[Scan-DC] counting hits - Department of Homeland security freqs

[Mike Agner]

   Yesterday, Al and Mike wrote:
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 >The number just before the word 'Department' is the number of >hits 
Radiomax counted. As you can see, 162.25 was very busy today.

That's pretty neat how the pgm counts the freq hits.A great bit of info 
when unattended to see what's hot & not.

Maybe that's normal for radio/p-c use? I don't ever use the p/c for scanner 
use exept to make a recording now & then.
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   Yes, it allows me to check the active freqs and see who might be or was 
using them.  If memory serves, 162.25 is a Capitol Police freq, so it makes 
great sense that DHS would have it in their bandplan.
   Al, I see in your sig that you are using the PCR1000. There are several 
programs that could accumulate this kind of info, and yes, this is a very 
normal function when tying a PC and scanner together, as I did yesterday. I 
think the acknowledged champ for this scanner (freeware, anyway) is TalkPCR 
which can be found here - and there's even a Yahoo group for it:

   http://www.mahy.demon.co.uk/talkpcr/talkpcr.htm

   The software page at Strong Signals has a great many others (hmm, looks 
like my TalkPCR links need some work). There's even a Yahoo group for the 
PCR1000 so you can find out what others are using.  It can be found at:

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCR1000/

   73s  Mike