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LASD SEB Recovers Wreckage of 1 Plane and Remains of 2 Victims from Downed Aircraft

February 9, 2016

On Sunday, February 07, 2016 at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Special Enforcement Bureau – Tactical Dive Team with the assistance of the Los Angeles Port Police, the Long Beach Police Department and L.A. County Lifeguards, recovered wreckage of one plane and remains of two victims. The recovery was made approximately two miles outside […]

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Introduction to HF Digital Modes – WEFAX

February 1, 2016

Most of the time we at the SCMA tend to focus on VHF and UHF communications, but have you always wondered what other types of radio communications there are? Well, the next few articles I write will cover High Frequency (HF) communications. The HF band covers radio frequencies from 3 to 30 MHz. This portion

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The Porky Show – January 16

January 12, 2016

ATTENTION PATCH COLLECTORS! The Porky Show, California’s longest running police and fire patch, badge and collectibles swap meet will take place on Saturday, January 16th in Claremont from 9 AM to 3 PM. The show is put on by the Claremont Police Department raises funds the Claremont Police Explorers program. If you are interested in police

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Future of OTA TV Broadcasts Uncertain

January 4, 2016

SCMA club member Steve Herbert (LA-187, K6CRW) forwarded me this article on the future of OTA television broadcasts. The following is from a tvnewscheck.com article: It’s difficult to pinpoint any single year in the history of television broadcasting more momentous than 2016 is likely to be. And when I say broadcasting, I mean the medium,

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SCMA Member Photographs End of Santa Monica Pursuit

December 24, 2015

SCMA member Bob Yuan (KJ6UVT, LA-189) captured these images at the ending of a pursuit in the city of Santa Monica. Police were chasing a carjacking suspect who stole a black Maserati at knifepoint. The suspect was arrested after crashing the car.

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SCMA Member Captures Pursuit Aftermath

December 19, 2015

SCMA member David Leon (KF6MBC, LA-154) was able to capture the aftermath of a long lasting pursuit across 2 counties. David heard the conversation on our club repeater and decided to swing by the termination of the vehicle pursuit on his way home from work. The following article is from Jane Yamamoto and Willian Avila

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City of Los Angeles Ends LA-RICS Membership, Plans to Build Own LMR System

November 23, 2015

Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously November 18th to opt out of its membership the the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), citing potential cost advantages by taking the action and plans to deploy a new city-owned land-mobile-radio (LMR) network during the next 13 months. “It is in the City’s best interest to opt

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HAMCON 2015 Photos

November 7, 2015

SCMA member Glen Rothstein (LA-145, KK6OTP) was kind enough to provide his photographs of HAMCON 2015. HAMCON (also known as the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention) was held this year on September 11-13th in the City Of Torrance. The convention featured displays from equipment vendors, tech talks, demonstrations, VE testing, T-hunting (radio direction finding) and much more. To

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V-22 Osprey Aircraft in Town for Presidential Visit

October 8, 2015

In case you haven’t heard, President Obama is coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, October 10th. From a CBS L.A. article: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — President Barack Obama will make a roughly 6 1/2–hour visit to Southern California Saturday to attend a series of Democratic fundraisers. Obama is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International

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Adam 12’s Martin Milner LAPD End-of-Watch Broadcast

October 8, 2015

The LAPD End-of-Watch Broadcast for Adam 12 actor Martin Milner (Officer Pete Maloy). This broadcast was recorded by Shaaron Claridge (now Shaaron Snead), the original voice of the dispatcher on Adam 12.

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