--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00011 Date: 08/09/96 From: ROBERT BUTLER Time: 04:28pm \/To: KEITH LIVINGSTONE (Read 18 times) Subj: FS: Uniden Scanner $135 Hello Keith. 09 Aug 96 06:25, Keith Livingstone wrote to Bruce LeGrande: BL>> For Sale: Uniden BC560XLA Bearcat Scanner ....... $135 KL> You can buy a NEW one of these at Wal-Mart for $80 ....! What do you think of the Uniden BC220XLT Bearcat? I picked it up at the PX for 169 If i remember correctly..? good, bad? Reason is.. i am looking to get a home based scanner and was trying to get a good price on one... have the hand held (above) but looking for something a bit larger for the house.. any suggestions? Robert Butler Abacus PC Online --- LoraBBS-OS/2 v2.40pl59+ * Origin: Abacus II PC Support BBS Lawton, Ok 405-536-0583 (1:385/26) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00012 Date: 08/09/96 From: BUD JAMISON Time: 07:25am \/To: ALL (Read 17 times) Subj: ScanWare.. [alt.radio.scanner] From: Gene McAvoy Posted: 8 Aug 96 8:3 To : All Subj: ScanWare - End of FCC FRS From: scanware@sincom.com (Gene McAvoy) Subject: ScanWare - End of FCC FRS Organization: ScanWare Associates In the fall of 1993 ScanWare Associates released version 1.1 of the FCC Frequency Retrieval System (FCC FRS). In the following months improvements and enhancements were made until the latest version, 2.15 was released in the summer of 1994. The program has proven to be so stable and user-friendly since that time that no further changes were deemed necessary. The FCC FRS as a DOS-based program has enjoyed exceptional popularity and has proven itself a valuable tool to over 1000 customers who have used and continue to use the program. Only twice in the entire history of the FCC FRS has ScanWare been asked to refund a purchase. It is believed that no other frequency retrieval program either DOS or Windows based can make that statement. Judging from user comments that we have received, no other retrieval system has ever produced the level of user satisfaction that ScanWare's FCC FRS has provided. It is with much personal sadness that ScanWare Associates announces that on September 1st, 1996 we will no longer be accepting orders for the FCC FRS or any related products which we have offered in the past. Our most recent purchase of data includes the 1st QTR 1996 FCC Data. No further updates of data will be forthcoming from ScanWare. We will continue to honor any outstanding free database certificates however data provided will be limited to the current database on hand. Any certificates sent in for redemption must be accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of $5.00 to cover media, preparation, and shipping. Credit card payment will not be acceptable. Technical support of all ScanWare products will be limited only to any answers or solutions which can be provided via email. Replacement files may be provided via email at ScanWare's discretion but we make no claims or guarantees as to their continued availability. The ScanWare Associates BBS will cease all operations at midnight on August 31st, 1996. The ScanWare Associates Web Page at URL: http://sincom.com/~scanware/index.html and the ScanWare Associates email address: scanware@sincom.com will continue operation until such time as we consider their usefulness at an end. ScanWare Associates wishes to thank all of our customers and friends who have supported our efforts. We hope that you will continue to use the FCC FRS as you have in the past and that you will continue to remain our friends. Although we will no longer be retailing the FCC Frequency Retrieval System and its related products, ScanWare Associates as an entity will continue to exist and we will continue to pursue activites in those areas of most interest to us. Perhaps in the future we will meet again. Sincerely, Gene McAvoy, KG7XD and Matt Amis, AA7LP ScanWare Associates PO Box 1743 Silverdale, WA 98383-1743 ... Love & scandal are coffee's best sweeteners --- ProBoard v2.15 [Reg] * Origin: ECPA: proof money CAN buy (bad) laws... (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00013 Date: 08/09/96 From: JOE NICHOLSON Time: 02:32am \/To: ALL (Read 17 times) Subj: 800MHZ * Originally Re: 800MHZ * Original Area: SafNet-Chat * Forwarded by : Blue Wave v2.12 CM> Hi Again.. Just wanted to know If There is anyway to get CM> around the new 800MHZ Trunked system with scanners..? Can't help you there. Many trunked systems are "hunters" which means they select a frequency based upon the users and what is available. What might be the frequency pair this time wont be the same