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05/17/2016
We are extremely excited to add the TRX-1 and TRX-2 to our existing scanner line, said Leslie Folsom, EVP of Marketing & Operations at Whistler. When Whistler entered the scanner industry we were committed to bringing innovation and we are demonstrating that by our introduction of DMR and our development work on NXDN.
Press relaase from Uniden Uniden Advances Scanning with Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Demonstrating our commitment to continually enhance the value and relevance of your investment in Uniden products, today we announce the latest upgrades for our flagship BCD436HP and BCD536HP scanners. Soon, owners of these scanners will be able to add the ability to monitor and scan Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) systems including MotoTRBO Connect Plus and MotoTRBO Capacity Plus systems with a single paid upgrade, making these scanners the indisputable best-in-class solution for monitoring radio systems. Until now, you've either needed to purchase a single-use radio to monitor these systems or kludge together a system using multiple radio dongles plugged into a PC. DMR is used extensively across the world by businesses, government agencies, amateur radio operators, and individuals worldwide. RadioReference.com, the premier web site for finding radio system information, has over 600 trunked DMR systems and over 4500 DMR conventional channels documented. But, this is just the beginning of the DMR story. The vast majority of DMR systems have never been documented since, up to now, users could not easily monitor them. Based on a quick survey of FCC records, we expect that there are tens- or even hundreds-of-thousands of additional DMR channels to discover. And discovery will be important. So, we'll include some basic tools for discovering DMR channels on your own so that you will be able to quickly supplement the information currently provided by RadioReference.com. We'll be adding details, below, as we get closer to finalizing the firmware release, so watch this space. Using the Uniden BCDx36HP radios, upgraded with the DMR upgrade, you will now be able to seamlessly monitor unencrypted channels on the following system types:
Disclaimer: The above constitutes a pre-announement, which includes details as we know them today, but which might change based on technical, legal, economic, or other unforeseeable issues that could arise. No portion of this pre-announcement should be considered as a legally binding obligation to perform on Uniden's part. MotoTRBO is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. 02/03/2016
Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club Press Release Moraine Park Technical College Room A-112 235 North National Avenue Fond du Lac, WI 54935
10/15/2015
09/17/2015 05/12/2015 Rich Carlson Joins Scanner Master Scanner Master is extremely proud to announce that Rich Carlson, past-president of the Chicago Area Radio Monitors Association (CARMA) and one of the nation's leading scanner experts, is now part of our team. Rich recently retired as a Sergeant for the Winnetka, Illinois, Police Department and is now assisting Scanner Master customers in choosing the right scanner for their area, answering technical questions and helping us to develop new products and services. Rich is a highly respected member of the monitoring community who has decades of experience with all types of scanners and communications receivers, antennas, software and accessories. He has a great knowledge of the radio systems that we all monitor as he himself helped to institute and manage many in his time. We couldn't be more excited to have Rich on board. 01/23/14
05/02/13
03/08/13 01/14/12
GRE PSR-400
Police Scanners Now available
07/19/11
See us at
the Dayton Hamvention!
05/11/11 03/11/11 PSR-800 Decodes X2-TDMA! GRE has confirmed that it's new PSR-800 pre-programmed digital scanner will decode both APCO-25 digital AND X2-TDMA which is an early variation of APCO-25 Phase II TDMA digital. This is very exciting and important news in the scanner world. Currently X2-TDMA is used by select public safety agencies in the Washington D.C. area, particularly in Prince Georges County, MD. Up until now no scanner could decode TDMA. X2-TDMA is not the final spec of APCO-25 Phase II but we believe it will likely be quite some time before the final specifications are announced and equipment is manufactured. Thus the PSR-800 will not be able to decode a future unknown specification. In the meantime though, for people in the DC area and possibly other areas in the future, the PSR-800 for now is the scanner of choice.
02/10/11
Digital PSR-800 now Available GRE's pre-programmed PSR-800 is now available in limited quantities. With a great size and form factor, too. This scanner is pre-programmed for the U.S. and Canada and contains 200 scan lists that you can access. Simply select the state, county, cities and agencies you wish to monitor and go. Visit the PSR-800 product page for more information and to order.
12/10/2010
New Lapel Speaker/Antenna Boost audio and reception of your portable scanners with our new SpectrumForce Lapel Speakers with Antenna Mount. These speakers look just like the speaker microphones used by law enforcement, EMS and fire service personnel but of course these are speakers only. But they have a couple of great new functions. First, they bring the audio from your portable scanner right up close to your ear while you keep the portable scanner on your belt and with a unique twist it boosts the audio from everyday speakers for most scanners on the market.Secondly, the product also elevates your portable scanner antenna up by your shoulder and away from your body providing an improvement in reception. Available for SMA and BNC antenna-jack portable scanners. See photos and more details now.
