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From: carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Carter Bennett)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: - - - Freq. of Realistic FM Cordless Room Monitor (help request) - - -
Date: 28 Dec 92 18:46:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <1hn04uINN6oa@shelley.u.washington.edu> neutron@stein.u.washington.edu (   ) writes:
>
>	I have one of these REALISTIC (Radio Shack) Cordless Room Monitors,
>	and I would like to use my scanner as an additional monitor. The 
>	monitor can be switched to 2 different frequencies. Can anybody help 
>	me with these 2 frequencies? I opened it, and found two crystals (?)
>	with the numbers 16.630 and 16.620, but these numbers did not
>	work in my scanner.

Ahoy, Ron!

   Sounds like you have found the primary crystal frequencies in a circuit
   using a third-overtone oscillator (a very common circuit design).
   Try dialing up 49.86 and 49.89 MHz for your monitor.

   Incidentally, you might scan between 49.5 and 50 MHz, which is often
   referred to as the "Baby Band."  Popular Communications describes the
   band: "If you're into goo-goo, this band is for you!"

   Incidentally, you might try 47-50 MHz for a wide range of low-power
   transmitters in your area.  That will encompass all the cordless phone
   frequencies as well as all the baby monitors and toy walkie-talkies.

   In range of my apartment are three baby monitors and at least 6 cordless
   phones.  Maybe even more now that Christmas is over!

   Have fun!

Carter R. Bennett, Jr. - Scientist | "Oh my God!  I _AM_ a nerd!!!"
carter@scilab.lonestar.org - home  | - C. Bennett, Sept 25, 1992, after
carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org - work  | realizing he had been talking about
KI5SR          | "market availability of preconfigured Toll-House cookies."
-- 
Carter R. Bennett, Jr. - Scientist | "Oh my God!  I _AM_ a nerd!!!"
carter@scilab.lonestar.org - home  | - C. Bennett, Sept 25, 1992, after
carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org - work  | realizing he had been talking about
KI5SR          | "market availability of preconfigured Toll-House cookies."
From: PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: *NEW!* Uniden Bearcat 2500XLT-D
Date: 31 Dec 1992 14:36:49 -0600
Organization: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

On 31 Dec 92 06:59:33 GMT you said:
>Does anyone have any info (or actually own one) of the new Bearcat
>Scanners?  (Bob Parness, are you reading?)  I'm talking about the
>2500XLT-D and the 8500XLT-D.  These new scanners seem to have many of the

Just when you thought it was safe....

The 8500xlt (the -D is CEI's adv. coding...) sounds like the long awaited
BC300 replacement <*grin*>.  Thirteen years is a long time between
products.... Does it have Service Search??

Surprised that it was not out for Xmas...

Peter Laws              |"The '90s are gonna make the '60s|plaws@uafhp.uark.edu
n5uwy@ka5bml.ar.usa.noam| look like the '50s"--D. Hopper  |plaws@uafsysb.bitnet
From: djc@terapin.com (Don Coco)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 800MHz Trunked Radio System Signals
Date: 27 Dec 92 23:55:06 PST
Organization: BBS

Well because I am a blind person the city apparently feels that I have a need
for this radio which I certainly do.  Again I am waiting for the forms I have
to fill out to get authorisation from the city.  I realize they need this new
system.  The day of the fire, we were all in panic.  I love reading this net
because we all want to listen to something on our scanners.  For me its fire. 
I don't give a damn about listening to cabs and such.  Where my safety is
concerned I do care and thats why I am working to find a solution to the
problem because if I can't listen to the fire department here then I'm going to
move out of the city.

Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield)
Subject: Re: - - - Freq. of Realistic FM Cordless Room Monitor (help request) - - -
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:24:47 GMT

In article <1hn04uINN6oa@shelley.u.washington.edu> neutron@stein.u.washington.edu (   ) writes:
>
>	I have one of these REALISTIC (Radio Shack) Cordless Room Monitors,
>	and I would like to use my scanner as an additional monitor. The 
>	monitor can be switched to 2 different frequencies. Can anybody help 
>	me with these 2 frequencies? I opened it, and found two crystals (?)
>	with the numbers 16.630 and 16.620, but these numbers did not
>	work in my scanner.

