Phil, Author at Scanner School

13Feb 2018 by Phil No Comments

LTR (Logical Trunk Radio) Systems

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LTR or Logic Trunked Radio, is a dinosaur in the trunking world. In Session 8 of Scanner School, we discuss the multiple forms of LTR Trunking, how they operate, and how the talk group id's are configured (more…)

06Feb 2018 by Phil No Comments

Introduction to Trunked Radio Systems

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Trunked Radio seems to be one of those items that trip up a lot of scanner radio users. In Session 7 of Scanner School, we discuss the basic principles of trunking, how talk groups work, and take a 30,000 ft view of a trunk radio system. (more…)

30Jan 2018 by Phil 2 Comments

Entry Level Scanner Radio Reviews

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Welcome to Session 6 of Scanner School. In this session we review three desktop and 3 handheld entry level scanner radios that you can use and understand easily from what you have learned in Scanner School Sessions 2 - 5. (more…)

23Jan 2018 by Phil 2 Comments

AM, FM, Sideband, Narrowband FM, and Wideband FM

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Welcome to Session 5 of Scanner School. In this session we talk about AM, FM, Sideband (SSB), Upper Sideband (USB), Lower Sideband (LSB), Narrowband FM (NFM) and Wideband FM (WBFM) (more…)

16Jan 2018 by Phil No Comments

Simplex, Duplex, and Repeater Transmissions

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Welcome to Session 4 of Scanner School. In this session we talk about Simplex, Duplex, and Repeater Communications. (more…)

09Jan 2018 by Phil No Comments

Carrier Squelch, Tone Squelch, and Digital Coded Squelch

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Welcome to Session 3 of Scanner School. In this session we talk about Carrier Squelch, Tone Squelch, and Digital Coded Squelch. (more…)

04Jan 2018 by Phil No Comments

Severe Weather Monitoring

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It is just days into 2018 and on the east coast of the US, we are battling our first major winter storm. While the local TV and Broadcast Radio stations are giving their bullet points and telling stories from the milk and bread isles, nothing beat grabbing your own radio and doing some severe weather monitoring of your own. (more…)

02Jan 2018 by Phil No Comments

Frequencies and measuring them in Hertz

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Welcome to Session 2 of Scanner School. In this session we talk about Frequencies and how we measure them in Hertz. (more…)

02Jan 2018 by Phil No Comments

Welcome to the first Scanner School Podcast

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Thank you for joining us on our very first session of Scanner School. Welcome and we are happy to have you here. In this episode, I'll introduce myself and talk about the goals of Scanner School and what you can expect in future episodes. (more…)

31Dec 2017 by Phil No Comments

We are two days away from the first Podcast – Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year everyone. Our Podcast launch date is fast approaching. We'll be live on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and also on our website starting January 02, 2018. Please take a moment to sign up for our e-mail list if you have not done so yet, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. January 02 will be here before we know it! Here is to a great 2018! Phil