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RadioReference.com General Site Questions

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RadioReference Wiki Q&A

RadioReference XML Service and Downloading Data

  • ''How do I use the RadioReference.com Web Service?''
  • ''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

RadioReference Database Elements and Characteristics

  • ''In the Radio Reference Database, What are Location Based Attributes and how are they interpreted?''

Location based attributes are used to specify when a frequency or talkgroup is used in a portion of a region (northern part of the city, South County, ect.) rather than the entire region. Please see the Location Based Info article for more information.

  • ''What are Tags, and what purpose do they serve?''

Tags are used to group frequencies and talkgroups by services; eventually one will be able to query the database by location and service, giving much more accurate results. See our Tags article for the valid values for this feature.

  • ''How do I categorize data when adding tags to the database?''
  • ''What standard abbreviations are recommended for adding data to the database?''

See our Admin Style Guide for guidelines on abbreviations, tags and other issues encountered when adding tag and service information to the database.