John (ddraigmor) investigates the GRE PSR-282 Handheld Scanner. This particular radio is aimed firmly at the airband enthusiast as it supports the all important 8.33 KHz steps that is becoming more commonplace on new receivers. The most amazing thing about this radio is the price and it proves that radio scanning can still be a budget priced hobby if you are careful about the equipment you purchase. Click the “read more” link below to see the full review.

Surprising how far these short range devices can carry. Not just around the house but way beyond! A look at low power device monitoring.

It is a well known fact that many radio systems are moving over to secure digital communications – the Police, Fire Services and many other government users are gradually disappearing from our scanners with virtually no known way of being able to decode the transmissions. The same would be true of cordless telephone technology, with the release of DECT digital phones in the past few years and the benefits of using this technology you would expect analogue usage to be on the decline. Not so! In fact, more than ever the analogue cordless phone band is crammed full of users! Why would this be happening? Let’s take a look at a few possibilities.

This compact wideband handheld is put to the test. Well made is just o­ne way we would describe it!

Launched last year, the Yaesu VR-500 has to be one of Yaesu’s smallest general coverage receivers yet. Just when you think that you have seen everything, along comes a small handheld packing the features of big radios into a tiny space.