Marscan Site Opening

BILL'S SITES
Opening page Last updated March 9, 2026 (Subsidiary pages are updated separately)
If you notice errors or can supply updates, please contact me by email: marscan1 AT gmail.com

NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THIS WEBSITE As owner and webmaster of marscan.com, I am planning to terminate this website when it next comes up for hosting renewal in March of 2027. At that point it will be about 28 years old! Due to declined access to public safety radio in Nova Scotia and resultant diminished relevence of the site, as well as the annual cost that is now over $200, I have decided tentatively to discontinue the site. Please copy whatever you wish prior to then. Happy radio listening and licence plate collecting from Bill.

MARSCAN
This was the former Maritimes Scanning Site
established in 2000. While I remain very interested
in radio communications in our region, I am
maintaining only a few specific pages on the site and these are NOT being actively updated. In most cases changes happen slowly and almost all that you see here remains current:

Brief Guide to Listening to ships in Halifax Harbour

Extensive Guide to Listening to civil aircraft in the Halifax area and beyond.

Note regarding public safety radio in Atlantic Canada: Almost all public safety communications in Atlantic Canada are on a single 700 MHz trunked radio system. With rare exceptions all such communications are encrypted and are not "listenable" by the general public. For a basic technical introduction to the system click here.

My License Plate Site
Featuring my collection, and guide
to Nova Scotia Licence Plates

Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) Member #13568 Please note that in early 2026 my active acquisition of plates is at a low ebb due to various factors. At this time my only serious wish list is BC passenger 1926 and 1928.