Yahoo Groups for Illinois and Chicago scanning

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Yahoo Groups for Illinois and Chicago scanning (Updated 3/06)

Active Yahoo Groups for scanning in and around Illinois:

CARMA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carmachicago
1101 members 3834 messages in 2005 Over 350 messages a month.
Large files section with numerous profiles on Chicago area systems.
Active message board.

Chicago Listeners
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chicagolisteners
35 members 1150 messages in 2005
Very active core group of CPD and CFD monitors.

ScanIllinois
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScanIllinois
358 members 562 messages in 2005 About 50 messages a month.
Geared more towards Downstate listeners, active message board.
Most reference material moved to RadioReference.

STARCOM21
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STARCOM21
251 members 216 messages in 2005 Will be much more active
Supports discussion of the new statewide STARCOM21 digital TRS being installed.
Most reference files moved to RadioReference.

Chicago Scanning Club
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagoscanningclub
444 Members 74 messages in 2005

CarmaFiles
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CarmaFiles
141 members 25 messages in 2005
Not really used as a message board, but to hold members files for various programmable scanners since the regular CARMA group ran out of file storage space.

Nearby states:

Scan Wisconsin
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scan-Wis
683 members 2179 messages in 2005 Over 50 messagers per monthy
The bible on Wisconsin scanning.

Scan Michigan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scan_michigan
638 members 1368 messages in 2005

Safe-T
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAFET
412 members 1312 messages Over 100 messages per month
For monitors of the Statewide SAFE-T system in Indiana

ScanIndiana
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScanIndiana
65 members

ScanMissouri
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScanMissouri
69 members

(Updated 3/1/06 by Terry Weatherford)