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by w6pix
Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Mini discone
Replies: 4
Views: 3472

I've used the Radio Shack DC to Daylight discone, actually one in the attic now... Will do fine for stuff like CDF VHF.. Poor on 800, perhaps in association with line loss in my cases, 50+ ft. so-so on lo-band VHF, like CHP. However , I modified it and welded a 39mHz whip to the top and that helped ...
by w6pix
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:36 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Mini discone
Replies: 4
Views: 3472

Can't say anything about that particular antenna...

This an "all band" discone?


Remember the old saying. A discone receives all bands equally poorly..

LOL

What do you plan to listen to with it?
by w6pix
Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: County RCS Pager Freq(s)?
Replies: 20
Views: 13807

I did confirm that 155.94 is also the Sigalert paging frequency, happened to catch a pageout. I imagine that if you wanted to monitor sigalerts, you could use CTCSS to hear only the tone alerted sigalerts, and not all the pocsag paging. I've asked someone once if the sigalert had PL and was told no...
by w6pix
Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:22 am
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Motorola xts3000 or xts5000
Replies: 1
Views: 1971

Look up Bearcom on Federal Blvd. They're the /\/\otorola dealer in town.

As for the programming software, call Motorola. There's a multi page licensing contract to sign before they'll sell you programming software.
by w6pix
Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: iD this tG for me please?
Replies: 2
Views: 2459

Ya, I haven't merged those new Harbor PD tg's into the list yet :(
by w6pix
Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: Non-Radio Related
Topic: Crashing
Replies: 3
Views: 3331

That's a million dollar question. The "fail soft" frequencies will be quickly overloaded. Just pray that they get it back fast.. A major failure, e.g. multiple sites destroyed then we're in deep doo doo since most of the old conventional stuff is or may be removed, esp from vehicles. It's ...
by w6pix
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:50 pm
Forum: Non-Radio Related
Topic: Rural Metro Ambulance - Got caught in the back of the rig..
Replies: 6
Views: 5211

Musta been laying a line and making a quick attack?
by w6pix
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:50 pm
Forum: Non-Radio Related
Topic: Rural Metro Ambulance - Got caught in the back of the rig..
Replies: 6
Views: 5211

Rescue Pooh wrote:Image

DOOH!
by w6pix
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:49 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: RCS East, Imperial, and BLM/USFS
Replies: 3
Views: 3257

BLM LAW

I always hear BLM law traffic in the desert.. I think I hear it on 2, but not sure.. there are also mexicans on them, at least from the city.

11 BLM LAW1 168.1500 CSQ BUREAU OF LAND MGMT LAW
12 BLM LAW2 166.7500 CSQ BUREAU OF LAND MGMT LAW
13 BLM LAW3 166.4750 CSQ BUREAU OF LAND MGMT LAW