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by radioguruphil
13 Sep 2023 08:52
Forum: The DX Corner
Topic: DX 9/13
Replies: 5
Views: 13957

DX 9/13

Getting lots of good tropo right now. Newton, Waltham, Brookline PDs to name a few. Also some Hillsboro P25 and everything in-between.
by radioguruphil
16 Jun 2023 11:20
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: SDS200
Replies: 8
Views: 7216

Re: SDS200

The South Plymouth antenna on zone 3 was recently replaced with a new 9db gain antenna. I do have a question on the SD 100 and 200 scanners. how is the reception near cell sites ? I have been using Motorola equipment but that will end with the start of phase two.
by radioguruphil
20 Nov 2022 07:28
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: Jeep Wrangler RFI
Replies: 10
Views: 5250

Re: Jeep Wrangler RFI

I had a bad desense issue with a vehicle dash cam. This ruined VHF reception on my Spectra.
by radioguruphil
12 Aug 2017 18:12
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: BC 15 X No receive
Replies: 2
Views: 1456

BC 15 X No receive

My 15 X stopped receiving the other day. It was in the overhead of my truck and took a pounding going down route 290. All functions normal but no receive bars and it won't pick up anything. Now I'm pretty good with these things but I cannot figure this one out. I think some of the buttons on the fro...
by radioguruphil
26 Jun 2015 11:08
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: Uniden 996P2 for $350 at Amazon
Replies: 1
Views: 1710

Is that the scanner you will need when Massachusetts goes TDMA ?
by radioguruphil
28 Sep 2014 14:56
Forum: Area Amateur Radio
Topic: NEAR-Fest XVI – October 10 and 11, 2014 – Deerfield, New Hampshire
Replies: 17
Views: 7986

Scott, Ricky and I are going if I can get a comp day.
by radioguruphil
10 Mar 2013 10:02
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: road trip
Replies: 0
Views: 1038

road trip

Here I am in Sarasota county flash. Listening to the county p 25 county system. I was going to try to listen to via star police but they have a new VHF trunk system. They used to just use a bunch of VHF channels and weren't too hard to get. I was able to get Ct. And NJ state police. I am going to tr...
by radioguruphil
22 Oct 2012 06:08
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: common cb channels
Replies: 1
Views: 1468

Some yards use CBs to communicate between yard operations and the truckers. They are usually on 25 or some other chanel. I don't think they would be on six since you can hear a lot skip calling on that chanel.
by radioguruphil
28 Nov 2011 00:21
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: CDM1250/1550 power up issue
Replies: 13
Views: 6255

Cdm

If the vehicle battery is weak when you crank the starter the voltage to the radio will drop pretty low. I have seen this cause issues in some radios
by radioguruphil
08 Oct 2011 21:27
Forum: Website and Message Board Discussion
Topic: Cape Police & Fire on RR
Replies: 2
Views: 1903

407

I can hear them from my house Scott.
by radioguruphil
18 Sep 2011 20:05
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: 996t
Replies: 3
Views: 1547

996t

I'm putting some P-25 into my 996T. NHSP and Grafton Cnty NH to be specific. Are you able to program the NAC code into this scanner ? I'm actually more familiar with Moto stuff. This is a little different to me.
by radioguruphil
11 Apr 2011 06:08
Forum: The DX Corner
Topic: 4/10 DX Report
Replies: 6
Views: 2858

All the BAPERN freqs from Boston to Holliston, Newton Etc coming in onn the ride to work.
by radioguruphil
22 Feb 2011 17:04
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: H.R. 607 a Bill introuduced in the US House would take away 450-470MHz in 10 years
Replies: 10
Views: 4062

A lot of 450 and 460 public saftey users in Mass as well. Heck even I have a 454. machine ! Will this do away with FRS and GMRS ?
by radioguruphil
12 Feb 2011 13:26
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: Dealing With Outside Interference issues
Replies: 49
Views: 13096

