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11-28-25 Ventura County moving to 7/800 Phase I P25... Ventura County moving to 7/800 P25 trunking system by 2020 Ventura County pursuant to Section 90.629 (A) (2) of the Rules and Regulation of the FCC , respectfully... 11-28-25, 16:43 pm Ventura County moving to 7/800 P25 trunking system by 2020 Ventura County pursuant to Section 90.629 (A) (2) of the Rules and Regulation of the FCC , respectfully request authority for a five-year extended implementation period to complete construction of the 700 Mhz P25 trunked LMR system for Ventura County. Background (1) The proposed Ventura County Trunked Radio System will require longer than twelve (12) months to construct and place in operation because of its purpose... Read more View article »
11-28-25 Sandusky County Fremont PD and Fire to join... Fremont city counsel approved $600,000 at their July meeting to purchase MARCS radios for the PD and Fire departments. Currently both departments are on DMR radios. The... 11-28-25, 16:39 pm Fremont city counsel approved $600,000 at their July meeting to purchase MARCS radios for the PD and Fire departments. Currently both departments are on DMR radios. The fire department does have two MARCS radios in two of their trucks They made this decision after the recent incidents where the family was killed on the train trestle and the shooting at the park. Look for for new talk groups in the coming weeks or months. View article »
11-28-25 Motorola XTL5000 and APRS I've recently acquired an XTL5000 mobile radio. Im looking to maybe get into APRS with this radio. That said, its my understanding that this model does not do GPS like... 11-28-25, 16:36 pm I've recently acquired an XTL5000 mobile radio. Im looking to maybe get into APRS with this radio. That said, its my understanding that this model does not do GPS like the APX's that im far more familiar with. Does anyone have a set up for this thats running successfully? View article »
11-28-25 Mammoth Mtn. Ski Area Identifying Talkgroups I've got the Mammoth Mtn. Ski Area radio system up and running thanks to the folks that helped me on a recent thread. The next step in understanding this system is... 11-28-25, 16:34 pm I've got the Mammoth Mtn. Ski Area radio system up and running thanks to the folks that helped me on a recent thread. The next step in understanding this system is identifying the function of each talkgroup. It would appear I've IDed about half of them or more. They are listed in the database for this radio system. A lot of people, especially those from southern California, ski here and listen to its radio system. I would appreciate it if we leave the database submissions to me. I listened... Read more View article »
11-28-25 2 meters What's the draw to the 2 meter band. 2 people now have said 2 meters is where it's at. What so different from 10, 20 40 meters outside it's a a higher frequency? I would... 11-28-25, 16:30 pm What's the draw to the 2 meter band. 2 people now have said 2 meters is where it's at. What so different from 10, 20 40 meters outside it's a a higher frequency? I would like to try it out. Is there a hand held that out there that won't brake the bank and give me some experience on what 2 meters is all about? View article »
11-28-25 HCSO G5 Can anyone help me by sending me Harris County Preceint 2, and 8 for my g5? I can't figure it out for the life of me. Thanks. fmulder737@gmail.com 11-28-25, 16:26 pm Can anyone help me by sending me Harris County Preceint 2, and 8 for my g5? I can't figure it out for the life of me. Thanks. fmulder737@gmail.com View article »

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