000XLT Alpha on All Channels?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 00:17:22 -0400
Message-ID: <4ptdgi$de@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4psn6c$lg1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <4psn6c$lg1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
writes:
>I recently purchased a new 9000XLT. The manual and all the reviews say
>that the 500 channel rig will only store alpha labels in the first 250
>channels (Banks A-J) and the remaining banks (0-9) store only freqs, no
>alpha.
>
>Well, I discovered by accident that mine stores alpha labels on all
>channels.
>
>Is this a new feature or is mine "broken".
I think that means 250 channels total can have alpha labels, not
necessarily the first 250 channels in bank order.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:02 1996
From: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 9000XLT Alpha on All Channels?
Date: 17 Jun 1996 11:57:02 -0400
Message-ID: <4q3v8e$7vr@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4ptdgi$de@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
Could be that only 250 total are allowed. I'll check to see how many
alpha's I have in there. May be < 250.
Can someone else check their rig for the same behavior . .
Thanks
Tom Marcotte
N5OFF@aol.com
n5off%w5ddl.aara.org@usl.edu
Lafayette, LA, USA
Home of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ragin Cajuns
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:02 1996
From: Scott Zahirniak <scott@inow.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: alameda county
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 16:01:26 -0700
Message-ID: <31C49246.3628@inow.com>
Reply-To: scott@inow.com
Does anyone know some good business band frequencies for alameda county?
Also is the FCC Database of all the license holders in the frequency
bands downloadable anywhere?
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:04 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Any legal issues in keeping scanner frequency lists on a www page?
Message-ID: <slworkDt01pK.864@netcom.com>
References: <4pri6q$k95@mrnews.mro.dec.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 16:56:08 GMT
Steve Owen (sdo@msn.com) wrote:
: I'm thinking about spending some time and pulling together all of the motor
: racing frequencies I can find and keeping updated lists on a www site. Ther
e
: are a few sites out there with scattered lists of racing frequencies, but no
ne
: that I can find that are at all comprehensive when it comes to motor racing.
: My question is this... are their any legal issues with copying frequency lis
ts
: from such places as: The Radio Shack books....
if you read the intro to the radio shack book, they say they have "decoy"
data added in, these are frequencies which don't really exist but they
are there so if someone uses them, radio shack will know they came from
their book
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:05 1996
From: sdo@msn.com (Steve Owen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Any legal issues in keeping scanner frequency lists on a www page?
Date: 14 Jun 1996 11:25:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4pri6q$k95@mrnews.mro.dec.com>
Hi,
I'm thinking about spending some time and pulling together all of the motor
racing frequencies I can find and keeping updated lists on a www site. There
are a few sites out there with scattered lists of racing frequencies, but none
that I can find that are at all comprehensive when it comes to motor racing.
My question is this... are their any legal issues with copying frequency lists
from such places as: The Radio Shack books, frequency manuals from companies
like Race Scan and Racing Electronics, other www pages? I can't imagine that
those places "own" the rights to the lists as the frequencies are public
information.
Obviously, I wouldn't want to just copy verbatum, but instead use those lists
as a baseline and update as necessary.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Steve
--
*****************************************************************************
Steve Owen "While you sleep, I am plotting world domination."
sdo@msn.com -Dogbert
http://members.aol.com/StevenOwen/steve.htm NASCAR, Concerts, Counters & More
*****************************************************************************
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:05 1996
From: toledomug@aol.com (ToledoMUG)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Any legal issues in keeping scanner frequency lists on a www page?
Date: 17 Jun 1996 11:59:38 -0400
Message-ID: <4q3vda$82r@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <pworrell-1406962227400001@192.0.2.1>
Reply-To: toledomug@aol.com (ToledoMUG)
There is a difference between copyright infringement and free public data.
Copyright infringement would be if you photocopied the page of their book,
with their layout etc. Frequencies, along with telephon numbers,
addresses, and a lot of other stuff in public knowledge. Hence, it is
available to everyone. True, most frequency guides and some dictionaries
use "decoy" information, so they can trace who got what info where, but
most of the time you can avoid any problems by putting a note on you page
saying "Some of this data was obtained from Radio Shack's Police Call
directory." As long as you don't post the whole book, they shouldn't have
a problem with it. Most magazines are the same way, you can use quotes
(frequencies) as long as you don't use the whole thing and annotate where
you got them. Of course, if you actually hear a frequency on your scanner,
you don't have to quote anything, since you could have been scanning that
freq range and heard it.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:06 1996
From: Bill Crocker <billc@rust.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR5000
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:45:03 -0700
Message-ID: <31C2078F.7053@rust.net>
References: <4prqpl$4p3@mrnews.mro.dec.com>
To: "My name is..." <klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com>
My name is... wrote:
>
> Any owners care to comment on performance?
>
> Ken
Ken:
In a few words...great radio, lots of features, wide band, computer
interface, etc. Mechanical construction leaves something to be desired.
Not as solid as most other hand-held equipment.
Bill Crocker
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:07 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR 2700 or Pro26?
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:36:25 GMT
Message-ID: <834949889.11366.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31B9873E.38C5@eskimo.com> <31BB2C96.3EE2@rust.net> <slworkDsqvsA.2yo@netcom.com>
slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
>Bill Crocker (billc@rust.net) wrote:
>: If you're not worried about Cellular coverage, I'd go with the PRO-26.
>: I've not heard too many good comments about the AR-2700. Possible even
>: a better consideration would be the AOR-8000, or the BC3000-XLT.
>Anyone will tell you the AR8000 is worth it if you can afford it.
>
> WELCOME TO
> THE WORLD
> OF AR8000
> RECEIVER
Nice one Steve!
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:08 1996
From: brndamg@ix.netcom.com(J.C.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR 8000 ???mods
Date: 13 Jun 1996 02:10:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4pnta1$rin@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
>What mods are available for the AR 8000 & where to find them?
>Can this thing do as much as the AOR 3000 (a-z) coverage?
>If you have the knowing;? E-mail your answers. THANX.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:09 1996
From: danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu (David Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR-8000 Interface
Date: 14 Jun 1996 19:37:01 -0600
Message-ID: <4pt43t$r92@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
Does anyone have a computer interface that will work with the
AR-8000 for sale? I cant find any for cheaper than $100. Used/New i dont
care as long as it works and isnt to expensive.
-- David --
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:10 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR-8000 Interface
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:36:30 GMT
Message-ID: <834949893.11366.3@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <4pt43t$r92@nyx10.cs.du.edu> <slworkDt1ooB.B7y@netcom.com>
slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
>David Anderson (danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>: Does anyone have a computer interface that will work with the
>: AR-8000 for sale? I cant find any for cheaper than $100. Used/New i dont
>: care as long as it works and isnt to expensive.
>It seems to me like $100 is pretty steep just for a couple of connectors
>and a chip to convert TTL to RS232. Does anyone have any plans for a
>do-it-yourself AR8000 interface? Of course the hard part will be finding
>a suitable connector to plug into the AR8000's battery pack socket.
Hello Steve,
On the face of it, It does seem a lot, but don't forget the rest of
it.
I have produced a kitset here in the UK which I sell for 25.00 UKP
plus postage - I guess that might translate to 75 - 100 bucks
The chip inside only costs a couple of pounds, But by the time you add
the double screened high grade computer cable (2 metres), the special
flat ribbon cable for the back of the radio, the metal diecast box to
put it in, the computer 9 pin or 25 pin "D" connector, all the other
bits and pieces, (strip board, capacitors, resistors, solderpins,
mounting pillars, heatshrink etc etc).
Together with a complete set of working drawings and a step by step
instructions .... Believe me, there is no profit in it. I don't do it
as a commercial enterprise - I only do it as a service to the
AR8000/27000 fraternity....(I have access to electronic components at
trade and am very interested in computer control and software.)
Without the special AR8000/7200 flat ribbon cable, the unit is a
regular interface that will control any radio (or other equipment)
that has an RS232 port at TTL logic level.
If any one wants more info on my interface kitset, Please email me & I
will send more info. (I haven't as yet sent one to the US, but I
guess there is always a first time!)
Happy scanning to you all...
D.Gray@AutoComm.CityScape.Co.Uk
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: AR-8000 Interface
Message-ID: <slworkDt3K4w.7Jv@netcom.com>
References: <4pt43t$r92@nyx10.cs.du.edu> <slworkDt1ooB.B7y@netcom.com> <31C3418B.5FF2@wwd.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 14:26:56 GMT
Nick Marsh (nickwb4sqi@wwd.net) wrote:
: www.crl.com/~vhealy/ar8000/homepage.html
: This has what you are looking for and nice links to other 8000 pages..
: Nick
Every time I visit this page, it seems like most of the links are dead,
or something.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:12 1996
From: ALBERT MILES <WA4CMI@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR8000 and power supply?
Date: 18 Jun 1996 03:56:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4q59dc$rc3@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <31C60782.597D@eskimo.com>
To: morbeus@eskimo.com
Philip Dearmore <morbeus@eskimo.com> wrote:
>Greetings all, from a happy new AR8000 owner!
>
>I was just reading over the instructions, and I'm not an electronics
>whiz, so I was hoping you could clear something up for me. The AR
>is supplied with an external power jack and wall adapter, and I assume
>the wall adapter is for AC current, however the instructions seem to
>indicate never to connect the AR to an AC power source! Is this some
>kind of Country specific thing where us people in America lose out?
>I would like to be able to power my AR at work for 10 hours a day
>with a standard wall electrical socket (the standard, I THINK is 120V AC).
>So explain to me, if you would, if this is possible, or if we in the US
>just can't connect the AR to a wall socket. If I can buy a converter,
>what model, exactly, would I need? Your expedient reply is most
>appreciated! The more replies the merrier, and via e-mail more so.
>Thank you!
>
>--
>/****************************************************************************
>* Philip Dearmore * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus *
>* morbeus@eskimo.com * *
>* Neotext Software * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus/neotext.html *
>* * *
>* Binary calculations--Easy as 01, 10, 11! *
>****************************************************************************/
Hi Philip...
I believe the reason AOR says not to plug into 120v for extended periods
of time is because the power cube is charging the batteries in the scanner
at all times...Overcharging the nicads can cause problems...I have removed
the nicads from my 8000, and ran the power cube from 120 volts since the
day I received it...No problems have occured so far...good luck...
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:15 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
From: Philip Dearmore <morbeus@eskimo.com>
Subject: AR8000 and power supply?
Message-ID: <31C60782.597D@eskimo.com>
Reply-To: morbeus@eskimo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 01:33:54 GMT
Greetings all, from a happy new AR8000 owner!
I was just reading over the instructions, and I'm not an electronics
whiz, so I was hoping you could clear something up for me. The AR
is supplied with an external power jack and wall adapter, and I assume
the wall adapter is for AC current, however the instructions seem to
indicate never to connect the AR to an AC power source! Is this some
kind of Country specific thing where us people in America lose out?
I would like to be able to power my AR at work for 10 hours a day
with a standard wall electrical socket (the standard, I THINK is 120V AC).
So explain to me, if you would, if this is possible, or if we in the US
just can't connect the AR to a wall socket. If I can buy a converter,
what model, exactly, would I need? Your expedient reply is most
appreciated! The more replies the merrier, and via e-mail more so.
Thank you!
--
/****************************************************************************
* Philip Dearmore * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus *
* morbeus@eskimo.com * *
* Neotext Software * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus/neotext.html *
* * *
* Binary calculations--Easy as 01, 10, 11! *
****************************************************************************/
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:15 1996
From: fireflyer@mail.accent.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC205 XLT
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 14:58:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4puj3k$k60@news.total.net>
Could anyone on this net please tell me about mods for this radio?
I have already enabled the 800 mhz option (legal up here) and my
limited electronics skills were sufficent for this task,so I'm ready
for more.
Thanks in advance .Blair
fireflyer@mail.accent.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: ad666@seorf.ohiou.edu (Matt Riley)
Subject: BC60XLT mods
Message-ID: <Dt3v9w.EB9@boss.cs.ohiou.edu>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:27:32 GMT
Does anyone have mods for this particular handheld? A channel expansion
mod would be great.
--
ad666@seorf.ohiou.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:17 1996
From: S Miller <smiller@waun.tdsnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC760xlt trouble
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 11:38:32 -0700
Message-ID: <31C84928.6FC@waun.tdsnet.com>
References: <31C825ED.5081@pacificnet.net>
Hello all, Had our power go out a few times last night (no storms) and
now my 760 xlt only shows scn on screen. Nothing else is showing on
display, no sound, no squelch. Does anyone know of a reset trick I can
try to try to reset the unit. Thanks for any help!! Scott
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:18 1996
From: plaws@comp.uark.edu (Peter Laws)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: BEARCAT 300 $175 OR TRADE FOR DECENT HANDHELD PROGRAMMABLE
Date: 14 Jun 1996 20:59:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4psjrv$sg4@picayune.uark.edu>
References: <dolphin-1306961816020001@pm5-9.pacificnet.net>
dolphin@pacificnet.net (Ken) writes:
>$175 or Trade for any Programable Handheld Scanner with at least 108-134
>Coverage.
>NOTE: This Unit Is Very difficult to find, therefore the price is fair
>market value (Please Dont Flame, if you dont agree) .
No flame. The BC300 is a great radio and is worth having. I have one
myself. They are about the last radios that you can still work on - many
discrete components. The display goes blinky on some units after a while,
but a 99 cent cap will fix it. Great radio. $175 is about right.
Peter Laws
Desktop Unix Support Team
Academic, Research and Client Services
Computing Services, University of Arkansas
+1 501 575-2905
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:19 1996
From: dolphin@pacificnet.net (Ken)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: BEARCAT 300 $175 OR TRADE FOR DECENT HANDHELD PROGRAMMABLE
Date: 14 Jun 1996 01:19:54 GMT
Message-ID: <dolphin-1306961816020001@pm5-9.pacificnet.net>
Bearcat 300 Base Scanner 50 Channels With Instant SERVICE SEARCH, great for
small communities, one touch instant search of 30-50 118-174 and 426-512 POLIC
E,
FIRE,MARINE,AIR,HAM,EMERG,TELE,GOVT,FOREST,INDUSTRY,TRANSPORTATION Freq
Coverage
30-50 108-174 426-512 Other features include
Search,Delay,Count,Lockout,Clock Priority,Aux for tape activation. In
great working shape with screwin antenna,
manual and Schematics.
$175 or Trade for any Programable Handheld Scanner with at least 108-134
Coverage.
NOTE: This Unit Is Very difficult to find, therefore the price is fair
market value (Please Dont Flame, if you dont agree) .
Serious Inquires Only E-mail or call (310)967-4066
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:20 1996
From: cphillips@interpath.com (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Brendle's Discount WAS: GE Super Radio III
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 96 23:53:30 GMT
Message-ID: <4psu1q$foc_001@news.interpath.net>
References: <4ppq20$4j1$2@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
In article <4ppq20$4j1$2@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>,
Jeff Goldman <75162.2371@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>What's the datecode on your GE SRIII? I picked up a new one recently and
>it was manufactured the 26th week of 1995.
The datecode in mine is 1409C.
The 14th week of 1993? The datecode pattern is not self-evident to
me, so clue me in... how's it decoded?
========= Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ============
Curt Phillips, KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | "Computer users will need a
cphillips@interpath.com | mouse when they grow a third
Chairman, Tarheel Scanner/SWL Group | arm." --President of Wordstar
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; RCMA; NRA| circa 1983
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:21 1996
From: "Shawn M. Mulligan" <smulliga@freenet.calgary.ab.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Calgary Frequencies
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 11:09:25 -0600
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.92.960616110753.45726B-100000@srv1.freenet.calgary.ab.ca>
Could anybody tell me where I could find a listing of Frequencies for
Calgary, Alberta.
Thanks - Shawn
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:22 1996
Date: 17 Jun 1996 00:58:40 EDT
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: Flint@Orbiter.Com (Flint)
Message-ID: <83498752094017@BBS.Orbiter.Com>
Subject: COPYCAT-the movie
Well I just read about the movie COPYCAT in Monitoring Times. They
said that a Uniden Bearcat BC700 appears in the movie. Well, curious as
I am, I went and rented it. Besides the BC700 appearing mid way in the
movie. I spotted what looked to me like a Radio Shack PRO-2030 in the
begining sitting on Weavers desk by her computer. I know you all
probuly don't care, but if your like me, you enjoy seeing how scanners
are treated on TV.
And another Movie with a scanner in it is Die Hard. Looked like a
Bearcat type, but they didn't show a good shot of it.
Flint
Flint@Orbiter.com
--
** Starship Sirius (NX-40911) -- Orbiter.Com -- http://WWW.Orbiter.Com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:23 1996
From: alienbill@usa.pipeline.com(Yoda Turds)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: COPYCAT-the movie
Date: 19 Jun 1996 07:50:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4q8bgo$p0m@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com>
References: <31C6E521.25A3@shadow.net>
>and in Mission Impossible they showed a BearCat something as a frequency
>counter.
>
>--
><==--==>
>SeRvO
>E-Mail: servo@shadow.net -or- servo@theguru.com -or-
>servo@pmdev.com -or- xservo@irc.atlantec.net
>IRC: X-SeRvO (servo@ppp-ftl-*.shadow.net)
>WWW: http://www.shadow.net/~servo
>Co.: Scawanavich Ind.
><==--==>
=== i think they where just searching for the signal the normal way. --be
cuz-- if it was a freq. counter it would of picked the signal right when
the disk (with the fake nok(?) list) was accessed.
good movie huh!?!? and you can see it scanning up from (if my mem serves
me right) 48.xx......
----------------------------------------------------------------------
from jayson
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:24 1996
From: NewsRadio <jmckay@interlog.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: COPYCAT-the movie
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 08:58:43 -0700
Message-ID: <31C823B3.612F@interlog.com>
References: <83498752094017@BBS.Orbiter.Com> <31C6E521.25A3@shadow.net>
Yes, but in the movie Copycat, did you happen to notice the scene where
she's listening to the police dispatcher talking about a homicide? Yet
the scanner is tuned to a 146Mhz Ham frequency? I wish they'd get their
facts straight! Its like Bruce Willis using a 2m HAM handheld in Die hard
1 to talk to the POLICE dispatcher on CB channel 9???? What is that???
--------------------------------------------
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and Broadcast Engineering Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay
Southern Ontario Storm Chasers/Canwarn Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay/chaser.htm
--------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:25 1996
From: edw@boi.hp.com (Edward Walsh)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Date: 13 Jun 1996 15:48:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4ppd8u$9c5@hpbs2500.boi.hp.com>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com> <4pgavp$51r@nntp.igs.net> <31bf0d69.5333576@news.iac.net>
: >The Uniden 9100 Spread Spectrum
: >Digital is an example, though their latest unit (can't recall its model)
: >is NOT a true digital.
By "latest unit" do you mean the EXP 900? it is advertised on the Uniden
web page: http://www.uniden.com/product/proinfo/cordless/pi900.htm . I just
bought one and it seems OK, but I've only used it indoors near the base
so far. It is listed as "EXP 900 Cordless with 900 MHz & Voice Scramble"
but it doesn't say what sort of scrambling it has. I bought it because
it was half the price locally of the 9100, but I was wondering if anyone
knew just how secure it really is. It is described as a digital phone and on
the web page it says "Voice Scramble Security - This unique feature
scrambles your transmissions for the most secure and private conversations".
Comments anyone?
------------Edward Walsh-------------Hewlett-Packard Company--(208)396-2174
edw@boi.hp.com-----------Disk Memory Division, MS475-----------
edw@hpbs1868.boi.hp.com--P.O. Box 15 Boise,Idaho 83707--------
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:26 1996
From: Donnie Solomon <dmsrox@roxboro.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Directional Antenna
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:53:26 -0400
Message-ID: <31C6A6C6.5F58@roxboro.net>
Is it feasable to make/purchase a decent directional antenna for the
42-47mhz range. Something that could me mounted on a rotor for 360degree
adjustments.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:27 1996
From: dsbyrd@mem.net (Dwayne S. Byrd)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Directional Antenna
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 23:59:29 GMT
Message-ID: <31c73c8b.112091159@news.mem.net>
References: <31C6A6C6.5F58@roxboro.net>
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:53:26 -0400, Donnie Solomon
<dmsrox@roxboro.net> wrote:
>Is it feasable to make/purchase a decent directional antenna for the
>42-47mhz range. Something that could me mounted on a rotor for 360degree
>adjustments.
Absolutely. A simple low cost Yagi directional antenna for 50 MHz is
described in the ARRL Antenna Book at 18-22. It has three elements
appx. 9 1/2 feet long mounted on an 8 foot boom. Picking the midpoint
of your freq. range (44.5 MHz) and applying the appropriate formulas
reveals a 3 element beam with elements from about 10 1/4 feet to 11
1/4 feet long.
You may be able to find a copy of the handbook at your local library
or at a local amateur radio store. Or, if you want to buy the book
visit http://www.arrl.org/.
--
Dwayne S. Byrd
KC4POI
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:27 1996
From: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Disneyland
Date: 19 Jun 1996 03:53:12 -0400
Message-ID: <4q8bl8$3du@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4q7kh3$ama@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
Reply-To: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
My POLICE CALL is donwstairs, but if you pick up the Southern California
Edition, it lists them all there. So does MONITOR AMERICA.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:29 1996
From: Rob Findlay <hellfire@netspace.net.au>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: EAA Fly-in .... Should I take my scanner?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 01:50:20 GMT
Message-ID: <4pt4ss$3mv@otis.netspace.net.au>
References: <4pqeu7$3dm@daily-planet.execpc.com>
jps@execpc.com (J.P. Stawski) wrote:
Hi J.P.,
I'm an Australian, so you'll have to excuse the use of kilometres, I'll try to
convert
it to miles.
I live in Melbourne, roughly 30nm, 55km, 35miles from Tullamarine (Melbourne
Airport). On a good day, with my homemade indoor antenna, I can hear the ATIS
broadcasts from that field, but not the Tower, Ground, etc... I can't hear the
Approach or Departure controllers either, but at night these broadcasts are al
l
simulcast on another frequency, so I can hear them!
I asked the same question once, and the reply was that you'd want to be withii
n 10nm,
18km, 16miles to hear anything worthwile. It also depends on how many hills,
obstructions, etc... there are in between your receiver and the transmitter.
The local field, Moorabbin Airport, is about 6nm, 12km, 8miles from my house,
and with
the antenna, I can hear all communications except for the aircraft when taxiin
g around
the airport. Using the portable antenna which comes with the scanner is useles
s!
Se ya later!
Rob Findlay
hellfire@netspace.net.au
http://netspace.net.au/~hellfire
Dandenong, Victoria
Australia
>
>On a side note, what is the range for picking up aircraft frequencies
>on a portable scanner. I live about 30 miles from Mitchell Field in the
>Milwaukee-area, and I don't expect to pick up anything from there. But
>I can't even seem to pick up our local airport (Crites Field in Pewaukee).
>Do you have to be parked right next to the airport to hear anything?
>
>J.P.
>
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:29 1996
From: ve9so@nbnet.nb.ca (daniel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: re:F1 Racing Freq.
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 18:21:50 UNDEFINED
Message-ID: <3012330110-ve9so@nbnet.nb.ca>
Reply-To: ve9so@nbnet.nb.ca (daniel)
On friday,free practice in Montreal (Canadian GP)we clearly heard on
multiple occasions,Schumacher talking to his pit on 450.6125Mhz.
No scrambling,no static,very clear,and very professional!!
daniel VE9SO@NBNET.NB.CA
nb:we also heard Damon Hill and a lots of officials around the track.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:30 1996
From: rickard.faivre@mailbox.swipnet.se (Rickard Faivre)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FLEX Paging Decoder
Date: 13 Jun 1996 21:15:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4pq0cu$sk3@mn5.swip.net>
References: <ian.281.0010194E@eme.com>
In article <ian.281.0010194E@eme.com>, ian@eme.com says...
>
>Does anyone know of a FLEX paging decoder that will run on a PC? I
have also
>heard that this is a proprietary protocol, and the specifications are
not
>available. Is this true?
>
>Ian
Check out CSI on the web.
Rickard.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:31 1996
From: Two-Dogs <Why@do.you.ask?>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Follow Cell-calls cell-to-cell with 2006
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:01:58 +1100
Message-ID: <4q3e68$jt5@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>
References: <070304Z15061996@anon.penet.fi>
an166670@anon.penet.fi wrote:
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the receiver would need an IF filter of
> about 20 kHz to pass the signal to your device(which I assume
> is built upon either the 4046 PLL chip or the UMF1000T chip).
> To my knowledge, not a lot of scanners have an IF filter that
> wide. How do you plan on dealing with that while keeping the
> kit simple?
>
> You might want to check title 18, US code. I'd imagine that the
> legal trouble you are concerned about would originate in the US.
> Just from taking a quick look at it, I'd say your chances of
> finding a loophole are pretty slim.
Thanks for all replies.
The experimental unit I have designed works very well. Although the
cell data is far above audio, and you do mention the 20khz-wide IF,
the 2006 has a 'WIDE-FM' mode, with a seperate demodulator chip to
cope with this. The cell data is perfect at this point.
Without giving too much away, the 4046 is impossible to get to
lock on the signal, as the signal uses two different frequencies
at 'random'. I did originally try a 4046 (for DAYS!) and gave it up
as a bad joke.
The UMF1000t chip is a good thing, but unnesassary when using a PC,
as all the smart stuff is done by the PC anyway.
Thanks again for the reply, however it is looking to be a little too
risky, although it would have been cheap and easy. (and fun)
TD.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:32 1996
From: pkhartley@aol.com (PKHARTLEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Frequency Doubler ??
Date: 15 Jun 1996 00:18:01 -0400
Message-ID: <4ptdhp$e1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4psqi3$grf@guyana.it.earthlink.net>
In article <4psqi3$grf@guyana.it.earthlink.net>, firemannyc@earthlink.net
(Anthony) writes:
>I've heard of a commercial product which will double the scanner
>frequency received...ie. scanner set to 460 mhz receives 920 mhz.
>Anyone know of it? I was told that internal changes to set are not
>required.
>Or.. any plans on modifications (not specific to any particular radio)
>which will get the same results?
It is called a down converter. It actually subtracts 400MHz from the freq,
so you can tune in 870MHz at 470MHz on your scanner. You put it between
your antenna and your scanner. You can buy kits or assembled units. Kits
are about $50 and assembled units are $90 - $100. Tucker (1-800-559-7388)
and Grove (www.grove.net) sell them.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:33 1996
From: Jim McDonald <104557.2721@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: ba.market.misc,mi.misc,misc.forsale.non-computer,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: FS -- CELLULAR PHONE
Date: 15 Jun 1996 11:36:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4pu78b$fbr$2@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>
Tandy CT-352 Cellular Phone (made by Nokia) -- tiny size,
98-number memory -- never used, new in box -- cost $350 new --
will sell for $200. E-mail Jim at 104557,2721@compuserve.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:34 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FS Pro 43
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 19:59:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4ps5mv$pha@news.interlog.com>
References: <31bfaffa.4046324@news.cyberspy.com>
I have a like new PRO 2004 are you interested in a trade?
I'm in Toronto Ontario
tuf@cyberspy.com (Joe Kearney) wrote:
>Brand new Pro 43 in box. Pre-ban date codes. I bought it 2 years ago
>when I managed a RS here in town and we still had a few left. Ive
>honestly used it once since then (I use a Pro-51 all the time).
>Its in perfect shape, no mods whatsoever. Make an offer.
>Ive also got a Pro 2022 thats been modded for cell. Got the box and
>dox for it...its in very good shape.
>Thanks, Joe
>BTW, does anyone know where to get a good leather case for a Pro-51?
>Something that fits snug like a cell phone case.
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:35 1996
From: thomas@ods.ods.net (Thomas Hervert)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FS Pro 43
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 04:19:29 GMT
Message-ID: <4q025m$4fr@hummin.sol.net>
References: <31bfaffa.4046324@news.cyberspy.com>
tuf@cyberspy.com (Joe Kearney) wrote:
>Brand new Pro 43 in box. Pre-ban date codes. I bought it 2 years ago
>when I managed a RS here in town and we still had a few left. Ive
>honestly used it once since then (I use a Pro-51 all the time).
>Its in perfect shape, no mods whatsoever. Make an offer.
>Ive also got a Pro 2022 thats been modded for cell. Got the box and
>dox for it...its in very good shape.
>Thanks, Joe
>BTW, does anyone know where to get a good leather case for a Pro-51?
>Something that fits snug like a cell phone case.
Joe,
If your PRO43 is cell-modifiable, and currently works well in
excellent shape, I offer $150.00. E-mail your response and any
counter-offer. Thanks.
Tom
thomas@ods.ods.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:36 1996
From: Ron Gallimore <rgallim@icgroup.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS: BCT2
Date: 19 Jun 1996 01:11:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4q7k4f$ph5@news.icgroup.net>
I have a BearTracker 2 for sale. It is in great condition. Includes
mounting bracket and power plug. Asking $100.00.
E-mail rgallim@icgroup.net if interested.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:37 1996
From: domonkos@access4.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Pro 2038 Mobile Scanner
Date: 11 Jun 1996 14:48:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4pk10r$1q4@news4.digex.net>
[ Article reposted from rec.radio.swap ]
[ Author was domonkos@access4.digex.net ]
[ Posted on 11 Jun 1996 14:47:37 GMT ]
FS:
Radio Shack model 2038 800 Mhz mobile scanner. Identical to Uniden BC700.
Service Search (Police, Fire, Marine, Air, Weather). 50 programmable
channels or use the service search for pre-programmed frequencies. Also
does band searches from 30-50, 118-136 air, 136-174, 406-512, and
800-956Mhz.
Comes with 12v power cord, antenna, mounting bracket. Can be used table
top with built in stand and included AC adapter. Excellent condition.
Sells for $150 new, selling for $80 shipped CONUS.
email if interested.
Andy
domonkos@access.digex.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:37 1996
From: Brian Gould <rmedic@frii.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: PRO-2026
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:45:47 -0600
Message-ID: <31C5D20B.509F@frii.com>
References: <31C5D187.6611@frii.com>
Reply-To: rmedic@frii.com
Brian Gould wrote:
>
> Posting for a friend:
>
> For Sale:
>
> RS PRO-2026 Mobile Scanner (Same guts as a BC 760XL except no AC
> converter and a few other details)
>
> Original box and manual
>
> Contact Scott KB0REZ @ 303-252-9131 Directly. I have no other info on
> this item.
>
> 73's
> Brian
> KB0MEP
Sorry, He's asking $130.00
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:39 1996
From: bobzito <bobzito@wolfenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: RS PRO 43 B/O
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:35:34 -0700
Message-ID: <31C0B3D6.74E0@wolfenet.com>
References: <4ppba1$1sc$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
To: Rod Barton <75323.2551@CompuServe.COM>
Rod Barton wrote:
>
> For Sale: Radio Shack PRO 43 Scanner. Very good condition. Manufacture #4A2
> Complete w/box, manual, ext spkr, and telescoping antenna.
>
> Make offer!
> Email only.
> Compuserve 75323,2551
> RodHas this scanner been cellular modified or is it capable of the cellular
mod?
Thanks!
Bob
--
<bobzito@wolfenet.com> (Bob Zito) KI7EV WA. State
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:39 1996
From: bodoh@dakota.net (Tom Bodoh)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Uniden scanner
Date: 15 Jun 1996 12:10:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4pu989$8kq@server2.dakota.net>
For Sale: Uniden scanner, model BC300 (newer model),
also same as Regency INF-7
Has 10 channels that are programmed from a service search of built
in library of frequencies for police, fire and medical.
Also features an instant weather button and WEATHER ALERT!
Runs on 12vac or 12vdc, includes an AC adapter and antenna.
Sold for $100+ new. Asking $45 firm, I pay shipping. Payment by
postal money order only. No trades.
Tom, N0YGT
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:40 1996
From: Jerry Stack <jps@pacbell.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Grove antenna questions
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:02:20 -0700
Message-ID: <31C1FD8C.1934@pacbell.net>
I am looking for an indoor antenna for my scanners. I don't want to mount
anything on the roof or in the attic.
Grove sells some antennas which might fill the bill: the Omni II, Grove
Hidden, and Grove NoTenna. Has anyone had any experience with these
products?
Also, what about the 12" Austin Condor Flex replacement for the "ducky"
antenna?
Thanks for any help.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:41 1996
From: rcheli@MNSi.net (Bob Leschyna)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: INMARSAT
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 96 00:12:43 -0400
Message-ID: <06-16-1996.670@MNSi.net>
Has anyone been successful at copying any of the INMARSAT
communicatdions about 1.5Ghz? If so what kind of antenna and any advice
on how to get started would be appreciated
Thanks
Bob VE3UK
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:42 1996
From: Jim Leveraus <elint@execpc.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: INMARSAT
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 22:53:10 -0500
Message-ID: <31C779A6.7A0A@execpc.com>
References: <06-16-1996.670@MNSi.net>
Bob Leschyna wrote:
>
> Has anyone been successful at copying any of the INMARSAT
> communicatdions about 1.5Ghz? If so what kind of antenna and any advice
> on how to get started would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob VE3UK
SEE http://execpc.com/~swagur
--
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Jim Leveraus
Internet: elint@execpc.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:43 1996
From: Jim Leveraus <elint@execpc.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: INMARSAT
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 22:53:55 -0500
Message-ID: <31C779D3.2E4E@execpc.com>
References: <06-16-1996.670@MNSi.net>
Bob Leschyna wrote:
>
> Has anyone been successful at copying any of the INMARSAT
> communicatdions about 1.5Ghz? If so what kind of antenna and any advice
> on how to get started would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob VE3UK
SEE http://www.execpc.com/~swagur
--
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Jim Leveraus
Internet: elint@execpc.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:44 1996
From: cgood@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Is there a scan speedup mod. for the 2022 ??
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:05:01 GMT
Message-ID: <31c68cfd.14494144@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
Please post or email
Thanks
Charley
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:44 1996
From: rbrowne@erols.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Just Bought Uniden Sportcat
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 02:15:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4q53cg$ter@news6.erols.com>
References: <4q0kg0$44j@kane.ico.net>
garcia@ico.com (Paul Garcia) wrote:
>I just bought a Uniden Sportcat handheld scanner 29 Mhz - 956 Mhz, model
>SC150, and I would like to know any pro's con's, hints, tips, maybe some mods
>that anybody has. I would like to find out all that I can about it. I want
>to know how or if I can modify it so that I can scan lower frequencies or
>possibly higher ones. Please Mail and post reply's. Thank you.
>Paul Garcia
>garcia@ico.com
I have had one for about 9 months now. Great little scanner. for the
casual user. Best part...since it is not the top of the line scanner,
it does not have all the top notch filtering. As a side benefit, you
can pick up "cellular images" in the 800 to 956 mhz range. These
"images" are identical to the actual cellular freq's. In other words,
you can easily hear cellular conversations!
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:45 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Just Bought Uniden Sportcat
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 13:18:59 GMT
Message-ID: <31c409a1.69076234@news.airmail.net>
References: <4q0kg0$44j@kane.ico.net>
On Sun, 16 Jun 96 09:32:21 GMT, garcia@ico.com (Paul Garcia) wrote:
>I just bought a Uniden Sportcat handheld scanner 29 Mhz - 956 Mhz, model
>SC150, and I would like to know any pro's con's, hints, tips, maybe some mods
>that anybody has. I would like to find out all that I can about it. I want
>to know how or if I can modify it so that I can scan lower frequencies or
>possibly higher ones. Please Mail and post reply's. Thank you.
A mod is out of the question on that one (according to the Cellular
Security Group - who does mods for the 220, 3000, etc...)
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:47 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Lojack question
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 01:38:54 GMT
Message-ID: <31bf703e.2889365@news.fais.net>
References: <4plq0l$abh@news.netvoyage.net>
On Wed, 12 Jun 96 06:51:28 GMT, ezra@netvoyage.net (Ezra Duong-Van)
wrote:
>In Los Angeles I can pick up bursts on 173.075. The deal is that there seem
>to be little bursts quite often. When the unit is activated does the unit sen
d
>a signal at a predetermined inverval (ie. every 1 sec)? It seems that I am
>hearing a burst avbout every 15-30 sec pretty much all the time. Is this a
>diagnostic/control/test signal or a lot of cars getting stolen around here?
What you are hearing is the signal from the Lojack tower that tells
the mobile lojack transmitter to begin it's squalking.
It may also continue to rehit the lojack device every once in a while
and then finally disable it when the vehicle is located.
If this signal seems to be pretty strong and not moving, then that is
what you are hearing. As far as I know Lojack only utilized one
frequency both for turning on the transmitter and for sending it's
data bursts every second.
Hope I've helped some.
J.W. Wolfington, KC5AFM, EMT
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:49 1996
From: br505@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Kris Gough)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Looking for Montreal F1 racing freqs..
Date: 13 Jun 1996 18:13:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4pplo3$77@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
Reply-To: br505@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Kris Gough)
I'm going to the race on Sunday....was looking for the freqs. Are the pit
to car scrambled or can we actually listen? I'd be satisfied with just
knowing what range they use.
Thanks,
Kris
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:50 1996
From: pkhartley@aol.com (PKHARTLEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: MIL AIR BAND -- 2026
Date: 16 Jun 1996 23:23:34 -0400
Message-ID: <4q2j3m$mt4@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4pprpf$dan@nadine.teleport.com>
In article <4pprpf$dan@nadine.teleport.com>, prografx@teleport.com (Steve
Kennedy) writes:
>The cellular frequency "mod" is actually just restoring a capability
>that is already there, just turned off.
>
>This scanner never had the capability for the mil air band, nor any
>more channels than it already does, so they aren't there to restore.
>You also can't reprogram the "band" buttons without rewriting the
>system software, which would require a new microprocessor.
>
>By the tone of your question I take it that you are looking for an
>easy to implement change. This is not an option in these cases.
>
All gaps, except the cellular gap, on RS and BC scanners are there due to
RF circuitry limitations. These gaps are there to make the RF board less
expensive, not because of legal requirements. Some scanners can be
modified so that the microcontroller will "tune" in another band, but if
the RF section is not tuned for that band, you won't get anything!
PKH
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:51 1996
From: Jay123a <jay123a@gargamel.ptw.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
To: kevin@dynacs.com
Subject: Re: Mobile Antenna Question...
References: <31BFCD7E.254B@dynacs.com>
Message-ID: <31c1a8bd.0@205.230.56.7>
Date: 14 Jun 96 18:00:29 GMT
Hello Kevin:
Look at Grove Enterprizes at http://www.grove.net
There is a great catalog of scanner and shortwave stuff, and they have a
antenna adapter that allows the use of your AM/FM antenna on your car,
for your scanner.
Jay
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:52 1996
From: Kevin Harrelson <kevin@dynacs.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Mobile Antenna Question...
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 08:12:46 +0000
Message-ID: <31BFCD7E.254B@dynacs.com>
I would like to hook an external antenna to my scanner in my car.
Unfortunately, I do not want a kajillion antennas hanging off of my car.
Does anybody know a place where I can get a device to use one of my
existing antennas ( CB or AM/FM ) to receive scanner transmissions.
Is it even possible to hook up a scanner to a CB antenna while the CB
is in use? My CB can output 17 watts, and I would not like to smell
smoke coming from my scanner.
I guess that what I am looking for is similar to those adaptors that
let you use your CB with your AM/FM antenns, just with different
frequencies. Any manufacturer or vendo info would be appreciated.
-Kevin Harrelson
-kevin@dynacs.com
-kevin@mil.ufl.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:52 1996
From: Mel@deltanet.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Montclair Plaza freqs (So Calif.)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 96 13:51:41 PDT
Message-ID: <NEWTNews.835044783.1459.abcom@Pabcom>
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:54 1996
From: wayne <wayne@primeline.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: More AR8000 questions
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 01:57:00 -0400
Message-ID: <31C6452C.5FE5@primeline.com>
References: <31C622E5.1D46@eskimo.com>
Philip Dearmore wrote:
>
> Hi all, another question.
