Product Description

This cynical and immensely entertaining book describes the scanner world, the people in it, the equipment they use, and how they acquire and tune in to the "secret" frequencies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #279209 in Books
• Published on: 1994-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Henry Eisenson is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with three Vietnam tours behind him. Today he is president of a California technology company, where he still does engineering.

Customer Reviews

outdated
This book has a copyright date of 1995. Some of the information and laws have changed since this book has been written. The scanners that are on the market today did not exist 12 years ago, therefore most of the information on the scanner itself is hopelessly outdated. Other than radio theory which at times can be confusing, this book is a waste of time.

Great!!!!!
Great scanner book. Covers every aspect of the scanning industry. A must for all scanners and scanner wannabe's. Has frequencies and police termonology to everything else. I recomend this book to anyone who owns a scanner. Greatest scanner book i have & i have all of them.

Desperately needs an update
All technology and frequencies referenced are over 15 years old at this point. That's several lifetimes in scanning. For example, trunking and digital transmission are referred to as future technologies! Sadly, as a result, over half of the book is obsolete to the point of being useless.

In its day it was deep enough to keep your average hobbyist busy for several years. Were the author to update it this would be one of the best reference manuals around.