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Whistler to Update TRX-1 / TRX-2 Scanners with NXDN™

December 15, 2016

Bentonville, AR– (December 13, 2016) The Whistler Group, Inc., a leading industry supplier of state-of the-art mobile electronics, is in the homestretch to the highly-anticipated release of an NXDN™ update to the TRX-1 and TRX-2 which currently feature Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) capabilities. The Whistler TRX-1 (handheld) and TRX-2 (desktop/Mobile) originally released in May of […]

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HRO Ham Jam 2016

July 7, 2016

Single Transmitter, Orange Section, in the Anaheim Ham Radio Outlet parking lot at HRO’s Ham Jam, with K6VCR, K7JA, KL7MF, and N6MI, DM13. Photo by N6MI Our 5th Annual HRO Ham Jam is coming up! Saturday, July 16, 2016 is the date, store hours are 10AM-5:30PM, and once again we will be hosting our local

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BMW Wins LAPD Electric Car Contract, Beating Tesla

June 8, 2016

German automaker BMW has beaten California-based Tesla Motors Inc. by winning a contract to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 electric cars. BMW is leasing 100 of its i3 all-electric plug-in vehicles, which the LAPD plans to use for community outreach and other police business — but not patrols or car chases. That will bring to almost

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Long Beach Fire Department Debuts New Boat

June 8, 2016

After adding some finishing touches on Long Beach Fire Department’s Fireboat 20, it’s ready for its official debut. Fire Chief Mike DuRee said the department has had the vessel for a couple of months, and used it in fires, such as the blaze at the old Ruby’s Diner at the end of the Seal Beach

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LAPD Considers Trading in Crown Vics for Some $100K Teslas

May 25, 2016

We may get the hippest, cleanest fleet in the country The Los Angeles Police Department is looking to potentially upgrade their fleet of vehicles with none other than Tesla’s all-electric luxury Model S. The Model S may be eco-efficient, but at $100,000, it’s not much of a thrifty buy. The LAPD’s annual $30 million vehicle

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Scanners Now Able to Monitor MotoTRBO Frequencies

May 25, 2016

Within days of each other, both Uniden and Whistler announced that they would both be adding DMR scanning to their lineup. Whister states that they will be releasing both a mobile and portable scanner capable of monitoring MotoTRBO, Hytera XPT, and conventional DMR frequencies in late June 2016. Uniden on the other hand, doesn’t yet

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Shuttle Tank and LAPD Pursuit Photos

May 23, 2016

SCMA member and frequent photo contributor Chester Brown (LA-203, K6CRB) took these photos of the Space Shuttle tank on it’s way to the California Science Center in Los Angeles and the termination of a pursuit in North Hollywood.

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Baker Fire Station Staffing a Public Safety Concern

May 9, 2016

According to Caltrans, an average of just under 40,000 vehicles passed through Baker on Interstate 15 on a daily basis in 2014. That same year, statistics showed that some 23.5 million motorists traveled to Las Vegas. The vast majority were Southern California motorists using I-15. It’s those numbers that concern Bill Mahan, one of three

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C-17 at Burbank Airport

April 9, 2016

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.

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Film shoot at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro

April 4, 2016

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!

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