08-08-2024, 12:02 AM
I got my hands on a higher-end motorola radio off-lease for cheap a few years back. Where I used to live, there was a 900Mhz ham repeater network that spread a few states that I was interested in checking out. Unfortunately, I was never able to successfully obtain the "code plug" needed to unlock the ham bands.
I still have some old FRS radios. Its probably possible to modify them for GMRS. I spent some time poking around with an RTL-SDR but the GMRS frequencies seem dead where I'm at now. I could use a better antenna, though.
I was able to get a P25 scanner running with the SDR and could listen in on the local emergency services dispatch, but everything else was encrypted. I miss the 80s/90s with my old Radio Shack scanner and virtually everything in analog. It was awesome finding out what was going on around town before it hit the news.
I still have some old FRS radios. Its probably possible to modify them for GMRS. I spent some time poking around with an RTL-SDR but the GMRS frequencies seem dead where I'm at now. I could use a better antenna, though.
I was able to get a P25 scanner running with the SDR and could listen in on the local emergency services dispatch, but everything else was encrypted. I miss the 80s/90s with my old Radio Shack scanner and virtually everything in analog. It was awesome finding out what was going on around town before it hit the news.
