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- Specifications
Combining low cost and high reliability, the URC-200 offers multi-band voice on both civilian and military frequencies and data communications at rates up to 16 kb/s. The versatile, field-proven URC-200 transceiver is the clear choice for vehicular, airborne, fixed-site or portable applications.

Low cost: adding the expansion to your order is easy and economical
Remote control: the RS-232 interface allows for remote control access for both single and multiple remote operations
Easy to use: all frequencies are easy to set and access via the front-panel control presets


Never seen or heard of one...i saw it one a Webpage called

http://www.pacmers.com

Just owndering how and what it's for?

A quick search shows that this product line was sold to "General Dynamics." I have been unable to find anything showing that this has survived as a current product.

I've not seen one of these. But it looks like they would be pretty neat to have. Basic frequency range is 115-149 MHz Am/FM, and 150-399 MHz FM. Enhancements available for 30-90 MHZ and for 400-whatever.

Even though one intended function was as a backup air traffic radio, I do not believe that the specified 5 ppm frequency stability is sufficient to allow them to be used currently on this band.

Regards,

so do you think that anyone here could get ahold of one of these...or are these restricted?...i think that they are pretty neat looking...check out the page at
http://www.pacmers.com

Also known as the " Proteus " was used by military in some C4I and co- force usage , FAC etc. Man portable- pac etc. Been around for quite some time. and some are still in use.. for auxillary stuff. Have seen them on the used market from time to time. You will find that there a number of companies that made radios for military that you would not place in the radio market. There was a submersible, frequency hopping portable, Bigger than an MX-R that was made by Magnavox .. don't laugh but it worked ... biggest manufacturers are Harris, Thales - RACAL and Datron to name a few.

They're pretty well bullet-proof. We used to always bring one on deployments with us when I was with my P-3 squadron (I was a maintainer). We used it mostly on UHF for talking to the planes as they came back so they could give the servicing desk a heads-up on maintenance gripes. Very reliable. The only time we ever had a problem with one was traced to a mike problem, and believe me, we used to beat these things around.

And yes, i admit to having used it unofficially during slow nights to run 2m HAM where it was allowed... Worked great.

Cheers.

When I first saw the product my first thought was it being a cheapened non-encrypted SINCGARS unit. I wouldn't doubt that General Dynamics bought it though. I spent a few years with GD working on the SINCGARS project before they lost the contract to ITT back in 1998.

Until now I've never heard of this particular product. I'll have to ask the local GD folks if their involved with it.


Randy

Not really useful for Ham ops since there is no PL encoder, and the design of this radio (with all sealed modules, etc.) makes it REALLY difficult to try to get in there with a PL encoder. Most Ham repeaters will not come up without PL.

Larry

Hello.

PL is really easy on most military radios.
You simply strap on an external unit.
Military radios can support some form of mode X, this allows subaudio tones to pass.
The only problem you might have, some green radios will only unsquelch on 150Hz tone, this is not one of them.
There are rugged 16 button DTMF/MF encoder/decoders on the surplus market that both look "right" and work well for the ham patch, and selcall.
The mini CTCSS encoders for talkies fit inside the keypad units housing with room to spare. Some people drill a hole in the case and install a rotary switch, to give tone options. The other way is to install the tone board in an external speaker, whatever makes you happy, there is no wrong way, just some do not look the part.

http://www.iss-md.com
100 million in sales over ten years.

This system is has been used in Hawalii and Alaska
for medical first responders ,fire,police.
It is a trunking system and can do apco project 25.

Lots to see here.

This radio does has internal PL as a software option. It costs quite a bit though, just like the basic unit. This portion of Motorola was bought by GD about the same time that Mot. sold them their test equipment section.

Ed