The device more than likely uses a x3 multiplier to achieve the transmission
frequency.  (If you looked in the receiver, you would probably find two
crystals of entirely different frequencies because of an even different
method of achieving demodulation)

The two freqs are 49.89 and 49.86.

>
>	Does anybody know where can I get a list of frequencies for the
>	SEATTLE area.  I used to have a fairly good one which I obtained
>	from a local BBS called Scanner News, but it is becoming a little
>	outdated.

As far as the original cordless/monitor freqs go, there are ten channels
each between 46.00-47.00 and 49.00-50.00 mhz.  I don't remember them off
hand.  There is also a whole new set of freqs above 900mhz.  I'd say
to set your scanner on search between 900-932 mhz.  The band has 
primary (GOV) and secondary (Amateur radio) users and thus that places
the unlicensed devices as low priority users.... and what with new
technology and all, a lot of the consumer devices may be using
spead spectrum technology to limit interference from the primary and
secondary users.
From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Trunking
Date: 31 Dec 92 16:07:51 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

john@newave.newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III) writes:

> In <RiciwB2w164w@k5qwb.lonestar.org> lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Lyn R. Kennedy):
> > I've heard rumors that GE tells the cities that those tones are 
> > specifically there to discourage scanners which would probably be 
> > illegal under the FCC rules. Anybody know what other purpose they might 
> > serve?
> 
> Its been a while since I played with the GE trunking radios, but as I
> recall, tones were used because GE did not want to do a digital system
> (it requires too much bandwidth) and there were not enough sub-audiable
> tones available.  The GE trunking scheme allows a company to divide their
> fleet up into groups and sub-groups.  Each group will have a different
> combination of group ID tones.  Each individual radio can also be paged.
> Since thousands of radios can be on a large trunking system, there needs
> to be thousands of tone combinations available.

Considering that the system has a 9600 baud control channel, it should 
be able to do all those things like Motorola does at 3600 baud. If the 
radios have already gone to another channel, those tones can't be 
directed at them. Must be directed at us.


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Lyn Kennedy    packet radio | K5QWB @ N5LDD.#NTX.TX.US.NA
               pony express | P.O. Box 5133, Ovilla, TX, USA 75154

-------------- "We have met the enemy and he is us."  Pogo --------------
From: carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Carter Bennett)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner sex?
Date: 2 Jan 93 04:27:38 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <9301011456.AA14996@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU writes:
>
>      Does the "community standards" thing apply to newsgroups?  If so, does
>this meet or exceed the standards?

I doubt that it does, even for the alt. hierarchy.  But you got to admit,
that was one of the funniest things to appear in this group.  It was so 
absurd, I couldn't stop laughing!

Though it should have probably have gone into a new group, such as 
alt.radio.scanner.cordless.phone.sex.humor!

-- 
Carter R. Bennett, Jr. - Scientist | "Oh my God!  I _AM_ a nerd!!!"
carter@scilab.lonestar.org - home  | - C. Bennett, Sept 25, 1992, after
carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org - work  | realizing he had been talking about
KI5SR          | "market availability of preconfigured Toll-House cookies."
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dlaro@lonestar.utsa.edu (David O. Laro)
Subject: Re: another approach to f
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:29:41 GMT

In article <H4ggwB3w164w@k5qwb.lonestar.org> lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy) writes:
>derek.buchler@channel1.com (derek buchler) writes:
>
>> I think that it would be illegal to do such a thing since it is illegal
>> to broadcast anything about police activity and law enforcement.   What
>> you are suggesting is the equivalant (sp?) of my radar dector going off
>> and then picking up my CB mike and relaying the info.  This is
>> definitely a no-no.
>
>Excuse us, but what country are you from???? Not a democracy, I hope.

I know that, sometimes, these quick and cute replies do sound like you're
talking from a place of authority.  Now, you're only two years younger than I
and although we have the same class (A) license, you've been FCC licensed
a lot longer, so I would think you know whereof you speak?

Exactly what fact do you base that little comment on?

