radio scanner
Airwave listening device
A radio scanner is a receiver that automatically cycles through multiple frequencies, stopping when it detects a signal.
Hobbyists use them to monitor police, fire, emergency services, and aircraft communications: He heard about the accident on his scanner before it made the news.
Also called simply a scanner.
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- police bandLaw enforcement radio frequency
- policeCivil law enforcement
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- shortwaveHigh-frequency radio band
antenna · base station · static · dispatch · breaking news · air traffic · emergency · emergency services · monitor · channels · ham · receiver · airwaves · squelch · transmit · CB · crackle · communications
- Scannersbarcode reader, card reader, QR reader, code reader
- paranormal equipmentOuija board, spirit box, ghost box, planchette, talking board
- radio receiverstuner, detector, front end, SDR
- radiocrystal set, AM, FM, news broadcast, AM/FM
- surveillancesurveillance, CCTV, security camera, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras
- two-way radioswalkie-talkie, walkie talkie, transceiver, push-to-talk, PTT
radio scannertwo-way radio
Device for mutual audio exchange
walkie-talkie · CB radio · intercom · satellite phone · transceiver
radio scannerradio transmitter
Broadcasts electromagnetic signals wirelessly
radio station · radio beacon · emergency beacon · signal jammer · broadcasting equipment
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