>
> The AR8000 supports 1000 channel memory, right? But does that mean
> 1000 channels for each scan and search, or do they both use the
> same thousand? That is, if I use bank A with an upper and lower
> search limit, then can I or can I not use it as a SCAN bank with
> different channels in it? Also, how do I get AM stations on the
> AR? So far I've only been able to listen to FM. For example, say
> I wanted to listen to 570 on the AM dial, how would I put that
> into VFO A? Thanks!
>
> --
> /***************************************************************************
*
> * Philip Dearmore * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus
> *
> * morbeus@eskimo.com *
> *
> * Neotext Software * http://www.eskimo.com/~morbeus/neotext.html
> *
> * *
> *
> * Binary calculations--Easy as 01, 10, 11!
> *
> ****************************************************************************
/
Not trying to be smart or anything philip,but read the manual.If you
don't have one try ordering one from the company.I'm sure they'll be
glad to send you one.It will probably be free,but they might charge a
small fee.Trust me,it will be worth it.
wayne
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:55 1996
From: mmoore@charm.net (Michael Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Myrtle Beach Freqs
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 22:45:29 GMT
Message-ID: <4pveei$ls2@canton.charm.net>
I am leaving on Wednesday for a glorious week and a half vacation in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Does anyone have a list of best
frequencies for the area they could share with me before then? Thanks
in advance.
--
mmoore@ charm.net Michael Moore
PPSL N2063R Haysfield
Columbia, MD
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:56 1996
From: Kevin Harrelson <kevin@dynacs.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:07:57 +0000
Message-ID: <31C11DDD.3BEA@dynacs.com>
References: <4pp00k$jos@tofu.alt.net>
Gary Van Volkenburg wrote:
>
> Our Site http://www.novagate.com/~novacable/nova_top.htm has info on the
> AA Nickel Metal Hydride Battery..
If I am not mistaken, I believe that the reason that these batteries
have not been offered before under the name of major manufacturers is
because of the possibility of misuse and injury. I know that Energizer
Power Systems (formerly Gates) makes AA hydride batteries, but refuses
to sell them to anybody but OEMs because they can be dangerous if
installed in a compartment without ventilation (like a Mag Light).
These batteries can vent hydrogen (much more than NiCads) and build up
a LOT of pressure
Still, if you know what you are doing, they sound REAL good (pity
they're soooo expensive).
-Kevin Harrelson
-kevin@dynacs.com
-kevin@mil.ufl.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:58 1996
From: domonkos@access1.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
Date: 14 Jun 1996 13:26:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4prp9h$161@news4.digex.net>
References: <4pp00k$jos@tofu.alt.net> <31C11DDD.3BEA@dynacs.com>
Personally I think they're a bad choice over nicads due to their slef
discharge rate. They go dead in less than 2 weeks. OK if yo keep them on
trickle charge all the time, but those hazmat issues concern me for
safety.
Andy
Kevin Harrelson (kevin@dynacs.com) wrote:
:
: If I am not mistaken, I believe that the reason that these batteries
: have not been offered before under the name of major manufacturers is
: because of the possibility of misuse and injury. I know that Energizer
: Power Systems (formerly Gates) makes AA hydride batteries, but refuses
: to sell them to anybody but OEMs because they can be dangerous if
: installed in a compartment without ventilation (like a Mag Light).
: These batteries can vent hydrogen (much more than NiCads) and build up
: a LOT of pressure
:
: Still, if you know what you are doing, they sound REAL good (pity
: they're soooo expensive).
:
: -Kevin Harrelson
: -kevin@dynacs.com
: -kevin@mil.ufl.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:59 1996
From: Doug Hutton <Doug.Hutton@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Nickel Metal Hydride Battery N
Date: 16 Jun 1996 17:47:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4q1hc6$6qp@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <5ec_9606160400@magsystems.com>
NiMH AA cells are available from E.H. Yost & Co. (Mr. NiCAD 608-831-3443)
They cost $ 3.50 each + S&H. Capacity is 1,100 mah, about twice NiCads.
The recommended charge is about 10% of rated capacity for 14 hours.
The AR8000 wall charger seems to work fine, no heat or smoke. Just be
sure not to overcharge.
Doug
Old Age and Treachery Will Overcome Youth and Skill
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:22:59 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: jbseale@iglou.com (Jeff Seale)
Subject: Re: Olympic Freq's
Message-ID: <jbseale-1606961911190001@news.iglou.com>
References: <4q1uch$9o6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 01:11:19 GMT
In article <4q1uch$9o6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, kegan30306@aol.com
(KEgan30306) wrote:
>Does any one have the Freq's for the Atlanta Olympics:
>
>ACOG and DOD liason freq's
>
>Thanks....
The current issues of Monitoring Times and Popular Communications both
have articles about monitoring during the Olympics. You might try reading
them.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:01 1996
From: "David T. Schoenberger" <jiminfalls@msn.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Olympic Freq's
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:39:54 -0400
Message-ID: <31C57C4A.77CD@msn.com>
References: <4q1uch$9o6@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <jbseale-1606961911190001@news.iglou.com>
Jeff Seale wrote:
>
> In article <4q1uch$9o6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, kegan30306@aol.com
> (KEgan30306) wrote:
>
> >Does any one have the Freq's for the Atlanta Olympics:
> >
> >ACOG and DOD liason freq's
> >
> >Thanks....
>
> The current issues of Monitoring Times and Popular Communications both
> have articles about monitoring during the Olympics. You might try reading
> them.
The Olympic Torch Relay will use some frequencies in the 464-468 band. Also t
ry
monitoring 167.5625, the nationwide FBI channel--communications reported to be
in the
clear! There are several posts about the Torch Relay in rec.radio.scanner.
As for the actual frequencies used at The Games, Motorola has installed a huge
, complex
communications network. The Popular Communications article said officials wou
ld use
about 10,000 walkie-talkies, 1,500 pagers, and 1,500 cellular phones (the numb
ers may be
slightly off). The walkie-talkies are reported to be set to 900 MHz trunked
frequencies--the system is completely digital. This means communications will
be unintelligible to scanners.
But all is not lost. In the Atlanta area, listen to Atlanta Police, Fire, EMS
, and city
services. Also check out the mass transit frequencies, which should be extrem
ely
active.
In the Washington, D.C. area, where the soccer matches will take place, check
out the
same agencies.
David
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:03 1996
From: Rick Poorman <poormr@on-ramp.net>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Olympic Torch Relay/Ohio
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 01:01:13 -0400
Message-ID: <31BA5A99.5B5@on-ramp.net>
.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:04 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Olympic Torch Relay/Ohio
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:36:27 GMT
Message-ID: <834949890.11366.1@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31BA5A7E.40CF@on-ramp.net>
Rick Poorman <poormr@on-ramp.net> wrote:
>.
Was this when it went out???? ;=}
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:05 1996
From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: OptoElectronics APS-104 & Explorer
Date: 19 Jun 1996 11:15:15 -0400
Message-ID: <4q95i3$65s@panix3.panix.com>
References: <4q571g$fns@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <4q571g$fns@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
Magoo 007 <magoo007@aol.com> wrote:
> I would like to hear from anyone that owns or has had the good
>fortune to work with either one of these products.
The Xplorer is delayed due to component shortage. It won't ship until mid
July.
--
Mike Schuster | schuster@panix.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
------------------- | schuster@shell.portal.com | schuster@mem.po.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:06 1996
From: sean <sean@canby.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Oregon Frequencies
Date: 18 Jun 1996 04:28:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4q5b8n$ouo@canby1.canby.com>
Looking for frequencies in Northwest Oregon mainly around
Canby
Sean
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:07 1996
From: Bill Crocker <billc@rust.net>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:16:13 -0700
Message-ID: <31C649AD.6B60@rust.net>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
To: "David L. Haas" <dhaas@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
David L. Haas wrote:
>
> Yo everybody,
>
> I have been picking up a non mobile phone conversation on a baby monitor fre
quency of
> 49.875Mhz. Is this normal? It isn't a regular cordless phone frequency.
>
> Also between 1020 and 1030Mhz I can receive 4 - 6 mobile phone conversatio
ns. I live
> in the Fayetteville NC area. If these are not cellular. What might they be
? Please
> enlighten me oh wizards of the electromagnetic spectrum.....
>
> D. Haas
Dave:
The cordless phones work on two different frequencies at the same time.
One is for the handset to talk to the base, and the other is the base to
talk back to the handset. The 49 MHz area if the handset. And yes, the
49 MHz area is also used for those baby monitors.
As for 1020 - 1030 MHz...you're most likely hearing what is called
images of the Cellular band. It's not "right on" frequency. It has to
do with the frequency of the IF's in your scanner, harmonics, etc.
Bill Crocker
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:08 1996
From: whisper@igs.net (whisper)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Date: 18 Jun 1996 02:25:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4q542b$4ck@nntp.igs.net>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
>
>I have been picking up a non mobile phone conversation on a baby monitor
frequency of
>49.875Mhz. Is this normal? It isn't a regular cordless phone frequency.
The frequency you mention is one of the portable frequency for cordless
telephones. Yes, it is also used for baby monitors.
Pete
VE3YYY
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:09 1996
From: cgood@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:40:59 GMT
Message-ID: <31c68708.12968478@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
On Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:15:52 -0400, "David L. Haas"
<dhaas@uncfsu.campus.mci.net> wrote:
>Yo everybody,
>
>I have been picking up a non mobile phone conversation on a baby monitor freq
uency of
>49.875Mhz. Is this normal? It isn't a regular cordless phone frequency.
>
> Also between 1020 and 1030Mhz I can receive 4 - 6 mobile phone conversation
s. I live
>in the Fayetteville NC area. If these are not cellular. What might they be?
Please
>enlighten me oh wizards of the electromagnetic spectrum.....
>
>D. Haas
There are now 25 channels for the 49mHz phones.
They are listed in the 1995 police call.
You heard ch. 20
Charley
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:10 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Message-ID: <slworkDt7LCy.CAr@netcom.com>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:43:46 GMT
David L. Haas (dhaas@uncfsu.campus.mci.net) wrote:
: Yo everybody,
: I have been picking up a non mobile phone conversation on a baby monitor fre
quency of
: 49.875Mhz. Is this normal? It isn't a regular cordless phone frequency.
Yes, this is a cordless phone frequency.
: Also between 1020 and 1030Mhz I can receive 4 - 6 mobile phone conversatio
ns. I live
: in the Fayetteville NC area. If these are not cellular. What might they be
? Please
: enlighten me oh wizards of the electromagnetic spectrum.....
These are "images" of cellular phone calls. The true frequency is
between 870 and 894Mhz, which your radio probably won't tune to. But most
radios receive these (and other) frequencies, not as clearly, at some
other place on the "dial". Exactly where you find the images varies
depending on how the radio is designed and what intermediate frequencies
are used.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:10 1996
From: garyn@tir.com (Gary Newberry)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro 39 H-H Scanner 4 sale
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 06:46:32 GMT
Message-ID: <31c3acc6.8618190@news.tir.com>
I have a Radio Shack Pro 39 Scanner for sale, it has 200
channels and is in nice shape, comes with two alkaline/nicad
battery holders , manual and a mod sheet if you want cellular
coverage. $189 + shipping
Gary - garyn@tir.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:11 1996
From: andyb@qni.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-2006/OS456 poor performance
Date: 15 Jun 1996 04:41:11 GMT
Message-ID: <4ptet7$4r7@suba01.suba.com>
References: <015304Z15061996@anon.penet.fi>
To: an448040@anon.penet.fi
Assuming your antenna system from the connector at the radio up to and
including the antenna is OK, it sounds like you bought a dud 2006. As
many as they made, there is always bound to be one or two flaky ones
produced. The reputation of the 2006 would indicate that the
individual radio is the problem, not the design. Take it back for a refund
or to the shop. It should work fine.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:12 1996
From: bwhiston@abwam.com (Bob Whiston)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-2006/OS456 poor performance
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 07:04:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4q0bpf$ad0@hops.entertain.com>
References: <015304Z15061996@anon.penet.fi> <31c2fd9b.78177839@news.mnw.net>
zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko) wrote:
>On Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:46:04 UTC, an448040@anon.penet.fi (Skullneck)
>wrote:
>>MUCH SNIPPING...the 2006 doesn't seem to pick up as many transmissions as th
e =
>>2030. Those that the 2006 does pick up definitely have more static and =
>>just don't sound as well. The 2006 won't even pick up my own cordless =
>>phone when I take it off hook. The 2030 had no problem what so ever =
>>with this.
>I'm sure you've already verified this, but have you checked the
>attenuation setting on the back? BTW, I've used my 2006 for years and
>agree with most that it is an outstanding receiver. Mine's worked
>flawlessly and combined with the right antenna, reception's been
>great.
I concur... I've been using the PRO2006/456 (I've got 2006s with 456s in the
m.)
combination since Opto came out with it and have been more than pleased with t
he
performance of the two together. I've used all sorts of antennas with them an
d
except for the piece of coathanger that I tried on a lark the reception has
always been excellent.
Doleo ergo sum,
-HALFPINT-
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:14 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: PRO-2042 Modifications?
Message-ID: <slworkDt3KCM.94J@netcom.com>
References: <31C37E9D.7E3C@bc.cybernex.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 14:31:34 GMT
The Visitor (tvisitor@bc.cybernex.net) wrote:
: Looking to know of any Radio Shack PRO-2042 scanner modifications or 'tricks
' (i.e. holding keys on the
: keypad when powering up or such).
If what you have on your mind is restoring the blocked-out channels, you
aren't going to get very far with the radio alone. However, if you
spring $300 or so for an OS565 computer interface, and do major surgery
on your radio to install it, then you can enter a 20-digit unlock code.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:14 1996
From: Jeff Goldman <75162.2371@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro-51 7A4 and 3A3 no test mode 1
Date: 13 Jun 1996 19:29:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4ppq5t$4j1$3@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
There was no 3A3 datecoded Pro51.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:15 1996
From: zielasko@mnw.net (Lawrence H. Zielasko)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 18:32:24 GMT
Message-ID: <31c30121.79080171@news.mnw.net>
References: <4pju77$fui@news.flinet.com>
Reply-To: zielasko@mnw.net
On 11 Jun 1996 14:01:11 GMT, william007@mci.com (william t johnson)
wrote:
> I have the information on how to use radio shacks own test by using
>the keyboard to get cellular. Send $5 to
> D.Z.
> P.O. Box 16234
> West Palm Beach, FL 33416
>I will send it us mail or email please specify.
And if anyone would like to learn how to turn the scanner on or adjust
the squelch, send me $15!!!
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:17 1996
From: Beven@mc.net (Beven)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:45:02 GMT
Message-ID: <31bf565e.1547456@news.mc.net>
References: <4pju77$fui@news.flinet.com>
On 11 Jun 1996 14:01:11 GMT, william007@mci.com (william t johnson)
wrote:
> I have the information on how to use radio shacks own test by using
>the keyboard to get cellular. Send $5 to
> D.Z.
> P.O. Box 16234
> West Palm Beach, FL 33416
>I will send it us mail or email please specify.
And this is for real???? Why are you charging $5 for this?
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:17 1996
From: racer0069@aol.com (Racer0069)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: pro-51 keyboard modification gives u cellular
Date: 16 Jun 1996 16:28:22 -0400
Message-ID: <4q1qp6$5ra@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <31bf565e.1547456@news.mc.net>
Reply-To: racer0069@aol.com (Racer0069)
i wouldn't pay, this is common knowledge, who does this guy think he is !
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:18 1996
From: Ski Harris <elf@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-51 what serial # is the cutoff for non-modifiable
Date: 17 Jun 1996 17:31:02 -0700
Message-ID: <4q4tc6$i2f@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
>I have located a Pro 51 at a Pawn shop. If anyone is interested. They
>have it priced at $199 but I'm sure I can talk them down. I need to
>know what serial number is the cutoff for not being able to do the
>2,9.lockout. Unfortunately I didn't get the manufacture date code when I
>was looking at it.
There is no cut-off date. With newer ones, you just have to go into Test
Mode 3 (hold down [2] [9] [Band] at the same time) which lights up all
your LEDs from left to right to verify they are working.
From there, you can do a [2] [9] [Lockout] and just into Test Mode 1
(which fills the first 25 channels with preset frequencies, including
one inside the illegal 800mhz cellular and a few in another blocked
area -- simply scan up and down from inside the banned area and set
your scan limits within). There is a FAQ around here somewhere that
explains it all in detail.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:20 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: jherman@Hawaii.Edu (Jeffrey Herman)
Subject: Re: Problem with BC 800XLT, and it runs hot!
Message-ID: <Dt0HBC.5JL@news.hawaii.edu>
References: <Dt0Gvs.50x@news.hawaii.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 22:33:11 GMT
Jeffrey Herman <jherman@Hawaii.Edu> wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>After storing my Uniden BC 800XLT for a number of years, I just powered it
>up, and programed my favorite frequencies. Nothing. Only static. I can't
>even pick up the WX broadcasts. Everything else works find - just no sigs.
>
>Does the microprocessor need to be reset? How? Any other recommendations?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jeff (KH2PZ)
>Oahu Civil Defense RACES
Permit me to do a followup to my own article: The 800xlt runs *awfully*
hot! The power transformer must be undersized for the current the radio
draws. I removed the backup battery case to allow the heat to escape from
the interior of the case. Is this high heat normal?
Jeff
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:21 1996
From: walterta@aol.com (WalterTA)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Related Web Sites
Date: 18 Jun 1996 10:46:58 -0400
Message-ID: <4q6fh3$3ra@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4q3g59$mi5@news.be.innet.net>
Reply-To: walterta@aol.com (WalterTA)
Hi,
>I'm a newcomer to this group and your list will save me a lot of time.
>Thanks very much for the help!
Yes - thank very useful list to keep checking against.
>BTW, no site about Yupiteru scanners?
Try the Javiation page - info on several Yupiteru models. Of all the
dealers this one always seems the best to me.
YMMV.
WTA.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:22 1996
From: mikeg@panix.com (michael)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: SC150 mod?
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 03:57:06 GMT
Message-ID: <31c4d54d.12306220@news.panix.com>
Reply-To: mikeg@panix.com
Has anyone managed to mod a Uniden SC150? My best guess is that it is
most similiar to the RS PRO-46. It seems that ALL the features match
exactly except that the keypad tests don't work the same. When
entering the test mode 1 (2,9,L/O), it forces the display test. Using
other combinations, I found that I can perform the PRO-46 TEST MODE 1
by using the the 2,9,SCAN key. However, the SC150 leaves out the
following frequencies:
66.450
76.825
87.425
888.96
If anyone has any information on ANY mod available, please let me
know.
--Mikeg
*************************************************************
* mikeg@panix.com THE GAME ZONE www.panix.com/~mikeg *
* -GAMESHARK CODES- -SCREEN SHOTS- -SYSTEM FAQS- -HOT LINKS-*
*************************************************************
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:23 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Schmuck spelling
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:36:28 GMT
Message-ID: <834949892.11366.2@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31b9bd71.10832093@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <4pdcfb$d3v@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31badfd1.163939545@news.airmail.net> <31BB4F19.4952@imperium.net>
Daniel Mutigli <dmutigli@imperium.net> wrote:
>Perhaps, he's a highly intelligent guy that just can't spell.
>And, maybe, he wanted to be hyper-critical of this guy because he knows
>he has an extremely small penis that one would need a microscope to find.
>Perhaps -- but you're probably right. <g>
Maybe he has an Antenna fallus fixation. Likes playing with the
telescopic rod or a rubber duckie.
If his frequency is related to length, there aint much around 3 Ghz!
(Think about it!)
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:24 1996
From: cynth5655@aol.com (CynTh5655)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Scrambled Baby Monitors?
Date: 17 Jun 1996 13:07:14 -0400
Message-ID: <4q43c2$ath@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: cynth5655@aol.com (CynTh5655)
Is anyone aware of any baby monitors on the market in
the United States that are either scrambled or digital?
CT
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:25 1996
From: "Craig Ayres-Sevier" <casevier@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Some Optoelectronics Scout questions
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 13:19:39 -0700
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <01bb5e20.32b35ac0$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>
References: <4kj81l$6q6@news.via.nl>
> I am considering adding a Scout to my AOR AR8000 but still have some
questions.
I'll save you some time: get it.
But if that's not enough :) I've been using the Scout/AR8000 setup for
several months now and I will try to answer the questions I am familiar
with.
The Opto Scout manual warns that although the AR uses Flat Flexible Cable
for the serial data interface, it is "difficult to work with... in a
portable application." It says the best solution is to add a >2.5mm< phone
jack, which is what mine has. The manual has complete instructions on how
to add the jack. In fact, the manual is very well written (in stark
contrast to the AR 8000's). However, all this was before EEB started
selling the SAC8000, however, which is a snap-in battery cover mount for
the flat cable, which apparently has replaced the 2.5mm jack mod.
As for what it comes with, the Scout comes with nothing. Not even an
antenna. Well, it came with some frequency database software, but that's
it.
Computer cables are extra.
It does seem to work better with specific antennas at farther distances;
close up, however, there seems to be little difference, and full
schematics were not supplied with my unit.
Highly recommend this addition to the AR8000. In fact I use it for nothing
else but Reaction Tune configuration as I have several other radios that
are dedicated monitors. It's the best thing I've bought in years.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:26 1996
From: NewsBoy! <103123.1142@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: STL freqs.
Date: 19 Jun 1996 17:37:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4q9dss$hoj$1@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>
References: <31C0C32D.6308@frontiernet.net>
>Well I guess all those news media people who told me
>that using
>the term Interruptable FEED Back in one of my books was wrong
>are going
>to be quite surprised by your transcendant knowledge.
Well, all i am telling you, is that when i order an I-F-B unit
from Telex, their catalog says: Interupted FEED back.
Enough said... from the manufacturers mouth, so to speak... As a
matter of fact I am looking at one right now and it says
Interupted FEED Back.
So there!
NewsBoy!
--
"I am personally responsible for the agony of Christ"
"I am personally responsible for the agony of Christ"
"I am personally responsible for the agony of Christ"
"I am personally responsible for the agony of Christ"
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:27 1996
From: A&JP <jpaquin@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: trade for scanner HR2510 26 TO 29.999
Date: 19 Jun 1996 10:18:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4q8k6g$kk3@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
--
A&JP
Leaving for vacations on june 21 so reply fastly .There is no
scratches,mike is a Kenwwod 709-944-5268
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:28 1996
From: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Tricks with 2035?
Date: 14 Jun 1996 22:42:47 -0400
Message-ID: <4pt7v7$r5v@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: zargon1011@aol.com (ZARGON1011)
Hey, any body know any good tricks wor mods for the 2035? I'm just
wondering if there is anything I don't know about this machine.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:29 1996
From: rbruce@valley-internet.net (Rod Bruce)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Uniden announcement?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 07:09:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4ptnir$338@whale.moscow.com>
References: <31BD0FE9.72E3@rust.net>
In article <31BD0FE9.72E3@rust.net>, billc@rust.net says...
>
>Several times in the last few months, someone has made reference to
some
>big announcement that was to be made by Uniden...we're still waiting.
>Anyone know what this was all about?
>
>Thanks, Bill Crocker
You might try checking out their web site. http://uniden.com I haven't
looked around it much so I can't say for sure what all is there.
Rod Bruce
rbruce@valley-internet.net
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:30 1996
From: an585550@anon.penet.fi (Louis Sipher)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Uniden BC220XLT Mods
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:26:14 GMT
Message-ID: <31c58714.6796165@client1.news.psi.net>
References: <4ppqc6$4j1$4@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
On 13 Jun 1996 19:32:22 GMT, Jeff Goldman <75162.2371@CompuServe.COM>
wrote:
>The Freq Fan Club (1-800-RACEFAN or 1-800-SCANNER) does Nite Scan and
>earphone jack audio output mods. They also sell 850mAh packs and an
>external semi-fast charger.
>
>You an already get full strength (not attenuated) cellular signals in the
>894.0125-915.6MHz range.
Jeff,
I knew of the availability of the cellular band between 894 & 915.
What was of most interest to me, however was picking up the Police &
Fire frequencies between 806 MHz & 860 MHz, which you can get with the
preprogrammed services feature, but not directly. I did receive a
response on how to receive these bands as they appear in the 151 MHz -
160 MHz range. I will post or e-mail it to anyone who is interested.
Now, what are Nite Scan and what kind of earphone jack audio output
mods can you do? IÆm a little new at this so I would love to be
enlightened in this area.
Thanks for your response, as I really appreciate the help. Thanks
again.
Jason
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:31 1996
From: an585550@anon.penet.fi (Louis Sipher)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Uniden BC220XLT w/cellular ?
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:19:04 GMT
Message-ID: <31c58410.6024333@client1.news.psi.net>
References: <31c4c5ce.3764339@news.clandjop.com>
On Mon, 17 Jun 1996 02:50:04 GMT, jleon@clandjop.com (Julio Leon)
wrote:
>Does this scanner cover cellular? I didn't think it did but I saw a
>recent posting saying it did in the 894.0125-915.6MHz range. Could
>someone please tell me if this scanner covers cellular for real?
>Please e-mail me any information on this. It will be greatfully
>accepted.
It is indeed true that the Uniden BC220/230XLT can get these frequency
ranges. Actually, the unit lets you search and manually enter
frequencies between the frequency ranges of 860 MHz - 956 MHz. It has
preprogrammed Police, Fire, Marine, Aircraft, and Weather bands which
also include frequencies in the 806 MHz to 860 MHz range, but you
cannot enter these frequencies directly, or save them to memory (not
that I've found at least!)
Let me know if I can be of more help.
Jason Oldfield
jason.oldfield@chapinst.com
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:32 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Uniden BC220XLT w/cellular ?
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 19:02:52 GMT
Message-ID: <31c5809c.2980867@news.airmail.net>
References: <31c4c5ce.3764339@news.clandjop.com>
On Mon, 17 Jun 1996 02:50:04 GMT, jleon@clandjop.com (Julio Leon) wrote:
>Does this scanner cover cellular?
No.
>I didn't think it did but I saw a
>recent posting saying it did in the 894.0125-915.6MHz range. Could
>someone please tell me if this scanner covers cellular for real?
You can get one from Javiation (www.javiation.com) or call Cellular Security G
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From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:33 1996
From: domonkos@access1.digex.net (Andy Domonkos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: VHF-Low used by FBI in Montana?
Date: 14 Jun 1996 13:28:35 GMT
Message-ID: <4prpe3$161@news4.digex.net>
References: <4prmpq$27l@service3.uky.edu>
They could very well be using any oth e military/local govt freqs used in
the 30-50Mhz range. Police depts still use Low VHF and the BATF could've
been coordinating/using the local PD freqs if they were Low VHF.
ANdy
Harold G. Peach, Jr. (hpeach@pop.uky.edu) wrote:
: While watching the Freemen standoff on the news the other night I
: noticed a man wearing a jacket with "FBI" printed on the back. He
: was talking on a hand-held radio with a "rubber duck" antenna about
: 1.5 feet long. It looked similar to a duck you would see on a CB or
: low band military radio. Does the FBI have any VHF-Low band suff
: that they still use?
: ---
: Harold
: hpeach@pop.uky.edu
:
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:34 1996
From: mark russo <mrusso@hoflink.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: WANT TO TRADE FOR PRO-2004 SCANNER
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:30:22 -0700
Message-ID: <31C3B80E.71C2@hoflink.com>
I would like to trade EITHER one for a
Radio Shack Pro-2004 scanner
1) I have a Kenwood TR-7930 2 meter mobile in 99% mint shape. It has 21
memories, factory PL, 25 watts, touch tone keypad on the front panel, nice gre
en
LCD display, center tuning LED, reverse and priority LED's, time and carrier
scan, mic, mobile mounting bracket and the manual. This radio has NEVER been
mobile. It was mounted under a shelf in my shack. I was going to post it for
around $200 dollars.
2) Icom IC-24AT 2 meter / 440 dual band handi talkie. Radio is in OK shape,
normal wear, numbers on keypad are rubbing off (like the 2at). It has 40 doubl
e
spaced memory channels, LCD display, up to 5 watts output (12 volt pack) facto
ry
PL, 7.2 volt battery (new Oct.95), manual and W&W charging CUP. The 12 volt
pack is a LARGE pack (I think 1500ma from Periphex) but one of the slide rails
is
broken off. It is about 11 months old and is useable. I was going to post for
around $225.
Thanks, Mark
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:35 1996
From: cantrell.19@osu.edu (Steve Cantrell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Wanted: Columbus, Ohio Freqs
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 10:31:06 -0400
Message-ID: <cantrell.19-1406961031060001@ts29-9.homenet.ohio-state.edu>
Could somebody please e-mail some cool scanner freqs for Columbus, Ohio?
Thanks.
--
Steve Cantrell
e-mail: cantrell.19@osu.edu
www: www.salinas.net/~steve
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:36 1996
From: us015593@pop3.interramp.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: What did you hear today?
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 17:03:02 GMT
Message-ID: <4puq8c$3ea@usenet7.interramp.com>
Ok, this is the USA and we're all entitled to make a living.
There is money to be made selling frequency "lists" and I have bought
my share over the years. Problem is that much of the information in
the "lists" is outdated. Sure there might have traffic on the
frequency years ago but is it in use NOW?
I would like to share information with anyone who is actively engaged
in the ever shrinking monitoring hobby who would like to share info
about what they have PERSONALLY been hearing TODAY or THIS WEEK.
Of course I realize that VHF or UHF radio from California would not be
heard here in Ohio, except for low band skip (come on sunspots!!!) but
I would welcome you're shortwave or satellite info. Sorry about that,
but I am sure that someone would be quick to point out the obvious.
The internet is perfect for sharing near realtime and realtime
information. Those of us with IPHONE or a simmilar program could share
realtime audio. What are you listening to? Maybe start an IRC channel?
I'm particularly interested in UHF and satellite military air,
shortwave air and any voice or data to be found on the commercial Ku
band satellites.
What do you think? Let's share----us015593@pop3.interramp.com
Thanks for reading this.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:37 1996
From: Jerry Stack <jps@pacbell.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 16:33:05 -0700
Message-ID: <31C1F6B1.224F@pacbell.net>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net> <4psd1p$1tgu@uni.library.ucla.edu>
Brent Corbin wrote:
>
> Jerry Stack (jps@pacbell.net) wrote:
> : I have 160.980 programmed into my scanner. I thought it was the Harbor
> : Belt Line but the calls I hear on it seem more similar to police
> : operations. Anyone know if this is now a railroad police frequency?
>
> : Thanks.
>
> I don't have any of my references handy, but I'll bet you're hearing
> Simi Valley's PD - for some odd reason, their repeater output is on
> a freq allocated to RR's...
Thanks for the information. That is indeed strange.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:38 1996
From: andyb@qni.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 04:22:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4ptdpt$4r7@suba01.suba.com>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net>
To: jps@pacbell.net
Percon shows 160.980 licensed to "Long Beach, City of" call sign WPES627
as a railroad frequency. It also indicates that the Southern Pacific RR
has licenses throughout the state, and that the city of Wilmington has a
license for the Harbor Beltline you mentioned.
Hope this helps.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:39 1996
From: corbin@physics.ucla.edu (Brent Corbin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 16:16:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4punl1$vpe@uni.library.ucla.edu>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net> <4psd1p$1tgu@uni.library.ucla.edu> <31C23051.B6A@pacbell.net>
Marc Neveux (marcn@pacbell.net) wrote:
: Simi Valley PD is on 160.785 which is close to the mentioned frequency.
: Marc - Simi Valley
Oooops - right you are! I've got some lists in front of me now, and
one lists 160.980 as ATSF's Maint freq for Barstow. An older (ok, 1983)
list says the 'Harbor Belt Line RR' in San Pedro used it as a road freq.
Neither would normally have anything on 'em that sounded like law enforcement.
That's probably not very helpful - sorry for any confusion I might have
caused working from memory 8*(
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:40 1996
From: Harold Hackman <hhackman@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:43:08 -0700
Message-ID: <31C3BB0C.860@earthlink.net>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net> <4psd1p$1tgu@uni.library.ucla.edu> <31C23051.B6A@pacbell.net>
Marc Neveux wrote:
>
> Brent Corbin wrote:
> >
> > Jerry Stack (jps@pacbell.net) wrote:
> > : I have 160.980 programmed into my scanner. I thought it was the Harbor
> > : Belt Line but the calls I hear on it seem more similar to police
> > : operations. Anyone know if this is now a railroad police frequency?
> >
> > : Thanks.
> >
> > I don't have any of my references handy, but I'll bet you're hearing
> > Simi Valley's PD - for some odd reason, their repeater output is on
> > a freq allocated to RR's...
>
> Simi Valley PD is on 160.785 which is close to the mentioned frequency.
>
> Marc - Simi Valley
According to the lastest Percon Spectrum disk it's either the Cit of
Long Beach or the Harbor Belt Line Railroad.
Harold
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:41 1996
From: corbin@physics.ucla.edu (Brent Corbin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: 14 Jun 1996 19:03:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4psd1p$1tgu@uni.library.ucla.edu>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net>
Jerry Stack (jps@pacbell.net) wrote:
: I have 160.980 programmed into my scanner. I thought it was the Harbor
: Belt Line but the calls I hear on it seem more similar to police
: operations. Anyone know if this is now a railroad police frequency?
: Thanks.
I don't have any of my references handy, but I'll bet you're hearing
Simi Valley's PD - for some odd reason, their repeater output is on
a freq allocated to RR's...
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:42 1996
From: David Oberholtzer <obetron>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: What is 160.980 in LA/Orange Co?
Date: 16 Jun 1996 12:37:29 GMT
Message-ID: <4q0v69$a26@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <31C0ACDC.3285@pacbell.net> <4psd1p$1tgu@uni.library.ucla.edu> <31C23051.B6A@pacbell.net> <31C3BB0C.860@earthlink.net>
prob railroad everywhere.
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:43 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: where to find scanner freq / france
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 18:35:03 GMT
Message-ID: <834949807.3184.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <4p501a$jgq@speedy.grolier.fr>
mletort@mail.club-internet.fr (letort michel) wrote:
>Hello,
>I am looking for scanner frequencies in France.
>Can someone help, or where to look for it.
>Thanks
>Michel
>mletort@club-internet.fr
Try:
alt.radio.scanner.uk
an active group, mainly uk, but many European members,
they can ropably help.
also "Subscribe" to:-
UK Scanner Listserver <scanner@termcon.demon.co.uk>
have fun...
I hope to take my AR8000 to Paris, and Grenoble end of next month.
Problem: Je nes parlez de Fransez!
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:44 1996
From: cobra295@aol.com (Cobra295)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WTB: New/Used BC890XLT
Date: 16 Jun 1996 22:37:27 -0400
Message-ID: <4q2gd7$lus@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: cobra295@aol.com (Cobra295)
I am looking for a Bearcat 890... I'm wondering which mail order co. has
the best price... or, if someone has one they are looking to sell in good
cond. w/ manual, let me know as well. Please reply via email. Thanks.
Sean, N2ZJJ
From amsoft@epix.net Wed Jun 19 21:23:45 1996
From: cornwaab@ednet.ns.ca (Andrew Cornwall)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.announce,rec.radio.info,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: yascan17.zip - The Yaesu FT736r becomes a recording scanner
Keywords: simtel.net,msdos
Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen
Message-ID: <9606180521.kp25009@Simtel.Net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 05:21:09 GMT
I have uploaded to Simtel.Net:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/hamradio/yascan17.zip
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/hamradio/yascan17.zip 63155 bytes
yascan17.zip The Yaesu FT736r becomes a recording scanner
YAscan ver. 1.7 is a DOS program that works with the CAT (Computer-Aided
Transceiver) function of the popular Yaesu FT736r VHF/UHF radio to turn
it into a recording scanner. The FT736r CAT port connects to your
computer's serial port via a voltage conversion interface such as the
FIF-232c. A 3-wire home-brew interface should also work. YAscan can be
set to scan a range of frequencies (e.g. 144.665 to 146.000 at 5KHz
steps) or a specific set of frequencies (e.g. 144.665, 146.880,
431.000...). Scanning can take place in the NFM, FM, LSB, and USB modes.
Frequencies heard are displayed on the computer screen indicating
frequency, number of times heard, S-meter range, and first and most
recent time heard. This information can be printed or saved to disk for
later viewing, or for importing to a data base or loading into YAscan and
other programs. The program is simple to use and has complete
documentation built-in.
Special requirements: Yaesu FT736r Transceiver, and serial port to CAT
interface.
Changes: Compared to ver. 1.4, the program now works with the FT736R
transceiver 1.2Ghz module, several problems have been resolved, the
number of scan passes' is recorded on printed output and saved
files. (The file 'read7.me', accompanying YAscan17, contains the change
history.)
yascan17.zip has replaced yascan14.zip.
Freeware for non-commercial use. Uploaded by the author.
Andrew Cornwall, VE1COR
cornwaab@ednet.ns.ca
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:30 1996
From: bfarris@c2i2.com (Brad Farris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,tnn.comm.pager
Subject: Re:
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 19:08:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4qerro$8qk@news1.goodnet.com>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4q2qpa$bnm@wpg-01.escape.ca> <slworkDt5Kox.5Kx@netcom.com> <4qd6h3$f9j@news1.goodnet.com> <ian.319.039CA4BA@eme.com>
ian@eme.com (Ian McBride) wrote:
->I think you are oversimplifying.... I believe that most cellular
->systems are amortized over 10 years.
Yes, I am oversimplifying, but only to emphasize the point that
cellular service is definitely *not* a money loser. I'm willing to
concede that 5 months may be a little quick, but I also think 10 years
goes a little far the other way. Either way, though, I certainly
concede the point.
->> They are in business to make money, and they are making loads
->> of it, cloners or no.
->Otherwise, they wouldn't be out there at all. Instead of complaining about
->whether it is legal or not, I would do everything I could to open up the
->cellular industry to competition. 3-4 carriers per area wouldn't waste too
->much spectrum, and it would stop collusion and price fixing, and make the
->carriers fight for your business.
->Ian
I couldn't agree with you more.
-Brad
Brad Farris
bfarris@c2i2.com
More memory! Faster modems! Bigger Harddrives!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:31 1996
From: diamond@jpsi.com (Russell Stewart)
Newsgroups: alt.cellular-phone-tech,rec.radio.scanner,tnn.comm.pager
Subject: Re: "Lifetime" Cloner Sentenced to Prison (News)
Date: 19 Jun 1996 20:13:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4q9n1h$7mv@sloth.swcp.com>
References: <4pouoj$g9e@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4q434t$8g9@sloth.swcp.com> <31C76BD3.7DC6@midtown.net>
Reply-To: diamond@rt66.com
In article <31C76BD3.7DC6@midtown.net>, jkimbro@midtown.net says...
>
>What an IDIOTIC way of thinking!! Hey I know,,,they charge too much for
>meat so let's pay for one steak and steal the other!
Um, excuse me, but I'm not talking about "stealing", I'm talking
about simply being able to ALTERNATE PHONES ON YOUR ACCOUNT.
Look at it this way: do you pay $30 a month to the phone company
for each telephone that you have in your house? No. You pay $30
(or thereabouts) for each LINE. You can hook up as many telephones
as you want to a single line, and it's not stealing, because you
can't make more than one call on one line at the same time anyway.
Clear enough now?
>The majority of
>"cloners", (airtime thieves), are NOT people who are trying to make a
>statement by not paying for their SECOND phone, it's the little weasels
>trying to make a quick and dishonest buck that are the cloners.
Do you have a statistic on this? I would bet that the majority of
cloners are people like my dad. He has a bag phone right now that
he uses for road trips (because it has a lot more power), but he
would like to get a handheld model to carry with him in town. But
he can't, because he'd have to have a whole new account for that
new phone, even though he'd never use them both at the same time.
