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04-11-26 Sun N Fun Master Thread (and STA license) Temporary Non-Federal Air Traffic Control Tower (NFATCT) in operation at Plant City Airport (KPCM) for Sun-N-Fun April 15-19, 2026 • Plant City Airport (KPCM), Plant... 04-11-26, 09:25 am Temporary Non-Federal Air Traffic Control Tower (NFATCT) in operation at Plant City Airport (KPCM) for Sun-N-Fun April 15-19, 2026 • Plant City Airport (KPCM), Plant City, FL WSMJ615 118.250 - Local Ctrl 120.850 - Advisory View article »
04-11-26 Paducah/McCracken County System Upgrade Looks like Paducah/McCracken County is finally close to done with updating from the old Analog Type II systems... 04-11-26, 09:18 am Looks like Paducah/McCracken County is finally close to done with updating from the old Analog Type II systems... View article »
04-11-26 Is it worth it? (SDR++ and DSD+) I have tried many times over the years to join the ranks of those who say an sdr with the right software is the way to go. I have never even come close to realizing that... 04-11-26, 09:09 am I have tried many times over the years to join the ranks of those who say an sdr with the right software is the way to go. I have never even come close to realizing that in my shack I decided to try again. I downloaded SDR++ and have it working. I tried downloading the DSD plugin but cant make heads or tails of it. I spent about 3 days trying to get the older SDR+ to work with DSD+ and made zero headway. Can someone who is pretty much computer illiterate expect to make it work without... Read more View article »
04-11-26 Prop Studies I been using towercoverage prop studies for years and it has worked somewhat ok. I'm just wondering if it is close to the 90% accuracy it claims. The Rx threshold seems... 04-11-26, 09:09 am I been using towercoverage prop studies for years and it has worked somewhat ok. I'm just wondering if it is close to the 90% accuracy it claims. The Rx threshold seems to be a huge factor. Some people have told me just set it -90 and run if its bad find a different location. Also, been told set it to the noise floor of your repeater which I'm guessing is around -125 to -119dbm and the antenna patterns on the site and manually entering them become horrendous. Can someone ellaborate on the... Read more View article »
04-11-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 04-11-26, 08:34 am Knock yourself out... View article »
04-11-26 Cook County 9-1-1 Center South So, the new Cook County Dispatch 9-1-1 center in Crestwood at 13820 S. Cicero is under construction. Alot of agencies are planning on moving over to either the North... 04-11-26, 08:30 am So, the new Cook County Dispatch 9-1-1 center in Crestwood at 13820 S. Cicero is under construction. Alot of agencies are planning on moving over to either the North Center or the South Center. Belwood PD and FD just signed over, and an IGA has been submitted to Melrose Park and Stone Park. September of 2026 Desplaines fire in moving over and November 2026 Leyden-Proviso agencies are scheduled to move over. Along with that there are 13 other agencies requesting IGA's. View article »
04-11-26 Anyone know where you can buy an... I heard they stopped making this "J-Com Magic Notch Automatic Audio Notch Filter device" 20 yrs ago. Can't find any of them around anymore, not even on Fleabay... 04-11-26, 08:17 am I heard they stopped making this "J-Com Magic Notch Automatic Audio Notch Filter device" 20 yrs ago. Can't find any of them around anymore, not even on Fleabay nor by web searching and can't find anything like it made since then. I'd really like to buy one. If you know of anything like it sold currently, please let me know. View article »

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