Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby

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.

What You Need To Know

• Plectrons are one of the earliest types of home receivers ever used for volunteer firefighters.
• The plectron had a different name back in the beginning, and in 1955 it was called FYRCALL. It was the first model that they made.
• Plectrons was the first widely used in-home unit that allowed firefighters to be activated and keep the radio-quiet.
• Similar to today's alerting receivers, the dispatcher would generate set tones that would set the receiver to activate.
• Plectrons were analog devices and required reads in the receivers.
• These reeds needed to be tuned by a radios shop and would resonate to the paging tone.
• If the resonate frequency matched, the Plectron would alert.
• Plectrons are a piece of radio history and many are still in use today.
• Scanner Radios with "Fire Tone Out" can mimic what early Plectron receivers were.

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Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users!

By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion!

Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat.

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

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Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session206

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.

Links for today's Podcast: (Some of these links are affiliate links and Scanner School will earn a small commission if you make a purchase using these links)

• Scanner School Podcast 101
• Scanner School Podcast 152
• Nooelec RTL-SDR
  • SDR only
  • SDR with Antennas
• RTL-SDR Blog v3 SDR
• Airspy
• HackRF
• SDRplay
• HackRF Portapack – Possible Clones?

What You Need To Know

• Avoid blister pack SDR that normally include an antenna and remote control.
• These radios can be identified by their rounded edges
• You want a SDR that includes a TCXO
• A TXCO will help stabilize your SDR
• Airspy Devices are a great upgrade to entry level SDRs
• SDRPlay makes excellent high end Software Defined Radios
• We have a great list of SDR accessories in today's podcast

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By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion!

Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat.

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

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Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session205

Let's talk about some Baofeng Options.

Our objective is to find a radio that has the same price point that many Baofeng models come in at, but are better value for the money.

We will be looking at some handheld radios that are less than $100 that might be worth investing in.

Links for today's Podcast: (Some of these links are affiliate links and Scanner School will earn a small commission if you make a purchase using these links)

• Amazon
• Baofeng UV-5R
• Baofeng UV-82
• Whistler WS-1010
  • Amazon
  • Scannermaster
• Uniden SR30C
  • Amazon
  • Scannermaster
• TYT TY-UV88
• Radio Oddity GM-30
• Yaesu FT-4XR
• Yaesu FT-65R

What You Need to Know

• UV-5R is a $35 radio all day every day basically on Amazon
• We will compare the UV-5R with the Baofeng UV-82
• Whistler's Entry Level Scanner will be our Scanner Radio Baseline
• Uniden's SR30C is over our $100 Budget for Today's Exercise
• TYT's TH-UV88 is a great alternative to the UV-5R
• RADIODDITY' GM-30 GMRS Radio is about the same price with more memory
• We might be surprised at what we can find for less than $100 on the Amateur Radio Market.

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Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users!

By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion!

Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat.

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

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🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

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Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

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We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session204

If you listen to the podcast, it's no big secret that I give Baofeng and similar radios a bad rap.

Not surprisingly, I have a list of things I dislike about these radios.

But as shocking as it sounds, I have a larger list of things that are great about these affordable two way radios that many use as scanner radios.

What You Need To Know

• With Baofeng radio, you can mistakenly transmit anywhere in the band you are not supposed to transmit.
• One of the problems with the Baofeng radio is its prolonged scan rate.
• Another issue I have with them is that there are only six characters on display.
• With Baofeng units, minor firmware tweaks will prevent you from cloning radios.
• There is no AM mode in these units, and if you want to put in a couple of aviation frequencies, they will be received in FM mode.
• Baofengs can be programmed with free software.
• Many times, you can purchase a radio with the cable at little to no extra cost
• Voice Menus are the biggest perk of owning a Baofeng.

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🎙 Join our new Scanner Radio Community

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Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users!

By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion!

Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat.

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

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🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

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Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

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🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

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We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session203

I enjoy answering your scanner radio questions. You can ask a question by leaving a voicemail at 516-308-2885 or by using the links on our ASK page at https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

What You Need To Know

• John has questions about scanning in the San Diego area.
• Garret noticed that he's hearing Rail Road Transmission on a known VHF Marine Channel. Why is this?
• Greg wants to know what factors influence reception on the 800-megahertz band
• Pete wonders if his telescoping antenna needs to be adjusted differently to receive VHF frequencies vs 800Mhz Frequencies.
• Kevin is looking for advice on how to monitor Nassau County MTA police on his Radio Shack PRO-651 scanner radio

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🎙 Join our new Scanner Radio Community ====================================

Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users!

By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion!

Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat.

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

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🎓 Check out our online courses

====================================

Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

====================================

🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

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🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

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We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube

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➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media

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▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram

▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session202

Our brand-new discord server is the ultimate scanner radio community portal.