(NOTE: I am *not* saying that my dad has gone and cloned himself a
cell phone. I'm just saying that I suspect that's the reason many
people do it.)
Of course stealing someone else's frequencies and ID numbers and
using them for illicit purposes are illegal and immoral. But
that's the usage of the technology, not the technology itself.
--
_____________________________________________________________
| Russell Stewart |
| http://www.rt66.com/diamond/ |
|_____________________________________________________________|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | diamond@rt66.com |
|_____________________________|_______________________________|
They pay Michael Jordan $20 million a year to wear Nikes.
What would it cost to get Magic to wear a Trojan?
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:32 1996
From: sprouse@pgh.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 2-tone paging ???
Date: 21 Jun 1996 13:54:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4qe9j2$im6@dropit.pgh.net>
References: <31c90cbb.56285715@news.fais.net>
Reply-To: sprouse@pgh.net
Keywords: sequencial tones decode recorder cassette
> kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington) writes:
> On Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:51:51 -0500, n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
> wrote:
>
<snip> stuff cut to save bandwidth
> Two tone sequencial paging is used to set off pagers for various
> Fire/EMS services. You will not gain anything by decoding these
> tones. They are tones and nothing else. You can figure out the
> frequency (in Hz) of each tone, but why?
>
> I do not believe any decoder board will decode two-tone sequencial
> tones. They are just tones!
>
> However, there are some kits available to control something when the
> correct two tones are received.
>
> So again why would you want to "decode" these? Maybe I'm missing
> something.
>
> J.W. Wolfington
>
>
>>>>
How about starting a cassette recorder when your local police/fire/EMS service
is
activiated? I just bought an old BC-III and only installed police, fire and e
ms
frequencies for the commuinty that I live in. My wife gets lost with my 200 a
nd 400
channel scanners but has not trouble with just volume and squelch on the BC-II
I to find
out why the fire whistles just went off. If I find another crystal scanner RE
AL cheap
(I got this one for $5) I might just make my own "Minitor" and let it scan fir
e/ems both
of which are activitaed with dual sequencial tones. I would mute that one and
only turn
on the audio/start the tape going when a call was activiated. Just a thought.
Ken Sprouse / N3IGW Oakmont, Pennsylvania e-mail sprouse@pgh.net
Member North Hills Amateur Radio Club
Repeaters on: 147.090 / 146.880 / 224.100 / 444.400 / 444.350 (Packet)
Smith & Wesson - The ultimate point and click user interface.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:33 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 2-tone paging ???
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 13:11:45 GMT
Message-ID: <31cbf0f6.7337326@news.fais.net>
References: <n9jig-2006960051510001@mu-ip-8.theramp.net> <4qc5ch$4be@mail.TJU.EDU>
Rich:
I will try to find the decode I saw the other day in a catalog. It
had DIP switches to set what tones to decode. You had to provide a
source of audio, and it had a relay to control what ever you wanted.
You could wire it to set off a buzzer and unmute the scanner audio or
something. And ONE scanner's audio could be fed to several decoders
so that you could receive alerts from several agencies.
BEST of all, it was only about $25.00.
One problem. You would have to know the tones that are used for each
service. You would also have to know if these are Motorola or
Plectron tones. (they are different in tone an format)
But you could do it. Something to play with for sure.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:34 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 2-tone paging ???
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 12:05:52 GMT
Message-ID: <31cd32e6.33100239@news.fais.net>
References: <n9jig-2006960051510001@mu-ip-8.theramp.net> <31ca31e4.1521312@news.dxnet.com>
On Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:05:58 GMT, doc@dxnet.com (Anthony O. Cardenas ~
WA6IGJ) wrote:
>Rich,
>
>KR-TD1. This kit decodes (detects) any single PL, Tone, Tone Burst or
>FSK note (from 10Hz ~5,000Hz)! $7.95
>
>Use a pair of these and a few extra components for dual tone decoding.
>Often the first tone selects a district and the second alerts the
>specific station(s). The point is that a single tone decoder may work
>to your advantage?
>
>Use this same kit to Send a single note too. Great kit for A rookie.
>
>Contact:
>JRD Microdevices
>1-800-538-5000 (Orders Only)
>1-408-494-1400 (Tech. Talk)
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
>
>>On Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:51:51 -0500, n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson) wrote:
>
>>Is there a decoder for the 2 tone paging that many fire departments use?
>>In my area (Suburban Chicago) most towns use sequential audible tones for
>>fire paging and dispatching. I can decode the DTMF paging with my CD-1,
>>but not the other formats.
>>
>>Does the DC440 or the paging boards for PC's cover these non-digital
>>paging tones?
>>
>>--
>>Rich Carlson, N9JIG (n9jig@TheRamp.Net)
>
Probably used the LM567 chip Right?
It could do the job, and is VERY simple to build.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:35 1996
From: John Pelura III <jpelura3@waterw.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 2-tone paging ???
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 01:03:57 -0500
Message-ID: <31CCDE4D.5BB7@waterw.com>
References: <n9jig-2006960051510001@mu-ip-8.theramp.net> <4qc5ch$4be@mail.TJU.EDU> <31cbf0f6.7337326@news.fais.net>
To: "J.W. Wolfington" <kc5afm@fais.net>
>One problem. You would have to know the tones that are used for each
>service. You would also have to know if these are Motorola or
>Plectron tones. (they are different in tone an format)
What is the differance between Motorola and Plectron tones?
Also, I've recorded my fire company tones, used a frequency meter on
the computer to find out the frequency then used the computer to
generate the same freq. tones (cleaner, no static) and have set of
pagers and sirens playing the tones through a portable radio on our
dispatch freq.(with permission from the dispatch center. They said it
couldn't be done, but it worked!) Their base console is a Motorola.
And I would be VERY interested to find out about the decoder you are
talking about.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:36 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 2-tone paging ???
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 03:02:43 GMT
Message-ID: <31ccb2b2.274984@news.fais.net>
References: <n9jig-2006960051510001@mu-ip-8.theramp.net> <4qc5ch$4be@mail.TJU.EDU> <31cbf0f6.7337326@news.fais.net> <31CCDE4D.5BB7@waterw.com>
On Sun, 23 Jun 1996 01:03:57 -0500, John Pelura III
<jpelura3@waterw.com> wrote:
>>One problem. You would have to know the tones that are used for each
>>service. You would also have to know if these are Motorola or
>>Plectron tones. (they are different in tone an format)
>
>What is the differance between Motorola and Plectron tones?
>
>Also, I've recorded my fire company tones, used a frequency meter on
>the computer to find out the frequency then used the computer to
>generate the same freq. tones (cleaner, no static) and have set of
>pagers and sirens playing the tones through a portable radio on our
>dispatch freq.(with permission from the dispatch center. They said it
>couldn't be done, but it worked!) Their base console is a Motorola.
>
>And I would be VERY interested to find out about the decoder you are
>talking about.
Motorola and plectron tones are do not quite match. I mean that a
pager designated for motorola two tone only will not do plectron. The
frequency of the tones are different. BUT some companies make pagers
that will do both.
I can e-mail you documentation on the tones used by motorola and
plectron tones with their assigned id.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:37 1996
From: neilbell@value.net (Neil Bell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 9000XLT Alpha on All Channels?
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:02:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4q6jq4$oqs@vnetnews.value.net>
References: <4ptdgi$de@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4q3v8e$7vr@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
n5off@aol.com (N5OFF) wrote:
>Could be that only 250 total are allowed. I'll check to see how many
>alpha's I have in there. May be < 250.
>Can someone else check their rig for the same behavior . .
>Thanks
There are a total of 250 alpha labels allowed. They can be assigned
to any of the 500 channels.
Neil Bell in California
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:38 1996
From: hpeach@pop.uky.edu (Harold G. Peach, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 916 mhz yagi design help
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 16:05:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4qehcd$71l@service3.uky.edu>
References: <4q75rv$jtf@makai.maui.net>
Reply-To: hpeach@pop.uky.edu
bestmaui@maui.net (MS) wrote:
>Looking for specs on design & const. of 916 yagi. Specifically 6 or
>10 element, and lengths of elements, spacing, and even where to hook
>up coax shield on de. I basically know nothing about ant design, so
>please make plans for an idot! Thanks! Michael
You probably should check out a copy of the ARRL Antenna Book from
your local library. In general, a yagi consists of a dipole cut to
the frequency of interest and tuned usually using a gamma match. The
dipole (called the driven element) is then attached to a boom. One
element - about 5% longer than the driven - is placed behind it. This
element is called the reflector. A series of elements are then placed
in front of the driven element - called directors - each progressively
about 5% shorter than the previous one. The seperation between each
element can be played with to achieve the best pattern, but I believe
that usually is about 1/4 wavelength between the director and the
reflector. I am not sure about the distances between the director and
the driven elements.
Harold, N4FLZ
---
Harold
hpeach@pop.uky.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:39 1996
From: "Paul Giusti (VK3FPG)" <pgiusti@iaccess.com.au>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: acars shareware wanted
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 02:44:18 +1100
Message-ID: <31C82052.6DB1@iaccess.com.au>
Reply-To: pgiusti@iaccess.com.au
i am wondering if any one out there can point me in the direction
to some acars decoding software and only the software as the hardware
side of things i have under control (hamcomm type similar to lowes)
any help in getting some software will be VERY appreciated and
recipricated in kind.
thanks in advance :-)
paul
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:40 1996
From: marcelos@thenet.net (marcelos)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ACTION TUNE...
Date: 21 Jun 1996 21:03:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4qf2m5$glj@moe.thenet.net>
For $600 U$A i'll give you mine AOR2700 with the Optoloelectronic's SCOUT with
the scanner modified for reaction tune.(NEW NEW NEW NEW) JUST USED ONCE,( i
hace not time for it)
THIS IS ON AN ADD FROM EEB ON THE APRIL 1996 MAGAZINE POPULAR COMUNICATIONS
( ar2700, Scout 40 version3.1, Mod to AR2700, cable(regular discount price
$899.90)... PACKAGE DEAL $839.95)
call me at (305) 573-1673
email : marcelos@thenet.net
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:40 1996
From: ZARCON@gnn.com (DEREK RICHARDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: antenna info!
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 23:24:16
Message-ID: <4qih6p$lj2@news-e2d.gnn.com>
HI,
if you here anything interesting in terms on antennas, will you
pass it on?
Thanks,
Zarcon
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:42 1996
From: Brian Gaff <briang@bgserv.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner.uk
Subject: Re: Any ideas on power anomaly w/ Bearcat 200xlt?
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 96 09:29:07 GMT
Message-ID: <835435747snz@bgserv.demon.co.uk>
References: <qMAGuAAvzjyxEw5r@rfg-uk.demon.co.uk> <1490.6747T127T1670@worldonline.nl>
Reply-To: briang@bgserv.demon.co.uk
What you undoubtedly have here in these machines is at least 1
duff cell. This cell drops its bolts before the others and is in
effect reverse charged by the others as you continue to use the
radio. It acts like a resistor in series with the remaining good
cells. This means that any action that increases the current
drain will drop the volts and the set will cut out.
Get a voltmeter and measure eaxh cell UNDER LOAD. The dodgy cell
should be replaced. This is a NiCad problem. Reverse charging
soon ruins the cell involved of course.
Brian
--
briang@bgserv.demon.co.uk
Brian Gaff AKA B G Services - Still supporting Z80
The Spectrum Emulator
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:42 1996
From: ldp@worldonline.nl (Lennard voor den Dag)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner.uk
Subject: Re: Any ideas on power anomaly w/ Bearcat 200xlt?
Date: 23 Jun 96 02:13:21 +0100
Message-ID: <603.6748T133T1066@worldonline.nl>
References: <835435747snz@bgserv.demon.co.uk>
Brian Gaff (briang@bgserv.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>What you undoubtedly have here in these machines is at least 1
>duff cell. This cell drops its bolts before the others and is in
Possibly, that would explain my radio turning off when scanning the higher
frequency bands or while attempting to program a frequency.
However, when I connect a regulated power supply directly to the main unit
(sans battery pack) it still won't turn on until it gets 10 Volts. This
part of the problem thus has nothing to do with the battery pack.
--
ST:CCG Card of the Day * http://www.worldonline.nl/~ldp/COTD.html
--
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:43 1996
From: ZARCON@gnn.com (DEREK RICHARDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ANY INFO ON CHAN. PRO 2037
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 22:51:29
Message-ID: <4qif99$kqd@news-e2d.gnn.com>
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:44 1996
From: ZARCON@gnn.com (DEREK RICHARDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ANY INFO ON CHAN. PRO 2037
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 22:52:43
Message-ID: <4qifbj$kr2@news-e2d.gnn.com>
ANYONE HAVE MODS FOR CHANNEL PRO 2037!!
E-MAIL IF SO. THANKS
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:45 1996
From: scanner@paloverde.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOL/INTERNET/NETCOM
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:50:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4qcv73$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
References: <4oirn7$adh@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> <Ds8I1H.FAD@ridgecrest.ca.us>
cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper) wrote:
>cjs03@ix.netcom.com(Chuck J Sitkoff) wrote:
>>I use Netcom for my internet service which is a national company but is
>>not an online service. Do you AOL haters hate NETCOM? E-Mail Please
>I'm not an AoL hater. . . . . . But I think that the reason some
>folks don't like AoL'ers is that some people use the 10 free hours,
>then change their names and use another 10 hours, etc...etc...etc...
>Your imagination can fill in the confusion and mischief caused by such
>actions. What do you think?
>Dr Pepper
>10 - 2 - 4
Sorry but I think that if AOL is stupid enough to keep sending me free trial p
eriods then why shouldn't I use them.
What does it hurt and how is it confusing?????
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:46 1996
From: Michael <mr.hogan@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOL/INTERNET/NETCOM
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:41:29 -0400
Message-ID: <31CDD629.612A@worldnet.att.net>
References: <4oirn7$adh@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> <Ds8I1H.FAD@ridgecrest.ca.us> <4qcv73$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
scanner@paloverde.com wrote:
>
> cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper) wrote:
>
> >cjs03@ix.netcom.com(Chuck J Sitkoff) wrote:
>
> >>I use Netcom for my internet service which is a national company but is
> >>not an online service. Do you AOL haters hate NETCOM? E-Mail Please
>
> >I'm not an AoL hater. . . . . . But I think that the reason some
> >folks don't like AoL'ers is that some people use the 10 free hours,
> >then change their names and use another 10 hours, etc...etc...etc...
> >Your imagination can fill in the confusion and mischief caused by such
> >actions. What do you think?
> >Dr Pepper
> >10 - 2 - 4
>
> Sorry but I think that if AOL is stupid enough to keep sending me free trial
periods
>then why shouldn't I use them.
Part of this is true and part isn't. AOL only allows the use of its trial twic
e a year
on the same credit card. Your card number is kept online for 6 months, as I'm
sure
some of you know.
I don't have anything against the people who use AOL, there are lots of people
on their
service that are very knowledgeable, but then there is a small percent that ha
ve no idea
what the internet is, how it operates or do they even give a shit. Although sm
all they
really are a bunch of assholes. They are not alone.
Earthlink=Nothing but a very large percent of spamming jerks.
GNN=Same shit!
Although AOL will correct a user or repremand them, earthlink and GNN don't do
shit.
Any person that has been on the internet, WWW, newsgroups for one week and say
s he/she
doesn't know what a spam is has got to be stupid.
So after some idiot posts in 150 newsgroups about getting rich, come to my fre
e xxx webpage,
or what ever "I feel justified in sending him and his postmaster" a nice FAQ s
heet on the
netique(?).
I'm getting off subject.
Peace.
,\\ichael
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:47 1996
From: Charlie <charlie@pcix.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR 8000 Questions
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 07:00:22 -0400
Message-ID: <31CD23C6.699B@pcix.com>
I'm considering the purchase of an AOR 8000 and have a few questions
related to my decision...
Where is the best place to make the purchase? Javiation seems to have a
good reputation, although I'd prefer to find an outlet in the US.
Can I get a better price in the US?
If I just want to tune the HF bands looking around for interesting CW
signals, how does the AOR 8000 accomplish this? Is there a VFO knob
that I can "spin around", or do I reduce the tuning step to minimum and
hold down the "up arrow"?
What is the minimum tuning step (1 KHz ?) and how do you fine-tune an
SSB of CW signal?
Thanks for your help.
Charlie
Amateur Radio KS1C
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:48 1996
From: scosgt@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Markowitz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR1000 power problem?
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 16:20:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4qh6is$7rh@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
My AOR 1000 won't chage from an ac adaptor (tried the original, and a
RS replacement).
However, it charges just fine from the 12V car cord. Have been
charging it from a 12V power supply with the car cord in the house.
Replaced the batteries, so that's not the issue. Anyone got any ideas
why the AC adaptor will not work (again, not a bad adaptor. tried
another!)
Thanks
Reply here (scosgt@worldnet.att.net) or:
trenchgun@aol.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:48 1996
From: mwolfson@bright.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR8000/Scout Question
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 96 17:11:20 PDT
Message-ID: <NEWTNews.835575155.21327.mwolfson@mwolfson.bright.net>
Does anyone know how the AOR8000/Scout combination works at airshows.
Advice/suggestions would be appreciated. Mike
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:49 1996
From: Christopher Carde <ccarde@student.umass.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR-8000 -- opinions?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:26:34 -0700
Message-ID: <31CE351A.49CA@student.umass.edu>
I've fallen in love with the AR-8000 from the literature I've seen so far
on the web. My one qualm is that most of said literature was made
available by those trying to sell this unit. :) Can anyone tell me if the
$600 street price I've been seeing is worth what you get? I'd also be
interested in any recent print media reviews.
Thanks for any info!
Chris, N1KEX
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:50 1996
From: gary.sellani@solis.sbay.org (Gary Sellani)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR-8000 Descrambling Chip
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 03:40:00 GMT
Message-ID: <96061920002028078@solis.sbay.org>
Distribution: world
DA>From: danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu (David Anderson)
DA>Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
DA>Subject: AR-8000 Descrambling Chip
DA>Date: 18 Jun 1996 18:38:01 -0600
DA>Message-ID: <4q7i59$kcj@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
DA>Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
DA> I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the descrambling
DA>chip that EEB sells for the AR-8000 and what all it will descramble? I
DA>dont want to spend $100 on something that will only descramble something
DA>like cheap scrambled cordless phones.
DA> Any information would be apreciated :)
DA>David Anderson
DA>C-4 Electronics & Colorado Direct Communications
DA>Shop #: 303-403-4163 | Pager #: 303-609-0324
DA>Computer repair/upgrades/sales & Ham/CB/Scanner Mod/Repair/Sales
DA>Catalog available soon, Use pager number for better results contacting (or
DA>e-mail your questions to danderso@nyx.net).
If you are referring to the DS8000, it will "descramble" frequency inverters
very nicely. This is probably what is used on cheap phones, but I haven't
tried to decode them. I use it on the rare occasions when law enforcement
use cheap frequency inverters.
One problem with the system it that the PL tone the law enforcement uses
gets mixed to a very audible tone after the DS8000.
In case you don't know what frequency inversion is, they simply take the
audio band and reverse the spectrum. That is, low frequency is now high
frequency and vice versa. It is done with filters and mixers. The DS8000
give you 4 possible mixing frequencies. Even if you are off a bit in
frequency, the message gets through. It is like tuning a sideband radio.
* SLMR 2.1a * John Perry Chaney is proof Koresh didn't die at Waco!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:51 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: AR-8000 Descrambling Chip
Message-ID: <slworkDtBCIM.Gys@netcom.com>
References: <4q7i59$kcj@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:23:09 GMT
David Anderson (danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
: I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the descrambling
: chip that EEB sells for the AR-8000 and what all it will descramble? I
: dont want to spend $100 on something that will only descramble something
: like cheap scrambled cordless phones.
That's all it does.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:52 1996
From: danderso@nyx10.cs.du.edu (David Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR-8000 Interface
Date: 20 Jun 1996 12:39:40 -0600
Message-ID: <4qc5tc$kon@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
Whom ever posted the message to me about haveing a used i/f i
tried replying but it got sent back to me.. I am interested if you could
please call me at 303-235-0182 or page me and iw illc all back at
303-609-0324. I beleive the name was Mike.. Anyway i would apreciate it :)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:53 1996
From: neil@castel.demon.co.uk (Neil Young)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR-8000 Interface
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:00:39 BST
Message-ID: <nE0E3008C@castel.demon.co.uk>
References: <4pt43t$r92@nyx10.cs.du.edu> <slworkDt1ooB.B7y@netcom.com> <31C3418B.5FF2@wwd.net> <slworkDt3K4w.7Jv@netcom.com>
slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
> Every time I visit this page, it seems like most of the links are dead,
> or something.
Right, then go to either
1) www.crl.com/~vhealey/ OR
2) www.crl.com/~vhealey/ar8000/ (can't remember which)
On one of these, it has a list of every Web page he has. Just click on
it, and you'll get the right page. The links on the main page don't
work. BTW, you'll find a load more interesting stuff this way.
Seeya!
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Neil Young <neil@castel.demon.co.uk>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:54 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "James F. Boehner, MD" <jboehner@csra.net>
Subject: Re: AR8000 worth buying ?
Message-ID: <31C944D4.1B36@csra.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 08:32:20 -0400
References: <31c6afe5.0@news.cybernet.dk>
To: Niels Linneberg <linneberg@cybernet.dk>
Niels Linneberg wrote:
>
> Could anyone tell me if the AR8000 is ok to buy ?
> is there any special problems with this scanner ?
>
> Thanks..
>
> Niels Linneberg
>
> linneberg@cybernet.dk
The answers are yes and yes. The reasons are many, but the advantages clearly
outweigh the disadvantages. It
is a do-all scanner, and it will take some time to figure out the unit. It is
easy to input frequencies,
however, and is completely computer controllable. It is the ultimate handheld
scanner. If you are interested
in subscribing to the maillist, here is the link:
ar8000@chezrob.rpmdp.com
In the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE
'73 de JIM N2ZZ
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:55 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: AR8000 worth buying ?
Message-ID: <slworkDtBCHo.GwA@netcom.com>
References: <31c6afe5.0@news.cybernet.dk>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:22:36 GMT
Niels Linneberg (linneberg@cybernet.dk) wrote:
: Could anyone tell me if the AR8000 is ok to buy ?
: is there any special problems with this scanner ?
It's thought of by most to be the best handheld scanner ever made, hands
down.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:56 1996
From: "Craig Ayres-Sevier" <casevier@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR8000/PSU-101 Power Supply
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 21:38:12 -0700
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <01bb5f2b.7459df60$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>
I'm confused. The English Solid State Electronics Jim PSU-101 is
advertised at 60 bucks as a power supply/stand for the AR8000, which
powers the radio when the radio is switched on or charges its batteries
when the radio is switched off. I assumed it was a quick charger, but,
no. It's just a power supply/stand. No quick charge. No automatic
termination upon complete recharge. So, excepting the construction of a
supporting stand, doesn't the little charger, Model AA8000UL, that comes
included with the purchase of an AR8000, essentially function the same
way? It, too, is labeled as a "power supply."
I ask this because it used to be these little chargers could indeed >only<
charge, yet when they first appeared about 20 years ago, they, too, were
generically labeled "power supply." Nonetheless one was never to use these
"power supplies" for anything but supplying power for recharging the
batteries of a turned off radio unless you wanted to risk damaging
something. That was then, this is now, some things change and some things
don't, so I guess my real question is, if I don't really need a stand,
but just want to use house power when the unit's inside, I don't need to
scrape up another $60 to get the PSU-101; the included AA8000UL would be
indentical for the purposes of both charging the batteries and powering
the thing off the wall. Yes? Or no? Excuse the paranoia; I just don't want
to fry my new AR8000. Thanks, folks, for your kind indulgence.
--
Craig Ayres-Sevier
casevier@ka7syc.reno.nv.us
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:36:57 1996
From: Scott Zahirniak <scott@inow.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Audio Mods
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:57:13 -0700
Message-ID: <31CDAFA9.EA4@inow.com>
References: <4qh8qh$ttc@nw101.infi.net>
Reply-To: scott@inow.com
To: Scott <crtoy@fyiowa.infi.net>
Scott wrote:
>
> Anyone know of any audio mods to increase output levels (headphone jack)
> on handheld scanners?
>
> I'm mainly interested in mods for BC Sportcat. I need increased audio
> output for use in a Sportsman stockcar.
>
> I know that companys specializing in race communications offer these mods
> on scanners they sell.
- WHAT I DID TO INCREASE THE VOLUME ON MY SCANNER WAS TO CUT OUT THE
RESISTOR THAT WAS INLINE WITH THE AUDIO OUT AND THE JACK AND THEN PUT
IN A SMALLER SIZE ONE. IT WORKED REAL GOOD.
- SCOTT
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:00 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Audio Mods
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:28:47 GMT
Message-ID: <835626209.16058.4@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <4qh8qh$ttc@nw101.infi.net> <31CDAFA9.EA4@inow.com>
Scott Zahirniak <scott@inow.com> wrote:
>Scott wrote:
>>
>> Anyone know of any audio mods to increase output levels (headphone jack)
>> on handheld scanners?
>>
>> I'm mainly interested in mods for BC Sportcat. I need increased audio
>> output for use in a Sportsman stockcar.
>>
>> I know that companys specializing in race communications offer these mods
>> on scanners they sell.
>- WHAT I DID TO INCREASE THE VOLUME ON MY SCANNER WAS TO CUT OUT THE
>RESISTOR THAT WAS INLINE WITH THE AUDIO OUT AND THE JACK AND THEN PUT
>IN A SMALLER SIZE ONE. IT WORKED REAL GOOD.
>- SCOTT
Whilst this will seem to work, it does a couple of naty things -
1) You can overdrive the speaker on small radios far too easily. This
overdriving will damage the speaker and you will then have to suffer
the cost of a replacement. Reducing the resistor is going to make it
easier to over drive the speaker.
2) the designers of the circuits go to great pains to get the
component values correct. they have several parameters to look at. One
of them is "output impedance" Don't worry what that is or means other
to take note that changing the resistance alters the output impedance
of the discriminator stages and upsets the input impedance of the
audio amplifier. This in turn can cause reduced performance and audio
quality.
It will also invalidate any warrantee you may have on the radio.
Instead, use either a mobile radio "extension" speaker OR an outboard
amplifier.
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:01 1996
From: lpgorrie@zeta.org.au (Karen Gorrie)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.digital,alt.radio.networks.npr,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Australian Government Radio Network
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 96 11:12:31 GMT
Message-ID: <4qkc3v$tpp@gidora.kralizec.net.au>
Does anybody have any information at all on the Government Radio
Network.
It is being intoroduced to our Volunteer FireFighter Organisations at a
rate of knots and very few of us know anything about it other than we
now have scanners that will no longer pick up what goes on. As the
callout Officers for our local Brigade we like to keep abreast of
things as they occur, when our members are at an incident.
Any help at all would be appreciated, we only have a week (and only
found out today) until we lose our current VHF/UHF system.
Karen & Lindsay Gorrie
Callout Officers
Glossodia Bushfire Brigade
Hawkesbury Region
Australia
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:02 1996
From: bumologist@usa.pipeline.com(bumologist)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: BC200XLT Control Knobs
Date: 20 Jun 1996 06:13:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4qaq6c$ml@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>
References: <4prnro$90n@info-server.bbn.com>
I've modified about 15 200's,and at least 10 had loose antenna
connectors.Put some blue loctite on it,and tighten it up.DON'T GET CARRIED
AWAY!Those tabs can be bent into a position to block the nut from rotating.
--
Bumologist....
BARRY FELSTEIN N8PVX
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:04 1996
From: Jeff Rogers <jrogers@microagewny.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC70xlt mods?
Date: 21 Jun 1996 23:16:39 +0200
Message-ID: <4qf3fn$ar5@basement.replay.com>
Does anyone know of any BC70xlt mods?
-Thanx
Jeff
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:05 1996
From: The Big John-san <jpfoster@infinet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: BCT 7 or 10 Bearcat Scanners
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 12:27:26 -0400
Message-ID: <31CD706E.69ED@infinet.com>
References: <grady-1906962241370001@ppp-1-9.bowgrn.netam.net> <4qgq59$cai@nw101.infi.net>
Scott Ryan wrote:
>
> Forget the BCT 10, bad audio, poor reception, no 800 mhz coverage, only
> 512 pre-programed freqs. (I think), no weather or CB.
>
> The BCT 7 is a much better scanner & allows 100 user programed freqs.
> I've have used both and highly recommend the "Seven"
Scott,
When you're mobile what kind of antenna are you using? I'm using the wire
that came with the unit and it does fairly well, but has it's limitations.
John
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:06 1996
From: fireboss@primenet.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Bearcat 250 question
Date: 19 Jun 1996 22:42:03 -0700
Message-ID: <4qaobb$c0m@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Reply-To: fireboss@primenet.com
Hi,
Does anyone know a key sequence to completely clear the programed
channels on a Bearcat 250? Any other useful key sequences?
fireboss
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:07 1996
From: bglidewell@why.net (Brad Glidewell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: best earphone?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 21:09:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4qkbps$303@what.why.net>
References: <31cd971f.2458772@news.winternet.com>
djbond@winternet.com (djbond) wrote:
> please tell me which is a good earphone.
This is like asking what is the best car. <g> There are a lot of earphones. I
use one under my
pillow sometimes because its shapped like a pancake and has a separate volume
control. What is your
application?
Brad
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:08 1996
From: mick@cheesy.com (Mick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: best earphone?
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:39:35 GMT
Message-ID: <4qm93g$n5r@nntp1.best.com>
References: <31cd971f.2458772@news.winternet.com>
I'm interested in something that'll work well in the car with the
windows down and while driving on the freeway. It gets hot in
California! Maybe with a built-in amp.
Mick
djbond@winternet.com (djbond) wrote:
> please tell me which is a good earphone.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:10 1996
From: NewsRadio <jmckay@interlog.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Canadian Forces Search & Rescue
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:06:05 -0700
Message-ID: <31C976ED.602E@interlog.com>
References: <Dt9t6C.G64.0.sheppard@torfree.net>
To: Bjorn Brown <bo343@torfree.net>
Bjorn Brown wrote:
>
> Today, while watching the local news, I saw a story about a search and
> rescue practise exercise. The exercise was co-ordinated with the
> Metropolitan Toronto Police Marine Unit and the Canadian Armed Forces
> about 6 times/year. My question is, what frequencies may be used for
> these Search and Rescue operations?
They probably use the SAR freq in the marine band. I can't remember it
off hand but its listed in Haruteq. I think its 157.125? Check my page
under scanners and/or follow the link to Ron KATZ's page. He's probably
got it listed. Last time I listened to Halton police's marine unit on
that frequency talking to a Coast Guard helicopter. The HRPD had asked
for a helicopter to come down from trenton so help search for a kid who
had jumped into 16 mile creek while be chased by police. They figured he
had drowned (he didnt, turned himself in the next day!). Anyhow, the
marine cops were talking to the chopper on this marine frequency. Its
listed in all the scanner books as Coast Guard Search and Rescue.
--------------------------------------------
The Canadian Broadcast Directory
and Broadcast Engineering Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay
Southern Ontario Storm Chasers/Canwarn Page:
http://www.interlog.com/~jmckay/chaser.htm
--------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:10 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Canadian Forces Search & Rescue
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 03:15:28 GMT
Message-ID: <31ca135e.420217@news.interlog.com>
References: <Dt9t6C.G64.0.sheppard@torfree.net>
I have them on my web page, I can't remember the frequency off
hand but you can find the Metro Police Marine frequency under
the Metro Toronto section. The Marine and S&R is also listed
but I have to look and see if it is in a Marine section etc.
Have a look I'm sure you will find some other things of interest.
its at http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz
bo343@torfree.net (Bjorn Brown) wrote:
>Today, while watching the local news, I saw a story about a search and
>rescue practise exercise. The exercise was co-ordinated with the
>Metropolitan Toronto Police Marine Unit and the Canadian Armed Forces
>Marine and Air Search and Rescue service. Involved was a Canadian Forces
>Boeing Vertol CH-113A Labrador helicopter off the shore of Toronto in
>Lake Ontario. They said that these exercises are held in Lake Ontario
>about 6 times/year. My question is, what frequencies may be used for
>these Search and Rescue operations?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>--
>==BJORN R. BROWN==============
> Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
> E-MAIL: bo343@torfree.net
>==============================
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: bo343@torfree.net (Bjorn Brown)
Subject: Canadian Forces Search & Rescue
Message-ID: <Dt9t6C.G64.0.sheppard@torfree.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:27:47 GMT
Today, while watching the local news, I saw a story about a search and
rescue practise exercise. The exercise was co-ordinated with the
Metropolitan Toronto Police Marine Unit and the Canadian Armed Forces
Marine and Air Search and Rescue service. Involved was a Canadian Forces
Boeing Vertol CH-113A Labrador helicopter off the shore of Toronto in
Lake Ontario. They said that these exercises are held in Lake Ontario
about 6 times/year. My question is, what frequencies may be used for
these Search and Rescue operations?
Any help would be appreciated.
--
==BJORN R. BROWN==============
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
E-MAIL: bo343@torfree.net
==============================
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:12 1996
From: ad607@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Darrell A. Larose)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB to Payphone..can't explain it!
Date: 20 Jun 1996 20:12:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4qcbbh$lm1@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
References: <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: ad607@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Darrell A. Larose)
Dark_Justice (boliphan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu) writes:
> Last night a friend called me from a payphone near a 4-way stop.
> anyway we were talking fine then for about 1.5 seconds a CB radio was
> heard on our phones. Right when it happened my friend said a large truck
> meaning a semi went by. Apparently the trucks radio was bleeding into our
> conversation...how?
> I have never even heard of anything like it, and I don't know if
> I would believe it if someone tried to tell me this, but I swear it
> happened so if anyone could offer an explanation it would be great.
>
He was probably using an illegal linear amp. I was once in a donut shop
that had it's flourescent light modulate when a CBer keyed-up in the
parking lot.
--
Darrell Larose | darrell@shoepub.com
ad607@freenet.carleton.ca | http://www.newforce.ca/~darrell/cco_home.htm
darrell@cesani.newforce.ca| http://www.newforce.ca/~darrell/
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:15 1996
From: tim@axon.cs.byu.edu (Tim Andersen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB to Payphone..can't explain it!
Date: 20 Jun 1996 19:52:38 GMT
Message-ID: <tim-2106961303530001@rm2220.cs.byu.edu>
References: <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
In article <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
boliphan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Dark_Justice) wrote:
> Last night a friend called me from a payphone near a 4-way stop.
> anyway we were talking fine then for about 1.5 seconds a CB radio was
> heard on our phones. Right when it happened my friend said a large truck
> meaning a semi went by. Apparently the trucks radio was bleeding into our
> conversation...how?
> I have never even heard of anything like it, and I don't know if
> I would believe it if someone tried to tell me this, but I swear it
> happened so if anyone could offer an explanation it would be great.
>
> --
I don't have an explanation but I have something similar to add to this. Sever
al
years ago my wife got mad at me and threw one of our speakerphones in my
general direction (this is the only time she's ever done anything like
this, and I was being a horse's hind end). Well, now when the phone's
speaker is ever turned
on it blares out a radio station. I'm not sure what station it is because
I haven't ever listend to it long enough to find that out. Needless to
say this has been a joke in our family ever since.
--
Tim Andersen
Brigham Young University
http://synapse.cs.byu.edu/~tim/tim.html
email: tim@axon.cs.byu.edu
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:16 1996
From: kamst39+@pitt.edu (Keith A Monahan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB to Payphone..can't explain it!
Date: 21 Jun 1996 13:16:47 GMT
Message-ID: <4qe7bv$ctl@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
References: <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <4qb8o1$mn5@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us> <31c90b61.55939562@news.fais.net>
: >Dark_Justice (boliphan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu) wrote:
: >: Last night a friend called me from a payphone near a 4-way stop.
: >: anyway we were talking fine then for about 1.5 seconds a CB radio was
: >: heard on our phones. Right when it happened my friend said a large truck
: >: meaning a semi went by. Apparently the trucks radio was bleeding into our
: >: conversation...how?
: >: I have never even heard of anything like it, and I don't know if
: >: I would believe it if someone tried to tell me this, but I swear it
: >: happened so if anyone could offer an explanation it would be great.
I live on a fairly major road, and we have traffic everything from semi's
to cars. Occasionally, a CB'er will key up, and if my stereo is on,
I will hear him loud and clear in surround sound. It scares the hell out of
me. Seems that between the CB'er having an illegal amp, and my stero
having cheap filters, it just comes straight into the circuit. My corded
phone used to do the same thing.
Keith
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:17 1996
From: jpoulin@netcom.ca (James Poulin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB to Payphone..can't explain it!
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 16:55:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4qekc6$72o@tor-nn1-hb0.netcom.ca>
References: <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <4qb8o1$mn5@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us> <31c90b61.55939562@news.fais.net> <4qe7bv$ctl@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
kamst39+@pitt.edu (Keith A Monahan) wrote:
>I live on a fairly major road, and we have traffic everything from semi's
>to cars. Occasionally, a CB'er will key up, and if my stereo is on,
>I will hear him loud and clear in surround sound. It scares the hell out of
>me. Seems that between the CB'er having an illegal amp, and my stero
>having cheap filters, it just comes straight into the circuit. My corded
>phone used to do the same thing.
Ditto ... I live in an apartment, and I get the same thing. I think
power amps can cause this, however running at the legal 4
watt limit will do this as well.
JP
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:18 1996
From: jpoulin@netcom.ca (James Poulin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cell Phone Frequencies
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:09:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4qnan0$74k@tor-nn1-hb0.netcom.ca>
References: <31CF1D98.65D9@visi.com>
Ned Gardner <ngardner@visi.com> wrote:
>Were do I find them??
>Thanks for the help.
Because there are "So Many!" of them ... your best bet is
to start searching with your scanner, start at 820MHz and
go up to 900MHz. You'll be surprized.
On the other hand, if you need specific frequencies, you
can check out your nearest Radio Shack, they carry some
interesting books.
I am in Ottawa, Ontario .. and here we have a book called
the Harteq scanner book which carries most Cell frequencies
by number.
Hope this helps,
James Poulin
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:19 1996
From: an678@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Robert C. Walker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Chicago (Midway) and Louisville Airport?
Date: 23 Jun 1996 10:48:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4qj7dq$6v4@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
Reply-To: an678@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Robert C. Walker)
Will be traveling through Midway with a long layover...I think I've got
the basic frequencies for the tower, etc. (tho, I'd like to confirm them),
but am interested in the frequencies used by Southwest AIrlines at both
Midway and Louisville's Standiford Field.
Any help is appreciated.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:20 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: unclebob@ripco.com (Uncle Bob)
Subject: Re: Chicago (Midway) and Louisville Airport?
Message-ID: <DtHKuo.7oA@rci.ripco.com>
References: <4qj7dq$6v4@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 04:08:47 GMT
Robert C. Walker (an678@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
: Will be traveling through Midway with a long layover...I think I've got
: the basic frequencies for the tower, etc. (tho, I'd like to confirm them),
: but am interested in the frequencies used by Southwest AIrlines at both
: Midway and Louisville's Standiford Field.
: Any help is appreciated.
Try http://www.gatech.edu/db1/fly/ (Airport and Navaid Information)
--
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:21 1996
From: Jerry Stack <jps@pacbell.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CHP Mobile Frequincies
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 22:30:28 -0700
Message-ID: <31CCD674.36C3@pacbell.net>
References: <4qicd4$1r8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
AVolkland wrote:
>
> Is any one familiar with the California Highway Patrol mobile frequencies?
> In my experience, in the San Francisco Bay Area, I can pickup plenty of
> activity from dispatchers but very little (none?) coming back from
> vehicles (except the low power mobile repeater transmissions).
I believe that it is generally the case that mobile units have
lower-powered transmissions and don't have the benefit of a more or less
ideal transmission site like a tower or hilltop. I can sometimes pick up
the CHP units if they are close by but often I just hear the dispatcher.
