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From: pjd@siemens.com (dr. funk)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Dream machine
Date: 22 Jul 92 12:55:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: siemens corporate research inc


Don`t often join these "dream machine" discussions, but....

    Please! Build scanners with "scan and store." Save the last
    ten or so frequencies that hit. I monitor frequencies with
    very infrequent traffic using a VOX recorder. It's important
    to know which of three zillion random frequencies actually
    connected.

    Please! Build in RS-232 and make *everything* available to
    an attached computer. Make RS-232 an easy to add option --
    I`m willing to pay! I am especially interested in a feature
    that will report the frequency and time of a hit to the
    machine. Now, couple that with an external A/D and a big
    disk....

Thank you.

--
paul j. drongowski                N2OQT
siemens corporate research inc    pjd@siemens.siemens.com
princeton, new jersey 08540       (609) 734-6547
From: jordan@IMSI.COM (Jordan Hayes)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:04:22 GMT
Organization: Investment Management Services Inc., NYC

Anthony E. Siegman <siegman@EE.Stanford.EDU> writes:

	* "Scan and Hold" capability: while in Scan or Frequency Scan
	  mode, scan 'til you hit an active station, then stop there (=
	  infinite Delay).

I have a PRO-80 that I just hit the "direct" button on when it hits an
active station.  The display goes blank waiting for me to type in
another frequency, but then times out and gives me the active one
"forever" ...

/jordan
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From: spann@torak.wnp.dec.com (John Spann)
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:09:28 GMT

I received this information the other day after my request for similar
information.  Hope this is useful.

John Spann (The SpannMan)

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

1992 Indy 500 Frequency List by David Spoelstra 5/11/92			

Car	Driver                      Frequency	2nd Frequency

1	   Michael Andretti	    468.225	
2   	Mario Andretti       	462.650	
3   	Al Unser, Jr.	         	461.512	
4   	Rick Mears		           852.187	
5	   Emerson Fittipaldi 	856.787	
6	   Arie Luyendyk	        464.037	
7	   Paul Tracy	           	856.912	
8  	John Andretti		       468.187	
10	Scott Pruett		         461.012	   466.012
11	???		                     	853.487   	464.912
12	Bobby Rahal	          	467.937	
14	A.J. Foyt, Jr.	         	457.537
18	Danny Sullivan        	461.862
21	Buddy Lazier		         465.662
23	Scott Brayton	       	466.187
26	Jim Crawford		       464.237
31	Ted Prappas		         466.337
34	Jeff Wood	            	468.987
38	John Andretti       		468.187
50	Jovy Marcelo	        	460.587
90	Lyn St. James	         461.437
93	John Paul, Jr.		       462.450

	USAC Control	             463.212
	USAC	                        	935.137
	USAC		                       464.550
	USAC Safety		            466.687
	USAC		                       464.750
	Pace Car	                  	812.700

	Unrecognized Drivers:	
				466.312
				467.725
				466.337
				469.887
				465.737



  Confirmed Frequencies from the Indy 500 Time Trials, May 9-10, 1992:

                 Car         Driver         Frequency

                  1     Michael Andretti     468.2250
                  2     Mario Andretti       462.6500
                  4     Rick Mears           852.1875
                  5     Fittipaldi           856.7875
                  7     Paul Tracy           856.9125
                  9     Eddie Cheever        464.0375
                 10     Scott Pruett         461.0125
                 12     Bobby Rahal          467.9375
                 22     Scott Brayton        466.0125

                 USAC Officials              935.1375
                 USAC Safety                 463.2125
                 USAC Pace Car               935.1375

                 ABC Audio (Announcers)      450.1620
                 ABC Audio (Ann. & Direct.)  450.4500
                 ABC Audio (Ann. & Direct.)  450.7250
                 ABC Audio (Announcers)      450.9250

                 ESPN                        450.5375

                 Local TV News (WISH-TV)     450.4120
                 Local TV News (WRTV-TV)     450.2500


             This is complements of the Ohio Scanner Club
From: dkf8117@tamsun.tamu.edu (D. K. Fields)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Scanner Programming strategy
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:29:21 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station

I have a pro-34 scanner, and since it scans kinda slow, I thought about
programming "popular" channels (police) every 5 or 6 channels so I would
not miss much action.  Any comments? Whats a good strategy otherwise?

I have had the banks broken into FIRE, POLICE, AIR, etc.. but I have to
wonder what other ideas ppl have come up with.