next time, so a canner wont help. Further, some trunked systems are digital which means the signal is compressed into a digital signal which can not be deciphered by a scanner which is designed for analog signals. The State of N.H. has just awarded a bid for a statewide, multi-agency trunked digital VHF system. It is so new that FCC has not released the frequencies and licenses for it yet. It is modeled after the 800 MHz systems but is not restricted by the finicky "line-of-sight" requirements of ultra high frequencies. For us to use UHF-HIGH with our mountainous terraing we would have to practically put a tower on every tree top and and mountain. A cost, of which, this stingey state would not go for. The VHF system is much more tolerant of mountains and obstacles. It has been tested in one of our counties for about a year now by Motorola and it has been sucessful. The Granite State FYRCOP, NH Fire Marshal's Office (1:261/1190.22) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00014 Date: 08/09/96 From: RONNIE REAMS Time: 08:57am \/To: BLAKE BOWERS (Read 16 times) Subj: Re: Olympic stuff Welll, how does TN Militia do anything with all chiefs and no indians. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Capitol OPUS: Raleigh-NC DS/HST/V32b/V42b (1:151/121.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00015 Date: 08/09/96 From: RANDY SCHUMANN Time: 02:06am \/To: ROGER CRAVENS (Read 16 times) Subj: Re: Test Message hey there roger, just letting you know i received your post down here in florida's panhandle.. --- JMail-H 2.80d * Origin: 221B Baker St * Ft Walton Beach FL * 904-862-8643 (1:366/221) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCE00016 Date: 08/09/96 From: RANDY SCHUMANN Time: 05:21am \/To: ALL (Read 16 times) Subj: Pro-51 Any mod's for the Pro-51? Thanks in advance. --- JMail-H 2.80d * Origin: 221B Baker St * Ft Walton Beach FL * 904-862-8643 (1:366/221) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCF00000 Date: 08/09/96 From: ALBERT C. Time: 06:15pm \/To: BOB MORGAN (Read 16 times) Subj: Pro-60? For $100, I say BUY IT!! Just my opinion. --- HyperMail/BackDoor What a combo * Origin: (1:209/777) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCF00001 Date: 08/01/96 From: TOM POTTER Time: 11:46pm \/To: ALL (Read 16 times) Subj: Chicago Democratic Convention I was wondering if anyone had some good freq's for the Democratic Convention here in Chicago??? ... Practice safe computing, always wear a write protect tab! --- * Origin: Interstellar Overdrive (847)-991-4879 Palatine IL. (1:115/991) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCF00002 Date: 08/08/96 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:08pm \/To: MATTHEW SADLER (Read 16 times) Subj: Re: Cellular Mods for ICOM radios Concerning _Cellular Mods for ICOM radios_, Matthew Sadler said to Bill Cheek in SCANRADIO: MS> Well, you've always got the morons at Icom, who, instead of just MS> axing cellular, decided, why not ax it all? They took ALL of 800 MHz! Ack! How dreadful. However, they may be just jumping the gun. Around Cleveland I've found a good half a dozen frequencies being used to carry cellular calls in the 896/903 MHz range, and in middle Tennessee there are several more in the 851/869 MHz range. Even without modification there are many scanners on the market now that can listen in on these frequencies. I figure as the cellular frequency range expands, so will the laws affecting what we can listen to. From a manufacturer's standpoint, I guess it makes a certain kind of sense to go ahead and kill all of 800 MHz now as opposed to waiting for the laws to change and then scrambling to do so. ... Matthew Sadler is on the trail of a devious killer in "PEEK-A-BOO LACE, P.I." --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: DCF00003 Date: 08/09/96 From: MATTHEW SADLER Time: 04:31pm \/To: TROY H. CHEEK (Read 16 times) Subj: Re: Cellular Mods for ICO -> However, they may be just jumping the gun. Around Cleveland I've -> found a good half a dozen frequencies being used to carry cellular -> calls in the 896/903 MHz range, and in middle Tennessee there are -> several more in the 851/869 MHz range. Even without modification -> there are many scanners on the market now that can listen in on -> these frequencies. Quoting Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane: "Bad news, boss... bad news." Those ain't cellphones. Those are images of cellphones. Read Police Call Plus to find out about cellular phones. Matthew --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: The Coma Scale BBS 423-899-5070 (1:362/304.0)