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03-22-26 Sky Wire performance TX/RX vs the antenna... 3 years ago I put up a 600 ft horizontal loop up 53 ft for ham use. It's fed with ladder line to a 4:1 balun, then 4 feet of coax to 100w Icom rig with a Mat tuner. I... 03-22-26, 23:38 pm 3 years ago I put up a 600 ft horizontal loop up 53 ft for ham use. It's fed with ladder line to a 4:1 balun, then 4 feet of coax to 100w Icom rig with a Mat tuner. I never even cut it to resonance. I've run the simple model with EZNEC for 20m, indicates lobes are at quite a high angle. Not impressive as a DX antenna. In practice it's an awesome DX antenna. I'll spare the observations from pileup's and other circumstances where the performance of this loop has clearly been a lot better than... Read more View article »
03-22-26 Westcom is going to Encrypt Everything in the... Hi everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but WOI-TV has a story on their web site that says in the next few months WESTCOM in Polk County will be encrypting... 03-22-26, 22:50 pm Hi everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but WOI-TV has a story on their web site that says in the next few months WESTCOM in Polk County will be encrypting everything. Not just law enforcement, but all fire and EMS calls. I'm not going to give you my opinion on this. Just wanted you to know. I live in Ankeny with the SARA system, and so far, fire and EMS are clear, but who knows for how much longer. I'm surprised with as much as the City of Des Moines has going on, that they're... Read more View article »
03-22-26 DM3601 & DM3400 and software for... Hi All, I just got the Motorola DM3601 (MDM27TRH9LA2AN) ver.no: R01.04.00 radio & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) Ver No: R01.08.32 model as well. Can... 03-22-26, 22:48 pm Hi All, I just got the Motorola DM3601 (MDM27TRH9LA2AN) ver.no: R01.04.00 radio & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) Ver No: R01.08.32 model as well. Can anybody please confirm what Band variant is the DM3601 MDM27TRH9LA2AN & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) radios thx? and if it is the UHF1 or UHF2 band version? As Google AI says its UHF1, then next search its the UHF2 band? I'm hoping its the UHF2 version! Also anyone know where I can download MOTOTRBO_Radio_Driver.msi thanks? I just... Read more View article »
03-22-26 Free antenna from my neighbor There is a house on the corner down the street from my hose that has an antenna atop a 2" pipe mast attached to the house. I've been eyeballing this for weeks. I... 03-22-26, 22:43 pm There is a house on the corner down the street from my hose that has an antenna atop a 2" pipe mast attached to the house. I've been eyeballing this for weeks. I stopped one day and looked from the car. It appears to be a 2 meter(?) loaded antenna at the top of 30' mast, and I could see ladder line coming down from some tree branches. Today curiosity got the better of me and I stopped by to knock on the door. Before I even got to the door a woman came outside and I said hello. I introduced... Read more View article »
03-22-26 UCLA PD/FD/EMS I have been around UCLA for several hours the past weekend, and on the same exact system that I have been able to monitor them for years, the UCLA PD, UCLA EMS, and UCLA... 03-22-26, 22:42 pm I have been around UCLA for several hours the past weekend, and on the same exact system that I have been able to monitor them for years, the UCLA PD, UCLA EMS, and UCLA FD channels are silent. I tried searching for talkgroups instead of scanning the known TGIDs, and I do hear traffic, but mostly from parking services, maintenance, etc... Anyone have any insight what (if anything) has changed? View article »
03-22-26 HF BANDS Open Just searching the Radio Bands and the conditions are real good tonight, Listen from Fort Erie Ont. Canada. Saint 03-22-26, 22:41 pm Just searching the Radio Bands and the conditions are real good tonight, Listen from Fort Erie Ont. Canada. Saint View article »
03-22-26 BCD325p2 LTR issue? I've programmed my BCD325P2 using Proscan. I entered a LTR system (Range Telecommunications Trunking System, Marquette, Michigan) and set a quick key for each site... 03-22-26, 22:21 pm I've programmed my BCD325P2 using Proscan. I entered a LTR system (Range Telecommunications Trunking System, Marquette, Michigan) and set a quick key for each site (70-75). My issue is, that I can have 70 off, and any other combination of sites on, and it will only scan the sites i have on, but if all the others are off, and only 70 is on, it will scan all the sites regardless. Any ideas why it scans all the sites when quick key 70 is, but if 70 is off it only scans the sites that... Read more View article »

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