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So I’ve programmed my Uniden bcd436hp via the Sentinel app and turned on EMS, Fire and Law service types among other things. But when I write to scanner and the turn on, load up my favorites list I see this. I don’t even have the ability to turn these on, there are just dashes next to the...

Hi guys, I am new to scanners and ham radios. My daughter got me a Baofeng 5HR, I know it’s not a scanner, the only thing I was able to hear was the weather and Oshawa Airport weather on recording. I’ve scanned through all the frequencies and nada, nothing. Is it the unit I am using, or am I...

I have a friend who looking for an entry level scanner which doesn’t break the bank. My assumptions are it must be digital and hand held. The scanner can’t be as costly as my Uniden BCD-436HP. Tons of bells and whistle are not needed. My friend’s main goal is to monitor local emergency...

Hi everyone! I got my Technician license about a month-ish ago, and haven't been super active yet. Still gathering more information and getting my toes wet. As of right now, I've got two newbie UV-5Rs (one for me and one for my wife), though I'm already planning to upgrade to a proper base...

I have a 1994 F250 Regular cab Long bed 4x4. The truck already has 2 previous mounts for some other antennas at one point. I plan on reusing at least one of the holes. 1st antenna I plan on putting in the center hole. The 2nd hole is centered left to right, but is to the rear of the cab above...

Hello, first time ever posting and I was hoping for some help from people who have been doing this longer than I have! Basically I'm just getting into radios and I have a Baofang uv-9r Pro and 2 SANZUCO Walkie Talkies Two-Way Radio. I'm trying to get them to work together but for some reason I...

I have a favorite lists setup I have systems departments and channels set up in that list, and when I go to monitor it it says scan mode nothing to scan. The channels are from the NJICS system. No channels in my county are coming up. I do not have any quick keys, and monitor and download are...

Hello, I am new to police scanning and I bought a Uniden BCD463HP. I think the issues I am running into involve simulcast but I’m not sure. I can see so many channels.. but the scan never lands on them. Whenever it does land on a channel it’s never for long and has a broken transmission. Most...

Hello people of RadioReference! I recently purchased a Motorola XTS 1500 off of eBay; the seller was legit, and I have the programming software, I was wondering if there is a way to COMPLETELY wipe it to restart from scratch! It is trunked. If you can help please reply! Thank you, domenicd_

Posted below is a signal I recieve using a ham it up and a RTL-SDR, in receiving in sample rate 3.2 and 2.4. I would like to know what it is and how to go about getting clear communications. With co-channelers I was able to get comms, however I can't get them really clear. Any help or...

Hello everyone, I am a complete newbies when it comes to radio programming, I recently found a bunch of XPR 6350's thrown into a dumpster (I work for a local big pharma that apparently got an upgrade on their radios). Now I'm a las year CS student, and I know how to get around programming, but...

I used to listen to a scanner from about the age of 17 - 20. I'm now in my 40's and was thinking I wanted to do it again. However, reading over the forum a little I am completely lost. It's amazing what one can forget what they once knew. Anyway, my question is can someone advise me on a...

So I recently bought a cb radio, it's an old hy-gain 1 681 (the forty channel model), and a mag mount mic, I don't yet have an swr meter, so I don't know if it's tuned or not. I can hear just fine, but when I try to transmit, nobody hears me. I started troubleshooting the problem, and found...

This probably sounds dumb, but I thought I should play it safe and ask anyway. I'm relatively new to the use of a cb radio, and I was getting an swr of 9 on all channels, as well as barely hearing any static with squelch turned all the way down so I took the base of the antenna apart (a...

Hi all, new to this site, had looked at it for a while, joined after I rec'd the WS 1065, BIG upgrade from a 20+years old RS PRO-508 20 channel analog scanner, which honestly all I needed for years, but the Ohio SHP went digital and I live near the Ohio Turnpike, I wanted to stay up on things...

All: I recently received bought this scanner used and I am trying to program it listen to fire channels here in Ramsey County, MN. I have looked through some of the previous forum posted and tried their suggestions but nothing seems to work. I ONLY want to listen to the following channels...

This is my first time posting so I will try and include as much information as possible. Recently I purchased a Uniden BCD436HP, 100ft of LMR-400, and a tram 1410 disc cone antenna. After receiving the Uniden I connected it to the antenna approximately 25 ft above ground. I updated the...

So I currently live in morris county NJ and i want to receive all frequencies coming from Newark Liberty International Airport, which is a county over from me (19 miles from me). It's frequencies should be available under essex county on the RR database. I have an sds100 programmed and...

How can you tell if a frequency is encrypted on the Radio reference database?