handheld

i recently have aquired an old regency hx1500. i found it as-is in a computer recycle store in the as-is section. the way it was found was with super old leaked corroded ni-cad rechargeable batteries still in it. i had taken the batteries out and cleaned the corrosion off as best i could and i...

Has anyone else had any trouble with the top corners of the front case of Uniden handhelds cracking? This thing is less than 3 months old and I've babied it since the day I took it out of the box. Never dropped it or put any stress on it, never left it in extreme cold or heat. Nothing. Then one...

I have had my Radio Shack handheld for 5 or six years but have normally just used the stalker but now I am in Carrollton, Texas and they use a trunking system. I think I have it set up right. Is there a way to see what Talkgroups are being used. I have all of them programmed in but don't know...

I bought 2 of these BNC handheld antennas. They are supposed to be for the 26 to 34 MHz range. The measured resonant frequencies of the two I have are 34.0 MHz and 34.8 MHz.

Good morning everyone. I am a totally blind user, and need some assitaance with my newly purchased pro 106 scanner. I have a few questions. 1. I am using the provided fotware, which came with this scanner. My first question is, can I program trunked freqs in the same scan list as regular...

Hi Guys! Looking for any and all programming information on RCA BR-250 UHF Hand-held's. How & What type of Cable and software are used to program this radio. I have several cables, but this is the first set (12 each) radios of RCA brand I have come across at work. Others I have programmed...

hey i have the pro 404 scanner for a birthday gift and i wanted to know if i could pick up ems to the hosipital or just ems. and what happened was all i have is stactic and then when i turn on the squlech its flat? and i was also gonna ask if u know what the police freq are that are not in the...

Hello, I'm looking for a dual band handheld that would be good for someone with CP (cerebral palsy). I would imagine it would need a larger easy to push ptt button. I have a few pictures of an old cb handheld that worked for me. If anyone knows of an ht that would have this I would appreciate it.

Hello, I am David Jansen, a PhD student in animal communication. For my research I am hoping to use audio collars to record vocalisations of banded mngooses. I have the collars. They transmit the sound using a fm frequency. Untill now I have used several ICom scanners to recieve the transmitted...

I work ems out in suffolk county and am interested in buying a portable to take with me to the different jobs i work. I was looking at the FT-60R by yaesu. Will this work for most of the departments? and can i scan the frequencies i have stored in it???? I am new to this so take it easy on me....

Okay so you can use Alkaline Batteries and Rechargables. How about Lithium AA Batteries? What would be a good Power source for hooking up the RS PRO-106 20-106 to AC House Power? Any suggestions? A DC Adapater or some other way?

Hey Fellas! Its been a while, I have been mighty quite on this forum. Anyways as some of you know I am taking my Amateur Radio Course right now under the direction of a few members of CARA. I have been doing some poking around for a hand held unit and have found a Yaesu VX-6R at a very...

I am wanting to buy a scanner with at least TrunkTracker III abilities. I was leaning towards the BC246T until I ran across the BR330T. The BR330T appears to have all of the functions of the BC246T with a much larger range of frequencies. I do not attend racing events, so any racing functions...