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

Ty Stevens asked a question on last month's Ask Scanner School and by doing so, he won a free consulting call. This is our conversation as I help him with his SDS100 and why he is having issues receiving in his home state of Wyoming. This is Ty's first scanner and he has several questions about Sentinel, using his favorites lists, the best antenna to use, and if he should be using a GPS. If you would like to book a consulting session, please visit www.scannerschool.com/consulting If you would like to ask a question for the podcast and enter to win a chance for your own free consulting call, please visit www.scannerschool.com/ask All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session84

This is a question I see often on websites like Radio Reference and on Facebook Groups. How do I find the correct scanner for me? Or - I just bought this radio, will it work? Or - Why can't I hear my local police, what is wrong with my new radio? Or - How come nobody told me this wouldn't work!?!? Today we'll decode some of the information in the Radio Reference Database so you can pick the right scanner for your area. I also have a nice script in the session notes that you can use if you want to ask others what scanners work for them in your area. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session83 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

I am asked this question often - how do you record your scanner so you can go back at later date and time to play back the audio Why would you do this? Maybe you are looking for activity on a range of frequencies Maybe you are looking for new talk groups Maybe you are looking to figure out who is using a frequency or talk group Maybe you want to know why the local rescue services are on their block and they weren't' around to hear the dispatch (by the way this is where pagers come in very handy) Who uses recorded audio? Milair communications and aviation are big into recording audio Fire Photographers and videographers want audio for their productions or to be able to summarize details about the photo or video gallery News agencies want to play back the audio You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session82 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Commercial Radios. Setting them up for receive only is safe, right? In today's session we talk with Harrison Wilson who explains why you need to be careful if you choose to use a commercial two way radio as a receive only device. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session81 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

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/session80 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Many of us have multiple scanner radios in our setup. But for those of you starting off, you may wonder why we do this. I remember when I first entered the scanner radio hobby, I couldn't think of a single reason why I would want or need multiple scanners going at the same time. Today we'll break down the benefits of scanning with multiple receivers. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session79 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

We learn a lot from our fathers. We pass a lot to our children. This past Sunday was Father's Day in the US. Scanning is something that not only did my father pass along to me, but something that even my 5 year old has shown interest in. I feel it is very important to pass on a piece of you to the next generation. My father was able to pass several important traits and hobbies onto me, including scanning. Has scanning been passed onto you or did you pass the hobby onto your children? I hope so. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session78 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Basic Electrical Terms Volts, Current, Resistance, Power What are they and what do they mean? We go through them today on Scanner School. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session77 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

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/session76 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

It's no fun when your scanner radio won't work right. Here are some steps that you can do to troubleshoot a setup that no longer works correctly. You can find more info on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session75 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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 BC200XLT is the one scanner that will always have a special place in my collection. This was the scanner that introduced me to more of what was possible with scanning than any radio before it. If you are interested in the BC200XLT, please see the show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session74 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Getting start with scanning or sticking with the hobby on a limited budget can be a bit tricky. With today's high end scanners costing several hundreds of dollars, monitoring your local trunk systems can be a bit of a drain on your wallet. Today's guest talks about how he is monitoring all his local activity, including a P25 Simulcast solution all on a budget. We shared a few links in today's interview, and I've placed those links in the show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session73 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

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/session72 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

What can receive DMR, NXDN, P25, and other digital modes...and is free? It's DSDPlus! Today we talk about what DSDPlus is, how to use it, and what the differences are between the free and paid versions of this versatile software. We shared a few links in today's interview, and I've placed those links in the show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session71 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

On today's podcast we have Corrosive from the Signals Everywhere YouTube channel. I've a huge fan of Corrosives work and what he has been doing for the SDR community. Corrosive and I discuss a lot of the more advanced things you can do with a software defined radio. We shared a few links in today's interview, and I've placed those links in the show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session70 If you are looking to get started with SDR, I invite you to check our our new training course. www.scannerschool.com/courses A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Let's Build Something Together!! I will be hosting a 4 week SDR Workshop. Details can be found at www.scannerschool.com/courses All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session69 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

On March 29, 2019, Whistler announced the end of development for the long awaited TRX-100 and TRX-200. What happened to this product, why did it fail to launch, and what does this mean for Whistler? I have a few ideas why this might have happened and I share my thoughts on today's podcast. All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session68 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Many of you have have been submitting their questions via e-mail, SpeakPipe, and Voicemail. 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/session67 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

