Hence my original comment. Motorola has been getting very ham unfriendly. You USED to be able to enter frequencies in the SW with "the trick" and have the radio accept them.
Joe M. James Delancy wrote: > > From what I have been able to gather is that getting a CDM out of band > would have to be done by a firmware/software hack in the radio .. not > the CPS. If anyone is up to that, I would love to know. > > James > > MCH wrote: > > > > That's my point. I don't want to use a radio made 15 years ago - I want > > to use a current model (A CDM for example). These radios will not go out > > of band whatsoever and the SW cannot be modified (that anyone's found so > > far) to go out of band. > > > > If you're saying otherwise, I have a HT750 file I'll send you that I > > want 444.900 and 471.8625 in. > > > > I also have a BPR40 that I want 444.900 and 463.325 MHz in. > > > > Joe M. > > > > Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: > > > > > > 15 years ago I was handed a UHF MT1000 that covered 438-470 in > > > one range. It was a big upgrade from an HT220. > > > It had GMRS, business, public safety and amateur channels in it. > > > No crystals or reeds required. > > > > > > You can pick up the same 99 channel radio today, on ebay, for > > > under $75. The 16 channel ones go for less. > > > > > > The high band 146-172 model stretches down to 144 very nicely. > > > > > > The low band 42-50 covers Red Cross channels at 47mhz > > > and 6m ham very nicely. Sorry, you can't listen to the California > > > Highway Patrol on 42mhz very well. > > > > > > I'd call that kind of performance per dollar spent very ham friendly. > > > In fact, I have a total of 5 MT100s to my name. > > > > > > BTW until I can pick up SDH series Jedis those 99 channel MT1000s > > > are my current portables. The only thing the Jedi will give me is > > > coverage of 440 mhz amateur up through the LA County Sheriffs > > > (talk and listen at 482mhz), expansion from 99 to 160 channels, > > > and a slightly lighter / smaller radio. The high band one will give me > > > amateur, CAP, business, public safety and some RPU channels > > > all in the same radio. > > > The disadvantages of the Jedis is that I have to acquire a couple > > > of new chargers, some new batteries, new speakermics, and a > > > new MVA. > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
