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Offline Darrell

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Adding frequencies to scanner
« on: May 17, 2006, 10:00:55 PM »
Just recieved my scanner in the mail today and I am importing frequencies into it. I am getting my info from Airnav.com now my question is this do I need to add the follow frequencies as lsited in Airnav
AS ASGND:    120.8 128.0 298.85 381.2
CLASS C:    126.1 360-179 307.0(360-179)
CLASS C IC:    134.35 180-359 317.55(180-359)
EMERG:    121.5 243.0
WX AWOS-3 at DUH (11 nm NE):    119.175 (734-856-1563)
WX AWOS-3 at 1G0 (14 nm SE):    120.70 (419-354-1415)
WX ASOS at TDZ (15 nm E):    121.575 (419-838-5034)
I added the following
TOLEDO GROUND:    121.9 348.6
TOLEDO TOWER:    118.1 285.4
TOLEDO APPROACH:    126.1 360-179 134.35 180-359 307.0(360-179) 317.55(180-359) 123.975
TOLEDO DEPARTURE:    126.1 360-179 134.35 180-359 307.0(360-179) 317.55(180-359) 123.975
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:    121.75 348.6

Thanks Hope I haven't confused anyone to much.



Offline tyketto

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 10:11:14 PM »
Just recieved my scanner in the mail today and I am importing frequencies into it. I am getting my info from Airnav.com now my question is this do I need to add the follow frequencies as lsited in Airnav
AS ASGND:    120.8 128.0 298.85 381.2
CLASS C:    126.1 360-179 307.0(360-179)
CLASS C IC:    134.35 180-359 317.55(180-359)
EMERG:    121.5 243.0
WX AWOS-3 at DUH (11 nm NE):    119.175 (734-856-1563)
WX AWOS-3 at 1G0 (14 nm SE):    120.70 (419-354-1415)
WX ASOS at TDZ (15 nm E):    121.575 (419-838-5034)
I added the following
TOLEDO GROUND:    121.9 348.6
TOLEDO TOWER:    118.1 285.4
TOLEDO APPROACH:    126.1 360-179 134.35 180-359 307.0(360-179) 317.55(180-359) 123.975
TOLEDO DEPARTURE:    126.1 360-179 134.35 180-359 307.0(360-179) 317.55(180-359) 123.975
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:    121.75 348.6

Thanks Hope I haven't confused anyone to much.

Here is what I would do.

You may want to go spotting at Toledo for a bit, and listen to some of the approach and departure frequencies. They may use frequencies that AirNav doesn't have listed. I know they do that for a fact at KLAS, and I ended up adding at least 7 more frequencies that AirNav didn't have listed. You can use those that you have for starters, but definitely see if you they are using any more. If so, add those too.

BL.

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 10:18:49 PM »
yay! what kinda scanner is it  :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Offline Darrell

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2006, 09:29:30 AM »
It is a Bearcat 210XLT

It is going to be hooked to a Dell 410 Workstation running Freebsd 6.1 and I will be able to stream Toledo Express and Hopefully Detroit Metro to the site.

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2006, 02:18:38 PM »
It is a Bearcat 210XLT

It is going to be hooked to a Dell 410 Workstation running Freebsd 6.1 and I will be able to stream Toledo Express and Hopefully Detroit Metro to the site.

Nice!

How much did that one run you?

BL.

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2006, 02:43:59 PM »
It is a Bearcat 210XLT

It is going to be hooked to a Dell 410 Workstation running Freebsd 6.1 and I will be able to stream Toledo Express and Hopefully Detroit Metro to the site.

Nice!

How much did that one run you?

BL.


An oldie but goody.  I started my scanner listening back in the 70's with a tunable (trans)portable radio that had AM, FM, and VHF-Lo, VHF-Hi, UHF...you had to be very good at tuning and finding signals since it was an analog dial. I didn't get a "real" scanner really until very late in 79 or the early 80's.  It's all fuzzy now.  :-)

There are a couple of these available on eBay right now...here's one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SCANNER-210XLT_W0QQitemZ9726721824QQcategoryZ40980QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Should end up being pretty cheap...don't pay more than about $25 for one.

It makes for a fine airband (and feed) scanner.  I may still have one in a box in my attic.

The only issue is that the antenna connector is not a BNC jack but rather a Motorola auto radio car jack.  Radio Shack has an adaptor that will convert form one to the other (or close).  Or you can do the next best thing and open the 210XLT up and install a real BNC jack.

Dave






Offline Darrell

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Re: Adding frequencies to scanner
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2006, 02:52:11 PM »
Hadn't thought of that, I might be able to do that. As for the price that someone asked 35.00 from Ebay not bad.