The One Thing

[naSTI]

RR is light-years ahead of any other radio-related site I've come across in terms of its frequency database, community updating and mining of the information. However, it is (in my book) missing something...

I really believe one extra thing that should be helpful to most/all and particularly the n00bs is a "Sound Library" with sound-bytes of all recognized data streams.

In most cases, I think we all know the difference when we hear a paging system vs a trunking control channel vs a P25 transmission. But if we had a library of sound-bytes that we could reference so that those with untrained ears can identify the modulation would make this site one step closer to bliss. ;-)

Whadya think?


--Homer

Anyone?

Good idea? Bad idea?

 

[scansomd]

The ability to conduct a radius search

I.E., input my LAT / Long, then enter how far out (~30 miles), resulting in a display of frequencies / systems that are within that circle.

This would eliminate the need to search across several states / counties to see what's out there.

 

[unitcharlie]

The sound library would be awesome... I know it would help me at times....

 

[mwjones]

The sound library would be awesome... I know it would help me at times....

You mean something like this?

http://www.kb9ukd.com/digital/

Thanks to a friend of mine for providing it to the listening community...

 

[unitcharlie]

That fills the bill most nicely.... thanx for the link!

 

[hotdjdave]

Bring It To RR

You mean something like this?

http://www.kb9ukd.com/digital/

Thanks to a friend of mine for providing it to the listening community...

Yes, this is the site I use, but it would be nice to have something like that here at RR.

 

[landonjensen]

Agreed

Yes, this is the site I use, but it would be nice to have something like that here at RR.

 

[naSTI]

Yes, this is the site I use, but it would be nice to have something like that here at RR.

Totally what I was talking about.. BUT.. the added community talents and efforts to de-mystify the signals!!!!

Could be a Wiki for positive ID'ed signals and Forum based open for discussion for those not known.

--Homer

 

[hotdjdave]

I have many of these samples downloaded on my hard drive, named appropriately for the type of data for easy identification.

 

[Steve2003]

I think it would be cool if you could give users the option to share their scanner configuration profiles via their profile. A user could upload a configuration file and then check off via the database which counties are contained in the file. A person browsing a particular county in the database, say Boulder, CO, would see a link at the bottom containing something along the lines of "User contributed radio configuration files containing data within this county".

Thanks!

 

[hankv]

Location?

I have seen a number of threads that generate misinformation because the poster didn't have their location (i.e. Australia, Canada, etc.) specified.

Why not require a location in the public profile?

 

[Gilligan]

I have seen a number of threads that generate misinformation because the poster didn't have their location (i.e. Australia, Canada, etc.) specified.

Why not require a location in the public profile?

Not everyone will give their location cause it's the internet... People like their privacy. Some see it as a safety issue.

 

[N2KMB]

(A limit on usage for non subscribers," if you want to play ya gotta pay) i do not.like that at all i think we can use it for free its alot better

 

[JESSERABBIT]

Why is it better being for free?

 

[bezking]

Because people like the free stuff. They subscribe because they like what they saw for free. If you take the NON-LIMITED free stuff, nobody will pay because they do not know what they are missing.

 

[N2KMB]

would love the site even more if it had clickable county maps.

I would love the site even more if it had clickable county maps.

would love the site even more if it had clickable county maps. i love that idea tooo

 

[K9GTJ]

I would love to be able to turn off digital (or analog) channels on a trunked system in the database.

For example, I am looking at the Indiana SAFE-T system and would like to see what is analog so I can program that into my analog scanner. It would be much simpler if I could just tick a check box and remove the digital (or analog) talkgroups.

 

[hotdjdave]

Filters

I would love to be able to turn off digital (or analog) channels on a trunked system in the database.

For example, I am looking at the Indiana SAFE-T system and would like to see what is analog so I can program that into my analog scanner. It would be much simpler if I could just tick a check box and remove the digital (or analog) talkgroups.

Kind of like the filters in Microsoft Excel - that would be great.