No matter when you are listening to this podcast, mother nature is always coming up with a way to change the weather. Tornadoes in the spring if you live in the mid-west US. Hurricanes or cyclones in the summer and fall. Blizzards in the winter. If you are along a fault line, you have to worry about earthquakes and the possibilities of tsunamis. No matter where you live, you always have to keep this in the back of your mind. One day, you might have to survive the storm! Today's guest, Chris Gilmour, is an expert when it comes to emergency preparedness, and today is a great time to talk about the safety of your family, being prepared. Not only is Chris an urban and wildlife survival skills expert, but he also work with and trains many government agencies as a professional emergency preparedness consultant. Chris' new course, Survive the Storms, is a great way to make sure you and your family are prepared. This is a 7 day course that will take you about 30 minutes each day to complete. And with a full print guide to go along with this course, you will come out an expert at the end. Don't have time to take it now, that is fine! You can sign up and take the course when you are ready. ** SIGN UP HERE ** www.scannerschool.com/sts All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session66 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Programming a scanner using Uniden's DMA ( Dynamic Memory Architecture ) can be a very intimidating task. But don't fear this memory configuration any longer. By the end of the podcast, you will understand how DMA works and how you can use DMA to program your scanner efficiently. ** BONUS DOWNLOAD BELOW ** All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session65 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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 users in the scanner radio hobby have started using Unication G4 and G5 pagers. Maybe you are one of them or maybe you have been tempted to purchase one yourself. Unication has announced the G2 and G3 pagers. One is VHF or UHF while the other is dual band. We'll talk about the new G2 and G3 as well as the new pricing schedule in today's podcast. If you are in the market for a Unication pager, please contact me at [email protected] All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session64 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

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/session63 A big THANK YOU to our continued Patreon Supporters. You can support us on Patreon by clicking here. 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!

Enhance your scanning hobby with these apps for your smartphone and tablet. Today be discuss 5 categories of apps that you can download to pair with scanning. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session62 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!

SDR - or Software Defined Radio - is bringing new excitement into the scanner radio hobby. If you wanted to learn about SDR - this session will get you off the ground All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session61 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 is Valentine's Day - and I wanted to bring someone special on the podcast and get their point of view on the scanning hobby. My wife and I discuss the parts of the hobby that annoy her, the parts that she likes, and how to live in harmony with the rest of your family. We also learned that I can buy as many radios as I want. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session60 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!

Ask Scanner School - but with a twist. Today you are a fly on the wall during a consulting session with Tyler Detmers. If you would like to book a consulting session, please visit www.scannerschool.com/consulting All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session59 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 Uniden SDS200 is set to be released in just a few short weeks. Inside this podcast, I'll tell you why I am excited for this new scanner, what features I am looking for, and what I'll be doing when it arrives. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session58 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!

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 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!

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 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!

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 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!

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 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!

Cheap Chinese Radio Reviews 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. What you need to know 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!

I recently took a family cruise. It was a great trip and I even got some scanning in. Today, I have 5 tips to help you enjoy scanning on your first (or next) cruise. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session47 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/session46 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!

Encryption - it is the one word that will make any scanner radio listener cringe. Today, we take a brief look at the history of encryption, and also what types of encryption are used today. I also spend a few minutes talking about my thoughts on encryption. What do you think? All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session45 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!

NXDN stands for Next Generation Digital Narrowband For an introduction to NXDN, please see last week's podcast at www.scannerschool.com/session43 NXDN Trunking comes in two classes: NXDN-C and NXDN-D NXDN-C is like most trunking systems. There is a control channel and a set of voice channels. NXDN-D is similar to LTR Trunking, where you have no dedicated control channel. Your users are listening to a home channel and any channel can be used as a voice channel Please be sure to view the session notes for all the sources on both last week's and this week's podcast All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session44 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!

NXDN stands for Next Generation Digital Narrowband NXDN was created in 2003 with a joint venture of Kenwood and Icom. The protocol was announced at IWCE in 2005 and the first units arrived in 2006. It wasn't until 2017 that NXDN was published by the ITU-R as an international digital land mobile system. NXDN was created to satisfy the 2005 FCC Narrowbanding mandate. Originally created for business users, NXDN is used by public safety and even the military. Overseeing NXDN development and standards is the NXDN Forum. A 30 member community including JVC Kenwood, Icom, Anritsu, The Boeing Company, and Zetron. NXDN Comes in 3 flavors NXDN Standard (As defined by the CAI) Kenwood's NEXEDGE Icom's IDAS NXDN operates using FDMA over 12.5kHz or 6.25kHz wide bandwidth. All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session43 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!

