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01-09-26 Making the most of whats left of the VHF/UHF... I thought I would share some of my ideas on what can be done to squeeze a bit more life out of the old ham bands... Link all analog repeaters together so that they have... 01-09-26, 13:41 pm I thought I would share some of my ideas on what can be done to squeeze a bit more life out of the old ham bands... Link all analog repeaters together so that they have activity on them, this way they'll be UK wide and with internet links they'll also be world wide rather than repeaters sitting forever dead like many of them here. Surely it must cost money to keep these old disused analog repeaters going. Simplex... have more events like 145 Alive to encourage simplex activity, we need... Read more View article »
01-09-26 Delaware County Pa New System This was sent to all users of the Delaware County police and fire system as well as Posted on the county council Over the past few weeks, First Responders in Delaware... 01-09-26, 13:40 pm This was sent to all users of the Delaware County police and fire system as well as Posted on the county council Over the past few weeks, First Responders in Delaware County have experienced emergency communication radio issues that are being caused by Troposphere Propagation, commonly referred to as ducting. The ducting prevents First Responders from communicating with the 911 Center. Police Departments from across the County have reported problems with radio communications during the... Read more View article »
01-09-26 Lebanon County Radio System Upgrades I tried looking for a thread for this before starting a new one, but all the ones I found were old/locked. If this is not in the right spot, please feel free to move,... 01-09-26, 13:37 pm I tried looking for a thread for this before starting a new one, but all the ones I found were old/locked. If this is not in the right spot, please feel free to move, and I apologize in advance! I saw this news clip on the 6:00 show tonight (3/24/22). Looks like they went with BK's? I know there was talk of the system being 100% Encrypted, is that still on the table? ( https://www.abc27.com/news/local/lebanon/lebanon-co-first-responders-get-technology-upgrade/) View article »
01-09-26 DTR600 and DTR700 antenna connector What antenna connector do these radios use? I’d like to research the possibility of experimenting with external antennas. Thanks in advance. 01-09-26, 13:37 pm What antenna connector do these radios use? I’d like to research the possibility of experimenting with external antennas. Thanks in advance. View article »
01-09-26 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... 01-09-26, 13:36 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 »
01-09-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 01-09-26, 13:36 pm Knock yourself out... View article »
01-09-26 DSDPlus not Commanding FMP24 to Switch... Hey guys. I'm new to DSDPlus and apologize if this is something I've missed in the documentation, but I've read through notes.txt, set everything up according to that... 01-09-26, 13:35 pm Hey guys. I'm new to DSDPlus and apologize if this is something I've missed in the documentation, but I've read through notes.txt, set everything up according to that file and the videos I've watched to monitor a local NXDN system, including setting the CC frequency in FMP24-CC.bat and the voice channel frequencies in DSDPlus.frequencies from the RF channels I was able to confirm with a waterfall graph monitoring the CC channel. My problem is that even though DSDPlus shows calls in the event... Read more View article »

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