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Could well be correct Mike. I know the Melbourne Metro fire guys just got an octocopter for doing fire ground surveillance.

For Android, it is simple called CB Radio Chat. Made by a developer called Plugmind. Great if you feel like abusing some idiot in Texas!

So how is this going?

shame this comes pretty much at a time now where paging data is pretty much dead.

There are tonnes of these for sale on the internet on Ebay and sites like Goodluckbuy.com You can pick up a decent unit for way less price then the uniden ones. Some even have front and rear cameras as well as speed and GPS recording ( like the Igo Cam 800 ). These are very popular in europe and Rus...

Go and make your own surveillance drone and watch them back. You can build a fully autonomous drone for under $500 these days. slap a gopro camera with a TX video feed and you have what they have. It is not government who is restricted to this technology, the same technology is also available to the...

Scotty. a forum is a place where people go to chat basically and discuss things of interest. Same thing happens in Cafe's, restaurants and public places all over the world. If you are told to be quiet and leave, what do you do? You go somewhere else and chat. Simple as that. Thanks Longreach for you...

Lots of PTT Android apps out there. There is even a CB radio app, which acts like CB radio, and you can hook into different areas all over the world. Bit like IRLP on ham radio but it has the usual CB radio dick brains as well.

Mal. I have had one of these for a while. works with Cumulus. Never put mine online. I always meant to but hung it on the wall for everyone to see instead. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pro-Wireless-Touch-Screen-Weather-Station-USB-PC-81-/350705351746?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item51a7aafc42&_uhb=1#ht_4244wt_...

Must be the month for dishwashers to crap out... Wish mine was a simple fix like that. Time to get a new one I think.