With all the amateur P25 repeaters going in in the major metro areas why wouldn't be an option. Astro portables can be found on ebay for as low as $200 in a model I to six hundred for a decent model III, all with the correct flashcodes.
Yes getting the programing equipment and CPS is a pain in the rear, but getting tham as ham radios isn't a problem. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Buying A$TRO radios is not an acceptable answer. As for the Spectras, > I've had no problem with a UHF Spectra going to 440 and 470. The only > thing I hate about them is the primitive CSQ channel priority. Even in > the commercial world, that is ridiculous. Try using it on a channel that > has an LTR system on it. You will never hear any other channels. > > The Maxtrac would go several MHz out of band without issue. Try doing > that with a CDM. I know of nobody who has gotten one to do 449.9875 and > 470.0125 in one radio. > > Joe M. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:23:58 -0500, MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Motorola has become very ham unfriendly anymore. > > > > I would suggest becoming more friendly with Motorola's product line. > > You now have XTS and XTL radios that cover VHF as 136-174 or UHF as > > 380-470 and require no software range mods. > > > > The ASTRO Spectra line had been the worst for 440 support, or starting > > VHF R2 at 148MHz though software moded to 146-ish. That's definitely > > no longer the case with the XTL line. Very ham friendly in my opinion. >
