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by w6kru
Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:21 pm
Forum: Breaking Incidents
Topic: Suicide by spear gun
Replies: 4
Views: 7291

Suicide by spear gun

A guy shot himself through the head. The spear penetrated his head and the wall and he was stuck to the wall. WOW.
by w6kru
Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:36 pm
Forum: Breaking Incidents
Topic: Burning object falling from sky
Replies: 1
Views: 5535

Burning object falling from sky

Did anyone hear the calls about this? About 3:30 today, two different people reported a burning object falling from the sky. One RP was in the Pine Valley area and thought the object must have landed nearby. Another RP was a LEO out in Glamis and he reported seeing it at high altitudes. Astrea was c...
by w6kru
Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: 121.5 ELT
Replies: 2
Views: 2396

Re: 121.5 ELT

The 406MHz digital beacons are the new standard. Some of them are pretty small. Check out the $150 Spot.

http://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/5036
by w6kru
Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: San Diego County Sheriff
Topic: Are "DES" channels encrypted?
Replies: 3
Views: 8136

Re: Are "DES" channels encrypted?

Thanks Brandon! Good to know. I'll leave them in and see what I hear.
by w6kru
Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: San Diego County Sheriff
Topic: Are "DES" channels encrypted?
Replies: 3
Views: 8136

Are "DES" channels encrypted?

I am looking at the TGs for SDSO. I see several TG IDs with "DES" in the alpha tags. Are these encrypted for sure? I am guessing yes but can't find any listings that verify that. If they really are encrypted, I might as well remove them from the talkgroup.
by w6kru
Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:46 pm
Forum: Regional Communications System (RCS)
Topic: Site confusion
Replies: 2
Views: 3630

Re: Site confusion

I thought I would let you guys know that I think I figured out the issue with hearing data bursts. The towers on top of Superstition were so close I could see the antennas on the towers and I was listening to the Brawley site.I think that the issue was just signal overload. When I went back out a fe...
by w6kru
Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Looking for local stringer freqs.
Replies: 40
Views: 32089

Re: Looking for local stringer freqs.

Thank you Skip! That clears up several questions.
by w6kru
Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: Looking for local stringer freqs.
Replies: 40
Views: 32089

Re: Looking for local stringer freqs.

I'm going to resurrect an old thread due to my curiosity. I have several questions and I'm not sure what can and can't be answered here. 1. Who are the 'experts' on yellow? They seem to have extensive RCS system information at hand. 2. Who owns/maintains yellow and why? 3. Who has access to yellow a...
by w6kru
Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:16 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: BCD-396T Help
Replies: 24
Views: 15178

Re: BCD-396T Help

Bonkerz619 wrote:Bad new for me i just called up HRO and they don't have any in stock. Anyone know where else i can go locally to pick one up today?
Radioshack. I hated to say it but they were the first place that popped in my head.
by w6kru
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: BCD-396T Help
Replies: 24
Views: 15178

Re: BCD-396T Help

How much time do you have on your hands and how much do you want to spend? I bought ARC396 software and have a subscription to RadioReference.com. I can set up new trunk systems very quckly using those. There are other options though. You can use FreesScan and paste information from this site or Rad...