Standard LTR System Question

I am staying at the Hard Rock Hotel (once was Cherokee Casino) I was looking up their frequencies

and found this link:





http://ift.tt/12cEA8F





I have a BCD396XT, and have the option to program LT, but decided to program

it as CONV (conventional) As you will see in the link, there are items missing.............





Also, what exactly is this system? Is it trunked? I am simply not familiar with

how to program this (or rather) the best way to simply listen to the system.





Any help would be appreciated.







Thanks.

Standard LTR System Question

embedded message

does anyone know why tk-5210 embedded message not working on my radio when i turn it on?

embedded message

Bcd436hp hidden features

I swear I saw something about hidden features on the 436. But I can't find the thread. Are their any hidden features?

Bcd436hp hidden features

MN State Patrol

Hello, I am a new user here in MN. I just purchased a PRO-652 a few days ago. I live in the south metro area and will probably be asking for advice on some things.



I am wondering about the State Police here. A few days ago I was running some scan lists on wildcard and i noticed the some State Patrol ID's were showing up in different scan lists I had.



Does anyone know how that works specifically? I assume it depends on where the unit is transmitting from or do the State Patrol ID's just automatically go out on all the talk systems?



I am just looking for some insight into this and what is the best way to monitor the State Patrol, since they do not seem to be limited to any specific site here.



Thanks,



Rick

MN State Patrol

Joshua Tree Nat'l Park question

I just came back from a week at JTNP and, as usual, monitor the 171.675 freq for the Nat'l Park service.

I am able to hear 171.675 from just about anywhere in the park with varying levels of quality (at it's worst, it's still quite usable).



I switched to the repeater input (172.675 per the DB) and WOW!. Although it's listed as a "repeater input" in the DB, it sounds like the output of a repeater. Over in the Jumbo Rocks area, it has a full quieting signal. Same 146.2 PL.



Another thing I noticed listening to this is some of the units will have a short beep at the end of their transmission on 172.675. I don't think I've ever heard this on 171.675.



So it sounds like 171.675 and 172.675 are a simulcast of sorts.



Is there a link frequency I am missing or perhaps someone can explain how this works ?



Thanks.

Joshua Tree Nat'l Park question

Groton PD

I have had 853.4000 - DPL 155 and 851.5750 - DPL 155 in my radios for the longest time for Groton Town PD.



Someone just told me they are operating on 868.4000, is this a new frequency or am I missing something?

Groton PD

Ennis PD Input Freq

Hey all,

I am looking to see if anyone has the input freq for Ennis PD in Ellis Co. TX. any help would be great thanks.

Ennis PD Input Freq

Garrett county D.N.R. 151.205 off the air?

Has anyone noticed that there has been no activity on the Dept. of Natural Resources 151.205 mhz. repeaters? It appears that they have moved ops to 151.3125 mhz.

Garrett county D.N.R. 151.205 off the air?

help tapping pro 39

Trying to install discriminator tap in pro 39 I have wired it several ways still no audio showing on mic jack.Im using double ended 3.5 cord with one end cut off.

help tapping pro 39

Motorola MTX8250 Programming Question

Good Evening



Does the Trunking Professional Software require the use of a rib box and not allow a USB cable to be used?

Motorola MTX8250 Programming Question

discriminator tap pro 39

Is there any one that has done one of these or knows how I have tried and have had no luck..

discriminator tap pro 39

Mutual Aid repeater?

Does anyone know anything about repeaters on Mutual Aid -- 155.475?



I guess I thought that was frowned on, but I've heard morse code ID's on that frequency from time to time, so I would imagine it's a repeater.



The one I'm almost sure I heard today is Woodbury County (Sioux City).



I guess the possibility does exist that they've got a morse code ID on a simplex frequency, but that would be QUITE unusual.



If it is a repeater, any idea what the input is?



Thanks,

Scott

Mutual Aid repeater?

help tapping pro 39

Trying to install discriminator tap in pro 39 I have wired it several ways still no audio showing on mic jack.Im using double ended 3.5 cord with one end cut off.

help tapping pro 39

indoor plug outlet

Hi everyone, I am buying my son for Christmas the Home Patrol 2 scanner, what I would like to know is can this scanner also be plugged into an indoor house plug or do you have to use the batteries to listen to the scanner, and if you have to use the batteries can you still listen while the batteries are charging ?



THANKS

Dallascowboys

indoor plug outlet

Mathews Co./MOTOTRBO

Mathews Co. license WPKF505 has been modified for additional repeater/simplex frequencies and MOTOTRBO operation on all frequencies if desired.



Here is the FCC link:



.ULS License - Public Safety Pool, Conventional License - WPKF505 - MATHEWS, COUNTY OF



John

W4UVV

Mathews Co./MOTOTRBO

How to program a 5-tone codification in VX-454 walkies

Hi all from Barcelona,



First of all, thanks in advance for your help.



I have to VX-454 walkies, and I would like to program them to comunicate using a 5-tone codification. I am using CE115 software.



My problem is that I am not able to find any 'Step by step' manual or information around whole internet! My first and basic problem is how to identify each walkie using this codification. Maybe (well, I really suppose it), it is a basic question, but I don't know how to do it using this CE115 software.



Any help will be welcome!



Thanks in advance

How to program a 5-tone codification in VX-454 walkies

Trumbull EMS

I haven't heard Trumbull EMS on the air for some time now. What I've got in my scanner matches the RR database. Anyone know if there's been a change?

Trumbull EMS

Franklin County

Anyone know if the Ridge Road Tower / Repeater for low band simulcast of Franklin Fire/EMS Dispatch, is out of service? Last 96 hours has had spotty if any traffic.-11/30/14

Franklin County

AirMobile 2

Heard this helo on Nightingale's dispatch, said they were coming an accident in Perquimans County. Where is AirMobile 2 based?

AirMobile 2

Advanced System key question. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!!!

Let me preface this, I HAVE MY ISSUED SOFTWARE SYSTEM KEY!!



Again, I have a system key!!!! I am not asking/implying/hinting/inuendoing (is that a word) that I need to bypass the system key requirement for my radio.



I have an XTS2500 that is on our local system. Our local system is the ONLY one in the radio. No outside systems or anything like that are programmed into this unit.



I wanted to change the scan setup in my radio. I read it with the CPS, changed a button function (moved scan), and attempted to write back to the radio.



No go????



It says, "cannot write radio without advanced keys".



No problem I think. I just read my software key. The CPS takes it and allows me to enter into the trunking system and change whatever I want (ID, TGs, etc). So I know the CPS is taking it.



I try to write back to the radio again, BOOM. Same message as above.



So I simply read the radio, make no changes, and attempt to write back. Nope. I keep getting this same error.



The radio is not write protected. I made updates to the programming about a year ago and it worked fine.





What am I doing wrong here? I must be missing something.



Thanks,



WM

Advanced System key question. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!!!

CPS kills internet access

Whenever I attach a cable to either my xpr7550, or xpr 5550 radio I lose access to the internet. I notice his every time.



I set the radio to a ip address available on my network, but it still kills the internet and my nas shares.



I know the cable should not be there very long, but why does this happen?



Not sure if this is the place to post this, hope so.



TIA

JC

CPS kills internet access

Drivers for BC396XT Uniden Police scanner

Hi Everyone,

I just purchased an Uniden BC396XT Police scanner for my husband for Christmas and wanted to program our local frequencies into it for him. It came with a cable but was serial port for 10 year old computer. Purchased the cable with USB but everyone said to get correct driver for the cable. I have Freescan downloaded. Where do I go for the correct driver?



Thanks, I appreciate any help.



Diana Haker

Mtnarts2

Drivers for BC396XT Uniden Police scanner

FIRMWARE

Anyone know where I can find the firmware for pro-197 all the links go to a blank page!! Check the link before you send it to me!! Thanks

FIRMWARE

p25

Looking for suggestions for types of scanners that will receive p25 system in

lancaster county PA

p25

ACARSD Red Messages

I'm finally getting around to getting ACARSD back up and running on my Win 7 laptop. So far I am past the setup and getting some decodes. The problem seems to be the online server that gives you the aircraft pictures etc. I get Red messages at the bottom "Unable to connect to www.fysb.de" ? Is there a better server I should use in the USA?

ACARSD Red Messages

vertical mounted yagi work arounds

Been reading a lot about how hard it is to make a yagi style antenna work well vertical. If a non conductive mast pole could be located, and coax was ran to the reflector end; could the yagi be made to work well enough to warrant all the hassle ? End mounting my three element seems to hard to pull off and still using this (made for tv) rotor . Have only been able to locate solid fiberglass 1 1/2"-2"od rods in lengths of eight feet so far That would still leave about three feet of the lower elements in the mast pole path. I tried tilting the beam at a 45 degree angle to the mast also. This did help bring the vswr down to the safe zone as long as no power was added, in which case it raised from 1.4 to 2.5. This is a 10-11meter set up I'm working on. I know I'm just beating a dead horse and should just leave it flat, but I just like trying things said to be non do able.

vertical mounted yagi work arounds

Looking for VX-10(4X) programming software

I have two VX-10(4X) handhelds. I am looking for programming software and also, can these radios be programmed to a trunking system and still have conventional channels as well???

