JerseyRider
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- Oct 22, 2009
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Hi guys
I have recently been trying a few Apps out and this has to be one of the best i have come across so far. It dose what is says on the tin, it uses a internet connection to stream a range of channels. It features a range of channels from Police and Fire channels to Amateur radio channels from country's around the world.
From the word go i was impressed. It was easy to navigate around the App and it wasn't stupidly cluttered unlike some of the other scanners i have tried. The channels are split into lots of different categories like Genre, Area (location) and Source which make it easy to choose a channel that you might like
Also it features a "Top 50" list that shows the top 50 channels based on the amount of Listeners at the time. I found this really handy when looking for a channel with decent chatter
It has a search function, and can show local stations by using a fix on either your network connection or from your built in GPS. However my two favorite features are the ability to "favorite" channel as put them on your homepage as a widget and the "Alert" feature which means you can tag a channel with a alert which will go off when the listeners go over a set cap, say 300 listeners, this could mean that there is something interesting going on on your favorite channel.
The App comes in two versions, Free and Full Version. The only difference between the Free and Full is the Free has Ads at the bottom of the screen and you dont have the ability to use the "mini player" at the top of the screen while your not on the player screen
The downside to this is its a major energy eater clocking up about 66% of battery usage when receiving. Another downside is that the amount of UK based Channels is very very limited however the amount of interesting Yank channels makes up for this.
A deferent recommend for anyone interested in listening in on radio channels but cant afford a Amateur Radio Set
Search "Radio Scanner" on the android market to download
I have recently been trying a few Apps out and this has to be one of the best i have come across so far. It dose what is says on the tin, it uses a internet connection to stream a range of channels. It features a range of channels from Police and Fire channels to Amateur radio channels from country's around the world.
From the word go i was impressed. It was easy to navigate around the App and it wasn't stupidly cluttered unlike some of the other scanners i have tried. The channels are split into lots of different categories like Genre, Area (location) and Source which make it easy to choose a channel that you might like
Also it features a "Top 50" list that shows the top 50 channels based on the amount of Listeners at the time. I found this really handy when looking for a channel with decent chatter
It has a search function, and can show local stations by using a fix on either your network connection or from your built in GPS. However my two favorite features are the ability to "favorite" channel as put them on your homepage as a widget and the "Alert" feature which means you can tag a channel with a alert which will go off when the listeners go over a set cap, say 300 listeners, this could mean that there is something interesting going on on your favorite channel.
The App comes in two versions, Free and Full Version. The only difference between the Free and Full is the Free has Ads at the bottom of the screen and you dont have the ability to use the "mini player" at the top of the screen while your not on the player screen
The downside to this is its a major energy eater clocking up about 66% of battery usage when receiving. Another downside is that the amount of UK based Channels is very very limited however the amount of interesting Yank channels makes up for this.
A deferent recommend for anyone interested in listening in on radio channels but cant afford a Amateur Radio Set
Search "Radio Scanner" on the android market to download