-- 
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Box 1315                     let friends use     Home#   (409) 847-6760
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From: cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Another new Radio Shack scanner?
Date: 21 Jul 92 12:17:59 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

   I dropped by yet another local Radio Shack yesterday hoping to be
able to play with the PRO-43 (they still don't have it), and the
salesman pointed out another new scanner, the PRO-2026.  I don't
recall seeing any mention of this model here.  I didn't look at it
very closely, but it's a small, mobile radio with 100 memories and 800
MHz.  It looks very similar to the Bearcat BC-760XLT, and I bet that's
what it really is.  It was introductory priced at $199, making it a
pretty good deal.

-------------
They don't have the PRO-43 in Dayton?  I saw it up here in Toledo in a mall
store.  I've been told that the mall stores get the new stuff first.

About the PRO-2026:

     Does it have a black casing?
     Does it have a marine, fire (etc.) band scanner? (Scans all frequencies
           available for a certain type of service [i.e. Fire] )
     Is called the Patrolman?

If yes, then I know what you are talking about.  Anybody heard anything else
about it?  I glanced thru the manual once, but that's it.  It has a totally
different look than the other RS scanners (if I'm correct).

Brad Steinman
University of Toledo Computer Services
cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
From: brianc@eskimo.celestial.com (Brian C)
Subject: PRO 2005 Forsale
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 21:31:47 GMT

Radio Shack PRO 2005 forsale great condition, modified, please
reply with offer.

Brian
From: zax@kenpo.Corp.Sun.COM (Sonny Dionida)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Date: 22 Jul 1992 22:22:08 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: world
Reply-To: zax@kenpo.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: kenpo.corp.sun.com


I've been reading this forum for a couple of months now, i'm dreaming
of having a scanner sometime in the future, so to speak!


---sonny
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner

And how much are you willing to spend on this dream machine of
a scanner you would like Radio Shack to come out with.  In a
handheld yet.

John Potts

Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: bill@power.network.com (Bill O'Hanlon)
Subject: PRO-37 mods
Reply-To: bill@power.network.com
Organization: Network Systems Corporation 
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 20:07:28 GMT

I've got a PRO-37.  Is there a diode that can be clipped to get the cellular 
frequencies, like there is for the other Radio Shack models?
---
Bill O'Hanlon               Network Systems Corporation
bill@anubis.network.com

Xref: sparky alt.radio.scanner:1405 rec.radio.amateur.misc:12625 rec.radio.shortwave:5898
From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: bogus air traffic control transmissions
Date: 23 Jul 1992 23:29:40 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
Distribution: us
NNTP-Posting-Host: hobbes.ucsc.edu


There has been some discussion on rec.aviation about bootleg/pirate
air traffic control transmissions.  Oakland, Los Angeles, and Boston
were mentioned.  Pilots flying through those areas are being advised
to confirm with the tower or control center if they are given questionable
instructions.  In some cases the FAA operator cannot hear the pirate,
so doesn't realize what is taking place.

Seems to me this is an area where hams and scanner enthusiasts might be
helpful.  If you are in the habit of listening to air traffic control
transmissions, and you start hearing a ground station that wasn't there
before, you might be hearing a pirate in your neighborhood.  Some hams
have expertise in direction finding and could apply that toward helping
the authorities locate these nuts.
-- 
haynes@cats.ucsc.edu
haynes@cats.bitnet

"Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an Art."
        Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: C0031018@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Johannes Heyer)
Subject: German Scanner Experts?
Organization: Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:34:38 GMT

Hi,
 
is someone in this group who is familiar with the use of scanners in Germany
(frequencies, types of scanners available etc)?
 
Thanx in advance
                 Johannes
 
Phone: +49 531 / 391-5555
FAX:   +49 531 / 391-5549
EMAIL: C0031018 @ DBSTU1.EARN
       c0031018 @ dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (134.169.1.1)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dem@meaddata.com (David Myers)
Subject: Another new Radio Shack scanner?
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 12:05:42 GMT
Distribution: usa

   I dropped by yet another local Radio Shack yesterday hoping to be
able to play with the PRO-43 (they still don't have it), and the
salesman pointed out another new scanner, the PRO-2026.  I don't
recall seeing any mention of this model here.  I didn't look at it
very closely, but it's a small, mobile radio with 100 memories and 800
MHz.  It looks very similar to the Bearcat BC-760XLT, and I bet that's
what it really is.  It was introductory priced at $199, making it a
pretty good deal.
--
David Myers                                             (513) 865-1343   
Mead Data Central           No news is             Fabrication Systems
P.O. Box 933                 bad news.                dem@meaddata.com
Dayton, Ohio  45401                             ...!uunet!meaddata!dem
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler)
Subject: Re: BC-950XLT PL Decoder
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 06:12:49 GMT

In article <7168@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu> pclark@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Peter Clark) writes:
>Say you know that a channel has private-line, but you don't know what the PL
>tone is, what can one do to figure it out?


