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Indoor versions are also For more information, please visit our website: available. www.winradio.com CONTENTS Vol. 24, No. 7 July 2005 Baudwalking: News Feeds 14 By Tom Sundstrom V/00/ 7:ti I Make the Internet work for you instead of wastingyour pre- Patrolling thethe Palmetto 800 cious time. With minimal set-up,your computer can work in the Statew Trunk System background, bringing up headlines for stories of interestto you. At your leisure, you click on the articles you want to read in full. Blogs are another new source for radio -relatednews and opinion pieces. International broadcasters and hobbyistsare just beginning to discover these new media formats, but they have great potential, and could catch on quickly. Harvester: Signal Intelligence 17 By John Catalano liCover Story Modern computer power is putting tools in the hands of hobbyists Patrolling the that used to be reserved for the deep pockets ofgovernment agen- Palmetto 800 cies. One such product is Harvester -a signal intelligence (sigint) program that uses every piece of information you can glean about Trunk System a radio signal to help analyze its possible identity and location. By Gayle Van Horn South Carolina's Highway Patrol may have had a slow start in the early 1930s, but it has a lot to brag about today. In addition to a 90 percent court conviction rate, the SCHP now belongs to the largest statewide emergency communications radio system in the nation. Tuning in the Palmetto Mo- torola SmartZone trunk system Reviews: is made relatively simple by us- ing the control -channel featu Only its blue display preventsquency Monitor is a comprehensive available in newer scanners. the Uniden BCD396T from be-monitoring and analysis tool for the Story starts on page 10. ing awarded a perfect 5 stars by (One our cover: The Sout professional user (see page 68). reviewer Larry Van Horn. Even so, John Catalano takes his second Carolina State Capitol in Co- this new handheld outshines lumbia with the state tree -a anylook at some "oldies but goodies" Palmetto - in the foreground. other scanner in the marketplace, he- radio -related programs that are The State Bureau of Protective says (see page 70). more than 12 years old but still Services provides security at With 25-3000 MHz continu-perform well under Windows 98. the Capitol. Photo by Larry Van ous frequency coverage, a 10 -MHzJohn reviews five radio -control and Horn). span spectrum display, and scanningdigital programs that still hold their ability, theAOR SR2000FFT Fre-value in today's world. (Page 72.) MONITORING TIMES (ISSN: 0889-5341; Publishers Mail Agree- ment #1253492) is published monthly by Grove Enterprises, Inc., Brasstown, North Carolina, USA. Copyright U 2005 Grove Enterprises, Inc. Second Departments Periodicals postage paid of Brasstown, NC, Departments: and additicnal moiling offices. 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