Here's two sits with some information that may be of
use for folks around Europe:

http://www.tbsa.com.au/trunk.html

http://www.tetrascanner.com/

And if you guys like air shows:

http://www.militaryairshows.co.uk/freq2.htm

Hope you enjoy your new radio, this is a great hobby
once the receiver is purchased,ere isn't much more
to buy.

If your going to do much HF that is Short-wave listening ,try
adding an ANTENNA TUNER ( this gos in between the radie- long wire antenna) and
50' to 100' feet of copper wire. This will help pull in the weak stations
operating on HF!

Jim


jmacdon wrote:

Gary,
Once you get your new radio, check out this site:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scottish_scanning_group

And here in the States , this site is a great resources.

http://www.strongsignals.net/index.cgi

If you were posting from across the pond, it would help to
go to the FREQUENCY and TRUNK boards. Look down the bottom
of th boards, below the message pain, to see what types of systems are on the
air in your area.

The links to other sites, at the bottom of the boards may support
international
radio work , so look down there!

Jim

Gary Whittle wrote:

Hello,

New to radio scanners, friend got one so I want to see what all the fuss is
about.
I have bought this:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...moduleno=31215
Its an Alinco DJ-X3. Is this any good? Should arrive Tuesday. Will be
tuning into the local frequencies here in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Thanks,

Gary.