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Frequencies & Related Technical

General / National (FCC channels):
- FCC ULS License Search Basic & Advanced; General Menu Reports.
- Understanding FCC Emission Codes: FCC Emission Codes (click on Emission Designators); 47CFR2.201 FCC Emissions ... Characteristics; 47CFR90.207 Types of Emissions.
- FCC Enforcement Bureau Actions.
- APCO Interoperability Channels
- NPSTC Interoperability Channel Naming & APCO interoperability standard (PDF).
- Marine Telecommunications from the US Coast Guard.
- RadioReference.com.
- NOAA Weather Radio.
- scanning reference by Clay Irving (old but may still have some useful data).
General / National (Federal/NTIA channels):
- NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management (Redbook).
- National Interagency Incident Communications Division (of the US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management), and NIICD documents.
New Jersey:
- University Hospital Emergency Medical Service (Newark, NJ), info on REMCS.
- NJ Amateur Repeaters.
- Morris County RACES Channels from the Morris County OEM.
- NJ Skywarn Channels.
Railroad:
- NJ Railroad Frequencies by J. Rissmeyer.
Aeronautical / Aviation:
- FAA Airport Data.
- Airnav with airport information.
- OpenNav with airport information.
Technical:
- W2SJW's Radio Sounds.
- Two-tone Paging Explained.
- US Radio Spectrum Allocation Chart available online in PDF format from a US government server, or in print from the USGPO.

Hardware Sources & References

G & G Communication (repair shop & retailer) I'm a satisfied customer; are they still open?.
The Monitoring Post / Pro 2006 Page (reference).
Newport Bay Limited, 725 Route 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. 732-257-9180. Uniden scanner retailer, plus CBs, 2-way, & more. I'm a satisfied customer.
Optoelectronics (specialized retailer) I'm a semi-satisfied customer (took them two tries with my OS535).
Scannermaster (retailer) with scanners, accessories, guides, etc.
Whistler, manufacturer, which took over the product line formerly produced by GRE.
Uniden (manufacturer).
For used, also try eBay and the "Equipment For Sale" forum on RadioReference.com, and the E-Ham.net Classifieds.

Preferred Software

Pro-64: WLoad64 (or try ProLink).
Pro-83: (programmed manually)
Pro-92: Win92.
Pro-96: Win96 (Pro-96 Display (PDF) from Starrsoft). Also Pro96Com.
Pro-106: Win500.
Pro-197: Win500.
Pro-2042: Probe (control-only, via OS535).
Pro-2045: Trunker/ETrunk or UniTrunker (as control channel receiver).
Pro-2067: Win92.
Pro-2096: Win96 (Pro-2096 Display (PDF) from Starrsoft). Also Pro96Com.
BC246T: ARC246
BC780XLT: ID Tracker or 780TMON for trunking; ARC780 for programming.
BC898T: Trunker/ETrunk or Unitrunker (as analog voice receiver).
IC-R2: R2Pepper.

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