   If you don't want to go out & buy a service monitor or one of those CTCSS
'tone finders' advertised in _Monitoring Times_, I guess the easiet method
(other than borrowing one of the radios & examining the little freq plate on
it) would be trial & error.  Try each CTCSS possibility, until you get the
right one.
 
   I activate the CTCSS decode function on my Icom 24AT, & while the target
transmitter is keyed, I quickly dial thru the CTCSS freqs until I hit the
right one & all of a sudden hear audio.
 
   Then I enter that freq & CTCSS on my BC-760...


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Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: natoli@bnlux1.bnl.gov (tony natoli)
Subject: BC855XLT
Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:05:59 GMT

Looking for info on BC855XLT I have just purchased.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: jlalande@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (John Lalande)
Subject: Central / Norther NY frequencies
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 05:05:51 GMT

I've got some grandparents up in the Oswego area that just love listening to
their scanner...could someone please email me some freqencies if they have
them?  Thanx in advance...:-)

John Lalande
Champaign, IL

Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dbushong@wang.com (Dave Bushong)
Subject: Re: Dream machine
Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 02:29:52 GMT

pjd@siemens.com (dr. funk) writes:


>Don`t often join these "dream machine" discussions, but....

>    Please! Build scanners with "scan and store." Save the last
>    ten or so frequencies that hit. I monitor frequencies with

The Icom R-1 does this, as does the Kenwood 741 transceiver.  It
lets you load up a bank of found freqs without you having to
enter each one that it stops at.

It doesn't do the other stuff you suggest; I'd like those too.

Dave
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From: C0031018@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Johannes Heyer)
Subject: I want to have the FAQ
Organization: Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:29:30 GMT

Hi,
 
can someone please send me the FAQ? Or is it posted here every once in a while?
 
Bye
    Johannes
From: PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU (Peter Laws)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Radio Shack
Date: 25 Jul 1992 20:53:11 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


Date:         Sat, 25 Jul 92 20:36:11 CDT
From:         PLAWS@UAFSYSB
Subject:      Re: Radio Shack
To:           willic6@rpi.edu
========================================================================
I don't have a pro-37, so I don't know.  As for 800 MHz, you're OK as long as
you don't listen to cellular phones.  You see, your government sold those
portions of the bands to the Cellular Telephone industry 6 or 7 years ago.
In order to make customers think that their conversations were "private", the
CTIA lobbied Congress to pass a law Prohibiting citizens from listening to
certain bands.  As a result, manufacturers started to delete cell phone bands
from their scanner's coverage in order to shield them from potential liability.
There is another bill in Congress (sorry--don't know # or which side) that will
make it a Crime to manufacture, import, or sell a radio capable of receiving or
being "easily modified" to receive the Cell phone bands.  Your Tax dollars at
work.

It is truly amazing to me how our Government can sell off our Natural Resources
to the highest bidder (radio spectrum, National Treestump Areas, etc.) and not
even get turn a profit.


================================================================================
Peter Laws            |"The '90s are gonna make the '60s|    pcl@engr.uark.edu
n5uwy@ka5bml.ar.usa.na| look like the '50s"--D. Hopper  | plaws@uafsysb.bitnet
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From: siegman@EE.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 19:40:59 GMT

>Voice synthesized frequency call-out is an option on some ham rigs as well
>as other high-end radios mainly used for vision-impaired folks.
>So the technology's there, but boy are you gonna have to give a lot of blood
>to buy one of those scanners.  Maybe if you mortgage your house......

   Maybe, maybe not.  Once you have all the electronic and rf smarts
and display technology that are in even a low-end scanner, adding the
frequency storage and call back seems pretty trivial.  And can't you
buy el cheapo drugstore alarm clocks that speak the time when you tap
a button?

   In any event I suppose higher-end scanners will soon (or already?)
have a microprocessor and some CMOS RAM, and features like these can
or will be implemented in software.

Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: 151.625
Organization: Bit Herders International
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:03:36 GMT

In article <BrxB59.2tt@ais.org> tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler) writes:
+In article <62756@cup.portal.com> matthew_c_zank@cup.portal.com writes:
+>Does anyone know why 151.625 sounds like a cb channel?
+
+
+   I assume you're referring to a plethora of unredeeming radio traffics, &
+not something specific such as all the Spanish junk or the genetic wonders
+that sit around saying "Ya'boudit DX-land, DX-land, DX-laaand!"
+ 
+    151.625 is allocated for low power intinerant use, & that frequency
+comes standard in many of the inexpensive handheld radios which can be
+mail-ordered or bought off the shelf by anyone, without a lot of pressure to
+obtain an FCC license.
+ 
+  The relatively unsophisticated companies & individuals whos needs are met
+by these cheap, simple radios usually have no care of concern regarding what
+they say over the air, so in many cases, these itinerants do indeed sound
+like the VHF/UHF equivalent to the 27MHz 'citizen's band.'


