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Opening page last updated June 10, 2009 © 2009, MARITIMES SCANNING SITE, all rights reserved. Unless otherwise
indicated the information presented here has been personally verified by
myself, is from publicly-available government documents, or has been received
from other listeners on whose information I feel I can rely. This
information, including frequencies and talk group ID's, is readily available
on the public airwaves to any listener willing and able to spend time
listening and analyzing, and is merely compiled here. It is not my
intent to publish any information that is actually confidential or that is
likely to jeopardize the conduct of any public service
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This site is for the most part a static set of lists,
explanations, links, and historical musings, with occasional updates.
It is suggested that you use it as a starting place for understanding any of
the radio aspects that are covered and go on from there. For
example, for scanning in the Maritimes, there is a great deal of background
information and lists provided here, but you should use these in conjunction
with the ScanMaritimes forum site:
www.scanmaritimes.ca
where you will find up to the minute happenings and
discoveries being discussed, and questions being asked and answered, and you
can take part in this yourself. I am not part of the
administration of ScanMaritimes but I am a big fan and I go there every day! Other forum and reference sites
that will find interesting, but do not specifically cover this region are:
Hepburn’s Radio & TV DX Info
Centre ,
http://radioreference.com and
www.strongsignals.net |
| What is scanning? It is the hobby reception of communications in the VHF and UHF range of frequencies. Scanning refers to the fact that scanners, receivers for such communications, continually scan dozens or hundreds of channels. Scanning may be associated with amateur radio but not necessarily, and most enthusiasts are interested in radio communications and public service agencies, but are not "ambulance chasers". They are you and I!! Scanning is legal in Canada though there are restrictions on the divulging of information heard. The freedom to listen to what is on the airwaves on your regular radio or on your scanner is one of the most important liberties in a democracy such as ours, and not only is a source of broadcast entertainment and news, but also enables the citizenry of a country to have a knowledge of what their public safety agencies are doing, and to appreciate their services. | ||||||
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FAQ! |
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Nova Scotia Trunked Mobile Radio System (TMR) for a description including frequencies, structure, non-digital ID List, How to Listen, and a link to the official site. Specific information on individual user agencies is available through the provincial links below. If you are not in the first place familiar with trunking in general, click here. |
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Nova Scotia
NS Integrated Mobile Radio System
(NSIMRS: Check out Nova Scotia's provincial VHF system from the 80's and
90's - some parts operating today!) NEW MAY 31: NS MAPS SHOWING TMR SITES, ETC (under construction, but partly usable now)
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RCMP
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Prince Edward Island Police (RCMP and other)
PICS
PEI Integrated Communications System |
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Maritimes-wide and nearby areas, and miscellaneous commercial systems: Link to Nav Canada's Airport Diagram site. See a chart of practically any significant airport in Canada. Link to LiveATC.net (aero) live streaming many areas of the world Drivethrough (Takeout) Bus (School, etc) [needs work!] |
NEW! A page on Q codes, Ten codes, phonetic alphabet, Morse, words used in radio, etc.
Weatheradio Canada
Cdn vhf band plan Mobile Phones: Before Cellular |
Broadcast
and Historical Pages
Current list of FM broadcast stations in the Maritimes and Maine, including Bill's loggings from within and outside this region
Bill's Radio
Historical Pages, centering on call letters but also touching on the history of marine
and military radio in Bill’s Other Hobbies Intro & Links Page (mostly re aircraft,
airnav, railroads) under construction. What's Up with
Bill External Links not contained in pages above: WTFDA Home Page (This is the club for those interested in TV, FM and related DX'ing...including up to the minute forums on ducting and other skip phenomena) Northwest Broadcasters (AM, FM, TV developments and Lists from the Seattle/Vancouver area) Northeast Radio Watch. Similar to the above but for NE USA and Eastern Canada Recent Broadcast Decisions from the CRTC Website re BCB DX'ing |
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Search Canadian
government frequency records [TAFL], visit http://sd.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.jsp. |
SATCOLT Link to Motorola’s MOTOTRBO page. A conventional system using digital technology not listenable on scanners, on 400 MHz |
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Link to Halifax
Regional Search & Rescue's site (not
a source of communications information, but a good example of a comms-oriented
volunteer organizations that you might want to help out) |
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Forum
from Calculating bearings & distances from your QTH or
anywhere.
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. Sign up for the free Scanning Digest. Quarterly emailed report with articles and
photos. I enjoy it, and so will
you. |
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Buying a scanner: Personally I bought most of my equipment over the years at Radio Shack in the US while on road trips down there, but I have also purchased through e-Bay with very good results, on the whole. Of course you could also try Kijiji or other on-line auction and sale sites. Check the want ads and the local buy-sell papers available in our region. You may be able to buy through small local electronics retailers such as Steve's Radio in Halifax, but don't even bother with the larger electronics chains such as The Source or Best Buy. There are at least two major Canadian radio retailers that sell on-line and some would say that it is in the end cheaper to buy new from them rather than import from an American seller. Check out Durham Radio and Radio World, both in Ontario. I will be happy to list other Canadian retailers with which you are familiar. Of course there are also the major American suppliers that advertise regularly in the two magazines, plus many smaller ones that you can look up on-line. Familiar ones in the US include www.scannermaster.com , www.scannerworld.com , www.usascan.com , www.grove-ent.com and of course you can check out www.radioshack.com Radio Shack will not ship to Canada as far as I know, but you can always have something be on hand at whatever store you can visit in person.