Scanners

The Series

Full series

In reading order. The cross-cutting foundations (overview & decision graph, programming software landscape, frequency planning, and the cheatsheet/glossary/anchor index) frame the eight Uniden monitoring receivers and the GRE PSR-800 / Whistler family, each a per-device or per-family deep dive. Every volume links into its deep dive.

  1. Vol 1 Decrypting — Vol 1: How Radio Encryption Works, and the Legal Line What P25 hides, what it leaves in the clear, and where the law draws the line
  2. Vol 1 GRE PSR-800 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware P25 EZ Scan handheld with the RadioReference library on microSD (2011)
  3. Vol 1 Frequency Planning & License Envelope (Scanners) Part 90 LMR, Part 22 cellular + ECPA, Part 95, Part 87 aero, Part 80 marine + NOAA WX, receive-only etiquette, license envelope
  4. Vol 1 Scanners — Overview & Decision Graph Lineup at a glance, decision graph, license envelope, and how to read the series
  5. Vol 1 Programming Software Landscape (Scanners) ProScan, Sentinel, FreeScan, and codeplug backup discipline
  6. Vol 1 Cheatsheets, Glossary & Anchor Index (Scanners) Cheatsheets, A-Z glossary, and the canonical anchor index
  7. Vol 1 Uniden BC246T — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware Analog Motorola Type II + EDACS + LTR trunking
  8. Vol 1 Uniden BC350A — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware Pre-trunking 100-channel desktop base
  9. Vol 1 Uniden BC355N — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware Compact analog scanner — NASCAR/race-day staple
  10. Vol 1 Uniden BCD396XT — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware P25 Phase I DynamicDMA handheld
  11. Vol 1 Uniden BCD536HP — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware P25 Phase II, GPS, Wi-Fi remote control
  12. Vol 1 Uniden SDS100 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware TrueIQ baseband, P25 Phase II, ProVoice option, DMR/NXDN
  13. Vol 1 Uniden SDS200 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware Sibling of SDS100 with more output/inputs
  14. Vol 1 Whistler TRX-1 / TRX-2 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware The last PSR-800-lineage scanners, with DMR and NXDN, sold new under Goliad Products
  15. Vol 1 Whistler WS1080 / WS1088 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware The GRE PSR-800 platform under the Whistler badge, and the PRO-668 and upgraded units that share it
  16. Vol 1 Whistler WS1095 / WS1098 — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware The PSR-800 platform as a base/mobile scanner with a remote head (2015)
  17. Vol 1 Uniden Homepatrol — Vol 1: Introduction & Hardware Load-by-location digital scanner, no per-channel programming
  18. Vol 2 Decrypting — Vol 2: The Algorithms — DES, Triple-DES, AES-256, and Motorola ADP The ALGID table, the output-feedback keystream, and why the key is never sent
  19. Vol 2 GRE PSR-800 — Vol 2: Operations P25 EZ Scan handheld with the RadioReference library on microSD (2011)
  20. Vol 2 Uniden BC246T — Vol 2: Operations Analog Motorola Type II + EDACS + LTR trunking
  21. Vol 2 Uniden BC350A — Vol 2: Operations Pre-trunking 100-channel desktop base
  22. Vol 2 Uniden BC355N — Vol 2: Operations Compact analog scanner — NASCAR/race-day staple
  23. Vol 2 Uniden BCD396XT — Vol 2: Operations P25 Phase I DynamicDMA handheld
  24. Vol 2 Uniden BCD536HP — Vol 2: Operations P25 Phase II, GPS, Wi-Fi remote control
  25. Vol 2 Uniden SDS100 — Vol 2: Operations TrueIQ baseband, P25 Phase II, ProVoice option, DMR/NXDN
  26. Vol 2 Uniden SDS200 — Vol 2: Operations Sibling of SDS100 with more output/inputs
  27. Vol 2 Whistler TRX-1 / TRX-2 — Vol 2: Operations & Programming The last PSR-800-lineage scanners, with DMR and NXDN, sold new under Goliad Products
  28. Vol 2 Whistler WS1080 / WS1088 — Vol 2: Operations & Programming The GRE PSR-800 platform under the Whistler badge, and the PRO-668 and upgraded units that share it
  29. Vol 2 Whistler WS1095 / WS1098 — Vol 2: Installation, Operations & Programming The PSR-800 platform as a base/mobile scanner with a remote head (2015)
