Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146153 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 245 pages

Synopsis
The "Scanners" books have been consistent bestsellers, being the UK's leading guides to the short wave radio equipment employed by enthusiasts to monitor the VHF/UHF wavebands used by airfields, the maritime and emergency services and latterly RT and mobile telephone networks. Radio basics and aerial principles do not change much, but the equipment and the frequencies are ever-changing, hence the comprehensive updating by: the very latest equipment to use; getting the best from the technology; mobile and base monitoring; monitoring trunked and encrypted transmissions; and, decoding radio signals using personal computers with scanners.

From the Inside Flap
This latest edition continues the well-respected tradition of the Scanners series of books. Again being virtually re-written, it reflects the changing nature of radio communication and how, with readily available equipment, one can tune into all matter of two-way radio communications.
All around us the airwaves are buzzing with messages, and this book provides useful and authoritative information on what equipment to choose, the importance of antenna type and siting, and how to get the very best from your system.
Portable, mobile and base monitoring is detailed, and how to tune into a wide variety of users ranging from land-based walkie-talkies to orbiting space stations using simple receiving equipment.
Monitoring trunked and encrypted transmissions is also detailed, showing how these can also be received and decoded.
Finally, the use personal computers with scanners is covered in a comprehensive sections, showing how this combination can allow many types of radio signals to be decoded that would not be possible by using a receiver alone.

About the Author
Peter Rouse was the pioneering guru of the VHF/UHF listening hobby.
Bill Robertson is the UK’s foremost writer on radio scanners, having had a monthly column in the national press for over a decade. He has acted as a technical authority on a wide number of communication aspects and has appeared several times on TV, on local, national and international radio broadcasts, as well as in the national press.

Customer Reviews

a good book.
But if your an absolute begginer then buy somthing that starts you off with the asumption that your knowledge is zero.This for me would be the 2nd book to buy.