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02-10-26 Should I pay to upgrade to have access to NXDN?... I’m a super casual who has a Uniden BCD436HP. Previously I was in Fayetteville, NC and had great times listening to the local police and fire. I just enter my zip... 02-10-26, 18:13 pm I’m a super casual who has a Uniden BCD436HP. Previously I was in Fayetteville, NC and had great times listening to the local police and fire. I just enter my zip code, preferred service types and I was set. Now near Enterprise, Alabama and I hear NOTHING! It is totally dead and boring. Some research shows me that the surrounding fire/police might use NXDN? And that I can somehow pay to upgrade my radio to access this? Just wanted to have some confirmation and guidance before blindly... Read more View article »
02-10-26 Disappearance of RigRunners & Chunzehui as... Getting ready for a new, expanded build in the car, but noticed that RigRunners are out-of-stock pretty much everywhere, including West Mountain. Am wondering if anybody... 02-10-26, 18:13 pm Getting ready for a new, expanded build in the car, but noticed that RigRunners are out-of-stock pretty much everywhere, including West Mountain. Am wondering if anybody has experience with the Chunzehui units sold on Amazon and the quality of their powerpoles. Am wondering how difficult it would be to retrofit one with genuine Andersens 73/Allen (N4JRI) View article »
02-10-26 The UV5R got a facelift. Since I've only used my dated looking UV5R to receive two analog law enforcement frequencies in the car locally, I didn't see the need for anything more extravagant. ... 02-10-26, 18:11 pm Since I've only used my dated looking UV5R to receive two analog law enforcement frequencies in the car locally, I didn't see the need for anything more extravagant. Well, it looks like the UV5R got a facelift (see photo below) and since it's so cheap, I popped for another one. I'll give the other one away as I never really liked the minimalist display. View article »
02-10-26 UHF MILSATCOM antenna I’m looking to buy a RHCP uhf antenna for the UFO and FLTSATCOM satellites but I don’t trust any of the ones I see on Amazon so any of you have any recommendations? 02-10-26, 18:09 pm I’m looking to buy a RHCP uhf antenna for the UFO and FLTSATCOM satellites but I don’t trust any of the ones I see on Amazon so any of you have any recommendations? View article »
02-10-26 Super Bowl LX Thread Anyone interested in a Super Bowl thread? The temporary licenses for the NFL were already discussed here: Superbowl LX - STA License Today there seems to be a practice... 02-10-26, 18:05 pm Anyone interested in a Super Bowl thread? The temporary licenses for the NFL were already discussed here: Superbowl LX - STA License Today there seems to be a practice intercept with BIGFOOT and the Civil Air Patrol. I heard the C.A.P. on their 148.1500 MHz repeater and intercept fighters were on 282.6 and 271.0 MHz. I was monitoring near Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. - Chris View article »
02-10-26 Kenwood R-5000 Erratic Behavior I've gotten great help here before, so I wanted to share an issue I'm having with another Kenwood R-5000 I acquired recently. I posted this in the R-5000 group over on... 02-10-26, 18:00 pm I've gotten great help here before, so I wanted to share an issue I'm having with another Kenwood R-5000 I acquired recently. I posted this in the R-5000 group over on IO, as well. The radio will play perfectly for the first 30 minutes of each day. I suspect once it warms up is when the trouble starts. I assumed the problem might lie in the power supply board, so I swapped it tonight with an eBay replacement. The problem did not go away, so it's somewhere else in the receiver. I have not... Read more View article »
02-10-26 Laird Y4503 yagi ok for duplex use with SLR... I need to get some directional coverage from a Motorola UHF 55W SLR repeater to be installed in a couple of weeks. I was looking at possibly using a Laird Y4503... 02-10-26, 17:59 pm I need to get some directional coverage from a Motorola UHF 55W SLR repeater to be installed in a couple of weeks. I was looking at possibly using a Laird Y4503 (3-element 7.1dBd gain) or even a Y4505 (5-element 9.2dBd gain) to be able to better concentrate the coverage favoring toward one side and avoid wasting power towards the unneeded directions. These yagis are very solidly build, and I have very successfully used them several times in the past, but never in a full duplex situation... Read more View article »

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