旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡� 쳐쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � � � � � THE SCANMAN'S HANDBOOK v12.00 � � � � � � � � Created by Brian Petersen � � � � � � � � December 1994 Revision, Final Release � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔� 읕좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- 1......Whats new in this version. 2......How to use The Scanman's Handbook. 3......Memory problems. 4......Final version information. NEW SECTIONS IN THE SCANMAN'S HANDBOOK 1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Version 12.00 of The Scanman's Handbook has its fair share of new frequencies. A few new sections have been added to the menus, as well as many corrections/enhancements/additions to existing sections. New sections: 1. [Corrections Department] This section, as its probably already apparent to you, has a listing of many frequencies which are used by Prisons, Jails, Lockups, Correctional Facilities, Rehabilitational Camps, etc. 2. [Interior Department] [Independent Government Agencies] [Commerce Department] [U.S. Executive Branch] [Justice Department] [Treasury Department] These sections have been basically taken from the original "Government Systems" area, and re-written from scratch. A a lot of the frequencies in these sections are also new to The Scanman's Handbook, and I'm sure that you will find them to be organized in a better fassion than before. The original "Government Systems" area still exists, under the new title of "Other Misc Government". Approximately 90% of this section has also been re-written from scratch, and now contains the left-overs which simply didn't fit in the new sections listed above. Frequencies for the following services have been added to the above sections: � Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) � Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) � Federal Communications Commission (FCC) � Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) � Federal Emergency Warning Radio System � Federal Reserve Bank � Federal Maritime Commission � General Services Agency (GSA) � Interstate Commerce Commission � National Transportation Safety Board � Nuclear Regulatory Commission � U.S. Postal Service � Vetrans Administration New Frequencies: 1. The following frequency systems have either been added, enhanced, or have had corrections made to them since the last release of the program: � CLEMARS - Ca. Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System � CLERS - California Law Enforcement Radio System � CMARS - California Multi-Agency Radio System � FIREMARS - Fire Mutual Aid Radio System � OES - Office Of Emergency Services � SMARS - State Mutual Aid Radio System � SECURE - State Emerg. Commun. Using Radio Effectively � LEAF - Law Enforcement Assistance Force (Military) � California Fish & Game Department � California Highway Patrol � State Hospitals � California Department Of Justice � Colleges & Universities - New frequencies and channel notes added, mostly for the CSU and UC campuses. � CALTRANS - California Transit - New list format, but saved old for reference purposes. � Newspapers - Added more frequencies, mainly trunked. � Radio/TV News Media - Added large generic radio station freq (non-broadcast type) list. Also added a LARGE "master" listing of remote pickup type freqs, their group identifiers, and info about how each group of frequencies is used. � Television Broadcasts - Added a few more stations to this area, mainly San Diego and Mexico stations. Also, completely changed the format of this area so that channel frequencies and station listings are now separate. � Hotels & Inns - Extensive Revision, several added. � Los Angeles County - Fire Departments; Added Verdugo Fire Communication Frequencies. Also added "unit types" to LAPD frequency area. Added some new freqs to the LAFD listing. � Public Transportation - Added large list of bus freqs. Other Miscellaneous Changes: 1. Several portions of the program, mainly paragraphs of text, have been re-formatted for easier reading. Now instead of sloppy paragraphs reaching to each side of the screen, they are instead indented with approximately 12 character margins. 2. The front-end menu program has been totally re-written from the ground up using a different language. Screen writes no longer go thru BIOS resulting in much faster screen updates for those with old CPUs. If you try to execute one of the menu selections from this program, and nothing happens, its because there is insufficient memory. See the portion of this documentation which deals with "Memory Problems" for possible solutions. One note on the new front end menu utility; to toggle the display mode of the maps between EGA or VGA mode, press while the scroll bar is over one of the map menu selections. HOW TO USE THE SCANMAN'S HANDBOOK 2 --------------------------------------------------------- When you first execute either of the main programs, SCANMAN1.EXE or SCANMAN2.EXE, you will be brought to the main menu. At this point, you may use the arrow keys to select a field that you wish to read. Upon selecting the desired section, strike the ENTER key to begin reading. To return back to the main menu, you may press the ESCAPE key, the F10 key, or the M key for enu. Once you are at