(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, January 13, 2012 ) Los Angeles, California The Southern California Monitoring Association announces the publication of two new radio scanner guides. The first guide book was released in December of 2011 followed by another guide book to be released in January 2012.
Two military and federal radio scanner guide books are due to be published very soon, which is perfect timing for the holiday season and the coming New Year. Both of these books are authored by SCMA president Rick Di Fiore. Publishers say that these two books will be made available both in print and online.
Various local stores and hobby shops will have them on sale in their bookshelves as soon as copies are made available. The said publications can also be purchased via the Southern California Monitoring Association web site. Those interested in purchasing these two books should know that there is no price quoted for any of these two volumes. Customers should wait for further announcements via the official SCMA web site.
Both of these upcoming books are lauded as comprehensive and must haves for any scanner enthusiast. Both books will feature both military frequencies and federal radio frequencies used within the Southern California area. The books will provide in depth details about current radio technology used by the fire department, local businesses, police, railroad, emergency medical services, and other private and public frequencies.
SCMA and Other Scanner Groups
Scanner radio clubs and organizations like the Southern California Monitoring Association have been around for decades. In the case of the SCMA, they have been around since 1975. They were formed after the original organization the Radio Communications Monitoring Association became non-operational.
The original members of the SCMA were the most active members of the former RCMA. Many of the people who currently comprise this scanner radio organization are life long members of this said club. Scanner groups and radio scanner clubs are organizations where people interested in radio scanners meet together and share technical knowledge.
There professional scanner groups all of the United States of America. Their members hail from all walks of today's society. Other than sharing information, these organizations also hold regular meetings, symposiums, trainings, send out newsletters, create publications, and maintain their own web sites.
About Scanner Radios
Scanners are known by many different names. Sometimes they are simply called scanners, radio scanners, police scanners, radio scanners, and others. Scanner monitoring is quite a popular hobby hence many clubs and organizations are formed. A scanner or radio scanner, simply put, is an electronic device that allows a user to receive transmissions from frequencies used by the FBI, police, and any other organization, group, or agency that make use of these specific radio signals.
Using scanners is perfectly legal and is allowed by the FCC. However, those who own one of these radio scanners should follow a set of guidelines. Hobbyists, scanning enthusiasts, and people who are curious enough to try one of these scanners should also note that there are states that impose stricter laws with regard to the use and ownership of the said pieces of electronic equipment.
About Scanner Radio Org
Scanner Radio Org offers information on scanners, state and federal regulations concerning them, product reviews, and fundamentals. All this and more are available from scanner information sites like ScannerRadio.org. This site was established in January of 2010.
