Newbie needs help please.

[Beanzee]

Hello Everyone!

I'm new to the whole radio world. I have a digital scanner that I have figured out very little of how to operate it. I find the manual that came with it. Is there an idiot's/dummies guide? Also, I'm interested in getting my ham radio license. What are good books/websites to start with? Finally, is the world of scanning and the world of ham all the same tech and vocabulary?

Thank You,
Beanzee

 

[mainetrunk]

Mark's Scanners
Amateur Radio - The RadioReference.com Forums

 

[Junior08]

What model scanner do you have?

 

[Beanzee]

Radio Shack Pro 163

 

[Junior08]

Well, first off, that is not a digital scanner, it's an analog scanner. The manual mentioned above is a great resource. If you want to try using programming software the site below has a great program to use. You want Win97 if interested.

Software for RadioShack PRO-series (PRO-92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 163, 164, 106, 197, 651, 652), Whistler (WS1040, WS1065), and GRE PSR-series (PSR-500, 600, 300, 400, 310, 410) scanners

 

[KC5AKB]

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[fourthhorseman]

where in western mass are you?