Scanning 101
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Welcome to the First Scanning page. This page, courtesy of the RadioReference
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.
Contents
Scanners And Receivers
Topics, Terminology and Software
Topics and Terminology
- Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)
- Antennas of all kinds...from ducks to discones and lots in between...
- Astro 25 What's all this talk about 'P-25' anyway??
- CTCSS Also often referred to as a 'PL'
- DCS Digital Coded Squelch; another popular form of tone encoding
- Scan Cape Cod Military Page
- Rebanding: Concepts and Theory
- Trunking; Concepts and Types
Software
- Radio Control Software
- Downloads Section
- Recording Software and Tips
- Trunked Radio Decoders For reading the control channel of various types of trunked systems.
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