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by motorola_otaku
Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:59 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
Replies: 17
Views: 38494

Okay, now for the real-world answer: I have personally seen an Astro Spectra attempt to decode two simultaneous P25 conventional transmissions with identical NACs. The end result was.. bizarre. You could tell two people were talking, and pick out parts of both transmissions, but the overall effect w...
by motorola_otaku
Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Need Astro Saber 800 S-Rec
Replies: 19
Views: 31798

This is just the run of the mill 3600 baud Smartnet system... Again, a 3600 baud CC and single-site operation does not necessarily equate to Smartnet. Find out what kind of controller setup they have.. if it's MTR2000s, MSF5000s, or Micors and a 6809 controller, it's probably Smartnet. If it's Quan...
by motorola_otaku
Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:06 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Need Astro Saber 800 S-Rec
Replies: 19
Views: 31798

There are numerous SmartNet systems up this way, most of which have odd numbered talkgroups. Smartnet or Smartzone? I asked the same question on Batlabs, and was told that odd-numbered talkgroups were introduced with Smartzone. Now, it's entirely possible that your "Smartnet" system is ac...
by motorola_otaku
Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:57 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Astro Saber questions
Replies: 4
Views: 8898

Also, new Astro Saber cases from the big M are shipping with the "ASTRO" labels again. Guess they figured it wasn't a big deal once Nick was out of the picture.
by motorola_otaku
Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:46 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Unofficial pics from this year's ottawa hamfest
Replies: 11
Views: 18691

Hey! I have the dial version of that rotary phone sitting right next to me. :baby:

I actually saw a pretty decent amount of boatanchor stuff get moved at the last local crapfest I went to.
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:53 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Example of a DSP6 system without AGC
Replies: 34
Views: 62391

I DLed it, twice. I don't care enough to read a bunch of shit that I have no use for. It was just a simple question..... If experience has taught me anything, it's that what you don't find useful today you might find useful tomorrow. Just saying. :) Anywho, long story short, the Astro line comprise...
by motorola_otaku
Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: findlay ohio hamfest
Replies: 8
Views: 14389

Even if they are, I doubt the turnout would be much. I went to a hamfest here a week after Rita in 2005, and its turnout was deplorable. And it was going down hundreds of miles out of the disaster zone.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:08 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: [b]SHELBY!!![/b]
Replies: 61
Views: 90292

Mong wrote:You're not going to be here, are ya Josh?
Nah man, just postcount-whoring. :baby:

I do know a guy in that part of the world, but he's one of those paranoid won't-tell-anyone-where-he-lives types so I can't drop by and say hello.
by motorola_otaku
Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:30 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Example of a DSP6 system without AGC
Replies: 34
Views: 62391

Why not just use a 1-1 isolation transformer before your impedance-matching network? Or did you and it didn't work?
by motorola_otaku
Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:27 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: [b]SHELBY!!![/b]
Replies: 61
Views: 90292

So... any official Shelby non-ham frequencies? I should be programming into my radio? I will have access to VHF and UHF. MDC ID C702 on both. MURS of some sort? Batlabs Green, bizzitches! 151.88, DPL 143 (I think, might be 043, and I can't find the list atm..) Or you can run mine: 151.82, 91.5 PL
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:15 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Please Edumacate me...
Replies: 60
Views: 131968

tvsjr wrote:Didn't go with CQPSK? All of the Moto P25 gear supports it... I know of at least one system that uses it for their outlier IRs. ???
Austin/TC? I thought they used CQPSK on the two simulcast systems and C4FM on the IR sites.
by motorola_otaku
Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:45 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Benefits of D-Star, or any other digtal system at that...
Replies: 45
Views: 80707

P-25 may be cost prohibitive but D-Star is drop prohibitive.....Plus P-25 is inter-operable with public safety agencies.... P-25 is no more interoperable than analog, D-Star, or my left nut. Far be it to stop you from pushing your agendas, but I'm pretty sure he was referring to the ability to use ...
by motorola_otaku
Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:14 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: LAPD ASTRO System
Replies: 9
Views: 17644

If you want an idea of how the Los Angeles City radio shop is run, google "Piper Tech Willie Woods Murders" Willie Woods(4) Willie, a Los Angeles city electrician, felt he was being singled out by his supervisors at work. Taking matters into his own hands, on Wednesday July 19, 1995, Will...
by motorola_otaku
Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:32 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: LAPD ASTRO System
Replies: 9
Views: 17644

I was under the impression that they sent all their old VSELP 512K Sabers to the crusher and bought all-new when they went IMBE in 2000 or thereabouts. If that's the case, then the current state of things is especially fucked-up. Of course, even if they did buy a complete new fleet it'll be lather-r...
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Anyone need an IMPRES bank charger?
Replies: 11
Views: 19592

Neither of them state which firmware revision they're loaded with, and it doesn't look like either of them have display modules (and yes, I know the second one is a stock pic, but still.) Both of those can be remedied, but still, that explains the cheapness.
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:45 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: eBay scam alert
Replies: 28
Views: 43685

IMBE will work with a 512K board. As of host R04.xx.xx and DSP 06.xx.xx the firmware supports IMBE. the suck factor is a 512K board won't go above R05.60.04 / DSP 06.05.02 (or DSP 8 if you're a hax0r) because of size limitations. Personally I won't use firmware that old because of the audio suck fa...
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:22 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Passively scanning Astro25 trunking systems
Replies: 27
Views: 61612

Or you could just quit dicking with Smartzone altogether, and use AMSS with a 38-channel CC list. To do this, you set coverage type to Smartzone, then go into the control channel screen and add as many as it'll let you. When done, go back and set the coverage type to AMSS and the full list will stil...
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:11 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: eBay scam alert
Replies: 28
Views: 43685