Actually, most of these itinerant frequencies (Red Dot, Blue Dot, etc.) are
used by businesses.  In particular, they are used by mall guards,
parking lot guards, and the like.  Many of these tend to be kids who
get to play with their Walkie-Talkies.

============================================================================
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I am sure that you will find plenty to hate me for :-).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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         Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
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From: siegman@EE.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 04:56:49 GMT

I sent an earlier msg which I think went astray, suggesting as scanner
feature ideas:

* "Scan and Hold" capability: while in Scan or Frequency Scan mode,
scan 'til you hit an active station, then stop there (= infinite
Delay).

* Better yet, "Scan and Store": store the last 10 frequencies on which
signals were heard, recall 'em sequentially to the LCD display by
hitting a key.

* Key-activated voice synthesis which speaks the current frequency
("one one eight point six five") when a key is pressed (for listening
in the dark, or with the scanner on your belt behind you, or when
driving).
From: Kirk.Smith@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Kirk Smith)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: BC-950XLT PL Decoder
Date: 28 Jul 92 00:55:28 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

I'm looking for info on the PL decoder option board for the Uniden Bearcat
BC-950XLT scanner.  When the unit is switched on, can you enter a PL of 0.00Hz
to pass all audio, or MUST there be a tone programmed in for each channel?
I don't own the scanner, but the PL board would be my main reason for buying
one (otherwise I'd opt for a Pro-2006 as I already have a 2004 and love it).
Please post to the net as I'm sure others are interested.  And when can we
expect a PL/DPL board for this buggar?

-Kirk J. Smith, EMT-P, Ham-2B, MD Wannabe

--
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From: eric@med.unc.edu (Eric Grant)
Subject: pro-34 scanner forsale
Originator: eric@salvo
Organization: UNC-CH School of Medicine
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:37:42 GMT

I have a Radio Shack Pro-34 police scanner for sale.  This scanner
picks up police, fire, aircraft, and weather frequencies, and can store
200 channels.  It has been modified to receive cellular phone frequencies.

It's basically the same as the Pro-37 currently sold by Radio Shack,
except that it scans at a slower rate (the Pro-37 has "hyperscan").

I'm looking for $150.  Send mail if interested.

Eric (eric@med.unc.edu)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: taa33@isuvax.iastate.edu (Devin E. Parsons)
Subject: Re: AR3000
Reply-To: taa33@isuvax.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 17:39:11 GMT

I have a AR1000XLT and could not be more pleased.  It does have some problems
with intermod. but so do other units with less coverage and less features.

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From: francois@usenet.umr.edu (Why ya askin?)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Steven Roberts: Behemoth
Date: 23 Jul 92 22:22:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Missouri -- Rolla

looking for Steven K. Roberts
owner of BEHEMOTH
please respond francois@clciris.chem.umr.edu
or	       francois@ibm530.chem.umr.edu
or	       francois@cs.umr.edu

thanx
.
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From: rbn@Apple.COM (Robert B. Neville)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Bay Area <-> LA trip...frequencies to monitor?
Date: 23 Jul 92 20:07:20 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

I'm going to be driving from the Bay Area to Southern California (LA/Orange)
next week. I'll be staying in Costa Mesa for three days, Valencia for one day,
and I'll be visiting Disneyland and Magic Mountain.

I NEED FREQUENCIES! I'd like suggestions on what to monitor on the way down,
and what to monitor once I'm there. I've got a 200XLT, a 100XLT, an Icom R1,
an Icom W2A, a Regency M-5000 and a Bearcat 760XLT...so I'm covered reasonably
well on the hardware side. :-)

This may seem a strange sideline, but suggestions on HOW to monitor during the
trip are welcome as well...when to listen to what, how to structure banks of
frequencies, yadda yadda yadda.

Looking forward to good information, a good vacation and good listening!!!

rbn@apple.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: ad207@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brett Kollar)
Subject: Oshkosh
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 02:06:44 GMT


I guess that this might just be a worthless challenge to Bob Parnass,
but I am headed off to Oshkosh for the big EAA fly in this weekend 
and would be interested in everything from the EAA to the University
of Oshkosh frequencies in the area...

Bob, can you do it by Friday??? ;)

If anyone else has something that might be of use, PLEASE send it along!
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