Electrical and RF Grounding - a simple solution for a common problem. RF Grounding is more important in a transmitting environment than a receiving environment, but scanner listeners can still benefit from grounding their station. By Grounding your receive station, you may find that you've increased your scanner's sensitivity and eliminated some RF noise. In this session we discuss: RF Ground Loops Grounding best practices Single Point Ground (SPG) The differences between Copper Wire Flat copper braid Flat copper strapping The Skin Effect All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session42 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/session41 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!

Batteries - something that are in practically every device we touch. There are many types of batteries out there. I'm not talking about battery sized, but the chemical composition that makes up a battery. From one time use to rechargeable - there is a correct type for every application In this session, we discuss: Alkaline Batteries NiCd Batteries NiMH Batteries Li-Ion Batteries Battery Voltages Rating in ampere-hours All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session40 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!

There are a few ways that you can bring emergency power into your scanner radio setup. But there aren't many ways that can be ready to go in the blink of an eye. Generators are good, but you wouldn't want to operate one in the middle of a storm. Most generator users don't have them ready to go immediately. Computer UPS devices could make a good battery standby unit, but you are effectively taking a 12VDC source (batteries), using an inverter to create a dirty AC power source, and then using your scanner's power transformer or your power supply to go back to 12VDC. You could just wire in a battery with your power supply, but that can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. Or you can pickup the device we talk about in this podcast. A safe, simple, and easy way to add a battery for emergency power in your station. In this session, we discuss: A few ways to add emergency power to your station How to size a battery for your station What Anderson Power Poles are and why I love them How to safely connect a standby battery to your station All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session39 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!

Time is running out..... The 2019 annual budget for NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) decreased by $49 Million USD from the 2018 budget. Due to the decrease in budget, the NIST has decided to pull funding for WWV, WWVB, and WWVH. This move will save NIST $6.3 Million USD. WWV is one of the oldest radio stations in continuous use. They went on the air in 1920 from Washington DC, broadcasting the time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. WWV, WWVH, and WWVB Broadcast the official US Time Broadcast Atlantic and Pacific Maritime Conditions Broadcast GPS Status Updates Broadcast geophysical alerts from NOAA WWV, WWVH, and WWVB Are used by many radio operators to check band conditions Used by many to calibrate their receivers to make sure they are on frequency Used by mariners for storm updates Used by anyone who has a device that sets the time automatically from the "atomic clock" Listening to WWV, WWVH, and WWVB: Operate on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz Transmit 10kW on 5, 10, 15 MHz Transmit 2.5kW on 2.5 and 20 MHz WWV and WWVB operate from Ft Collins, CO WWVH operates from Kauai, Hawaii You may also dial in over the phone WWV receives 1M Calls per year WWVH receives 50k calls per year How can we save WWV, WWVH, and WWVB Sign this petition online (www.scannerschool.com/savewwv) 100,000 electronic signatures are need As of this podcast date, only 16k are signed We need 83k more for the White House to respond Call your state congressperson Call your local government Call your state's governor's office All session notes and additional links can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session38 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!

Every Scanner needs it's own power brick plugged into your wall. Every other 12 volt device requires it's own wall wart. The worst part about these adapters is the amount of space they take up. Sometimes they are large enough to cover 2 spaces on your power strip. How do we clean up this mess? Power supplies are the perfect way to deliver power to all of those 12volt devices at your scanner radio station. Using a single 12v source for your scanner and 12v accessories, this is a great way to bring some order to the electrical wiring mess in your shack! In this session, we discuss: Voltage Amperage Current What to look for when buying a power supply Constant Voltage Peak Voltage Regulated and Unregulated Power Supplies All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session37 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!

There are many different types of RF connectors on the market. F, BNC, PL-259, N, DIN, SMA, MCX, etc ;) Do you know why there are so many connectors on the market and what makes each one different? In this session, we discuss: Common connectors for small diameter coax cables Common connectors for medium diameter coax cables Why we have so many connectors on the market What makes each type of connector so different All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session36 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!

It is possible to combine antennas to improve your scanner's reception. The tricky part is doing it correctly In this session, we discuss: Diplexers Duplexers Triplexers Quadplexers The difference between the above and a combiner or splitter How you can share your coax between antennas and save money All session notes can be found on our website at www.scannerschool.com/session35 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!