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03-29-26 Uniden BCD160DN Review If you spend any time in the radio scanning hobby, you’ll know that the market for affordable yet capable scanners has changed a lot in recent years. With digital... 03-29-26, 21:30 pm If you spend any time in the radio scanning hobby, you’ll know that the market for affordable yet capable scanners has changed a lot in recent years. With digital radio systems becoming more common, hobbyists are increasingly looking for entry-level scanners that can still handle modern modes without the complexity or cost of high-end units. The Uniden BCD160DN sits squarely in that space. Positioned as a compact handheld scanner with digital capability, the BCD160DN aims to offer an... Read more View article »
03-29-26 Feeding Multiple ADS-B sites easily I, like many others utilise one or more of the well known tracking sites, either from my PC or out and about via their APPs or via a laptop/smartphone. A few years... 03-29-26, 20:57 pm I, like many others utilise one or more of the well known tracking sites, either from my PC or out and about via their APPs or via a laptop/smartphone. A few years back, I became a feeder to first one site, then a few of them, all being fed from a Raspberry Pi set-up, flightaware dongle and antenna [which all sit up in my attic] Feeding a number of sites from the one unit was a bit of a time consuming affair, which involved downloading something like the piaware image and then adding... Read more View article »
03-29-26 P25 Phase 2 scanning as conventional? So, I was thinking about setting up a radio (Motorola xts 5000) to do the following: Have the first zone of the radio filled with channels monitoring the frequencies... 03-29-26, 20:54 pm So, I was thinking about setting up a radio (Motorola xts 5000) to do the following: Have the first zone of the radio filled with channels monitoring the frequencies for the trunked system in conventional p25. Have these channels scanning constantly. Have each channel in the zone assigned to a certain identical p25 talkground, to filter out other traffic. Create a new zone for each desired talkgroup and repeat the process. I've heard of people conventionally scanning trunked systems... Read more View article »
03-29-26 QT40 vs. QT60 I have done a fair amount of research on these two radios and looking to make a final decision. It appears that the mod for CB is rather straight forward for both and... 03-29-26, 20:51 pm I have done a fair amount of research on these two radios and looking to make a final decision. It appears that the mod for CB is rather straight forward for both and the cost differential isn't really a factor either. I would be using whichever I choose as both a mobile and base, at least initially. I plan to pair the radio with the SR-A10 mag mount. It seems that the 40 might be more using friendly, while the 60 has better power output. Being completely new to CB and skip, I am not sure... Read more View article »
03-29-26 Amazing G5 Receive Coverage - Mind Blown 🤯 I have several out-of-state systems programmed into my G5 and am currently parked at a town at some elevation - Princeton, Massachusetts (elev. ~1,500 feet) grid FN42bk-... 03-29-26, 20:47 pm I have several out-of-state systems programmed into my G5 and am currently parked at a town at some elevation - Princeton, Massachusetts (elev. ~1,500 feet) grid FN42bk- about 10 miles west of my home - and am picking up Rhode Island Statewide Communications Network (RISCON) system. I am totally blown away that I am picking up that system from this distance (see map). Is this typical to receive a P25 P1 system this far away? I don’t pick them up at home, but at this location where I... Read more View article »
03-29-26 Broadcastify Calls Playlists - New Features and... For playlists: Fixed bugs when clicking on calls to play in the list table Next / Previous call clicks sometimes got messed up, fixed bugs there Now save volume, pan,... 03-29-26, 20:47 pm For playlists: Fixed bugs when clicking on calls to play in the list table Next / Previous call clicks sometimes got messed up, fixed bugs there Now save volume, pan, and balance per playlist in browser localstorage Better button/status/metadata card display New Playback Modes for Playlists and All Trunked Systems calls Standard - plays all calls FIFO, jumps to the top if gets to the bottom of the queue Smart - attempts to stay ahead of the queue and not fall... Read more View article »

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