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by w6kru
Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:38 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Home Patrol 2
Replies: 4
Views: 3198

Re: Home Patrol 2

It does P25 phase II and it has the extreme update stuff for an extra $50.
by w6kru
Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:25 am
Forum: Surrounding Counties
Topic: LA County Fire Tones
Replies: 5
Views: 3796

Re: LA County Fire Tones

by w6kru
Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:25 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: BCD396XT Battery
Replies: 9
Views: 2554

Re: BCD396XT Battery

I believe the current Uniden products are made in Vietnam.
by w6kru
Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:35 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: BCD396XT Battery
Replies: 9
Views: 2554

Re: BCD396XT Battery

The charger in the Uniden scanners is time based. The charging ends when the set time has elapsed. The charger does not monitor the voltage of the batteries and has no idea how long the batteries should be charged. This results in undercharging or overcharging which are both bad for the batteries.
by w6kru
Tue May 20, 2014 9:23 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Bearcat 536HD
Replies: 15
Views: 4047

Re: Bearcat 536HD

I have 2 Unidens and a GRE. The digital decoding on the Unidens is extremely poor compared to the GRE.
by w6kru
Thu May 15, 2014 9:59 am
Forum: Breaking Incidents
Topic: San Diego County fires
Replies: 6
Views: 2051

Re: San Diego County fires

sp1989 wrote:That is odd...that's the input freq for Forest Net Repeater in San Bernardino NF, out put is 171.475
I found that after posting. Is that what the post was referring to?
by w6kru
Thu May 15, 2014 9:31 am
Forum: Breaking Incidents
Topic: San Diego County fires
Replies: 6
Views: 2051

Re: San Diego County fires

paulmcg1 wrote:Anyone hearing anything from the San Diego County fires? I heard air tankers on a US Forest Service repeater at 169.875 MHz. They were using CTCSS of 123.0 Hz (tone 2).
I am curious about this frequency. I am not aware of a USFS repeater in SoCal on this frequency. What am I missing?
by w6kru
Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:48 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: FREQ OF NATURE
Replies: 12
Views: 4970

Re: FREQ OF NATURE

Radio Reference is a handy resource but it does have a huge downside. It has reduced the traffic on some very good regional scanner websites to the point they lose their relevance and their owners interest in maintaining them.
by w6kru
Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:23 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: freq
Replies: 9
Views: 3319

Re: freq

What a blast from the past. One of my instructors in a block of training (mid 80's academy) was from some OC agency, and he explained in depth about pursuits in OC. Can't remember all of it now, but the originating agency called a Code Red something or other, at which point the allied agencies woul...
by w6kru
Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:24 am
Forum: Frequencies and Talkgroups
Topic: RSO VHF
Replies: 14
Views: 5955

Re: RSO VHF

I woke up about 3AM one morning and before falling back asleep I heard a radio test that patched SD Co. RCS to a Riverside system. This allowed a Carlsbad PD unit talk to a Riverside unit in Menifee.