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01-16-26 Is this XTS2500 m3 VHF a good one? Looking for a XTS2500 in the vhf range with aes256 and fpp - i've scrolled through a ton of listings, I get that aftermarket housings aren't as good as OEM. Seems to be... 01-16-26, 01:25 am Looking for a XTS2500 in the vhf range with aes256 and fpp - i've scrolled through a ton of listings, I get that aftermarket housings aren't as good as OEM. Seems to be difficult to find oem housings to replace with, is there a source for these still? Ad claims it's tested and aligned -- is this good to go? Is there anything else I should be looking at/for when buying a used xts... Read more View article »
01-16-26 US Wildland Fire Authority While listening to the news Friday evening, I heard that the OCFA Chief is leaving to head the new U.S. Wildland Fire Authority. I haven’t been able to find much... 01-16-26, 01:18 am While listening to the news Friday evening, I heard that the OCFA Chief is leaving to head the new U.S. Wildland Fire Authority. I haven’t been able to find much information on it yet, other than it appears to fall under the USDA. The story mentioned this in the context of OCFA not renewing the Chinook multi-county resource. I’m curious whether this new authority will supplement existing Type 1 and Type 2 incident management teams, or if it’s intended to replace them—purely speculation on... Read more View article »
01-16-26 New Uniden Scanner announcement at SEMA 2025 Beyond Radar: Uniden’s Expanding Portfolio Takes the Stage at SEMA 2025 From the official Uniden blog: The SDS150 Handheld Scanner: lighter, faster,... 01-16-26, 01:10 am Beyond Radar: Uniden’s Expanding Portfolio Takes the Stage at SEMA 2025 From the official Uniden blog: The SDS150 Handheld Scanner: lighter, faster, and smarter, designed for storm spotters, emergency listeners, and motorsport fans who rely on real-time communication. Click to expand... Surprised this stayed under the radar for a couple of days. View article »
01-16-26 Dollar Tree Scanner Antenna (I'm not kidding... A friend of mine made an outdoor scanner antenna out of a few Dollar Tree paper towel holders. He said 2 minutes with a Dremel and 5 minutes with the soldering antenna... 01-16-26, 01:02 am A friend of mine made an outdoor scanner antenna out of a few Dollar Tree paper towel holders. He said 2 minutes with a Dremel and 5 minutes with the soldering antenna did the job for only $6.00. I never would have thought of that. View article »
01-16-26 FT8 on a Tait T2000 I've said a lot that I'm not interested in FT8, however as I've said that its made me think about something that I may try out on 2 meters, I have a lot of Tait T2000 FM... 01-16-26, 00:34 am I've said a lot that I'm not interested in FT8, however as I've said that its made me think about something that I may try out on 2 meters, I have a lot of Tait T2000 FM transceivers sat gathering dust and looking inside of one them, there is a lot of room for some modifications.... possibly something FT8 wise as another way to use the 2 meter band, I could also do FT8 on 6 meters with my transverter that will work with these radios. Right now its just an idea and I haven't fully thought it... Read more View article »
01-16-26 Newly Acquired Radios with Strong Odour I purchased 2 second hand radios a week ago - a Uniden “Nascar” scanner and an Icom IC-R5. Both are in very nice condition aside from a couple of scratches on the... 01-16-26, 00:24 am I purchased 2 second hand radios a week ago - a Uniden “Nascar” scanner and an Icom IC-R5. Both are in very nice condition aside from a couple of scratches on the display. The seller said he had his radios in a plastic bag in a drawer for years. They both work great but have a horrible smell that gives me a headache. My wife thinks they have an air freshener smell but to me it smells like a cheap cologne like “Stetson. I tried cleaning the radios with alcohol but this didn’t seem to make a... Read more View article »
01-16-26 Pocket25: A Digital Voice Decoder for Android Pocket25 A DSD-Neo Based Voice Decoder on AndroidPocket25 is the realization of a project I've been trying to build for more than 5 years. It started... 01-16-26, 00:20 am Pocket25 A DSD-Neo Based Voice Decoder on Android Pocket25 is the realization of a project I've been trying to build for more than 5 years. It started with the original OP25 Mobile Control Head project which was an attempt to build a front-end for the OP25 software. That attempt required you to run OP25 on a raspberry pi or in a chroot on your phone, there was no native way to do it. I'd been looking for a library that I could embed into a flutter... Read more View article »

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