NJ First Energy

I'm using a BCD996P2. If I program the First Energy Matawan site as a ' P25 system ', I hear nothing. When I program the 4 frequencies as ' conventional ', I hear all traffic fine. All my other P25 sites work. Is there some special programming needed for First Energy?

Antenna mast question

The goal is to erect a pole about 30 ft tall in the roof. House construction in this part of the
world is pillar based, that looks similar to the photo below:

Anyways, I am thinking of inserting the 5 ft tall / 2 inch diameter pipe inside the pillar during
pouring concrete phase. Once it dries up, I want to tie antenna pole made of PVC or maybe
even bamboo to hook future antenna that is not too heavy. E.g. ground plane, 3 element
yagi...

Antenna mast question

Antenna recommendation for a firefighter using VHF analog

I'm a volunteer firefighter emt and have been battling reception issues in my area for years now.

I live in a pretty hilly, fairly rural and heavily wooded area known as the driftless area. I mounted a Diamond BC103 just below my roofline (not wanting to upset my HOA) and have LMR600 going into the house (LMR400 inside) being fed to an Icom R8600 through a Stridsberg Engineering multicoupler (also connects to another scanner and weather radio) which monitors 1) paging broadcasts...

Antenna recommendation for a firefighter using VHF analog

Stafford / Fredericksburg New TG Discovery

Listening to what I could of the protests tonight, in the City of Fredericksburg, I came across the following:

Stafford Fire/Rescue
4649- Special OPS B (Encrypted)

Stafford Sheriff
4517- Unknown (Encrypted)

Unknown
5801 - encrypted
5393 - comms in the clear

LA County FD V1-5 Command Repeaters

I’ve been listening to Bobcat fire CMD on LACFD V4 repeater 152.570 & decided to find the repeater location(s). I never did.

1. I went to the RRDB & noticed only V2, 152.240, had a license, WQMJ896, listed.
2. Thinking this license might apply to all Vs I clicked on it.
3. The RR page come up with “Callsign WQMJ896 not found”.
4. I decided to run WQMJ896 through the FCC data base.
5. It came up as being licensed to LA county on 152.240 only, Station Class FEBS, with 4 locations, none within...

LA County FD V1-5 Command Repeaters

Simulcast Question

I have questions, I have been in scanning for over 25 years. But this has got me stumped, My county has 2 sheriff dispatch channels, DMR system one of the tower is over 25+ miles and one of my scanners receives the transmissions from that tower and my other scanner receives the other tower transmissions from the other tower I can see from my front porch. Shouldn't both scanners receive the closest tower too me? Radio Reference has the channels down as SImulcast.

Getting the signal to 8600

Have been a premium member here for a number of years, but not sure if the subject matter qualifies for this particular forum. If I am re-directed I apologize. Have been a happy camper with the 8600 since 2017. Getting all the info I needed from RR and this forum. Just recently moved to a new neighborhood. My backyard runs 368/E-W. Unfortunately overhead utilities run 60ft behind the house/NS. My antenna and ballum hookup gathers 130 ft from home. Have two/ hundred ft rolls of coax. One roll...

Getting the signal to 8600

Chambers County Fire

Does anyone know the correct frequency Chambers County uses for fire dispatch? The RR Database shows 453.2375 and is that correct? Tone?

Metrofire31
Opelika, AL
WREX563

Upcoming MW DX Test - including FT8 amateur digital mode

I wish I had gotten this sooner, from Les Rayburn on the WoR reflector, transcribed directly - all transcription errors are mine...
================
Historic DX Test from WNJC-1360 late night tonight!

Duke Hamann of WNJC has announced another weekly DX Test of WNJC 1360, including a historic first-ever test of the FT-8 mode during a medium-wave broadcast test.

Reception reports can be sent to Duke at: kc2dux@duxpond.com

The test will be in two parts:

WNJC DX TEST PART ONE...

