Phil, Author at Scanner School

14Jun 2022 by Phil No Comments

Anytone AT-878UVII Plus

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The Anytone AT-878UVII Plus is a very popular Amateur Radio used for DMR. Since it also covers outside the VHF and UHF Ham Band and covers DMR, it could be used to scan some conventional traffic. Or can it? Let’s discuss using this popular radio for scanning and decide if this radio is worth adding to our scanner radio collection. (more…)

07Jun 2022 by Phil No Comments

AskScannerSchool V.45

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#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)

31May 2022 by Phil No Comments

Scanning San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alameda Counties with Garret Farwell

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Garrett Farwell returns to the podcast today to talk about scanning in California, where he lives. He will break down the systems that he monitors, including a couple of counties like San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alameda counties in California and what he has learned about each County's trunk system using a scanner. (more…)

24May 2022 by Phil No Comments

What Happens When Trunk Systems Fail?

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What happens when a trunk system fails? Where do the radio users go? How do they communicate? In this session, we’ll go over how trunk systems are supposed to work, what happens when they fail, and what can happen if an administrator plans for failure. (more…)

17May 2022 by Phil No Comments

Business Band Hidden Treasures

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Business band frequencies.... what can we find when we search these ranges? These frequencies are used in places like department stores, home centers, nurseries or garden centers, schools, etc. Building a scan list of these frequencies will strange results that may surprise you. (more…)

10May 2022 by Phil No Comments

GMRS – General Mobile Radio Service

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GMRS is a personal radio service that you and your family can use or you. It’s a great time to get your license if you haven’t gotten one already because the FCC last month has dropped the price to $35 for a 10-year license. (more…)

03May 2022 by Phil No Comments

AskScannerSchool V.44

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#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)

26Apr 2022 by Phil No Comments

Is this the end of the scanner radio hobby?

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Have we reached the end of the scanner radio hobby? I know many feel this way due to encryption and a lack of new scanner radio models being released. However, this hobby has been around for decades and there is no reason why we can’t enjoy this hobby in some form or another for decades to come. (more…)

19Apr 2022 by Phil No Comments

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…)

12Apr 2022 by Phil No Comments

Did Live Scanner Feeds Hurt the Hobby?

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Do live scanner feeds have hurt the hobby? There are many different ways to get scanner radios onto the internet, and it’s just a matter of the way of developing or delivering the content. (more…)