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021 - Scanning and Fire Buff Photography with Jim Peruta: Today we are joined by Jim Peruta, a 45 year veteran of the Fire Buff Photography scene. Jim runs his own website at res23cue.net and is a member of the Connecticut Fire Photographer's Association. Jim and I discuss what it takes to be a... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

36 min listen

011 - Rebanding: Rebanding is a necessary evil in the 800 MHz spectrum in the United States. In this session of Scanner School, we discuss why rebanding happened, how it changed the landscape of the 800MHz spectrum, and what it means for the scanner radio user.... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

31 min listen

006 - Entry Level Scanner Radio Reviews: Welcome to Scanner School Session 6 (www.scannerschool.com/session6). We review 3 handheld and 3 desktop scanners that you can use now with what you have learned in Scanner School Sessions 2 - 5. by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

31 min listen

002 - Frequencies and Hertz: What is a frequency and how do we measure it? by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

12 min listen

008 - LTR (Logic Trunked Radio) Systems: LTR or Logic Trunked Radio Systems, is a trunking protocol built by E.F. Johnson in the late 1970's. While it is primarily used in my area for business radios, it is the old dinosaur in the trunking world. There are a few flavors of LTR... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

26 min listen

009 - EDACS Trunk Radio Scanning: EDACS Narrow, EDACS Wide, EDACS SCAT, EDACS-ESK, AEGIS, and ProVoice by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

39 min listen

025 - First Look at the New Uniden SDS100: Its finally here - the new Uniden SDS100 Scanner. This scanner is new from the inside out, top to bottom. I'll let you know all about this new scanner and my first thoughts after using this radio for only a day. You can keep up to date with my review... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

35 min listen

023 - Aviation Scanning with Dave Pascoe KM3T: Dave Pascoe, KM3T, from LiveATC.net joins us on the podcast. We talk about the basics of aviation monitoring, what equipment is required, and how to understand the terms and common phrases used during aviation communications. Dave also discusses the... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

41 min listen

005 - Common Analog Modulation Types - AM, FM, SSB, WFM, NFM: Today we talk about the more common analog modulation methods, AM, SSB (LSB & USB), FM, NFM, and WFB (WBFM). Session notes are at https://www.scannerschool.com/session5 by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

34 min listen

010 - Motorola Trunk Radio Systems: Motorola Type I was the first generation trunk system by Motorola. Motorola Type IIi Hybrid was a bridge to the 2nd Generation Trunk System by Motorola, the Type II Smart Net. A Smart Net system can be expanded into Smart Zone and Omni Link... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

30 min listen

017 - The Benefits of Joining a Local Scanner Radio Community with Marshall Sherard: Today we welcome Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR, from the Tarheel Scanner/Shortwave Listener's Group, based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. Marshall and I discuss the benefits of joining a local Scanner Radio Group, how to locate an existing group, and how... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

47 min listen

007 - Introduction to Trunked Radio Systems: Trunked Radio Systems are not difficult to understand one you know how they work. In this session of Scanner School, we talk about the basics of how Trunking works and will be focusing on specific trunk systems in the upcoming episodes. by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

27 min listen

019 - Weather Alert Radios and Weather Alert Monitoring: Severe Weather Monitoring goes beyond just scanning. I believe that every home and business should have a weather alert radio in a location that is centralized. A weather alert radio can be a life saving device and should be... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

25 min listen

001 - Welcome to Scanner School: An introduction to Scanner School and what you can expect in future episodes. by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

34 min listen

012 - Trunk Tracker III Scanner Radio Reviews: In this session of Scanner School, we review scanners that support "Analog" trunk systems, or systems that are not completely digital like P25, DMR, or NXDN. These scanners are sometimes called Trunk Tracker III scanners and the scanners... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

33 min listen

020 - Fire Paging and Uniden's Fire Tone Out Mode: Fire Tone Out (FTO) is a feature included with higher end Uniden Scanners. Before breaking down FTO and how it works, we take a look at basic two tone alerting by Plectron, GE, and Motorola. We also discuss 5/6 tone and ZVEI tones used outside... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

26 min listen

044 - NXDN Trunking: NXDN stands for Next Generation Digital Narrowband For an introduction to NXDN, please see last week's podcast at www.scannerschool.com/session43 NXDN Trunking comes in two classes: NXDN-C and NXDN-D NXDN-C is like most trunking systems. ... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

22 min listen

014 - Introduction to P25: Welcome to P25 aka Project 25 aka APCO-25. We talk about the 8 modules that make up a P25 system and how they operate. P25 Conventional is covered as well as NAC. P25 Trunking, Phase 1, Phase 2, and X2-TDMA will follow in next week's session of the... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

25 min listen

013 - Consulting Call with Jon Goldenberg: Be a fly on the wall on one of my consulting sessions with Jon Goldenberg. Jon was one of the winners of the Free Consulting Contest that we had in February of 2018. Jon and I discuss his current scanner needs and discuss some ways on how... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

41 min listen

016 - P25 Scanner Radio Reviews and Best Buys: In Today's podcast, we review the current Phase 2 capable scanners on the market In Session 14 we introduced you P25 systems and hardware. In Session 15 we discussed Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, and conventional P25 as well as some hints and tricks you... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

30 min listen

004 - Simplex, Duplex, and Repeaters: Simplex, Duplex, and Repeater systems are methods used to communicate. by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

30 min listen

034 - Filters: As the name implies, a filter will either allow or reject frequencies from passing through and onto your radio In this session, we discuss: High Pass & Low Pass Filters Band Pass & Band Reject Filters Common filter terms Why we use filters... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

22 min listen

015 - P25 Hints and Tricks - Plus Conventional, Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA Trunking: Last week we introduced P25. This week we build on that introduction session and discuss conventional and trunking with P25. This includes Phase 1, Phase 2, and X2-TDMA systems. We also have a few hints and tricks for you to optimize... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

26 min listen

030 - Coaxial Cable: What are you using for coax cable? Not all coax cable is created equal and in today's podcast we will run through some numbers to show you why the bargain stuff is so inexpensive compared to quality coax. We have a great chart to help you... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

20 min listen

047 - Scanning on a Cruise Ship: I recently took a family cruise. It was a great trip and I even got some scanning in. Today, I have 5 tips to help you enjoy scanning on your first (or next) cruise. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

24 min listen

031 - Jonathan Higgins from Scanner Master: Jonathan Higgins is the Digital Media Communications Manager for Scanner Master. He and I speak about his background in scanning, share some great stories, and talk about his "RailFan" experiences. Jonathan and I also talk about the history... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

57 min listen

003 - Carrier Squelch, Tone Squelch, and Digital Coded Squelch: CSQ, CTCSS (PL), CDCSS (DPL), and NAC by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

26 min listen

022 - Scanning Air Shows: One of my favorite scanning activities is to scan the local Air Show. The Air Show at Jones Beach is every Memorial Day weekend and it brings a lot of Military and Civilian Performers. In this podcast, I'm going to let you know what you need to... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

29 min listen

018 - Tips and Tricks when dealing with Simulcast Issues: Simulcast - when it comes to digital systems, it can be your worst nightmare. In this session of Scanner School, we have a few tips on dealing with simulcast and a few suggestions to eliminating the problems it causes. You can grab the show notes for... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

17 min listen

027 - MilAir Scanning with Michael Man: MilAir Scanning is different depending on where it is you live. Today's guest, Michael Man, is a big fan of Military Air monitoring. Since he lives close to a few training facilities, MilAir Scanning is one of this favorite past times. Michael... by Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

37 min listen

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