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4 points by rachelbythebay ↗ HN
Hi HN. 270 days ago, I shared a link to my online scanner site which runs from a software defined radio (SDR) backend.

It worked but it was never really beautiful. This weekend, my project was to rework it to make it easier on the eyes. I think I've succeeded and would like to share it. It shows how even a non-UI-centric person like me can succeed given the right tools (Bootstrap, in this case) and input from a friend who "gets" this stuff.

My improved site: http://scanner.rachelbythebay.com/

Previous HN post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3021756

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swah
This one is much better. Some kind of folks would like to see an interface that resembled a radio, though :)
rachelbythebay
Skeuomorphic interfaces, right? I thought about that before embarking on this work earlier this weekend, but haven't been able to really try it.

One school of thought would be to have it work like a "real" scanner, in which you enable and disable banks. Any activity on an "enabled" bank would then pop up. I could just use talkgroups to replace banks. It would still be smart about playing back calls serially so you don't miss anything. It would just switch the "list" for a "now" scheme.

I suspect the hardest part of this would be reproducing that ghostly backlit glow. Graphical stuff is always tricky for me.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll see if I can make this happen.

swah
But that its a lot a work. If you wanted to sell this then it would be a good idea :)