I'm looking to buy a good HT. 2 meter band, not much need for a dual band at this point. Could someone recommend a good one. Kenwood K20A looks good or maybe a Yaesu or icom ? Suggestions, pros, cons, any experience with these ?
Thanks !!! Paul Noll KG5MHD Love your pets, they want and deserve it !!! > On Aug 29, 2017, at 9:37 AM, rodney martinez via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > > Ive been monitoring just the Southwest HPD dispatch during this whole storm > window. We are not seeing it on TV, but burglaries and looting have been > relentless since the water started going down. They are backed up at least a > couple dozen calls this morning. Even the Valero's near Chimney Rock and > North Braeswood has been looted, and it serves as sort of a staging area the > police stay at regularly. I was told that even the Beldens grocery store got > looted, but I have not verified this. Walked the area and saw they have > barricaded the doors at Beldens with stacks of pallets, and a sign on front > saying Armed Guard Inside. Dont even think that it is all peaceful out there. > > Best Regards, > Rodney J. Martinez > Intellitech Automation, Inc. > IS Networld Vendor > 832-423-5640 (Cellphone) > 8816-326-49843 (Satphone) > KC5MZK (Ham Callsign) > > > On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:03 AM, Ravi Patrick Ratnala via BVARC > <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Completely legal, but most services have moved to trunking systems on 800-900 > MHz. You'll need a trunk tracking radio to keep up, but you can get "bits > and pieces" just by scanning those freqs with an old fashioned scanner (if > you have those bands covered). > > It's also legal for police to encrypt channels if necessary, and you'll find > that tactical freqs are often encrypted accordingly. But the vast majority > is open for the public to hear. > > This is the radio I have, covers all those systems and more: > > https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BCD436HP-HomePatrol-Digital-Handheld/dp/B00I33XDAK > > 73, > KF5YHP > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 29, 2017, at 7:13 AM, Gayle Dotts via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > Out of curiosity is it allowed to listen in on our radios? I looked up > > scanner frequencies of 460.XXX range with a PL123.0 and scanned up and down > > but heard nothing. Maybe it's blocked somehow. Just wanting to listen in > > since we are in all this hurricane and flooded event situation. Any advise? > > _______________________________________________ > > BVARC mailing list > > BVARC@bvarc.org > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Message delivered to ratnala...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to sota...@yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to pbn...@gmail.com
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