{"id":20886,"date":"2016-08-27T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=20886"},"modified":"2016-08-27T09:05:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:05:05","slug":"mario-snags-a-memorex-tracktec-scannocular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/mario-snags-a-memorex-tracktec-scannocular\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario snags a Memorex TrackTec Scannocular!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_20887\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20887\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20887\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sannocular.jpg\" alt=\"Photo source: Universal Radio\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sannocular.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sannocular-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: Universal Radio<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/mario-filippi-n2hun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Filippi (N2HUN)<\/a>, who recently wrote an article for the excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408\" target=\"_blank\">Radio World<\/a> magazine. His topic? \u00a0The Memorex TrackTec Scannocular! Mario writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ever heard of a Scannocular?\u00a0 Universal Radio used to sell &#8217;em, they were for race fans, basically a scanner with surgically attached binoculars:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1472350934985000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlz8ScWu_5Mihwqg4bALrY79xp8A\">http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve always had a penchant for the weird, the off-beat, the non-mainstream. In high school I felt most at home with fellows who were ostracized by the general student populus, who acted and thought differently, had the intestinal fortitude to walk the road less traveled and were genuinely interesting individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The same affinity goes for electronic devices; the weird stuff interests me. That\u2019s why I recently acquired a Memorex Scannocular from an eBay auction.&#8221;[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading at Radio World&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mario, I must say that I had never heard of the Scannocular&#8211;what an intriguing piece of kit! It sounds like a decent performer (especially for $26!). I&#8217;m surprised it actually has a proper BNC connector for an external antenna.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337672000&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=Scannocular&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">I just searched eBay<\/a>, but had no luck finding a set of Scannoculars. Perhaps there&#8217;s been an increase in popularity&#8211;other members of the &#8220;bohemian brigade&#8221; who decided the Scannocular is the only item they&#8217;ll need to stand out among\u00a0other race fans!<\/p>\n<p>I always enjoy your articles and reviews, Mario! Thanks for sharing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who recently wrote an article for the excellent Radio World magazine. His topic? \u00a0The Memorex TrackTec Scannocular! Mario writes: Ever heard of a Scannocular?\u00a0 Universal Radio used to sell &#8217;em, they were for race fans, basically a scanner with surgically attached binoculars: http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/whats-black-and-red-and-hears-all-over\/279408 &#8220;I\u2019ve always had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[4311,5413,4316],"class_list":["post-20886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-mario-filippi-n2hun","tag-memorex-tracktec-scannocular","tag-scanners"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5qS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51464,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/schulman-auctions-posts-new-lots-of-radio-gear-for-january-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":20886,"position":0},"title":"Schulman Auctions posts new lots of radio gear for January 2022","author":"Thomas","date":"January 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Mario Filippi, who writes: There is a lot of gear for auction from Schulman Auctions. There are several shortwave radios and other vintage gear, even crystal radios. Eye candy for radio buffs. 73's, Mario, N2HUN Thank you for the tip, Mario! 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Single mono earphones of that length are not easy to find. Most are too short\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/white-earphone-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":46550,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/hamestate-com-makes-it-easy-for-families-of-radio-enthusiasts-to-sell-gear\/","url_meta":{"origin":20886,"position":2},"title":"HamEstate.com makes it easy for families of radio enthusiasts to sell gear","author":"Thomas","date":"November 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who shares a link to HamEstate.com: an online site that simplifies the process of selling radio gear from family estates. I was not familiar with this site, but it appears they have good reviews. Possibly an option for families who've no\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HamEstate-no-bg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HamEstate-no-bg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HamEstate-no-bg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48066,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/mario-recommends-wb2jkj-as-a-source-for-hard-to-find-printed-manuals\/","url_meta":{"origin":20886,"position":3},"title":"Mario recommends WB2JKJ as a source for hard-to-find printed manuals","author":"Thomas","date":"March 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who writes: Not sure if you are familiar with this site, run by Tony, WB2JKJ, a NYC school teacher and a great guy: https:\/\/www.hamradiomanuals.com\/ I've dealt with him in the past with excellent satisfaction. I know that many manuals can be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27737,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/the-panasonic-radar-matic-rf-880\/","url_meta":{"origin":20886,"position":4},"title":"The Panasonic Radar Matic RF-880","author":"Thomas","date":"August 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who writes: Came across this very unusual Panasonic Radar Matic RF-880L radio on eBay: Click here to view on eBay. Very interesting model from the mid-60's that automatically tunes for radio stations; apparently there's a motor mechanism to accomplish this. 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There's a NIB Yaesu FRG-100 on eBay; see pic attached. Amazing that there is one around like that. Hefty price [$748.00] but reasonable as used ones go for $350 - $410 lately. Even FRG-7's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Yaesu-FRG-100-Box.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20886\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}