(Pictured is serial impersonator Jeremy DeWitte, who used radios to impersonate law enforcement officers.) Can I use an 800 MHz radio as a police scanner? We are regularly asked this question, and we always respond, “no, we don’t think that’s...
Public Service Announcement Due to their low cost and promise of high-end features, many radio enthusiasts bought cheap digital SWR meters on sites like eBay. These meters, which cost as little as $40, certainly seem promising – but are highly...
Public Service Announcement: We regularly receive Kenwood mobile radios in our refurbishing center. We are finding that a disproportionately high percentage of these radios have damaged circuitry from shorts in their microphone ports. The problem has become so common, that...