The CHP operates on a number of frequencies in the 42 mhz range. They use
a duplex operation with pairs of base and mobile frequencies. If you
don't have the mobile freq programmed, you won't hear the unit.
If you have some questions about frequencies in use in your area I will
look them up and mail them to you.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:22 1996
From: davie@primenet.com (Dave Easton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CHP Mobile Frequincies
Date: 23 Jun 1996 02:50:01 -0700
Message-ID: <4qj409$9r8@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
References: <4qicd4$1r8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31CCF7FF.7575@westworld.com>
In article <31CCF7FF.7575@westworld.com>,
Tracy Justus <justus@westworld.com> wrote:
>AVolkland wrote:
>>
>> Is any one familiar with the California Highway Patrol mobile frequencies?
>> In my experience, in the San Francisco Bay Area, I can pickup plenty of
>> activity from dispatchers but very little (none?) coming back from
>> vehicles (except the low power mobile repeater transmissions).
>I don't know if they use the same freq up there, but in the LA area CHP
>will use 154.9050 as a vehicular Extender. They also use 154.6950, but
>I think that's just local to Ventura County (Purple Channel) repeats
>42.1600.
>
The deal is the dispatchers are on one freq amd the cars are on another. So,
if you want to hear both sides, you need to monitor both the dispatcher and
car freq. Since the cars are not repeated ( except with the mobile extenders)
you will need a good HIGH outside ant. to hear much of the cars. I know as I
used to live in CA. Also, in the big cities, the cars don't say much! It's not
like local police, at all. In the rural areas the cars will sometimes chat
with each other by transmitting on the dispatcher's freq.! That way, the
dispatcher doesn't hear them! These conversations can be kind of interesting,
at times. I don't know about S.F., but I used to get all the L.A. CHP
frequencies, dispatcher and car, from the Gene Hughes "Police Call Southern
California Edition" freq. guide at Ham Radio stores and scanner places. Really
excellent book, new edition every year. There must be something like it
for S.F. Hope this helps.... Dave
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:23 1996
From: chuck <chuck@city-net.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Cordless phone freqs.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:10:18 -0700
Message-ID: <31C977EA.6767@city-net.com>
Could someone list the 10 freqs. for the cordless phones?
Thanks!
--
chuck
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:24 1996
From: chuck <chuck@city-net.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cordless phone freqs.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:41:25 -0700
Message-ID: <31C99B55.27D7@city-net.com>
References: <31C977EA.6767@city-net.com> <31C95F98.C24@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Richard E. Bovee" <REBOVEE@ix.netcom.com>
> There are more than 10 freqs. Don't forget the new 900 mhz. band..I have
> a listing but my friend has it right now. I will be getting it back next
> week sometime. Sorry..
>
Thanks for the reply. When you get them I would appriciate it if you could pos
t them or
e-mail them to me. Although I cannot use the 900 freqs. right now I would like
to have
them for future reference.
Thanks
--
chuck
chuck@city-net.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:25 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cordless phone freqs.
Date: 21 Jun 1996 16:22:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4qei7k$917@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
From the FAF - Frequently Asked Frequencies
on ftp://oak.oakland.edu
as /pub/hamradio/docs/misc/scanner.faf
Cordless Telephone [15.233]
Chan Base Handset Chan Base Handset
1 43.72 48.76 16 46.61 49.67
2 43.74 48.84 17 B 46.63 49.845
3 43.82 48.86 18 C 46.67 49.86
4 43.84 48.92 19 46.71 49.77
5 43.92 49.02 20 D 46.73 49.875
6 43.96 49.08 21 A 46.77 49.83
7 44.12 49.10 22 E 46.83 49.89
8 44.16 49.16 23 46.87 49.93
9 44.18 49.20 24 46.93 49.99
10 44.20 49.24 25 46.97 49.97
11 44.32 49.28
12 44.36 49.36 Chs A - E handset frequencies
13 44.40 49.40 are also used for baby room
14 44.46 49.46 monitors and low power
15 44.48 49.50 handie-talkies.
Effective 05 June 95, channels 1 - 15 are authorized and
the original 10 channels are renumbered 16-25.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:26 1996
From: Len Revelle <lenrev@wwa.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Directional Antenna
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:08:40 -0700
Message-ID: <31C97788.272C@wwa.com>
References: <31C6A6C6.5F58@roxboro.net>
Donnie Solomon wrote:
>
> Is it feasable to make/purchase a decent directional antenna for the
> 42-47mhz range. Something that could me mounted on a rotor for 360degree
> adjustments.
-- Any amateur radio 6 meter yagi or quad would work. Also any outdoor TV
yagi should serve well, not only these freqs, but through much of the
spectrum scanners receive. You need to mount either so the elements are
vertical rather than horizontal for best results.
********************************
| Len Revelle lenrev@wwa.com |
| Illinois CIS 72607,1320 |
| KE9YR AMA 60055 |
********************************
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:27 1996
From: VUBS79A@prodigy.com (Drew Durigan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Disney Area Frequencies
Date: 21 Jun 1996 14:49:22 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4qecpi$3sdm@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>
Anybody got a "master list?"
I just started working at a radio station (WOTS-AM 1220, that great
little 70's station!), and we're located right in the Old Town attraction
complex on the Hwy 192 strip in Kissimmee. I'm looking for frequencies...
Disney, motels, attractions, security, and whatever else. Lotsa handheld
radios in use here, so I'm sure there's more to be heard than what I've
found so far.
Okay...since I'm asking for frequencies, I'll do my part and give some in
return. Our Marti (remote pickup) frequencies are 161.700 and 161.730.
Tune in on Saturday nights and you'll hear the live feed of our "Saturday
Night Cruise" that we do live from Old Town!
-Drew in Sunny Central Florida-
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:28 1996
From: kc7anq <kc7anq@azstarnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Disney Area Frequencies
Date: 21 Jun 1996 17:11:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4qel4u$202@news.azstarnet.com>
References: <4qecpi$3sdm@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>
VUBS79A@prodigy.com (Drew Durigan) wrote:
>
> Anybody got a "master list?"
>
> I just started working at a radio station (WOTS-AM 1220, that great
> little 70's station!), and we're located right in the Old Town attraction
> complex on the Hwy 192 strip in Kissimmee. I'm looking for frequencies...
> Disney, motels, attractions, security, and whatever else. Lotsa handheld
> radios in use here, so I'm sure there's more to be heard than what I've
> found so far.
> -Drew in Sunny Central Florida-
Drew:
Check out http://www.li.net/~j4dice/travfreq.html
This is the best source for Disneyland and Disneyworld frequencies
I have EVER seen. The disneyworld section was written by an ex-
Disney employee, and is VERY impressive!
Hope that helps!
Dan
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:30 1996
From: scott@sannet.gov
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Disneyland
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 15:01:54 GMT
Message-ID: <4q94m7$hjs@dpcgate.sannet.gov>
References: <4q7kh3$ama@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
FFZC07A@prodigy.com (Timothy Van woerkom) wrote:
>Was wondering if anyone knew what frequencies Disneyland used? I thought
>they might be fun to listen to.
>Please email or post.
>Thanks
The trunked frequencies are:
938.3875, 938.400, 938.4125, 938.425, 938.4375, 938.450, 938.4625,
938.475, 938.4875, 938.500
The older (read rarely used) frequencies are:
Brown Maintanence 464.5375
Green Op/Railroad 464.4875
Orange Maintanence 464.4125
Purple Buses 464.575
Silver Concessions 464.0375
Red Op/Rides 464.6375
White Trains 464.7625 monorails
Yellow Special Events 464.5125
Slate Indy 464.4625 parade control
SP1 Ride Security 154.570
SP2 Submarines 154.600
Paging 154.625 an especially annoying freq
Ham 146.940
Hotel Security 151.745
Note that these designations don't really mean much anymore. Most of
the traffic is on the trunked system.
*******************************************************************
M. Scott Garner
LAN Analyst, Corporation for Regional Information Systems
scott@sannet.gov
"Events have a way of following in the footsteps of faith."
- Graham MacIntosh
*******************************************************************
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:32 1996
From: Ultrix <ultrix@aimnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Do trees improve reception?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 11:04:50 -0700
Message-ID: <31CD8742.789A@aimnet.com>
An intersting thing happened yesterday.
I like to listen to the Space shuttle when it is on a mission, so here in
San Jose, I listen to it on 145.585 Mhz. I usually have very good reception
and
a small amount of noise. I have listen to all previous missions with no prob
lems
at all, until now....
Yesterday, I had to remove a tree that was growing just outside of my window.
I decided to cut the tree down because it was growing way too close to the hou
se and
was starting to damage the roof. Well, after a hard days work with a chain saw
, I
decided that I would come in and listen to see what is going on with the shutt
le. I
turned on my scanner, and nothing..... This was a big surprise since I have ne
ver had any
problem picking up this frequency any time that the shuttle was up. (The repe
ater
is not to far from here....)
Does anyone know if the tree may have somehow made it easier for me to pick u
p weaker
frequencies?? This is a bizarre question, but I am curious if any one could
tell me why
my reception diminished after cutting it down??? The tree was about 15-18 fre
e tall, it did
make contact with the storm gutters on the house and was fairly close to a sma
ll antenna I am
using. I am not sure yet but it seems if other stations have diminished recep
tion too.
Any help or comments would be appreciated.
Thanks
Ultrix@aimnet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:33 1996
From: "Ivan Landis" <wk03268@worldlink.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Do trees improve reception?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 96 23:09:42 -0500
Message-ID: <3044671613.1.wk03268@worldlink.com>
As a matter of fact, as far as UHF reception goes, trees actually hinder
reception.
>Trees DO NOT improve reception.
>J.W. Wolfington
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:34 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Do trees improve reception?
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:28:49 GMT
Message-ID: <835626211.16058.5@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31CD8742.789A@aimnet.com> <31cd356c.33745436@news.fais.net>
kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington) wrote:
>On Sun, 23 Jun 1996 11:04:50 -0700, Ultrix <ultrix@aimnet.com> wrote:
>>An intersting thing happened yesterday.
>>
>> I like to listen to the Space shuttle when it is on a mission, so here in
>>San Jose, I listen to it on 145.585 Mhz. I usually have very good receptio
n and
>>a small amount of noise. I have listen to all previous missions with no pr
oblems
>>at all, until now....
>>
>> Yesterday, I had to remove a tree that was growing just outside of my windo
w.
>>I decided to cut the tree down because it was growing way too close to the h
ouse and
>>was starting to damage the roof. Well, after a hard days work with a chain s
aw, I
>>decided that I would come in and listen to see what is going on with the shu
ttle. I
>>turned on my scanner, and nothing..... This was a big surprise since I have
never had any
>>problem picking up this frequency any time that the shuttle was up. (The re
peater
>>is not to far from here....)
>>
>> Does anyone know if the tree may have somehow made it easier for me to pick
up weaker
>>frequencies?? This is a bizarre question, but I am curious if any one coul
d tell me why
>>my reception diminished after cutting it down??? The tree was about 15-18 f
ree tall, it did
>>make contact with the storm gutters on the house and was fairly close to a s
mall antenna I am
>>using. I am not sure yet but it seems if other stations have diminished rec
eption too.
>>
>> Any help or comments would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ultrix@aimnet.com
>You didn't cut the coax too did you? Just kidding!! Trees DO NOT
>improve reception.
>J.W. Wolfington
Trees do improve reception - Especially if you can get a 20 foot
section of two inch diameter ally tubing out the top of the tree,
with a nice aerial on top that!
(Or better still a rotator with a nest of Yagis on top !!! Sexy!)
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:35 1996
From: parnass@radioman.ih.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dynamic Scanner Banks
Date: 23 Jun 1996 16:06:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4qjq1h$7oe@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
References: <19960622151847.aaaa000Fp@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Reply-To: parnass@att.com
In article <19960622151847.aaaa000Fp@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>,
Tom Howley <tom.howley@moa.net> wrote:
>Has this subject been brought up before?...
>
>I would be very happy if there were variable bank
>sizes on some of these radios....
I think the old Regency HX1500 handheld scanner, actually made by
Azden, had soft banks. You chose the starting and ending
channels to define a bank.
--
==============================================================================
Copyright 1996, Bob Parnass, AJ9S parnass@bell-labs.com
Locate & identify transmitters in your area with RadioMap(tm)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:36 1996
From: Jonathan Clough <Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: F/S Yupiteru
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 96 04:36:01 GMT
Message-ID: <835331761snz@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
References: <4q6lko$h18@arl-news-svc-5.compuserve.com> <4qaep8$3m1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk
In article <4qaep8$3m1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
bickford@mail.utexas.edu "Trina and Doug" writes:
> whats the difference yupiteru 7000 & 7100
Quickly:
MVT-7000 8-1300MHz (although accept freqs down to 500KHz)
100 Channels.
AM, NFM & WFM. Increment steps 5, 10, 12.5, 25, 50 & 100KHz
MVT-7100 500KHz - 1650MHz
1000 Channels
AM, NFM, WFM, LSB & USB.
Various Increment Steps down to 1KHz (50Hz on SSB).
A few cosmetic improvemnets inc Backlit Keypad.
MVT-7200 Improved MVT-7100 in some areas with tighter SSB performance,
internal ferrite bar anttena for MW. Backlight now stays on "all
the time" if you wish. Grey rather than Black finish.
Other (earlier) sets included the MVT-3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 & 8000 for
a little more background info http://www.demon.co.uk/javiation/yupi.html
--
Cheers,
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From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:37 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: F/S Yupiteru
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:23:09 GMT
Message-ID: <835301885.14102.2@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <4q6lko$h18@arl-news-svc-5.compuserve.com> <4qaep8$3m1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Trina and Doug <bickford@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>whats the difference yupiteru 7000 & 7100
100?
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:38 1996
From: Kevin Potter <us66kix@west.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Filming in Baltimore
Date: 21 Jun 1996 21:48:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4qf5bo$g7f@joni.loop.net>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.93.960618141245.533C-100000@mail>
To: rehrhard@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
Try the 152 to 153 & 173 to 174 Mhz ranges.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:39 1996
From: Yuri <sr71a@KGB.kremlin.gov.ru>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,ncf.sigs.radio-scanners
Subject: Frqs Needed OTTAWA, Canada
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 21:49:00 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960622214539.23195A-100000@fn3.freenet.tlh.fl.us>
I need the radio frequencies for Ottawa, Canada for
RCMP
CSIS
OCPD
Military Police
Hull Police
OPP
Pls
Yuri
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:39 1996
From: Yuri <sr71a@KGB.kremlin.gov.ru>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,ncf.sigs.radio-scanners
Subject: Frqs Needed OTTAWA, Canada
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 15:11:43 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960623150933.25729A-100000@fn3.freenet.tlh.fl.us>
I need the radio frequencies for Ottawa, Canada for
RCMP
CSIS
OCPD
Military Police
Hull Police
OPP
Pls
Yuri
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:40 1996
From: bobzito <bobzito@wolfenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: FS Pro-2005 w/cell, IF mods in excellant Cond
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:36:11 -0700
Message-ID: <31CDFF1B.2B3D@wolfenet.com>
FS Pro-2005 w/cellular restored and IF mods (IF output for connection to
low-band reciever for SSB, signal strength meter, narrow filters
etc.(Low-band radio's filters and modes) in excellant Condition with NEW
backlight!!
It is the same as a 2006 except it doesn't have turbo-scan.
$315.00 Plus shipping.
--
<bobzito@wolfenet.com> (Bob Zito) KI7EV WA. State
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:41 1996
From: bobzito <bobzito@wolfenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS/FT Recent Pro-43 Excellent condition $225.00/trade
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:29:30 -0700
Message-ID: <31CDFD8A.798B@wolfenet.com>
FS/FT Recent Pro-43 Excellent condition $225.00 or trade. I would be
interested in a trade for a dual-band HT (similar to Yaesu 530) a newer
220 HT or a good base scanner. Other electronic items, Amateur radio
equipment and scanner decoders etc. considered.
--
<bobzito@wolfenet.com> (Bob Zito) KI7EV WA. State
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:43 1996
From: ke6tgn@ix.netcom.com(Wanda M Desmond)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS/TRADE for GPS or ??: PRO-39 w/Cell Mod
Date: 20 Jun 1996 05:31:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4qanmk$1tt@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4qaj2j$9t7@news.blkbox.com>
PRO-39: 200 Programable memory channels, Hyperscan (50 channels per
second search), AM/FM. Modified to have continuous coverage without
gaps from 806 - 960mhz. Also receives 30 - 54mhz, 108 - 136.975mhz, 137
- 174mhz, 380 - 512mhz.
$200.00
OR TRADE FOR GPS or 6m or 440mhz or HF TRANSCEIVER, COMMERICAL
TRANSCEIVERS OR ????
MAKE ME AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE!!!
John B. Lawrence
KE6TGN
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:44 1996
From: mwhite@mitre.org (Michael White)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS: BC-2500XLT
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:59:26 -0500
Message-ID: <mwhite-2106960859260001@m14494-mac.mitre.org>
BC-2500XLT 400 channel scanner for sale. 30 - 1300 MHz, full 800 MHz
coverage. Has AM, narrowband FM, and wideband FM modes. In excellent
condition, works perfectly, no problems of any kind. With antenna,
charger, two nicad battery packs, manual, in original box.
This unit is essentialy the same as the current BC-3000, which is
cell-blocked; the BC-3000 retails for over $350. I'm asking $295, shipped
UPS/Groundtrack/insured anywhere in the lower 48 states. Email if
interested. Thanks.
--
mwhite@mitre.org
My opinions are my own, not my employer's.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:45 1996
From: Glenn compuserve 70414,2514 <70414.2514@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS: MIDLAND 70-665 UHF MOBILE
Date: 22 Jun 1996 22:16:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4qhrbh$ejl$2@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
FS: 1 - MIDLAND 70--665 65 WATT, 80 CHANNEL UHF MOBILE RADIO
WITH CTCSSS. TRUNK MOUNTED. ALL ACCESSORIES. GOOD
PHYSICAL AND WORKING CONDITION. PROGRAMMED.
$175.00.
CONTACT GLENN E-MAIL 70414.2514@compuserve.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:47 1996
From: Glenn compuserve 70414,2514 <70414.2514@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS: MIDLAND MOBILES (UHF)
Date: 22 Jun 1996 22:13:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4qhr65$ejl$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
FS: 2 - MIDLAND 70-1630B 450-470 MHZ 30 WATT, 22 CHANNEL
SYNTHESIZED MOBILE RADIOS WITH CTCSS/DCS. TRUNK
MOUNTED. LIKE NEW. ALL ACCESSORIES. PROGRAMMED
$250.00 EACH
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:48 1996
From: "Zan Bible" <zontor@en.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: R7100,M400,SW8
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:57:55 -0400
Message-ID: <01bb5f82.07319de0$9d0b4ecf@en.en.com>
Health forces sale of the following equipment, all are mint
in boxes unless otherwise noted:
R7100 Icom w/handle (pre-ban)
CI400 PC interface/software for M400
M400 Universal (latest ver.)
SW8 Drake portable
2250. obo for package
Please respond to zontor@en.com PLEASE do not
respond here.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:49 1996
From: mwaldron@ohio.net (Mike)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Ramsey TG-1
Date: 21 Jun 1996 02:43:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4qd28u$mb4@crash.microserve.net>
I have a Ramsey Tone Grabber 1 DTMF decoder with an 8 segment LED display for
sale. It works gread, and I'm only getting rid of it because I upgraded to the
Optoelectronics DC-440. I'm asking $75+ S/H. Kit new from Ramsey is $99,
pre-built is $120....
Please e-mail me offers
73 de KB8VKF
mwaldron@ohio.net
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:50 1996
From: mjbenz@community.net (MJ Benz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: SportCat 150b $130
Date: 23 Jun 1996 03:06:02 GMT
Message-ID: <4qicaq$rj1@oracle.damerica.net>
Hand-held scanner - Uniden Sportcat 150b - 100 channels-
29-54 MHz
108-174MHz
406-512MHz
806-856MHz(less cell).
Come's with Home adapter, ni-cd, belt clip, rubber attenna, and Freq's book.
In Good shape.
I also have a Hand-Held Radio - Uniden VHF (150-162) 5 watt - 8 Channels
Come's with ni-cd, belt clip, attenna, rapid charger, PC programble.
I'll sell them for $130 + shipping each or $250 for the pair. E-mail me at
mjbenz@community.net
MJ
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:51 1996
From: atf104@psu.edu (Adam Freemer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS: Unblocked ICOM IC-R1
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:16:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4qm4hn$2a7@goodnews.voicenet.com>
Reply-To: atf104@psu.edu
For Sale:
ICOM IC-R1
Original unblocked version.
Like new
In box with BP-90 Battery holder.
$325 Firm
Respond by E-mail
Adam
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:52 1996
From: pm3751s@acad.drake.edu (Paul McCoy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS:MOTOROLA MTX-8000 MODEL B-5 800 TRUNKED HT
Date: 20 Jun 96 11:37:08 CST
Message-ID: <1996Jun20.113708@acad.drake.edu>
*FOR SALE*
1 Motorola MTX-8000 Model B-5 800 MHz Trunked Walkie-Talkie
*Radio is in Excellent/Like New condition. Purchased new on
2/96. Don't have the need for the unit, so must sell.
*Complete with the following:
-Rapid desk charger
-antenna
-Ultra high capacity battery
-User/Owner manual, along with theory/troubleshooting
manuals.
-Original Boxes
* $925/offer + Shipping (COD or Prepay amount by money order)
If interested, or need additional information, please contact me via
email. Thanks.--
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:53 1996
From: bob9000@aol.com (BOB9000)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS:SCANNER$125.00
Date: 21 Jun 1996 19:04:20 -0400
Message-ID: <4qf9pk$odr@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: bob9000@aol.com (BOB9000)
Uniden Sportcat handheld (not yellow)
100 channels in 10 banks of 10
Search , data skip,
Custom leather case
Box and manual
$125.00 Shipped
BOB 847-356-5665
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:53 1996
From: pm3751s@acad.drake.edu (Paul McCoy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap,misc.forsale.non-computer
Subject: FS:UNIDEN/BEARCAT 55XLT HH 10CH SCANNER
Date: 21 Jun 96 01:03:15 CST
Message-ID: <1996Jun21.010315@acad.drake.edu>
*FOR SALE*
1 Pre-Owned Uniden/Bearcat 55XLT 10 Channel Programmable Hand-Held
Scanner
*In good condition
*Includes...antenna and belt clip
*Takes AA batteries...alkaline or rechargeable nicads
$35 shipped to your door (Prepay by bank or US Postal Money Order)
If interested, or if you require additional info, please contact me via e-mail
.
Thanks.
Paul
pm3751s@acad.drake.edu--
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:55 1996
From: Derrick <Derrick@nenevall.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: gm300 proggramming problem.
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 96 11:05:19 GMT
Message-ID: <835527919snz@nenevall.demon.co.uk>
Reply-To: Derrick@nenevall.demon.co.uk
does the gp300 software program the gm300 radio and if so how?
e-mail with suggestions.
thanx in adv.
--
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+
| Derrick@nenevall.demon.co.uk |
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:58 1996
From: D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Great Skip last night!
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 22:38:07 -0400
Message-ID: <31C7680F.FE0@frontiernet.net>
References: <4q0sks$msm@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu> <834949895.11366.4@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
Donald Gray wrote:
> It is a phenomanae that comes and goes seasonally as well as on a
> "weather" related way.
>
> Experts could fill many pages with explanations but very it is to do
> with the various (Appleton?) layers around the earth. Don't worry or
> bother about the technical reasons, Just enjoy the effect!
>
> The "lift" conditions can appear almost at any time, but more often
> in the sumer due to higher probability of settled weather associated
> with the high pressure.
>
> The effect can last from just a few seconds or it could last for a few
> hours. The hams call it "Sporadic-E", Cbers: skip, but commercial
> radio operators call it a PIA!
The causes of sporadic-E are still subject to debate, but there
is a difference between skip caused by ionization of the atmosphere and
that caused by weather conditions. Confusion arises because the atmosphere
itself plays a role in both types of skip.
The skip that develops due to stable high pressure is a form of
tropospheric ducting, often referred to as "inversion" by hams and
meteorologists. Ionization is not involved. The signal is carried in
an atmospheric waveguide formed between layers of air that have differing
characteristics of temperature and relative humidity. This type of
propagation is common in coastal and Great Lakes areas.
In fact, I heard Canadian traffic from across Lake Ontario this past
Sunday evening while carrying my portable scanner up my driveway! Normally,
reception requires good conditions, low ambient RF, and the use of my rooftop
antenna.
73 de Dave, NF2G
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:59 1996
From: smcintyre@whoi.edu (Scott A. McIntyre)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Grove antenna questions
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 17:49:54 -0400
Message-ID: <smcintyre-1906961749540001@netnews.whoi.edu>
References: <31C1FD8C.1934@pacbell.net>
In article <31C1FD8C.1934@pacbell.net>, Jerry Stack <jps@pacbell.net> wrote:
> I am looking for an indoor antenna for my scanners. I don't want to mount
> anything on the roof or in the attic.
>
> Grove sells some antennas which might fill the bill: the Omni II, Grove
> Hidden, and Grove NoTenna. Has anyone had any experience with these
> products?
Avoid the NoTenna...it's basically worthless as far as I can tell.
Certainly did not do a thing for my reception.
If you're looking for indoor, just get a telescoping whip from Radio
Shack...you can get this on a suction cup mount and stick it on the inside
of a window and get decent reception I've found.
Don't know about the other models.
scott
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:37:59 1996
From: hh357@aol.com (HH357)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Grove antenna questions
Date: 21 Jun 1996 15:45:29 -0400
Message-ID: <4qeu4p$jop@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4qceb4$m78@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I have the PRO-2026 scanner and use the Grove No-tenna.
I can recieve AM & FM, across the whole range of the scanner very well.
The reception is almost as good as any of the several roof/mag mount
antennas I tried.
Considering it can't be seen from the outside AT ALL, I consider it
superior.
Thieves don't look at my car for an antenna, and I can cruise around and
no one knows I'm listening.
PS . No short piece of wire can pick up the CHP like my no-tenna can!
cheers
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:00 1996
From: an490338@anon.penet.fi (NUTCASE)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: Ham licensing - Canada
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 03:39:44 GMT
Message-ID: <31c8c695.43007098@news.direct.ca>
References: <31b95f1d.3988218@news.oanet.com>
Goto your local DOC (ISC) office. They will give you the information
concerning what will be on the test and what to study.
Don't go and get the question bank and study that. But do get the
ARRL handbook. As this is where the questions are referenced from.
Study and know the subjects,BE A HAM. If you study just enough to get
the license then you will be no more then a CBer with a ham ticket.
On Sat, 08 Jun 1996 11:10:26 GMT, (Chris) wrote:
>I'm a 22 yr. old guy livin in Jasper Alberta who's looking for info on
>how to go about getting my amateur radio license. If anyone has any
>information to pass on please e-mail me at cjburch@ycs.ab.ca as I do
>not read these newsgroups very frequently.
>
>Thanks again.
>Chris
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NUTCASE <an490338@anon.penet.fi>
Keyserver for Public PGP Key: Key ID:0x3651F0E9
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:01 1996
From: michael@alexander.terranet.com (Michael Alexander)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: HEAT-the movie
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 07:13:11 -0400
Message-ID: <michael-2306960713110001@news.terra.net>
References: <8354725477101@BBS.Orbiter.Com>
In article <8354725477101@BBS.Orbiter.Com>, Flint@Orbiter.Com (Flint) wrote:
> Well I just finished watching HEAT with Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro.
>
> Early on in the movie there knocking off a armored car and they have a
> Pro-2030 and a BC890XLT, or it might of been a BC9000XLT, in there car.
> Just another scanner spotting, Couldn't read the frequency that was
> displayed, but that is probably for the better.
>
>
> Flint
> Flint@Orbiter.com
>
> P.S. Good movie
> --
Notice too when the crooks need another getaway driver, DeNiro says, "we
need a guy who knows how to work a scanner and [two-way] radio."
Meanwhile, these same guys are running around talking about killing,
robbing and other mayhem on radios and cellular phones!
--
Michael Alexander
michael@alexander.terranet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:03 1996
From: Dave Booth kc6wfs <booth@pactitle.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: HELP - Looking for ANY info on BC220 XLT and BC70 XLT !!
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:48:39 -0700
Message-ID: <31CF6FA7.794B@pactitle.com>
References: <31ce1a8c.2465753@news.combase.com>
To: Sony Man <MarKurt@combase.com>
Sony Man wrote:
>
> Please tell me any and ALL mods for these models. Anything will be
> appreciated. I will do anything for this info! (Don't quote me on
> that)
>
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>
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> | |___ _____ ___ _ _ |_ ___ ___ ___ _|___ ___
> | --| . | | . | | | _| _| . | | | _|_ -|
> |_____|___|_|_|_| _|___|_| _| ___|_|_|_|___|___|
> |_|
>
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try looking here...
http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/mods/uniden/bearcat/
have fun....
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5860
--
Dave Booth
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:04 1996
From: bhorvath@microserve.net (Bob Horvath)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: help wet pager!!
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:24:09 GMT
Message-ID: <31c9dce9.1108423@news2.microserve.net>
References: <4qc158$i4g@news.bu.edu>
milor@buphy.bu.edu (Milo Robinson) wrote:
>hi all,
>i droped my motorla encore pro
>in some water and now it does
>not work!!
>i would like to know how
>to open it so that i can
>try to dry it off maybe that might
>work.
> please responed to my E-mail
> account
> thanx
> milor@budoe.bu.edu
Hi,
A friend of mine did the same thing.....He got a container of
alcohol, not the rubbing kind, and dumped the pager in it....the
alcohol displaces the water, then evaporates, and all is well.
You could call your pager co. and verify this procedure....but it
works.
Bob
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:05 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: help wet pager!!
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:28:46 GMT
Message-ID: <835626208.16058.3@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31CE1FB6.36CB@maui.net> <4qlqao$8gl@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
timl@aol.com (TimL) wrote:
>Just don't do what one of my ambulance squad members did - "dry" the pager
>out in a microwave oven (like his mother did with a wet pair of
>sneakers)... The pager in question arrived on my service bench with EVERY
>component burnt out...
Like - er - I heard of someone trying to dry a wet hampster in a
microwave!.....
It is off subject but what the hell - this next bit IS true..
My great grandmother lived in a very old house. The oven was built
into the fire place. When she needed to cook, she shut the oven door
and lit the fire. (As a rule the oven door was always left open.)
Her cat used to jump in at night and sleep in the oven (Ugh!)
Anyway, one day Great Grandma got up early one day, shut the door and
light the fire. She went to do the shopping. When she got home there
was a smell of cooking in the house - she forgot check that the oven
was empty and had cooked the poor moggy!!!!
True - honest!
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:05 1996
From: heinric6@pilot.msu.edu (Rene Guerrero)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: How Much is a Uniden BC100XLT
Date: 24 Jun 1996 18:56:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4qmoda$i8d@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
I bought this scanner a few years ago and called
around and found out they do not make them anymore.
Does anyone know what this would be worth now. I
need to sell it now.
Feel free to CC me at heinric6@pilot.msu.edu
Thanks in advance,
Rene
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:06 1996
From: MackDaddy <Macker19@idt.vivid.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: I have descrambler schematics for trade.
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 23:41:56 -0700
Message-ID: <31CF8A34.50D7@idt.vivid.net>
Make me an offer on something that you might want to tade.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:08 1996
From: ZARCON@gnn.com (DEREK RICHARDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: INFO ON TRUNK SYSTEMS?
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 23:00:52
Message-ID: <4qifqu$l1t@news-e2d.gnn.com>
HI,
I noticed you discussing trunked systems, could you explain what
they are, and also, what is the data channel??
Thanks in advance!!
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:09 1996
From: gary.sellani@solis.sbay.org (Gary Sellani)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: INMARSAT
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 03:29:00 GMT
Message-ID: <96061919002528072@solis.sbay.org>
Distribution: world
PA>From: Paul Britton <paulbr@woodslane.aust.com>
PA>Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
PA>Subject: Re: INMARSAT
PA>Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:35:31 +1000
PA>Message-ID: <31C64023.50CD@woodslane.aust.com>
PA>Organization: OzEmail Pty Ltd - Australia
PA>Bob Leschyna wrote:
PA>>
PA>> Has anyone been successful at copying any of the INMARSAT
PA>> communicatdions about 1.5Ghz? If so what kind of antenna and any advice
PA>> on how to get started would be appreciated
PA>>
PA>> Thanks
PA>>
PA>> Bob VE3UK
PA>Hi Bob
PA>I have an INMARSAT antenna that I have imported from England, and it
PA>works well on INMARSAT. I get around a 9+ to 10+ signal on an ICOM R7000
PA>receiver. I have also tried a 20db amp and the signal to noise ratio
PA>is still really good.
PA>I have heard quite alot od DATA and VOICE, and the search continues,
PA>send me an email if you want more information
PA>Paul
I have a few questions myself:
1) Are there many unscrambled voice signal on INMARSAT?
2) What direction do you aim at?
3) What brand is the antenna/amp.
* SLMR 2.1a * Newter Dole in 96!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:10 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "James F. Boehner, MD" <jboehner@csra.net>
Subject: Re: Is the AR8000 worth the cash?
Message-ID: <31C94563.3F44@csra.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 08:34:43 -0400
References: <31ca1362.1009672@news1.wolfenet.com>
To: "David C." <scanner@wolfenet.com>
David C. wrote:
>
> Hello, I am looking to purchase a top notch wideband handheld
> reciever, I've owned a Icom R1 and was very disappointed with the
> terrible selectivity. Is it possible to have decent wide band
> reception on a handheld receiver? Any comparisons to the Icom R1 or
> comments on the AR8000 will be much appreciated.
> Thank You.
>
> Marcus P.
> scanner@wolfenet.com
I have never used an R1 but have an AR8000. From all the posts I have seen, t
he AR8000 is the CLEAR winner!
It is completely computer programmable as well!
'73 de JIM N2ZZ
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:11 1996
From: cphillips@interpath.com (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Is the AR8000 worth the cash?
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 96 15:31:05 GMT
Message-ID: <4qeet4$hjl@news.interpath.net>
References: <31ca1362.1009672@news1.wolfenet.com>
In article <31ca1362.1009672@news1.wolfenet.com>,
scanner@wolfenet.com (David C.) wrote:
>Hello, I am looking to purchase a top notch wideband handheld
>reciever, I've owned a Icom R1 and was very disappointed with the
>terrible selectivity. Is it possible to have decent wide band
>reception on a handheld receiver? Any comparisons to the Icom R1 or
>comments on the AR8000 will be much appreciated.
If you don't need the computer interface and the alpha-numeric
display, you should consider the Yupiteru MVT-7100 or MVT-7200.
Most people who have compared them side-by-side consider the
MVT-7100 to be a slightly better pure "radio" than the AR8000, albeit
without all the bells-and-whistles.
The 7100 is available from Canada and Europe. The new 7200 is not
available in Europe... we'll have to see where it will be
available from.
Either of them is MUCH better than either of their somewhat
comparable predecessors, the R-1 and the AR1000/AR1500.
========= Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | Hey, Bill & Hillary!
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group | Where's that middle class
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; RCMA; NRA| tax cut you promised
Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114 | us in 1992?
== cphillips@interpath.com == [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]==
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:12 1996
From: jeff352@aol.com (Jeff 352)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Is there a scan speedup mod. for the 2022 ??
Date: 25 Jun 1996 03:47:46 -0400
Message-ID: <4qo5j2$q86@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <31c68cfd.14494144@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
Reply-To: jeff352@aol.com (Jeff 352)
Yes there is a mod for this. Find the ceramic resonator
(a little blue chip) on the main board behind the front
panel and replace it with a 3-4 mhz. crystal. The original
resonator is about 1.7 mhz. so by replacing it with a 3.4
mhz. resonator you will double the speed. I replaced mine
with a 5 mhz. but that has proven to be a little too fast
for scanning some freqs. (it will scan so fast it wont stop
on a active freq.) So I would recomend a 3.4 mhz. or so.
You can special order the crystal from R.S.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:13 1996
From: chrisk@protocol.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Laser range, laser jamming
Date: 24 Jun 1996 19:44:29 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4qmr6t$935@protocol.protocol.com>
References: <4qm4hn$2a7@goodnews.voicenet.com>
I know this isn't quite the right group, but it was the closest I could find.
Can anyone point me to a site or document detailing the effective range
of police traffic laser? I've found ample information on radar, but very
little on laser.
Thanks,
Chris
--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher Robin Kessel Portland, Oregon | Yes, I was named
chrisk@protocol.com Protocol Systems | after *that* Christopher
-------------------------------------------------| Robin. Winnie the Pooh
Tigger: "I'm Tigger!" | is my hero. :)
Pooh: "Yes, I know. You've bounced me before." |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:14 1996
From: Brian Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Laser range, laser jamming
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:57:32 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960624145304.7840A-100000@ucs.orst.edu>
References: <4qm4hn$2a7@goodnews.voicenet.com> <4qmr6t$935@protocol.protocol.com>
On 24 Jun 1996 chrisk@protocol.com wrote:
> I know this isn't quite the right group, but it was the closest I could find
.
>
> Can anyone point me to a site or document detailing the effective range
> of police traffic laser? I've found ample information on radar, but very
> little on laser.
Depends if your talking nominal or max. For the LTI 20/20 it's supposed
to be used under 1000 ft but can measure out to 2000. The Kustom Signals
Pro Laser II is probably farther. Theres also the LTI Marksman which just
a modified 20/20. Both LTI guns are pretty miserable devices but the
ProLaser is pretty damn good.
Go to:
http://www.motorists.com
lot's of good laser and radar stuff there.
==============================================================================
Brian R. Varine <varineb@ucs.orst.edu> *Gone again 6/25!*
http://www.orst.edu/~varineb
Oregon Freqs/Military.jpgs/Russian ECM list/car ECM eval
He who owns the electromagnetic spectrum, owns the battlefield!
When in doubt, JAM IT!!!!
STOP HIGHWAY ROBBERY------JOIN THE NMA!
Finger for PGP Public Key
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:15 1996
From: Steve Carter <s-carter@ti.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for good source for Frequencies
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:05:33 -0500
Message-ID: <31CA900D.54A5@ti.com>
References: <4pss6k$mv6@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31C2B29E.186F@frontiernet.net> <4q04f3$i64@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com>
BAYCITVIDGRP wrote:
>
> In <31C2B29E.186F@frontiernet.net> D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net>
> writes:
> >
> >Daren349 wrote:
> >>
> >> I am looking for a good source for frequencies. Either a book or
> computer
> >> program. I need input and receive frequencies also if possible PL
> tones.
> >> If anyone can recommend a good source, I would appreciate it. I have
> heard
> >> some talk about the FCC Database. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Bob Grove of Grove Electronics has such stuff for your use.
> try 800 information.....or maybe someone who has the catalog
> will post it for you.....i don't get a catalog any more.....
>
> bill conduit
> bay cities video group
>
>
There is an online database at:
http://www.perconcorp.com/db_srch.htm
Steve
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:16 1996
From: mark russo <mrusso@hoflink.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: LOOKING FOR MODS FOR UNIDEN/BEARCAT 8500XLT
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 18:02:33 -0700
Message-ID: <31CB4629.585B@hoflink.com>
Hi to all, I'm looking for any mods for the Uniden / Bearcat 8500XLT scanner
(800-900MHz etc). The Uniden 8500XLT seems to be a real close cousin to the B
earcat
9000XLT. In fact it looks exactly the same. The only difference is the antenua
tor and
another scan feature (so I'm told).
Thanks, Mark
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:17 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: Jerry Davis <kyclass@iglou.com>
Subject: Louisville, Kentucky Frequency Homepage
Message-ID: <DtBtsv.I70@iglou.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:36:31 GMT
Anyone interested in obtaining frequencies in and around Louisville
Kentucky should check out the Kentuckiana Classified; On-Line frequency
page at:
http://www.iglou.com/kyclass/freq.htm
Enjoy!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:18 1996
From: n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: MAC Computer control for OS-456?
