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02-28-26 Base station build: Meeting NEC 810.21... I'm posting this thread in the interest of sharing my experience and to document setting up a base station antenna system that complies with NEC 810.21 parts A-K. My... 02-28-26, 16:05 pm I'm posting this thread in the interest of sharing my experience and to document setting up a base station antenna system that complies with NEC 810.21 parts A-K. My reference material is from this PDF from Mike Holt Enterprises. First step, acquire material for grounding. 40' # 8 solid copper wire from the antenna to a grounding rod directly below the antenna, no sharp bends. 30' #6 wire from antenna grounding rod to house grounding rod, buried. 20' #10 wire for bonding coax ground... Read more View article »
02-28-26 East Fork Air 12 Frequencies? Anyone know what frequencies the Douglas County East Fork Air 12 helicopter uses? Do they use the Douglas County East Fork fire frequencies primarily besides the local... 02-28-26, 16:04 pm Anyone know what frequencies the Douglas County East Fork Air 12 helicopter uses? Do they use the Douglas County East Fork fire frequencies primarily besides the local Minden Aircraft frequencies? View article »
02-28-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 02-28-26, 15:54 pm Knock yourself out... View article »
02-28-26 Car antenna cable recommendation I am restoring a 1963 Chevrolet Impala. I need a cable for the radio (original radio is only AM). One brand of a reproduction antenna cable was made using 3c-2v cable... 02-28-26, 15:53 pm I am restoring a 1963 Chevrolet Impala. I need a cable for the radio (original radio is only AM). One brand of a reproduction antenna cable was made using 3c-2v cable which I learned was a cheaper type of coax. While AM is hardly glamorous I might upgrade the radio some day and besides I don't like the thought of using a poor quality part independent of radio. And I don't think the cost difference between good cable versus poor cable is huge given the length is roughly 15 feet. Could... Read more View article »
02-28-26 A bit of FCC CB enforcement Proof it DOES happen: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-419028A1.pdf Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 02-28-26, 15:52 pm Proof it DOES happen: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-419028A1.pdf Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. View article »
02-28-26 Re4000 Re4000 will be officially announced this Monday. 02-28-26, 15:45 pm Re4000 will be officially announced this Monday. View article »
02-28-26 Missing metadata in Icecast2 Good evening wise ones. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Currently running OP25 on ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS icecast2 version 2.4.4 and Liquidsoap... 02-28-26, 15:36 pm Good evening wise ones. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Currently running OP25 on ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS icecast2 version 2.4.4 and Liquidsoap 2.0.2. I can see the metadata in op25 but its not passing through liquidsoap to my icecast local broadcast op25 json Code: `{ "channels": [ { "name": "STARCOM21", "device": "sdr0", "trunking_sysname": "STARCOM21", "meta_stream_name": "STARCOM21", "demod_type"...` Read more View article »

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