Scanners & Secret Frequencies (Electronic Underground Series, Vol 3) (Paperback)

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Product Description

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.

About the Author

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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568660383
• ISBN-13: 978-1568660387
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,817 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars outdated, November 16, 2007

By	Chris Stevens (Rockford, IL. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scanners And Secret Frequencies (Electronic Underground) (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on the market today did not exist 12 years ago, therefore most of the information on the scanner itself is hopelessly outdated.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.

41 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!!!, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Desperately needs an update, April 17, 2008

By	MDA - See all my reviews

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 Sadly, as a result, over half of the book is obsolete to the point of being useless.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.