9/15/2010
Suffolk County Rebands The Suffolk County, NY, trunking radio system is currently under-going re-banding. This means that scanners will need to be re-programmed and scanners which are a year or two old or older will need a firmware (scanner operating system) upgrade as well. Older scanners, such as the Bearcat 895, 780 and 235, and most older RadioShack scanners, are not re-bandable and will need to be replaced. Scanner Master offers a firmware upgrade and a programming service if you're interested. For more information: http://www.w2lie.net/news.php
12/8/2009
Groundbreaking PRO-107
iScan
RadioShack has just
released its all new PRO-107 iScan radio. This trunking
(non-digital) scanner is the first of its type to have the
look and feel of an mp3 player or even the Apple iPhone. No
longer do you need to program it. You simply select from a
list your state, county and city and of course you can
choose multiple cities/regions to monitor. The radio runs
on two AA batteries and will fit in a shirt pocket. This is
an outstanding choice for novices and those who don't wish
to "play" with the scanner, but rather just listen.
6/1/2009
Garmin GPS Receiver in
Stock!
We now have available
specialized Garmin GPS receivers that work superbly with the
Uniden scanners which are GPS-controllable. These are
high-quality Garmin receivers that rapidly access the
satellites and transmit position data back to the scanner.
Scanners such as the BCT15, BCD996T, BCD396XT and BC346XT can
use that data to automatically enable and disable systems (and
groups) based on the user's location. Note that the Garmin
includes a DB-9 connector which attaches to the back of the
base/mobile scanners but does not connect to the portables. You
will need to use your existing serial cable that comes in the
box with the scanner along with adapters that are available
separately.
5/14/2009
For Immediate Release
NBC Network News Selects Scanner Master for Vortex-2 Scanner Equipment and Programming
Boston -- NBC Network
News Field Operations has selected Scanner Master Corp. as
its sole provider of scanning radios and scanner
programming for its Vortex-2 support team. As part owners
of the Weather Channel, NBC is providing equipment and
field logistics to the Weather Channel crew on the five
week Vortex-2 mission.
Vortex-2 is the largest "tornado chase" ever, with over 100 engineers, scientists and support personnel working together to locate and analyze tornadoes in an effort to improve their understanding and ability to predict these natural monsters. NBC and other Vortex 2 team members employ multiple police scanners in their trucks and in their equipment bags in order to keep track of how public safety agencies are handling weather emergencies out in the field. By learning of road closures, storm damage, listening for siren activations, and monitoring storm spotter channels, reporters, producers, engineers and scientists will have another tool in their arsenal to help predict where severe weather is occurring and to stay as safe as possible at the same time. Kevin Parrish, Senior RF Engineer for NBC Network News Field Operations said, "We chose Scanner Master both for their high-level of expertise and service and also for their unmatched ability to program scanners in an extremely comprehensive way. We required programming of conventional, digital, trunking and multi-site systems covering thousands of square miles in the midwest, including GPS coordinates which are so useful on Uniden scanners. On short notice Scanner Master did an incredible job of programming and it's helping us perform our jobs more efficiently." Scanner Master has provided scanners, software, antennas and custom monitoring solutions for the news media for over a decade. In conjunction with Butel Software, Scanner Master has created ScannerStation, an assignment desk local and remote monitoring software package for news media that is used nationally by ABC, CBS, Fox and others. For more information on Scanner Master, scanner programming, ScannerStation and other radio monitoring products contact: Molly Olive Marketing Coordinator Scanner Master Corp. 1-800-SCANNER www.scannermaster.com For more information on Vortex2 see the following: www.vortex2.org/home www.weather.com/tv/programs/Vortex.html www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1043... www.facebook.com/pages/VORTEX2/57534205998
 5/13/2009
New
England Law Enforcement
Expo.
Scanner
Master displayed its full scanner and accessory line at
the first New England Law Enforcement Expo on May
12-13th in Sturbridge, MA. You can read more about the
Expo at
www.nelawenforcementexpo.com.
Manning the booth were Molly Olive, Scanner Master
Marketing Coordinator, and Jonathan Higgins, one of our
top scanner experts.
4/1/2009
New Uniden Scanners!
New Bearcat Portables.