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:44:29 -0500
Message-ID: <n9jig-2006960044290001@mu-ip-8.theramp.net>
References: <31C2ECE7.76A1@frii.com>
I use WAVE, and it works great! I was a beta tester for it, and had
suggested several of the features built into it. I really like the preset
search limits (selectable, or make your own), and the Spectrum display.
Get a demo from CIS or the CARMA BBS (708) 852-1292
In article <31C2ECE7.76A1@frii.com>, rmedic@frii.com wrote:
** Hi folks
**
** I've seen an ad or 2 for a MAC program for the OS-456 board. Anybody
** have suggestions on what works the best?
**
** Thx
** Brian
** KB0MEP
--
Rich Carlson, N9JIG (n9jig@TheRamp.Net)
ScannerMaster Illinois Communications Guide (800) 722-6701
CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association) BBS (708) 852-1292
PO Box 2681, Glenview IL 60025 SASE for sample newsletter.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:18 1996
From: Brian Winther <winther@u.washington.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Marine frequencies for Pacific Northwest
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:39:52 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.92a.960621123635.93911A-100000@homer04.u.washington.edu>
I am looking for marine frequencies for the pacific norhtwest. The
Seattle/Everett area to be specific. I am looking for the coast guard,
shipping, and the Washington State Ferries. If anyone can help me or
point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Brian
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:19 1996
From: MJan@gnn.com (Mark Janacek)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Milltown, NJ Freqs
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 20:41:35
Message-ID: <4qkohm$hag@news-e2c.gnn.com>
Just moved in to town. Can anyone help with some freqs <G> of the area.
Mainly PD & FD.
THANKS AHEAD OF TIME!!
Mark
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:20 1996
From: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Monitoring Trunked Systems
Date: 22 Jun 1996 15:59:33 -0400
Message-ID: <4qhjb5$mh6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4qgqdv$ccm@news.halcyon.com>
Reply-To: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
Put in all the frequencies in your particular trunked system and hope for
the best. You'll probably have to check each day for the "data" channel
and lock that out. You'll have to do that each day, as it's different each
day. I HATE trunked systems.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:21 1996
From: hh357@aol.com (HH357)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Monitoring Trunked Systems
Date: 22 Jun 1996 17:37:55 -0400
Message-ID: <4qhp3j$oi4@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4qhjb5$mh6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: hh357@aol.com (HH357)
Another suggestion regarding trunked systems:
Some scanners now include a "not data" button. By pushing this key you
make the scanner automatically skip over any Data or control freqs.
That way you just program all the freqs in, and don't worry about changing
the lockut every day.
In addition, Bill Cheek has a modification in his book #3 to add this
feature to scanners, like the pro200x and pro2035, that already have a
Sound Squelch function.
cheers
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:23 1996
From: Scott Zahirniak <scott@inow.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Monitoring Trunked Systems
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:54:57 -0700
Message-ID: <31CDAF21.34EE@inow.com>
References: <4qgqdv$ccm@news.halcyon.com>
Reply-To: scott@inow.com
To: "J.Tedford" <penguin@halcyon.com>
J.Tedford wrote:
>
> I'd like to hear opinions on what is the "best" way to monitor a
> trunked radio system.
>
> My local public safety agencies (Seattle police and fire) have more
> or less converted to a new 800 MHz analog trunked system. The
> system has been in existence for a couple of years, but they were
> simulcasting on their 400 MHz channels up until recently.
>
> Is there a particular strategy that one should try? What has worked
> for you?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> jdt
- WELL I HAVE FOUND THAT FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH 800MHZ TRUNKING IT IS
BEST TO HAVE ALL THE DIFFERN'T CHANNELS PROGRAMED IN AND THEN DON'T USE
ANY DELAY SETTINGS ON ANY ONE OF THE CHANNELS. ALSO DON'T USE A PRIORITY
CHANNEL. HOPE THIS HELPS
-SCOTT
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:24 1996
From: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Montclair Plaza freqs (So Calif.)
Date: 20 Jun 1996 04:09:58 -0400
Message-ID: <4qb10m$8ak@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <NEWTNews.835248062.23244.abcom@Pabcom>
Reply-To: markl9@aol.com (Mark L9)
Don't know, offhand, but many mall security frequencies are in the 464 MHz
area. Try searching there.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:25 1996
From: Aaron@cyberg8t.com (Aaron Mahnken)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Montclair Plaza freqs (So Calif.)
Date: 20 Jun 1996 17:41:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4qc2fk$lpv@gate.cyberg8t.com>
Reply-To: Aaron@cyberg8t.com
Hmmm.... when you're there you might just run into me. I'm always
carrying a radio and a scout while I'm there.
The Montclair Plaza uses CH-1 464.95 (security) CH-2 464.725 Tac2
(Also maintenance) 464.55 Vallet Parking (I think this is CH-3 I
need to ask someone again if I can see the radio)
I found 154.6 when JCPenny was there (now Macys) I saw the person
over by (now) Macy on the east side telling someone to open the metal
doors. Haven't heard anything on it since. Not to mention I haven't
been keeping track of it.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:26 1996
From: Jacquie <jacquie@interport.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Most secure cordless phone?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:54:40 -0700
Message-ID: <31CDAF10.26EF@interport.com>
I want to get the most secure and inexpensive cordless phone out
there. Preferably under $125. What I mean by secure is that people can't
listen in or make phone calls off of my line.
Thanks for the help!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:26 1996
From: "William J. (Bill) Fischer" <bill.fischer@t8000.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Most secure cordless phone?
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 08:40:33 -0700
Message-ID: <31CEB6F1.5C02@t8000.com>
References: <31CDAF10.26EF@interport.com>
To: Jacquie <jacquie@interport.com>
Jacquie wrote:
>
> I want to get the most secure and inexpensive cordless phone out
> there. Preferably under $125. What I mean by secure is that people can't
> listen in or make phone calls off of my line.
>
> Thanks for the help!Consider a V-Tech
Tropez. It should be available at most large
office supply stores (Office Depot in Canada carries them). I've used
one for years, and I'm very satisfied.
--
Best regards,
Bill Fischer @ Electronic Countermeasures Inc.
65 - 31 Avenue South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 2Y7
Voice (403) 233-0644, Fax (403) 233-8849
MailTo:bill.fischer@T8000.com or URL: http://www.t8000.com/eci/eci.htm
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:28 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "James F. Boehner, MD" <jboehner@csra.net>
Subject: Re: MR.SCANNER FCC FREQ DATABASE= GARBAGE!!
Message-ID: <31C94686.4E07@csra.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 08:39:34 -0400
References: <4qar03$1a8@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>
To: bumologist <bumologist@usa.pipeline.com>
bumologist wrote:
>
> I bought the "Mr.Scanner Freq Database CD ROM(MSFD)last week.Avoid this dog
> at all cost!It has LOTS of errors,it won't to a Liscencee search,and on and
> on.For example,I attempted to do a search for the Lucas County Sher.in
> Ohio.It searches for a long time and returns nothing!If I do a freq
> printout on 460.475mhz,whitch is Lucas Cnty's main dispatch freq,it comes
> back with multple hits!Get the Percom or the Grove or something but don't
> get this piece of trash!
> --
>
> Bumologist....
> BARRY FELSTEIN N8PVX
Good advice. I have the SE regional directory from Percon. It is expensive!
The best value is the Percon
Spectrum. It does searches for the entire country and gives you an 80 column
printout! Best of all, it does
not have to be installed to work!
'73 de JIM N2ZZ
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:28 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: sstdenis@iaw.on.ca (Steve St. Denis)
Subject: Need Air Show Freq's for Niagara Falls NY/Fort Erie Ont.
Message-ID: <Dt6t6E.Ayq@iaw.on.ca>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:23:51 GMT
The air show "Thunder Over Niagara" will be on June 29 to 30 at the
Niagara Falls NY Air Base and over Lake Erie between Buffalo NY and
Fort Erie Ontario. Does any one know what frequencies will be in use
this year (ie) Niagara Falls NY Air and Ground, Approach/Departure,
Pilot Frequencies they will use. What frequencies will they use when
there over Lake Erie between Fort Erie and Buffalo, frequency that
will be used for spotter plane.????
If any one has any information about these frequencies please E-Mail
me at:
sstdenis@iaw.on.ca
tia
Steve
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:29 1996
From: hiho@gnn.com.moc.scan
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need info on pro 2037????
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:06:02
Message-ID: <4qjmq2$2vq@news-e2d.gnn.com>
Hi,
If you have any info on channel pro 2037, please e-mail!!
Zarcon@gnn.com
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:30 1996
From: mrx11@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need Mods. for PRO-50
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:05:30 -0400
Message-ID: <31CEBCCA.2E1F@ix.netcom.com>
Can any one give me mods. for the radio shack PRO-50?? Please :-)
e-mail em and post them.
mrx11@ix.netcom.com
Thanks!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:31 1996
From: Flopjack <tpea1@pipeline.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Netscape mail error
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 18:03:51 -0700
Message-ID: <31C9F4F7.1889@pipeline.com>
When trying to recieve mail through Netscape reader I get an error
message that says "An error occured while removing messages from the pop3
server, you should contact the administrator for this server or try again
later". I've tryed again later still I only get the first message before
the error message appears. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for any help
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:32 1996
From: alanoue@shrsys.hslc.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: NEW 6TH ED OF SCANNER MASTER
Date: 23 JUN 96 19:58:02 GMT
Message-ID: <23JUN96.19580266@shrsys.hslc.org>
References: <cfd_9606230648@magsystems.com>
In a previous article, Roland.Stiner@151.magsystems.com (Roland Stiner) wrote:
->
->I just received the new 1996 Scanner Master catalog... I think there is
->a misprint on the price of the as of yet unpublished 6th edition of the
->NY/NJ edition. The price listed in a whopping $38.95!
->
->Someone tell me that the price is $28.95 or somewhere in that
->area!
->---
-> OLX 1.53 --------------> 73, de NK2U <----------------
->
->
->--
No, I'm afraid you read correctly. I think it comes out close to $45.00
with shipping, and it's way late to boot.
Phil
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:33 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: NEW WEB PAGE
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 01:21:22 GMT
Message-ID: <31c755cf.8623903@news.airmail.net>
I have created the Scanning Phonecalls FAQ. Please correct any
mistakes I have made (address to saturn@airmail.net) or possible
additions you may have:
http://www.webcom.com/autownet/phonescan.html
---------------------------------------------------
Monster Playstation Secrets! Every known FAQ, cheat,
walkthrough, Game Shark code in one easy to use
Windows help file (text version also available)
www.webcom.com/autownet/monster.html
If you own a Sony Playstation, you MUST get this.
---------------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:34 1996
From: bjohnson@thekat.esnet.com (Brian Johnson)
Date: 17 Jun 96 12:35:18
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: NOAA VHF OPERATIONS
Message-ID: <9b3_9606190430@thekat.esnet.com>
I'm interested in listening to air to ground communications with relation to N
OAA hurricane hunter aircraft or other NOAA storm tracking aircraft on either
VHF or UHF (the latter most probably in in the MILAIR spectrum). I already kn
ow about the NOAA Weather radio service in the 162 MHz range and have all thos
e frequencies. Does NOAA conduct two way (ground to air or air to ground) com
ms using VHF or UHF? I also undertsand that NOAA has digital weather equipmen
t which may be operating in the VHF or UHF spectrum for the purpose of sending
weather data (i.e. offshore buoys). Is there a list compiled for such freque
ncies? If so, please send me Net-Mail with an up to date listing. Happy Moni
toring...Brian.
---------
bjohnson@thekat.esnet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:35 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: jf7e@curry.edschool.virginia.edu (Joel Furtek)
Subject: Re: Olympic Freq's
Message-ID: <DtHE7v.M5w@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
References: <4q1uch$9o6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 01:45:31 GMT
In article <31C57C4A.77CD@msn.com>
"David T. Schoenberger" <jiminfalls@msn.com> writes:
> As for the actual frequencies used at The Games, Motorola has installed a hu
ge, complex
> communications network. The Popular Communications article said officials w
ould use
> about 10,000 walkie-talkies, 1,500 pagers, and 1,500 cellular phones (the nu
mbers may be
> slightly off). The walkie-talkies are reported to be set to 900 MHz trunked
> frequencies--the system is completely digital. This means communications wi
ll
> be unintelligible to scanners.
Would the Motorola MTS-2000 handheld come under this description? i.e., 900MH
z
trunked? It had "FLASHport" printed on it, 10 channels, an LCD display and a
self-test on start up.
Thanks for any help,
Joel
----------------------------------------
Joel Furtek
Head Coach, Novice Women's Crew
Graduate Program in Exercise Physiology
The University of Virginia
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:36 1996
From: mcgill@dale.cba.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: oops
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:46:39 -0700
Message-ID: <31C9D4CF.67B1@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
References: <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
sorry for the double posting, I was trying for another news group. The
question is still hanging there however 8-)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:37 1996
From: brueger@infi.net (Brian J. Rueger)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Orlando / Orange Co. Florida
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 21:47:46 GMT
Message-ID: <31cb17cb.5649362@news.norfolk.infi.net>
References: <DtCA48.JDo@sgb.oau.org>
Reply-To: brueger@infi.net
slvrhamr@sgb.oau.org (Maxwell Edison) pounded on the keyboard and wrote:
>
> Hello, this might not be the exact place to ask, but I am anyway. (?)
>I am trying to find out what bands of radar guns the cops in this area use
>so that I can more effectively use my radar detector. Thanks...
>
> Also any interesting freq's for the area would be great. Willing to trade.
Ever thought about sticking to, or nearly so to the speed limit? That way
you don't have to worry about the mean old nasty cops who are just trying to
do their jobs buy trying to keep things safe.
Cheers
BR
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian J. Rueger | Hampton Div. of Fire & Rescue | "Who dares wins"
Paramedic/Firefighter | Medic-7 (Advanced Life Support) | Hampton, Virgini
a
B.S. Comm/I/SEL Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:38 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slvrhamr@sgb.oau.org (Maxwell Edison)
Subject: Orlando / Orange Co. Florida
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:28:55 GMT
Message-ID: <DtCA48.JDo@sgb.oau.org>
Hello, this might not be the exact place to ask, but I am anyway. (?)
I am trying to find out what bands of radar guns the cops in this area use
so that I can more effectively use my radar detector. Thanks...
Also any interesting freq's for the area would be great. Willing to trade.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:39 1996
From: afn35036@afn.org (Steve King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Orlando / Orange Co. Florida
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:50:29 GMT
Message-ID: <31cd57f5.3641033@usenet.afn.org>
References: <DtCA48.JDo@sgb.oau.org> <31cb17cb.5649362@news.norfolk.infi.net>
brueger@infi.net (Brian J. Rueger) wrote:
>slvrhamr@sgb.oau.org (Maxwell Edison) pounded on the keyboard and wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello, this might not be the exact place to ask, but I am anyway. (?)
>>I am trying to find out what bands of radar guns the cops in this area use
>>so that I can more effectively use my radar detector. Thanks...
>>
>> Also any interesting freq's for the area would be great. Willing to trade.
>
>Ever thought about sticking to, or nearly so to the speed limit? That way
>you don't have to worry about the mean old nasty cops who are just trying to
>do their jobs buy trying to keep things safe.
Besides, most of the Interstates and the Turnpike are now up to 70
mph, except in town and in construction zones. I know the FHP has the
construction zones pretty well patrolled so they can pinch speeders
who crash and block traffic for the rest of us.
Steve
--
http://www.afn.org/~afn35036 (EL89tq)| "I have never really understood the
http://www.afn.org/~gars | rationale behind sports...which
http://www.afn.org/~quilters | all seem like exhausting new ways of
PGP pub key: finger afn35036@afn.org | getting injured while sweating." -LGW
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:40 1996
From: rickard.faivre@mailbox.swipnet.se (Rickard Faivre)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: OS456 & Pro2006 FS
Date: 21 Jun 1996 12:18:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4qe3tv$kth@mn5.swip.net>
References: <00001ff6+00004e2c@msn.com> <4qcv6v$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
In article <4qcv6v$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>, scanner@paloverde.com says...
>
>Keith_Mobarry@msn.com (Keith Mobarry) wrote:
>
>>For Sale: Optoelectronics Optoscan456 and Pro2006 for $500.
>>Purchased new 1994 Dayton Hamvention. OS456 updated July 1994.
>>Includes ScannerWEAR software. $500.
>>Keith Mobarry 612-937-9725
>
>
>I hate to show my ignorance (now be nice!!!) but what is an
>optoelectronics optoscan 456 ???????
>
It`s a board that fits into the PRO-2006 and gives you computer hook up
capability,
Very nice.
Rickard.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:41 1996
From: rollo@trib.com (rollo)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Payphone Tones
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:16:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4qkk5e$d30@new-opi.trib.com>
References: <4o271t$ebc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31A51080.3DBB@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com> <4o4fn6$cmg@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> <4oir7j$n0q@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <4qcv71$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
scanner@paloverde.com wrote:
>Ben Hines <bhines@sdcc13.ucsd.edu> wrote:
>>In article <4o2pdm$8rt@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> Keith A Monahan,
>>kamst39+@pitt.edu writes:
>>>The two frequencies you need to combine are 1700 and 2200hz. They must
>>>be 30msec in length, with a 33msec pause in between them. One tone equals
>>>a nickel, two equal a dime, 5 equal a quarter.(ie each tone is worth 5 cent
s)
>>>
>>I have a mac program which will play these tones that I can put on my web
>>site if anyone wants it.
>>The tone is also very easy to create with a sound editor such as
>>SoundEdit. I have it as a mac system 7 sound if anyone wants it, which I
>>can convert to .WAV.
>>
>Is there a program for PC's that can make those sounds and others?????
search the web for bluebeep. Roll-o.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:42 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:34:23 GMT
Message-ID: <31c96123.3722422@news.fais.net>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net> <31c68708.12968478@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <slworkDtBCED.GpG@netcom.com>
On Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:20:37 GMT, slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
wrote:
>cgood@postoffice.worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
>: There are now 25 channels for the 49mHz phones.
>: They are listed in the 1995 police call.
>: You heard ch. 20
>
>I thought police call didn't list phone frequencies. In mine the only
>blurb they make is to list that the freqs 824-849 and 869-894 are deleted
>from scanners sold in the US. They don't say a peep as to what these
>frequencies are used for. Nor do they mention the cordless freqs
>anywhere. Mine is the latest one, 1996.
Look in the back of the book where VHF and UHF freqs are listed with
service codes.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:42 1996
From: whisper@igs.net (whisper)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Date: 21 Jun 1996 03:14:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4qd41o$5g0@nntp.igs.net>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net> <31C8E3DF.5AFA@gnn.com>
>49.875 is channel 5 of the 10 channels in the cordless phone freqs.
There are now 25 channels. The old 1 - 10 have been renumbered 16 - 25.
The actual frequencies have been posted already in this newsgroup, so I
won't take up bandwidth.
Pete
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:44 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Phone conversation monitoring
Message-ID: <slworkDtBCED.GpG@netcom.com>
References: <31C5BCF8.15B7@uncfsu.campus.mci.net> <31c68708.12968478@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:20:37 GMT
cgood@postoffice.worldnet.att.net wrote:
: There are now 25 channels for the 49mHz phones.
: They are listed in the 1995 police call.
: You heard ch. 20
I thought police call didn't list phone frequencies. In mine the only
blurb they make is to list that the freqs 824-849 and 869-894 are deleted
from scanners sold in the US. They don't say a peep as to what these
frequencies are used for. Nor do they mention the cordless freqs
anywhere. Mine is the latest one, 1996.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:44 1996
From: Porchnoy <Porchnoy@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro 2006 Step???
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 14:13:00 -0700
Message-ID: <31D0565B.3BD@ix.netcom.com>
References: <31d00f09.881302@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
orbitone@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> Question how do you get the 30 Mhz step on the pro 2006 in the 870-896
> mhz range it only does 5-12.5-or50mhz steps there thanks..
Clip the correct diode lead, and press "reset."
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:45 1996
From: ericvw@usa.pipeline.com(Eric V.W.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO 2038 mods?
Date: 21 Jun 1996 17:46:02 GMT
Message-ID: <4qen4q$npb@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com>
Are there any "simple" modifications to increase frequency, reception,
speed, etc for the Radio Shack/Tandy PRO-2038 mobile/home scanner? Thanks
in advance- Eric
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:46 1996
From: "Louis I. Guion" <guionmr@startext.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro 43 Help!!
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:43:08 -0700
Message-ID: <31CB095C.1F62@startext.net>
References: <01bb5e73.52b898a0$a855eea5@orbitone>
Big Mike wrote:
>
> just like to know the way to reset the memmory on the pro 43 scanner
> its alittle different than my other scanners just bought it for a good
> price
> with no manuel... thanks..
Radio Shack sells the manual and the users guide at 800-442-2425. About
$15 for the pair, and they take plastic.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:47 1996
From: parnass@radioman.ih.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-2022:Should I Buy??
Date: 25 Jun 1996 01:36:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4qnfqf$7hs@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
References: <4psh1a$dif@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> <4pt5pb$8f1@ssbunews.ih.att.com> <31CEE973.52C3@clandjop.com>
Reply-To: parnass@att.com
In article <31CEE973.52C3@clandjop.com>,
Stephen N. Phipps <sphipps@clandjop.com> wrote:
>I paid $150 for [my PRO-2022] at a pawn shop several months
>ago and consider it a good buy for the money. It scans
>rather slow even on high speed, but it does have excellent
>selectivity and the 800mhz mod is very easy to do....
I've designed and built some other modifications into my PRO-2022.
Due to the recent interest here in the PRO-2022, I wrote up
the modifications and scheduled them to appear in
my September 1996 Monitoring Times "Scanner Equipment" column (if
all goes as planned).
--
==============================================================================
Copyright 1996, Bob Parnass, AJ9S parnass@bell-labs.com
Locate & identify transmitters in your area with RadioMap(tm)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:48 1996
From: woody@sover.net (Wayne Hilliard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: pro-2029 mod's?
Date: 24 Jun 1996 17:02:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4qmhnh$d00@thrush.sover.net>
Any body out know mod's for pro-2029 for cell coverage etc???
thanks in advance
woody@sover.net
ka1cxd
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:49 1996
From: tmelle@magpage.com (check)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: pro-23
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 22:54:14 -0400
Message-ID: <tmelle-2006962254140001@modem016.magpage.com>
Any tricks, mods, or secrets for improving this radio? its limited but i
got a great deal $89.95 at radio shack.
Thanks
tom
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:50 1996
From: bshaw@albany.net (Bradley Shaw)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-26 MODS
Date: 21 Jun 1996 00:10:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4qcpai$3n4@library.airnews.net>
Does anyone actually possess the pro-26 mods because all the sites on the web
are down that used to carry them. the ZIANET site that had them is also gone.
Run an altavista search on "pro 26" and you will see what I mean. they are
listed but the site returns an error. so if anyone out there has the actual
mods, please post them. Thank you
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:51 1996
From: scanner@paloverde.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-43 battery life
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:10:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4qcsrg$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
References: <4nt7sj$gda@dropit.pgh.net> <31A3B470.3F87@tncsn.isdn.net> <4ohqj5$ita@news.pacificcoast.net>
kip@pacificcoast.net (Kip Rumble) wrote:
>Robert Lankford <Robert.Lankford@tncsn.isdn.net> wrote:
>>sprouse@pgh.net wrote:
>>>
>>> What kind of battery life are you PRO-43 owners seeing from your radios?
I was hoping
>>> to get 8 hours from a single charge but so far that has not been the case.
>> I get about 8hrs out of my Radio Shack batt. but a year ago I did get
>>the new Hi Capacity ( 23-149 ) they make a big difference its worth the
>>price.
>> Rob
>I'm using Panasonic re-chargables, get about 8 hours in scan mode, and
>about 11-12 in manual mode.
>Kip
FYI on my Pro-43 I get up to:
6 hours on Radio Shack Rechargeable Enercell 23-125
8 hours on Radio Shack Rechargeable Hi-Capacity 23-149
hope this helps.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:51 1996
From: TPSR19A@prodigy.com (Thomas Quinn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-43 battery life
Date: 23 Jun 1996 03:45:38 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4qiel2$cc0@useneta1.news.prodigy.com>
References: <4nt7sj$gda@dropit.pgh.net> <4oleg3$no2@ssbunews.ih.att.com> <4qcv6t$4ko@baygull.rtd.com>
I get five to eight hours of operation from my standard
capacity Ni-Cad batteries.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:53 1996
From: dlbi@ix.netcom.com(RON YOUTSEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro-51 test modes
Date: 25 Jun 1996 18:39:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4qpbod$4sb@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
What are the test modes on the Radio Shack Pro-51?
What do these test modes accomplish?
What can you do in these test modes?
Once you're in the test modes, can you get back to normal scanning?
And if so how?
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:54 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Recording From Scanner
Message-ID: <slworkDt508H.6up@netcom.com>
References: <31b626c9.0@news.globalnet.co.uk> <16058511696599ntc@sky-consulting.co.nz> <834949808.3184.1@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:12:17 GMT
Donald Gray (D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk) wrote:
: It is also a "button pushers delight." with upto 250 user definable
: channels in groups and catagories. Buttons with user definable
: captions (alfa tagging) with upto 25 characters. Comments fields upto
: 45 chars etc etc
How's that again? Last time I looked the AR8000 had 1000 user-definable
frequencies and alpha tags were 7 characters long.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:54 1996
From: Huntsman@hcc-uky.campus.mci.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Req. Unlimited Hydroplane Freqs.
Date: 25 Jun 1996 06:52:30 GMT
Message-ID: <4qo2be$so3@news.campus.mci.net>
The unlimiteds are coming to this area soon and I wondered if
anyone had any freqs to suggest. Post or e-mail please.
Thanks,
Huntsman
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:56 1996
From: carver@aimnet.com (John Carver)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: REQ: CHP Freqs (S.F. Bay Area)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:58:20 GMT
Message-ID: <31cd8d69.5891878@news2.aimnet.com>
Reply-To: nobody.......Please!
Can anyone provide me with frequencies for base / mobile / repeaters ?
I'm fairly new to scanning. I'm a field service tech who drives the entire Bay
Area and
would like the info on traffic I could gleam from listening to the CHP. KGO ra
dio does a
great job, but I want more traffic info than just rush hour.
Thanks!
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:56 1996
From: mtwomey@clc.cc.il.us (Matthew Twomey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: SC150 mod?
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 96 13:30:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4q8s89$uvb@news.clc.cc.il.us>
References: <31c4d54d.12306220@news.panix.com>
In article <31c4d54d.12306220@news.panix.com>, mikeg@panix.com wrote:
>Has anyone managed to mod a Uniden SC150? My best guess is that it is
>most similiar to the RS PRO-46. It seems that ALL the features match
>exactly except that the keypad tests don't work the same. When
>entering the test mode 1 (2,9,L/O), it forces the display test. Using
>other combinations, I found that I can perform the PRO-46 TEST MODE 1
>by using the the 2,9,SCAN key. However, the SC150 leaves out the
>following frequencies:
> 66.450
> 76.825
> 87.425
> 888.96
>
>If anyone has any information on ANY mod available, please let me
>know.
>
>--Mikeg
>*************************************************************
>* mikeg@panix.com THE GAME ZONE www.panix.com/~mikeg *
>* -GAMESHARK CODES- -SCREEN SHOTS- -SYSTEM FAQS- -HOT LINKS-*
>*************************************************************
Nope there are no mods for this radio. I had one for quite a while.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:57 1996
From: stevesaf@microsoft.com (Steve Safarik)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: SCA decoders
Date: 20 Jun 1996 18:07:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4qc41f$7o1@news.microsoft.com>
References: <4q63qd$t4i@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4qb5tp$86k@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
-> tried the Ramsey SCA-1 kit. It worked but reception is noisy.
I got Bill Cheek's SCA kit, and it works great! The one modification I
made was to add a 10-turn precision pot instead of the normal one so that
I can tune it a bit more accurately. Don't forget to try it on the TV
bands in addition to the FM radio band.
--
The opinions expressed in this message are my own personal views
and do not reflect the official views of Microsoft Corporation.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:58 1996
From: rhuffman@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Rick Huffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner mods?
Date: 21 Jun 1996 22:19:16 -0400
Message-ID: <4qfl74$elg@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>
Can someone give me a web page address for scanner mods? It would be
appreciated. Thanks.
Rick
--
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:59 1996
From: ruhe@vms.cis.pitt.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Patrol
Date: 23 Jun 96 19:09:40 EDT
Message-ID: <4qkisd$216@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Chasing down calls on a Friday or Saturday night for excitment...Now here's
a case to go 800 mhz digital..Thanks Alot
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:38:59 1996
From: D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk (Donald Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Patrol
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:51:04 GMT
Message-ID: <835616751.10240.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
References: <31CCA157.937@gnn.com>
Steve Arnold <SuperTrack@gnn.com> wrote:
>We sometimes go on "Scanner Patrol" Friday and Saturday evenings...
>chasing down the calls for excitement, or go to the airport and watch
>takeoffs, listening at the same time... BUT, I found the neatest thing...
Take a camera and flash with you. And a video camera too. Foto or Film
the action. Newspapers and tv stations pay well for news pics....
>Radio Shack sells this Cassette/CD adapter to play your portable CD
>player through your in-dash cassette player -- works GREAT for hooking up
>a portable scanner through the headphone output and fills the inside of
>the auto with the big sound...
>Just thought you might like to enjoy like I do...
>Steve
Donald Gray
Free Agent V1.0 -
Eudora Lite V1.5.4
Please do not short the output or severe damage will be caused to the fuse.
(On a Sony power supply leaflet!)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:00 1996
From: septimus@acsu.buffalo.edu (Shalom Septimus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Schmuck spelling
Date: 19 Jun 1996 04:18:36 GMT
Message-ID: <4q7v2s$3ud@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu>
References: <834949892.11366.2@cisas91.demon.co.uk> <4q6plm$86q@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <835133934.3858.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
In article <835133934.3858.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>,
Donald Gray <D.Gray@AutoComm.cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>BTW: wots a schmuck?
>
>:=>}
In German, the word means "jewelry".
In Yiddish, it means "penis" (akin to the English-language expression
"the family jewels"). By extension, someone of whom you disapprove is
referred to as a shmuck. (The word can be spelled with or without the
"c" if used in the Yiddish sense, depending on whose system of trans-
literation you use. Leo Rosten advocated dropping redundant C's from
Yiddish words to avoid the possibility of its being pronounced as if
spelled "skmuck" (like "school", which in Yiddish is pronounced [and
spelled] shul...))
--
||J.Alan Septimus||You can't have everything...||septimus@acsu.buffalo.edu
|| KA2GYP ||...where would you put it? ||NYS Pharmacy Intern # 071612
||===============||==========Stephen Wright====||NYC Locksmith License 824141
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:01 1996
From: cewood@ix.netcom.com(C. W.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Seattle Police Dept. Frequencies
Date: 23 Jun 1996 05:32:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4qikso$mmo@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
Have been scanning S.P.D. for several years. It seems that the
frequencies have been changed- S.P.D. is not coming through on any of
the pre-set frequencies on my scanner.
Does anyone have the new frequencies?
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:02 1996
From: inkster@ix.netcom.com (Dean Tresner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Some Optoelectronics Scout questions
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 96 19:40:18 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4qhilp$jah@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4kj81l$6q6@news.via.nl> <01bb5e20.32b35ac0$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>
In article <01bb5e20.32b35ac0$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>, "Craig Ayres-Sevier
" <casevier@ka7syc.reno.nv.us> wrote:
[snip]
>Highly recommend this addition to the AR8000. In fact I use it for nothing
>else but Reaction Tune configuration as I have several other radios that
>are dedicated monitors. It's the best thing I've bought in years.
>
Right after it came out, I was looking into buying an 8000 to use with my
scout. The dealer I talked to said they used different protocols. I haven't
been keeping up - has aor upgraded the 8000 to support the scout?
-Dean
'inkster. nonce-wd.
[f. ink v. or n.1 + -ster.]
A scribbler, an inferior writer.
1860 Reade Eighth Commandm. 343 These inksters are the enemies not only of the
country but of the human race.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:03 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Some Optoelectronics Scout questions
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 13:02:36 GMT
Message-ID: <31cbee9f.6737902@news.fais.net>
References: <4kj81l$6q6@news.via.nl> <01bb5e20.32b35ac0$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us> <4qhilp$jah@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com>
On Sat, 22 Jun 96 19:40:18 GMT, inkster@ix.netcom.com (Dean Tresner)
wrote:
>In article <01bb5e20.32b35ac0$efa25ecc@ka7syc.reno.nv.us>, "Craig Ayres-Sevie
r" <casevier@ka7syc.reno.nv.us> wrote:
>[snip]
>>Highly recommend this addition to the AR8000. In fact I use it for nothing
>>else but Reaction Tune configuration as I have several other radios that
>>are dedicated monitors. It's the best thing I've bought in years.
>>
>Right after it came out, I was looking into buying an 8000 to use with my
>scout. The dealer I talked to said they used different protocols. I haven't
>been keeping up - has aor upgraded the 8000 to support the scout?
>
>-Dean
>
>
Most certainly! Some dealers even do the jack mod for free when you
buy an 8000. Some will make you a better deal if you buy the scout
with the 8000 too.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:04 1996
From: Brian Winther <winther@u.washington.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Space Shuttle frequenies
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:41:41 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.92a.960621124002.93911B-100000@homer04.u.washington.edu>
Can I listen to the space shuttle flight with a hand held scanner from the
Seattle area? If so can someone please let me know what frequency to tune
in with. Thanks.
Brian
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:05 1996
From: Michael Love <glove@infoave.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Spectrum by PerCon - Frequency Database CD
Date: 19 Jun 1996 14:38:52 GMT
Message-ID: <4q93ds$6pa@news1.sunbelt.net>
References: <9606181757067720@pile.com>
n8duj@pile.com (N8duj) wrote:
>Anybody try the Frequency Database CD by PerCon?
>
>Their URL is http://www.perconcorp.com/spectrum.htm
>
>I tried their site, and thought the CD would be better... But I am not
>real happy with the printouts and the limited options. I guess for $30
>it is marginal in my mind.
>
>Anyone else have any experience with it?
>
>Thanks
>Dean
I have the Spring 1995 CD. It will not print the frequency when you do a
print out in DOS mode. I sent mail to the company president about the
problem and he basically told me to do it from Windows. Anyone with ANY
experience with computers knows a DOS dump to the printer is FASTER than
bitmap printing from windows. He completely side stepped the problem and
just basically gave no help.
Michael
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:06 1996
From: mvarnhem@worldaccess.nl (m. van arnhem)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: sporadic E
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:23:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4qjjn0$23k@easy2.worldaccess.nl>
After a long time there was some Sporadic E reception today herein the
Netherlands:
quite some stations from the Ukraine on the East-European FM Broadcast
band.
Most interesting was Ukraine TV on channel R1 ( audio 56.25 MHZ; while
very strong TV signals were visible; logo upper left YT2 )
The Ukraine TV station was mixing with 2 other TV stations:
one with a logo like the cipher 2 ( upper left), the other was a
station with the logo (upper right) DPT 1 ( the 1 posed under the P).
Does any body have an idea which (eastern Europe) stations these are?
Another question : on audio TV channel E2 ( freq: 53.75 MHZ) around
09.55-09.59 ( 23 june) UTC I heard an Arabic station, fading in during
about 4 minutes: Arabic songs, female announcement.....Arabiyah.....
Anybodey an idea?
Now, around 13.15 UTC TVE Spain has TV signals on chE2 and strong
audio on 53.75 MHZ.
73,
mvarnhem@worldaccess.nl
Max van Arnhem, the Netherlands
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:07 1996
From: Jerry Stack <jps@pacbell.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: suggestions for LA?
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 22:33:11 -0700
Message-ID: <31CCD717.53C4@pacbell.net>
References: <iansworld-2206962108310001@max1-oc-ca-24.earthlink.net>
Ian R. Board wrote:
>
> I live in Orange county and have programmed my scanner for all of the
> local stuff. I am much less familiar with LA (where I work) and was
> wondering if anyone had any suggestions about stuff that is especially
> interesting to listen to.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> - Ian
Wow--that's a tough one. I like listening to railroad transmissions as
well as the LA County fire department and Sheriff's department. I suppose
that the LAPD would be interesting, but I don't normally program their
freqs into my scanner.
If you have some particular area of interest perhaps I can look up some
frequencies for you.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:08 1996
From: Gary McGill <mcgill@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: UBC 3000XLT Scanner
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 17:23:29 -0700
Message-ID: <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
I'm thinking of buying a UBC 3000XLT. Are there any differences (other
than the obvious) between it and a BC 3000XLT (for U.S. use)? I assume
they are identical (for example, battery packs are interchangable, etc.).
Also, can someone with one of these tell me whether the tuning step sizes
are always automatic or can be automatic or selected.
Thanks.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:09 1996
From: hay145@aol.com (Hay145)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: UBC 3000XLT Scanner
Date: 21 Jun 1996 07:01:54 -0400
Message-ID: <4qdvf2$agj@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
Reply-To: hay145@aol.com (Hay145)
Gary:
> I'm thinking of buying a UBC 3000XLT. Are there any differences (other
>than the obvious) between it and a BC 3000XLT (for U.S. use)? I assume
>they are identical (for example, battery packs are interchangable, etc.).
They are just the same. I found just one battery pack limiting so bought
two spare ones and try to keep one in the car charged up all the time.
>Also, can someone with one of these tell me whether the tuning step sizes
>are always automatic or can be automatic or selected.
The 3000XLT selects the tuning/increment step it thinks should be used for
the frequency entered although this can be changed if you wish to any one
of the other available steps so Yes it is Automatic but also selectable if
its not what you want.
The same apples to the Mode - can be changed at anytime. There is
undocumented feature that allows you to turn this feature off - in other
words you are unable to change mode from the default setting.
If you haven't been in contact all ready I'd reccomend Javiation as a
source for the UBC varient. Very helpful, friendly and I've received great
service.
Harry.
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:10 1996
From: Jonathan Clough <Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: UBC 3000XLT Scanner
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 96 10:39:57 GMT
Message-ID: <835353597snz@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
References: <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu> <4qe3ur$o9g@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
Reply-To: Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk
In article <4qe3ur$o9g@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
parnass@att.com "Bob Parnass, AJ9S" writes:
Afternoon Bob,
> The USA version has a WX key which searches through the NOAA weather
> radio frequencies. I don't know what the non-USA versions have
> instead of the WX key.
The WX key for quick NOAA access is the "Turbo" key on the UBC varient.
"Turbo" on the BC-3000XLT being accessed by Shift + ?? (Can't just recall)
with that key combination doing nothing on the UBC.
--
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From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:11 1996
From: parnass@radioman.ih.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: UBC 3000XLT Scanner
Date: 21 Jun 1996 12:18:35 GMT
Message-ID: <4qe3ur$o9g@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
References: <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
Reply-To: parnass@att.com
In article <31C89A01.7264@dale.cba.ufl.edu>,
Gary McGill <mcgill@dale.cba.ufl.edu> wrote:
>I'm thinking of buying a UBC 3000XLT. Are there any differences (other
>than the obvious) between it and a BC 3000XLT (for U.S. use)?
The USA version has a WX key which searches through the NOAA weather
radio frequencies. I don't know what the non-USA versions have
instead of the WX key.
--
==============================================================================
Copyright 1996, Bob Parnass, AJ9S parnass@bell-labs.com
Locate & identify transmitters in your area with RadioMap(tm)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:12 1996
From: garcia@ico.com (Paul Garcia)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Uniden Sportcat Mods
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 06:10:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4qaq6e$e47@kane.ico.net>
Anybody know of any keypad mods for the Uniden Sportcat handheld scanner?
