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

Ham Radio University is an annual event on Long Island. While most of the topics at the event are centered around Amateur Radio, not all of the forums are strictly geared to the Ham hobby.

There are plenty of talks and activities that can be used in the scanner radio hobby as well.

Today's podcast is my presentation from HRU 2019. While some of the presentation is geared to those of us on Long Island, many of the topics are useful no matter where you live.

If you have been a long time listener of the Scanner School podcast, this session will be a great refresher on some of the content that we talked about over the past year.

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session57

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There are three types of trunking under DMR,

Connect Plus, Capacity Plus, and Capacity Max.

Of these three, only Capacity Max is DMR Tier III compliant.

What are the differences between these three forms of DMR Trunking? Check out this week's podcast to find out.

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session56

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DMR - Digital Mobile Radio

DMR is a pure digital system, meaning there is no analog.

DMR uses TDMA to double the amount of data that can be sent on a single frequency

Today we'll discuss the theory of DMR and how conventional DMR works

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session55

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Many of you have have been submitting their questions via e-mail, and today I am answering some of them.

If you have a question about scanning, please visit www.scannerschool.com/ask and leave us a message via SpeakPipe or the local number on our website. We'll play your message on next month's #AskScannerSchool

If you are a little shy, you can always use the contact form on www.scannerschool.com/ask or use #askscannerschool on Twitter

All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session54

Please support the Scanner School podcast. Visit www.scannerschool.com/support to see how you can help us. Some of the ways you can support us won't cost you any additional money!

Scanner School has wrapped up our first year!

Thank you all for your support and kind words through the last 12 months.

Today, we discuss some of the accomplishments from our first year, and also lay out our plans for 2019

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session53

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They go by many names

Baofeng, Pofeng, BTECH, Puxing, Retevis, Rugged Radios, TYT, and Wouxun.... to name a few

Cheap Chinese Two Way Radios that have become very popular with the scanner radio crowd.

These cheap chinese radios are a bargain. For under $30, you can pick up a two way radio from Amazon that will cover the VHF and UHF spectrum.

If you are a licensed amateur radio operator, this radio can save you a pretty penny if you are just starting out in the hobby.

But many people buy these as extra radios and may use them as scanners.

Today, I've reviewed the basics on these cheap radios and why many are buying them.

I also explain what to look out for and some warning when purchasing these.

We have some radios you may be interested in our show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session52

Should you buy the G4/G5 or a scanner?

Many have asked about the Unication G4 and G5 pagers, and how they compare to today's scanners.

If you are looking at the Unication G4 or G5 this episode of Scanner School has all the details you need to make an educated decision.

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session51

Please support the Scanner School podcast. Visit www.scannerschool.com/support to see how you can help us. Some of the ways you can support us won't cost you any additional money!

A lot of listeners have been submitting their questions via e-mail, and today I am answering some of them.

If you have a question about scanning, please visit www.scannerschool.com/ask and leave us a message via SpeakPipe or the local number on our website. We'll play your message on next month's #AskScannerSchool

If you are a little shy, you can always use the contact form on www.scannerschool.com/ask or use #askscannerschool on Twitter

All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session50

Please support the Scanner School podcast. Visit www.scannerschool.com/support to see how you can help us. Some of the ways you can support us won't cost you any additional money!

The 2018 Holiday Shopping Season has begun!

Here are 10 scanners radio accessories that I would recommend as a gift for the scanner radio listener on your shopping list.

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session49

Please support the Scanner School podcast. Visit www.scannerschool.com/support to see how you can help us. Some of the ways you can support us won't cost you any additional money!

This week starts the holiday shopping season.

Here are a the scanners that I would recommend as a gift for the scanner radio listener on your shopping list.

All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session48

Please support the Scanner School podcast. Visit www.scannerschool.com/support to see how you can help us. Some of the ways you can support us won't cost you any additional money!