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- Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:38 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: How much for a Spectra?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 68683
If you guys use IMBE in the 420-430 range, you're in like Flynt because 403-433 Astro Spectras are cheap and plentiful on the used market thanks to US Government surplusing. The standard warnings for asking about firmware revisions, VOCON size, and flashcode apply. When they were really plentiful t...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:54 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: How much for a Spectra?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 68683
How much for a Spectra?
I'm just trying to figure out how much it will cost me to be Spectra sexy. My requirements: R split (ie UHF 403-470) doesn't need to be silly power out, circa 50W is fine Not sure which head I'd need, I don't need it to be fancy just the basics :) Flash as long as its IMBE and has soft-ID I'd be hap...
- Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:16 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:29 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:28 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:12 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:58 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
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 ...
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:43 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38731
Hetrodynes... does it happen with...
IMBE? Say for instance I'm talking to my buddy on FM, and some idiot tries to "key me out", all my mate will hear is a hetrodyne. What happens if: someone keys over me talking on IMBE, with FM? (assuming my mate is listening non-mixed mode) someone keys over me with another IMBE transmissi...
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:03 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Example of a DSP6 system without AGC
- Replies: 34
- Views: 62443
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Here's how a MODERN CAI system should sound...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34262
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:17 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Please Edumacate me...
- Replies: 60
- Views: 134121
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:41 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Here's how a MODERN CAI system should sound...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34262
- Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:37 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: LAPD ASTRO System
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17673
- Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:46 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: LAPD ASTRO System
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17673
In order for ASTRO/CAI to sound good, all radios must have current host/dsp with AGC enabled. Even if listening with a 5K--if everyone else is running Sabers with DSP6, it will sound like ass. Ass is ass, no matter how you look at it. Can't make chicken soup out of chicken shit. :baby: :wacker: Thr...
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:09 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:20 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:04 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:21 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:20 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
Hmm. Will _any_ two radios work? I have two hammy transceivers here (FT-8800). They have a discriminated audio out at the 9pin din at the back of the radios... They also do crossband repeat, but I doubt if I fed imbe into the UHF side, repeated it onto VHF, received it on the other 8800 and crossban...
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:47 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: IMBE repeater on the cheap.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40486
IMBE repeater on the cheap.
I've heard it's possible with two mobile type radios hooked together.
Can anyone point me in the right direction of a URL or something..? Just trying to get an idea on how much it would cost, and the technicalities of it.
Can anyone point me in the right direction of a URL or something..? Just trying to get an idea on how much it would cost, and the technicalities of it.
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: XTS3000 display prob?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11918
...apart from the fact I have no charger for it and the battery's died :D So it's a brick :P... LOL. Yes until my guy ships me a charger for it yes - see my battery chemisty thread in the commercial radio section. I'm being ham sexy and trying to charge my 3k battery in the Saber charger :baby: :an...
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:55 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: XTS3000 display prob?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11918
- Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:29 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: XTS3000 display prob?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11918
- Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:24 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: XTS3000 display prob?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11918
XTS3000 display prob?
Well its not a problem, just wondered if its normal. I have two vertical lines of dots that are missing on my display. Instead of a full letter, I have one dot-width missing, it just displays blank.... it's at opposite ends of the display (the Y in SYS on the left and the R in PWR)... but it goes th...
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:30 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: HAMSEXY is the best place for ASTRO newbies
- Replies: 56
- Views: 91545
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:18 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Help me loose my P25 cherry..
- Replies: 25
- Views: 42449
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:53 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: HAMSEXY is the best place for ASTRO newbies
- Replies: 56
- Views: 91545
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:12 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: HAMSEXY is the best place for ASTRO newbies
- Replies: 56
- Views: 91545
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:06 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:57 am
- Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
- Topic: Pick one: Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu -- who rules?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 60517
OLD style Kenwood, from the late 80's early 90s for me. Built like a tank, unbreakable. HF/V/UHF. For some reason I have two Yaesu FT-8800's. They're good and everything, but you know if you look at them funny they'd fall apart... crossband repeat is fun ;) Icom - I love their scanners, but I've nev...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:07 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792
Needs more trannies imo there's a few here Posting in this thread? :anus: :baby: ruh oh :mjban: I'd say so!!! :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: Damn does that include me? Can't believe my thread got so long. Look what you guys did. All I wanted was advice on how to get IMBE sexy.. I got 1 page of that and th...
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:47 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792
I don't understand cut down RIBs. It's not like the real thing even contains all that much in the way of electronics. Me either mate. Here's the email I got from he guy: Hi David, The original MIB (grey plastic box) will probably NOT do the Astro Sabers. We have never had any here to try, and the M...
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:29 am
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792
Guys this is why I love this forum. Radios: Check Tea: Check Guns: Check What else is there in life? (other then women) Women are in the NWS section. :baby: Yeah I bought a RIB from a company here in the UK which apparently is a cut down version of the kosha Motorola RIB... Sooooo, I've sold that P...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:49 pm
- Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
- Topic: Newbie help
- Replies: 128
- Views: 192792