Scan Cape Cod Live Scanner Feed Changes

[scancapecod]

I have made a configuration change to my live scanner feed. This has resulted in improved performance of the alpha tagging portion of the scanner feed. The only software that will display the alpha tags is Winamp. It can be downloaded from http://www.winamp.com . The link to the Winamp feed is:

http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed.m3u

The audio only feed is still available as well, but I would strongly recommend using Winamp for the best results and the alpha tagging. If you are resigned to audio only, use the following link:

http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/capecod.m3u

If you are interested in setting up this type of feed, I have written a 20 page tutorial outlining its setup, which is available at:

http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed_tutorial.pdf (Adobe Acrobat)
http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed_tutorial.doc (Word)

Enjoy the feed, and Happy Holidays to all.

[scancapecod]

If anyone using this feed is experiencing difficulties with another player trying to open it, please try this link instead:

http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed.pls

The key is to ensure that no other player is trying to be the default player for either a .pls or a .m3u type of file. Real Player can be agressive in this regard, but it is easy to unassociate it from these files. Info on how to do so can be found at my Scanner Feed Information Page .

[scancapecod]

Hello,

I received a message from Ryan/AB6OI yesterday regarding alpha tags working fine with Real Player when connected to my feed. I tried it as well and confirmed that they do work fine with the .mp3 feed, actually doing a better job than Winamp does. I still think Winamp is superior and that performance with the .ogg feed is the best, but the Real Player performance is quite good as well, amazingly.

In order to make connecting to the scanner feed as painless as possible, I have set up what I hope to be the final links to it. I was prompted to do this with the above discovery. I want to try to ensure that the link you need is available to open the player you use with little to no pain involved. With that in mind:

The Winamp Feed:
http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed.pls

The Real Player Feed:
http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed.ram

The Windows Media Player Feed:
http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/feed.asx
(Audio only)

All three links have been tested and re-tested and open the proper players. I see no way that I can make it any simpler than that. Any problems beyond this point are due to conflicting audio players fighting over which one plays which type of file. It'll be up to you to check and uncheck defaults, but I'll help if I can.

The http://www.scancapecod.net/livescan/capecod.m3u link will remain available for a while, but please switch over to the above ones asap. Also, kindly report any issues you are having. Thanks for your patience during this transition, and thanks again to Ryan as well.

[mypoppa]

I wish i had the know how.I live in Anderson,S.C. and the city pd and the SO are active all the time.Also Constant traffic on the state trooper frequencies.