Yeah, if it's got a 1M VOCON. I've seen his stuff before, and his quoted firmware always looked like old 512K shite.
by motorola_otaku
Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:11 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: PARIS TEXAS HAMFEST OCT 13 2007 Ham sexy Tshirts Get IN Free
Replies: 13
Views: 21063

I could drive up to Dallas on Friday, and head out there early Saturday morning. Like VX, though, I'm really only in the market for commercial gear.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:11 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
Replies: 25
Views: 40408

r0f wrote:On the ebay market, they go for $2000-4000.
..plus another $200 or so for domestic shipping. I'd be scared to see what someone would want to send a complete one to the UK. :anus:

You're also right about the repeater passing everything it hears. I won't put one up for that reason alone.
by motorola_otaku
Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:10 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: eBay scam alert
Replies: 28
Views: 43685

Josh wrote:...while we're at it, here's a gem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=001
Something about Astro radios coming from sellers in NYC with poor grammar skills puts me off. Dunno why. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:08 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Question abt a 450 MHZ split AS and XTS3K
Replies: 11
Views: 18733

Where I live, CIMA runs in the 488MHz range. Try getting 440 IMBE and that out of a radio. My low split AS3 will receive up there ( AFP ), but it's a bit deaf, and won't lock very far above that. Already tried on two different R-split 3000s. FAIL 001. After Houston goes 700 Astro25, there'll be ple...
by motorola_otaku
Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:03 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: eBay scam alert
Replies: 28
Views: 43685

Q: Do you have any keyloader cables for sale. I'm making a hat, and it's the only thing I found for making sideburns that hang just right. I'll pay extra if they come with nipple-clips !! May-18-07 A: Sorry, but I can't help you. If you want to be a fag, move to Texas or Toronto. You might as well ...
by motorola_otaku
Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:44 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Question abt a 450 MHZ split AS and XTS3K
Replies: 11
Views: 18733

Rayjk110 wrote:It's not a problem with my XTS's, Astro Saber's, and Jedi's, but if I decide to use a Waris or one of the newer gen radios, it's harder to accomplish.
If you have Astros and Jedis, wtf do you need Warises for? :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:29 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Question abt a 450 MHZ split AS and XTS3K
Replies: 11
Views: 18733

Yeah, getting UHF radios is usually a stinker for me. At the same time I need 440 ham, but on the other hand, our local Police just-so-happen to use frequencies on 470-471 frequencies. :anus: Pfft, a R-split radio will do that with ease. So will a range 2 UHF Astro Spectra. Where I live, CIMA runs ...
by motorola_otaku
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:56 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Question abt a 450 MHZ split AS and XTS3K
Replies: 11
Views: 18733

Not without hex editing, no. No shift-key in Astro RSS/CPS.

I have a S-split Astro Saber, and it kicks ass all the way down to 440. It's not IMBE-capable though, so I can't vouch for that.
by motorola_otaku
Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:51 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Help me loose my P25 cherry..
Replies: 25
Views: 42423

Re: Got one!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=280139381006 Got one! so did i get a good deal or did i get shafted.. $500 is fair for that radio in that condition, with that firmware. A big + on buying a model 2 is that when it comes time to upgrade it to...
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:49 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Help me loose my P25 cherry..
Replies: 25
Views: 42423

Few quick 'n easy things to remember: -First digit of the flashcode is either 1 or 5. -Minimum HOST version 05.xx -Minimum DSP version N06.xx (The N letter is critical. If it's A, it's analog-only.) If the seller can't provide you with the above information, move on. The HOST/DSP versions are the mi...
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:21 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: eBay scam alert
Replies: 28
Views: 43685

Could be the same guy that copy-pasted one of mikegilbert's auctions, with a different user account. Or it could be some poor chump that actually bought the thing for FD use (plenty of PD guys do that here for personal radios) and thinks that Motorola doesn't devalue.
by motorola_otaku
Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:22 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Newbie help
Replies: 128
Views: 192521

n3jfw wrote:
escomm wrote:Needs more trannies imo
there's a few here
Posting in this thread? :anus: :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:11 pm
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: iCom IC-P7A
Replies: 6
Views: 17410

..but not this wide of a spread in 1 radio. Enjoy your intermod-desu. :baby: 'tis difficult restraining the /b/tardedness, no? :baby: It was too close to "Enjoy your splinters-desu", which, to be fair, didn't originate on 4chan. Now, as for faux-frequency agility, wouldn't an old MW520 be...
by motorola_otaku
Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:52 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Newbie help
Replies: 128
Views: 192521

Only thing I've used other than a RLN4008B is a Polaris PA-II, and it'd read/write Astros all day. Humorously enough, when it did finally start to croak it'd still program Astros but it wouldn't touch a M1225. Persnicketyness like that is why I said "fuck it" and shelled out the $$$ for th...
by motorola_otaku
Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:42 am
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: iCom IC-P7A
Replies: 6
Views: 17410

Rayjk110 wrote:..but not this wide of a spread in 1 radio.
Enjoy your intermod-desu. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:44 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Newbie help
Replies: 128
Views: 192521

I also get KEY FAIL which I kinda was expecting. Once I get some software sorted I'll have a look at the codeplug and um, see what else was programmed in... :anus: I saved all the codeplugs from all the surplus stuff I got. When I got a radio loaded with trunking stuff I'd run the system ID through...
by motorola_otaku
Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:01 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Newbie help
Replies: 128
Views: 192521

Press the 2-dot side button 5 times after turning it on. If it's got a 1 Meg VOCON, it'll flash the HOST, DSP, serial #, "1 MEG", and the Flashcode at you. If it's only 512K, you'll only get the HOST, DSP, and serial number. FYI, all the buttons, switches, and menu items are configurable v...

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