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Welcome to the First Scanning page. This page, courtesy of the [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page RadioReference]
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Easy to find index of links to Radio Reference's wiki with pages on scanning.
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wiki, is designed to give you a first look into the world of scanning. While it covers many different topics, there is lots of room for additions and changes. This page will also serve those folks wanting to research a scanner before they buy; each link in that section leads to another page with reviews, Yahoo groups, supporting software and more.
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==Beginner's Corner==
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==Scanners And Receivers==
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Uniden_Scanners Uniden Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_decision Deciding on a Scanner]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Radio_Shack_Scanners Radio Shack Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Conventional_Programming_Questions Common Conventional Programming Questions]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Trunking_Programming_Questions Common Trunking Programming Questions]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Connecting_Radios_to_Soundcards Making the Connection between the Soundcard and Scanner]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Yaesu_Radios Yaesu Receivers]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/GRE/RS_Object_Oriented_Scanners_FAQ Object Oriented Scanners FAQ (PSR 500/600, PRO-106, 197)]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/WinRadio WinRadio]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Programming_FAQs_and_Tips Programming Shortcuts FAQs and tips for various scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:RR_Glossary The RadioReference Glossary]
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==Topics, Terminology and Software==
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Programming_FAQ Scanner Programming FAQ]
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===Topics and Terminology===
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunked_Radio_Systems Trunking]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)]  
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_DMA_FAQ Uniden's Dynamic Memory Architecture and the new DMA Scanners]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Scanner_Antennas Antennas] of all kinds...from ducks to discones and lots in between...
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/ASTRO-25 Astro 25] What's all this talk about 'P-25' anyway??
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==Receivers and Scanners==
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/CTCSS CTCSS] Also often referred to as a 'PL'
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/DCS DCS] Digital Coded Squelch; another popular form of tone encoding
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===VHF-UHF Receivers===
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/VHF/UHF_Military_Monitoring Military air(Milair) Monitoring]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/New_England_MilAir_Monitoring New England Milair] A page devoted to New England milair, brought over from the now-defunct Long Island Scanning Resources board
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Alinco_Radios Alinco Receivers]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Rebanding Rebanding: Concepts and Theory]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Trunked_Radio_Decoders Trunked Radio Decoders] For reading the control channel of various types of trunked systems.
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Trunking Trunking; Concepts and Types]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/WinRadio WinRadio Receivers]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Yaesu_Radios Yaesu Receivers]
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===Software===
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Yupiteru_Radios Yupiteru Receivers] 
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Radio_Control_Software Radio Control Software]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Radio_Reference_Downloads Downloads Section]
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===Scanners===
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Recording_Software_and_Tips Recording Software and Tips]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/GRE_Radios GRE Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Radio_Shack_Scanners Radio Shack Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_Scanners Uniden Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Whistler_Scanners Whistler Scanners]
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===Trunktrackers===
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Analog_Trunktrackers Analog Trunktrackers]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Digital_Scanners Digital Trunktrackers]
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==Software Applications==
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Popular_Software_for_Radio_Shack_Scanners Popular Software for Radio Shack Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Popular_Software_for_GRE_Scanners Popular Software for GRE Scanners]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Recording_Software_and_Tips Recording Software]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/RadioReference.com_Web_Service RadioReference Web Service] Many applications can download data from the RadioReference database to program your scanner, but you first need a ...
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* [https://www.radioreference.com/apps/subscription/ Premium Subscription] (cheap)
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==Antennas, Accessories and Reviews==
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Antennas Scanner Antennas] of all kinds...from ducks to discones and lots in between...  
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Accessories Scanner Accessories]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Milcom_Receiving_Equipment#Filters Filters] to remove pagers and other unwanted stuff...
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Reviews Reviews]
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==Finding Frequencies==
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* [https://scan-ne.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=&fulltext=Search Search our Wiki!] Must be exactly by frequency.
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* [https://www.scan-ne.net/sne/app.php/nefd New England Frequency Directory]
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* [https://www.scan-ne.net/sne/app.php/logbook Scan New England Logbook]
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* [https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/ RadioReference Database]
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* [https://www.scan-ne.net/sne/viewtopic.php?p=149196#p149196 This thread at Scan New England will help too!]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Canada Canadian scanning websites, mailing lists and wiki articles]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Finding_Air_Traffic_Frequencies Finding Air Traffic Frequencies]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Marine_VHF_Channels Marine Frequencies]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/VHF/UHF_Military_Monitoring Military Monitoring]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Railroad Railroad Frequencies]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Frequencies US/Canadian Common Frequencies]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:United_States US based scanning websites and wiki articles]
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==Other Topics==
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Modifications Modifications] always a popular topic
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/DXing_Above_30_Mhz Propagation Above 30 Mhz]
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* All Uniden firmware updates can be found on the [https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/ScannerManuals Uniden wiki] manuals article 
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Online_Radios Scanners on the Web]
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* [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunked_Radio_Decoders Software trunking channel decoders] For reading the control channel of various types of trunked systems.
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 31 August 2020

Easy to find index of links to Radio Reference's wiki with pages on scanning.

Beginner's Corner

Receivers and Scanners

VHF-UHF Receivers

Scanners

Trunktrackers

Software Applications

Antennas, Accessories and Reviews

Finding Frequencies

Other Topics


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