Our brand-new discord server is the ultimate scanner radio community portal. With the ability to host live audio, scanner feeds, video events, photos, and chat, this is the future of communicating and sharing information with your fellow scanner radio users. You can find a step by step setup and log-in by going to https://www.scannerschool.com/discord (more…)
Welcome to podcast number 200! I can't believe we've recorded, published, and shared this many episodes. It seems like last we just start this a few weeks ago and here we are at episode 200. (more…)
Do you need an outdoor antenna? This used to be an obvious question and answer. But now things have changed in the hobby that may have you choosing to skip the antenna installation. A crucial part of getting into the hobby was putting out an antenna on your chimney. It was a rite of passage running coax cable and poking holes in your wall, having your parents or wife scream at you for doing damage to the house. (more…)
Nathan McMullen joins the podcast today to explain how he setup his Unication G-Series pager. Nathan has taken several multi-state road trips with his pager and was able to listen to public safety during his trip. Nathan explains how he setup his pager, what needs to be done before the trip, and some things he wished he did differently while taking a multi-mile trip with his pager. Note – while I am a Unication Dealer, I am coming into this conversation with Nathan as a scanner radio user. I am asking questions specific to the scanner radio hobby. If you are interested in Unication pagers, I sell all of their paging products at eastcoastpagers.com (more…)
What changed in the radio landscape in the 20 years post 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina here in the US? Have you ever wondered why we have so many new P25 systems showing up in the 700 MHz band? These are the questions we are asking in today's podcast. (more…)