Like ways to unlock certain freq's, cellular for example? Anything like that
for the Sportcat? Also, anyway to make the backlite stay on?
Thanks
Paul
garcia@ico.com
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:13 1996
From: ZARCON@gnn.com (DEREK RICHARDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WACO TX FREQS WANTED
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 22:50:34
Message-ID: <4qif7i$kq3@news-e2d.gnn.com>
If anyone has interesting freqs for the Waco TX area i would be
quite interested. Please e-mail me!!
chfn
dooo
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:14 1996
From: <hduff@hcol.humberc.on.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 96 07:49:14 -0500
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Want dead PRO-2004/5/6
Message-ID: <tcpnntpd.16.6.21.7.49.14.2443217854.2932818@hcol.humberc.on.ca>
References: <31ca0362.34e9@ucr.campus.mci.net>
Wanted for parts or repair:
Dead or dying Radio Shack PRO-2004, 2005 or 2006
Reply via e-mail to hduff@hcol.humberc.on.ca
---
■ NFX v1.3 [000]
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:15 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: "Shochat" <bs@iglou.com>
Subject: Washington DC. & 512MhZ
Message-ID: <01bb61d4.366880c0$10ecffcc@bs.iglou.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:51:15 GMT
What are the best frequencies in DC except the police, fire, and all that
stuff?
And is it true that 512MhZ scanner misses much of the action that the
800MhZ gets?
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:15 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: ranger@eskimo.com (Richard Berndt)
Subject: Re: What happen to Seattle PD/
Message-ID: <DtJ088.M7r@eskimo.com>
References: <DtIGAG.Jvo@eskimo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 22:38:43 GMT
x-no-archive: yes
Have found that Seattle Police Dept has gone to trunking in the 800Mhz
area with all the other utilities.
Richard
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:16 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Which Scanner was that on Thursday's Seinfeld??
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:19:36 GMT
Message-ID: <31cb1fb7.4162559@news.airmail.net>
Which scanner was this? An ICOM?
(The Seinfeld re-run that aired Thursday, June 20th)
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From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:17 1996
From: truecasper@aol.com (TrueCasper)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Will trade a BC 860XLT for a 200XLT
Date: 21 Jun 1996 13:53:04 -0400
Message-ID: <4qeni0$hei@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: truecasper@aol.com (TrueCasper)
I will trade someone a Uniden Bearcat 860XLT (Brand new condition) for a
200XLT in Brand new condition. E-mail me (TrueCasper@aol.com)
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:18 1996
From: mark russo <mrusso@hoflink.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb
Subject: WTB: Scanner Antenna
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:17:44 -0700
Message-ID: <31CC9B38.7DB8@hoflink.com>
Hello out there, I'm looking for a used scanner antenna, radio shack
discone or equivalent. Please e-mail me direct.
Thanks, Mark
From amsoft@epix.net Tue Jun 25 20:39:19 1996
From: TIM GOODING <gooding@rrnet.net.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb
Subject: Re: WTB: Scanner Antenna
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 09:30:43 -0500
Message-ID: <31CD5513.55DC@rrnet.net.com>
References: <31CC9B38.7DB8@hoflink.com>
mark russo wrote:
>
> Hello out there, I'm looking for a used scanner antenna, radio shack
> discone or equivalent. Please e-mail me direct.
> Thanks, Mark
Mark,
I have a commercial/military UHF/VHF discone anteanns that I will
sell for $50 plus shiped. It has an N type connector and I do
not have any documentation.
bibi es 73
de tim.........KD0YX
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:02 1996
From: atlantis@itl.net (Rob Thomson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner.uk
Subject: Re: Any ideas on power anomaly w/ Bearcat 200xlt?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 11:17:02 GMT
Message-ID: <4qj8l1$d37@fhbgb1.itl.net>
References: <4qcpnv$ib8@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
dwatt@unixg.ubc.ca (David Watt) wrote:
>A peculiar situation has emerged with my Bearcat 200xlt. Earlier this week
>I turned-on the unit and found that nothing happened. After some trials I
>found I was able to operate the unit via the plug-in power adapter, and
>that if I removed the adapter plug while the unit was on, the battery
>power kicked-in and I could use the scanner normally.
>However, every time I turn the unit off, I have to 'jump-start' it again
>with the plug-in adapter before I can run off of the batteries. This,
>obviously, is a big pain in the ass.
>I opened up the battery pack and inspected the small circuit board inside.
>No apparent damage or burn marks. Am I right to assume the problem lies
>with this circuit board as opposed to the upper scanner circuitry?
>(Unfortunately I don't have another battery pack available to try). Does
>anyone have any ideas about which components might be at fault, how I
>might investigate further, or how to actually fix the damn thing? Any
>input would be much appreciated at this point.
>---
>Cheers, Dave
Its usually the changeover switch inside the adaptor socket on the
battery thats not closing properly, a squirt of contact cleaner may
clear the fault, check the solder joints there as well.
one of my batteries caused exactly the same fault as you have.
Best regards from Rob.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:03 1996
From: shep79@napanet.net (CD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: USCG freqs.??
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:06:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4qmb71$lh0@wiley.napanet.net>
Hi there,
Does anyone have coast guard freqs., especially those for the Bay
Area, CA? I'm looking for boat-boat, boat-air, air-air, search and
rescue, etc... If you know of any, please email me.
Thanks!
shep79@napanet.net
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:04 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Most secure cordless phone?
Message-ID: <slworkDtIFFK.H51@netcom.com>
References: <31CDAF10.26EF@interport.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:09:20 GMT
Jacquie (jacquie@interport.com) wrote:
: I want to get the most secure and inexpensive cordless phone out
: there. Preferably under $125. What I mean by secure is that people can't
: listen in or make phone calls off of my line.
The ones with decent security (i.e. digital or spread spectrum) are going
to start in the $200-250 and up price range. The ones with frequency
inversion scrambling, you might find in your price range. Frequency
inversion can be descrambled with a fairly simple device. But I feel it
will help quite a lot because most scanner users will just pick an easier
target to listen in on, there's no shortage of unscrambled phones.
All cordless phones sold today are quite good in protecting you from
having calls placed from your line.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:05 1996
From: bnr@universe.digex.net (bnr)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Patrol
Date: 24 Jun 1996 15:32:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4qmce5$o7q@news4.digex.net>
References: <31CCA157.937@gnn.com> <835616751.10240.0@cisas91.demon.co.uk>
: >We sometimes go on "Scanner Patrol" Friday and Saturday evenings...
: >chasing down the calls for excitement, or go to the airport and watch
: >takeoffs, listening at the same time... BUT, I found the neatest thing...
I recently talked with someone who decided to get a closer look with radio
in hand...ended up he fit the description of the bad guy who also had a
radio in hand...Lucky for him the victim ID'd him as the wrong guy...
Play with fire...you know the rest...
=-=-=-=-=-=-= Brian Raines <bnr@universe.digex.net> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
--------------------------------------
http://www.universe.digex.net/~bnr/3000.html The Uniden BC3000xlt
"Forget that blind ambition, And learn to trust your intuition,
Plowin' straight ahead come what may" - J.B.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:06 1996
From: moujesky@why.net (Michael Oujesky)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Do trees improve reception?
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 23:54:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4qn9q7$1d4@what.why.net>
References: <3044671613.1.wk03268@worldlink.com>
>As a matter of fact, as far as UHF reception goes, trees actually hinder
>reception.
>>Trees DO NOT improve reception.
Ahem, (toung firmly in cheek) it does if you're up in one to get a
better antenna height.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:08 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR-8000 -- opinions?
Message-ID: <1996Jun25.102452.25546@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: proctor.william_d@indianapolis.va.gov
Date: 25 Jun 96 10:24:52 -0500
References: <31CE351A.49CA@student.umass.edu>
To: ccarde@student.umass.edu
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CHRIS,
I'd say: go for it. I've seen a few for sale in this
newsgroup, and with some extras for the "new" price.
Areas to check specific to ar8000:
http://www.demon.co.uk./aor/javiation
http://www.crl.com/~vhealey/ar8000.homepage.html
http://www.mich.comm/~eddy/works/
I used a Bearcat200xlt several years as my first scanner.
Out of the box, I was impressed at its flexibility &
complexity, but because of that, I wasn't exactly using
it to its potential on the way home from UPS pickup. On the
other hand, the former is its strength. There is nothing i
can conceive of that this radio can't do with the right
settings. I'm just now getting into using Scancat software
to run it (however it's not often i'm willing to leave this
radio at home connected to the computer, so i'm soon going to
have it running off of my HP200 palmtop in the car using car's
antenna).
Be aware, it's computer controllable, which the others are
not. However on the downside, it's not built like a tank like
the bearcats were. The large lcddisplay on my unit came with
intermittent problems with the last 3 characters. The case
isn't as solid-feeling as a bearcat or Yupiteru(which is better
at shortwave, i hear).
The translucent(backlit) keys' lettering ON the keys will
rub off some SOON much like bearcat keys did only after years
of no case in/out of my pocket. You'll avoid this if you buy
the case to protect the unit($25). Also, the Scout(r) ($400
@Dayton) from Optoelectronics works well with the unit, almost
instantly tuning the radio to the "hit" (requires adapter cable
sold separately for $20-30; think Scancat also sells this for
$12-15).
73s
will
or at least put some clear oil-change-style plastic to protect
the display from scratches.
three characters on the top row.
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From: Christopher Carde <ccarde@student.umass.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR-8000 -- opinions?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:26:34 -0700
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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I've fallen in love with the AR-8000 from the literature I've seen so far
on the web. My one qualm is that most of said literature was made
available by those trying to sell this unit. :) Can anyone tell me if the
$600 street price I've been seeing is worth what you get? I'd also be
interested in any recent print media reviews.
Thanks for any info!
Chris, N1KEX
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From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:09 1996
From: pm3751s@acad.drake.edu (Paul McCoy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,misc.forsale.non-computer
Subject: FS:MOTOROLA MTX-810 TRUNKED HT & ACCY'S
Date: 25 Jun 96 10:46:38 CST
Message-ID: <1996Jun25.104638@acad.drake.edu>
**FOR SALE**
1 Motorola MTX-810 Type I 800MHz Trunked HT (Excellent Working/Phys Cond.)
Features:
-2 channels/systems
-a/b/c switch
-FULL DTMF TELEPHONE KEYPAD and telephone interconnect button
-Will send Call Alert via use of keypad
Included in this package:
-Radio chassis
-Standard antenna
-Rapid Desktop Charger
-2 Batteries (1 brand new-bought 5/96)
-User manual
$$550 + Shipping (Prefer Prepayment by Money Order)
If interested, please let me know via e-mail. Thanks.
pm3751s@acad.drake.edu
--
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:10 1996
From: lajo@q8n (Lars Johansson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: OK, what to buy
Date: 25 Jun 1996 14:14:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4qos89$s4c@news.dknet.dk>
OSince scanning is about to be legal in Denmark I would like to
hear what one should buy.
To give a hint :
The AOR8000 is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE
need full coverage (xKhz- 1.3Ghz)
Fully programmable.
possibillity for PC control.
Mobil/handheld
So the question is, what's the best bye ??.
I Have allready looked at the AOR2700 ( opinions !?!?)
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:10 1996
From: Scott <crtoy@fyiowa.infi.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: MILAIR freqs.
Date: 25 Jun 1996 14:59:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4qousp$35g@nw101.infi.net>
I live in the midwest (Iowa) and I am having trouble finding active MILAIR
frequencies. Are there books or guides on this subject?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:12 1996
From: anonid@alt.net
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Speedbird (was Re: Just saw Air Force One)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:05:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4qover$qhh@tofu.alt.net>
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <31bd417d.20032964@news.demon.co.uk> <4pmnve$4nd@epx.cis.umn.edu> <31C1E26B.2B8@boeing.com> <babel.3.93.31C21337@pop.service.ohio-state.edu> <SHAFER.96Jun17093108@ferhino.dfrf.nasa.gov> <835521161.15367.0@grndzero.demon.co.uk> <31CEADE4.285C@worldbank.org> <4qmmr6$7nj@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
wb9omc@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick) wrote:
>Stefano Pagiola <spagiola@worldbank.org> writes:
>>Steve W. wrote:
>>> P.S. I thought that BA only use the speedbird tag for concorde
>>> flights. Anyone know for sure?
>>BA uses Speedbird as its call sign on ALL flights.
> If by "BA" you mean British Airways, I'd like to toss in a story
>for you.
> Several months back, I was home from work one day while we had
>some work done on our air conditioner. I was getting ready to go back
>to work at about 1 PM when our area got boomed. Not any whimpy
>sonic boom, either, but a big badass double-boom that rattled the
>windows and window frames and made the birds all fly up out of the
>ground/trees/underbrush.
> First instinct - look up. Nothing.
> Second instinct - run inside and fire up the communications
>gear.
> Nothing on UHF that would have indicated ANG activity in the
>area (and that's who the USAF pinned it on after the fact), but I happened
>to catch some traffic on 11175 KHz from an aircraft ID'ing as
>"Speedbird324" and/or "QK324" (used interchangeably) that he was heading
>to Brunswick, or something like that (in Nova Scotia, perhaps????).
> My first thought when I heard "Speedbird" was Concorde, as I knew
>they used that radio call. BUT, it was my impression that they were
>banned from flying supersonic over the US. Some calls confirmed that,
>so I got on the phone with both Air France and British Airways to see
>if there was some reason why they might have a Concorde flying hot that
>day.
> Both of them said they did NOT have a Concorde anywhere but East
>coast and they ALSO confirmed that they did NOT fly supersonic over
>the US.
> When I asked them about the 11175 communication they knew
>nothing about it, so they said.
> I might add, the FAA was real uncooperative. No, they knew
>nothing about it. They never called me back, either.
> The comm indicated an ETA of 50 minutes to the destination,
>and if my figuring on WHERE he was going was correct, he was going there
>in one helluva hurry. I also perceived that when this bird was talking,
>everyone else on 11175 shut up. Often, 11175 tends to be "up for grabs".
>(for those who don't know, 11175 is the freq. for the "mainsail" network,
>which is a main communications hot spot for USAF's global communications)
> Now, I *suppose* that it is possible that all of this stuff
>had no connection. But I doubt it. I'd sure like to know what the REAL
>story was, and I say that because the person who said that it was ANG
>units said that they were op'ing WEST of town. Funny thing about that,
>the local MOA is to the NORTHEAST. As a general rule, they DON'T do
>most of their ops outside of the MOA around here. My gut feeling is that
>somebody screwed up on their cover story. :-)
> If anyone can shed any light on this, by all means, post and/or
>email me.
>Duane
If I May ask, what type (kind, model, brand, etc...) is used to
monitor 11175?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:13 1996
From: subbustr@whidbey.net (DAVE M . SCHERTZER)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: MIDLAND 70-665 UHF MOBILE
Date: 25 Jun 1996 15:14:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4qovod$fue@news.whidbey.com>
References: <4qhrbh$ejl$2@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
U have any 70-254 Ht's ???
subbustr@whidbey.net
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:14 1996
From: subbustr@whidbey.net (DAVE M . SCHERTZER)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for BC8500XLT mods
Date: 25 Jun 1996 15:18:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4qp00e$fue@news.whidbey.com>
References: <4qk2a6$mo5@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
NO MOD REQUIRED...SCAN 1270-1295 MHZ FER CELL IMAGE
FREQS.... subbustr@whidbey.net
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:15 1996
From: JOHN MARCEL <JMarcel@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pheonix/Scottsdale AZ Freqs
Date: 25 Jun 1996 15:27:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4qp0ga$hk6@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
Looking for frequencies/Channel Assignments for Phoenix & Scottsdale Az
areas for an upcoming trip July 11, 96. Primarily looking for FIRE DEPT &
the PHEONIX AIRPORT Operations & Scottsdale Police. I can be E-Mailed at
JMarcel@worldnet.att.net or post on this group.
Thanks John Marcel - Derry,NH Fire Alarm
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Want dead PRO-2004/5/6
Message-ID: <slworkDtKAxG.Mpn@netcom.com>
References: <31ca0362.34e9@ucr.campus.mci.net> <tcpnntpd.16.6.21.7.49.14.2443217854.2932818@hcol.humberc.on.ca>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:27:16 GMT
hduff@hcol.humberc.on.ca wrote:
: Wanted for parts or repair:
: Dead or dying Radio Shack PRO-2004, 2005 or 2006
I'll bet you'll have no problem with finding used diodes which used to be
parts of these radios. :)
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:17 1996
From: JOHN MARCEL <JMarcel@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Fresno/San Jose Ca Freqs
Date: 25 Jun 1996 15:29:04 GMT
Message-ID: <4qp0k0$hk6@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
In Addition to Phoenix, Ill also be looking for Fire & Airport Freqs for
the Fresno & San Jose Areas. Again I can be reached
JMarcel@worldnet.att.net or Posted here
Thanks Again, John Marcel
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:17 1996
From: orbitone@worldnet.att.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro 2006 Step???
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 16:11:50 GMT
Message-ID: <31d00f09.881302@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
Question how do you get the 30 Mhz step on the pro 2006 in the 870-896
mhz range it only does 5-12.5-or50mhz steps there thanks..
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:19 1996
From: wb9omc@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Speedbird (was Re: Just saw Air Force One)
Date: 25 Jun 1996 16:12:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4qp360$3a7@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <31bd417d.20032964@news.demon.co.uk> <4pmnve$4nd@epx.cis.umn.edu> <31C1E26B.2B8@boeing.com> <babel.3.93.31C21337@pop.service.ohio-state.edu> <SHAFER.96Jun17093108@ferhino.dfrf.nasa.gov> <835521161.15367.0@grndzero.demon.co.uk> <31CEADE4.285C@worldbank.org> <4qmmr6$7nj@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> <4qover$qhh@tofu.alt.net>
anonid@alt.net writes:
>If I May ask, what type (kind, model, brand, etc...) is used to
>monitor 11175?
Well, you could use about any shortwave rcvr that will do
sideband. I personally have two that will work. One is a Radio Shack
DX440, the better one is their relatively new DX394. With the
DX394 I can hear comms on 11175 all the way from Hickam field in
Hawaii to Acension Island and about everything inbetween. A lot of
people get bent out of shape about Radio Shack stuff, but with the
DX394 I am impressed. For the money, it (mine, at least) is not
a bad receiver.
Secret to good reception: a GOOD antenna. What works for
ME? I have a long piece of wire (it is the stranded antenna wire that
Radio Shack sells, but nealry any sort of wire will work. I usually
suggest stranded because it tends to last longer with more flexibility
before breaking) that is stapled the length of the inside of my attic.
That's probably a good 40 to 50 feet. I tap off that with a hunk of
coax (using the center conductor) and take that down to the radio.
The braid of the coax gets grounded down on the radio end. Not
fancy, but seems quite effective. An *outside* antenna would
be even better, but I rent - which makes that a bit of a problem.
Also gotta remember to disconnect before thunderstorms or your radio
can get reduced to molten crud......
BTW, there are LOTs of other frequencies in the HF bands that
military uses. If you subtract out spectrum areas that are allocated
to other services, you are left with a lot of RF spectrum, and in those
spaces you could find military stuff quite easily.
I have also noted that they may sometimes even dip into a
shortwave broadcast band.....which means that it isn't impossible
to find them just about anywhere.
If you have a reciever that will do the AM broadcast band
(the US version of it, that is) and can tune BETWEEN the FCC allocated
"channels" you can find some unusual signals lurking there now and then.
But if you want guaranteed listening, 11175 is a good bet.
The comms are USB, BTW. (Upper Sideband, for the non-radio types)
I won't say that you'll necessarily hear anything real "juicy" there.
Most of it seems to be fairly routine stuff, and sent in the "clear",
unencoded and unencrypted. You will, though, hear some comms get
"handed off" to other HF frequencies. Add those to your occasional
"listen list" and you can start getting some pretty interesting stuff.
You'll also hear references to UHF frequencies to be used closer
in to specific bases. If you happen to live close to that base,
and own a scanner that will do the 225 to 430 MHz range, sometimes
those frequencies will also be "interesting".
Duane
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:20 1996
From: wessel@via.nl (Bart Wessel)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner.uk
Subject: Re: voice inversion
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 16:22:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4qp43p$srl@news.via.nl>
References: <4q8h3m$f45@a3.a1.nl> <50Y9SMAtCEyxEwoY@g3wte.demon.co.uk> <31c90a6d.55695876@news.fais.net> <4qlfph$qdh@highway.leidenuniv.nl>
kuyvenho@chem.LeidenUniv.NL (sufsuf) wrote:
>>The kit is available by: "Kok Elektronics" in Leiden Netherlands
>>The Phonenumber is 071-5149345 The price is only 30 Gulden for two (!)
>>Kits.
>>Edwin van Berk.
I phoned them and they haven't got any idea where the story comes from, but
they definitely do not sell such a kit. Didn't even know what voice inversion
is.....
A prank, and I fell for it. Should have guessed from the name 'sufsuf'!
Groetjes,
Bart.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:20 1996
From: alanoue@shrsys.hslc.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: SecretSecret Service, Baker freq. now Bravo?
Date: 25 JUN 96 16:25:53 GMT
Message-ID: <25JUN96.16255300@shrsys.hslc.org>
I recently heard some SS transmissions in NYC on the regular Baker freq.,
except he indicated he was calling in on "Bravo". This is the first time
I've heard the Bravo designation. Could it be a sort of ch. 2 of Baker?
Incidently, the transmission was from the "Patriot" (Dole) CP.
Thanks,
Phil
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:22 1996
From: sprouse@pgh.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dynamic Scanner Banks
Date: 25 Jun 1996 21:23:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4qplcl$qvu@dropit.pgh.net>
References: <19960622151847.aaaa000Fp@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Reply-To: sprouse@pgh.net
Keywords: banks channels variable
> Tom Howley <tom.howley@moa.net> writes:
> Has this subject been brought up before? I was just at Uniden's home
> page to see if it had any new stuff on it and it occured to me I would
> be very happy if there were variable bank sizes on some of these radios.
> A 200 channel scanner for me has at least 50-100 wasted channels in it
> because I usually like to put my freqs in related groups that I can turn
> on and off easily. If you have police and fire in the same bank and
> there is an exciting fire call, you probably would want to disable
> police quickly an just allow fire calls. Problem is when you put a few
> police freqs in one bank and a few fire freqs in another bank, you end
> up locking out 10 or more usable channels in a bank.
> It would seem to me dynamic bank sizes are something I could use to
> stretch a 200 channel scanner a little farther. What do you all think.
> Or is there already one out there with this feature?
> I dropped Uniden an email with my idea, I hope someday it comes true!
>
> Tom N8LFZ
>
>
>
>>>>
I will second that motion. I had not considered "variable" bank size but I ha
ve long
wished that my 200+ channel scanners were divided up into banks of ten channel
s each. I
will have to visit the web site and if they have feed back let them know that
I like the
idea also. Like you I also have my PRO-43 / PRO-2021 / BC-200 / BC-760 arrang
ed such
that I can turn service, department or geographic area on or off with the push
of a
button. I would also keep duplicate frequencies in multiple banks but made in
to
different groups. If I had smaller or variable bank size I would make use of
400 - 500
channels. I could keep banks programmed for areas that I travel to only a few
times a
year and that type of thing.
And while we are wishing how about BC-300/PRO-43 class scanner with a PL decod
er built
in that would let you assign PL tones per channel. And either slide off or tw
ist off
battery packs (like the BC-200) or at least charger contacts brought out the b
ottom of
the radio to make with a desk top / mobile drop in charger. I have a friend w
ho works
in a machine shop and I have thought about getting him to make me an adaptor o
ut of
plexiglas that would let me use my Icom 3AT batteries on the BC-200. Just a t
hought.
Ken Sprouse / N3IGW Oakmont, Pennsylvania e-mail sprouse@pgh.net
Member North Hills Amateur Radio Club
Repeaters on: 147.090 / 146.880 / 224.100 / 444.400 / 444.350 (Packet)
Smith & Wesson - The ultimate point and click user interface.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:22 1996
From: David Fredriksson <david.fredriksson@uppsala.mail.telia.som>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: TEAM60
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 22:16:08 -0700
Message-ID: <31D0C798.5CA@uppsala.mail.telia.som>
Hello !
Im looking for freqs for the Swedish airshow TEAM60. I know that they
have been to several european countries and someone must have
picked up their freq.
Am also interested in info on Russian satellite freqs. Do anyone know
if there is something similar to FLTSATCOM above Russia ??
Rgrds
David
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:23 1996
From: David Fredriksson <david.fredriksson@uppsala.mail.telia.som>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Airshow;TEAM 60
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 22:31:31 -0700
Message-ID: <31D0CB33.33A8@uppsala.mail.telia.som>
Hello !
Does anyone know freqs for the Swedish airshow "TEAM60" ?
I would be very intrested in some info on that. I also want
to get some freqs for Russian satellites if someone could
supply me with that...
Rgrds David
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:24 1996
From: Hank Eisenstein <nixon@planet.earthcom.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Patrol
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 22:33:58 -0400
Message-ID: <31D0A196.6A64@planet.earthcom.net>
References: <31CCA157.937@gnn.com> <4qip6a$f1g@suba01.suba.com>
andyb@qni.com wrote:
>
> Steve Arnold <SuperTrack@gnn.com> wrote:
> >We sometimes go on "Scanner Patrol" Friday and Saturday evenings...
> >chasing down the calls for excitement, <snip>
>
> Chasing down calls for excitement??? When they keep seeing you show up at
> calls, the cops will eventually tire of it and proceed to give you the
> opportunity to observe your law enforcement tax dollar at work...close up.
> Getting arrested...now THAT'S excitement!
Hmmm....I do that on a bike. FDNY knows me out here already. Mostly,
they don't mind as long as I stay out of the way and send them some
prints. In B&W, the cost is negligable to stay on their good sides.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:25 1996
From: Dick Mahar <dmahar@q.continuum.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro 2006 Step???
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 22:42:59 -0700
Message-ID: <31D0CDE3.343A@q.continuum.net>
References: <31d00f09.881302@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
To: orbitone@worldnet.att.net
orbitone@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> Question how do you get the 30 Mhz step on the pro 2006 in the 870-896
> mhz range it only does 5-12.5-or50mhz steps there thanks..I have a 2005, and
I have to use the 5 mhz step in order to hit all the freqs
30 mhz apart. I think we are stuck with this because these scanners weren't
designed to scan cellular, but required a modification to do so.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:26 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: tjh@netcom.com (Terry in Dallas)
Subject: FS: PRO2004
Message-ID: <tjhDtL0xz.1t7@netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 00:49:11 GMT
I have a PRO2004 in mint condition with cell, channel, speed mods.
Still in box with manual.
Will ship to highest offer.
--
Terry
tjh@netcom.com
Data/Voice Networking Communications Consultant
Dallas, Texas
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:27 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Patrol
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 02:05:48 GMT
Message-ID: <31d09ad2.953952@news.fais.net>
References: <4qkisd$216@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
On 23 Jun 96 19:09:40 EDT, ruhe@vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:
>Chasing down calls on a Friday or Saturday night for excitment...Now here's
>a case to go 800 mhz digital..Thanks Alot
Exactly my point. We do not need these kinds of people getting in law
enforcement's way.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:28 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Trident Highway Scanner
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 02:19:30 GMT
Message-ID: <31d09d2e.1558169@news.fais.net>
References: <31d0f4f8.2163880@newshost.capecod.net>
On Wed, 26 Jun 1996 08:31:39 GMT, dbibo@capecod.net (D.R. Bibo) wrote:
>I am wondering if anyone is familiar with Trident's Highway Scanner.
>I am unsure of the Model number, I have actually, up to this point,
>only heard rumors about it. It is, apparently, an integrated full
>featured scanner and radar detector. If anyone could give me more
>info, it would be most appreciated.
>
>-Dave
>dbibo@capecod.net
Totally a piece of junk!! It does not come with any radar detector
unless you buy that option at a cost of about $300.00. Yes $300.00.
And the scanner is the biggest and ugliest thing I have ever seen.
The audio is the worst in the world too. It has about 500 "birdies"
you must lock out every time you turn it on because it doesn't
remember anything.
I have one, broken now because I plugged it into a wall wart that had
the wrong polarity and the darn thing burned up. They could have put
a 2 cent diode in the thing but then reverse polarity would not harm
it.
I would buy the Bearcat BCT 7 Beartracker if you want preprogramed
frequencies. This is an exceptionally well built scanner and it does
800 too.
My 2 cents.
Jeff Wolfington
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:29 1996
From: dave.toth@sympatico.ca (Dave Toth)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB Frequencies
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 02:21:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4qq6cr$iq8@news1.sympatico.ca>
References: <4ovdat$ppn@beldin.it.com.au> <4p2dpi$h0f@euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au> <4p4is7$lfc@nadine.teleport.com>
prografx@teleport.com (Steve Kennedy) wrote:
>Besides, who in the U.S. can monitor French FM CB? Even "CB" is an
>American invention!
>
>Steve
Wait a couple of years, if the French CB is on 27 MHZ, you'll be able
to monitor it in the U.S. You'll probably be able to monitor Republic
of South Africa Police up in the 40 to 50 MHZ. range and all kinds of
other stuff out of other continents up to about 50 mhz on your
scanner. It was all there on my old Pro 2004 and a R.S. discone in the
late eighties.
-----------------------------
Dave Toth
Grimsby,Ontario,Canada
Fido: 1:244/120
e-mail: dave.toth@sympatico.ca
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:30 1996
From: heinric6@pilot.msu.edu (Rene Guerrero)
Newsgroups: mi.wanted,msu.for-sale,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: 4-Sale!!
Date: 26 Jun 1996 03:00:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4qq942$hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Nishiki-Caribon Men's Mountain Bike-15 speed, 20", Blue and Yellow. $200. obo
Microsoft Office Professional & Bookshelf Upgrade-Designed for Windows 95, run
s
on Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPointe,
Schedule+ and Access. Double CD-ROM's still sealed in plastic. $225. obo
Uniden Bearcat Scanner (BC100XLT)-100 channel programmable scanner, 10 banks,
weather, rechargeable battery pack, 10 priority channels, 11 bands including
aircraft. Includes carrying case with belt loop, antenna, nicad battery pack
and AC adapter. $110 obo
Office Chair-5 star wheels, swivel and adjustable height. $40 obo.
For more info E-mail Rene Guerrero at heinric6@pilot.msu.edu
This is also posted at http://pilot.msu.edu/user/heinric6/sale.html
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:31 1996
From: wa6sul@ix.netcom.com(gg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: RCMA Scanner Journal dead???
Date: 26 Jun 1996 05:46:02 GMT
Message-ID: <4qqiqq$6ro@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4qo7pd$qgr@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <31CFD06B.DAC@evansville.net>
I wonder if anyone at RCMA gave any thought to putting the RCMA on the
intermet? Information exchange would have bee much faster and cheaper
for readers and posters of info.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:32 1996
From: Collier_Chun@ccm.hf.intel.com (Collier Chun)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Does anyone know if there is an in-dash scanner for vehicles?
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 96 06:56:06 PST
Message-ID: <4qrfki$2lm@ornews.intel.com>
References: <31ceed42.3206075@news2.aimnet.com>
In article <31ceed42.3206075@news2.aimnet.com>, tyrant@aimnet.com says...
>
>I've been looking for an in dash scanner that will fit in a standard radio sl
ot
>for my car but haven't found anything. Does anyone make them or does anyone h
ave
>one for sale?
>
The old Kenwood RZ-1 covers 500 kHz to 905 MHz continuous, and is housed in a
DIN form factor. I have one mounted in my truck above my DIN form factor ster
eo.
Deaf as a two-year old kid, slow scanner, but 99% of the time, if it's out the
re, I
can pull it in.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:32 1996
From: dbibo@capecod.net (D.R. Bibo)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Trident Highway Scanner
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 08:31:39 GMT
Message-ID: <31d0f4f8.2163880@newshost.capecod.net>
Reply-To: dbibo@capecod.net
I am wondering if anyone is familiar with Trident's Highway Scanner.
I am unsure of the Model number, I have actually, up to this point,
only heard rumors about it. It is, apparently, an integrated full
featured scanner and radar detector. If anyone could give me more
info, it would be most appreciated.
-Dave
dbibo@capecod.net
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:33 1996
From: bubba@shasta.com (Bubba's Life Support)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Space Shuttle frequencies
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 09:10:03
Message-ID: <bubba.81.00092B25@shasta.com>
Just to let you know, 463.1000 MHz is the national MED Channel 5. It is
possivle you heard traffic, but I would'nt think probable. Below is my listing
for the Space Shuttle's:
145.8500 Voice
243.0000 Emergency Voice Channel
259.7000 Primary Voice Channel
279.0000 EVA Voice Channel
296.8000 Backup Voice Channel
416.5000 Data
143.6250 MIR Space Station Voice
145.5500 " " " "
145.8000 " " " "
______________________________________
Connecticut Re-Transmissioned Shuttle Traffic
448.4250
______________________________________
Hope this helps. Happy Scanning!
Maurice Divine
bubba@shasta.com
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:34 1996
From: Steve Fisher <rsfisher@zoomnet.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: MILAIR freqs.
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 09:34:24 +0000
Message-ID: <31D10420.5404@zoomnet.net>
References: <4qousp$35g@nw101.infi.net>
Reply-To: rsfisher@zoomnet.net
Scott wrote:
>
> I live in the midwest (Iowa) and I am having trouble finding active MILAIR
> frequencies. Are there books or guides on this subject?
If you have a web connection, checkout the on-line catalog for Grove's. They
have quite
a collection of scanner books which list all sorts of military, mil-air, and o
ther
freqs. http://www.grove.net/
-- Steve
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:35 1996
From: "Valery Filin" <FP_FAGOT@opu.opu.odessa.ua>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Radioheart
Date: 26 Jun 1996 11:09:29 -0400
Message-ID: <19960626110914.aaaa002k8@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Reply-To: "Valery V.Filin/Visotckogo 12 fl.24/Odessa/270025/Ukraine" <1@1.CS.YALE.EDU>
Hello!
Greetings for everybody who lives in this big and various World.
Greetings for all who likes music or radio.
I am writing my message from Odessa.
It's interesting town, intercity near Black Sea
and here i'm making the tiny musical radiostation.
Even a small station begin to live when she has a pulsing heart.
Yeah, it's a transmitter.
Step by step i save up means for the transmitter.
Anyway i need your help.
You can write me a letter:
Valery V. Filin
Visotckogo str. 12, fl.24
Odessa, 270025
Ukraine
I'll glad to read your advices, opinions and simply good words.
Peoples who want help me are interesting for myself.
Maybe you have a records which must be on a radio.
Please, send your ideas.
And at last you can support me by small sum:
Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt/Main acc.no.4008869901USD
in favour of Imexbank, Odessa in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Or the way trough the american bank:
The Bank Of New York, N.Y. acc.no.890-0054-808 in favour of
Dialogbank in favour of Imexbank acc.no.02000090088 in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Thank you.
Warmest regards,
Valery
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:36 1996
From: "Valery Filin" <FP_FAGOT@opu.opu.odessa.ua>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Radioheart
Date: 26 Jun 1996 11:10:52 -0400
Message-ID: <19960626111026.aaaa002lC@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Reply-To: "Valery V.Filin/Visotckogo 12 fl.24/Odessa/270025/Ukraine" <1@mvs1.oo.aflc.af.mil>
Hello!
Greetings for everybody who lives in this big and various World.
Greetings for all who likes music or radio.
I am writing my message from Odessa.
It's interesting town, intercity near Black Sea
and here i'm making the tiny musical radiostation.
Even a small station begin to live when she has a pulsing heart.
Yeah, it's a transmitter.
Step by step i save up means for the transmitter.
Anyway i need your help.
You can write me a letter:
Valery V. Filin
Visotckogo str. 12, fl.24
Odessa, 270025
Ukraine
I'll glad to read your advices, opinions and simply good words.
Peoples who want help me are interesting for myself.
Maybe you have a records which must be on a radio.
Please, send your ideas.
And at last you can support me by small sum:
Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt/Main acc.no.4008869901USD
in favour of Imexbank, Odessa in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Or the way trough the american bank:
The Bank Of New York, N.Y. acc.no.890-0054-808 in favour of
Dialogbank in favour of Imexbank acc.no.02000090088 in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Thank you.
Warmest regards,
Valery
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:37 1996
From: "Valery Filin" <FP_FAGOT@opu.opu.odessa.ua>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Radioheart
Date: 26 Jun 1996 11:17:48 -0400
Message-ID: <19960626111747.aaaa002pq@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Reply-To: "Valery V.Filin/Visotckogo 12 fl.24/Odessa/270025/Ukraine" <1@1.CS.YALE.EDU>
Hello!
Greetings for everybody who lives in this big and various World.
Greetings for all who likes music or radio.
I am writing my message from Odessa.
It's interesting town, intercity near Black Sea
and here i'm making the tiny musical radiostation.
Even a small station begin to live when she has a pulsing heart.
Yeah, it's a transmitter.
Step by step i save up means for the transmitter.
Anyway i need your help.
You can write me a letter:
Valery V. Filin
Visotckogo str. 12, fl.24
Odessa, 270025
Ukraine
I'll glad to read your advices, opinions and simply good words.
Peoples who want help me are interesting for myself.
Maybe you have a records which must be on a radio.
Please, send your ideas.
And at last you can support me by small sum:
Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt/Main acc.no.4008869901USD
in favour of Imexbank, Odessa in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Or the way trough the american bank:
The Bank Of New York, N.Y. acc.no.890-0054-808 in favour of
Dialogbank in favour of Imexbank acc.no.02000090088 in favour of
Valery Victorovich Filin acc.no.001139619.44
Thank you.
Warmest regards,
Valery
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:38 1996
From: Les Butler <lsbutler@cris.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dayton Airshow
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 11:23:22 -0400
Message-ID: <31D155EA.DB@cris.com>
References: <NEWTNews.835574320.18600.mwolfson@mwolfson.bright.net> <31CEAC63.2D98@zim.bms.com> <31D0133A.21A9@belcan.com>
According to the Blue Angels schedule the Dayton Air and Trade Show
starts on July 17.
http://146.245.2.151/rec/air/events/96/airshow/oh000.html
Also linked through my Homepage for Scannists
http://www.cris.com/~lsbutler
Best viewed with Netscape
Les
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:39 1996
From: proscan782@aol.com (PROSCAN782)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Bearcat 200 xlt, cellular $225
Date: 26 Jun 1996 12:09:53 -0400
Message-ID: <4qrnch$nsk@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <00001ff6+00004ec8@msn.com>
Reply-To: proscan782@aol.com (PROSCAN782)
Subject: Bearcat 200 xlt, cellular $225
Date: 25 Jun 96 03:43:03 -0700
Message-ID: <00001ff6+00004ec8@msn.com>
Its in very good condition, case, charger and manual. Older unit that
has full cellular coverage. Email
Regards, Dick
$225? That's about what they sold for new (the cell mod is a snap to do,
too)! Anyone interested in this unit should definitely check around. The
going rate is closer to $175, for mint condition models. You might $200
for a nearly new model with extra batts...
Jim Whatever
Captain of the Scanner Police Squad
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:40 1996
From: George Georgiev <georgiev@generation.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment
Subject: Q: How to mesure 900MHz and 2.4GHz RF density?
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 12:31:56 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960626121233.20229A-100000@smtp>
Hi everyone,
I am interested of how to mesure current 902-916 MHz diapasone RF field
density and also 2.4 GHz diapasone density downtown Montreal in order to
see if a wireless spread-spectrum data link in one of these wave ranges
could be used instead of cable link. Is there some (relatively)simple
device (I will make it if possible), that I can use with yagi antenna to
pinpoint where are located any emiters?
Thanks in advance, George.