Looking for VX-10(4X) programming software

P-25 / Unitrunker, 2 rtl-sdr, dsd+, (sdr# and vbcable)

I have both of my Nooelec rtl-sdr's working correctly in SDR#. A couple of questions I have are:



1. Do I need SDR# or will Unitrunker do what I need?



2. If I am using dsd+ as opposed to the original dsd do I still need vbcable?



Can someone "please" point me to a good tutorial on setting this up?





For antenna's I have:

25-1300 mhz mobile antenna from my car

Magnet-mount mobile scanner antenna - Radioshack



I also have my Pro-96 original rubber-ducky antenna as well as:

800MHz Scanner Antenna - Radioshack



With these antenna possibilities which would be best for control channel receiver and which for voice?



Thanks!

P-25 / Unitrunker, 2 rtl-sdr, dsd+, (sdr# and vbcable)

Kenwood tm 261a

Dear friends

Any one has an information on KENWOOD MT-261A

THANKS

Kenwood tm 261a

BC396T not picking up OPP

why is that my 396t can't pick up opp any more whats up whit that did they go p25 phase 2

BC396T not picking up OPP

Motorola MCX838

Dear friends

I need software for programming MOTOROLA MCX838

I will appreciate it much

Thanks

Motorola MCX838

QPS Moreton Region

Can someone tell me if this stream is down permanently.

QPS Moreton Region

BCD996XT Uniden cable works best!

I tried getting my USB to serial cable to work with programing this scanner and sometimes it would work and sometime not,I would get no driver messages,incompatible scanner messages and so on,bought the uniden USB to USB cable and it works flawlessly every time!

Why in the world would uniden even consider a serial cable when that went out 10 years ago?

BCD996XT Uniden cable works best!

Simplex On Repeater Inputs? (467 MHz)

Is Simplex allowed on the 467MHZ GMRS repeater input channels? Was running through the scanner the other day and heard a small group of users on 467.625 and sometimes .650 mentioning it being safe from all the people with walmart radios. Also checked on the wiki and apparently they are listes as Common Use and/or Repeater Input. General Mobile Radio Service - The RadioReference Wiki



While I understand the sentiment I always recall that being against FCC regulation in the USA

Simplex On Repeater Inputs? (467 MHz)

AMES Police and Fire Audio stream

There is a good possibility that I will be moving from the Ames area in January (2015). Will anyone be willing to host the Ames scanner feed. I can loan out my current equipment if someone has the space and lives within the prime radio reception area. Otherwise the AMES Police and Fire Audio stream will cease to exist December 30th (2014).

AMES Police and Fire Audio stream

XPR5550 on-off

The XPR5550 has a soft start for turning the radio on. I built a cable for the rear accessory that allows programming and Ignition sense Pin 26 of the connector (so I was told). This sense lead goes the 12v

I set he ignition sense to On/Off or ignition option under accessories. Programming part works OK.



I thought when power was applied to the radio plus the sense wire, the radio would come on.

It does not. I was told to set this option to follow ignition only. I am concerned if I do that and the sense circuit is not working correct I would not be able to turn the radio on.



Anyone set theirs up this way?

XPR5550 on-off

Troop B Simulcast On Analog Trunked?

Odd question ... is Troop B, which is now on the P25 system, simulcast onto the analog system? I was briefly picking something up on 33584, which I have as Troop B's Patrol 1.



I didn't think Troop B was simulcast onto the SmartZone system.

Troop B Simulcast On Analog Trunked?

Jersey City and uniden Homepatrol-1 problem

I'm having trouble monitoring Jersey City P25 trunking system on my HP-1, it doesn't stop on a channel if it scanning and audio doesn't come through but when I'm manually locked on a frequency the traffic comes through but it doesn't when it's scanning. Anyone else have this problem?

Jersey City and uniden Homepatrol-1 problem

DIY - Ultralight Radio Carry Case

Back in March 2014 I designed and built a custom "stealth ultralight dxing bag", this was designed to carry my 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 ultralight radio, my AR1733 radio and the various other bits and pieces I carry for portable ultralight dxing sessions. The details of this can be seen here: (Ultralight DXing: DIY - Stealth Ultralight DXing Bag)



Since recently returning to the ultralight DXing hobby after a few months being away, I decided to try and find a better carry solution, while the bag served me well and was cheap at around a $50 total cost, I have changed my approach and having to carry a separate bag (especially when also carrying other bags) became an issue to the point that I stopped carrying it as often.



Yesterday while shopping at our local Ship Loads I came across this case: (Jarvis Walker Utility Large Tackle Box at best sale price with great deals) for $9.95. When I returned home I found that it was the perfect size, however the foam sheet I had at home that I was planning on using for this was about 1cm too small the whole way around.



After going to Bunnings to try and find some suitable foam and not having any luck, I happened to call past Kmart on the way home and found a Yoga block for $6 which was the perfect size.



When I returned home I sat down to work on it and within 3/4 of an hour I had the case set up how I wanted it. Materials used were:

- Jarvis Walker 197 Utility Box Large: $9.95

- Yoga form block: $6

- Black tape: $2.95

- Bubble wrap: $0.50



The foam block was cut to suit the size of the case and then I cut out sections to allow me to securely store both my AR1733 and 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 ultralight radios plus my aerial, notepad, pens and ear phones. This fits nicely in my backpack where I keep my logs sheets and larger accessories. It is still very

stealthy and much easier to carry. I am really happy with how well this has turned out and for under $20 it is great value.



Photos: Ultralight DXing: DIY - Ultralight Radio Carry Case

DIY - Ultralight Radio Carry Case

4 alarm Fire in Elizabeth, NJ

Staying over a friends place in Yonkers, NY. Brought my HP-1 with me and can hear it pretty well. It's very active as of now, so NNJ/NYC metro area scanner enthusiast tune in. 501.2125, DCS 411



4-alarm fire breaks out in half residential, half commercial Elizabeth building | 7online.com

4 alarm Fire in Elizabeth, NJ

ROIP Setup Options

I'm looking for different ROIP setups. I like the "simplicity" of the NXU's (but not the price tag).



Asterisk can be a pain to build on certain systems where you don't need (or have the ability to use) a full sized pentium/amd based PC.



I'm aware of IRLP and Echolink but I'm not wanting to build amateur networks so they are already out.

ROIP Setup Options

WS1080/EZ Scan Delay Setting

I can't find a place in the EZ Scan software to set/change the "delay" time before the radio begins scanning after the end of a transmission. Is it possible to set this value; and, if so, where? What is the out-of-the-box, factory default delay time setting?



Thanks

WS1080/EZ Scan Delay Setting

3 new ACARS channels

Three channels that had been allocated for a planned data system upgrade known as "VDL-3" have been reallocated for ACARS following the cancellation of the project.



So far, I logged these airlines using them today:



136.675 Delta and JetBlue



136.725 Delta



136.775 Air Canada, Air Transat, American, Delta, JetBlue, United

3 new ACARS channels

Iowa State Patrol - Burt and Council Bluffs Tower

Anyone have any info on this, particularly PL info:



PW WQTA491

IOWA, STATE OF

[STATE POLICE.]

Control Point 1 - 5912 SECOND AVE, DES MOINES IA 515-281-6223

(link)

12/18/2013 License Issued

1 - 3005 Highway 169, Burt (KOSSUTH) IA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)

155.655 FB 150p 500e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.685 FB 150p 500e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.655 FB2 150p 500e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.685 FB2 150p 500e Units: 1 11K2F3E





PW WQTA621

IOWA, STATE OF

[POLICE COMMUNICATIONS]

Control Point 1 - 5912 SECOND AVE, DES MOINES IA 515-281-6223

(link)

12/19/2013 License Issued

1 - 2025 Hunt Ave, Council Bluffs (POTTAWATTAMIE) IA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)

155.655 FB2 150p 478e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.685 FB2 150p 478e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.655 FB 150p 478e Units: 1 11K2F3E

155.685 FB 150p 478e Units: 1 11K2F3E



Tim

Iowa State Patrol - Burt and Council Bluffs Tower

Which home patrol is the best

I had a 996 which I returned as it was to technical for my intelligence, and I was looking at the Home Patrol 1 until I read a thread that it did not hear very well yet the Home Patrol 2 did a much better job also I am hearing about this Phase II that is in the HP-II. I live in Polk County, WI.

