ABOUT THIS SITE
The Big Bear Scanner and Bear Mountain Scanner are run by Craig Lindstrom who has been a scanner enthusiast since 1980. The site was started in 2002 and back then could only support 15 listeners. The site has grown over the years and dedicated servers are now used to stream the scanner to up to 2000 simultaneous listeners. The scanner hit an all time record during the fires in October 2007 when it hit 750 concurrent listeners. The Fawnskin Scanner is run by Roger Vieau and was introduced into this website in August 2015. We want to take a moment to thank Roger Vieau for providing another scanner source for the San Bernardino Mountains.
EQUIPMENT USED
The Big Bear scanner uses a Uniden 996T digital trunking scanner. It is connected to a Scantenna mounted approx 20 feet off of the roof. The antenna feedline is Belden 9913 coaxial cable. The scanner audio is streamed using a dedicated 3.0Ghz PC running Microsoft Windows XP. The software used to stream the audio is Windows Media Encoder 9 and Shoutcast Streamer. The Scanner is on a UPS which is capable of running for 12 hours without city power. The Streaming computer can operate for approximately 30 minutes without city power.
LOCATION
The Big Bear Scanner is located in Big Bear City, CA at an elevation of 6850 feet.
FREQUENCIES MONITORED
Below is a list of what frequencies are monitored on the Big Bear Scanner (revised 4/1/2015).
| Name | Freq/ID | Note |
| CHP Copper (Mtn) | 39.2600 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Tactical | 118.9500 | Conventional Freq |
| FIRE ATC | 119.9750 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Emergency | 121.5000 | Conventional Freq |
| Helicopter Base | 122.2250 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Tactics | 122.5750 | Conventional Freq |
| Helicopters | 123.0250 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Air 5 | 123.7750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Air 4 | 123.9750 | Conventional Freq |
| TankerBase | 123.9750 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Tac 2 | 129.9500 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Air 6 | 131.5750 | Conventional Freq |
| CDF Air Tac | 151.1300 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 1 | 151.1450 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 2 | 151.1600 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 9 | 151.1750 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 3 | 151.1750 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 10 | 151.1900 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 4 | 151.1900 | Conventional Freq |
| 151.2200MHz | 151.2200 | Conventional Freq |
| Air to Ground | 151.2200 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 6 | 151.2500 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 5 | 151.2500 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 2 | 151.2650 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac21 | 151.2725 | Conventional Freq |
| Air to Air 1 | 151.2750 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac4 | 151.2800 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac22 | 151.2875 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac5 | 151.2950 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac23 | 151.3025 | Conventional Freq |
| AirTac6 | 151.3100 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 6 | 151.3250 | Conventional Freq |
| 151.3300MHz | 151.3300 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 3 | 151.3400 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 7 | 151.3400 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 1 | 151.3550 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 5 | 151.3700 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 8 | 151.3700 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 9 | 151.3850 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 4 | 151.4000 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 10 | 151.4000 | Conventional Freq |
| Dispatch | 151.4450 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Cmd 7 | 151.4600 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 12 | 151.4600 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 13 | 151.4750 | Conventional Freq |
| tower9400MHz | 151.9400 | Conventional Freq |
| Big Bear Brown | 153.8300 | Conventional Freq |
| Big Bear Green | 154.1900 | Conventional Freq |
| Big Bear White | 154.2800 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Tac 9 | 154.3000 | Conventional Freq |
| Big Bear Red | 154.3250 | Conventional Freq |
| Search and Resc | 155.1600 | Conventional Freq |
| Baldwin Lk FIre | 155.1750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Dispatch | 155.3625 | Conventional Freq |
| Lake Patrol | 155.8400 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Coord | 156.0750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Talk Around | 159.1200 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 14 | 159.2250 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 15 | 159.2700 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 16 | 159.2850 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 17 | 159.3150 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 18 | 159.3450 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 19 | 159.3600 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 20 | 159.3750 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 21 | 159.3900 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 22 | 159.4050 | Conventional Freq |
| CalFire Tac 23 | 159.4500 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 163.1000 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Service Net | 164.1250 | Conventional Freq |
| ANF Admin | 164.9375 | Conventional Freq |
| ANF Tac | 164.9400 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 166.5500 | Conventional Freq |
