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[Renegade631]

Pictured

Radios
1 x Radio Shack Pro-96 (Digital Trunking Scanner)
1 x Realistic TRC-421A (40 Channel CB)
1 x FDC-160A (VHF Transceiver 136-174MHz) NEW!
1 x Puxing PX888 (UHF Transceiver 400-480MHz) NEW!
2 x Radio Shack FRS/GMRS Walkie Talkies

Cell Phones
1 x Motorola RAZR V3m on Verizon IN Pulse (Prepaid)
1 x Motorola e815 on Verizon Business Postpaid
1 x Motorola i425e on Boost Mobile
1 x Motorola c139 on Tracfone
1 x Motorola w175g on Tracfone
1 x Kyocera MARBL on Virgin Mobile

Computers
1 x ASUS P4 3.0GHz w/ 1GB RAM & 500GB RAID 5 Array (Open Tower on Desk)
1 x HP Compaq nc6000 1GB RAM 1.6GHz Pentium M (Laptop) (Wireless G Onboard and Kensignton Blutooth USB in the back)
1 x Dell P3 1GHz (Linux Server behind bed) Not Pictured Last Time

Network Not Pictured Last Time
Optimum Online Cable Modem Not Pictured Last Time
Netgear Wireless N Router Not Pictured Last Time

Power
Radio Shack 3 Amp 120VAC - 12VDC Converter Not Explained Last Time
Radio Shack AA/AAA NiMH Battery Charger Not Pictured Last Time

GPS
Magellan Maestro 3250 (Not a whole lotta use inside my house I know, you'll see it when I am done setting up the car in the car). Not Pictured Last Time

Accessories
Motorola H375 Bluetooth Headset Not Explained Last Time

 

[RESCUE4NFD]

Nice setup...

 

[NorthCOVideo]

Nice setup, I notice you have an FDC radio, I've seen quite a few of these on ebay, how do you like yours?

 

[Renegade631]

Nice setup, I notice you have an FDC radio, I've seen quite a few of these on ebay, how do you like yours?

That is where I bought it, it was actually my first ebay purchase, along with the Puxing radio. All I can say so far is it seems easy enough to use and it appears to work.

If I tune my Pro-96 to receive frequencies this radio is designed to transmit, I receive those frequencies, but I have only tested it within my own home.

I bought mine from 409shop.com the ebay store name is radiofactoryhongkongsuppliers, and it arrived in NY in 8 days from payment all the way from Hong Kong which I think is pretty good.

I left it scanning for a few hours and didn't pick up much, but I haven't compared it to my Pro-96 searching the same range.

I wanted to make a discussion about the radio or join one but I don't see an appropriate forum here to do so.

 

[ScanManQSL]

Nice Shack!!! I would definitely recommend in buying a larger desk/work bench.

 

[Renegade631]

Nice Shack!!! I would definitely recommend in buying a larger desk/work bench.

Definitely part of the plan. I need to move first, which I will do as soon as I stop spending money on gadgets and get a bigger place

 

[crazyboy]

Can you hear me now?

 

[rhicks6000]

Wow that's a lot of stuff

 

[kb0nly]

If anyone breaks in his house at night he just starts flinging cell phones at their head!

 

[Renegade631]

Can you hear me now?

Generally if there is a cell signal to be found, I have a phone that will find it...

With Verizon you get "The Network" but I have "The NeworkS!"

 

[CherokeeKid]

"Cough, cough" NewPort's? rough.... I get tired of carrying 2 phones, how do you stand all yours?

 

[Renegade631]

"Cough, cough" NewPort's? rough.... I get tired of carrying 2 phones, how do you stand all yours?

2 Cell phones doesn't bother me. I currently carry 3, and that does annoy me.

You see, one (The e815) is paid for by the company I work for, they read my emails and pay attention to my cell phone usage. The 2nd, (the Motorola RAZR Prepaid) is my new and main cell phone. The Boost mobile (Motorola i425e) is my old phone, but I still sometimes use it for the Nextel Direct Connect feature, and I never port a number, I figure after a couple of months anybody I want to talk to has my new contact information.

The other phones are just for experimental and emergency purposes. I own over 20 cell phones of which 7 have active service, all but one are prepaid.

I'm one of those end of the world as we know it type of crazy people. The rest of my communications equipment relates to my "I Am Legend" type of mentality.

 

[LarryMax]

I'm one of those end of the world as we know it type of crazy people. The rest of my communications equipment relates to my "I Am Legend" type of mentality.

In "I am legend" When he says " I am broadcasting on ALL AM frequencies". I laughed and told my wife "I would love to see that setup".

Next, I was told to "shut up and just watch the damn movie, I don't want to hear a 15 minute rundown on frequencies"

 

[w2lie]

Don't bump into that desk in the middle of the night - it will be like dominoes! lol

 

[citylink_uk]

Nice setup, I notice you have an FDC radio, I've seen quite a few of these on ebay, how do you like yours?

I've had mine for two years now. The sensitivity of the radio is very good as is the audio quality.

Mine serves me very well. When in the car I stick a mag-mount on the roof, screw in the antenna adapter, attach the battery eliminator, plug in a Motorola two pin speaker mic and i'm good to go!

I've had people fail to believe me when I tell them i'm running a cheap chinese handie that they think sounds like something 10 times more expensive!

 

[Renegade631]

I've had mine for two years now. The sensitivity of the radio is very good as is the audio quality.

Mine serves me very well. When in the car I stick a mag-mount on the roof, screw in the antenna adapter, attach the battery eliminator, plug in a Motorola two pin speaker mic and i'm good to go!

I've had people fail to believe me when I tell them i'm running a cheap chinese handie that they think sounds like something 10 times more expensive!

I did some experimenting with mine today, comparing its reception to my Pro-96, on a few freqs, the FDC picked up perfectly and the Pro-96 didn't make a peep. Though I have an 800MHz antenna on the Pro-96 and my FDC is VHF 136-174. Pretty easy to program too after going through the few short pages of the manual.