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Collecting Information
Getting your scanner programmed and scanning takes a few steps. This help guides you through these steps that will make it easier for you to start scanning.
1.Collect information about the system(s) you want to monitor.
Do you want to listen to your favorite driver at the track? How about your local police and fire departments, the highway patrol, ambulance service, and aircraft? You might even want to listen to race officials as they dispatch the pace car.
Make a list of the drivers, tracks, and agencies you want to listen to, then look up the frequencies and systems they use. The Internet is a great source for current frequencies and information about scanning. Here are a few useful sites:
•http://www.racescanner.eu - Race frequency information, programming software and accessories.
•Before you start to program your scanner, decide how you want to organize the frequencies you want to scan. For example, some areas are best organized by geographic location (east, north, south, west, central, etc), while others are best organized by agency (police, sheriff, ambulance, fire, etc.). You might even find it easier to organize a mixture of frequencies (north, southeast, and west for police but fire all in one group for example).
2.Organize the system information using these system worksheets included in this appendix.
•Use “Racing System Worksheet” on Page 88 to organize info about racing frequencies.
•Use “Conventional System Worksheet” on Page 90 to organize info about conventional frequencies.
3.Follow the instructions in “Filling Out The Racing System Worksheet” on Page 87 and “Filling Out The Conventional System Worksheet” on Page 89 to program your scanner.
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