| South Ops | 166.5625 | Conventional Freq |
| NIFC Command 4 | 166.6125 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Tac 1 | 166.6750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Air 1 | 166.6875 | Conventional Freq |
| Interior Tac 2 | 166.7250 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Air 2 | 166.9625 | Conventional Freq |
| NIFC Command 5 | 167.1000 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 167.1125 | Conventional Freq |
| LPF Air Primary | 167.4750 | Conventional Freq |
| Dispatch | 167.9500 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac 1 | 168.0500 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac | 168.0750 | Conventional Freq |
| NIFC Command 2 | 168.1000 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac 2 | 168.2000 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 168.2375 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac 5 | 168.3000 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 168.3500 | Conventional Freq |
| NIFC Command 6 | 168.4750 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Air Secondar | 168.4875 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac | 168.6000 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 168.6125 | Conventional Freq |
| Air Guard | 168.6250 | Conventional Freq |
| LPF Air Secondar | 168.6375 | Conventional Freq |
| Flight Following | 168.6500 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS Reg 5 | 168.6625 | Conventional Freq |
| NIFC Command 1 | 168.7000 | Conventional Freq |
| 169.0875MHz | 169.0875 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Air Primary | 169.1125 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Tac 3 | 169.1500 | Conventional Freq |
| Air to Air 2 | 169.2000 | Conventional Freq |
| FAA | 169.3500 | Conventional Freq |
| Interior Tac 1 | 169.3625 | Conventional Freq |
| Air to Ground | 170.0000 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Dispatch | 171.4750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Tac 1 | 171.5375 | Conventional Freq |
| 171.6750MHz | 171.6750 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Air Tactical | 172.0000 | Conventional Freq |
| BDF Admin | 172.2250 | Conventional Freq |
| ANF Dispatch | 172.3750 | Conventional Freq |
| 172.6750MHz | 172.6750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Tac 6 | 173.7750 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Tac 2 | 173.9125 | Conventional Freq |
| Mil Air Emergenc | 243.0000 | Conventional Freq |
| Fire Tac 5 | 414.6500 | Conventional Freq |
| USFS UHF Link | 415.3250 | Conventional Freq |
| Coah Vly WX Warn | 462.6750 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Trans | 856.9875 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Trans | 858.9875 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Trans | 859.7375 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Trans | 860.9875 | Conventional Freq |
| Cal Trans | 867.0375 | Conventional Freq |
| SO Talk Around | 868.8625 | Conventional Freq |
| Trunk System 8 | Freq/ID | Note |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 857.3625 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 859.3875 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 859.8125 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 860.8375 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 866.1875 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 866.6875 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 867.1125 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 867.3375 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 867.8375 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 868.1125 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 868.6875 | Trunk System Freq |
| SBD Trunk Sys 8 | 868.9125 | Trunk System Freq |
| 8 ATAC 1 | 944 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 ATAC 2 | 976 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FIRE 1 RSPR | 1904 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FIRE 2 BBL | 1936 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FIRE 3 | 1968 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FIRE 4 WRwood | 2000 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 3 | 2032 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 5 | 2064 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FTAC 1 | 2096 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 FTAC 2 | 2128 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 CTAC 1 | 2160 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 CTAC 2 | 2192 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 1 | 2256 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 2 | 2288 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 3 | 2032 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 4 | 2320 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 6 | 2352 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 7 | 2384 | Trunk System ID |
| 8 Fireground 8 | 2416 | Trunk System ID |
| Comm Center | 16016 | Trunk System ID |
| SBD City Fire | 22896 | Trunk System ID |
| Rsprings Fire | 37392 | Trunk System ID |
| Big Bear Sherrif | 304 | Trunk System ID |
| Twin Peaks Tac | 624 | Trunk System ID |
| BB Tactical | 656 | Trunk System ID |
| Police Chase | 2224 | Trunk System ID |
| 40 King Heli 1 | 2480 | Trunk System ID |
| 40 King Heli 2 | 2960 | Trunk System ID |
| Bear Valley Hosp | 4144 | Trunk System ID |
| Victor Valley Ho | 4656 | Trunk System ID |
| Desert Regional | 4688 | Trunk System ID |
| Lake Ar Hospital | 4816 | Trunk System ID |
| Loma Linda Hosp | 4848 | Trunk System ID |
| Mercy Air | 5264 | Trunk System ID |
| Mercy Air | 5264 | Trunk System ID |
| County Roads | 1552 | Trunk System ID |
| Calif Speedway | 5456 | Trunk System ID |
| Haz Mat | 15568 | Trunk System ID |