the main menu, if you decide you do not wish to make another selection, you may hit the C key to ancel the main menu and go back to where you were previously at. When you are ready to exit The Scanman's Handbook, this may be done by hitting Q to uit at any time. You may also exit by hitting ESCAPE from the main menu, but you will be asked if you are sure that you wish to do so. While you are reading, you may strike the F1 key or the H key for elp to gain access to the HELP.DOC file that is supplied, listing all of the internal function keys. You may also switch through different sets of screen color configurations by pressing ALT-C. Next, you may view the information box by pressing I for nfo while you are reading through the handbook. To navigate through the text as you are reading, you may use the Up/Down arrow keys as well as the PgUp/PgDn keys. Using the + or - keys will advance or retreat you one whole section at a time through the handbook. The Home and End keys may be used to jump directly to the start or ending of the handbook. To access the text searching mode, you may press the F key to ind a string of text (case insensitive). If you find one match, but desire to search for another, you may then press the R key to epeat the search. To access the printing command, press P to

rint. From here you may select a variety of different options, such as the type of printer you are using, how many lines to print per sheet of paper, etc. To access the text extracting command, press T for ext. From here, you may select whether you would like to extract the entire section or just the screen to a file. MEMORY PROBLEMS 3 --------------------------------------------------------- Because of the large size of the SCANMAN1-2.EXE programs, you may experiance a "Program too big to fit in memory" error upon execution of them. If you are loading one of the executables from the front-end menu, and nothing happens, this is also because there is insufficient mem. If this does happen, try to remove a few TSR programs from memory. A minimum of 510K to 520K free CONVENTIONAL mem is required to execute either of the two program files. FINAL RELEASE INFORMATION 4 --------------------------------------------------------- After two full years of working on The Scanman's Handbook, I have decided to terminate the program. I have two basic reasons for this. The first is that I can no longer find the free time needed to maintain the program. As you may have noticed, the last version of The Scanman's Handbook was released in May of 1994. Although version 12.00 was completed in mid November, I have been using the time between then and now to bug-test the new front-end menu under various operating systems such as OS/2, Windows, and so on, as it was written in a language that I'm just starting to get the hang of! I don't think it should give anybody any problems, though. The date is now December the 1st of 1994, and it has taken nearly 7 months to complete what would have normally been done in one or possibly two. The second reason is that I have lost interest in the program. I've recently been learning some new programming languages and have become involved in the production of a few programs here and there - one of which is called "ProBase", a freq database for your scanners (hint, hint, - a plug for me). The program has grown quite a bit since its initial release in January of 1993. It has gone from a 30K, 100 lined text file to a 1.3 megabyte (uncompressed source code) 20,000 lined executable 'database' if you will. Not bad for a small time scanner lover. :-) But because of the fact that v12.00 will be my last version, I have decided to distribute it for free. The printing and text extract options will be enabled in this version for all of those who wish to use them. To all of you who have written sending your complements and frequency additions, and to the small handful of readers who have registered, I thank you very much for your generous support. Maybe sometime down the line, one of the frequency books such as Police Call, Monitor America, or Scan Fan will release a computerized version. Until that time, unless I've missed something, this program will be the only one. CONTACTING THE AUTHOR 5 --------------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to drop me a line, please do so by leaving a private e-mail message to me on any of the below BBS systems. If you don't have access to any of these, there is always my home address. Any comments, suggestions, or or questions are welcome. Brian Petersen 1415 N. Aldenville Ave Covina, CA 91722-1523 Bulletin Board Telephone Nu Max Speed Software -------------- ------------ --------- -------- After Hours 909-597-3004 14400 Bps PCBoard Azusa Pacific 818-334-2289 14400 Bps Synchronet Bad Boys 310-378-3081 28800 Bps WildCat CrimeNet 818-405-4242 14400 Bps PCBoard Data Exchange 310-541-2503 14400 Bps DOS Diamond Bar BBS 909-861-1549 14400 Bps PCBoard Flashpoint 909-949-6238 14400 Bps Telegard Grease Pit 818-448-0141 14400 Bps PCBoard Hertzian Intercept 619-578-9247 14400 Bps Synchronet J.A.M.E.S. BBS 818-914-2763 14400 Bps Amiga Medi-Call 818-330-1739 16800 Bps PCBoard Mega-Rom 310-944-2327 16800 Bps PCBoard ScanWare BBS 206-871-4228 14400 Bps PCBoard The Mailbox BBS 818-914-5044 14400 Bps WildCat