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12-08-25 Uniden's Official SDS150 Tech Discussion Uniden's SDS150 start shipping to early adopters next week. Please use this thread for tech support/discussions including but not limited to: True I/Q™... 12-08-25, 21:23 pm Uniden's SDS150 start shipping to early adopters next week. Please use this thread for tech support/discussions including but not limited to: True I/Q™ Scanner: Exceptional digital performance in simulcast areas Built in GPS Receiver U/Aware App Connectivity: Smartphone connectivity via Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) Multi-system Support: TrunkTracker X APCO P25 Phase I & II Motorola, EDACS, LTR DMR Tier III*... Read more View article »
12-08-25 Picked up more chatter with 436hp vs sds100 I just got an sds100 and I feel like I was getting way more traffic on the 436hp. Basically I just had all county stuff as a fav list and turned a few on when I'm in the... 12-08-25, 21:19 pm I just got an sds100 and I feel like I was getting way more traffic on the 436hp. Basically I just had all county stuff as a fav list and turned a few on when I'm in the area. Same antenna. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or what. Same exact antenna too... remtronix something View article »
12-08-25 Antenna Suggestions for All Bands (primarily... Hello, everyone. I am getting a Yaesu FT-991A for Christmas because I like to mess around with everything that I can in one radio. I will be transmitting on all bands,... 12-08-25, 21:10 pm Hello, everyone. I am getting a Yaesu FT-991A for Christmas because I like to mess around with everything that I can in one radio. I will be transmitting on all bands, but primarily HF. My 2 little metal telescopic dipoles won't do for long-range HF contacts, so I need something different. My 2 choices are to buy an antenna or make one myself. My antenna needs to be portable, because I move from house to house. I need help deciding if I should make my antenna myself, and most importantly... Read more View article »
12-08-25 Stay with Kenwood or go with Motorola (amateur... Non Commercial use!!! ** Need advice as to whether to stay with Kenwood EF Johnson or go with Motorola for future radio purchases Problem: I've an NX-5300 F6,... 12-08-25, 21:06 pm Non Commercial use!!! Need advice as to whether to stay with Kenwood EF Johnson or go with Motorola for future radio purchases ** Problem: I've an NX-5300 F6, three NX-5800, and an NX-5700 (can program these myself since I've the KPG-D1). I want an VP8000 and an VM800 (which I can easily get); however, I don't want to go through the hassle of getting my laptop set up to program the VP8000 or VM8000 since I've heard it is harder than setting up KPG-D1 and have to deal with yearly... Read more View article »
12-08-25 Brazos County Just Went (Mostly) Dark I was wondering why my scanners were awfully quiet... Sudden move to encrypt law enforcement radios in... 12-08-25, 21:02 pm I was wondering why my scanners were awfully quiet... Sudden move to encrypt law enforcement radios in Brazos County raises concerns about transparency, public safety News outlets and other groups fear this will do the opposite of what agencies say encryption is intended to prevent: confusion and uncertainty. www.kbtx.com View article »
12-08-25 Racal 25 FPP Just got a Racal 25 off eBay in like new condition. This is the 2nd one I’ve owned. FPP works fine on the other one. When I power this one on, it only has 3 zones.... 12-08-25, 21:00 pm Just got a Racal 25 off eBay in like new condition. This is the 2nd one I’ve owned. FPP works fine on the other one. When I power this one on, it only has 3 zones. Zones 17,18,19. All completely empty/blank. When I program a channel in, it works fine RX, TX no problem. However every time I turn the radio off, the channels I program disappear and every zone is completely empty again. Any advice? View article »
12-08-25 LFD history Hello everyone Question. I am actively trying to become a firefighter for the lexington fire department , but I am also a huge radio nerd , (literally) I'm already well... 12-08-25, 20:55 pm Hello everyone Question. I am actively trying to become a firefighter for the lexington fire department , but I am also a huge radio nerd , (literally) I'm already well aware that Lexington is on A P25 trunked digital system But I'm looking for the old VHF frequencies that they used before they changed over I've tried Google, but that's not helping So I'm curious if anybody has the full list of all of the old frequencies that was used by the Lexington fire department VHF View article »

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Sudden move to encrypt law enforcement radios in Brazos County raises concerns about transparency, public safety