I'm pretty well convinced, from operating 11 meters for a few  years,
that Texas police can and do make arrests for using CB for just that
purpose.  (I don't think they like your flashing your lights after you've
just passed a radar trap, either, whadayawannabet?)

Or, maybe I'm wrong...tell me there's no way it can be done!  I've a friend
who spent a few dollars because it was done to him...

OBTW, where is Ovilla?  (Talk about Texas friendly!)

regards, David

David




Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: wvogel@MtHolyoke.edu (keeper of the tone)
Subject: Re: Maryland frequencies?  
Organization: Mount Holyoke College
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 04:41:13 GMT

check with your local RADIO SHACK store they sell a frequency listing
that covers your area
From: aa357@yfn.ysu.edu (Greg Ricker)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Kansas City FL?? (Please)
Date: 4 Jan 93 02:57:03 GMT
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net


     I'll be going to Kansas City, Missouri January 23-24 and I
am in need of that areas frequencies! I could use any sent to me.

Thanks Much
-- 
Greg Ricker  xx130@yfn.ysu.edu or aa357@yfn.ysu.edu (YFN Scanner Sig Sysop)
             am396@clevelan.freenet.edu  Cleveland Free-Net
             gricker@heartland.bradley.edu  Heartland Free-Net
             usr6032a@tso.uc.edu  Tri-State Online
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: ward@orioneb.whp.ibm.com
Subject: Re: - - - Freq. of Realistic FM Cordless Room Monitor (help request) - - -
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 18:15:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.16 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: ward@orioneb.whp.ibm.com
Organization: IBM T. J. Watson Research

In <1992Dec29.002755.22104@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde) writes:
>I tried to listen to my baby monitor on my scanner, but it seems like the
>microphone on the monitor is biased to the high end, and reproduction was
>practically nil out of my scanner. I received the carrier, and sharp noises
>like thunks and door closings, but could not make out my son's cries. It seems
>to me that the monitor emphasizes the high frequencies and de-emphasizes the
>low frequencies, and that the audio emphasis on the receiver is matched. When
>I used my un-matched scanner, I neither heard the baby nor the lower frequency
>conversation in the same room.


I have been using my scanner to monitor my daughters baby monitor for several
months now. I just punched in the freq from the monitor (the freq escapes me
right now but I found it either in the handbook or on the monitor and have
seen it listed here in this news group). The audio is great (I am using a
Pro-2005) and is full range. What is totaly amazing is the sensitivity of
the microphone! Based on how well it works, I am always sure to kill the
monitor whenever she is NOT in the room.  You may want to be sure that you
have the exact freq set on your scanner. If you are off by 5 kc either way
it will sound poor.

Good luck!

Ward Carpenter
ward@vnet.ibm.com
From: rrichman@access.digex.com (Ray Richman)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: BC200xlt mod which one?  (answer--sortof)
Date: 22 Dec 1992 15:29:30 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

JOC, Where can one PURCHASE/get a copy of a service manual for the 200?
Thanx/Happy Holiday's All!
--
.............................................................................
!!! PLEASE REMEBER THAT IN WET WEATHER ROADS ARE SLIPPERY, SO DRIVE SLOWLY !!!
..............................................................................
Ray E. Richman <rrichman@access.digex.com> | Ray <70712.3403@compuserve.com>
.....................^preferred^..............................................
** ALSO PLEASE REMEMBER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, DO !*NOT*! DRINK AND DRIVE!!...
 ... In the DC AREA Call SOBER RIDE 703-AAA-TAXI **
...............................................................................
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 11:50:18 EST
From: me <PJB113@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Cordless phone antenna

Does anyone have any experience with using a dipole antenna to pick up
cordless phone conversations from miles around?The advertiser claims
that it does just that.It it worth ordering?-PJB
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
Subject: Re: 800MHz Trunked Radio System Signals
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 10:20:25 GMT

john@anasazi.com (John R. Moore) writes:
: 
: A couple of problems with this:
:   (1) It seems like each trunking system uses different signalling technology.
:       Thus any scanner would have to be able to handle a bunch of these,
:       and would become obsolete quickly. 

There are three, I believe, different systems used. Only two of them use
control channels.