With the ability to host live audio, scanner feeds, video events, photos, and chat, this is the future of communicating and sharing information with your fellow scanner radio users.

You can find a step by step setup and log-in by going to https://www.scannerschool.com/discord

What You Need To Know

• Discord will be replacing our Zello channels.
• The Facebook group will always remain a resource for anybody who prefers Facebook.
• This was not built to compete with any other group or forum, but to compliment them
• Discord supports
  • Apple
  • Android
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Linux
• If you prefer not to use an app, you can always use the web interface
• Be a part of a scanner radio community where you don't need to scroll past political posts, opinions, or other content just to see some scanner radio posts.
• Discord is like the old IRC or AOL chat rooms but amplified.

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

====================================

🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

====================================

🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

====================================

We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube

====================================

➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media

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▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter

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▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo...

▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram

▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session201

Welcome to podcast number 200!

I can't believe we've recorded, published, and shared this many episodes. It seems like last we just start this a few weeks ago and here we are at episode 200.

In these past few years, I've made many friendships and connections due to the podcast.

This includes all of those who I've gotten to know as a part of our Patreon Extra Credit Round Table that we hold every month.

This podcast episode is a peek into our Extra Credit Club and what it would sound like on our monthly calls.

To mark episode 200, those participating in the zoom call got to pick my brain and ask me any questions that were on their minds. You are listening to this conversation in today's podcast.

So - thank you to all of you who have listened, shared, and became part of the podcast. Thanks to all that are part of our community and for those who back the podcast on Patreon.

And for everyone who was there earlier this month to help record this podcast episode, whether you asked a question or not, thank you!

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

====================================

🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

====================================

🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

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We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube

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➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media

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▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter

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▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram

▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session200

Today, we will talk about the pros and cons of differences between a handheld scanner versus a base or a mobile scanner.

What You Need To Know

• Handheld scanners are kind of like to Swiss army knife
• You can leave them on the desk or take them with you.
• They can go mobile and can go into a backpack.
• Portable radios run off of internal batteries, but they can also run off of commercial power.
• Not every portable scanner can run off of commercial power and charge batteries at the same time.
• Speakers in handheld radios are small and are not as loud as a mobile radio.
• Handheld radios can get knocked around; they can fall off a desk, they can fall off your belt, they can get knocked around in a backpack.
• If you are not careful, you can put a lot of stress on the antenna port on your handheld radios.
• Desktop scanners have a cleaner installation.
• Mostly accessory ports are on the back of the unit.
• You also get larger displays in desktop scanners.
• Desktop scanners have been using the same plugs on their accessories for decades.
• Mobile and desktop scanners both have a larger speaker, which also means it's got a little more bass, and it's definitely got some larger audio when it comes to how much volume is coming out of the unit.
• Today's new cars with their fancy dashboards, it's really difficult to find a place to actually mount mobile radio scanners.

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🎓 Check out our online courses

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Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend.

Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro.

🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

====================================

🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

====================================

🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

====================================

We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube

====================================

➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media

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▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter

▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook

▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo...

▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram

▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session199

We have got four voicemails, and today I am going to answer some questions. You can submit your questions at www.scannerschool.com/ask.

What You Need To Know

• Jim asks what can he do with that ethernet port connection on the front of the SDS200 Scanner?
• Garrett has been a longtime scanner listener of the CHP, California Highway Patrol, and would like to know if his scanner is setup correctly
• Les has two questions for this month:
  • Are there any scanners that work like the SDS Scanners?
  • How do you disable "Search with Scan" on the BCD436HP?
• Bill asks about a new radio system his county may or may not be moving to.

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

====================================

🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

====================================

🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel

====================================

We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube

====================================

➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media

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▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter

▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook

▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo...

▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram

▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session198

Do you need an outdoor antenna?

This used to be an obvious question and answer. But now things have changed in the hobby that may have you choosing to skip the antenna installation.

A crucial part of getting into the hobby was putting out an antenna on your chimney. It was a rite of passage running coax cable and poking holes in your wall, having your parents or wife scream at you for doing damage to the house.

What You Need To Know

• Depending on your situation, you may or may not need an outdoor antenna.
• The frequencies we listen to are "Line of Sight"
• Factors determining if you need an outdoor antenna are:
• • Do you listen to DX?
  • Do you need to hear Simplex communications?
  • What do you like to scan?
• You may not need an antenna for several reasons
• P25 Simulcast may work best with an indoor antenna
• Skipping an antenna installation could save you time and money.

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⚠️ I want to answer your questions

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I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question.

If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question:

📞 516-308-2885

🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask

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🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters

====================================

Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters.

Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month.

Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break.

Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs.

🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon

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All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session197