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02-20-26 New Newton County system Question for anyone in the know. Newton county is building sites on the EMS properties on the North end of the county near lake village and Southern end near brooke. I... 02-20-26, 03:43 am Question for anyone in the know. Newton county is building sites on the EMS properties on the North end of the county near lake village and Southern end near brooke. I seen on the wiki 2 new sites are coming for the IPSC, these sites seem weird they seem to be building 4 towers on each of the 2 sites. Possibly gonna be a simulcast system for Newton county. I wonder if the one site they have already will be part of this. Or if it will be 2 separate systems for each tower site. Anyone have... Read more View article »
02-20-26 Is there such a thing as a Pro-2006 addiction? I have been buying and selling these things for years. I do a lot of the Bill Cheek mods then I sell them. I haven’t bought one in a while. Last week, I saw one online... 02-20-26, 03:32 am I have been buying and selling these things for years. I do a lot of the Bill Cheek mods then I sell them. I haven’t bought one in a while. Last week, I saw one online for a decent price, mint, not a scratch on it, with the display light still working like new. I made the guy an offer and we closed the deal. Today, it came in the mail. This baby is mint inside an out. Top and bottom plastic covers don’t have a scratch or nick on them. Both feet are in tact. Other than a 9 volt battery, it... Read more View article »
02-20-26 Advice needed: Greetings! I am in need of some advice. I’m gonna be doing some PC board work on an older ham radio soon. My problem is, I keep going through soldering iron tips... 02-20-26, 03:30 am Greetings! I am in need of some advice. I’m gonna be doing some PC board work on an older ham radio soon. My problem is, I keep going through soldering iron tips constantly and they are not lasting long. What variable soldering iron can anyone recommend to avoid this problem? I have been using the cheaper 30 watt over the counter ones. Tips get worn out too quick even with Constant cleaning. I feel I might need to invest in something with better quality. Your suggestions are appreciated... Read more View article »
02-20-26 SDR Antenna & Recption New to SDR. Im not a ham but an electronics engineer. I live on a bluff 1300 ft above the river about 60 miles south of Huntsville Al. I bought a Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 SDR... 02-20-26, 01:49 am New to SDR. Im not a ham but an electronics engineer. I live on a bluff 1300 ft above the river about 60 miles south of Huntsville Al. I bought a Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 SDR dongle. I downloaded and installed SDR# and SDR++ and SDR.consol software, which are all working. I connected a 4" wifi antenna to it (all I had). I can get several FM stations and NOA weather stations and lots of beacons and such but nothing to listen to. Part of the problem is learning the software, I'm also set up... Read more View article »
02-20-26 Niagara Hotels Hello everyone. I was recently in Niagara Falls and was curious if Embassy Falls was still on their DMR system or if they have moved to something else. I was also... 02-20-26, 01:28 am Hello everyone. I was recently in Niagara Falls and was curious if Embassy Falls was still on their DMR system or if they have moved to something else. I was also curious about the Sheraton Hotel. I stayed there recently and didn't see any staff around that was using radios. I also did a quick TAFL search and it looks like they have some frequencies lisenced to them but I never heard any activity. Thank you View article »
02-20-26 Need to rework all jumpers at repeater site. ... Our amateur repeater site was constructed using left over cables because we had little money. It is not pretty. Yes we had connector issues over the years. We now... 02-20-26, 01:27 am Our amateur repeater site was constructed using left over cables because we had little money. It is not pretty. Yes we had connector issues over the years. We now want to update all the internal jumper cables. We have a 2M Quantro, 2M Quantar, 440 Quantar and a spare, GMRS repeater and a 220 repeater and associated duplexers. I would like to purchase a roll of small flexible cable and replace all the jumpers over a period of time. Most of the cables will be Type N male on each end but... Read more View article »
02-20-26 Uniden SDS150 vs SDS100 I know there's half a million posts of the new SDS150. One thing I've not got a clear cut answer on is, does the SDS150 out of the box vs the 100 out of the box do any... 02-20-26, 01:10 am I know there's half a million posts of the new SDS150. One thing I've not got a clear cut answer on is, does the SDS150 out of the box vs the 100 out of the box do any better on VHF [primarily the railroad] conventional, or is it still about the same? I've owned two SDS100s, never was really impressed with the performance, but I loved the customizable screen and color display. I know different antennas and so forth can help with the reception, but I'm talking stock out of the box with the... Read more View article »

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