I'll take a few XTSs or XTLs for a couple hundred bucks each - or even $600 each.
But that aside, why is a P25 radio the only one you should be able to get to do 440-476? Even so, P25 is a small percentage of Motorola's entire line. Another point: If the radio has a bandwidth of 62 MHz, why can't I get one to do a 36 MHz bandwidth of 440-476? Why can't I get the radio to go 5 kHz "out of band"? You USED to be able to do that. Why has Motorola made their units (again, I'll say it) so ham unfriendly? Joe M. Mark wrote: > > 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. > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