Uniden
America Corporation in late March released two
new high-end portable scanners into the
marketplace: The Bearcat BC346XT analog
portable and the Bearcat BCD396XT digital
handheld scanner. Both scanners utilize the
same "396/330" case used by older models, but
inside there's a world of difference from their
predecessor scanners. The 346XT replaces the
beloved Bearcat 246T. The new version has a far
more advanced and informative display, more
memory, and a load of other new features. The
BCD396XT jumps in memory from 6,000 to 25,000
memory locations (so more than you'll ever
need), has significantly improved digital voice
decoding quality, and also a host of new great
features. Both models are re-banding-ready for
updated Motorola trunking systems. These are
VERY impressive upgrades. Well done
Uniden!
2/5/2009
Nashua NH Re-Bands!
New frequencies & firmware required.
The city of
Nashua Motorola trunking radio system has just
re-banded. They are now operating on a new set of
800 MHz frequencies for their mixed digital and
analog trunking system that is used by the police
and fire departments as well as just about all city
services. The only way you can listen to Nashua now
is to either buy a new scanner (if you only had old
models) or upgrade the firmware in newer models.
See the Uniden.com or the GREAmerica.com web site
for further information on re-banding firmware for
downloading. Also see this
excellent page for further
information.
1/27/2009
Scanner Master Hires New Customer Service
Rep
Scanner
Master is pleased announce the hiring of
its newest Customer Service Rep, Greg
Jolly. Greg is a Massachusetts firefighter
and also a part-time fire dispatcher. He's
also been an avid scanner hobbyist for
decades and is familiar with all the major
brands. Greg will be working at Scanner
Master when he's not at the station helping
to generate content for the Scanner Master
web sites and also working with our
customers helping them to make the best
scanner choice for their area. As an active
public safety official and a radio
enthusiast, Greg is perfectly suited to
assist Scanner Master customers in
listening to their local police and fire
departments.
1/15/2009
Bearcat
Product Close-Out
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Scanner
Master Buys Remaining Stock of
Uniden BR-330 Scanner and RH-96
Remote Heads
Scanner Master Corporation today completed its purchase of Uniden America's remaining stock of the BR-330 scanner and the RH-96 Remote Head kit. This large purchase ensures that Scanner Master customers will have access to two exciting products that will no longer be manufactured. The BR-330 is the only trunking scanner that has ever been manufactured which includes the 500 KHz to 25 MHz AM Broadcast, 20-40-80 Meter Amateur Radio Bands and the Shortwave Broadcasting bands. The scanner is also unique in that it covers the entire TV audio spectrum which includes wireless microphones. (TV audio itself will soon go away as part of the move to digital TV.) This is a very unique wideband scanner that Scanner Master is proud to carry. The scanner is also re-bandable. The RH-96 allows users of the BCT-15, BCD996T base/mobile scanners and the BR-330 and BCD396T portable scanners to operate their radios in a vehicle with a small "head" unit. A ten foot cable connects the head unit to one of the above-listed scanners which can mounted under a seat or in a trunk. This handsome, easily-mounted, remote head is perfect for those who want an attractive installation that takes up little room in the front cab area of a car or truck.
12/8/008
Holiday
Showroom Walk-In
Hours
Come
visit us at our Boston area store in
Natick, Massachusetts on any of the
following dates:
Thursday December 11th from 11 AM to 8 PM Saturday December 13th from 10 AM to 2 PM Tuesday December 16th from 11 AM to 8 PM (Other weekday hours available by appointment. Please call 1-800-SCANNER) We'll be showing and selling all the Uniden and GRE scanners, BuTel Software, our full line of accessories, and our all new Scanner Master Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Southern New Hampshire Pocket Guide - 11th Edition. This book makes a great gift.
12/2/008
The 2009 Scanner
Master Catalog Has
Arrived!
Our 9 page 2009
catalog is now at
our warehouse. You
may view and/or
print out the PDF
version right now
from our website on
our
Catalog Page.
If you would like a
free copy mailed to
you simply send and
email to
[email protected]
and include your
Name and full
mailing address. We
will mail you a
catalog and add you
to our mailing
list. The catalog
has a full listing
of all our
products.