:   (2) It is illegal to receive digitally encrypted signals. I don't know
:       if it is illegal to build decryptors, but if it isn't, it would be
:       quickly.

No, it is only illegal to decode encrypted signals. These are not encrypted,
they are straightforward control signals. They are code - not encrypted
signals.

:   (3) The digital encryption schemes are quite strong. I doubt that you
:       could afford a scanner that could decrypt them (without knowing the
:       key beforehand). Such a scanner would probably cost at least
:       $20,000,000 (in order to crack the DES code). Now, you are probably
:       going to respond "yeah, but they cracked the Videocipher" to which
:       I shall pre-emptively respond: "Yes, but that's different."

See above. The control signals are not encrypted. That does not mean that
they cannot be. Nor would it do much good to do so. Encryption only works
when you do not have a bunch of repetitive signals. The same signals would
occur, over and over again, with control signals. That would make it quite
easy to break any encryption.

Bill
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Az freqs?
From: petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu (William Petrisko)
Date: 28 Dec 92 03:04:24 MST
Reply-To: petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Distribution: usa,local
Organization: University of Arizona, College of Engineering and Mines, Tucson

After all the advice I received on the BC 200xlt, I decided to finally go
ahead and order one...

Next question is, does anyone have a list of interesting AZ (specifically
the Phx area) frequencies?  I will most likely purchase the RS '93 Police
Call book, unfortunately, it isn't available in my area yet.

-bill
--
bill petrisko                                  petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
   aka n7lwo                 ...!uunet!4gen!warlok!gargle!omnisec!thumper!bill
From: anon.229@pax.tpa.com.au
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner sex?
Date: 1 Jan 1993 05:36:27 +1030
Organization: PAX - Public Access Unix (Adelaide,South Australia) - Anonymous Service
Reply-To: anon.229@pax.tpa.com.au
NNTP-Posting-Host: flash.pax.tpa.com.au


>From csus.edu!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!emory!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!flash.pax.tpa.com.au!flash.pax.tpa.com.au!not-for-mail Thu Dec 31 10:56:25 PST 1992
Article: 4351 of alt.sex.stories
From: dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM (Dave Bernard)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Frequency List for Cleveland, Ohio area?
Date: 29 Dec 1992 18:21:31 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: clesun.central.sun.com


Just wondering if anyone might have a recent list online,
or know of a source for same?

	Tnx,

	Dave
From: gkd@wpi.WPI.EDU (Gregory K Doerschler)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 800MHz Trunked Radio System Signals
Date: 29 Dec 1992 05:03:58 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu

In article <9212290333.AA10060@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU writes:
>On 28 Dec 1992 04:51:00 GMT you said:
>>In article <9212271908.AA21958@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu>
>>PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU
>>writes:
>>
>>>your "right" to monitor them.  Too bad your elected reps. went for a GE
>>>system, though.  Motorola systems are much more nonuser-friendly.
                                                           ^^^^^^^^
>>As nonuser-unfriendly as the GE system is, I found that with about an
             ^^^^^^^^^^
>No, no!  I meant that Bat Wing systems *are* friendly to the *non*user.
>(i.e. me)  At least compared to GE....

My previous post regarding Hartford CT was intended to point out that,
even though Hartford is using the GE system which is the most difficult
for the non-user to monitor, it is still possible to monitor the system
with effort.  

                                             Greg
From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: another approach to f
Date: 27 Dec 92 19:24:28 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

derek.buchler@channel1.com (derek buchler) writes:

> I think that it would be illegal to do such a thing since it is illegal
> to broadcast anything about police activity and law enforcement.   What
> you are suggesting is the equivalant (sp?) of my radar dector going off
> and then picking up my CB mike and relaying the info.  This is
> definitely a no-no.

Excuse us, but what country are you from???? Not a democracy, I hope.


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73,            internet     | lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org
Lyn Kennedy    packet radio | K5QWB @ N5LDD.#NTX.TX.US.NA
               pony express | P.O. Box 5133, Ovilla, TX, USA 75154

-------------- "We have met the enemy and he is us."  Pogo --------------
From: ck060@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric L. Hinson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Frequency list for St. Augustine, FL
Date: 25 Dec 1992 09:22:25 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ck060@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric L. Hinson)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


Could someone out there please send me mail with a complete list of
frequencies that are in the St. Augustine area (as many as you can find).

