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06-07-26 Dutchess county p25 Is dutchess county planning or in the beginning stages of building a p25 system for police fire and ems I am hearing bits and pieces but wanted to confirm weather it... 06-07-26, 12:59 pm Is dutchess county planning or in the beginning stages of building a p25 system for police fire and ems I am hearing bits and pieces but wanted to confirm weather it really is being built out or not View article »
06-07-26 Going to hunt for Big Boy in the McComb, Oh... Decided to just wing it and go down to the McComb area and try to find a spot to see Big Boy at least once. UP has a handy page that shows it's... 06-07-26, 12:54 pm Decided to just wing it and go down to the McComb area and try to find a spot to see Big Boy at least once. UP has a handy page that shows it's location: Steam Locomotive Tracking \| Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Tracking - Follow Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 on Tour www.up.com Hopefully, I will hit the "jackpot" like I did years ago when NKP 765 was in the Toledo area and I hit on a great place to watch for it, and then an even better one to listen to the comms and see the train pull out to leave town. But if all I do is see it a few times, I will be happy. I... Read more View article »
06-07-26 Walmart no longer MURS I have noticed that the Walmart stores in Southern California appeared to be using digital radios now, possibly Motorola. No, it appears that all of the Walmart stores... 06-07-26, 12:53 pm I have noticed that the Walmart stores in Southern California appeared to be using digital radios now, possibly Motorola. No, it appears that all of the Walmart stores in Las Vegas are now also digital radios, and the call buttons at all of the lock ups are transmitting digital audio. Not sure what frequency these are on, or what modulation method or if they use frequency hopping. Just from a cursory glance, it appears that they are using the 900 MHz frequency hopping Motorola product. View article »
06-07-26 Toronto Transit Commission - PowerTrunk TETRA Toronto Transit Commission has been testing a TETRA system since prior to October 2019. It is to be switched in to full operation for their surface fleet on January 19,... 06-07-26, 12:44 pm Toronto Transit Commission has been testing a TETRA system since prior to October 2019. It is to be switched in to full operation for their surface fleet on January 19, 2020 (underground staff and subway to changed at a later date). Is there currently any way to scan a TETRA system? View article »
06-07-26 SDS100: is it ever OK to scan multiple sites? I'm sure this has been discussed at somepoint but... I have an SDS100 that'll be mobile with me in the car as I travel around mostly eastern CT. The state is... 06-07-26, 12:35 pm I'm sure this has been discussed at somepoint but... I have an SDS100 that'll be mobile with me in the car as I travel around mostly eastern CT. The state is relatively small and there appears to be a site towers around every corner (there's 4 all within about a 15 miles radius). If I understand right, using all of them all the time can result in missed communication, but would there be a benefit in this case, because of how close they all are, to keeping multiple sites in the scan... Read more View article »
06-07-26 Motolola MT-N1 Walkie talkie Dear All ! Somebody knows exists cps to this cheap radio? 06-07-26, 12:34 pm Dear All ! Somebody knows exists cps to this cheap radio? View article »
06-07-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 06-07-26, 12:33 pm Knock yourself out... View article »

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