2022
0528
tidied up headings, index,
switched BF-Fplus HP packs to use wideband on HAM [20khz] & Marine [25khz]
0310 typos updates, specs, add BF-R5 C9 T20
2019
02-14 added pirates section
02-10
add coax section
updated img / data packs
18-02-19
firmware 311 updates
PKT changes to VE1HPR
renaming repeaters to their location
added PICTOU 147.015
added moncton 147.345
rename RTI to ANTIGonish
renamed HR to NEWGLASgow
renamed EST to SHEETHB
renamed SAB SHERBRK sherbrooke
added CAVENDish PEI 145.15
added OLEARY PEI 147.12
added CHARLOTTETOWN 147.39
added Argentia NL
added STJOHNS 146.92
added SUSSEX NB 146.9850
added KEJI park 147.1950
added GREENWOOD 147.24
added LIVERPoll 147.06
18-02-13
added more New Brunswick repeaters to BFS311
17-03-06
early testing of hyperio 771 antenna = good
17-03-04
better SWR testing on UT102 106 antennas
17-01-04
146.865 VE1SHU added to MEGA311
16-10-21
testing better squelch levels
VHF starting at 14 and UHF starting at 8
see MEGA-307.img
16-09-24 interference section added
16-08-11 added Parks section
16-07-13
updates to MEGA pack,
VE1HK (Hunter's Mountain) swaps frequencies with VE1DR (sydney)
squelch starts at 12 for VHF and 09 for UHF
incriments of 10
15-10-15
corrected CB Ferries to 160.47 not 160.475
fixed for pack services 307.15d
15-10-12 added but not uploaded
464.5875 1st strike security Sydney
464.6625 very common business
added to ns-serv-307 [307.15c]
143.565 input NSSAR input or repeater output, also CB Highlands
148.555 out
15-08-21
Nova Scotia Fire Departments updates, the "Valley pack"
squelch levels changed back to 10,20...90
15-08-10
UV5R MEGA pack added FIREcontrol and Fire2nd (scanning)
updated squelch levels 1-9 (12-108)
15-08-09
NS-service pack updates BFB307
set squelch levels 0-9 (variable 0-123)
1=10,2-20,3=30,4=40,5=50,6=60,7=70,8=80,9=90
weak VHF signals are around 60-70
15-03-16
NS-service pack updates
improved HRM fire list better labels, more stations
added motorola TRBO defaults (MotoTRBO)
see download img for 307
15-02-19
working on NS FIRE pack
15-02-17
Ns-serv v307 fixed NS hammonds plains freq 152.06
reduced number of scanning freqs
scanning more fire departments
added fire depts
151.505
154.130
154.280
15-01-07
added chat online section IRC, Jabber XMPP
15-01-06
added more scan frequencies to GMRS legal, kitty radios, GSAR, marine channels
15-01-05
added more Nova Scotia info, links to
http://www.marscan.com/nsscanning.htm
added many more navigation links
moved some documents to downloads
add CHIRP linux and prolific cable
better firmware information
two versions to download
14-12-19
moved updates to one page
14-08-05 updated NS-SERV
Created Tuesday 05 August 2014
added more Fire Depts
removed dupes
140703 updated NS-MEGA
Created Thursday 03 July 2014
added southern NB HAM repeaters
deleted some annoying noisy police repeaters
deleted HRM busses (use NS-SERV pack instead)
renamed updates pages to updated ...
140612 updated NS-SERV
Created Thursday 12 June 2014
ns-services
removed SHAWTV
added current Halifax Regional School Board, STOCK transportation
active channels 1,5,6,7
140520 updated NS-SERV
Created Tuesday 20 May 2014
NS-SERVICES chirp pack filename:
uv5r-ns-services-140520.img
MURS freqs are now usable & included in scan
GMRS channels 1-8 15-22 added to scan list
Marine channel 67,68,71,.. added to scan lists and TX list,
so don't misuse them
131213 updated NS-LEGACY
Created Tuesday 20 May 2014
NS-legacy now named ns-service [NS-SERV]
added: multi user frequencies: 142.875 151.1 151.115 410.6375 464.6375
added: HRM taxis, Yellow, Sat, Casino
added: Universities (Dal some are too noisy, MSVU), plus shared security
added: Canadian Geo Survey Marine
added: Halifax terminal [HALTERM], shipyard, HFXport (too noisy)
added: Halifax Shopping Mall, Home Depot freqs, Killam properties, Loblaws
added: Ski Martok, GolfNS, Shaw Cable & TV repair
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