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02-01-26 Do any Whistler scanners receive reliably in... My PSR-500’GRE doesnt seem to allow me to program anything in the 796 to 806 Mhz range Do any of the whistler scanners receive in this range? 02-01-26, 11:20 am My PSR-500’GRE doesnt seem to allow me to program anything in the 796 to 806 Mhz range Do any of the whistler scanners receive in this range? View article »
02-01-26 HYTERA PD565 Hello, I received two HYTERA PD565 radios, unfortunately I do not have a programming cable for this radio model. How to make a cable for programming Hytera PD565, thank... 02-01-26, 11:12 am Hello, I received two HYTERA PD565 radios, unfortunately I do not have a programming cable for this radio model. How to make a cable for programming Hytera PD565, thank you for your help. View article »
02-01-26 Chicago specific Sentinel question. Hi all. Thanks for the help in the forums, helped me in setting up my recently acquired a SDS200. I work in the department and like the background noise. When I... 02-01-26, 10:54 am Hi all. Thanks for the help in the forums, helped me in setting up my recently acquired a SDS200. I work in the department and like the background noise. When I initially set a favorites list from sentinel I followed the parent/child pathway from Database-->IL-->Cook-->County systems-->Chicago - Fire/EMS. I loaded all of those various channels onto a favorites list and loaded the list into my SDS scanner. When I scanned that list, nothing popped up. Now, when I scanned the entire... Read more View article »
02-01-26 Disappearance of RigRunners & Chunzehui as... Getting ready for a new, expanded build in the car, but noticed that RigRunners are out-of-stock pretty much everywhere, including West Mountain. Am wondering if anybody... 02-01-26, 10:50 am Getting ready for a new, expanded build in the car, but noticed that RigRunners are out-of-stock pretty much everywhere, including West Mountain. Am wondering if anybody has experience with the Chunzehui units sold on Amazon and the quality of their powerpoles. Am wondering how difficult it would be to retrofit one with genuine Andersens 73/Allen (N4JRI) View article »
02-01-26 XPR6580 900mhz not recognized by Pi-Star... Greetings all, I have a small Pi-Star hotspot that generally works fine with all of my UHF radios, including ham grade radios and commercial radios (Hytera 782, 982 and... 02-01-26, 10:48 am Greetings all, I have a small Pi-Star hotspot that generally works fine with all of my UHF radios, including ham grade radios and commercial radios (Hytera 782, 982 and Moto SL7550) on 438.8. I can listen and talk to talkgroups on the hotspot. When I key down, the hotspot recognizes the transmission on 438.8 and displays it on local RF activity and it does go out to the network as verified online. Here is the problem. If I set my hotspot to 927.8 I can hear it transmit static talkgroups... Read more View article »
02-01-26 Winter Storm coming here This will be my first winner storm in South Carolina Looks like there’s going to be a lot of active radio traffic, so I’m ready to listen. We also have a backup... 02-01-26, 10:47 am This will be my first winner storm in South Carolina Looks like there’s going to be a lot of active radio traffic, so I’m ready to listen. We also have a backup generator just in case. Quick question for anyone local in York, Clover, or Rock Hill — 👉 Do y’all know if the county or city activate an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during storms, and where they usually monitor or coordinate from? Stay safe everyone, and thanks in advance for any info! 🙏🚨 View article »

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