10/7/2008
Scanner Master Corp.
and ScanNewEngland.net
Launch Joint Marketing
Affiliation
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ScanNewEngland.net, a leading resource for local frequencies, user forums and live feeds within the region, and Scanner Master, the nation's oldest and largest scanner-only dealer, finalized a marketing agreement earlier this month. As a result of this affiliation, Scanner Master's extensive line of scanners, software, antennas, and accessories will now be available to purchase through ScanNewEngland.net. By purchasing scanner products through the Scanner Master links on their website, ScanNewEngland.com will receive commission on all sales that they generate. This affiliation will allow for a new approach for New England radio hobbyists and professionals to give back and help grow one of their favorite, frequently visited websites, as well as enhance the business of a local company that has been dedicated to scanner products and services for the last 30 years. Scott Halligan of ScanNewEngland.net stated, "It is my pleasure to get on board with Scanner Master. They are a local business, long established in the hobby, and a leader in the sale of scanners, accessories, and some truly unique devices. I look forward to working with the company, and from the comments received thus far from many Scan New England members, so do they." Rich Barnett of Scanner Master remarked, "Scott Halligan has provided the scanner hobbyists and professionals a superior regional resource for years, starting with his ScanCapeCod site. Now, with Scannewengland.com, Scott is extending his efforts throughout the six state area and we are very proud to serve as his affiliate scanner dealer." After undergoing major expansion, ScanNewEngland.net now serves as a platform for the frequency data of six states, offering radio hobbyists and professionals a publicly accessible discussion forum, New England frequency database, and New English Scanner Feeds Teamspeak Server. Serving the radio community for over 30 year, Scanner Master has prided themselves on their informative service and extensive knowledge of scanners, accessories, programming, and other custom products. Scanner Master Corp.
10/7/2008
Richard
Barnett Visits Hong Kong
Electronics
Show
Richard
Barnett, president of Scanner
Master, just returned from the
Hong Kong Electronics Show
where he met with the
developers of a new line of
antennas and speakers the
company is developing for
scanner hobbyists and
professionals. The first
antenna should be available
later this year.
10/5/2008
Salt Lake City Area
Re-Bands
It has
been reported that the SLC area has
re-banded. Only recent TrunkTracking
scanners are capable of re-banding using
firmware downloads from the scanner
manufacturers which are or are soon
expected to be available on their web
sites. For older model scanners, such as
the BC895, BC780, BC235, PRO91, PRO2066 and
others, you will need a new scanner. These
and other older models cannot be upgraded.
Check the manufacturer web sites for
further details. Re-banding will affect
Motorola 800 MHz trunked radio systems
across the country.
9/1/2008
RadioReference.com and Scanner Master
Corp. Renew and Extend their
Partnership.
RadioReference.com,
the Web's premier resource for radio
communications information, and Scanner
Master, the nation's oldest and largest
Scanner-only dealer, today announced
the renewal and extension of their
joint-marketing partnership.
Through this partnership, the most comprehensive line of scanners, software, antennas and communications-monitoring accessories, sourced from around the world, are offered to the world's largest online community of two-way radio users. RadioReference is also developing exciting new products services which will be marketed through Scanner Master starting later year. Richard Barnett, president of Scanner Master Corp., remarked, "Our partnership with RadioReference.com is our most important. It allows us to present scanners and accessories to an enormous audience of dedicated radio professionals and hobbyists. Through this relationship, we strive to provide unmatched service and a wide product mix to the RadioReference.com audience through our strict focus on scanners and scanner users. Lindsay Blanton, president of RadioReference.com LLC, said, "Scanner Master is widely recognized in the radio communications community as the leading provider of scanners and communications equipment to the industry. This, coupled with their leadership in innovating new products and offerings for the industry means that this partnership will continue to grow and be very successful." With its extensive frequency and trunking databases, news sections and user forums, RadioReference.com is the one-stop repository of radio communication information. For over 30 years Scanner Master has served the radio community through its line of popular Scanner Master and Monitor America books as well as through the sales and service of scanners, accessories, software, antennas and other custom products.
8/15/2008
Scanner Master has hired Molly
Olive, our new Marketing
Coordinator.
Molly, a
recent graduate from the University
of Vermont, will be exploring new
marketing opportunities, promoting
new products, and she'll be working
with new public safety, news media,
insurance and commercial accounts.
Meet Molly and the rest of our
staff.
8/6/2008
Police Call Founder Gene Hughes
Dies
The
founder and original editor of Police
Call, Gene Hughes Costin passed away
recently. Gene was instrumental in the
growth of the scanning hobby by
providing critical frequency
information through his Police Call
guides which were sold for decades
through Radio Shack and other stores.
In later years Scanner Master president
Rich Barnett joined forces with Gene
and became the book's editor. Gene was
a wonderful business partner and friend
and he will be sorely missed by the
entire scanner community, Barnett
said.
