RadioShack’s Comeback?
The RadioShack brand is making a comeback. They are getting into the crypto game and are enterin the market with their own coin, $RADIO. (more…)
Flagship Scanner Feature Wishlist
What features would you like to see in the next Flagship Scanner Radio by Uniden, Whistler, or someone else? I have my own wishlist and I think many of these features are overdue in today’s scanner radio market. In fact, many of my requests are already available on other radios, including radios like Baofeng and TYT to name a few. (more…)
2022 Scanner Crash Course
On today’s episode, I will go through my slides on my presentation for Ham Radio University, which I normally do every year. This is my practice run for the presentation that I gave at HRU on January 8, 2022. If HRU publishes the presentation, we will follow up with a link. This presentation is for those who are new to the scanner radio hobby, or need a quick reset and want to have a bit of a refresher on some scanner radio topics and terms. If you need more help with your scanner, you can book me for a 1 hour tutoring session at www.scannerschool.com/tutoring (more…)
AskScannerSchool V.40
#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)
Encryption? No Problem! with Kenneth Fowler
Kenneth Fowler, a past guest several times over, is today’s guest on the podcast. Kenneth and I discuss how encryption has changed his scanning habits. His local police and fire have encrypted, but this has not stopped Kenneth from enjoying the scanner radio hobby. Today, Kenneth shares how he is scanning other agencies to gather the same information he would have received if he was listening to police or fire. (more…)
Is it time to upgrade your scanner?
Looking at things from multiple angles may help you think about whether it is time for you to consider upgrading a scanner. (more…)
Home Weather Stations
Many podcast episodes are written and recorded weeks in advance. I could have never imagined that vicious storms would have rolled through the lower mid-west states this past weekend resulting in a tornado that was on the ground for more than 200 miles. I hope that those who have lost their homes and property are safe and are able to rebuild. (more…)
AskScannerSchool V.39
#AskScannerSchool Many of you have submitted questions - today I answer a few of them! (more…)
Plectrons and Early Fire Alerting
Gregg Johnson and I discuss Plectrons and early fire alerting methods before portable radios and pagers were commonplace. We discuss the history of Plectron receivers and how volunteer firefighters were alerted to calls before they had in-home radio alerting or portable receivers. (more…)
2021 SDR Holiday Buyer’s Guide
It is time for our annual radio buyer’s guide. In the past few years, I have offered a list of scanners that I would recommend. However, since there haven’t been any new releases in the scanner radio world in the last few years, I do not want to repeat the same information that I gave you last year. Instead, I’m going to give you my recommendation for Software Defined Radios. This list will include what to stay away from, and what radios I recommend from beginners to advanced SDR users. Why cover Software Defined Radios? Because I believe that the future of scanner radios will somehow be part of the software-defined radio hobby. (more…)