19Apr 2022 by Phil No Comments
Social Media and Scanning with Esteban Reyes

Social Media and Scanning with Esteban Reyes

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In today’s podcast, we are going to talk with our special guest Esteban Reyes. Esteban is a Tik Tok creator who helps people with scanner radio hobby, and he is here today to talk about how social media and scanning go together. You can find Eteban on TikTok under the username 626HawkEye (more…)
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29Mar 2022 by Phil No Comments
The Legacy of Bill Cheek

The Legacy of Bill Cheek

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This week we are talking about Bill Cheek, a huge pioneer in the scanner radio world If he was still alive today and saw what is available in the scanner radio market, he would probably lose his mind Maybe he would have realized his life goal and would have built a scanner that would completely turn the market on its head.   (more…)
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15Mar 2022 by Phil No Comments
Scanning at the Super Football Game

Scanning at the Super Football Game

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Chris Parris returns to the podcast to talk about the biggest football game of the year.   Chris was last on the podcast to talk about Federal Scanning. Chris writes a monthly column for The Spectrum Monitor, an online digital magazine dedicated to the radio monitoring hobby, including scanning and shortwave listening. Chris’s column, “The Fed Files”, has been a favorite of mine since he was writing for Monitor Times magazine, and his website is full of great information when it comes to federal monitoring.   (more…)
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08Mar 2022 by Phil No Comments
Optimizing Scan Lists

Optimizing Scan Lists

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Here is a question that I get asked from time to time: “How do I optimize the scanning lists in my scanner?” This is an important question, because when our scanners are scanning, we can miss transmissions elsewhere.  So it is important to be as efficient as possible when setting up your scan lists. Now, the answer may not be as straight forward as you might think, so here is my thought process on setting up a scan list on a radio:   (more…)
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