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04-14-26 2026 Chicago OEMC Public Safety - 800 MHz P25... Please continue the OEMC system discussion here for 2026. Prior thread: New Chicago OEMC Public Safety - 800 MHz P25 04-14-26, 16:07 pm Please continue the OEMC system discussion here for 2026. Prior thread: New Chicago OEMC Public Safety - 800 MHz P25 View article »
04-14-26 OFFICIAL MSWIN Thread This will be the place for new info regarding the upcomming Motorola ASTRO-25 700 MHz Statewide TRS. This will be a PURELY APCO-25 DIGITAL system from the ground up. ... 04-14-26, 16:00 pm This will be the place for new info regarding the upcomming Motorola ASTRO-25 700 MHz Statewide TRS. This will be a PURELY APCO-25 DIGITAL system from the ground up. All State Public Safety Agencies will have talkgroups on it. MS Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks will remain on sattellite radio, but have access to the TRS, as will MEMA. Primary users on the system will be departments of the MS DPS- MHP, MBN, MBI, MDOT, USDHS-MS, MDHS, Dept. of Forestry & Agriculture, MSNG, and... Read more View article »
04-14-26 Southland Communications Center As of this morning, both E-Com and South Com have merged into their new facility at 3700 W. 183rd St. in Hazel Crest and they're now known as Southland Communications... 04-14-26, 15:57 pm As of this morning, both E-Com and South Com have merged into their new facility at 3700 W. 183rd St. in Hazel Crest and they're now known as Southland Communications Center. From the brief time I've been listening to fire, dispatch is being called "Southland" and a new radio ID of 5001507. The pages are going out over radio ID 5775892. Companies are performing radio checks. Activity has been heard across the Starcom South-Cook site (5-002) on talk group 25322. "The Southland... Read more View article »
04-14-26 Digital Tone Detect Is anybody here using Digital Tone Detect on their Unication G2-5 to determine the Quik Call II tones? FunctionSettingByType Digital Tone Detect ... 04-14-26, 15:54 pm Is anybody here using Digital Tone Detect on their Unication G2-5 to determine the Quik Call II tones? FunctionSettingByType Digital Tone Detect Definition Add the function "Digital Tone Detect" into Main Menu. "Digital Tone Detect" allows users to record on air P25 signal for identify tone frequency and tone duration. View article »
04-14-26 Light dimmer affected by 20M FT8 transmissions First post, hopefully I chose the right category. Am doing FT8 and using an Alpha HOA to load the gutter for my antenna. Have made some good DX QSOs and have a near... 04-14-26, 15:39 pm First post, hopefully I chose the right category. Am doing FT8 and using an Alpha HOA to load the gutter for my antenna. Have made some good DX QSOs and have a near 1:1 SWR after tuning. Was getting some parisitic vibrations in parts of the house, lots of aluminum trim coil outside. Now I have a donut ferrite with six turns of RG-8X through it and a MFJ-915 RF line isolator on the coax from the radio that fixed things vibrating. Something new then popped up. Have a light dimmer in the... Read more View article »
04-14-26 Need help Hytera rd982S I recently purchased 3 hytera RD982S (uhf 400-470) spit repeaters from a SK estate.The problem I am having is when I try to program them both the PC37 and 47 cables... 04-14-26, 15:36 pm I recently purchased 3 hytera RD982S (uhf 400-470) spit repeaters from a SK estate.The problem I am having is when I try to program them both the PC37 and 47 cables upon power up I hear the usb tone and after approx 10 secs it diconnects the usb and won't read the repeater.Acts like it is dealer locked out as none of the front keys work and the displays don't light up.All 3 do exactly the same thing.The back plate show V6.1.03.003.I don't know if it has been updated as I can't read it.Any... Read more View article »

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