RR FAQ

RadioReference.com Policies and Procedures

• RR Database Submission Guidelines - Want to submit data to the Radio Reference Database? Look here for information on how to send us data.
• Data Removal Policy - Why was my article (page, data) dropped?
• Legal
• Terms and Conditions of Use

RadioReference.com General Site Questions

• What new features are coming for the site and the database?
  • See the RR 3.0 Release Specifications Document for more details

• "I purchased a subscription, so why am I not listed as a contributing user?"
  • Answer: There are a number of reasons why, however the most common include:
    • You made your donation with a Paypal e-check, which requires a few days to clear Paypal before you are granted access as a donating users.

RadioReference Wiki Q&A

• "How do I enter a new article into the RR Wiki?"
  • See our New Article Guidelines article
• "How do I edit an article in the RR Wiki?"
  • See our Quick guide to editing pages article
• "What are the supported extensions for the Wiki and how do I use them?"
  • See our RR Wiki Extensions article
• "How can I search a topic on this wiki?"
  • See our Wiki Search tips article

RadioReference XML Service and Downloading Data

• ''How do I use the RadioReference.com Web Service?''
  • Answer: The RadioReference.com Web Service is an XML interface to all of the Trunked System information in the RR Database. It is available to all donating users of the site. See the The RadioReference.com Web Service page for more information on applications that support the Web service, and the specification for applications developers.

• ''Im using an early version of ARC250 that didn't support connecting to the database. Can I get the data anyway?''
• ''Im using Win(92, 93, 95) from Starrsoft and it doesn't support connecting to the database. Can I get the data anyway?''
  • Answer: If you have Microsoft Excel, the answer is yes. See this article on how to use Paste Special to load data into a spreadsheet, then into your software