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NoraSector: https://app.norasector.com/ -- real-time police/fire/EMS scanner for the Seattle area. Uses custom SDR software that can capture entire radio systems and streams with sub-second latency to clients, along with recordings.

For all sorts of reasons I decided not to monetize it. I've had some inquiries to use it for newsrooms and in certain states that have laws that require radio traffic be published online. I explored some of that but could never come to agreement on a price that would be worth my time to support. I also considered monetizing with ads and having a premium membership, but it's a little too niche and expanding to more regions requires more investment than I'm willing to make.

King County is migrating to a new digital system in the near future, and if they encrypt everything then it's dead in the water anyway.

Costs me about $200/mo in hosting fees to run, plus about $1400 for the machine/SDR that captures the radio traffic. I use it myself and don't mind sharing it with the handful of people who listen to it. If/when the access is cut off, I'll shut it down.



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