Books & learning materials for beginners

[Salvatorejrc]

Hello,
I am new to the hobby of HAM & scanning in general. I have just purchased a uniden sds100, but I am not too familiar with the science behind radio communications. Besides the AARL handbook, what are some books that can help me to learn the hobby itself including the technical aspect of it, just how it all works consecutively to achieve the goal of communication? Thank you

 

[sonm10]

The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

This is a good place to start

 

[hiegtx]

As sonm10 noted, there are a lot of informative pages in the Wiki, as well as"how to" videos on YouTube on both ham radio and scanners.

For your SDS100, start with this page, as well as the links on the page:

SDS100 and SDS200 FAQ Page - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

This is a page with some information on trunked systems:
Trunking Basics - The RadioReference Wiki

And this one explains how your scanner uses locatoin informaton:
How it Works: Location, Location, Location