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n3jfw wrote:I've had good luck shippign thinks as gift, declared value low, insured for right amount.

+1

Everything I send to Canada goes this way. Very little of it is paid for anyway, so it's all on the up-and-up.

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Doesn't Texas VHF FM Society hold their meetings there? Oh boy..

Unless it's, like, 10,000x more awesome than Belton, I think I'll be sitting it out.

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mr.syntrx wrote:Only in France (no crypto at all for anyone there, but who care about that shithole.)

I guess they don't have DVDs, Blu-Rays, or WEP/WPA on their wifi, then.

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Update for anyone who cares. Found a Saber on Batlabs and after a bit of haggling and some WTF moments I got it for $350. Comes with a charger and a NOS Moto battery. Seems like a good deal, and including shipping to my shitty part of the world it was $411. Good on ya. I assume it came with recent ...

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smokeybehr wrote:I'd love to try a TRS on the bottom end of the UHF band (420-426) but the bandplan Nazis would probably shut me down before I even start.

Know what I'd tell them? Use it or lose it.

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l-r: n0xmz, mam1081, mam1081's g/f Leah, VX, Curran (KD5UXO, claims to be a HS/BL lurker), me

Scott, I PMed you a larger version for the front page.

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Well, I survived. Fun times shakin' hands with you guys and meeting new folks, and kudos to the guys who scored on the Decibel sexiness. I only walked out with a 2-bay VHF dipole array, a high-power flat duplexer, and *gasp* a UHF Visar. So where's the pictures, guys? I know Scott got a few. :baby: ...

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Victor Xray wrote:Nah just come late. I'll still be drinking heavily.[/i]

If anyone will be needing designated driver services, speak up now.. so I can put the partition back in before I leave.

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Victor Xray wrote:and other overpriced Motorola gear

Well, at least you're honest about it.

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Victor Xray wrote:7:30 @ Bone Daddy's in Richardson. Cool wit'chall?

Cool wit' me.

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I vote 8:00 PM at Bone Daddy's. All in favor, say aye.

n0xmz wrote:I know some of you guys like your digital comms but that's not going to help those of us who use FM analog.

I run mixed-mode. If I hear someone calling in analog, I'll switch over.

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I'll go with whatever venue the locals pick, but personally I'm all for sticking with what you know when it comes to hosting a group. Reasonably-priced is always good, but isn't the entire Richardson/Plano area pretty much synonymous with expensive anyway?

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One week to go. I leave Friday evening after work and I'll be there bright and (somewhat) early Saturday morning, on all the relevant frequencies in all the relevant modes.

Sat. night dinner still a go? BJ's, Bone Daddy's, or you guys wanna go for something else?

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You think 900 Maxtracs would qualify? I've got a garage full of 'em.

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Fuck Panik. Fuck Panik. Fuck Panik. Fuck Panik. Oh, and the alignment procedure Shaun posted is absolutely correct. Couple of minor revisions, though: 1.) When adjusting TX power and both sets of deviation settings, start with the highest test frequency and work your way down. On the deviation bala...

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OK. So a nice clean RF environment is important here. What is your experience with yours? Does it TX a lot on garbage or is it OK? I haven't actually put one up. <_< We have an issue around here with broadband sweeping noise across the entire 430-450 range from what we're pretty sure is military ra...

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Why do hammies feel the need to label their repeaters? Putting the callsign, input/output freqencies, and the pl on the front of the repeater is just gay. Nobody cares! http://metro-uhf.org/repeaters/hoodroad/crop/repeater-with-PA.html I thought that was a requirement at the larger shared sites, so...

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w4wtf wrote: I saw a software NAC decoder somewhere, perhaps that could be used to open squelch with a valid NAC if it is fast enough.

Yep, it's called "the kNACk." I haven't personally played with it, so YMMV.

Read here..

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It works without any problems! We have such a ham repeater here (RX Motorola GM900 / TX Motorola GM950). It works in analog, in P25 and D-Star. Of course a true digital repeater would be better, but for the price of this setup it performs quite well. What do you do to keep out QRM/QRN? Just wonderi...

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mr.syntrx wrote:Japanese cops have been running digital nationwide for a very long time now.

D-STAR, P25, or something else? If at all possible, I was wanting to take at least one radio to listen in with when I go in early 2009.

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I agree with the contact channels: On-site, BW1 (146.495 67.0/$293) Off-site, W5MAY's machine 442.400+ 110.9 I'll go ahead and add Batlabs Green to that: MURS/GREEN 151.8800 143 IMBE DCSQ (primary) analog w/dpl 143 Secondary) Now that I can actually work a keyloader, I'll be IMBE/OFB on there. PM m...

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Any chance we can bump dinner up to Saturday night? Looks like I won't be making it up there until late Friday.

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if you ask me its a waste of time, not enough peeps doing it to make it worth while. wait till its actually a popular thing Yeah, but if everyone thought that way, no one would ever pick it up. Someone's gotta get the ball rolling! No offense dude, but you're kinda starting to edge into spammer/tro...

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Why??? ICOM is charging $500+ for D-Star, whats the difference?? Not a damn thing, they have to pay DVSI for the AMBE codec for D-Star just like they are paying for the IMBE codec for P25. Since both are open protocols, how much would it cost to put both codecs on the same board and have a radio th...

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Napalm wrote:VHF would be nice but the split would have to cover 144-146MHz.

All VHF Astro portables cover the entire 136-174 VHF split.

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Done some enquiries, and someone I know has a couple of these for sale: H04RDF9PW7AN. DSP.105.00.18,FIRMWARE 03.20.01.00 SYSTEM PACKAGE H35,FLASH CODE 000001-000000-9,1MEG WITH XL ASTRO ENCRYPTION. http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.10b8aedb02.jpg (clicky ^^) I asked if it did IMBE and he ...

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Anything else I should know, or is it all in that url? :p The howto of buying used Motorola Astro gear is pretty well contained in there. If you're new to Motorola altogether and not just the P25 side of things, be prepared to sell your soul to Satan and drink yourself into an early grave because p...

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Model 1 Astro Saber, with a firmware minimum of HOST 05.xx..xx and DSP 06.xx.xx and a flashcode beginning with an odd number (eg. 100001-000000-1 or 500008-000000-7). 1. This is the extremely over-simplified version. You'd do well to do some reading over at the Batlabs Astro forum . 2. When you go s...

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Hey man, the Browning Golden Eagle is a quality radio!

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Well, that was fun. We drove through hell to get there, froze our balls off that morning, and there was no good gear to be had. At least there wasn't much of a wacker quotient, just the usual OF mob turnout.

Thanks for the ducks, VX. They will be getting put to good use.

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Received.

I'm in Austin right now, mooching off some wifi.

I'll be there around 8 or 9.

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I'm gone tonight. VX, catch you on BW2 again?

I'll also be on 462.575 talking to a non-ham buddy, and scanning BW1, .52, and 446.0.

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June 8-9
Plano Centre
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
http://www.hamcom.org

Figured I'd go ahead and get the ball rolling since it's put-in-request-for-vacation-time season. Thankfully it's not the same weekend as A-Kon for a change.

We gonna do dinner on Friday night again?

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4 days to go. Anyone else still down?

I'm heading out to Austin Friday night after work cuts me loose.. gonna try to make it in early Saturday morning.

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