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04-13-26 Boulder County Fire Catching bits of radio chatter on Boulder County Fire regarding "new toning frequencies and auto dispatch" Anybody in the know can answer what is going on? 04-13-26, 11:10 am Catching bits of radio chatter on Boulder County Fire regarding "new toning frequencies and auto dispatch" Anybody in the know can answer what is going on? View article »
04-13-26 Long Branch NJ <Monmouth> ems change. Effective May 01 2026. Long Branch will switch from their paid ems to Monmouth county Medstar career ems. I do not have info. on communications changes. They apparently... 04-13-26, 11:07 am Effective May 01 2026. Long Branch will switch from their paid ems to Monmouth county Medstar career ems. I do not have info. on communications changes. They apparently will be supplemented by Elberon ems and Hatzolah. View article »
04-13-26 Tucson PD moving to full encryption as of this... Monitoring Tucson PD this morning they are beginning to download the full encryption package. They have been talking about it this morning and as the day shift logged... 04-13-26, 11:04 am Monitoring Tucson PD this morning they are beginning to download the full encryption package. They have been talking about it this morning and as the day shift logged on they were downloading and going full encryption, the same as Marana PD and Pinal County Sheriff. View article »
04-13-26 Anyone used both the HP68x and the HP78x? ... I am procuring a few new radios. Some BP365s but another full keypad radio too. I currently have a couple of HP685s, considering whether to just get another HP6 or try... 04-13-26, 11:04 am I am procuring a few new radios. Some BP365s but another full keypad radio too. I currently have a couple of HP685s, considering whether to just get another HP6 or try a HP785. for the 7 is the display and ability to see the menu bar in a call. for the 6 is same batteries and lighter weight (if a slightly reduced runtime) the 7 is €80 extra. 310g vs 280g. Anyone who has used both able to give me any opinions? Cheers! View article »
04-13-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 04-13-26, 10:41 am Knock yourself out... View article »
04-13-26 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... 04-13-26, 10:35 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 »
04-13-26 Uniden Remote Head Project All, Due to the interest in the thread Jon recently started about a possible Raspberry Pi remote head project, I thought I would post an update on my own project. In... 04-13-26, 10:27 am All, Due to the interest in the thread Jon recently started about a possible Raspberry Pi remote head project, I thought I would post an update on my own project. In the last several months, I have been working on a remote head project for my BCD996P2. It uses a Raspberry Pi3 as the compute as well as a 480x320 pixel, 3.5" touchscreen. The Pi and screen are mounted in a compact case and the connection to the scanner is via USB. The remote head is for display and control only -- it does... Read more View article »

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