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03-16-26 Dreaded Solder Joint? I have a 1-week old SDS 150 that I have been very happy with up until now. I had been using it at home with the stock antenna and it was pulling in signals very... 03-16-26, 18:44 pm I have a 1-week old SDS 150 that I have been very happy with up until now. I had been using it at home with the stock antenna and it was pulling in signals very well. Over the weekend, I plugged it into the truck antenna (using the Uniden supplied SMA to BNC adapter). It wasn't picking up much in the truck, but I assumed it was just "Sunday quiet" on the radio waves. Today, I've had the chance to put my SDS100 (stock antenna) next to my SDS150 (stock antenna)... bad news... The SDS150... Read more View article »
03-16-26 Too much Antenna Coax ? Hello all, I have a question I think I know the answer to, but being new to base station type scanner radios and outdoor antenna's I find myself second guessing so much... 03-16-26, 18:42 pm Hello all, I have a question I think I know the answer to, but being new to base station type scanner radios and outdoor antenna's I find myself second guessing so much that I do. I have a Diamond D-3000 discone antenna that's split between 2 radios I'm using a Strideberg active splitter to connect the 2 radios, I get mixed reception sometimes it's really good and other times I know I am missing calls be dispatched, I have a 50 ft run of RG-58 coax going to my antenna, but after... Read more View article »
03-16-26 Turnpike District 1 heard on Lawrence Co ICORRS Tonight, I started hearing PA Turnpike District 1 Dispatch and units on the Lawrence County ICORRS system. They were on the talkgroup labelled as "Fire SW... 03-16-26, 18:34 pm Tonight, I started hearing PA Turnpike District 1 Dispatch and units on the Lawrence County ICORRS system. They were on the talkgroup labelled as "Fire SW Ops." On DSD+, the Source radio ID is listed as "EXTERNAL." I assume this means they have patched into that talkgroup...not sure if it was intentional though, as there were no actual incidents on the Turnpike, as far as I know. Anyone else hear the same? View article »
03-16-26 Philadelphia PA Strong Gmrs repeater 462.575 Hello all! Gmrs activity is low my area in Philly! There are a few machines I can hit. Does anyone know of that repeater on 462.575? It comes in strong everywhere! ... 03-16-26, 18:33 pm Hello all! Gmrs activity is low my area in Philly! There are a few machines I can hit. Does anyone know of that repeater on 462.575? It comes in strong everywhere! Maybe someone here has their contact info. Thanks in advance. View article »
03-16-26 Club repeater room update I figure these updated photos would be better on their own, rather than a reply to the original post. The description of each rack will be below the picture. OP: Club... 03-16-26, 18:31 pm I figure these updated photos would be better on their own, rather than a reply to the original post. The description of each rack will be below the picture. OP: Club Repeater Room This is our "VHF" rack. Top to bottom. Top: LMR tenant with their 4 cavity duplexer and a XPR8400 repeater. They are using a SRL210-C4 side mounted on our tower. they are the only user connected to it. Middle 1: Our 2m analogue repeater. NXR-710. It is multicoupled with APRS and ECCC Weather... Read more View article »
03-16-26 Uniden EX18560 cordless--phone dead but battery... Hi awesome Uniden experts--non-techie here who grew up pre-computers. I have a Uniden EX18560 series cordless phone which I bought in 2009. It is dead. The red charging... 03-16-26, 18:31 pm Hi awesome Uniden experts--non-techie here who grew up pre-computers. I have a Uniden EX18560 series cordless phone which I bought in 2009. It is dead. The red charging light works when the phone is in the housing; the screen displays information; I had the battery tested at Batteries and Bulbs, and it is fine. The antenna is long gone, but the phone has worked fine without it for years. However, there is no dial tone. One night the phone worked, and the next morning, the line was dead. AI... Read more View article »
03-16-26 Updating question I was trying to update OP25 Boatbod version, and I received this error message (see attached file) How should I proceed to avoid any issues? 03-16-26, 18:25 pm I was trying to update OP25 Boatbod version, and I received this error message (see attached file) How should I proceed to avoid any issues? View article »

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