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SCMA member Steve Herbert (LA-187, K6CRW) went down to Cabrillo Beach for a swim when he noticed a film shoot going on. He forwarded me some photos he took of the action. He noted that they will be on location filming until the 7th of April. Thanks for sharing your photos, Steve!
SCMA member and frequent photo contributor Chester Brown (LA-203, K6CRB) took these photos of U.S. Air Force C-17s at Burbank Airport. The cargo planes were in town in support of President Obama’s most recent trip to the L.A. area.
A troubling incident involving unauthorized transmissions on public safety radio channels in Pittsburgh is drawing national attention within the radio monitoring community. Over several days in early March 2026, an unknown individual broadcast threatening and hateful messages over a public safety radio channel used by Pittsburgh police and emergency services. For scanner listeners and radio…
The Costa Mesa City Council agreed this week to use $250,000 in Homeland Security grant money to upgrade its communications equipment. The funding will help first responders reduce gaps in radio coverage, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Bryan Glass. In 2001, the city switched from an 800 MHz Motorola radio to a newer version, reducing…
San Diego Gas & Electric rolled out two mobile command centers and three satellite communications systems Monday to be used for emergencies like earthquakes or widespread power outages. The new equipment has up-to-date technology to help maintain communications in emergency situations, when traditional methods are unavailable, to help company officials manage a crisis, according to…
Over the next 21 months, Raytheon will be working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to install mobile Panasonic Toughbook computers in roughly 2,400 police cruisers. Deputies will be able to access the Internet, fingerprint databases and other criminal databases inside their vehicles, and use GPS positioning to get to emergency calls quickly. The…
The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol this month may embolden extremists and set for the stage for additional attacks. The department did not cite a specific threat but pointed…
