Hey Group!

I'm new to this whole concept. Oddly enough, I became interested in
"scanning" after my TIVO recorded a show called Area 51:Fact or
Fiction.

It was a stupid show, but one of the men on there went up on a mountain
peak and was using a laptop program (and presumably some equipment
hooked up to the latop) to monitor the radio communications taking
place at Area 51 which was over 25 miles away.

I'm not a conspiracy buff, but the program he was using on his latop
was intriguing to me. It looked like he could monitor any frequency he
wanted.

I've actually wasted quite a bit of work time trying to find similar
equipment, but I'm not really turning up anything. Therefore, I thought
I would turn to this group and ask you guys (or gals).

Is there a hardware/software available that you can hook-up/install to
a laptop computer that would allow you to "scan" or "trunk track"
virtually any frequency along the "usable band"?

Sorry if I'm using the wrong terms...as a newbie, this is the best way
I can phrase the question.

Thanks in advance for your help/advice.

-neo

http://www.winradio.com/home/4ghz.htm

GB

wrote:
Hey Group!

I'm new to this whole concept. Oddly enough, I became interested in
"scanning" after my TIVO recorded a show called Area 51:Fact or
Fiction.

It was a stupid show, but one of the men on there went up on a mountain
peak and was using a laptop program (and presumably some equipment
hooked up to the latop) to monitor the radio communications taking
place at Area 51 which was over 25 miles away.

I'm not a conspiracy buff, but the program he was using on his latop
was intriguing to me. It looked like he could monitor any frequency he
wanted.

I've actually wasted quite a bit of work time trying to find similar
equipment, but I'm not really turning up anything. Therefore, I thought
I would turn to this group and ask you guys (or gals).

Is there a hardware/software available that you can hook-up/install to
a laptop computer that would allow you to "scan" or "trunk track"
virtually any frequency along the "usable band"?

Sorry if I'm using the wrong terms...as a newbie, this is the best way
I can phrase the question.

Thanks in advance for your help/advice.

-neo


--
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government
has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't
enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a
crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws."

-- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Yes, that was Bob Grove, of Grove Enterprises.

http://www.grove-ent.com/

Grove sells the WiNRADiO hardware/software, that was used on that show.

http://www.grove-ent.com/winradio.html

A similar device, manufactured by Icom (IC-PCR1000), can be purchased he

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/1002.html

Bill Crocker


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Hey Group!

I'm new to this whole concept. Oddly enough, I became interested in
"scanning" after my TIVO recorded a show called Area 51:Fact or
Fiction.

It was a stupid show, but one of the men on there went up on a mountain
peak and was using a laptop program (and presumably some equipment
hooked up to the latop) to monitor the radio communications taking
place at Area 51 which was over 25 miles away.

I'm not a conspiracy buff, but the program he was using on his latop
was intriguing to me. It looked like he could monitor any frequency he
wanted.

I've actually wasted quite a bit of work time trying to find similar
equipment, but I'm not really turning up anything. Therefore, I thought
I would turn to this group and ask you guys (or gals).

Is there a hardware/software available that you can hook-up/install to
a laptop computer that would allow you to "scan" or "trunk track"
virtually any frequency along the "usable band"?

Sorry if I'm using the wrong terms...as a newbie, this is the best way
I can phrase the question.

Thanks in advance for your help/advice.

-neo

Thanks guys! I appreciate the confirmation...man, I wish that wasn't so
far out of my price range. Since I'm new to this, I'll have to pick up
a "trunk tracker" that works with the Phoenix Area...any
recommendations for one that can be "modified"...? Something in the
$200 - $300 range?

On 5 Apr 2005 08:40:02 -0700, "neomage"
wrote:

Thanks guys! I appreciate the confirmation...man, I wish that wasn't so
far out of my price range. Since I'm new to this, I'll have to pick up
a "trunk tracker" that works with the Phoenix Area...any
recommendations for one that can be "modified"...? Something in the
$200 - $300 range?

Modified for what?
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To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.

evan...a friend of mine told me that some of the new scanners come with
"blocked" frequencies, and told me that I should get one that I will be
able to unblock