Day: March 24, 2023

Racing Radio Ultimate Guide

 Want to hear all the action at the races but you’re not sure where to start?  You’re in the right place. This guide will help you find the best way to listen to all the action at the races. Short answer: All scanners we sell will work at any race track. This is the best lower cost option. Racing Radio Ultimate Guide Covers:  Chapter

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Railroad Frequencies & Rail Scanning Ultimate Guide

Looking to listen to railroad communication, but not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place, my friend. Rail scanning and all the technical terms surrounding it can be a bit overwhelming, so we gathered all of the information you need to choose the best rail scanner. Still have questions once you’ve read through this article?

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Aviation Radio Scanning Ultimate Guide

Whether you’re what’s called a plane spotter, an aircraft enthusiast who sits outside of airports and monitors air traffic, or just a garden-variety scannerhead, aviation is a rich and rewarding subsect of the scanning hobby that often gets overlooked. You can listen to approaches and departures, air traffic controllers directing pilots as they lift off, requests

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Police Scanner Antenna Ultimate Guide

“Yagi” antennas like this one are easier to mount and have high gain for their size, but their frequency range is somewhat limited. Bet you didn’t know that less than 5% of all police scanner sales include an antenna. Police scanners always come with a stock “rubber duck” antenna that receives about 30 miles of range (which

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How to Buy a Police Scanner

Scanners give you a live feed of the public safety activity in your area, granted you have the ability to hear police reports, EMS calls, firefighter activity, weather alerts, and more. Police scanners are one of the best worst-kept secrets in the history of modern technology. Scanners a powerful means of keeping tabs on all public

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Is Baofeng a Police Scanner?

No, Baofeng radios are not police scanners. So you decided to sink a couple bucks into a Baofeng just to see what all the hype is about. It’s about 30 bucks, so it’s not gonna take food of the table. Inexpensive scanning is alluring, sure, but does it work the way a digital scanner does?

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What’s the Best Police Scanner Company?

Window shopping for scanners is tough when the only windows you can peer through are in your web browser. There are very few physical locations where you can kick the proverbial tires and sign & drive a police scanner home with you. That’s where eCommerce scanner companies come in to play. So, you need to

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Police Scanner Apps & Streams Guide

Whether you’re getting off scanner apps and looking for a scanner, or you’re trying to decide if a scanner will do more for you than a free or low-cost phone app… We’re here with our handy dandy yellow legal pad to weigh the pros and cons right there with you! With apps and streams, you

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Police Scanner Encryption Explained

Encryption means no scanner can monitor. There are 2 types of encryption: If your area is fully encrypted – no scanner can monitor. There are no loopholes or tricks to get around full encryption. If your area has partial encryption you can still monitor quite a bit, just not what is encrypted. To find out,

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Police Scanning 101: Terminology, Concepts & Basics

New to scanning & a bit overwhelmed? This is the best place to start. In This Article We’ll Show You Chapter 1: Police Scanner Frequency Basics Chapter 2: Radio Signal Formats Chapter 3: Police Scanner Device Types Chapter 4: Channels Chapter 5: Banks Chapter 6: Search Mode Chapter 7: Features Our Police Scanner Buyer’s Guide is another great article!

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