A list of links about Gene and his life:
7/22/2008
Scanner Master is Now Accepting Google
Checkout
Our
customers requested it and we now
accept it. Google Checkout is a fast,
secure way to buy from stores across
the web.
When it's time
to buy, look for the button.
Use
it once and stop creating new accounts
every time you buy.
6/15/2008
SSE Selects Scanner Master as Master
Distributor
SSE
of England, owned by Jim Finch of the
well-known and highly-regarded "Jim"
brand of radio accessories, has
selected Scanner Master as its North
American Master Distributor for its
line of RF/Communications products.
These SSE productsinclude notch filters, antenna switches and diplexers, a UHF military and commercial airband portable rubber-duck antennas, a very unique adjustable audio filter, and more. All these SSE/Jim products provide the monitoring hobbyist and professional with the highest quality design and components. Scanner Master is proud to offer the SSE/Jim line through its North American dealers and direct to its customers.
6/15/2008
Scanner Master Begins Selling AirNav
Radar Box
Scanning in
Europe is a huge hobby and to
supplement the scanning experience
there hobbyists have flocked to the
AirNav Radar Box which allows you to
follow the flights, in real time, of
commercial aircraft from around the
world. It's like having an Air Traffic
Control radar screen on your PC. In the
U.S. the system now only tracks
international flights, but U.S. flights
are coming soon. However, through your
web connection, you can follow national
and international flights around the
world! And combined with a scanner it's
amazing fun. See the
AirNav Radar Boxon our
site.
6/8/2008
Richard Barnett meets with
manufacturers in Tokyo and
Taipei
Richard
Barnett, President of Scanner
Master, traveled to Tokyo and
Taipei this June to meet with
scanner and antenna manufacturers
seeking to expand its lines to
offer you the best product on the
market.
5/20/2008
Scanner Expert Added to
Staff
Scanner
Master has hired Jonathan as one of
its Customer Service Reps/Scanner
Experts. Jonathan has been an avid
scanner user for many years. His in
extensive experience and knowledge
greatly compliment our current
staff of scanner experts. Meet
Jonathan and the rest of our
Staff.
4/10/2008
Congratulations on 30
Years
The
world's major scanner
manufacturers all send in
their congratulations to
Scanner Master on our 30
years of service in the
scanner industry. Click on
the links to see.
Uniden-Bearcat
letter
.
GRE
letter
.
AOR
letter
.
1/10/2008
Rich Barnett meets with
Uniden's Paul Opitz at CES
2008
Rich
Barnett, president of Scanner
Master, met with Uniden's
scanner product manager at
Uniden's booth at the 2008
Consumer Electronics Show this
past Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Uniden was not showing any new
scanners but the two discussed
the healthy state of the
scanner market and how dealers
could better serve their
scanner customers going into
the future. Paul Opitz has been
involved in scanner development
for many years, going back to
his years at Radio Shack, and
is one of the nation's experts
on scanner
technology.
10/1/2007 Scanner Master is now an authorized GRE "GRECOM" Scanner Dealer! Scanner Master has been named one of GRE Radio's Authorized Scanner Dealers, able to sell GRE's new line of scanner radios exclusively designed for the U.S. market. GRE has sold scanners in Europe for years under their own brand name but is just now entering the U.S. market for the first time under the GRE banner. For years GRE has been developing and manufacturing scanners for Radio Shack with approximately half their PRO series scanner line. Some of the famous and highly regarded GRE scanners that were built for Radio Shack include the great PRO-2004, 2005 and 2006 scanners as well as more recently the PRO-96, 97 and 2096. The PRO-96 and PRO-2096 are Radio Shack's digital models that are well known in the industry for their superior digital voice quality. GRE now enters the U.S. market under their own brand name and Scanner Master is proud to offer these great scanner radios for sale starting in late October '07.
9/1/2007 Scanner Master is named the North American Distributor for Waters & Stanton The largest distributor of scanner and related radio products in the United Kingdom, Waters & Stanton, has named Scanner Master its exclusive North American distributor. Scanner Master is now importing, distributing and selling Waters & Stanton's superior line of scanner antennas, pre-amplifiers, mounting devices, speakers and related products. These are completely unique and extremely valuable accessories which are available now in the U.S. through Scannermaster.com. These accessories are also available at wholesale prices for retailers interested in also selling the gear. For more information contact Rich Barnett at 1-800-SCANNER.
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