Upcoming MW DX Test - including FT8 amateur digital mode

Downtown Cleveland Ops for today

Anyone have the frequencies for ops in downtown Cleveland today? Besides the obvious district channel and district tac channel

Report on new Martha's Vineyard PD Frequency

I've noticed a new frequency of 151.4825 pl 91.5. I am receiving it full scale from New Bedford. I don't get the main 158.850 at all. The other 2 of 153.890 i get about 3 bars and 154.010 about 3 bars as well. On this new Channel I hear the whole Island. License checks, Traffic Stops and bunch of calls for Service. I also hear the cruiser side of conversations. I hear Oscar cruisers a lot which is Oak Bluffs and Tango for Tisbury. And the other towns as well. I don't get the 153.770 at all...

Report on new Martha's Vineyard PD Frequency

CFD Apparatus status

Hey Jay, or anyone else that may know.

There must have been some recent trucks switch stations as I've heard 14 Aerial and 31 Emerg. Its obvious 14 Aerial came from 24, so did 14 lose their Emerg? What did 24 get?

Was there any other movement?

Thanks

Fort Mitchell Police Frequency

I'm trying to find the frequency for Fort Mitchell Police. I've found Fire-Tac and Public Services in RadioReference.com but not Police. Are they covered under Kenton County or some other locality?

Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

RCH622 06-6161 over the UK now. That one went from Ft Campbell to Dover last night as RCH6161.

C-32B 99-6143 as RCH584 rounding coast of Spain into the Med.

AC-130 87-9288 SPECTRE61 making a long trip to the east from NM, now inbound to some place in NW NY.
Two more C-17s eastbound from McChord. 10-0218 10-0217
C-17s 04-4128 and 04-4130 departing Ft Campbell

0950- SPECTRE61 landing at Niagra Falls. Actually using a RCH callsign. Tower wondering what the hell they're doing there with an...

Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

FPL P25p2 Florida System (00A)

this thread is specifically addressing this system:

Florida Power and Light (P25) Trunking System, Varies, Florida - Scanner Frequencies

www.radioreference.com

based on some discussions on another site/page - I fired up this system today w/ FMPA/DSD+ just to take a look.

The closest site to me is 133 (Melbourne) and it's properly reporting neighbor sites of 47 (Vero Beach) and 61 (Cocoa)

however, today there was a new site - 19 - which should have a CC of 938.4375

so that's the first question - can anyone in the...

FPL P25p2 Florida System (00A)

SDS 100 antenna advice

is the Remtronix REM-820S the best antenna for the sds 100 or are there better choices?
Please list them
Thank You

REC output BCT15X - no audio?

Hi,
Despite activating channels for Record I cannot appear to get any audio coming out of the REC output. First I distrusted my sound card inputs but I have now plugged in some headphones into the socket and it is just dead. Any idea? Is there perhaps some global disable feature?
I have seen a similar threat here but that did not seem to get resolved either.

Thanks, M

Legal Question About Baofeng Radio And GMRS Channels

Hello All,
I have a question about using a handheld ham radio, such as a Baofeng, to communicate on GMRS frequencies, such as 462.550. Since 462.550 equates to channel 15 on my Motorola walkie talkies I often talk to my wife and kids using my Baofeng. But I have a couple of questions about this.

1. Do I have to announce my amateur radio call sign while I communicate on the GMRS frequencies using a handheld ham radio?

2. Can my wife use our little Baofeng, although she is not licensed as an...

Legal Question About Baofeng Radio And GMRS Channels

7202 Group, UtahRadio, and local scanning

Greetings
We used to have a lively local group.
When UCAN was just getting started and winter 0lympics were looming.

Today when I came to the Utah forum,
I discovered that the thread 'Unitrunker Warning' was gone.
I found that it had been removed and exiled to another forum.
'Computer Aided Monitoring and Programming'

And that kind of meddling is one of my pet peeves with RR.
When we had 7202 Group, UtahRadio, IdaScan, & others,
what we posted there stayed there. We could...

7202 Group, UtahRadio, and local scanning

Capacity Plus capability question

this is for people who know a lot more about MotoTrbo Capacity+ trunking than I do (and trust me, I don't know much)
This post revolves around 2 different SpaceX CAP+ "systems" at Cape Canaveral. Their UHF and 900Mhz systems:

Space X 900Mhz CAP+: https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=9558
Space X UHF CAP+...

Capacity Plus capability question