https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d5b5d9a2-a922-490d-9c46-7e6767e563cb You don't need much to decode pager traffic - just a frugal Software Defined Radio and some free software. In this video I show how to decode the pages, particularly those used by Emergency Services (Fire & Ambulance / EMT). These pages are often displayed on Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs). I used a generic dongle in this video, but I recommend the frequency stabilised units (with TCXO) below : NooElec SMART : https://amzn.to/2YKlh6p RTL-SDR v3 : https://amzn.to/2NIGGGZ I used an MCX to BNC adapter for the antenna : https://amzn.to/3omy3W7 However if you are using an RTL-SDR or NooElec SMART you'll need one of the SMA connectors, such as those in the kits below. RTL-SDR pigtail kit : https://amzn.to/3F5Stsf NooElec SMA connector kit : https://amzn.to/3jLAXyJ --- Software Links --- SDR++ : https://github.com/AlexandreRouma/SDRPlusPlus VB Cable : https://vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm PDW : https://discriminator.nl/pdw/index-en.html --- Other YouTube videos mentioned --- Pager use by Dr. Siobhan @ViolinMD : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQBu99mwf08 SDR++ review by @SignalsEverywhere : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAbgbDVs_0A SDR++ review by @TechMindsOfficial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZGMbpf184 --- Timecode --- 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - Pagers in 2021 02:20 - Pager Users 03:39 - Emergency Service Pages 03:59 - MDTs (Mobile Data Terminals) 04:21 - Decoding Setup 05:57 - Set up SDR++ 07:45 - Set up PDW pager decoder 10:36 - Filtering Messages in PDW 12:09 - Understanding Fire & EMS pager messages 14:12 - What can you decode? Photos of Edmonton Fire Rescue Service vehicles found at http://www.barp.ca/photo_index2.html, and copyright mike-from-edmonton As always, thanks for watching the Frugal Radio (FR) channel! Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:32:41 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d5b5d9a2-a922-490d-9c46-7e6767e563cb All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.