Thanks

Which home patrol is the best

Icom-R75 Antenna Suggestions

Hello all, I'm planning on getting a R-75 soon and want to be prepared by having a good antenna for it soon as possible. I usually monitor utility stations, military freqs, aircraft, number stations, hams, unknown signals, and commercial broadcasts, as well as DXing for signals. So pretty much the whole works. I'm looking for a good DXing antenna to pull in those weak signals from far away. I'm able to run a antenna outside as I live in a rural area, and can place it high up as I want.



I'd like the antenna range to be from 1000khz to 30000khz, if possible :)



And I'd like to keep it the $40-85 range, as I don't really want/need to spend that much on a antenna.



So tell me all, what can you recommended me to get, what do you think would be the best for my needs?

Thanks :D

Icom-R75 Antenna Suggestions

BCD396xt Operational questions...

Greetings...



My first generation BC396 is dying and I am wondering If I should purchase the BCD396xt or one of the newer handhelds. I just have a few questions about certain operations on the BCD396xt.



01) Is the FireToneOut search feature on the BCD396xt an improvement over the BC396? I noticed on the BC396, if the Tones were (Tone A - 747.2 / Tone B - 634.6), each time the tones were set off the display would be a little different (i.e. one time it would show = Tone A - 747.4 / Tone B - 635.1).



02) Also, for the 'System ID/Tower Site' of P25 TRS's, I noticed that the BC396 would not show a Site ID if the tower site is three digit (i.e. Tower Site # 123 would not show up). If it was Site #32, it would show up on the radio as '3232'. Is this fixed on the BCD396xt?





Thanks in advance for any help someone can be.







BCD396XT - The RadioReference Wiki







Tim

BCD396xt Operational questions...

Unknown data 152.87 (Charlotte Area)

I have been doing some frequency searching to find anything new to listen to and came across some unknown data on 152.87. I tried to look up the licensee on the FCC database but could not find anything obvious. I keep hearing data bursts the sound like MDC IDs but there is no voice at all and my program for that yields nothing. I thought MAYBE taxi MDT data as it sounds similar but got nothing on that app. Anyone want to take a shot and listen to this to see if it is familiar to anyone else? I could be way off and it could just be some proprietary data. Either way anyone else care to make a guess?

Unknown data 152.87 (Charlotte Area)

Hams: we can be our own worst enemies

I was browsing eBay and noticed this ad for an FT-2500. No, it wasn't the rather high buy it now price for a 15+ year old used radio, but the text in the ad that the seller describes about the local ham community causing him to not want to participate:



Yeasu ft 2500M 2 FM Meter Ham Radio 140 to 174 MHz | eBay



It just goes to show that we can be some of our worst enemies at times, on all sides. This is not about making fun of the seller, or his overpriced radio, but more a commentary on how as hams we can be downright snotty to our fellow hams or prospective hams and not even realize it.



How often do we hear new call signs on a repeater or HF and ignore them?

How often do we get frustrated with new operators who don't know all the ropes or use CB lingo like "Roger that" or say "for ID" after giving their call sign? How often do people outside the hobby ask about our radios and we just blow them off or get annoyed when they refer to them as "CBs" or downplay what ham radio really has to offer.



I am just saying I hate to hear it when people exist the hobby with disgust. Sure, it is a personal right to do so, but I cannot help to stop and think how many times this happens, and correlate that with the dead local bands around here.



I watched a movie tonight called "Her" which takes place in the future where a guy falls in love with a computer operating system. It is a great film as it shows how as a society we are moving away from interpersonal relationships and real one to one, and one to many HUMAN contact. It's a great film because it drives home how technology such as smartphones and the Internet are changing our ability to be social animals, which human beings by nature are (with some exceptions).



Ham radio is all about that: human contact. We all should remember this. I would like to think that the stories like the angry eBay seller making a mass exodus are rare, but is it? Ham radio is like the last holdout of bridging technology with good old fashioned human contact. Let us not forget that.

Hams: we can be our own worst enemies

BR330T BR330T problems

I bought this scanner radio about 4 years ago and I don't use it that much. This radio drives me crazy.

I was trying to adjust the squelch setting and now the scanner is scanning other services that are already programed in the radio and I can't turn them off. Why are these new radios so complicated ? I'm so mad am ready to sell this radio and buy something else. Please can someone help me.

BR330T BR330T problems

Greetings, with a question...

Hey guys. I'm pretty new here. My name is Matt. I just passed my ham tech, and general in one session last week. I aced the tech, but failed the general by 1 question. There were 27 of us that showed up for the test, and everyone was very encouraging and positive. They convinced me to re-try the general, and I nailed it. So I'm happy. I'm waiting to show up on the government database before I can transmit...hope to talk to some of you soon



I'm using an old very well taken care of Drake TR7 that my grandpa gave me recently. It has a few minor issues, frequency is a little off, it drifts a bit, am sounds a bit rough and the antenna tuner with it seems a little funny, but overall it works pretty darn good for a rookie like me. It's just old and needs a tuneup I think.



I have contacted a guy who knows these radios on the recommendation of someone here to get these issues sorted out, and got what I feel is a pretty reasonable quote, problem is reasonable or not, I just cant pay it right now...heh. So, I've been living with it.



Now today, something I think is possibly fairly serious is happening. I've been listening on 40m for about 2 or 3 hours. There are tons of people on, nets going on, contests etc... About 3 or 4 times in the last couple hours the volume would just drop on active conversations over the course of maybe 10 seconds until there was no sound being emitted by the radio at all...not even static. Power off, power back on, and its fine again.



Any ideas? Might be something simple I can take care of myself if I had some direction....

Greetings, with a question...

HP-1/HP-2 Scanning Florida Fire Departments

I'm pretty burned out to scanning damn near everything here in Florida going digital & trunked but since I'm getting back into fire service scanning again, the database appears to indicate an increasing number of FD's transitioning to digital modes & trunked systems so I guess I have to dump all my conventional analog stuff & advance myself into the 21st century of high tech scanning, which one of these super scanners would suit my needs to receive both trunked, digital & analog fire service frequencies for the various fire departments in the Sunshine State, or is there another less expensive scanner that I'm not aware of, thanks for your time & assistance.



BTW: Any other members in Florida specialize in strictly fire service scanning?

HP-1/HP-2 Scanning Florida Fire Departments

Monroe County

I was in Monroe Michigan for a week on Vacation and was not sure what TalkGroup State Police use as dispatch for District-1 i had 3 or 4 of them in the scanner and no Traffic from what i had.

Monroe County

Problem with TX and RX

I just installed my yaesu 8800 in my Tundra. Once I got everything together and did a radio check, I noticed it was not receiving and transmitting correctly. It acts like the antenna is not there. The radio worked fine with out any problems when I had it in my home. I believe it has something to do with the Antenna setup. I used one of the four bed rails post holes. It is a NMO Breedlove bracket. It does sit on top of a plastic bed-liner. I wondering if I should run a wire from the bracket to ground the antenna better to solve my problem.



I am not sure if it could be the coax running from the base of the antenna bracket to the radio. I purchased a pre-made cable, but had to cut one end to run in to the cab of the truck. I put on a new Connector at the radio end. The coax does not fit all that well, plus the coax core is strained wire, not solid. Not sure if I should try another connector or replace the coax.



My previous antenna on the Tundra was a magnet mount, which worked better that I thought it would. I replaced it for a more permanent one.



Brian

N1VLZ

Problem with TX and RX

vx7r/ft270r programming cable

I have a usb programming cable for the 7r and use commander software. Will this cable work for a 270r also?

vx7r/ft270r programming cable

Uniden Bearcat PC787

Okay, I know this one has been gone over several times, and I could not find the appropriate thread, please do not be ashamed to move this. I have purchased a full kit, including the radio, ext speaker and wireless mike. I read that the Mike is digitally connected to the radio in the spectrum of 1920-1930mhz. Also, cb rule 19 (95.419) has not changed. The rule book that came with the kit says so. Funny how I can buy a radio controlled radio and use it on the air. I originally hoped that murs would be employed, but that would make no less a radio controlled device.

Uniden Bearcat PC787

Monroe co Businesses

Hey guys, so I've been some custom searches on my 997xt for local monroe co businesses. It started earlier this week when I was trying to see if i could hear towing companys during the snow storm.



I found a frequency 464.6200 clear as day, its a business but not sure who. Did a search on fcc website and here and could not find anything.



The other thing is that I'm not sure it is just one company per the frequency. No tones are coming up either. I do hear some beeps etc from time to time. The clear transmissions I do hear, after they are done talking, there is a long pause with static then a few high pitch beeps.



not sure if I need to just listen and find out who it is, or has anyone else come across this.

Monroe co Businesses

BC125AT Noise on VHF Low

Hi all,



I wonder can anyone help with this - I just got my hands on a UBC125XLT and I notice that when used with a telescopic antenna, or the stock one, there is quite a bit of noise across Low VHF. Enough to stop the radio scanning on many frequencies. The problem clears up when an external antenna is used but that's not much use when out and about.



I guess the noise is being internally generated, by the screen? - anyone got any ideas on perhaps lessening this.



Anyone have a similar experience with this model?

BC125AT Noise on VHF Low

Toledo Fire

I went to Monroe Michigan for Vacation and i was monitoring Toledo Fire after the company is dispatched is sent to channel-2 i looked in the DB don't see the Talkgroup would anyone know what Fire Channel-2 is on the system?

Toledo Fire

Somerset Pulling the Plug 3600 EOL Analog

Somerset County has announced the end of the original legacy 3600 baud 470-512 4.1 trunked radio system as it is no longer supported by mother M calling it end of life (EOL).



While somewhat vague, the end of 2015 was mentioned to terminate the use of this system.



This announcement encourages users to migrate to the 9600 470-512 P25 trunked radio system. No mention of the FCC clawback of 470-512 was mentioned. Subscribers will need to upgrade thier existing radios to 9600\P25 $$$



It would appear that there is no interest in moving Fire and EMS to the County 700 system until the clawback occurs.



For those interested in listening to Somerset County Fire EMS and Analog PD's like North Plainfield you will need to have a P25 trunking scanner in the future if you do not have one.

Somerset Pulling the Plug 3600 EOL Analog

VRS-EP Expo schematics needed

I am looking for the service manual for a UHF (any split) expo. A pdf download would be ideal but I will happily accept even pictures from the manual if anyone has any.

VRS-EP Expo schematics needed

Any Kirisun DP770 users here?

If so, could I get a copy of a code plug for the radio? I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how to program mine, and if I had a code plug to upload into the programming software and look at / learn from, it might make things easier to figure out.



I've checked in a couple of Yahoo groups (well one so far); the "open" group didn't have any in the files and the other group I wanted to check in hasn't approved my membership request yet.



Thanks in advance. Any help will be greatly appreciated.



:)

Any Kirisun DP770 users here?

Open source hardware mods?

Anyone doing anything of this sort?



I did some projects 20 years ago and over the last few months I have brought those back to life.

Just wondering if there are any hardware hackers out there.



I redesigned my 20 year old PLL controller on an FPGA and added an OLED display to replace the channel display, for example. I did the same thing 20 years ago to an old Midland I had with an 02A PLL.

Recently re-wrote it in C for an AVR (like an Arduino)



Will make a video about it... and thinking about putting the code out there after I finish tweaking it for an Arduino - that's what I am doing now to try to make it easier on hobbyists.

It's also a challenge.. make the code small enough to use 2k of sram and 31k of flash :)

I have flip-flopped on it a bunch.. trying to do it on various MCUs and FPGAs...

Was running it on a Spartan-III then a Cyclone II and then an ARM core MCU like the ATSAM3X



Had a lot of fun doing this project.. and an old radio with an OLED channel display will look cool too :)

Open source hardware mods?

For upMan, et al: "Sites" On Trunked Sys.: Seeing On HP-1 ?

Hello.



Recently started playing around with Trunking, and

am making good progress, I think. Using Butel and a HP-1.

Everyone has been so good in helping me out; most appreciative.



I can do most everything I want now, thanks again to everyone, but

some of the nuances I'm still having trouble with.



Might someone please clarify this for me:



Using the Massachusetts State Police as an example.



If I open up the main Folder for, all the Sites and Talkgroups appear. Many of each.

I select Avoid for several of the Sites, but NOT for all.



I then Collapse everything, and now have only the main Folder showing.

I then send this entire Folder to the radio.



I then go to the radio's screens and Select Review/Edit Channels.

It all seems to be there, even the Talkgroups. Great.



There are 3 lines that show up for each of the "labeled areas" on the radio's screen.

If I Hold on one of them while listening:



The top one shows: Massachusetts State Police



The middle one shows one of the Talkgroups



The bottom one shows one of the talkgroup lines from the spreadsheet

that opened up (right hand pane) for this particular Talkgroup in Butel.



Questions:



a. Main Question: Other than for the Sites that I checked to be Avoided before the

download to the radio, how do I see on the radio's screens which Site is

actually being used/scanned at the moment ?



b. I assume that all of these Sites (other than the Avoided) will be scanned "automatically". Correct ?



c. Actually, other than the Boston Site, I am not even sure that I am/can be in

range of any of them.



However, are they still being scanned though ?



Thanks,

Bob

For upMan, et al: "Sites" On Trunked Sys.: Seeing On HP-1 ?

Somerset County P-25 TRS

heard talk group 821 ems ., fire ? , and 627,...county services? not in database..any one know what these are ?

Somerset County P-25 TRS

How do I enter this freq?

I was looking at the Mountain Home Amateur club. One frequency was 144.88. How do I enter this on my Sangean ATS 505 radio? I don't even know if this is SW or Mhz or Khz. Thanks for the help.

How do I enter this freq?

Brantford Fire

Hey All,



Anyone been listening to Brantford Fire recently? it seems something has changed and I can not get them, only static when they talk anymore. FORTS had given me some info before for WIN96



In Win96 set the bank type to 'MOT', and MOT 9600 CC to Multi Table, then click on the Extended Tables box. In the window that pops up click on 800 MHz under the 9600 CC column. Now, in the table below change the first line to these values:



CH Lo - 0

CH Hi - 4095

Base Freq - 860.0000

Offset - 0

Step - 12.500



but found this seems not to work anymore either, Anyone who can shed some light on this??



thanks

Brantford Fire

Wayne County Michigan 48186

Wayne County Michigan 48186



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Can anyone tell me a scanner that works on the new system they installed last year in the Wayne, Westland, Garden City Area 48186 & 48185 I had the Home Patrol 1 and around last March it went pretty Silence



Here is what I can find

The five communities of Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, and Westland that comprise the Western Wayne Mutual Aid Association have decided to migrate to the MPSCS. When examining the costs associated to upgrade the infrastructure on their now obsolete 800 MHz legacy trunking system that was built by Motorola nearly 15 years ago, it was far more cost effective to move to the statewide interoperability network. The changeover should be completed by early January, 2014.





Does anyone know of a scanner that works for this area now ?

Thanks

Wayne County Michigan 48186

Modifying The Uniden BC23A (Auto Power Off)

With so many Uniden owners using amplified external speakers, I have wondered if anybody here has modified the Uniden BC23A amplified external speaker? I love the speaker, but I don't care for the Auto Power Off function. I sometimes miss a little bit of audio while the speaker "wakes up". Does anybody know how difficult it would be to remove that functionality?







Uniden Accessories: Bearcat 15-Watt External Speaker

Modifying The Uniden BC23A (Auto Power Off)

Uniden Serial cable for GPS

Just curious. I have the serial cable for my BCD396T. Now, it I get an M to M null model adapter, will this connect my GPS to my 436? I have the Uniden GPS puck. I notice the GPS connection on the 436 seems to be the same as the data connector on my 396T. Thanks in advance!

Uniden Serial cable for GPS

440.550 Very Active Right Now For An Event in Manhattan?

I was just scanning the bands this morning and came across official sounding ham radio event coordinators on 440.550 also simulcasting on 445.125 taking place in lower Manhattan. Anyone know details on this?

440.550 Very Active Right Now For An Event in Manhattan?

PSR500 Question

I purchased a used PSR500 and have been programming it with the PSRedit500 software. It works fine for a few days or so and then the "T" quits flashing on and off while scanning and I quit receiving any P25 traffic. Any ideas to what is going on and how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

PSR500 Question

BCD436HP Am I using Sentinel correctly?

I have a feeling I'm overlooking something. Long ago I created all my favorite lists and they work fine. But when I download the weekly master DB update, how can I know which (if any) of the systems, TGID's, control frequencies that are in my FL's, need to be updated? Is the only safe method of updating my FL's to delete and re-create them (along with all the customizations I may have done to them)??



Surely the software includes a better way to either update FL's automatically, or at least make it possible to compare/identify the changes so that they can be applied manually. Any help will be appreciated!

BCD436HP Am I using Sentinel correctly?

Baiston BST-2100 Transceiver

Fellow Radio Heads,



I bought what was advertised as a UHF / VHF Radiophone from a web ad.

Once it arrived determined it is single band (UHF) 16 channels, no software.

There is no information about programming or where to locate the PC Software.



After an extended search I was able to locate Baiston's home page.

and requested the software with a translated message.



In the meantime, should anyone locate a source for this PC software, would you keep me

and this post in mind.

Baiston BST-2100 Transceiver

Download search frequency lockouts from UBC-3500 ? ?

Is there any software available that can be used to download search frequency lockouts from the UBC-3500 to a computer ?



BcTools shows the frequencies, but it doesn´t seem possible to save the list...



Note: UBC-3500 is the "european version" of BR-330T, without trunking & shortwave broadcast recieve.

Programs for BR-330, BCD396 etc. usually works also for UBC-3500.

Download search frequency lockouts from UBC-3500 ? ?

Cloning

Does anyone know if I'm able to clone my PRO-106, to a PRO-451?

Thanks in advance.

Cloning

Tier 3

This private message was sent by a member who currently can not or will not receive private messages, so I post the reply here.

Quote:

Hello, i love your software works flawlessly, i have noticed an increasing trend, i am seeing LRRP's that i know to be carrying GPS Data however it isnt showing, my theory is that they are compressing the data, is there any way around this at all, one of the other things i have noticed is your software does not decode Tier 3 Control Channels which we are seeing alot of here in australia. again i love your software, just two known issues that i am seeing

We have no information about LRRP compression.



Raw audio samples of Tier 3 control channel signals should be uploaded to a file sharing site for analysis.



Any known information - system ID, site number, channel numbers, frequencies - should also be included.

Tier 3

New user, Model 650

My boyfriend has given me the Model 650 scanner just now for my early Christmas gift! I am sitting here trying to figure out why it says up to send and Clone.. I did install software.. what next? <s>

New user, Model 650

RWC and TOPAZ upgrading to TDMA P25?

I was just wondering if anyone had any info on either of these systems being upgraded to TDMA P25 anytime soon? I know I've seen a lot of MCSO deputies carrying Motorola APX radios so I'm not sure if they plan on upgrading their system soon or if they are just buying new radios since the XTS5000's are EOL.

RWC and TOPAZ upgrading to TDMA P25?

NYPD now using Vertex VX824 portable

I've seen many high ranking officers in the department as well as plain clothes officers carrying these around for a while now. I'm assuming to replace the VX800 portables they were issuing officers since they are now discontinued. Anyone have any reviews on the VX824 portables?

NYPD now using Vertex VX824 portable

Unitrunker Release 30

Release 30



Now using a WIX installer so, before upgrading, examine your start menu short-cut. Make a note of the *working* folder. After upgrading, you may need to hand-edit the new shortcut(s) working folder to point to this folder.



Decoding



a. Discover mode check box (replaces the receiver lock mode combo box).

b. Pick site dialog - accessible from Site window tool button; grab a previously logged site and point signal receiver to it.

c. Chase control channel behavior much improved for all receiver models.

d. Dwell time for control channel chasing is more accurate.

e. Prevent crash when user deletes a running receiver (don't delete it).

f. Edits to park frequency (re)enable Discover mode.



P25



a. RR DB download of "zoned" P25 systems didn't retain all downloaded information.

b. Guard against unlikely (but actually happened) scenario where second TSBK of multi OSP passed the 16 bit CRC check but wasn't a single OSP message. The number in the "follow" TSBKs field was crazy high (100 or more) which caused problems downstream.

c. P25 issues monitor events.



Motorola



a. RR DB download of OmniLink systems didn't retain all downloaded information.

b. RR DB download - ignore nil fleetmap for non-Motorola systems.



Display



a. Joins to same talk group more than 3 seconds later are logged (previously these were not logged).

b. Update site's last seen time stamp.



Voice Following



a. Clear call type when clearing old calls.

b. Propagate digital call type for grants.

c. Call mask is now 16 bits (more than 8 call classes).

d. Hack for mixed encrypted / clear digital calls on P25.

e. Bug fix for voice class on P25 continuations.



RTL2832U



a. Automatic fine tuning for RTL2832U receivers (requires squelch setting "full quiet" when no carrier present).

b. Squelch setting in decibels.

c. AFC with better modelling formulas.

d. Limit UI entry of warp value to +/- 250 ppm.

e. AFT logic now has guardrail to restrict auto correction to fit within channel bandwidth. Roughly +/- 7 ppm at 851 Mhz.

f. Zero squelch turns off AFT.

g. Tweaking correction value turns off AFT.



HP-1E



a. receiver window missing mute, analog and digital WAVE outputs, and de-emphasis check box.



Additional information on discover mode and the pick site dialog.



Chase | Dwell | Discover | Pick Site | Pollution



Download



Index of /download

Unitrunker Release 30

Something change again in Johnson County??

I know they added/changed a control channel awhile back, but my 436hp has been fine ever since - until today (last time it seemed fine was a few days ago). Now, no activity at all for more than 30 minutes. Anyone know if something changed again?

Something change again in Johnson County??

Who is talk group 27001

Sounds like a command post , but can not find it in the talk groups that are in Missouri State MOSWIN. Not in the St Louis p25 system. In Ferguson, I have tg 10308, 10309, 27001, but nothing to determine who that is.

Who is talk group 27001

NYC UHF Fire Freqs

I'll be journeying into NYC from Albany, via Amtrak. Plan on taking the day to tour mid-Manhattan, as well as the 9-11 Memorial and Museum.



I'm getting my XTS5000 (UHF) programmed up for the visit and wondering if the UHF fire frequencies are now active, or is (all?) dispatching still on VHF?



Plan on listening primarily to PD/FD for mid and lower Manhattan. Any suggestions for any specific agencies or frequencies that I should include?



Thanks!

NYC UHF Fire Freqs

BCD436HP Earphone Volume Low

Is it me or my 436? I've tried a standard earphone, ear buds, my surveillance earphone and even a homemade speaker mic and the volume has to be turned up to about 14 in order to hear it in the ear. Anyone else?

BCD436HP Earphone Volume Low

Is MagnumElectronics a reputable online dealer?

Is MagnumElectronics.com a trustworthy source? I wanted to buy some CP200d radios.

Is MagnumElectronics a reputable online dealer?

I'm sorry, but DSD+ really does sound crap :(

I give credit where credit is due and the person or people that produced DSD+ have produced a software product that potentially allows enthusiasts access to SDR and discriminator tapped Digital Voice at little, if any cost.



However, the reproduced audio that DSD+ produces is pretty bad compared to virtually every other DV decoder product on the market.



Now, before anyone asks me what my error rates are, they are zero. Yep, zero error rate after running DSDTune and monitoring reasonably strong signals. The problem is not low signal strength or high error rates, or over-driven audio devices.



I have mentioned this several times previously and either I get blasted by the DSD Fanboys or told that I am simply doing something wrong with my PC audio setup. I assure you, I am not. Nothing I can do to my PC or sound card will correct the highly compressed, very low dynamic range audio that DSD+ produces.



I recently had the opportunity to test the latest firmware for the ADCR25 standalone, SDR P25 & DMR receiver produced by RU3ANQ. Believe me when I say that you haven't heard good quality P25 phase 1 audio until you listen to what the ADCR25 produces. This tiny little receiver, produces P25 audio unmatched by my BCD436HP and any of my GRE scanners.



So, yes it is possible to produce 'in house' software DV decoders that sound as good as a $2000 Motorola.



Hopefully, the DSD/+ authors can rectify the audio quality in their decoders in future versions..

I'm sorry, but DSD+ really does sound crap :(

Phone lines working intermittently across Vermont....

Landlines and the 911 telephone system is having problems across the State of Vermont.



Both the landlines and the 911 Emergency phone system are working intermittently and dispatchers across the state are toning out agencies to make them aware of the problems.



Barre City even posted to Facebook advising anyone needing emergency services, if they cannot get through on the 911 system, to go out and pull the call boxes that are attached to the telephone poles! I didn't even know these call boxes still worked.



They have also posted 2 cell phone numbers if needed.



I believe the telephone problems are related to:

1) The snowstorm that hit the Northeast Wednesday night into Thursday morning dropping up to 16" of snow in some spots. Also causing wide spread power outages and telephone service getting interrupted due to tress and limbs falling on lines.

2) The 6 week old strike that is going on right now between Fairpoint Communications and it's workers.

Fairpoint has hired replacement workers while the regular workers are on strike.



What a mess.....

Phone lines working intermittently across Vermont....

Wifi based 2 way radios.

Does anybody make a 2 way radio system that works off of wifi and LAN?



Like something where the radios would connect to eachother through a router.

Wifi based 2 way radios.

GRE 800 CPU Firmware Problem

I am trying to update my CPU firmware from 1.0 version to the1.8 version.



When I press the Menu button on the front of the scanner while connecting the cable to the computer

I keep getting an error message that says.



"could not open scanner port. Error code port does not exist.



Any help will be greatly appreciated.



Thanks,

Tim

GRE 800 CPU Firmware Problem

James City County Fire Tac 1

Sounds like either Charles City or New Kent County is being patched into JCCFD Tac 1. Can anybody confirm which one of these counties' uses the term Truck and unit numbers 581?