Thanks.
--
 __           _    _   _
(_  _  ' _  , /    <__/ ' __  .     __  , Eric L. Hinson
(__/(_/_(__/ <__, _/ /_/_//<_/)_<>_//<_/  St. Augustine, FL
 
CFN: ck060@cleveland.freenet.edu      CALFN: ab069@swrl36.calstate.edu
APK: Eric.Hinson@apk.wariat.org   TELERAMA: ehinson@telerama.pgh.pa.us
FIDONET: Eric.Hinson@f723.n3605.z1.fidonet.org    HAM CALLSIGH: KB4RZF
* * Electronic mail replies welcome at ck060@cleveland.freenet.edu * *
From: djc@terapin.com (Don Coco)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Pro 2006 mods
Date: 24 Dec 92 08:20:24 PST
Organization: BBS

Well I spose its fine for you to listen to 400 channels if you don't mind the
constant chatter.  I have a pro 34 here and listen to about sixty out of the
200 but I can organize sub banks and I love having the flexibility.
From: cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Rat Shack signal amplifier...
Date: 2 Jan 93 22:31:14 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

A little while back, some people mentioned a signal amplifier that they had
purchased from Radio Shack.  I believe most of the comments were good, so I was
inquiring about more info.  I believe it was small unit, intended for portable
TVs, with two whip antennae.

To the previous posters: 

Could you Email or repost the info?  I saw the unit, but it has a
'microphone/headphone' type jack, and was wondering how you got the amp to
properly connect to your scanner.  (all my scanners have BNC inputs).

Also, what freq range is amplified?  Is their any attenuation at the
non-amplified freqs, or are they passed?  If possible, has anyone compared this
amp to other amps that are intended (advertised) for scanners?

Thanx......Later....

-- 

Brad Steinman
University of Toledo Computer Services
cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: stevenj@microsoft.com (Steven Johnson)
Subject: Monitoring Times confusion
Date: 30 Dec 92 18:57:19 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Keywords: Montitoring TImes

I just received my first issue of Monitoring Times, hoping it would
answer some questions I had about monitoring radio frequencies.
Instead, I am more confused.  In this newsgreoup, I hear things
like " The Pro 43 is the best handheld so far..."  But in the 
Monitoring Times, there are ads for things like the ICOM IC-R1,
with continuous 100k-1300MHz coverage (does this mean cellular too?),
the Interceptor (intercepts near-field transmissions, whatever they are),
the ICOM IC-2SRA (two antennas!), Bearcat 8500XLT-D (500 channels!), the 
AR-1000XLT, etc.
etc.  

What are all thes fantastic sounding products, and what makes the Pro-43
better than them?
From: ci167@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Hoppe)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Mods...
Date: 28 Dec 92 22:17:30 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


	Recently I put out a request for mods concering Radio Shack
models pro-41 and pro-59. Does anyone know if these models can be
modified to recieve 800Mhz? Also a friend of mind who has a pro-2024
needs some mods for this.
From: ajr3@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (arthur.j.riedlinger..iii)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: fcc data listing
Keywords: questions on data
Date: 27 Dec 92 15:32:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T


I recently purchased and received the microfiche version of the FCC 
Transmitter State/Master File Key Cross-Reference and have several questions 
maybe someone can answer about this data.
1. This data assumes that the purchaser is fully aware of the symbology used
   and does not define information shown in the columns on the first page.
   Can someone assist in identifying the character immediately before the
   frequency, the SV code, and the letter in the "A" column (L/C).
2. There appears to be two listings within each state; a sequential frequency 
   assignment to licensee, and a transmitter location (city) listing of 
   licensees by frequency. Has anyone else noticed that licensees in the 
   transmitter location listing do not appear in the sequential frequency 
   listing for the same frequency?
After purchasing this data I realized that it will soon be reissued, but the 
question will still probably remain. Is the local FCC office a possible 
resource?
Thanks for your help,
Art Riedlinger
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner