Batboard

ive heard a couple things about a 8d core saber

how many watts is it and are they rare or something?

Hi:

Your ( 8D ) Core reflects what options the
radio can have via the RSS

Almost all Sabers ( with the exception of low
power models ) will do at least 5-6 Watts on UHF, and 6-7 Wattts on VHF.


If you chose the higher settings and are long
winded, you will have a short battery life.

You can elect to Chose what Power level you desire from the RSS, so if you have long conversations, but are only located a short distance, you can have a few personalities
that have low power, leave the other ones
on High-Power

The 8D core on Sabers just adds advanced Stat-Alert features. I can't remember specifically exactly which features those are, but a 6D core (Stat-alert) allows MDC calling and paging and a few other features over the standard 5D.

I think 8D cores also allow OTAR radio rekeying, remote monitor, radio trace, radio and radio inhibit. I seem to remember someone telling me once that an 8D core is a requirement for the radio to be capable of using Fascinator Securenet (Type I) encryption, which is highly restricted, governmental use only.

Elroy

hmmmmm my saber 2 has the fasc sticker on it on it

Really? SCAN IT! Post it! Mail it to Batwing! That'd be good to have available in the picture archive for educational purposes.

Be advised, it is illegal for a civilian to possess a CCI. (Controlled Cryptographic Item). Unless it has been issued to you. If your radio has the Type I encryption module in it, which is a CCI, you should turn in the module to a responsible Federal authority. That would be an agent of the FBI, Treasury, or military security or law enforcement detachment, or the base land mobile radio manager. If you know where the radio came from, it would be best to turn in the module at that installation. The radio remains yours provided you obtained it legally but you can't keep a CCI, nor can you dispose of it except to proper authorities.


Given the highly controlled nature of radios that contain CCI's, I'd doubt that the module is still in the radio. It would be a serious breach of security and that sort of thing isn't very common. Plus the radio should be identified as containing a CCI and that would be noted in the surplus processing, and dealt with accordingly.

Elroy

well ive opened it up and the securenet part looks like a bypass module since its mostly plastic

there are hundreds of sabers out there with FASC stickers on them.

reason:

there is a main board modification that has to be done to support Type 1 encryption. marking the radios was done just to keep track of what's been modified and what has not...





doug

That's good info for the files. Can you detail the mod?

If anyone can get a pic of one of those FASC decals, please send it to Bat for the photo archive.

Elroy