800 mhz trunking spectras

[kb2crk]

i have bid and won a couple of spectras that i believe to be trunking units.
one is a w5 dash mount as far as i can tell. the other two are set up as a base unit with dictaphone recording units attached. are these worth anything? like if parted out or set up as receivers? they belonged to a local police dept outside of atlanta and were on a countywide system. any help would be ap[preciated.
thanks paul

well i can forget about the desktop units. got out bid at the last second but i did get the mobile and i am watching some mcs 2000 model 1's.

[escomm]

Spectra? 800MHz? Good for a paperweight or door stop.

[MTS2000des]

I know they agency they came from. They are about 15-18 years old.
Smartnet II, non-rebandable. Good source of parts or conventional use.
Otherwise a door stop (at least around here, only two analog non-rebanded systems remain on the air in ATL)

[kb2crk]

so my best bet would be to part it out. lol
well i won the mobile and did not end up with the desktop.
so i will have to drive down and pick up my new doorstop...lol
it will cost me more in gas to go pick it up than the radio itself.
maybe i could get it re programmed to listen in on athens 800 mhz system.
we shall see....

[MTS2000des]

will work until athens/clarke rebands or goes digital, the latter is supposed to happen the next 90 days.

Erik

[kb2crk]

well then i guess my best bet will be to part it out.
still not a bad deal.

[wa6jbd]

They make good conventional receivers for system testing, they can be moved up to 902 for amateur repeater receivers, and they can be moved down to 806-824 for DF use on system inputs.

[N4KVE]

It's really a shame, as these were some great radios, & still are. But seeing as they won't reband, won't do narrow band where they need to, & the timebomb caps, you can't hardly give them away. I have 2 UHF 438-470 Spectras, that Will has worked on, & I use them daily on the UHF ham bands, & I'll probably use them till I can't talk anymore. Couldn't ask for a better radio, but their days in commercial service are coming to an end. Sad, but time marches on. GARY N4KVE

[kb2crk]

well as of right now i believe it is a 800mhz trunking radio. there was no model number listed and it was listed at the same time as a bunch of mcs 2000 model 1 and and 3's. the main system is 8oomhz but the county has uhf and vhf for back up so who knows. i will find out at 3 pm tomorrow when i pick it up.

[kb2crk]

well i picked it up today. a small surprise was it had almost all the accessories including an antenna. i thought it had a brand new mounting bracket but it turns out it was for the radio that replaced it. tomorrow i will test it out to see if it is functional. if not i will have some parts for sale...lol. damn shame is the fact it is a 800mhz. if it works i may turn it into a 902 receiver.

[MTS2000des]

I'd say sell it to Fulton. They still have yet to reband...wait they have no money to buy it.

[kb2crk]

the mount that came with it is a hln6861b and it is still in its box. i think ebay might be a good bet. of course i can sell it one piece at a time. if athens clarke is going digital in the next 90 days then there will be a whole lot more hitting the market soon.

[kb2crk]

well it has been tested out and it does work. i know 30 watts 800 mhz is not worth much but then i did not give much for it.
the fact that it works is a plus though.