Interference

Scott it's nice and quiet at my house. All of the utilities are underground. The cable is fiber. I think thats better. I do get a few buzz's on my VHF 151.550 around town when am in PL monitor on.
by radioguruphil
03 Sep 2010 19:22
Forum: The DX Corner
Topic: 9/3 DX Report
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

Dx

I was able to use my VHF repeater here in Sandwich all the way up to MHQ in Marlboro 09/02 in the AM. Going back to the Cape at 13:00 hours I was unable to duplicate this feat ! Today I was able to copy Dedham Fire while listening to the Sandwich EOC/School dept Repeater monitor on 453.6875.
by radioguruphil
29 Apr 2010 21:15
Forum: Area Amateur Radio
Topic: NEAR-FEST who is going???
Replies: 57
Views: 26953

I will be there friday with a bunch of old junk got some 800 mhz GTX's secure saber's with the keyloader, A whole bunch of 42 to 50 Maratrac 99 channel radios good for the 50 meg ham band.
by radioguruphil
14 Apr 2010 22:23
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: MASP Low Band Antenna
Replies: 39
Views: 11644

I just was at Ft. devens doing EVOC today. This is were they distribute the new cruisers. They all had lowbands. Some had ball and spring some had coil loaded antennas. As for the Larson antennas on the Marblehead cars. If the loading coils are about two inches tall they are VHF. Any higher thet are...
by radioguruphil
14 Apr 2010 22:08
Forum: New England MILCOM
Topic: Coast Guard on UHF ???
Replies: 9
Views: 6262

293 is the default NAC that comes on Motorola radio's. Either the tech that programmed it was lazy or didn't Know. I just installed some ADP flashes in my earlier XTL1500's. I also got some newer ones that have ADP already. I am having fun figuring out how to set these radio's up. So far so good. I ...
by radioguruphil
12 Apr 2010 21:15
Forum: Area Amateur Radio
Topic: NMO mount rust
Replies: 2
Views: 3356

Don't put the grease on the contact button. Get rid of the motorola type 1/4 waves if that s what you are using they let water in.
by radioguruphil
11 Apr 2010 21:58
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: MASP Low Band Antenna
Replies: 39
Views: 11644

I have an 800 spectra tac system, a talkgroup on zone 4 and 3 and a vhf system P25-encyrpted. I like redundency. I don't think I spelled that right.
by radioguruphil
09 Apr 2010 22:36
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: MASP Low Band Antenna
Replies: 39
Views: 11644

They are replacing the maxtrac low bands with new CDM's. they dont' trust the trunking system either and it's thiers !
by radioguruphil
03 Jan 2010 16:49
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: How many scanners
Replies: 15
Views: 5745

Oh boy where do I begin ? In the truck MCS 2000 VHF, MCS 2000 UHF , Syntor 9000 Low band 30 to 50 megs (gotta have low band) XTS 5000 H-38 package (work radio) , MTS 2000 B7 800 MHZ HT, last but not least a 996T Digital rig. At home Spectra 9000 VHF control station hooked up to a station master, 800...
by radioguruphil
21 Dec 2009 21:00
Forum: Scanning Equipment
Topic: Lockout problem with BCT-15
Replies: 7
Views: 2071

I had that problem now if I can only remember what it was that caused it. Do you have quick keys activated ?
by radioguruphil
31 Aug 2009 17:48
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: Antique Public Safety Radio Systems
Replies: 13
Views: 4587

I worked at Newton police Radio shop back in the seventies. Waltham , Brookline, and some others went to T band before Newton. The Harvard Square Riots and The Chelsea fire contibuted to the effort to start BAPERN . The change over in Newton started just before the blizzard of 78. They were simulcas...
by radioguruphil
29 Aug 2009 20:44
Forum: Scanning Miscellaneous
Topic: Antique Public Safety Radio Systems
Replies: 13
Views: 4587

Newton ma. PD had Link brand radios until 1965. You could hear NPD on an AM radio just outside of the broadcast band. Same freq as LAPD. The cuisers would talk back on 37 megs. In 1965 they went to 45.82 KCA692. This was until 1978 when they joined BAPERN. While listening to Newton PD in the sixties...