  30. Vol 2 Uniden Homepatrol — Vol 2: Operations Load-by-location digital scanner, no per-channel programming
  31. Vol 3 Decrypting — Vol 3: How a Radio Decrypts (and Why a Scanner Can't) Keyloading, over-the-air rekeying, the TEK/KEK hierarchy, and the receive pipeline
  32. Vol 3 GRE PSR-800 — Vol 3: Programming P25 EZ Scan handheld with the RadioReference library on microSD (2011)
  33. Vol 3 Uniden BC246T — Vol 3: Programming Analog Motorola Type II + EDACS + LTR trunking
  34. Vol 3 Uniden BC350A — Vol 3: Programming Pre-trunking 100-channel desktop base
  35. Vol 3 Uniden BC355N — Vol 3: Programming Compact analog scanner — NASCAR/race-day staple
  36. Vol 3 Uniden BCD396XT — Vol 3: Programming P25 Phase I DynamicDMA handheld
  37. Vol 3 Uniden BCD536HP — Vol 3: Programming P25 Phase II, GPS, Wi-Fi remote control
  38. Vol 3 Uniden SDS100 — Vol 3: Programming TrueIQ baseband, P25 Phase II, ProVoice option, DMR/NXDN
  39. Vol 3 Uniden SDS200 — Vol 3: Programming Sibling of SDS100 with more output/inputs
  40. Vol 3 Whistler TRX-1 / TRX-2 — Vol 3: Reference The last PSR-800-lineage scanners, with DMR and NXDN, sold new under Goliad Products
  41. Vol 3 Whistler WS1080 / WS1088 — Vol 3: Reference The GRE PSR-800 platform under the Whistler badge, and the PRO-668 and upgraded units that share it
  42. Vol 3 Whistler WS1095 / WS1098 — Vol 3: Reference The PSR-800 platform as a base/mobile scanner with a remote head (2015)
  43. Vol 3 Uniden Homepatrol — Vol 3: Programming Load-by-location digital scanner, no per-channel programming
  44. Vol 4 Decrypting — Vol 4: The Security Research — What Actually Broke, and What Didn't The Blaze/Clark USENIX work, cheap jamming, weak legacy ciphers, and the AES wall that held
  45. Vol 4 Uniden BC246T — Vol 4: Reference Analog Motorola Type II + EDACS + LTR trunking
  46. Vol 4 GRE PSR-800 — Vol 4: Reference P25 EZ Scan handheld with the RadioReference library on microSD (2011)
  47. Vol 4 Uniden BC350A — Vol 4: Reference Pre-trunking 100-channel desktop base
  48. Vol 4 Uniden BC355N — Vol 4: Reference Compact analog scanner — NASCAR/race-day staple
  49. Vol 4 Uniden BCD396XT — Vol 4: Reference P25 Phase I DynamicDMA handheld
  50. Vol 4 Uniden BCD536HP — Vol 4: Reference P25 Phase II, GPS, Wi-Fi remote control
  51. Vol 4 Uniden SDS100 — Vol 4: Reference TrueIQ baseband, P25 Phase II, ProVoice option, DMR/NXDN
  52. Vol 4 Uniden SDS200 — Vol 4: Reference Sibling of SDS100 with more output/inputs
  53. Vol 4 Whistler TRX-1 / TRX-2 — Vol 4: The Goliad Era: Firmware, Support & Buying The last PSR-800-lineage scanners, with DMR and NXDN, sold new under Goliad Products
  54. Vol 4 Whistler WS1080 / WS1088 — Vol 4: Firmware, Upgrades & Buying The GRE PSR-800 platform under the Whistler badge, and the PRO-668 and upgraded units that share it
  55. Vol 4 Whistler WS1095 / WS1098 — Vol 4: Firmware, Support & Buying The PSR-800 platform as a base/mobile scanner with a remote head (2015)
  56. Vol 4 Uniden Homepatrol — Vol 4: Reference Load-by-location digital scanner, no per-channel programming
  57. Vol 5 Decrypting — Vol 5: Capturing the Signal — Discriminator Taps, SDRs, and OP25 The old tap, the modern software-defined radio, and the wall between decoding and decrypting
  58. Vol 5 GRE PSR-800 — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware P25 EZ Scan handheld with the RadioReference library on microSD (2011)
  59. Vol 5 Uniden BCD396XT — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware P25 Phase I DynamicDMA handheld
  60. Vol 5 Uniden BCD536HP — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware P25 Phase II, GPS, Wi-Fi remote control
  61. Vol 5 Uniden SDS100 — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware TrueIQ baseband, P25 Phase II, ProVoice option, DMR/NXDN
  62. Vol 5 Uniden SDS200 — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware Sibling of SDS100 with more output/inputs
  63. Vol 5 Uniden Homepatrol — Vol 5: Upgrades & Firmware Load-by-location digital scanner, no per-channel programming
  64. Vol 6 Decrypting — Vol 6: The Law and the Public-Access Debate Why you may listen, why they may encrypt, and the fight over what taxpayers are entitled to hear