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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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These links are courtesy of the RadioReference wiki, which contains links and other data on over 800 articles
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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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across over 50 categories. The list of links below is a small sample of what is available on this site. Anyone
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may view the wiki by simply pointing to the wiki [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Main_Page Main Page] and following the various links. These are indicated by text which is underlined and/or in <font color=blue><b><u>blue</u></b></font>.
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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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The power of the wiki comes from the fact that it's the users who do the editing. Anyone may read the wiki, but if you wish to edit it, you must register(free) first. Use your RadioReference userid and password. 
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==Beginner's Corner==
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_decision Deciding on a Scanner]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Conventional_Programming_Questions Common Conventional Programming Questions]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Trunking_Programming_Questions Common Trunking Programming Questions]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Connecting_Radios_to_Soundcards Making the Connection between the Soundcard and Scanner]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Programming_Shortcuts Programming Shortcuts for various scanners]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:RR_Glossary The RadioReference Glossary]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Programming_FAQ Scanner Programming FAQ]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunked_Radio_Systems Trunking]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_DMA_FAQ Uniden's Dynamic Memory Architecture and the new DMA Scanners]
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==Receivers and Scanners==
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===VHF-UHF Receivers===
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Alinco_Radios Alinco Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/WinRadio WinRadio Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Yaesu_Radios Yaesu Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Yupiteru_Radios Yupiteru Receivers] 
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===Scanners===
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/GRE_Radios GRE Scanners]
 
* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/GRE_Radios GRE Scanners]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Radio_Shack_Scanners Radio Shack Scanners]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Radio_Shack_Scanners Radio Shack Scanners]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_Scanners Uniden Scanners]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Yaesu_Radios Yaesu Receivers]
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===Trunktrackers===
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/WinRadio WinRadio]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Analog_Trunktrackers Analog Trunktrackers]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Digital_Scanners Digital Trunktrackers]
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==Software Applications==
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Popular_Software_for_RS/Uniden_Scanners Popular Software for RS/Uniden Scanners]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Popular_Software_for_GRE_Scanners Popular Software for GRE Scanners]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Recording_Software_and_Tips Recording Software]
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* [http://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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* [http://www.radioreference.com/apps/subscription/ Premium Subscription] (cheap)
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==Antennas, Accessories and Reviews==
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Antennas Scanner Antennas] of all kinds...from ducks to discones and lots in between...
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Scanner_Accessories Scanner Accessories]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Milcom_Receiving_Equipment#Filters Filters] to remove pagers and other unwanted stuff...
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Reviews Reviews]
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==Finding Frequencies==
  
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==Topics, Terminology and Software==
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Canada Canadian scanning websites, mailing lists and wiki articles]
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===Topics and Terminology===
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Finding_Air_Traffic_Frequencies Finding Air Traffic Frequencies]  
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)]  
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Marine_VHF_Channels Marine Frequencies]
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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://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/VHF/UHF_Military_Monitoring Military Monitoring]
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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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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Railroad Railroad Frequencies]
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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/apps/db/ RadioReference Database]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/DCS DCS] Digital Coded Squelch; another popular form of tone encoding
 
 
* [[Scan Cape Cod Military Page]]  
 
* [[Scan Cape Cod Military Page]]  
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Rebanding Rebanding: Concepts and Theory]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:US_and_Canadian_Common_Frequencies US/Canadian Common Frequencies]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Trunking Trunking; Concepts and Types]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/United_States US based scanning websites and wiki articles]
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==Other Topics==
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/DXing_Above_30_Mhz Propagation Above 30 Mhz]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Rebanding Rebanding]
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* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Category:Online_Radios Scanners on the Web]
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* [http://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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* [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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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Recording_Software_and_Tips Recording Software and Tips]
 
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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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Revision as of 09:49, 14 August 2008

These links are courtesy of the RadioReference wiki, which contains links and other data on over 800 articles across over 50 categories. The list of links below is a small sample of what is available on this site. Anyone may view the wiki by simply pointing to the wiki Main Page and following the various links. These are indicated by text which is underlined and/or in blue.
The power of the wiki comes from the fact that it's the users who do the editing. Anyone may read the wiki, but if you wish to edit it, you must register(free) first. Use your RadioReference userid and password.

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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