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12-09-25 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025 Happy New Year everyone! Just starting a new thread for the new year. 12-09-25, 06:27 am Happy New Year everyone! Just starting a new thread for the new year. View article »
12-09-25 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... 12-09-25, 06:23 am 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 »
12-09-25 TRX1 or 2e DMR Tier 3 needs to use wildcards,... @Ubbe maybe you can tell me. On T3 I have to enable Wildcards in Trunked Radio Systems tab to recieve. Cap+ is ok without & still displays site, unit ID &... 12-09-25, 06:09 am @Ubbe maybe you can tell me. On T3 I have to enable Wildcards in Trunked Radio Systems tab to recieve. Cap+ is ok without & still displays site, unit ID & recieves audio fine. View article »
12-09-25 BCD436HP - SCAN speed very slow Hello, I know there have been some threads on this and other forums about BCD436hp and UBCD3600XLT, but I still do not know what to do, to scan faster. I own for few... 12-09-25, 06:08 am Hello, I know there have been some threads on this and other forums about BCD436hp and UBCD3600XLT, but I still do not know what to do, to scan faster. I own for few weeks now UBCD3600XLT, along with it, I have OPENDG77 radio and did some tests: OPENGD77, 30 voice channels to monitor, programmed simpley conventional as analog or dmr channels (few dmr channels are also trunking with constant bursts that interrupt scan every single time with data burst). The whole circle takes cca. max 1-2... Read more View article »
12-09-25 Looking for scanner for Muskegon/Ottawa... Looking for a scanner that will be able to receive fire and police, at least, for both Muskegon and Ottawa counties in Michigan. I know/think Muskegon county is still... 12-09-25, 06:01 am Looking for a scanner that will be able to receive fire and police, at least, for both Muskegon and Ottawa counties in Michigan. I know/think Muskegon county is still analog as I can still hear them on my old Radio Shack scanner but if I'm reading things correctly, Ottawa county has upgraded their systems. Trying to figure out if such a scanner exists for listening to Ottawa county has my head spinning so I decided to create an account here to ask the experts in this field. Would prefer a... Read more View article »
12-09-25 8.33 spacing Lately, have been scanning civil air band. My 160DN came pre programmed with 8.33 spacing. I added a custom search for 25k spacing. Lately, scanning 25k doesn't pick up... 12-09-25, 05:59 am Lately, have been scanning civil air band. My 160DN came pre programmed with 8.33 spacing. I added a custom search for 25k spacing. Lately, scanning 25k doesn't pick up much and allot of static frequencies. When I switch over to 8.33, get plenty of hits without most of the static. Is the USA switching over to 8.33 spacing? View article »

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