Hi all,
A long time ago, I used to really enjoy scanning as a hobby...like many here probably started, I still remember my old bearcat with crystals and row of red lights on the front.
I have a few 800mhz scanners around that until a few weeks ago I'd have considered "fairly new" , yeah, I've been out of it that long...
Anyhow, got the bug again when I came across one of my 800mhz scanners,, did a lot of research (how I found this place), and ended up getting my new PSR-500 delivered today!
...and I would have been completely overwhelmed had it not been for spending the last week or so, from the time I placed the order, to today, reading the forums here and studying hard to figure it all out. What an amazing resource, you guys are awesome. Gladly paid the 1 year registration so I could see the databases for my area and sort of piece it all together.
Also found great references and support for programmable software here, settled on Win500, and used the downloadable feature to access my account here, and I've got my trunking scanner listening to all kinds of stuff!! The subscription to RR and the Win500 registration are some of the best money I've ever spent, makes this so much more enjoyable to use and learn!
Huge special thanks to the gentleman who put together the Win500 tutorial on UtahRadio!! You, sir, are a God. Couldn't have done it nearly as smoothly without ya, and there's a LOT more to soak in, but that tutorial got me going in minutes!!
And a huge thanks to the admins of the databases for my area!!! I assume it's you who make all these tags relevant that I see as I'm scanning.
I'm obviously pretty stoked about the new scanner and getting it up so quickly, but there's soooo much more I want to learn and know...I'm now grasping the "rebanding" and how it's affecting my area...looks like they're just waiting to throw the switch from others' posts, but I don't quite get it all yet....more reading!
Glad I found you all, this makes getting back into a hobby I've always loved possible. If ya see me in the other forum areas, take it easy on a newb, will ya?
A long time ago, I used to really enjoy scanning as a hobby...like many here probably started, I still remember my old bearcat with crystals and row of red lights on the front.
I have a few 800mhz scanners around that until a few weeks ago I'd have considered "fairly new" , yeah, I've been out of it that long...Anyhow, got the bug again when I came across one of my 800mhz scanners,, did a lot of research (how I found this place), and ended up getting my new PSR-500 delivered today!
...and I would have been completely overwhelmed had it not been for spending the last week or so, from the time I placed the order, to today, reading the forums here and studying hard to figure it all out. What an amazing resource, you guys are awesome. Gladly paid the 1 year registration so I could see the databases for my area and sort of piece it all together.
Also found great references and support for programmable software here, settled on Win500, and used the downloadable feature to access my account here, and I've got my trunking scanner listening to all kinds of stuff!! The subscription to RR and the Win500 registration are some of the best money I've ever spent, makes this so much more enjoyable to use and learn!
Huge special thanks to the gentleman who put together the Win500 tutorial on UtahRadio!! You, sir, are a God.
Couldn't have done it nearly as smoothly without ya, and there's a LOT more to soak in, but that tutorial got me going in minutes!!And a huge thanks to the admins of the databases for my area!!! I assume it's you who make all these tags relevant that I see as I'm scanning.
I'm obviously pretty stoked about the new scanner and getting it up so quickly, but there's soooo much more I want to learn and know...I'm now grasping the "rebanding" and how it's affecting my area...looks like they're just waiting to throw the switch from others' posts, but I don't quite get it all yet....more reading!
Glad I found you all, this makes getting back into a hobby I've always loved possible. If ya see me in the other forum areas, take it easy on a newb, will ya?
