220 - Optimizing Scan Lists

Here is a question that I get asked from time to time:   “How do I optimize the scanning lists in my scanner?”   This is an important question, because when our scanners are scanning, we can miss transmissions elsewhere.  So it is important to be as efficient as possible when setting up your scan lists.     Now, the answer may not be as straight forward as you might think, so here is my thought process on setting up a scan list on a radio:   What You Need To Know We break down several different scenairos on the podcast and what might work best for each one Conventional memory planning is the easiest and most straight forward Dynamic Memory Allocation makes setting up scan lists a little easier than hard coded frequencies per bank units do Each time a scanner enters a trunk site, it has to sit an monitor that site This can slow down our scanners if we have multiple trunk sites on a system This can also slow down our scanners if we have many trunk systems in our scan lists The trick is to balance out what we are trying to accomplish with our scan lists It doesn’t hurt to setup different scan list configurations and see what works best for you Sometimes splitting the load between multiple radios can be the most efficient way of scanning   ==================================== 🎙 Join our new Scanner Radio Community ==================================== Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users! By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion! Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat. 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord   ==================================== 🎓 Check out our online courses ==================================== Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend. Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro. 🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com   ==================================== ⚠️ I want to answer your questions ==================================== I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question. If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question: 📞 516-308-2885 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask   ==================================== 🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters ==================================== Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters. Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month. Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break. Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs. 🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon   ==================================== 🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel ==================================== We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube   ==================================== ➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media ==================================== ▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter ▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook  ▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo... ▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram ▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok  ==================================== All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at  https://www.scannerschool.com/session220 #podcast