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01-30-26 Ice Takes Out San Jacinto County SO Repeater At approximately 4pm Sunday afternoon, the Ice Storm took out San Jacinto County Sheriffs Office repeater and it is still down as of 8pm Tuesday. No telling when it will... 01-30-26, 06:48 am At approximately 4pm Sunday afternoon, the Ice Storm took out San Jacinto County Sheriffs Office repeater and it is still down as of 8pm Tuesday. No telling when it will be back up, especially since it was kinda on its last leg after the problems with it last year. Anyone else loose a department during the storm? View article »
01-30-26 BCT15X Programming Cable I have a BCT15X and a PRO107. Can I use the pro 107 cable on my BCT15X to program it in windows? What free programming software for Windows can I use to program my... 01-30-26, 06:34 am I have a BCT15X and a PRO107. Can I use the pro 107 cable on my BCT15X to program it in windows? What free programming software for Windows can I use to program my BCT15X? View article »
01-30-26 NYS DOT 47 MHz Low Band Duplex Frequencies Greetings, I have have all of the 47 MHz NYS DOT Duplex pairs programmed as per NYS Department of Transportation (New York) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency... 01-30-26, 06:20 am Greetings, I have have all of the 47 MHz NYS DOT Duplex pairs programmed as per NYS Department of Transportation (New York) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference and actively scanning all along the I-90 Mohawk Valley corridor between Schenectady and Utica NY using properly tuned antenna(s) with not a single hit recorded on any of these channels for several years. Might they have migrated elsewhere? I hear many respective county DPW road departments plow operations on VHF... Read more View article »
01-30-26 State Parks "660 Radio" Twice now I've heard State Parks units talking to Northern, making reference to "the 660 radio". Both were on 857.9375 Mt Tam (Gold): Back in July, I heard... 01-30-26, 06:11 am Twice now I've heard State Parks units talking to Northern, making reference to "the 660 radio". Both were on 857.9375 Mt Tam (Gold): Back in July, I heard Northern ask a State Parks unit for a radio check on "the 660" (it sounded like he was going to switch to another radio for the check). This evening, I heard what sounded like a supervisor asking Northern "did you try him on the 660 radio?" Does anyone know that "the 660 radio" is? View article »
01-30-26 Entergy TRS on SDS150 Can you help me figure out why I can't hear Entergy on my scanner? I'm in Benton and it's showing up but I never hear anything. I'm brand new at this Uniden SDS150. 01-30-26, 05:51 am Can you help me figure out why I can't hear Entergy on my scanner? I'm in Benton and it's showing up but I never hear anything. I'm brand new at this Uniden SDS150. View article »
01-30-26 ARTEMIS 2. Humanity returns to the moon Launch Feb. 2026 {NET Feb.5} Any thoughts on possible HF Comms? 01-30-26, 05:41 am Launch Feb. 2026 {NET Feb.5} Any thoughts on possible HF Comms? View article »
01-30-26 Burner phone for 911 backup During the hurricane that hit our area last year we couldn't make cell phone calls or text or use data. We had "bars" so our phones wouldn't go into SOS mode.... 01-30-26, 05:35 am During the hurricane that hit our area last year we couldn't make cell phone calls or text or use data. We had "bars" so our phones wouldn't go into SOS mode. We also lost our home phone after my backup power ran out* as it's a VoIP phone** and relied on our ISP and dependent on us having power. Any thoughts on getting a burner on a different carrier than we currently have and using that for backup 911 usage? I understand a phone doesn't have to be activated to be able to call 911, so I... Read more View article »

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