--------- All opinions are my own, no company or org. ---------
--------- should be linked with what is stated here. ---------
George Georgiev georgiev@generation.net
geogeo01@aircanada.ca
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:41 1996
From: Patrick Bell <patrick_m._bell@belcan.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dayton Airshow
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 12:46:26 -0700
Message-ID: <31D19392.5682@belcan.com>
References: <NEWTNews.835574320.18600.mwolfson@mwolfson.bright.net> <31CEAC63.2D98@zim.bms.com> <31D0133A.21A9@belcan.com> <31D155EA.DB@cris.com>
Typically the trade show is on Thursday and Friday with the public air
show on Saturday and Sunday. (Which would mean the trade show starts on
the 17th) I would assume this to be the case with this year's show
although I have not personally checked it out.
Pat
Les Butler wrote:
>
> According to the Blue Angels schedule the Dayton Air and Trade Show
> starts on July 17.
>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:42 1996
From: andrew@tyndall.demon.co.uk (andy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:06:05 +0000
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <ADF7106D9668288B64E@tyndall.demon.co.uk>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com> <4pgavp$51r@nntp.igs.net> <31bf0d69.5333576@news.iac.net> <31C00470.69E@ti.com>
In article <31C00470.69E@ti.com>,
Steve Carter <s-carter@ti.com> wrote:
>2. 900 MHz Digital. I don't know how to monitor, requires knowledge
>of the digitizing scheme. The voice signal is digitized, and then sent
>over a single frequency. Your scanner will just pick up the "buzzsaw"
>sound (until some hacker figure's out how to decode it).
>3. 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum. I don't know how to monitor,
>requires knowledge of the digitizing scheme, and of the "spreading code".
>Your scanner will not pick up anything (until some hacker figures it
>out, but it will likely be expensive enough to stop most folks from
>bothering).
What I cannot figure out is: if a small hand held cell phone can decode the
signal, why can the decoder/ it's programme etc be incorporated ina
scanner?
andy
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:43 1996
From: andrew@tyndall.demon.co.uk (andy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Cordless phones
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:06:07 +0000
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <ADF7106F9668288B6C6@tyndall.demon.co.uk>
References: <4pc84o$80a@globe.indirect.com> <4po1lm$p2@juliana.sprynet.com>
In article <4po1lm$p2@juliana.sprynet.com>,
griffined@sprynet.com (Edward A Griffin) wrote:
>Then, I went on to caution the caller that
>>anyone with a scanner tunes to the cordless frequency can hear the
>>conversation unless it is scrambled....
>
>There are a handfull of digital cordless phones that can be used with
>business telephone systems, and offer protection against scanner
>users. We have 2 Uniden EXP9100's where I work that offer great range
>and privacy. I suggest a look at the Hello Direct catalog for more
>info. BTW, Siemans Rolm, Northern Telecomm, and AT&T are also selling
>digital cordless extensions for use with their phone switches, but be
>prepared to spend some bank.
>
>Edward
The UK Sunday Times, a few months ago reported that someone had given them
a demo, in the 'papers offices, of a machine that was quite capable of
eavesdropping on digital cellular phones. Apparently, you punch in the
cellular phones' no and bingo!! you get to monitor calls to and from that
phone if you are in the same cell.
If that can be done on a cell phone, surely cordless are not safe??
andy
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:44 1996
From: Gary MacDonald <"mickyd@ix.netcom.com"@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Fla Frequencies Please
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:32:23 -0400
Message-ID: <4qs6gv$qo3@sjx-ixn4.ix.netcom.com>
If anyone has any frequencies for South Florida, particularly Dade
County, please E-Mail me.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:45 1996
From: Temp Berdan <tberdan@west.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Req. Unlimited Hydroplane Freqs.
Date: 26 Jun 1996 16:47:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4qrpiq$b5t@news2.texas.net>
References: <4qo2be$so3@news.campus.mci.net>
Huntsman@hcc-uky.campus.mci.net wrote:
>
> The unlimiteds are coming to this area soon and I wondered if
> anyone had any freqs to suggest. Post or e-mail please.
>
> Thanks,
> Huntsman
>
Suggest you do a AltaVista web site search for: DeWalt Tools.
They sponsor one of the unlimiteds and one of their fans has posted most of th
e UHRA hydros and officiating freqs. on _his_ WWW page.
Sorry, but they aren't coming to my area and I didn't save the URL.
Temp
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:46 1996
From: Phantom <phantom@neca.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Copper Electronics Service Problems (((Correction)))
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 20:18:55 -0400
Message-ID: <31D1D36F.2EA6@neca.com>
Reply-To: phantom@neca.com
Phantom wrote:
>
> The Phone Phantom wrote:
> > Cobra also asked me to please file a
> > report with the Kentucky Better Business Bureau 1-(502)-583-6546 that this
is the only
> > way to get the Attorney General to do something about them. Call either nu
mber if you
> > would like to hear some reports on Copper Electronic.
>
> The number above is the Better Business Phone number, so please use this one
>
> > were thinking of ordering from them. Well if I were you I would call the K
entucky Better
> > Business Bureau to get their reports 24 Hours a day at 1-(502)-589-6546 al
l you have to
> > do is put their phone number (Copper's Phone number is (502)-968-8500) and
it will read
>
> The above number for the Better Business Bureau has the incorrect prefix it
should be
> 583 not 589 please take note. 1-(502)-583-6546. Thanks and sorry for any in
convenience
> this might have caused.
>
> Phantom
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:47 1996
From: sarrov@cuug.ab.ca (,, ,)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Test, do not read
Date: 26 Jun 1996 23:01:34 -0600
Message-ID: <4qt4je$gfe@dec.cuug.ab.ca>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:47 1996
From: sarrov@cuug.ab.ca (,, ,)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: testing
Date: 26 Jun 1996 23:02:41 -0600
Message-ID: <4qt4lh$gg2@dec.cuug.ab.ca>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:48 1996
From: sarrov@cuug.ab.ca (,, ,)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: test, 3rd time
Date: 26 Jun 1996 23:03:26 -0600
Message-ID: <4qt4mu$gih@dec.cuug.ab.ca>
this is just a test
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:49 1996
From: sarrov@cuug.ab.ca (,, ,)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Calgary Freq REQ
Date: 26 Jun 1996 23:06:01 -0600
Message-ID: <4qt4rp$gdc@dec.cuug.ab.ca>
Sorry to everyone who had to bear with me while i figured out why my
postings would not work.
Although I have the 5th edition of the Alberta Frequency List, I am
always looking for new frequencies for the Calgary area. Any information
provided would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Tino
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:50 1996
From: Toan Dang <tpdang@puc.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: WTB: BC9000xlt
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 23:26:07 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960626232441.21980F-100000@ecf2.puc.edu>
I'm looking for a BC9000xlt. If you know anyone who has one or if you
are selling one, please let me know. Tell me how much inc. shipping. I
am of course looking for something nicely $$$$.
Thanks.
- Toan Dang, EMT-D
Pacific Union College
Angwin, Ca 94508-9702
(707) 965-6253
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:51 1996
From: mickcsd@aol.com (MickCSD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Looking for Voice Activated Sound Recorder
Date: 26 Jun 1996 23:29:44 -0400
Message-ID: <4qsv78$c9f@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: mickcsd@aol.com (MickCSD)
Hi - can anyone help me ?
I'm looking for some software similar to Lotus Sound Recorder (Windows),
but
Voice activated, so that I can plug my simple scanner into the microphone
port
of my soundcard, turn my squelch up, and not miss anything !!
Does anyone know of any such software - It doesn't have to be complicated,
although I suppose a timestamp would help.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:52 1996
From: Steve Magness <102063.2010@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Trunked system logistics?
Date: 27 Jun 1996 00:38:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4qsl68$t45$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
Longview TX will soon be going to a trunked 800mghz system. I have
a Pro-62 scanner. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on the
correct monitoring of this type system? Thanks
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:53 1996
From: ajn1@ix.netcom.com(Al Nocella )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Placer County, CA Ham Freqs
Date: 27 Jun 1996 03:01:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4qsthr$grd@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
I would like to monitor the Ham and public service frequencies during
the Western States 100 mile run on 6-28. What are the frequencies?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:54 1996
From: Boyd N6DMF <blfulbri@sloc.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FS Pro-2006
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 06:48:26 -0700
Message-ID: <31D2912A.3659@sloc.net>
References: <slogan-2606962124330001@pm1-28.northlink.com>
Hi Stuart,
Do you still have the Pro-2006? If so would you let me know and
give me your phone no. so I can give you a call and talk about
payment. Is the rig is stock cond, with no mods?
Thanks,
Boyd
Phone: 707-839-5228
Stuart Logan wrote:
>
> Back on Sale: RS Pro-2006, mint, low usage, with box and docs. $300.00
>
> e-mail: slogan@northlink.com
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:55 1996
From: tomas@halcyon.com (tomas)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-46 and 220 MHz Amateur Band
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 07:40:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4qtadr$hlv@news2.halcyon.com>
Reply-To: tomas@accessnow.com
Is there any way to modify the PRO-46 to recv the 220 MHz amateur
band? I know of the mod that opens up older versions for the 800
block. I really don't care about that range... but as an Amateur, I
sure would like to have coverage of the 220 MHz range.
thanks in advance,
tomas
--
"How do I work? I grope" - Albert Einstein
tomas@accessnow.com -> www.accessnow.com
CHP, Incorporated; Simple Solutions in Information Technology
AccessNow!: professional internet resources (co-location, etc.)
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:55 1996
From: "S. Weber" <tazsw1@oz.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Seattle Police Dept. Frequencies
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 08:15:46 -0700
Message-ID: <31D2A5A2.3856@oz.net>
References: <4qikso$mmo@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
C. W. wrote:
>
> Have been scanning S.P.D. for several years. It seems that the
> frequencies have been changed- S.P.D. is not coming through on any of
> the pre-set frequencies on my scanner.
>
> Does anyone have the new frequencies?Let me check in my book tonight and I'l
l let you know what they are?
what are you looking for???
e-mail:tazsw1@oz.net
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:56 1996
From: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: RCMA Scanner Journal dead???
Date: 27 Jun 1996 09:24:15 -0400
Message-ID: <4qu21v$nhq@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4qtr6e$94q@nadine.teleport.com>
Reply-To: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
My suggestion to RCMA and any others who might listen, is to scrap the
idea of a printed version and go to an online version.
Imagine an RCMA web site that was password protected. No pay...no
password. Easy to administer...easy to update...and VERY inexpensive to
maintain.
One of the reasons the scanning hobby is suffering economically, is that
many of the hobbyists are so hooked on computers and the Net. Makes sense
to me!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:57 1996
From: Peter Moore <pmoore@arrowsheds.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner Master (Northern NY/NY Metro)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:44:37 -0400
Message-ID: <31D29045.6AA@arrowsheds.com>
Reply-To: pmoore@arrowsheds.com
Hi,
I've been looking to purchase the Scanner Master guide for the Northern
NJ/NY Metro area for about 8+ months now. Supposedly the 6th edition
was going to be available in March or April.... it's now almost July.
Has anyone been able to get a copy of this guide, or know if in fact, it
has not been published as of yet.
Any info would be appreciated! I"m anxious.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:58 1996
From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AR8000, narrow AM filter mod
Date: 27 JUN 96 10:06:21
Message-ID: <4qu4lb$ohq@mrnews.mro.dec.com>
I have designed a switching scheme that allows the user to select
the stock 12KHz AM filter or the narrow SSB 4.0KHz while still in
the AM mode. I have found this to make a BIG difference when trying
to receive a weak shortwave station next to a very strong one.
The only part required is a switch and some wire.
My mod has no effect on the use of the DS8000 speech inversion accessory.
Send me email if interested.
Ken
klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:37:59 1996
From: walterta@aol.com (WalterTA)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR 8000 Questions
Date: 27 Jun 1996 10:39:55 -0400
Message-ID: <4qu6fr$oji@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <31CD23C6.699B@pcix.com>
Reply-To: walterta@aol.com (WalterTA)
>Where is the best place to make the purchase? Javiation seems to have a
>good reputation, although I'd prefer to find an outlet in the US.
I finally took the plunge and purchased the AR8000. I was going to get one
from EEB but went with Javiation, after paying Duty I ended up $627 or so
lighter. There "free" offer of a socket for use with the Scout and a carry
case seemed worth it. I also paid $10 for the crytsal swap to stop the
wandering birdies that was talked about not so long ago.
>signals, how does the AOR 8000 accomplish this? Is there a VFO knob
>that I can "spin around", or do I reduce the tuning step to minimum and
>hold down the "up arrow"?
There is a Rotary which you can just "spin round" to tune up or down
through the bands and you can select just about any increment step you
might want.
WTA.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:00 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Pro 2006 Step???
Message-ID: <slworkDtnnD5.LJG@netcom.com>
References: <31d00f09.881302@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <4qpu6o$9s8@nadine.teleport.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:48:41 GMT
Steve Kennedy (prografx@teleport.com) wrote:
: orbitone@worldnet.att.net wrote:
: >Question how do you get the 30 Mhz step on the pro 2006 in the 870-896
: >mhz range it only does 5-12.5-or50mhz steps there thanks..
: I think you mean 30kHz steps!
:
You get 30Mhz steps (actually more like 25Mhz) on most scanners sold in
the US. One step takes you all the way from 869 to 894, you know.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:00 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: Who uses the old frequencies?
Message-ID: <slworkDtnnEz.LKx@netcom.com>
References: <DtJ78A.4L6@ennews.eas.asu.edu> <4qpifq$oi5@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:49:47 GMT
Dave Easton (davie@primenet.com) wrote:
: You have a very good question. I, too, would appreciate hearing anything
: further on this. I know, also, of regular commercial users that have
: retained old frequencies when they moved up to 800, trunking, etc. I have
: monitored some of these old frequencies for months (literally) and there is
no
: use whatsoever.
Cause no one wants the old frequencies.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:01 1996
From: steve@fad.sel.sony.com (Stephen J. Brauner)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC 80XLT Question
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:02:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4qu7tf$ikj@news1.bc.in.sel.sony.com>
The Bearcat 80XLT comes with a default 2 sec. delay on every channel
which is always active.
Is there an undocumented way to turn this 'Feature' off so I can
follow trunked systems easier.
Steve Brauner
Sony Electronics Inc.
Factory Automation Division
steve@fad.sel.sony.com
Disclaimer "I speak only for myself and my views do not represent those
of Sony Electronics Inc."
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:02 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
From: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper)
Subject: Re: AOL/INTERNET/NETCOM
Message-ID: <Dto0o0.FCt@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Reply-To: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us
References: <4oirn7$adh@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> <Ds8I1H.FAD@ridgecrest.ca.us> <4qcv73$4ko@baygull.rtd.com> <31CDD629.612A@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:27:17 GMT
Michael <mr.hogan@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>scanner@paloverde.com wrote:
>>
>> cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper) wrote:
>>
>> >cjs03@ix.netcom.com(Chuck J Sitkoff) wrote:
>>
>> >>I use Netcom for my internet service which is a national company but is
>> >>not an online service. Do you AOL haters hate NETCOM? E-Mail Please
>>
>> >I'm not an AoL hater. . . . . . But I think that the reason some
>> >folks don't like AoL'ers is that some people use the 10 free hours,
>> >then change their names and use another 10 hours, etc...etc...etc...
>> >Your imagination can fill in the confusion and mischief caused by such
>> >actions. What do you think?
>> >Dr Pepper
>> >10 - 2 - 4
>>
>> Sorry but I think that if AOL is stupid enough to keep sending me free tria
l periods
>>then why shouldn't I use them.
>Part of this is true and part isn't. AOL only allows the use of its trial twi
ce a year
>on the same credit card. Your card number is kept online for 6 months, as I'm
sure
>some of you know.
>I don't have anything against the people who use AOL, there are lots of peopl
e on their
>service that are very knowledgeable, but then there is a small percent that h
ave no idea
>what the internet is, how it operates or do they even give a shit. Although s
mall they
>really are a bunch of assholes. They are not alone.
>Earthlink=Nothing but a very large percent of spamming jerks.
>GNN=Same shit!
>Although AOL will correct a user or repremand them, earthlink and GNN don't d
o shit.
>Any person that has been on the internet, WWW, newsgroups for one week and sa
ys he/she
>doesn't know what a spam is has got to be stupid.
>So after some idiot posts in 150 newsgroups about getting rich, come to my fr
ee xxx webpage,
>or what ever "I feel justified in sending him and his postmaster" a nice FAQ
sheet on the
>netique(?).
>I'm getting off subject.
>Peace.
Oh... I agree. Generally speaking, you shouldn't generalize :-]
I DO have to thank all those nice people at GNN and AoL, etc. . . .
I haven't bought a 3.5" disk for at least a year.
Dr Pepper
10 - 2 - 4
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:03 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner.uk
From: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us (Dr Pepper)
Subject: Re: voice inversion
Message-ID: <Dto0o4.FDM@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Reply-To: cheshire@ridgecrest.ca.us
References: <4q8h3m$f45@a3.a1.nl> <50Y9SMAtCEyxEwoY@g3wte.demon.co.uk> <31c90a6d.55695876@news.fais.net> <4qlfph$qdh@highway.leidenuniv.nl> <4qp43p$srl@news.via.nl>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:27:24 GMT
wessel@via.nl (Bart Wessel) wrote:
>kuyvenho@chem.LeidenUniv.NL (sufsuf) wrote:
>>>The kit is available by: "Kok Elektronics" in Leiden Netherlands
>>>The Phonenumber is 071-5149345 The price is only 30 Gulden for two (!)
>>>Kits.
>>>Edwin van Berk.
>I phoned them and they haven't got any idea where the story comes from, but
>they definitely do not sell such a kit. Didn't even know what voice inversion
>is.....
>A prank, and I fell for it. Should have guessed from the name 'sufsuf'!
>Groetjes,
> Bart.
I have one that I bought many years ago, before the new laws. I
suppose that I could look it up, test it, put in a new battery,
package it and send it to you. How much do you think is fair?
Ron, WB6GKI
Dr Pepper
10 - 2 - 4
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:04 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: aoa@netcom.com (Allen Osborne Assoc)
Subject: Re: What is a discone?
Message-ID: <aoaDto0Et.HLC@netcom.com>
References: <4qqmcr$6jq@tor-nn1-hb0.netcom.ca> <31D1BDFE.4AFC@q.continuum.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:30:29 GMT
In article <31D1BDFE.4AFC@q.continuum.net>,
Dick Mahar <dmahar@q.continuum.net> wrote:
>James Poulin wrote:
>>
>> Sorry folks, I'm a bit new to this!
>>
>> What is a discone antenna ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> James PoulinIt can best be described as looking like two umrellas, one moun
ted on top
>of the other, on a common mast, neither having any fabric. That is the
>best that I can do. There is a picture in the RS (Radio Shack)Catalog.
That is a pretty good start. The name comes from the actual construction:
a disk on top of a cone. Both the disk and cone are made of small rods or
wires radiating from a common point, but if you imagine the space between
the radial wires filled in you would have a disk sitting on top of your
antenna tower, with a cone making a skirt below it. They are very popular
scanner antennas because they have a very broad bandwidth, thus covering
a large part of the spectrum of interest to scanners.
Carl
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:05 1996
From: lkula@Eng.Sun.COM (Les Kula)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS/TRADE : SONY 2003 for scanner
Date: 27 Jun 1996 15:43:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4qua6c$m1l@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
Reply-To: lkula@Eng.Sun.COM
Sony 2003 direct programming SW radio for sale/trade.
Used very little, in very good shape.
Included are :
1) radio
2) pouch
3) wire antenna on a reel
4) external antenna adapter
5) manual
Accesories are original Sony that came with the unit.
Asking $ 195/offer.
Looking for something half the size or smaller (like Sony SW1)
or a small scanner - need smaller unit for travel.
Les
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:06 1996
From: munky@AIRnet.net (Robert)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Copper Electronics Service Problems
Date: 27 Jun 1996 16:04:04 GMT
Message-ID: <munky-2706961104410001@rapmac.msfc.nasa.gov>
References: <31D1597D.6805@neca.com> <munky-2606961449400001@rapmac.msfc.nasa.gov> <31d277b9.44159192@news.zipnet.net>
In article <31d277b9.44159192@news.zipnet.net>, drgrant@zipnet.net (Mike
Capone) wrote:
> On 26 Jun 1996 19:49:01 GMT, munky@AIRnet.net (Robert) wrote:
>
> :It's about time the truth be known....The same with the Astatic stuff
>
> Well, theres nothing wrong with astatic, just copper getting their hands
on the
> astatic refurbs.....
I must explain futher....
Last October at our Dist. show....
Both Cobra and Astatic were present and the bitch was on....
Why can Copper sell Cobra's and astatics cheaper than we purchase them
from the dist.
Answer...when Coppers present inventory is gone....they will not be buying
direct any longer.
For those of us that dish out $30,000 - $45,000 for distrs cost on these
two lines....
That is the min. purchase from the two above stated sources.
Who should be more pissed......
Many Thanks,
Robert
Muddy Waters Radio (Home of the Showboater)
Falgouts Comm. (Home of the Galaxy Gold Amps)
P.S.
Lets talk about ripoffs......WBPA
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:07 1996
From: orbitone@worldnet.att.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-46 and 220 MHz Amateur Band
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 16:27:38 GMT
Message-ID: <31d2b5c3.874451@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
References: <4qtadr$hlv@news2.halcyon.com>
On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 07:40:32 GMT, tomas@halcyon.com (tomas) wrote:
>Is there any way to modify the PRO-46 to recv the 220 MHz amateur
>band? I know of the mod that opens up older versions for the 800
>block. I really don't care about that range... but as an Amateur, I
>sure would like to have coverage of the 220 MHz range.
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>tomas
>
>--
> "How do I work? I grope" - Albert Einstein
> tomas@accessnow.com -> www.accessnow.com
> CHP, Incorporated; Simple Solutions in Information Technology
> AccessNow!: professional internet resources (co-location, etc.)
>
>Well the pro 46 is a great little scanner I have on.. but you have to buy a p
ro 43 if you want the 220mhz there the best scanner for the money
just bought one from a guy for $80.00 but needed alittle repair...Good
luck..
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:08 1996
From: "C. Wheeler" <cwheeler@ccnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cordless phone question
Date: 27 Jun 1996 16:38:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4qudeh$fkj@gaudi.lahabra.chevron.com>
References: <4qsl4n$da6@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>
ringo@nyc.pipeline.com(Rich) wrote:
>How can I extend the range of my 10ch cordless to about
>a mile or two. Can I increase the power of the base and
>handset or is there a pre amp out there which can be
>connected at the antenna of the base and handset.
The main problem with an external amp would be that the phone operates in
full duplex. It could be done from a technical point of view but not
easily.
The legal problem of course is that it your are prohibited from doing
that under FCC rules. And there is good reason for it. If you start
pumping 10 or 100 times the power out of your cordless phone system, you
will generate interference to other users of those frequencies. You can
be almost sure of that - unless you live in the sticks and there is no
civilization around you for many miles.
Since the amplifier option would probably be kind of expensive (as well
as illegal) - I would just suggest you get a better phone that uses newer
technology. My Escort Courier 9600 works several hundred feet from my
house. If you need to have phone further away than that, consider a cell
phone.
Curtis
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:09 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: unclebob@ripco.com (Uncle Bob)
Subject: Re: best earphone?
Message-ID: <Dto43K.GBn@rci.ripco.com>
References: <31cd971f.2458772@news.winternet.com> <4qpq8s$o4u@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 16:50:08 GMT
When someone finds the perfect earphone, let me know. I've given up on
them because of poor quality sound especially in noisy environments. I
almost always rely on RS headphones (#20-210A) for my scanner. They are
light, put no pressure on my ears, have air cushions for comfort and also
allow ambient sound in. Above all, with a speaker on each ear, provide
intelligible sound instead of an overloaded, tinny single-earred speaker.
I know that headphones might draw attention if that's an issue, but I keep
my scanner out of view and appear to be listening to a walkman.
--
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Uncle Bob..............unclebob@ripco.com
* DEEP THOUGHTS * BY JACK HANDY
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word
itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words -
"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and
that's why so is mankind.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:10 1996
From: rats@ih4mp736.ih.att.com (Morris the Cat)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Digital Sounding Signals on Airphones (800Mhz)?
Date: 27 Jun 1996 16:50:12 GMT
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <4que44$2qb@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
Someone was asking about what appear to be digital sounding signals
on these airliner telephone frequencies; are they some sort of
digitized telephone or something else?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: kjn@netcom.com (Ken Navarre)
Subject: Re: REQ: CHP Freqs (S.F. Bay Area)
Message-ID: <kjnDto49x.41L@netcom.com>
References: <31cd8d69.5891878@news2.aimnet.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 16:53:57 GMT
John Carver (carver@aimnet.com) wrote:
: Can anyone provide me with frequencies for base / mobile / repeaters ?
: I'm fairly new to scanning. I'm a field service tech who drives the entire B
ay Area and
: would like the info on traffic I could gleam from listening to the CHP. KGO
radio does a
: great job, but I want more traffic info than just rush hour.
Check out Metro Traffic on 450.0625.
Ken
--
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:13 1996
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,rec.radio.scanner
From: shafer@ferhino.dfrc.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer)
Subject: Re: Speedbird (was Re: Just saw Air Force One)
Message-ID: <SHAFER.96Jun27113248@ferhino.dfrf.nasa.gov>
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <31bd417d.20032964@news.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:32:52 GMT
On 24 Jun 1996 18:29:58 GMT, wb9omc@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick) sa
id:
D> Several months back, I was home from work one day while we had
D> some work done on our air conditioner. I was getting ready to go
D> back to work at about 1 PM when our area got boomed. Not any
D> whimpy sonic boom, either, but a big badass double-boom that
D> rattled the windows and window frames and made the birds all fly up
D> out of the ground/trees/underbrush.
You don't get enough real booms, I guess. Even my dogs sleep through
them and these are the dogs who awaken at the sound of a fire truck
siren three miles away.
D> First instinct - look up. Nothing.
Don't look up, look over. By the time the airplane has dragged the
shock cone over you, it's nowhere near overhead.
For example, the Shuttle is something like thirty or forty degrees
from overhead when the boom hits the ground. You can work it out for
a range of Mach numbers.
Of course, since I know where the supersonic corridors here are, I
know where to look. The Shuttle flight path is pretty predictable,
too.
D> I might add, the FAA was real uncooperative. No, they knew
D> nothing about it. They never called me back, either.
They might not, if it's military.
D> Now, I *suppose* that it is possible that all of this stuff
D> had no connection. But I doubt it. I'd sure like to know what the
D> REAL story was, and I say that because the person who said that it
D> was ANG units said that they were op'ing WEST of town. Funny thing
D> about that, the local MOA is to the NORTHEAST. As a general rule,
D> they DON'T do most of their ops outside of the MOA around here. My
D> gut feeling is that somebody screwed up on their cover story. :-)
Well, you can get some very funny effects if there are odd atmospheric
layers because the shocks get reflected and piped away from the
expected footprint. You might also have heard an overenthusiastic ANG
pilot who got a little fast and didn't mention it to the boom control
officer.
Best way to find out if it was the ANG is to complain, but you might
get someone in a lot of trouble. You'll have to decide how much you
really want to know; is it worth someone's career for you to satisfy
your curiosity?
Anyway, why would anyone "cover up" a sonic boom? Any supersonic
plane can make one and doing so doesn't exactly indicate a plot or
secret plane or anything. You already know you've got aircraft
capable of creating them in the area.
--
Mary Shafer NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
SR-71 Flying Qualities Lead Engineer Of course I don't speak for NASA
shafer@ferhino.dfrc.nasa.gov DoD #362 KotFR
URL http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/People/Shafer/mary.html
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:14 1996
From: warthog@vmhalme.pp.fi (Vesa Halme)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Airline callsigns (was Re: Speedbird)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:47:42
Message-ID: <warthog.381.0012CBB7@vmhalme.pp.fi>
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <31bd417d.20032964@news.demon.co.uk> <4pmnve$4nd@epx.cis.umn.edu> <31C1E26B.2B8@boeing.com> <babel.3.93.31C21337@pop.service.ohio-state.edu> <SHAFER.96Jun17093108@ferhino.dfrf.nasa.gov> <835521161.15367.0@grndzero.d
In article <31d18d1b.2896877@news.westnet.com> rwp@westnet.com (Roger Pettengi
ll) writes:
>British Airways definitely uses the "Speedbird" callsign for other
>planes besides the Concorde. They were using it before the Concorde
>went into service.
Just like South African Airways uses "Springbok", and Pan Am used to use
"Clipper", and Finnaviation here in Finland "Bluebird".
Vesa Halme
warthog@vmhalme.pp.fi
http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/vmhalme
now also
webmaster@prh.fi
http://www.prh.fi
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:15 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: quioxte@netcom.com (Michael J. Robert)
Subject: Panasonic KXT9550 phone scannable?
Message-ID: <quioxteDtoE09.F2C@netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:24:09 GMT
I'm in the market for a 900 MHz phone and like the Panasonic KXT9550. I don't
know how secure it is. Can anyone tell me if it is a digital phone or if it t
s
in any way prevents someone from scanning my calls? Thanks. .
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:15 1996
From: Joseph.Cardani@mail.tju.edu (Joseph Cardani )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: My South Jersey Scanner Page is ONLINE!
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:51:48 GMT
Message-ID: <4qusip$ah1@mail.TJU.EDU>
I have been working on a web page specializing in South Jersey Public
Service frequencies and other information. It can be found on the WWW
at:
http://www.voicenet.com/~jcardani/sjscan.htm
It has detailed information for the counties of Atlantic, Burlington,
Camden, Gloucester as well as the New Jersey State Police Trunked
Radio system and other state services. It is presently under
construction, so check back often for updates!
If you have any corrections, comments, or additional information,
please feel free to email me.
Joe Cardani
Voorhees NJ
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:16 1996
From: clint.bradford@atdbbs.com (Clint Bradford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AlphaPager to Scanner
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:54:00 GMT
Message-ID: <960627131632922@atdbbs.com>
Distribution: world
References: <31D0F1BC.1379@ptd.net>
>>Need to scan AlphaPagers and have info displayed to a Computer, screen
>>or file for later printing
You mean you want to illegally intercept communications that were not
intended for you?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:17 1996
From: Harold Hackman <hhackman@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: HOW MUCH FOR NEW AOR8000??
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:48:00 -0700
Message-ID: <31D36400.265C@earthlink.net>
References: <4qp3m9$q58@wiley.napanet.net>
CD wrote:
>
> I have a Pro-60, but am looking at bigger and better scanners. Does
> anyone know how much for a new AOR8000 handheld scanner? And is it
> worth it to get one? Also - how many characters can be entered for the
> description of the frequency in the 4 column high LCD?
>
> please email me if you know anything about it...
> thanks!
>
> shep79@napanet.net
About $600 for the scanner. Yes, it's worth it. 7 A/N characters.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:18 1996
From: jmiles@cyberus.ca (Jason Miles)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: 900Mhz Cordless Phone Freqs?
Date: 27 Jun 1996 23:37:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4qv5v3$kgv@cybernews.cyberus.ca>
Hi, does anyone have the 900 Mhz cordless phone freqs?
Please e-mail them to me at jmiles@cyberus.ca
Please visit my homepage at http://www.cyberus.ca/~jmiles
Thanks,
Jason
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:19 1996
From: s033tlc@discover.wright.edu (TRACY CUNNINGHAM)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner Frequencies for Senior Golf Tournement
Date: 28 Jun 1996 01:41:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4qvd8u$ce5@alpha.wright.edu>
It is a little late notice but I was hoping to take my scanner to this
weekends Senior Golf at Kings Island, Ohio. Does anybody know the
frequencies that will be used, pointers to sites that may have this info,
or a list of frequencies used at this type of event.
Any help will be appreciated.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:19 1996
From: Len Revelle <lenrev@wwa.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Converting MDT signals
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 04:12:56 -0700
Message-ID: <31D3BE38.11D3@wwa.com>
References: <01bb650a.ded68660$51bb5aa5@0.0.0.0>
~Nick~ wrote:
>
> New curiosity in my mind....anyway, can anyone help point me in the
> direction, or send me documentation on how to bring in digital mobile data
> terminal signals from a scanner to be seen on the PC...any help
> appreciated....Tks
-- Most are scrambled and not easily decoded.
********************************
| Len Revelle lenrev@wwa.com |
| Illinois CIS 72607,1320 |
| KE9YR AMA 60055 |
********************************
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:20 1996
From: delaney@j51.com (Matthew Delaney)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Albany NY freqs, please?
Date: 28 Jun 1996 04:52:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4qvodj$229@tzlink.j51.com>
Anyone have the frequencies for the Albany, NY area (esp. SUNY Albany stuff)?
Thanks
--
Matthew Delaney N2MDB delaney@j51.com ax.25: n2mdb@k2sk.#eny.ny.usa.na
Technical Engineer - @North. Head IMP - Quasar MUD (delaney.j51.com:4000)
Personal - http://www.j51.com/~delaney @North Group - http://www.chsn.org
New York City Metro Skywarn Observer
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:21 1996
From: kc5afm@fais.net (J.W. Wolfington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Digital Sounding Signals on Airphones (800Mhz)?
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 07:05:35 GMT
Message-ID: <31d3831c.1878007@news.fais.net>
References: <4que44$2qb@ssbunews.ih.lucent.com>
On 27 Jun 1996 16:50:12 GMT, rats@ih4mp736.ih.att.com (Morris the Cat)
wrote:
>
>Someone was asking about what appear to be digital sounding signals
>on these airliner telephone frequencies; are they some sort of
>digitized telephone or something else?
I don't know what you call "digital sounding" but the airphone radios
are AM.
J.W. WOLFINGTON KC5AFM@FAIS.NET
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:22 1996
From: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: How Much is a Uniden BC100XLT
Date: 28 Jun 1996 09:18:58 -0400
Message-ID: <4r0m42$qj1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4r074t$luu@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
I routinely see BC100xlt's selling in the pawn shops for $50 to $75
depending on accessories.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:23 1996
From: None of your business <me@home.now>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Guatemala/Central American Freqs
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 11:12:13 -0700
Message-ID: <31D4207D.65EE@home.now>
Does anyone have any (ANY) freqs for Central America, especially
Guatemala?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Greg Thomson
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:23 1996
From: tristtom@aol.com (TristTom)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: WTB-Diamond Antenna
Date: 28 Jun 1996 12:46:22 -0400
Message-ID: <4r128u$1lc@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: tristtom@aol.com (TristTom)
Does anyone know where the cheapest place to buy the Diamond flex antenna
for hand-helds is? Or, does anyone have one used? Thanks!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:24 1996
Distribution: world
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: RCMA Scanner Journal dead
From: gary.saffer@channel1.com (Gary Saffer)
Message-ID: <40.38604.2433@channel1.com>
References: <4qo7pd$qgr@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:02:00 -0640
W>Rumor has it that the RCMA Scanner Journal has ceased operation due to
W>severe financial difficulties. Anybody got any news on this???
Publication of the Scanner Journal has been suspended as of June 20th.
The RCMA itself is still alive and efforts are being made resume
publication of the Scanner Journal. The situation is very much up in the
air as of today, so there isn't any more news. As soon as anything
definite is known, the news will be released.
Gary Saffer
Public Safety Northeast Editor
* CMPQwk 1.42 129 *A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:25 1996
From: Harry@saltmine.radix.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Copper Electronics Service Problems
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 96 14:20:33 -05
Message-ID: <NEWTNews.835971813.32567.crossbow@saltmine.radix.net>
References: <31D1597D.6805@neca.com> <4qumre$itb@nadine.teleport.com>
> What you HAVE to do when there is a dispute is to keep records, and
> DOCUMENT each phone call, when it was made, who you talked to, what
> was discussed, etc.
>
Whenever the UPS truck delivers to my door I ask the driver
to wait while I open and inspect the package. This way if
there is something missing or damaged you have a witness.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:26 1996
From: dlbi@ix.netcom.com(RON YOUTSEY)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Can the Pro-51 be modified for 200Mhz & 800Mhz cell bands?
Date: 28 Jun 1996 14:39:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4r0qqs$3c4@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>
Can the PRO-51 be modified to receive 200Mhz military bands?
Can it also be modified to receive 800Mhz cell frequencies?
If so, How?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:27 1996
From: ronkatz@interlog.com (Ron Katz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: G/WIZ BOARDS
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 14:40:57 GMT
Message-ID: <31d3ed35.1196090@news.interlog.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960627121636.19474A-100000@world.evansville.net>
But do you have them in stock????
I've been waiting for a few months now to hear
back from Terrance (the guy who makes them) and am still waiting.
Theirs quite a market for them here in Toronto Ontario and it does not
seem to make a difference to him.
Do you have them stocked? HOW MANY CAN I BUY AND WHEN CAN I GET THEM?
I want to do the installations myself. I do not want to ship dozons of
scanners and deal with waiting customers for their return.
This is a crazy way to do business...2 months wait for just a reply!!
At least one that says something different from, I"m on vacation I'll
get back to you soon.
The Ham Station <hamstat@evansville.net> wrote:
> We are taking orders for the G/WIZ boards that
>install in Bearcat and Radio Shack scanners.
>
>
>Price Installed is 90.00 plus ups frt. from evansville,In to Oakland ,Ca.
>
>This board is for places that have the ericson/ge 800 MHz trunk Public
>Safety Systems ,with anti-scanner NOISE.
>
>For more info call
>800.729.4373
>Ham Station
>Evansville,In.
>
>
Ron Katz
News Cameraman
Toronto Ontario
http://www.interlog.com/~ronkatz/
Your source of information for
Scanning the Emergency Services and More.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:28 1996
From: N6RHL@ix.netcom.com (David Dean)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Pro-51 Mods, Suggestions & Ideas
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:17:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4qu8pn$o1i@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
I rcv'd a used pro-51 scanner and I am interested in any mods that can
be accomplished to this unit. I don't care about monitoring cellular
phones so that is of no interest. My main objection to the unit is the
keyboard beep. Can anyone help me with this or any other useful mod
for this radio. Thanks
Dave
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:29 1996
From: N6RHL@ix.netcom.com (David Dean)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Programming HT-600s
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:21:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4qu919$o1i@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Anyone in the Denver metro area (other than companys) able to program
a couple of HT600s for me.
Also, anyone no where I can get some crystals for a vhf and uhf MT500.
Are MT500 capable of using DCS?
Thanks in advance Dave..
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:31 1996
From: kim@apple.com (Lee McKelvey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AR8000 and power supply?
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:41:42 -0800
Message-ID: <kim-2806961541420001@mckekm.apple.com>
References: <31C60782.597D@eskimo.com> <4q59dc$rc3@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> <slworkDt791E.J77@netcom.com>
In article <slworkDt791E.J77@netcom.com>, slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote
:
> ALBERT MILES (WA4CMI@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
> : Hi Philip...
> : I believe the reason AOR says not to plug into 120v for extended periods
> : of time is because the power cube is charging the batteries in the scanner
> : at all times...Overcharging the nicads can cause problems...I have removed
> : the nicads from my 8000, and ran the power cube from 120 volts since the
> : day I received it...No problems have occured so far...good luck...
> :
>
> The reason they have the warning in there the manual about not hooking
> the radio to the "mains" supply is just that, you shouldn't DIRECTLY hook
> the radio to 120V or 240 or whatever. That means, you should always use
> some type of adapter. Kind of obvious for those who can figure out how
> to work the AR8000, but I have heard stories about Radio Shack
> salespeople making adapter cords like this. I've heard about an RS
> person suggesting to someone to just get an AC line cord and solder it
> to one of those small round connectors.
You've got questions? We've got answers.
I've ran across a few of these people. Yikes!!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:32 1996
From: ~Nick~ <shadow77@calweb.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Converting MDT signals
Date: 28 Jun 1996 15:55:27 GMT
Message-ID: <01bb650a.ded68660$51bb5aa5@0.0.0.0>
New curiosity in my mind....anyway, can anyone help point me in the
direction, or send me documentation on how to bring in digital mobile data
terminal signals from a scanner to be seen on the PC...any help
appreciated....Tks
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:32 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
From: dconti@carroll.com (Daniel M. Conti)
Subject: FS : Regency TS-2 Turbo Scan 800, Uncensored.
