This cynical and immensely entertaining book describes the scanner world, the people in it, the equipment they use, and how they acquire and tune in to the "secret" frequencies.
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Henry Eisenson is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with three Vietnam tours behind him. Today he is president of a California technology company, where he still does engineering.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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outdated,
By Chris Stevens (Rockford, IL. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scanners And Secret Frequencies (Electronic Underground S.) (Paperback)
This book has a copyright date of 1995. Some of the information and laws have changed since this book has been written. The scanners that are on the market today did not exist 12 years ago, therefore most of the information on the scanner itself is hopelessly outdated. Other than radio theory which at times can be confusing, this book is a waste of time.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Desperately needs an update,
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This review is from: Scanners and Secret Frequencies (Electronic Underground Series) (Paperback)
All technology and frequencies referenced are over 15 years old at this point. That's several lifetimes in scanning. For example, trunking and digital transmission are referred to as future technologies! Sadly, as a result, over half of the book is obsolete to the point of being useless.
In its day it was deep enough to keep your average hobbyist busy for several years. Were the author to update it this would be one of the best reference manuals around.
41 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
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Great!!!!!,
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This review is from: Scanners and Secret Frequencies (Electronic Underground Series) (Paperback)
Great scanner book. Covers every aspect of the scanning industry. A must for all scanners and scanner wannabe's. Has frequencies and police termonology to everything else. I recomend this book to anyone who owns a scanner. Greatest scanner book i have & i have all of them.
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We have to make a stop at basic radio technology, because the reader can't move very far without a certain understanding of a few key concepts and terms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Police Call, Scanner Journal, United States, National Security Agency, Monitoring Times, North American, Point X-Ray, Air Force, San Diego, Global Positioning System, Model Brand Use Cat Comments, Steve Crum New!
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We have to make a stop at basic radio technology, because the reader can't move very far without a certain understanding of a few key concepts and terms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Police Call, Scanner Journal, United States, National Security Agency, Monitoring Times, North American, Point X-Ray, Air Force, San Diego, Global Positioning System, Model Brand Use Cat Comments, Steve Crum New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Communications Monitoring by Robert B. Grove in Front Matter
- Covert Techniques for Intercepting Communications by Winston Smith in Back Matter
- The Underground Frequency Guide by Harry L. Helms in Back Matter
- The Ultimate Scanner by Bill Cheek in Back Matter
- The Great Lakes by Carole Chester in Back Matter
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