James City County Fire Tac 1

Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: an alternative to Al-Jazeera

Al-Jazeera has attracted criticism for being pro-Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Now there is another source of Middle East and Qatari news that may offer an alternative perspective. A web site, a daily newspaper (in Arabic) and an upcoming TV channel are based in London.



al-Araby al-Jadeed English - Homepage



Al Araby Al Jadeed launches new daily Arabic newspaper |



BBC News - Qatar’s Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: Will new media venture silence suspicions?



This media effort may offer yet another perspective on that area of the world. We shall see. HTH.

Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: an alternative to Al-Jazeera

State Parks using digital?

While monitoring the Caesars Head State Park 453.8750 freq Friday night, I heard two different data bursts that sounded like digital (P25). I have noted no changes in the license emissions.



Bob

State Parks using digital?

Are there new talkgroups in San Diego City Motorola System?

Can you tell me which talkgroups are monitored in this feed?



San Diego Police Dispatch



All "Dispatch 1" talkgroups for SDPD.(9 total) Including Law Air, Blue 1 & 2, Patch 1, County Call & LE South CMD, from the South RCS.(6 total) Alert tone "on" for all RCS talkgroups & SDPD emergency traffic.



I've never seen a Blue 1 & 2 talkgroup in the RadioReference database.



I was listening early this morning and heard the San Diego police SWAT team saying they were switching to the "TRT repeater", but heard no conversations on the SWAT talkgroups on my scanner. However, I heard SDPD activity relative to the event I was monitoring on your feed. I'm curious if your feed was picking up the "TRT repeater" transmissions and what talkgroups was associated with them.



Thanks!

Bill

Are there new talkgroups in San Diego City Motorola System?

Wavy lines anyone??

This is quite funky :D



http://ift.tt/1FEehob

Wavy lines anyone??

SENSS programing software

Hi

Can anyone help me find or send me a copy of this? I've dug my old BC245XLT and the website

that this freeware could be downloaded from is no longer offering it.

Would appreciate it very much.



Please email to mcm55@inbox.com

SENSS programing software

ID Tracker III - V1.19.5 Released

•Double-click on system tray icon to minimize or restore ID Tracker.



•Improved fast forward and next segment functions in Audio Player.



•IDs/Frequencies are now sortable by Identified and Priority in the System Settings form.



•Corrected issue with tracking systems with undocumented system type.



Download: ID Tracker III



Change History: ID Tracker III Version / Install Notes

ID Tracker III - V1.19.5 Released

Scanner Freq Help

I purchased a Grecom PSR-600 for my dad , uplaoded everything using the software from BruTel.



He lives on the border of Sumpter and Van Burean Twsp. and tells me he cannot pickup car to car (PD) can I email my file to someone take a loook at and tell me what I am missing?



Thxs in advance.



David

Attached Files

11282014ED.txt (51.8 KB)

Scanner Freq Help

Tucson Question.

I'm heading down to Tucson for a few days and know I lack the radio technology to monitor the new trunking system. So, I was wondering if Tucson Fire and others are still using or simulcasting assignments on their VHF channels?

Tucson Question.

cobra hand held 38WXST radios

I just baught 2 of them,these radios suck they cant even reach a block distance, plus i cant even get the marine channel that is transmitted here from belleville , 25 years ago i had a tr-217 hand held from radio shack & a noise canceling power mike , it had great range, i thaught since technology has changed for the better ?? why not get a new radio boy was it a mistake the little rubber antenna is so small no wounder it has no distance , the hand mike i got , is so cheaply made they do not have any other mikes that will work a noise cancelling powered one would help dramatically thumbs down for cobra

cobra hand held 38WXST radios

Ad hominem

This is a pervasive problem not only in political arena but on message forums as well. if we are to make change we need to start with ourselves out here in society and *Hope* that change is enough to reach the "Disrict of Columbia". I use "Pay It Forward* as a concept worth striving for by changing the world starting with ourselves and doing a little something each day to change someone elses world and hope they will change and do a little something to change the world of another.



Wikipedia:Ad hominem

Quote:

An ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, means responding to arguments by attacking a person's character, rather than to the content of their arguments. When used inappropriately, it is a fallacy in which a claim or argument is dismissed on the basis of some irrelevant fact or supposition about the author or the person being criticized.[2] Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, for example, when it relates to the credibility of statements of fact or when used in certain kinds of moral and practical reasoning.[3] Fallacious Ad hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal fallacy,[4][5][6] more precisely as a genetic fallacy,[7] a subcategory of fallacies of irrelevance.[8] Ad hominem arguments are the converse of appeals to authority, and may be used in response to such appeals, for example, by pointing to the feet of clay of the authority being pointed to.

Quote:

Abusive Abusive ad hominem usually involves attacking the traits of an opponent as a means to invalidate their arguments. Equating someone's character with the soundness of their argument is a logical fallacy. Mere verbal abuse in the absence of an argument, however, is not ad hominem nor any kind of logical fallacy.[9] Ad hominem abuse is not to be confused with slander or libel, which employ falsehoods and are not necessarily leveled to undermine otherwise sound stands with character attacks. Tu quoque Main article: Tu quoque Ad hominem tu quoque (literally: "You also") refers to a claim that the source making the argument has spoken or acted in a way inconsistent with the argument. In particular, if Source A criticizes the actions of Source B, a tu quoque response is that Source A has acted in the same way. This argument is fallacious because it does not disprove the argument; if the premise is true then Source A may be a hypocrite, but this does not make the statement less credible from a logical perspective. Indeed, Source A may be in a position to provide personal testimony to support the argument. For example, a father may tell his son not to start smoking as he will regret it when he is older, and the son may point out that his father is or was a smoker. This does not alter the fact that his son may regret smoking when he is older. Circumstantial Ad hominem circumstantial points out that someone is in circumstances such that they are disposed to take a particular position. Ad hominem circumstantial constitutes an attack on the bias of a source. This is fallacious because a disposition to make a certain argument does not make the argument false; this overlaps with the genetic fallacy (an argument that a claim is incorrect due to its source).[10] The circumstantial fallacy applies only where the source taking a position is only making a logical argument from premises that are generally accepted. Where the source seeks to convince an audience of the truth of a premise by a claim of authority or by personal observation, observation of their circumstances may reduce the evidentiary weight of the claims, sometimes to zero.[11] Examples: Mandy Rice-Davies's famous testimony during the Profumo Affair, "He would [say that], wouldn't he?", is an example of a valid circumstantial argument. Her point was that a man in a prominent position, accused of an affair with a callgirl, would deny the claim whether it was true or false. His denial, in itself, provides little evidence against the claim of an affair. Note, however, that this argument is valid only insofar as it devalues the denial; it does not bolster the original claim. To construe invalid evidence of the denial as valid evidence of the original claim is fallacious (on several different bases, including that of argumentum ad hominem); however likely the man in question would be to deny an affair that did in fact happen, he is no less likely to deny an affair that never happened. Consider the following circumstance as a clear case of an ad hominem argument: "David Duke says that white people are victims of police brutality just as often as black people... but honestly, would you believe a claim made by a racist?" Guilt by association Main article: Association fallacy Guilt by association can sometimes also be a type of ad hominem fallacy if the argument attacks a source because of the similarity between the views of someone making an argument and other proponents of the argument.[10] This form of the argument is as follows: Source S makes claim C. Group G, which is currently viewed negatively by the recipient, also makes claim C. Therefore, source S is viewed by the recipient of the claim as associated to the group G and inherits how negatively viewed it is. An example of this fallacy could be "My opponent for office just received an endorsement from the Puppy Haters Association. Is that the sort of person you would want to vote for?" Ad feminam Ad feminam is marked by appealing to irrelevant personal considerations concerning women, especially prejudices against them rather than giving an answer to the contentions they made.[12][13][14] The term is most frequently used in this sense in feminist philosophy, to note systemic tendencies to discredit opinions of women. As such, it is similar in nature and purpose to such feminist neologisms as "herstory". The term was coined in 1963 and is modeled on the much older ad hominem, but takes into account the gendered nature of attacks on women as women or because they are women.[15] Types of ad hominem reasoning When an ad hominem argument is made against a statement, it is important to draw a distinction whether the statement in question was an argument or a statement of fact (testimony). In the latter case the issues of the credibility of the person making the statement may be crucial.[11] Doug Walton, Canadian academic and author, has argued that ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, and that in some instances, questions of personal conduct, character, motives, etc., are legitimate and relevant to the issue,[16] as when it directly involves hypocrisy, or actions contradicting the subject's words. The philosopher Charles Taylor has argued that ad hominem reasoning is essential to understanding certain moral issues, and contrasts this sort of reasoning with the apodictic reasoning of philosophical naturalism.[3]

Ad hominem

Pro-652 programming cable

I'm waiting for a 652 in the mail. I don't think they come with the cable? Do I want the 20-546 cable from Radio Shack or is there a better one out there?

Pro-652 programming cable

BCD396XT BCD396XT $308.10 at Amazon

On sale again. Not as cheap this time.

Amazon.com: Uniden Handheld TrunkTracker IV Digital Police Scanner (BCD396XT): Electronics



Also HP on sale for $351.52



Amazon.com: Uniden Public Safety Receiver (HOMEPATROL): Electronics



You can set up price alerts at https://trackif.com/ just copy the ULR from Amazon (or wherever) and enter them then you will receive a notification of price drops.



I will try to post price drops when I can.

BCD396XT BCD396XT $308.10 at Amazon

Getting licensed

Hello fellow radio heads! I'm looking to do the jump from receiving to transceiving as I would like to join the local repeaters (VE6CTV/VE6OIL) in & around Calgary. I listen to the net quite a bit & get loads of enjoyment out the discussions & topics that arise. So to sum up my question, where/how do I apply for a operators license in Alberta?



Thanks in advance!

Getting licensed

Confess! Your a closet fan of __________!

Well some of you may know that my taste in music is hard rock and heavy metal but I do have other tastes as well. Now that I'm older, I really don't care what anyone thinks of me but when I was younger besides listening to black sabbath, iron maiden and Metallica.



I was a closet fan of ABBA and Kate Bush. So there's my confessions.



On a side note, I am also a big fan of the beetles, genesis, peter Gabriel and Queen. Besides my heavy metal/rock fascination, I also love the blues, jazz and classical music.

Confess! Your a closet fan of __________!

KPG-89DNK

I just got some new TK-8180H radios and I am purchased the programming software (KPG-89DK). I have built my codeplug but am getting the following error "please check all connections and com port settings". The only COM settings I get are ports 3-7 and in the device manager it is showing Port 25. Can someone assist me in being able to program these radios?

KPG-89DNK

Ambulance NSAT

Can someone tell me what this is and is it scannable ? I am assuming it is something to do with satellite technology, but will ask if it is a radio or computer based system.

Ambulance NSAT

SQ Mode, Code Questions

Hello,



Sure is a lot to know. Using a HP-1 with Butel.



For "Conventional" frequency System lists, I have generated some FAV lists from information I have copied from RR and elsewhere.



Many of the frequencies have CTCSS showing under SQ Mode in parts of the FAV list, but for many frequencies in the list they are just blank.

Same for the SQ Code.



My main objective/concern is that I don't want to miss anything due to a wrong, or missing, code.



I am thinking that perhaps the best thing for me would be to avoid all of them, and worry about any interference only if it actually occurs.



But am not really sure that this would be best.



Would you suggest just setting everything to: Search, None, or ALL ? Which/Why ?

Could you perhaps explain what each of these setting does, please ?



Is "None" the exact same as just leaving it blank ?



Would "Search" be better ?



What does "All" actually do.



What do you think would be best approach for me ?



Again, I am willing, I think, to put up with occasional interference between transmitters, but

would like not to miss anything due to an improper, or missing, Code.



Thanks,

Bob

SQ Mode, Code Questions

BuTel Black Friday sale

Crazy sales on black friday: 50% discount on most ARC software packages.

Butel Software or Software for Uniden Whistler HOME PATROL HP1 HP-1 PRO-700 BCD436HP BCD536HP Radioshack GRE GRECOM MFJ DSE AOR police scanner software BCD996XT BCD396XT BC346T BCT15X PRO-404 PRO-405 PRO-97 PRO-96 PRO-2096 PRO-106 PRO-197 PRO-164 PRO-160 PRO-162 psr50

BuTel Black Friday sale

Any Info on Tuscaloosa County Sheriff,s Office

Does anyone know if Tuscaloosa Sheriffs Office is going phase 2. I have a opportunity to get a bcd996xt and/or a bcd396xt for a pretty good price but don't want to get it if TCSO is stepping up to phase2 from phase1. Also which would you go with, the 396xt handheld or 996xt. Thanks

Any Info on Tuscaloosa County Sheriff,s Office

Uniden Black Friday

Sale prices on some scanners and other goodies:



Uniden Search Results

Uniden Black Friday

Indianapolis Database Updates

I noticed that there have been some changes made recently to the Indianapolis DPS page in the database, adding text that says the Lawrence PSAP will be merged with Indianapolis's in the near future to comply with the PSAP consolidation law. I would be very interested to know the source of this information, as I find it dubious for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is indisputably false to say that any consolidation is necessary to comply with the law, because Marion County is exempt from the PSAP consolidation law. To wit:

Quote:

IC 36-8-16.7-47 Sec. 47. (a) For purposes of this section, a PSAP includes a public safety communications system operated and maintained under IC 36-8-15. (b) As used in this section, "PSAP operator" means: (1) a political subdivision; or (2) an agency; that operates a PSAP. The term does not include any entity described in subsection (c)(1) through (c)(3). (c) Subject to subsection (d), after December 31, 2014, a county may not contain more than two (2) PSAPs. However, a county may contain one (1) or more PSAPs in addition to the number of PSAPs authorized by this section, as long as any additional PSAPs are operated: (1) by a state educational institution; (2) by an airport authority established for a county having a consolidated city; or (3) in a county having a consolidated city, by an excluded city (as defined in IC 36-3-1-7).

Secondly, I haven't heard anybody breathe a word about any plans for a consolidation, and I believe I would have if there were any. Lawrence has little incentive to give up its PSAP voluntarily. Given that the current government of Beech Grove sorely regrets the previous administration's decision to do so, it is my guess that neither Lawrence nor Speedway is likely to follow suit anytime soon.



I respectfully suggest that the author of these database changes should site a source.

Indianapolis Database Updates

i35 map of Ks + extra's

For those of interest, type in ( i35Highway.com ) in the internet. This will bring up the State of Ks & other States North & South. It will also bring up other Interstate Highway's & the City's along the Interstate's.

i35 map of Ks + extra's

Need to find systems - BCD396XT

I created a system on my new Uniden BCD396XT using Free Scan software and labeled it System 1.

I would like to listen to some pre-programmed frequencies such as the Ham radio frequencies, Close call etc but am now unable to find them. Did I overwrite them when I downloaded the local frequencies?

Programming has been a real experience!

Need to find systems - BCD396XT

Newark EMS Ch. 6

I was just monitoring Nwk EMS main dispatch on 155.400 regarding person being hit by a train near newark penn station. They quickly made an announcement to move all operations to Channel 6. I checked both 155.100 and 155.295 and heard nothing! Does anyone know what frequency channel 6 is on THEIR radios?

Newark EMS Ch. 6

Suffolk trs hanging ?

Know this issue happened in the past as it was documented by others, but is anyone seeing this yesterday and today? Scans fine for a while then will hang on a tg and you can hear comms from other tgs.



Suffolk TRS



Suffolk Co. TRS

Suffolk trs hanging ?

TX: Warrantless Blood Draws Unconstitutional

AUSTIN – Texas law that allows police officers to take blood samples from suspected

drunk drivers without a warrant is unconstitutional,

the state's highest criminal court ruled Wednesday.

The ruling could impact Texas' "no refusal weekends," including during the upcoming

Thanksgiving holiday, when officers target suspected drunk drivers and subject them to

mandatory breath and blood testing in the field.



Texas law that lets cops draw blood without warrant tossed by appeals court - Houston Chronicle

TX: Warrantless Blood Draws Unconstitutional

Cliff effect danger?

With more agencies moving to digital voice systems, are police officers in danger of losing a signal because of the Cliff effect?



Cliff effect



In telecommunications, the (digital) cliff effect or brickwall effect describes the sudden loss of digital signal reception. Unlike analog signals, which gradually fade when signal strength decreases or electromagnetic interference or multipath increases, a digital signal provides data which is either perfect or non-existent at the receiving end. It is named for a graph of reception quality versus signal quality, where the digital signal "falls off a cliff" instead of having a gradual rolloff.



Cliff effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cliff effect danger?

Anyone happen to have talkgroup info in Cheyenne?

I am looking for Public Works and Parks departments if they have it and could send it my way that would be great. I have the BCD99XT set up on close call and am thinking the talk groups and traffic I am hearing and seeing is either Parks or Public Works but want to be sure.



Thanks for the information in advance!

Anyone happen to have talkgroup info in Cheyenne?

Pirate Station on 455.412 Near Camden?

Somebody is broadcasting music on it.



But it sounds like it is a radio next to a microphone, not like a broadcast IFB.

Pirate Station on 455.412 Near Camden?

Bricked 396XT

Hello there,



Recently I got the genius idea to insert a disc. tap on my 396XT, and despite reading the many warnings previously posted here I went ahead anyways and basically bricked the unit. The scanner appears to be passing baseband audio to the speaker/headphone jack. The LED display works fine and all the buttons/knob still work, but somehow I screwed up the RF circuitry as the squelch control is totally gone. When I turn the scanner on but don't select anything, there is a low hiss as if the squelch is totally off.



