Phil, Author at Scanner School

12Jun 2018 by Phil No Comments

First Look at the New Uniden SDS100

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Scanner School's First Impression and hands on SDS100 Review The new scanner by Uniden is finally out, the SDS100. This scanner is a major improvement over previous versions of Uniden's scanners, or is it? (more…)

05Jun 2018 by Phil 35 Comments

ADS-B Receiving and Flight Tracking with Eric Carlson

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Monitoring Aviation from a different point of view ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast) is the protocol used by airplanes to give their position beacons. This includes there altitude, location, heading, and Squawk Code. (more…)

29May 2018 by Phil No Comments

Aviation Scanning with Dave Pascoe, KM3T, from LiveATC.net

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Aviation Scanning - Don't let it go over your head! To someone who has never tuned the aviation band, all the rapid transmissions between aircraft and the controllers can sound like a mash of directions, numbers, letters, and frequencies. This session of the Scanner School will help you stay grounded while scanning the aviation band. (more…)

22May 2018 by Phil No Comments

Scanning Air Shows

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One of my favorite activities is scanning air shows Memorial Day weekend on Long Island means a few things. First, it means remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our great nation. It is a time to reflect on those currently serving, as well as their families. It means setting up the BBQ, catching a parade, or the Jones Beach Air Show. In addition, this is usually the same time as Fleet Week in NYC, so we have a lot of Military service members and air craft in our area! (more…)

15May 2018 by Phil No Comments

Scanning and Fire Buff Photography

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Fire Buff Photography with Jim Peruta Today we welcome Jim Peruta, a 45 year veteran of the Volunteer Fire Buff Photography Scene. Jim shares his wisdom and shares how he captures the incredible images he posts on his site, res23cue.net. (more…)

08May 2018 by Phil No Comments

Fire Tone Out Alerting and Fire Paging

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Uniden Fire Tone Out Mode Your Uniden Scanner might be able to double as a fire desktop pager, but only if you know how to correctly use this feature (more…)

01May 2018 by Phil No Comments

Severe Weather Monitoring and Weather Alert Radios

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Severe Weather Monitoring goes beyond just scanning the weather band Your scanner might double as a weather alert radio, but it can do more than just alert you during severe weather. You might find that the Amateur Radio Band, GMRS , and FRS bands have active weather spotters in your neighborhood that can keep you up to date on weather conditions. (more…)

24Apr 2018 by Phil No Comments

Tips and Tricks when dealing with Simulcast

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Simulcast is when multiple transmit locations broadcast the same information at the same time on the same frequency Simulcast can cause problems with digital reception on today's scanners. We have some tips and tricks when dealing with simulcast and run through a few solutions on today's podcast (more…)

17Apr 2018 by Phil No Comments

The Benefits of Joining a Local Scanner Radio Community with Marshall Sherard – KE4ZNR

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Are you looking for other people in your area that share the same interests in the scanner radio hobby? Today we welcome Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR, from the Tarheel Scanner/Shortwave Listener's Group, based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. (more…)

10Apr 2018 by Phil No Comments

P25 Scanner Radio Reviews and Best Buys

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Are you looking to purchase a new P25 Scanner Radio? In this session, we have some P25 Scanner Radio Reviews and best buys. (more…)