Some of the regional Yahoo groups moved over to Groups.io, but others simply faded away, like the Yahoo group for the DFW area. I'm not on Facebook, but I have seen mentions of groups on that platform. Many of the Yahoo groups had a folder where programming or frequency files could be uploaded.Right this is true. But Yahoo groups, which have been stopped, we were able to post files, for example , for the PRO 106 by other users who have already put together a file for their area. Hence, download the file and upload directly into the scanner, in this case via WIN500. Some people had put together files like I75 south to the state line or I70 west and so on. it made it handy to just do an upload without going through the RR files.
I agree in part, but when traveling, having someone in the area you might be going to is far more reliable than downloading all the info you think might be active. The person providing the file will know what is active and not. I have found this to be a reliable alternative.
Yeah no. Things don't get added to the database unless someone confirms they are active, and expecting to find local gurus covering every 10-mile segment of an arbitrary interstate road trip willing to share their personal scan files with you in a format compatible with your scanner model is a pipe dream.I agree in part, but when traveling, having someone in the area you might be going to is far more reliable than downloading all the info you think might be active. The person providing the file will know what is active and not. I have found this to be a reliable alternative.
antennasearch.com is another good resource to use if "on the road" to drill down licensees based on tower & antenna sites on a map but it can be tough at times to weed out the long expired licenses to determine what's still in use but there's no way to verify what has or hasn't already been identified in RR database without manually searching each callsign, frequency, etc in their respective state's DB pageI use a few sources other than RR (which, of course, is the main source) such as interceptradio, fordyce, digital frequency search, scannner frequencies dot com, etc. There are other sources out there, including the official FCC ULS Licensing System. You just have to know where to look.
OK, where would I go other than the RR database to get a programming file (or set of files) for a SDS100 that covers everything public safety related along the 3 shortest routes between Martinsburg, WV and Vacaville, CA? I'd need dozens of local gurus to cover the routes in their entirety, and would most likely end up with an incomplete patchwork of stuff with a bunch of gaps.Your Opinion! You act like this isn't possible. But it has been. In the past sharing, of information on the Yahoo groups was great. So No, it isn't a pipe dream!