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Good afternoon all, recently found a XG-75 for fifty dollars, kind of knowing that Harris radios are typically expensive and on the higher end (coming from a Kenwood standpoint) I bought the radio but would like help identifying its operating bands. The full model number is EVXG -PB78B, I would...

Hi All, I have been scanning 148-174MHz in Bucks cty, PA. On most of the frequencies I hear the same consistent noise. It's very frequent between 148 and 156 MHz (I can say every other frequency), then it gets scarce at the higher edge. It's annoying. I am curios as to what this is. I am...

Install that was on my 2003 Impala. Uniden 980SSB Leixen VV-898 Uniden BCT7 a.

So this radio has been in service for quite some time and I only recently noticed issues with it. If I am on 2M and it is set as Main I do not see anything being received what-so-ever. If the Main Channel is set to a UHF/70cm channel it does not matter from what I can tell, the VHF side which...

There's no separate section for VHF and UHF monitoring (though I asked about that yesterday, nobody could give me an actual answer) so I'm going to post this here, due to a lack of a section for general VHF/UHF monitoring. Admin please don't delete this post. Yesterday (using my HackRF with...

The Benton and Franklin County Fire agencies are planning to expand and migrate to the existing 800Mhz system used by the LE agencies. The current plan is to transition this summer and eventually decommission their entire VHF infrastructure.

Hello. I wanted to see if anyone has encountered an issue simular to mine on a quantar. Upon getting a VHF frequency coordinated of TX 152.2775, RX 157.5375 I programed the VHF R2 Quantar with the appropriate frequencies and was immediatly met with no TX lock and exiter failure. I then when...

I lost my programming rib box and cable for this radio and It's still programmed to the west texas area, it's VHF and I want to program it for the Austin / Central Texas region where I live now, but trying to avoid spending $75+/- to replace the box/cable. If anyone has the setup to program...

I have a simple question. Does anyone recognize the type of an airband handie-talkie from the 1980s I presume, which used thumbwheel frequency dials on top? Reportedly, numerous ones were converted into instrument panel-mounted COM radios for gliders in the early 1990s.

I am looking for a comercial mobile VHF radio model that has at least 100 channel capacity can be (ideally) programed by myself on OSx or Win11. Does anything exist that does not require DOS or $1K ? I appreciate your suggestions. Thx - Jeff A KK7SRM

I have a VHF XTS5000 and was given the NMN6250A Public Safety RSM to work with the NTN8327 antenna adapter the radio came with... the radio has the 8.5" long wideband motorola antenna, useful for local ham repeaters and able to connect to VHF towers for the statewide trunking system which my...

Hello, I have an analog only APX6000xe in VHF and I want to monitor RED North. I programmed the channel “North Operations - Backup for North network, pager tone-outs” from the Wiki. I made a Quik-Call II personality but I am not getting anything on the pager tone-out channel when my P25 RED...

I am so confused on this so i'm gonna ask you guys and see if i can get pointed in the right direction. I want something to block out all other signals on the spectrum except what i listen to which is 150-160mhz and 450-460mhz which is VHF and UHF everything else on the spectrum i'd like to...

Hi all: I've recently acquired a few older Icom LMR radios; specifically, an F3 (VHF) and a set of F4 (UHF) radios, that I would like to reprogram into the MURS/FRS/GMRS bands. I have the necessary software (Icom CS-F3) to program them with, as well as the cable(s) and adapters. The problem...

Hello all, I like to monitor commuter trains (the Metra UP-North line). I know they use AAR channel 62, which is simplex, but I've noticed they are repeater antennas on the posts next to the metal boxes. Is there a channel to talk to train dispatch? Or is it for Metra Police? Thanks!

On January 6, 2025 dispatchers of Allen County fire departments (those outside the city of Fort Wayne) disabled a bridge between their 800 MHz P25 system and VHF FM transmitters on 154.01 MHz. Traffic that was previously audible on 154.01 MHz FM is now available only on the county's 800 MHz P25...

Hello everyone, I am looking for someone with experience or advice on building/configuring a VHF <-> 700/800 P25 repeater system. My fire department is in a tough position with failing radios and Starcom P25 nearly completed but still 8+ months out. We are currently using a mixture of MACOM...

Hello. I am looking to aquire an nx-5200 to use as a ham radio and to scan my county fire frequency’s. They use a p25 phase 2 ICORRS system. I currently have a Uniden sds100 and it works just fine with the system. I confirmed that some agency’s in the counties use 5200s but they said they are...

Hi All, I was playing around with a tigger tail for my HT. I found that the tigger tail gave me a nice enhancement for my HT up to 10 db. I have heard from others that it didn't make such a big difference. I would love to hear from others who tried this. You can see my experience in this...

Who else uses the KU4AB VHF / UHF loops? SQ-50 6m square loop. SQ-144 2m square loop. SQ-432 432 mHz square loop. In 2010 I bought the KU4AB SQ-50 single loop, SQ-144 stacked loops and SQ-432 stacked loops that I used for VHF / UHF rover operations. I liked how each of the loops worked well...