Message-ID: <Dtpt0u.3JK@news2.new-york.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:19:17 GMT
I'm selling my Regency TS-2 Turbo Scan 800 base/mobile scanner. The
scanner has just been peak tuned, and the moto antenna inputs were
changed to BNCs. This scanner works like a charm, has user-definable
banks, 800 Mhz Uncensored. Includes manual, service manual.
$150.00 or best offer shipped to CONUS.
E-Mail if interested
dconti@carroll.com
Compuserve - 71242,1774 Amateur Radio - N2TYB
Ridgefield, New Jersey
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:33 1996
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
From: dconti@carroll.com (Daniel M. Conti)
Subject: FS : Electra BEARCAT "Thin Scan" hand held - MINT
Message-ID: <Dtpt4I.3Ln@news2.new-york.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:21:29 GMT
Electra BEARCAT "Thin Scan" hand held, crystal scanner, ultra
lightweight and thin, in Excellent condition, with accessories.
L/H/U/T......Shipped to CONUS....
All reasonable offers considered...
E-Mail if interested
dconti@carroll.com
Compuserve - 71242,1774 Amateur Radio - N2TYB
Ridgefield, New Jersey
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:34 1996
From: cef@hyperion.haystack.edu (Chris Farrell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment
Subject: Re: Q: How to mesure 900MHz and 2.4GHz RF density?
Date: 28 Jun 1996 17:14:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4r13ud$10a@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960626121233.20229A-100000@smtp>
You could use a RF radiation field servey meter that would give you mw/cmsq
The probes used for such meters are so broad banded that you would
have a difficult time determining which frequencies you are measuring.
The only way to get a good feel for the spectrum is with a spectrum analyzer.
You can connect an amplifier to your Yagi if the signals are low level.
You could build a spectrum analizer that would connect up to an o-scope but I
have never seen one that would extend above 1.2 without down conversion.
You would be much better off with a portable spectrum analyzer tektronics make
s
a model 492P which retailed for ~ $12K US. Try a rental place or maybe Tucker
will rent/lease one for your measurements. They are on the WWW I don't have
the address handy. Use a search engine.
You would then need to calculate the free space attenuation of the signal leve
l
you recieved and you could determine the approx tx output if you know the
distance from the emitter.
Chris
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960626121233.20229A-100000@smtp>,
georgiev@generation.net says...
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am interested of how to mesure current 902-916 MHz diapasone RF fiel
>d
>density and also 2.4 GHz diapasone density downtown Montreal in order
>to
>see if a wireless spread-spectrum data link in one of these wave range
>s
>could be used instead of cable link. Is there some (relatively)simple
>device (I will make it if possible), that I can use with yagi antenna
>to
>pinpoint where are located any emiters?
>
> Thanks in advance, George.
>
>--------- All opinions are my own, no company or org. ---------
>--------- should be linked with what is stated here. ---------
>George Georgiev georgiev@generation.net
> geogeo01@aircanada.ca
>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:35 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: sstdenis@iaw.on.ca (Steve St. Denis)
Subject: Need Molson Indy race team frequencies!
Message-ID: <DtpuDJ.H9t@iaw.on.ca>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 18:01:28 GMT
Does any one know were I can find the Molson Indy race team
frequencies for the race in Toronto Ontario that will be on soon, or
if any one has the list could you please email it to me.
at:
sstdenis@iaw.on.ca
tia
Steve
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:37 1996
From: andyb@qni.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO 2005 backlight
Date: 28 Jun 1996 18:25:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4r182i$5hq@suba01.suba.com>
References: <31D351C1.6D2C@q.continuum.net>
To: dmahar@q.continuum.net
Dick Mahar <dmahar@q.continuum.net> wrote:
>The backlight in my PRO 2005 has finally burned out. I opened it up
>looking for a bulb, but I can't find one. It doesn't seem reasonable
>that I would have to replace the entire display screen. Can anyone help
>me with this? Thanks in advance; Dick
Go to Radio Shack with the part # of your radio (20-XXX or whatever).
Have the RS guy/gal call national parts and order the "electro
luminescent" for it. They may say they need all the individual part #s,
etc., but they don't...my RS has ordered several for me that way. Last one
I bought was about $12 if my memory is accurate. The EL is a light green
panel that fits behind the LCD screen.
Once you get the electro luminescent, you will need to take the front
panel off and take a bunch of stuff loose. I recommend you get the repair
manual (about $10, but well worth it) at the same time you get the electro
luminescent. Another handy item would be one of Bill Cheek's first 2
scanner mod books. He shows/tells how to take the thing apart. It
requires some soldering and substantial disassembly, so if you are not
sure of your skills, have a friend do it. It really isn't too bad if you
take your time and DON'T PRY OR FORCE any parts on the radio! If you have
problems, send an e-mail to me and I will try to help.
If you took it to RS repair, they would charge you for the EL and about
$50 for labor, so even if you buy both books and the EL, you will probably
come out ahead.
Andy
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:38 1996
From: aa365@fan1.csd.unb.ca (rick morrison)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: help>bearcat 210xl
Date: 28 Jun 1996 18:58:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4r1a0o$iu3@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca>
am i crazy or is this radio unable to receive 412.612 Mhz ?
--
rick morrison -- Fredericton Area Network
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:39 1996
From: Joseph.Cardani@mail.tju.edu (Joseph Cardani )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Master (Northern NY/NY Metro)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 19:42:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4r1csf$i7i@mail.TJU.EDU>
References: <31D29045.6AA@arrowsheds.com>
Peter Moore <pmoore@arrowsheds.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I've been looking to purchase the Scanner Master guide for the Northern
>NJ/NY Metro area for about 8+ months now. Supposedly the 6th edition
>was going to be available in March or April.... it's now almost July.
>Has anyone been able to get a copy of this guide, or know if in fact, it
>has not been published as of yet.
>Any info would be appreciated! I"m anxious.
Peter,
Have you tried contacting Scanner Master? Their number is
1-800-SCAN-701. They have been helpful to me in the past.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:40 1996
From: david@cmpedge.com (David L. Bernstein)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Antenna Interference
Date: 28 Jun 1996 19:52:25 GMT
Message-ID: <david-2806961255330001@max1-sc-ca-42.earthlink.net>
I recently built a new room in my house which I use as an office. This is
also the place where I listen to shortwave and scanner radios.
The problem is that I installed fluourescent lighting in the office and
these lights seem to cause interference with my active sw antenna and RS
discone (both mounted in attic).
Does anyone have any advice on how to mitigate the interference?
Thanks!
--- David
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:41 1996
From: hitchner@premier.net (David M. Hitchner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.cb,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Copper Electronics Service Problems
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:21:19 GMT
Message-ID: <4r1i1d$4qd@hunter.premier.net>
References: <31D1597D.6805@neca.com> <4qumre$itb@nadine.teleport.com> <NEWTNews.835971813.32567.crossbow@saltmine.radix.net>
Harry@saltmine.radix.net wrote:
>> What you HAVE to do when there is a dispute is to keep records, and
>> DOCUMENT each phone call, when it was made, who you talked to, what
>> was discussed, etc.
>>
>Whenever the UPS truck delivers to my door I ask the driver
>to wait while I open and inspect the package. This way if
>there is something missing or damaged you have a witness.
Your lucky to even see the UPS person. They usually deliver while I'm
at home, but unless I hear them, they will drop the package on my
doorstep and leave. I'm pretty sure they don't even knock on the door.
If they do they don't try very hard.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:42 1996
From: hitchner@premier.net (David M. Hitchner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: CB to Payphone..can't explain it!
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:53:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4r1jui$4qd@hunter.premier.net>
References: <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <4qvgov$64r@ns2.ptd.net>
jimp@postoffice.ptd.net (james Pollock) wrote:
>In article <4q9uf3$4to@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
>boliphan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu says...
>>
>> Last night a friend called me from a payphone near a 4-way
>stop.
>>anyway we were talking fine then for about 1.5 seconds a CB radio was
>>heard on our phones. Right when it happened my friend said a large
>truck
>>meaning a semi went by. Apparently the trucks radio was bleeding into
>our
>>conversation...how?
>> I have never even heard of anything like it, and I don't know
>if
>>I would believe it if someone tried to tell me this, but I swear it
>>happened so if anyone could offer an explanation it would be great.
>>
>>--
>>
>Sure, no problem.
>Truckers often run extra power on their cb radios so they can "get out"
>with their signal. When they do this, they use devices called linear
>amplifiers which take the four watts from their cb and amplify the
>signal...
>as much as up to 1000 watts!! (But usually more like 250).
>So chances are this is what was going on. And when the signal is
>amplified
>in that manner, they have a tendency to disrupt phone conversations,
>televisions, etc...anything with transistors that can pick up the
>signal.
Back in the days when CBs were all the rage, there was a CBer that
lived across the street from the church I attended. Rumor has it that
he was pushing about a 1000 watts. Anyway, whenever he transmitted he
could clearly be heard over the church PA system.
I have also recently heard a CB over my home stereo. It did not last
very long and I have not heard it since. I figure it must have been a
mobile.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:43 1996
From: davie@primenet.com (Dave Easton)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Shack 1.3 Gig Any good?
Date: 28 Jun 1996 22:00:04 -0700
Message-ID: <4r2d8k$jgh@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
References: <pworrell-2106962335220001@192.0.2.1>
In article <pworrell-2106962335220001@192.0.2.1>,
pworrell@cris.com (Dave) wrote:
>Is this scanner really as good as the salespeople claim it is? None of
I assume you mean the 2042? One thing to check on: I learned the hard way
with the otherwise fine 2006 I had. It went to 1300Mhz too, but buried in the
owner's manual was the specification that the sensitivity from 1000 Mhz to
1300 Mhz was very poor compared to the sensitivity up to 1000Mhz.
You might want to check this on the 2042, since the catalog says nothing on
sensitivity at all. You seem to be specifically interested in the 1300 Mhz
aspect, if not, then this may not matter to you. I wanted to listen to the
1296 FM Ham band with my 2006, so I was very dissapointed.
Hope this helps... Dave in Phoenix
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:44 1996
From: John Daspit <daspit@lynx.colorado.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: COLORADO Frequencies
Date: 28 Jun 1996 23:58:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4r1rim$6p3@lace.colorado.edu>
Hi all,
Would anyone happen to have a good list of freqs
in the Denver/Boulder Colorado area? Someone posted
one on Boulder.general a while back which I ignored,
of course I just bought a used scanner cheap and
don't have a file of the freqs any more!! Thanks mucho, JD
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:45 1996
From: n9jig@TheRamp.net (Rich Carlson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: How to help RCMA???
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 00:11:32 -0500
Message-ID: <n9jig-2906960011320001@mund-ip-4.theramp.net>
As a long time member of RCMA, I would like to help in this sad
situation. Does anyone know if it would be possible to let Carol Ruth or
John Clark or the other RCMA officers know they can keep my renewal
refund? I just paid my renewal in May, and would like to donate it to the
cause if possible instead of receiving a refund.
While my money won't make a difference in itself, if enough members did
the same, it may make a small dent in the problem, and perhaps allow an
earlier resumption of publication of our beloved Journal.
--
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ScannerMaster Illinois Communications Guide (800) 722-6701
CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association) BBS (708) 852-1292
PO Box 2681, Glenview IL 60025 SASE for sample newsletter.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:46 1996
From: D Stark <dstark@frontiernet.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Albany NY freqs, please?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 02:09:39 -0400
Message-ID: <31D4C8A3.460C@frontiernet.net>
References: <4qvodj$229@tzlink.j51.com>
Matthew Delaney wrote:
>
> Anyone have the frequencies for the Albany, NY area (esp. SUNY Albany stuff)
?
Albany County is within the coverage area of the NF2G Scannist
Pages, located at http://www.frontiernet.net/~dstark/.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:46 1996
From: Len Revelle <lenrev@wwa.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cell Phone Conversion?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 02:51:48 -0700
Message-ID: <31D4FCB4.55BE@wwa.com>
References: <4r39vp$fku@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
Michael Joesph Donovan wrote:
>
> What to do with an old cell phone? At times you see them at the swap
> meets for next to nothing or you change service and get a 'free' phone.
>
> Is there any information around on conversion of these old cell phones
> to scanning receivers? Would the work be worth the results? Any and all
> information welcome.
-- I believe most, if not all, cell phones can be switched to scan by
techs. I saw instructions for the Motorola Flip Phone here some time ago.
********************************
| Len Revelle lenrev@wwa.com |
| Illinois CIS 72607,1320 |
| KE9YR AMA 60055 |
********************************
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:47 1996
From: hanGiN@THe.cRiB (Laszlo)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-62 can it be modified? 800 Mhz Converter!! READ!
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 04:16:02 GMT
Message-ID: <31d34960.20889771@NEWS>
References: <4qrs56$8h5@guitar.sound.net>
On 26 Jun 1996 17:31:18 GMT, bwiencek@kcnet.com wrote:
>Hello,
>
> I was wondering if the PRO-62 scanner can be modded to recieve the full
>800 mhz band (including Cellular)?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated since I am going to purchase one if it can
>be modded.
>
>Thanks,
> Brian
CRB Research books, 1-800-656-0056, has a 800 Mhz converter for about
$100. Both handheld and base models. It goes inbetween the antenna and
antenna jack. I runs off 9v dc & ac. When switched on, it converts the
800 Mhz band down to the 400 Mhz band. CRB has other neat stuff too.
Hope this is usefull.
Laszlo
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:48 1996
From: gary.sellani@solis.sbay.org (Gary Sellani)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Panasonic KXT9550 phone s
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 05:04:00 GMT
Message-ID: <96062822001928701@solis.sbay.org>
Distribution: world
MJR>From: quioxte@netcom.com (Michael J. Robert)
MJR>Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
MJR>Subject: Panasonic KXT9550 phone scannable?
MJR>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:24:09 GMT
MJR>Message-ID: <quioxteDtoE09.F2C@netcom.com>
MJR>Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
MJR>I'm in the market for a 900 MHz phone and like the Panasonic KXT9550. I do
n
MJR>know how secure it is. Can anyone tell me if it is a digital phone or if
i
MJR>in any way prevents someone from scanning my calls? Thanks. .
My understanding is the Panasonic phones are simple NFM, not spread
spectrum. Previous posts here indicate the ATT spread spectrum phone
is the best. [I don't remember the number.] It costs around $170
at Costco. I don't think the Vtech phones are spread spectrum anymore. THe
model they sell with "ADL" in it is not spread spectrum. Hope that
helps.
* SLMR 2.1a * Alphonse D'Amato: $37k in one day but not a Hillary!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:49 1996
From: maple@nando.net (roger grissom)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: My BC220XLT Needs a Case/Cover!
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 05:22:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4r23ol$nhf@castle.nando.net>
References: <31d0b1ce.2736573@news.minn.net> <31D1AF65.3020@alink.com>
Laser <dreid@alink.com> wrote:
>Joey Koppes wrote:
>>
>> Does anybody know of a leather (or substitute leather)
>> carry/protection case for the Uniden Bearcat 220XLT (or 230XLT). I am
>> looking for something similar to the cellular phones' leather covers.
>>
Uniden sells a case for the BC220 that is just like a cell phone
cover, very soft and supple. I bought one and I like it.
Roger
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:50 1996
From: af527@ccn.cs.dal.ca (Zeb Stahl)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: yagi probloms
Date: 29 Jun 1996 05:36:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4r2fd2$fhj@apollo.isisnet.com>
hellow i have an inmarsat antenna and i dont know wear to pint the
antenna i got the antenna from down east microwave it has 45 loops on it
and i im using 70 feet of coax and i im using a trident 2400 radio
scanner i live in halifax nova scotia canada dos anybudy know wear
to point the antenna i dont know wear inmarsat is and my nam is zeb
and is ther any budy that has an inmarsat set up that works thanks
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:51 1996
From: orbitone@worldnet.att.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: FS- Pro 39 Scanner 800 Mhz Modified
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 08:42:54 GMT
Message-ID: <31d4eb55.1886110@netnews.worldnet.att.net>
Selling a pro 39 very good cond just needs a new keypad board modified
for 800 mhz sell quick..$100.00 firm plus shipping call mike at 714
960-2835 like to sell it to a local in orange county if possible or
will ship it if necessary.thanks...
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:52 1996
From: timj@solo.pipex.co.za (Tim Jackson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR8000/Scout Question
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 09:05:47 GMT
Message-ID: <31d4dcb5.516801564@news.solo.pipex.co.za>
References: <NEWTNews.835575155.21327.mwolfson@mwolfson.bright.net> <31D46B03.2272@woodslane.com.au>
>I have had no luck with my AR8000 and scout on the AM bands with direct
>tuning, every other band is OK. I beleive that in the specs it says that
>it does not sense AM transmissions....
In that case I have a bridge you may be interested in buying...
The Scout detects the carrier, not the modulation method and therefore
works equally well on FM and AM.
Where you MAY have a problem is in the fact that it sends a command to
the AR8000 to set its mode to FM. I think it only does that the first
time it sends a freq to the AR8000 though and that it is possible to
simply "force" the AR8000 into AM mode anyway.
In any event, I have used a Scout at airshows with great success.
/\_/\
/ o o \
(== ^ ==)
) - (
( ) ( )
( ( ) ( ) )
(_(_)_(_)_)
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:54 1996
From: Jim <edisonfd@gramercy.ios.com>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Alpha-paging & Scanner Monitors
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 09:23:41 -0700
Message-ID: <31D5588D.775D@gramercy.ios.com>
References: <4qcpnv$ib8@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> <4qj8l1$d37@fhbgb1.itl.net>
Reply-To: edisonfd@gramercy.ios.com
If I might, a moment to introduce ourselves. Breaking News Network is a
NYC area alpha-paging media source. We notify our customers instantly of
working fires, multiple alarm fires, serious MVA's, haz-mat jobs,
noteworthy police incidents including but not limited to riots, police
involved shootings and unfortunately when police officers are shot. High
speed chases, major crimes and upon resolution, the apprehension.
Our customers are television outlets, all-news radio stations, print
media, fire buffs, fire photographers, fire marshalls, firefighters.
Police officers, medics and the like.
We cover from upper Virginia, Maryland, DC, Delaware, Eastern Penna, all
of New Jersey, NYC, and the surrounding metro area counties and lower CT.
To do this involves over a 100 dedicated reporters on our part, as one
would assume covering an area with 1/6 the US population. From Hartford
south through FDNY, into Newark NJ, Camden NJ, Phila PA, Wilmington DEL,
Baltimore, Wash DC, the amount of fire is at times scary. A typical FDNY
day consists of approx 10-15 all hands fires and 1-2 multiple alarms. We
cover it 24/7.
We also exchange greater alarm fires and newsworthy incidents with
notification systems throughout the United States. For example, in the
past three days Wed 6/26- Fri 6/28, we paged and sent to our reciprocal
groups almost 50 incidents, ranging from a riot in Harlem, Manhattan; a
5th alarm fire in Manhattan, a 3rd alarm fire destroying a church in
Staten Island, a 4th alarm fire in an apt bldg in Camden NJ, a 4th alarm
fire in Long Island that destroyed a paper goods warehouse and in an
effort to be mid-west friendly (pun) a general alarm fire in Western NJ
that destroyed a chicken/egg producing facility, killing 380,000+
chickens.
As well as we cover this vast area, it is our goal to not miss a single
newsworty incident. And if that means adding people to overlap our
existing coverage, we will do so. If any readers of this list find the
idea of listening to radio transmissions and alpha-paging compatible,
either e-mail above address or call our toll-free phone 888-875-6100
Monday thru Saturday 11AM-6PM. In exchange you would receive a free
Motorola advisor alpha pager and some other nice benefits.
Thank you for your patience in reading this, and hope to hear from
interested parties.
Additionally, if you are in a distant city, we can make arrangements to
assist you in getting our information, or perhaps in establishing a
system in your locale. The call is free, the advice free.
Jim
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:54 1996
From: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Sun Country Airline Callsign
Date: 29 Jun 1996 09:27:20 -0400
Message-ID: <4r3avo$prp@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: n5off@aol.com (N5OFF)
What airline uses "Sun Country"?
Thanks
Tom Marcotte
N5OFF@aol.com
n5off%w5ddl.aara.org@usl.edu
Lafayette, LA, USA
Home of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ragin Cajuns
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:55 1996
From: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Notification Network
Date: 29 Jun 1996 11:29:00 -0400
Message-ID: <4r3i3s$rsp@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: watergate1@aol.com (WATERGATE1)
I'm trying to find out if there are any Notification Networks in the state
of Indiana. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:56 1996
From: kensykes@epix.net (Albert Sykes)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Airline callsigns (was Re: Speedbird)
Date: 29 Jun 1996 12:22:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4r376a$2mn@star.epix.net>
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <31bd417d.20032964@news.demon.co.uk> <4pmnve$4nd@epx.cis.umn.edu> <31C1E26B.2B8@boeing.com> <babel.3.93.31C21337@pop.service.ohio-state.edu> <SHAFER.96Jun17093108@ferhino.dfrf.nasa.gov> <835521161.15367.0@grndzero.d
Vesa Halme (warthog@vmhalme.pp.fi) wrote:
: In article <31d18d1b.2896877@news.westnet.com> rwp@westnet.com (Roger Petten
gill) writes:
: >British Airways definitely uses the "Speedbird" callsign for other
: >planes besides the Concorde. They were using it before the Concorde
: >went into service.
: Just like South African Airways uses "Springbok", and Pan Am used to use
: "Clipper", and Finnaviation here in Finland "Bluebird".
: Vesa Halme
And we all now know that Valujet uses "Critter."
Tallyho !
Alpha Kilo
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:57 1996
From: Randy Kushner <randk@omni.voicenet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: AOR AR1000XLT for sale
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 12:22:49 -0400
Message-ID: <31D55859.1903@omni.voicenet.com>
I am selling an AOR AR 1000XLT scanner with charger and a antennas. I
paid $750 for it and am asking $375.00. This scanner is unblocked with
full coverage to 1300MHz. If interested please E-mail me at
randk@popmail.voicenet.com
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:58 1996
From: siepert@crl.com (Philip E. Siepert)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need Silver Spring/Balt.,MD Freqs
Date: 29 Jun 1996 12:54:56 -0700
Message-ID: <4r41mg$m4p@crl5.crl.com>
Summary: Need frequencies
Keywords: scanner
My son is temporarily in Maryland with his new scanne. Can anyone
post/email up to 20 frequencies & their ID's in/near Silver Springs that he
could use?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:38:59 1996
From: saturn@airmail.net (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Is the AR 2700 any good?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 13:32:52 GMT
Message-ID: <31d5301e.44706739@news.airmail.net>
I see very little talk about it.
I have a BC3000XLT, and love it. But would like a scanner that can
hook up to my computer (not rich enough to afford the AR 8000)
Any opinions are appreciated!
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From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:00 1996
From: Porchnoy <Porchnoy@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: TR-720 Airband Transceiver For Sale/ Trade?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 14:18:58 -0700
Message-ID: <31D59DC2.2654@ix.netcom.com>
References: <4r2mrr$lju@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Pett wrote:
>
> Be creative and interesting and we can
> make a deal.
Is this going to be an essay test?
I don't do well on essay tests!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:00 1996
From: David Oberholtzer <obetron>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FS PRO-37 /cellular $95
Date: 29 Jun 1996 15:40:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4r3ipo$kak@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>
References: <4r2agf$hgc@clark.zippo.com>
you should ask more for that pro37 if it works great. I paid $350.00 for
mine new a few years back and it is a killer handheld that not many beat
yet.
Dave
ronfol@hilconet.com (Ron Follmar) wrote:
>PRO-37 opened up for cellular, works great $95
> ronfol@hilconet.com or 210-896-8830
>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:01 1996
From: jameswb@aol.com (Jameswb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: FS: PRO2004
Date: 29 Jun 1996 16:12:21 -0400
Message-ID: <4r42n5$4s0@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <tjhDtL0xz.1t7@netcom.com>
Reply-To: jameswb@aol.com (Jameswb)
I'm not in an auction mood. How much you want for it?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:02 1996
From: malxndr@aol.com (Malxndr)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AOR AR1000XLT for sale
Date: 29 Jun 1996 16:39:08 -0400
Message-ID: <4r449c$5bm@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <31D55859.1903@omni.voicenet.com>
Reply-To: malxndr@aol.com (Malxndr)
$750 for an AOR1000 and charger sounds awfully high. When they were being
sold regularly (pre-EPCA) they were selling for around $400, as I recall.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:03 1996
From: ZCBU87A@prodigy.com (Gary Allen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: pro-51
Date: 29 Jun 1996 17:53:09 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4r3qi5$aqi@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>
Has anyone had problemsd with there radio shack Pro-51 scanner.
it scanns but it does not pick anything up. it is like it is dead. I
did buy the warrenty but I was wondering if anyone knew what was wrong
with it, or if anyone had this problem with there scanner.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:04 1996
From: jamoran@indirect.com (John Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AlphaPager to Scanner
Date: 29 Jun 1996 17:54:52 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4r3qlc$bkv@globe.indirect.com>
References: <31D0F1BC.1379@ptd.net> <960627131632922@atdbbs.com>
there is equipment available that will capture paging and other encoded
transmissions including RTTY, FAX, and ACARS for display on a CRT,
printer or it will save this to a file
---
JOHN/PHX (jamoran@analon.com) computing & making good Chemistry!
-------
Clint Bradford (clint.bradford@atdbbs.com) wrote:
: >>Need to scan AlphaPagers and have info displayed to a Computer, screen
: >>or file for later printing
: You mean you want to illegally intercept communications that were not
: intended for you?
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:05 1996
From: pjheller@west.net (P.J. Heller)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: BC3000 battery life
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 20:15:29 -0800
Message-ID: <pjheller-2906962015290001@term2-3.sb.west.net>
Seen the glowing recommendations for the Bearcat 3000XLT. Anybody have
information about how long it will run on a battery pack?
Thanks
PJH
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:05 1996
From: af527@ccn.cs.dal.ca (Zeb Stahl)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: yagi probloms
Date: 29 Jun 1996 20:49:13 GMT
Message-ID: <4r44s9$16o@apollo.isisnet.com>
hellow i have an inmarsat antenna i dont know wear to point the antenna
it is a yagi antenna and i im using 70 feet of coax to my trident 2400
radio scanner i got the antenna from down east microwave and i live in
halifax nova scotia canada dos anybody know wear to point the antenna
is ther anybody that has an inmarsat set up that works
--
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:06 1996
From: mulligan@ACM.ORG (F. Barry Mulligan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: RE:cel freq
Date: 29 Jun 1996 21:20:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4r46n1$fms@HOPPER.ACM.ORG>
Reply-To: mulligan@ACM.ORG
From the FAF - Frequently Asked Frequencies
on ftp://oak.oakland.edu
as /pub/hamradio/docs/misc/scanner.faf
Cellular Telephone [22.902]
Chs Freqs (base) System Use
800-832 869.040 - 870.000 A - RCC voice
1-312 870.030 - 879.360 A - RCC voice
313-333 879.390 - 879.990 A - RCC data
334-354 880.020 - 880.620 B - Telco data
355-666 880.650 - 889.980 B - Telco voice
667-716 890.010 - 891.480 A - RCC voice
717-799 891.510 - 893.970 B - Telco voice
Transmissions are FM. Channels are 30 kHz apart. Mobiles
transmit 45 MHz below the base (824.040-848.970) and are usually
repeated by the base.
Channels 800-832 are also identified as Chs 991-1023.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:07 1996
From: ross@aimnet.com (Gary Ross)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Best Interface for AOR 8K??
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 21:26:42 -0652
Message-ID: <ross-2906962126420001@dial-bp1-20.iway.aimnet.com>
References: <31D4C18B.6179@computek.net>
In article <31D4C18B.6179@computek.net>, dale martin
<ndmartin@computek.net> wrote:
> I am planning to use ScanCat Gold with my AOR 8k. What would be the
> best interface to connect it to my computer. I have heard that there are
> three: EDCO, AOR, and Opto's.
>
> Which one works the best?
I bought the AOR unit as it allows cloning radios in the field (without
the use of a computer).
Gary
--
Gary Ross
ROSS@AIMNET.COM
ROSSMAN@AOL.COM
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:08 1996
From: vbook@vbook.com (Ed Mitchell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Ham Radio Online - June and July 1996
Date: 29 Jun 1996 21:29:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4r4789$nas@news.accessone.com>
For June, we've run over a dozen articles and we already have at least that
many in the queue for July. Stop on by and enjoy some good clean ham radio fun
at Ham Radio Online. Always free at
http://www.accessone.com/~vbook/hronline.htm
(and if that is a mouthful of a URL, we will soon be introducing a much easier
URL to remember!)
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Have fun!
Tnx and 73,
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From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:09 1996
From: racer0069@aol.com (Racer0069)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Shack 1.3 Gig Any good?
Date: 29 Jun 1996 22:12:51 -0400
Message-ID: <4r4nr3$c10@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4r4f8g$95f@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: racer0069@aol.com (Racer0069)
Not ALL Radio Shack employees are ignorant about scanners! I worked for
the shack for 3 years part time and as far as I'm concerned, each store is
different. It doesn't make sense to put down the entire business just
because of one ignorant person. Come to my store and I'll tell you what
you want to know!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:10 1996
From: Tom Montgomery <monty55@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need RS 2022 Manuals
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 22:33:26 -0700
Message-ID: <31D611A6.32A9@ix.netcom.com>
I'm looking for an owners manual and service manual for a RS Pro 2022. If
any body knows where to find one I would appreciate it. I tried
downloading from Tandy site, but it was not listed. Any help would be
appreciated.
Also would like to know if anybody has reprint of Bob Parnass review of
this radio from back issue of MT. I also understand he is going to post
some more mods for this unit in the Sept 96 issue of MT.
Found mine at a pawn shop in mint condition for $90.00 yesterday ! Will
use it along with my 2004.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:11 1996
From: Bob Weber <rweber95@wport.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cell Phone Conversion?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 23:02:47 -0700
Message-ID: <31D61887.1739@wport.com>
References: <4r39vp$fku@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
Michael Joesph Donovan wrote:
>
> What to do with an old cell phone? At times you see them at the swap
> meets for next to nothing or you change service and get a 'free' phone.
>
> Is there any information around on conversion of these old cell phones
> to scanning receivers? Would the work be worth the results? Any and all
> information welcome.
If you have an existing cell phone service, you could clone the old one to
to be the same as your current, active phone. Then it can be used as a back
up or alternate. The only restriction is to not have both turned on at the
same time.
Regards,
Bob...
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:12 1996
From: "Jeffrey M. Richard" <jrichard@nbnet.nb.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Any way to scan 175-456 Mhz Channels. Mine will not (Pro-25)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 23:28:31 -0300
Message-ID: <31D5E64F.129F@nbnet.nb.ca>
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to adjust a scanner to scan
the frequencies from 15Mhz to 456Mhz? My scanner will not allow this.
I was just wondering if this is a government law or something else. I
live in Canada.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:13 1996
From: RS <shenb@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Need Freqs. For Rockford IL Area
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:06:36 -0700
Message-ID: <31D6277C.752A@ix.netcom.com>
Help,
I need scanner freqs. for Rockford/Winnebago county IL. If you can help,
please E-Mail at:
shenb@ix.netcom.com
Thanks
Bob
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:13 1996
From: "G. Keown" <keown@io.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Freqs for Grand Teton / Yellowstone Nat'l Parks Wanted
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 01:20:52 -0500
Message-ID: <31D61CC4.363B@io.com>
References: <01bb663b.d4728840$3fcd02c7@eswansen>
Eric C. Swansen wrote:
>
> I'm about to make a journey to the NW corner of Wyoming, visiting
> Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nat'l Parks....
>
> Does anyone have the Nat'l Park Svc. Freqs. for these parks ? Any idea of
> system layout and design ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> - EricSee my response on alt.radio.scanner
Gerald
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:14 1996
From: MARIO RODRIGUEZ <shodan2@pop.bridge.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: need info on mod. of PRO-39
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 02:16:15 +0000
Message-ID: <31D5E36F.423D@pop.bridge.net>
can anyone provide info on modifing my PRO 39
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:15 1996
From: MarKurt@combase.com (MarKurt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: bc 220 xlt
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 02:40:27 GMT
Message-ID: <31d5e888.1760217@news.combase.com>
want any and all modes for this modle will post all info i have on
central fl in exchange for this info
Apocalypse, Sysop
The Gates of Delirium BBS -< Rock is the medium of our generation >-
813 752 0805
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
From: drice@enuxsa.eas.asu.edu (David Rice)
Subject: Re: Airline callsigns (was Re: Speedbird)
Message-ID: <DtsL0o.3Lv@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
Reply-To: drice@asu.edu
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 02:45:59 GMT
References: <4pfq5q$qed@nntp1.best.com> <835521161.15367.0@grndzero.d
In article <4r376a$2mn@star.epix.net>, Albert Sykes <kensykes@epix.net> wrote:
> And we all now know that Valujet uses "Critter."
While we're at it, America West uses "Cactus".
Someone should probably compile a list of these and put them up on an
aviation scanning web page.
--
David Rice
<drice@asu.edu>
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:17 1996
From: kc7anq <kc7anq@azstarnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Anyone had problems
Date: 30 Jun 1996 05:14:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4r52f8$k34@news.azstarnet.com>
References: <DtsEwr.KC4@scn.org>
bd703@scn.org (SCN User) wrote:
> I have heard a couple of stories from people who were watching Washington
> State Patrol troopers engaged in radar or aircraft speed enforcement and
> were contacted by the troopers. The officers were REALLY interested in
> what CB/scanner/ham freqs were in the various radios, and were very concerne
d
> that some citizen was watching them stop violators.
>
> Probably thought they were being video taped for the next "Rodney King" show
.
If you were that cop would you want some unknown person
watching you & "stalking" you? If I were that cop I'd be asking you a few
questions too, and I'd feel extremely unsafe everytime I got out of
my patrol car on a traffic stop, not because I think you're going
to video tape me and turn it in to Inside Edition, but because I'd
wonder if you were gonna wait till I get out on a traffic stop to run
me down or shoot at me.
Listening is one thing, but as a SCANNER LOVING AMERICAN, I
think it is people who do things like what you're describing that
cause agencies to feel that they have a need (there is NOT really any
need) to switch their communications to encryption or trunking.
Please, if you want to listen, listen. Have fun with it, but
don't stalk them! If you are that interested in seeing their every
move, let the officer show you what he does in a shift (I guarentee
you from experience that 99% of them would LOVE to have the
opportunity to show you what they REALLY do, not what Rodney King's
lawyer or Dan Rather want you to believe they spend their time doing)
simply call the agency and tell them you'd like to do a ride along.
All but one of the 15+ law enforcement agencies will be happy to take
you with them! The strictest rules they have for their ride along
prgrams here is that they ask that you NOT be a convicted felon!
Try it! But please, let the officer know that he doesn't have to
worry about you killing him, and can focus on the guy with the gun
in the car that he has stopped!
Also, when you do things like this, remember that that officer
informs his Sgt that people are stalking him with scanners. The Sgt
mentions it to the Lt in the next supervisors meeting. The Lt mentions
it to the chief in passing. The chief then goes to the city council
or board of supervisors asking for money... Guess what for! A new
800 Mhz Astro-Digital Trunked Radio System. Now every scanner
enthusiast in your area will know who to thank when their department
goes trunked and they can't even listen from home (despite the fact
that they stayed out of the way and didn't go on SCANNER PATROL or
stalk law enforcement officers).
Dan
KC7ANQ
P.S. No I'm not a cop, I simply have an open mind and am willing to
see the law enforcement officers side of this stuff.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:18 1996
From: ronfol@hilconet.com (Ron Follmar)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-37 SOLD
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 12:52:04 GMT
Message-ID: <4r624a$d36@clark.zippo.com>
The pro37 has been sold ,thanks Ron
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:19 1996
From: blyle@inforamp.net (Bob Lyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro 2006 Step???
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 13:36:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4r6028$5e7@news.inforamp.net>
References: <31d00f09.881302@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <4qpu6o$9s8@nadine.teleport.com> <slworkDtnnD5.LJG@netcom.com>
slwork@netcom.com (Steve Work) wrote:
> Steve Kennedy (prografx@teleport.com) wrote:
> : orbitone@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> : >Question how do you get the 30 Mhz step on the pro 2006 in the 870-896
> : >mhz range it only does 5-12.5-or50mhz steps there thanks..
Here's the text from the mod for cellular restoration:
From Popular Communications, October 1990, pages 18, 20-21:
"The PRO-2006 possesses latent capability to tune the frequencies
"wired out" at the factory. To regain continuous coverage from
760 MHz through 1300 MHz, all you have to do is unplug the set from
the powerline, then:
1. Remove the plasic top cover from the radio.
2. Look behind the numeral "3" key, inside the front panel, and you
will see two diodes and blank spots for two more. Locate D-502;
the lower of the two visible diodes.
3. Snip the exposed, upper leg of D-502; push the two cut ends
slightly apart.
4. Button the case back up and be content with the continuous
frequency coverage of 25 MHx-520 MHz and 760 MHz-1300 MHz.
Next, press the STEP key three times while in any SEARCH mode,
you will see, successively on the LCD Display, the step or increment
indications of "5" kHz," "12.5 kHz" and then "50 kHz." Press the
STEP key a dozen times or a hundred, and only the above three
increments will be displayed.
Now , if you have restored the full frequecy capabilites in your
PRO-2004, 2005, or 2006, and first press the RESET key, then just
as soon as a SEARCH enters the frequency ranges of 825-845 MHz
and/or 870-890 MHz, you will see a 4th increment displayed:
"30 kHz"! It's OK! This is appropriate for the spacing in those
bands.
Regards!
Bob
blyle@inforamp.net
73577.3602@compuserve.com
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:20 1996
From: "Paul R. Trynoski" <afn02552@afn.org>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: ARTCC Frequencies & Airline Callsign?
Date: 30 Jun 1996 14:50:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4r647a$ech@huron.eel.ufl.edu>
I'm looking for a list of frequencies used by the Jacksonville and
Miami ARTCC's and the callsign used by Orlando based Airtran Airways.
Thanks!
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:21 1996
From: melfyn@dstc.edu.au (Melfyn Lloyd)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.digital,alt.radio.networks.npr,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Australian Government Radio Network
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 16:29:25 +1000
Message-ID: <melfyn-3006961629250001@melfyn.dialup.dstc.edu.au>
References: <4qkc3v$tpp@gidora.kralizec.net.au> <31D46A9A.6B7B@woodslane.com.au>
Dear Paul
I'd appreciate any info you have relevant on GRN to the Brisbane area.
Thanks - Melv.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:22 1996
From: jerry sommer <jsommer@bright.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: AlphaPager to Scanner
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 21:51:29 -0400
Message-ID: <31D72F21.61AA@bright.net>
References: <31D0F1BC.1379@ptd.net> <960627131632922@atdbbs.com>
I think he wants help from a scanner buff not a lawyer going by where
he posted his question.
From amsoft@epix.net Mon Jul 01 12:39:22 1996
From: Bill Crocker <billc@rust.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Is the AR 2700 any good?
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:56:25 -0700
Message-ID: <31D76889.54AA@rust.net>
References: <31d5301e.44706739@news.airmail.net>
To: Dave Smith <saturn@airmail.net>
Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I see very little talk about it.
>
> I have a BC3000XLT, and love it. But would like a scanner that can
> hook up to my computer (not rich enough to afford the AR 8000)
>
> Any opinions are appreciated!
Dave:
Keep your BC3000XLT. The AR 2700 is o.k., but being a previous owner of
an AR 8000, I would give up the computer control and go back to a
BC3000XLT any time!
Bill Crocker