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03-20-26 Confusing BCD996XT operation ive owned this BCD996XT for years. The person I bought it from was apparently feed up in trying to operate the scanner because when I got it, there wasn’t any Groups... 03-20-26, 01:07 am ive owned this BCD996XT for years. The person I bought it from was apparently feed up in trying to operate the scanner because when I got it, there wasn’t any Groups or Data save to it. The users manual reads like a technobabble document which fails to help a novice who bought this type scanner. I sought help on-line and found “Mike’s” easier to read/understand BCD996-XT, but it too doesn’t give a Step by Step tutorial which is desperately needed. Then, I tried the numerous YouTube video‘s... Read more View article »
03-20-26 My Shack 2026 This is my set up for the moment here at qth with a Motorola Repeater UHF not shown MTR 2000 on uhf for ham radio use and a wires x node as well. Best 73.Still more... 03-20-26, 00:17 am This is my set up for the moment here at qth with a Motorola Repeater UHF not shown MTR 2000 on uhf for ham radio use and a wires x node as well. Best 73.Still more Equipment to come just not eough room to set them all up. View article »
03-19-26 Hum on 70cm and 2m transmit I'm trying to track down the source of background hum during transmission on local 70cm nets (and 2m), and have been trying various fixes, to no avail. Wondering if you... 03-19-26, 23:46 pm I'm trying to track down the source of background hum during transmission on local 70cm nets (and 2m), and have been trying various fixes, to no avail. Wondering if you fine folks have some other suggestions. Here's my environment: BTech UV-25X4 radio Ed Fong TBJ-1 tri-band antenna, mounted in garage attic (~18' elevation) 60' run of RG6 70 ohm coaxial cable (from garage attic to basement office) Radio Shack switching 13.8v DC power supply I realize that RG-6 cable is... Read more View article »
03-19-26 ORNGE Frequencies Looking through the RR database under Ontario section, and can't figure out if there is an easy selection to cover the ORNGE frequencies? I live very close to the local... 03-19-26, 23:26 pm Looking through the RR database under Ontario section, and can't figure out if there is an easy selection to cover the ORNGE frequencies? I live very close to the local hospital with a helipad, ORNGE does come in from time to time. TIA View article »
03-19-26 Issues with Austin Fire Automated Dispatch Hello all. I recently received an SDS100 and it works amazing in other areas, (despite my last one I had in 2021), somehow I keep having reception issues with Austin... 03-19-26, 23:24 pm Hello all. I recently received an SDS100 and it works amazing in other areas, (despite my last one I had in 2021), somehow I keep having reception issues with Austin Fire Dispatch. When I monitor other cities like San Antonio, it has little to no issues when receiving an alert for a call, but with Austin Fire, it rarely gets the whole transmission, let alone I'm lucky to hear the full transmission, either cuts in half way, or late. Is anyone who monitors Austin Fire, or any frequencies in... Read more View article »
03-19-26 Blount County, AL system update Blount County, Alabama Communications District (BCCD) to integrate the county's existing VHF, P25 and other networks with the CriticalLinc™ LTE network. Blount... 03-19-26, 23:20 pm Blount County, Alabama Communications District (BCCD) to integrate the county's existing VHF, P25 and other networks with the CriticalLinc™ LTE network. Blount County, Alabama CriticalLinc™ LTE network. View article »
03-19-26 Truckee Meadows Command Channels I have noticed that when TM switches up to Command 1 or Command 2 for responses I usually only hear them on the VHF side and not on EDACS. The normal steps have been... 03-19-26, 23:09 pm I have noticed that when TM switches up to Command 1 or Command 2 for responses I usually only hear them on the VHF side and not on EDACS. The normal steps have been take, correct TGID etc. Anyone have any ideas? View article »

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