Did Live Scanner Feeds Hurt the Hobby?
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…)
AskScannerSchool V.43
#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)
The Legacy of Bill Cheek
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…)
Optimizing Multiple Site Trunk Systems
Today, we discuss optimizing your scanner for multiple sites in a trunk system. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about setting up your scanner and optimizing it for a typical scan list, but today we will dive into this topic a little bit deeper. (more…)
Scanning at the Super Football Game
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…)
Optimizing Scan Lists
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…)
AskScannerSchool V.42
#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)
The Benefits of Multiple Scanners w/ Joe Curtis
Joe Curtis returns to the podcast this week to share how he uses multiple scanner radios. We also discuss a recent national event that happened outside his door. (more…)
K.I.S.S. – When Good Enough is Perfect
Today’s podcast episode is all about the KISS Principle. Everybody has a different way or thought process on how things should be done. (more…)
Civil Air Patrol w/ Dave Kalahar
Today we have got a great guest on the podcast. I am happy to introduce you guys all to Dave Kalahar. Dave is not only a full-time RV, but he is also a retired commander in the Civil Air Patrol or CAP in the United States. Dave spent about 45 years in broadcasting and you are all in for a great podcast episode. (more…)