SCANNER FREQUENCY GUIDE SOURCES By: John Johnson, KWV8BP This is a good list of sources to find various types of frequency guides and information services for the scanner monitor. Police Call Guide These can be found at any Radio Shack stores. Vol. States Covered Cat.No. -------------------------------------- 1 CT,ME,MA,NH,NY,RI,VT 62-1041 2 DE,MD,NJ,PA 62-1042 3 MI,OH 62-1043 4 IL,IN,KY,WI 62-1044 5 IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD 62-1045 6 DC,FL,GA,NC,SC,VA,WV 62-1046 7 AL,AR,LA,MS,OK,TN,TX 62-1047 8 AZ,CO,ID,MT,NM,NV,WY 62-1048 9 CA,OR,WA 62-1049 Prices usually run 7.95 ========================================== Aircraft Frequency Directory HF/VHF/UHF For United States/Canada/Mexico This guide covers Air Shows, Air Traffic Control, Military, Emergencies, U.S. Forest Service, ARINC, Unicom & Multicom, Traffic Watch frequencies plus covers monitoring techniques, etc. Price is 14.95 + 2.00 S&A D C Enterprises 7887 Brandy Circle Colo. Spgs., CO 80920 ========================================== Communication Satellites This guide tells you how and where to listen. Price is 11.95 + 2.00 S&A Grove Enterprises P.O. Box 98 Brasstown, NC 28902 or call and charge it, 1-800-438-8155 Grove also puts out the publication Monitoring Times Which is an excellent magazine for the scanner buff. cost for a year subscription is 18.00 =========================================== U.S. Scanner News Publication This magazine covers various topics from product reviews, articles, frequency allocations, etc. One year subscription is 15.00 Bobs Publications P.O. Box 1103 Vancouver, WA 98666 ========================================= Antennex the magazine for antennas They also go by topics month to month only they stick with the subject of antennas. 12 Monthly Issues for 11.97 Antennex P.O. Box 8995 Dept. 19 Corpus Christi, TX 78412 ========================================= Frequency Research Service All licensed frequencies any town in the U.S. Write to Box 1239, Charleston, SC 29402 ========================================== Hear all there is to hear where you live 25 - 1500 Mhz. Frequency search service HEALD 6886 Jefferson St. North Branch, MI 48461 A pocket guide to Railroad Frequencies also put out by Heald 9.95 ========================================== CRB Research P.O. Box 56-MT Cammack NY 11725 Has the largest selection of frequency guides, federal, military, police, aero, etc. write for free catalog. One of there top sellers is Tom Kneitels Top Secret Registry of U.S. Govt. 6th edition. Price is 18.95 ========================================= Popular Communications is also a pretty good source for finding frequencies or subjects to do with scanners, hams, sw, etc. Price for a one year sub. is 18.00 Pop Com 76 North Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 ========================================= Dallas FT. Worth Frequency Listings 19.95 to Basic Computer Services P.O. Box 14193 Arlington, Texas 76094-1193 ========================================= The Scanner Frequency Directory for Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan 8.95 + 1.50 S&H to Radio Information Systems P.O. Box 399 Holland, Ohio 43528 ========================================= The Official Massachusetts Scanner Guide 17.95 + 2.05 S&H to Official Scanner Guide P.O. Box 712 Londonderry, NH 03053 ========================================== Scanner Master Frequency Guides New York Metro/No. New Jersey Guide 24.95 Greater Philadelphia/So. Jersey Pocket Guide 12.95 Connecticut & Rhode Island Guide 19.95 Massachusetts Guide Massachusetts Pocket Guide 23.95 9.95 New Hampshire & Vermont Guide 17.95 Maine Guide 17.95 Public Safety/Communications Magazine Send orders to 7.50 single issue 24.00 for 4 issues Scanner Master P.O. Box 428 California Government Radio System Newton Highlands, MA 02161 25.00 1-508-881-8000 Compendium of American Railroad Radio 9.00 Haruteq Quebec Canada Guide 14.95 ============================================================================= Dont forget, one of the best sources for frequencies is your simple search option on your scanner. By searching you can find sometimes hidden freq's that are not listed in any book you can buy... Take your time when searching , dont get agrivated and keep changing scanning ranges... Good luck.. This file was brought to you by John Johnson of The Hotline BBS, give us a call, we have an entire section dedicated to Scanner & Radio related topics. The Hotline BBS 304-736-9169 or 304-743-7909