Uncategorized Gene Costin (Hughes), dead at 80 16 years ago One of my many sources has drawn my attention to this story: The southern California man who published the radio scanning biblePolice Callhas passed away. Under the pen name Gene Hughes, Gene Costin became a household word among geeks in the 1970s when he started cataloging the radio frequencies used by various police and fire departments and other agencies, giving hobbyists something to do with the first generation of programmable scanners then hitting the market. Continue Reading Previous Anarcho-Tyranny marches onNext Have some good news Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Δ