Astro radio ok on MURS?
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Astro radio ok on MURS?
I am involved in the public safety community and have a definitive need for two radios. However, saying that I would like to experiment with APCO-25 on MURS. Is this acceptable per the FCC rules, it seems like it is to me. Where should I start to purchase such said equiptment. I am already running other radios on MURS that compliment the VHF public safety frequencies that I am using. Also as I understand digital is not allowed on GMRS as well as DES/DVP, ie.?
Re: Astro radio ok on MURS?
CAPTLPOL wrote:I am involved in the public safety community and have a definitive need for two radios. However, saying that I would like to experiment with APCO-25 on MURS. Is this acceptable per the FCC rules, it seems like it is to me. Where should I start to purchase such said equiptment. I am already running other radios on MURS that compliment the VHF public safety frequencies that I am using. Also as I understand digital is not allowed on GMRS as well as DES/DVP, ie.?
APCO is not allowed on GMRS?
I know encryption is not allowed but APCO should be, Both IMBE and VSLEP are allowed on HAM freqs and they seem to be the tightest on rules.
I hear 2 GMRS repeters here with encryption, 1 uses MDC squ to open the receiver and I know by the preamble that they are using MTS2k's for handhelds.
The only rules for MURS should be bandwidth and power.
Heh, Been wrong before tho!
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Tom in D.C.
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MURS, APCO25, etc.
Regardless of whether or not encryption would be/is permitted on the MURS channels, I believe that the FCC writeup requires type acceptance for equipment used in this service. I haven't seen any such radios yet, and I suppose that a lot of people are ignoring the type acceptance thing, but maybe for a public safety agency to ignore the regs would not be such a good idea.
Tom, W2NJS
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Tom, W2NJS
...in D.C.
Re: MURS, APCO25, etc.
Tom in D.C. wrote: I haven't seen any such radios yet, Tom, W2NJS
...in D.C.
Walk into CompUSA or BestBuy up here and they sell them next to the FRS/GMRS radios!
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I already have those stupid Columbia Telecommunications MURS along with other radios. I want to expand my horizons and talk on APCO-25 so only those who are either technicaly advanced, have the new Uniden scanner or other such device can listen in. I have to share one of the five frequencies with the area Wal-Mart and some small apartment maintance guys and the like. I just thought I would have it just in case the county decides to go VHF digital anyway. I would have a definitive use for the features of the radio anyway. Just thought it would be nice if I could try to use APCO-25 for my personal use just becasue it is their.
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Josh
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There's no restriction on any radio as long as it fits under the rulesCAPTLPOL wrote:I believe the type-acceptance thing relays to a radio that was produced after the rules of effect. I could be wrong, or it may just be my interpretation.
25Khz on the 2 154Mhz channels
12.5Khz on the 3 151Mhz channels
no more than 2 watts of power from the radio
You could use a classic p110 if you wanted to, granted it was the 2 watt version.
Re: Astro radio ok on MURS?
CAPTLPOL wrote:So is anyone using IMBE on MURS?
Hey!!!! a four and a half years old bump
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Josh
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Re: Astro radio ok on MURS?
Grog wrote:CAPTLPOL wrote:So is anyone using IMBE on MURS?
Hey!!!! a four and a half years old bump
Yes, of course... I have 3 radios that can do it, I talk to board members at dayton with IMBE too, and my dad on occasion. He has two IMBE VHF radios as well. One big happy family.
-Josh
Re: Astro radio ok on MURS?
Of course now after my intial request, it appears that digital scanners are far more prolific. 
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