When I hold on a single frequency associated with a local Public Safety VHF Repeater, I hear constant noise (possibly baseband audio) except when the repeater is transmitting. Whenever the repeater transmits I get a strong signal with clean audio, but when the repeater un-keys it goes back to constant noise. Moreover it doesn't recognize or display any tones, only CSQ. I'm thinking I might have accidentally dropped solder over a pin or something, is that a possibility for what could have caused this? Also, would Uniden be able to fix something like this (obviously not under a warranty)?>

Bricked 396XT

Uploading to pro 652

I cant figure out how to upload from RR to my pro652. Everything installed and I have the list to upload, but can't find it on the radio. I am 70 yrs old and maybe thats part of it. Any help would be nice :)

Uploading to pro 652

BlackFriday: Why Uniden not participate?

All mfg., like Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, etc., started promo campaigns with resellers, like HRO & Universal Radio. But Uniden and ScannerMaster pricing is the same even on Black Friday. But latest Uniden products buggy and still sells for street pricing. Why Uniden don't want to try to sell more fore reduced/promo prices?

BlackFriday: Why Uniden not participate?

Skywarn Day

The weekend of 12/5-6 (Friday-Saturday) will be Skywarn Recognition Day. For the first time I (and my father) will be participating.



Here is a listing of participating offices -- SKYWARN Recognition Day



I got into Amateur Radio, because I have been trained as a spotter. In the past I have wanted to do this, but usually have ended up having to work that weekend.

Skywarn Day

Home Patrol 1

Today, suddenly i've noticed the the volume is way down on all channels, not nearly as loud as yesterday.

Just wondered if anyone else has had similar experience.

Thanks for the help



Rick

Home Patrol 1

Superior Equipment Operators Club

Are there any members who were part of that club or remember them? I believe they were based out of Italy. I had a membership number; SSB - 84N. This was back in the early '90s.

They were also known as SEO , International DX Group, <calling all over the world>

And they pretty much used 40.555 MHz as the calling frequency.

Superior Equipment Operators Club

Is anyone using the RT systems software, comments requetsed

I was looking at the RT Systems software for my Icom radio's, and it does not appear that I can use the same cable for both, except that the IC-7100 software indicates that it can work with the cable that Icom supplied, which is a standard USB cable.



Is the RT Systems software worth the cost when it comes to D-Star, or just simply repeater programming.



Any comments from anyone using it are welcomed.



Joe

Is anyone using the RT systems software, comments requetsed

Az DPS/CHP PURSUIT

A pursuit that began in Buckeye went about 200 miles going north on US 95 in Blythe and went back south to 72 all the way to the 60 and finally ended at the 60/i-10 interchange. CHP AIR 63 backed Dps all the way to the end. I herd the chopper on the dist4 and herd the suspect was tased twice at apprehension.

Will check with la paz so but as far as I know everything was on yrcs/dps

Az DPS/CHP PURSUIT

Went on a signal hunt(simulcast only)

Put my 996xt in the car and headed out from Kechi west on 61st street,dead signal,turned north on Hillside to 85th street dead signal,went west on 85th to Valley Center,dead signal,turned on Meridian and went south,dead signal until I-235,started to get some WPD traffic,farther south I went the better it got,at 21st and Amidon I was getting lots of calls,turned around and headed back north to 29th street,went east on 29th to Broadway still getting calls,turned north on Broadway,signals started to drop at about I-235,got sporactic calls to 61st north,went east on 61st street and calls stopped coming in at I-135.

I have come to the conclusion that my poor signal at home is not related to a cell tower RF,its a weak signal that I am struggling with and a Yagi might fix it,got one with 11db gain coming.

Went on a signal hunt(simulcast only)

Unid Correctional facility on 37.36 low band

Hi all,



can anyone help identify this correctional facility from Illinois on 37.36 mhz.



Young lady dispatcher saying "KX100 K??? f1 lowband"



Heard this afternoon here in Ireland via skip.



has the usual 110.9 PL tone used by other facilities on this frequency.



Any ideas anyone?

Unid Correctional facility on 37.36 low band

connection issue

I'm just wondering if Broadcastify might be having server or connection issues? my scannercast is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting. I've looked at my connection and all is fine here.

connection issue

Happy Thankgiving form the GOP: let's screw the very poeple who elected us

GOP to the very people who elected them: Screw You oh by the way happy thanksgiving from us to you



Cut taxes on the 1%, Raise taxes on the middle class, increase defense spending

Happy Thankgiving form the GOP: let's screw the very poeple who elected us

Voice Following in UniTrunker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unitrunker (Post 2279820) There's a bugs preventing the Chase feature from working right. It's being worked on and should be ready in the next release due out - in a week or so.

I can't get the voice channel to "hop" off 0HZ to the next control channel frequency. I have UniTrunker v1.0.29.5. I'm using two R820Ts for signal & voice. I've checked the Enable box in the main options window and I have the Chase box checked in the voice receiver. I'm just trying to get UniTrunker to work alone.



I was concerned that the SDRSharp plugin might have screwed up Unitrunker standalone so I I've removed Remote.DLL from the Unitrunker folder. Could the plugin have made other changes to UniTrunker?



Maybe I'm jumping the gun and this is a known problem to be addressed in a subsequent release but I am still curious because this is such an obvious problem.



Thanks,



KF6ORX

Voice Following in UniTrunker

This is what happens when dont renew your license

ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WPTU434 - MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

Muhlenberg College WPTU434 452.7000 FB2

pretty strong repeater



School district just got a new license issued for transportation services,

ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WQUW344 - East Penn School District



East Penn School District WQUW344 452.7000 FB2



they are not too far away from each other. the part trying to understand is why so many services are letting the FCC call sign drop but still using the system. I Was licensed my self and let mine expire for business, may renew but was always simplex, we had a repeater set up but was taken down awhile back.



Just curious what the train of thinking is, understand with PL/DPL etc..



Too many users operating not licensed most dont realize it guess or ignore notices.

This is what happens when dont renew your license

Richmond Airport

What system setting do you use when programming a Uniden 396t Scanner to listen to Richmond Airport Police &Fire.I have tried the 2 options I thought would work and Have not heard anything.

Richmond Airport

Icom USB driver issues under Windows 8.1

Happy Thanksgiving!



Up until last week I had been using an old PC running Vista and it actually worked very well for me. I just bought a new PC (A Dell Dimension 3000 if you must know!) running 8.1. I have just about everything switched over but I am having an issue with the Icom USB to UART bridge driver. My radio is an IC-7410. It worked great under Vista, but now, when I attempt to install the driver (64 bit), when I go into Device Manager, I get the dreaded “This device can not start (Code 10)” message. It wants to install the driver on Com 4, so I tried to force it onto Com 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, etc. and still no joy.



I can’t tell you how many times I have uninstalled and re-installed the driver and downloaded the software and still no joy.



As a side note, I had the same issue when I installed the Prolific cable to program my HT. (I remember the days when you did not need software to program a radio!) I let Windows find the driver and it automatically selected Com 3 and that's when I got the error message. After a bit of Googling, I finally found a fix for this that actually appeared to be using a much older version of the driver software and it worked like a charm, but so far no such luck with Silicon Labs.



Yes, I posted this on the IC-7410 Yahoo group and created a ticket with Icom. I certainly can't be the only one having this problem!



Help!

Icom USB driver issues under Windows 8.1

New MinnKota Power Freqs

New MinnKota Power Freqs. For PL Tone hunting NFM mode.

151.5725 ? WQOD521 MINNKOTA PWR ADAMS

153.3125 ? WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR BISMARCK

153.4475 ? WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR CENTER

153.5375 82.5 WQOD928 MINNKOTA PWR COLFAX

152.9225 ? WQOD532 MINNKOTA PWR DEVILS LAKE

152.9525 ? WQOD519 MINNKOTA PWR DRAYTON

153.2225 ? WQTL846 MINNKOTA PWR FESSENDEN

153.1325 ? WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR FINLEY

151.9775 ? WQOD523* MINNKOTA PWR GRAND FORKS

153.5900 107.2 WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR HILLSBORO

151.5425 ? WQOD508 MINNKOTA PWR LANGDON

153.4550 103.5 WQOD928 MINNKOTA PWR LISBON

153.3425 ? WQTL846 MINNKOTA PWR MCCLUSKY

153.3725 ? WQTL846 MINNKOTA PWR MCHENRY

153.1850 ? WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR PETERSBURG

153.2975 ? WQOD928 MINNKOTA PWR VALLEY CITY

153.2525 ? WQOE879 MINNKOTA PWR WOODWORTH

New MinnKota Power Freqs