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i booked last night after an hour and a half looking for a reasonable hotel and found one south of the Hamvention with a indoor pool for 101$ a night. its about 15 minutes away from fest. its the Country inn and suites by carlson, gets high ratings on Orbitz. This was a good tip. I've booked there,...

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I'll leave the more technical and legal aspects (that 'simplex repeater,' software acquisition) to those better informed. However, I think that the Astro Saber and XTS3000 are pretty good starter radios. They are capable for the mentioned uses and the CPS is reasonably easy to use. The prices are af...

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mikegilbert wrote:A good friend of mine knows my love and obsession over oddball Motorola gear, so he snatched these up at a hamfest. Single channel w/PL.

What does the second knob do?

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Are you talking about a connector inside the radio, Jonathan? The GP350 (which I thought had the same guts as the 300) had what they called the AVS Advantage port or something inside. I have an inverter board for the 350 but I never did get it working last I tried, um, 10.5 years ago: http://batboar...

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I have destinated in this Historical Aerospace Heritage Corridor.
See you all tomorrow.

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I'm quite a fan of the Micom line and yet somehow, I've never noticed this marine version. Here's a cutsheet for others similarly unfamiliar: http://www.ameradio.com/doc/Micom-2MF.pdf It does appear to be very much like a -BF with a bunch of marine HF channels built in. This portion suggests that it...

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I dunno, guys. In general, I vote against forum spawns. This is doubly true when the existing forums aren't particularly busy and the new forum isn't radically different from its parent. For example, while I like the Radioreference message board, I do wish they'd condense a bunch of the forums and s...

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That circle M batwing on the phony antenna has me cracking up.

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That Golden Corral is going to be completely packed at that time. Usually, all the goofing around (and it's aalll goofing around) is on the 880 VHF channel, Astro and analog. The ham chans are ok, too. More decorum. There's a keyup here and there on the other channels but no reason to go to much tro...

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kb6nzv wrote:Is there a source for the 44-pin connectors?

The DB44 connectors are readily available from Mouser, Digikey, etc.

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I like the clear intent/name your price rule, too.
I can live without a pictures requirement but they are appreciated and recommended.

Also, I'd be all for banning 'WTS' (Want to Sell) *shudder*. It's either FS or no indicator with For Sale implied.
FT indicates a trade and WTB is an item wanted.

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Here's my notes: Simplex: Frequency Service Alpha PL/DPL/NAC Modulation 151.880 MURS GREEN DCSQ IMBE 151.940 MURS BLUE DCSQ IMBE 151.570 MURS RED DCSQ IMBE 462.6625 GMRS ALPHA DCSQ IMBE 462.6875 GMRS BRAVO DCSQ IMBE 462.7125 GMRS CHARLIE DCSQ IMBE 146.495 Amateur 67.0/DCSQ IMBE Mixed/Analog 147.495 ...

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While the suggestion that something called 'private messaging' may have been read is abhorrent, it should be understood that this system is perhaps more accurately called 'personal messages' and does not enjoy an expectation of privacy. Keep the system as-is but make clear the point that the system ...

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Cornel, While I haven't stayed at that particular one, any of the Miller Lane-area places (like the Knights) should be fine. It's a mile or so of hotel strip. Check the map: Google maps: Miller Lane Dayton hotels There will be thousands of hams staying in the area and security shouldn't be an issue....

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I'm In-again like Finnigan.

Hotel is booked (Country Inn, Miller Lane), tix are bought and on the way, vacation time approved.
I hope most of all that the weather is reasonable.
See you there!

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Those are intended to be used with the Mobat/Motorola Micom 2 and 3 HF radios. From my ATA-125 (WIMA) manual: Tuning Unit operates in the following modes: - Initial mode set up (BY-PASS mode) - Matching loop tuning by algorithm - Tuning from the memory on pre-programmed frequencies At the Tuning Uni...

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I'm using Micom 2 /ES and /TS here in Chicago.
What do you want to know?
They're great radios: embedded ALE, idiotproof autotuners, DSP-driven, tough build...

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Re: the bus, it's not a bad system. The info is here: http://www.hamvention.org/travel.php There may be a moderately lengthy wait and crowded buses in the mornings at the mall and at the arena come closing time. You can ride to and from the parking area all day with a paid ticket ($8 for 3 days). No...

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I found a pinout for the NSN6054A here:
Clickme!

and some more info like wire colors here:
Clickme PDF!!

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If I'm wearing it or in the car, I prefer the Sabers' ff. In hand or on a lot of tabletops, jedis are great.

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Not all Saber hirose adapters will work. The one's stamped with a 'D" are known to work but the absence of the stamp does not mean it won't work. Confusing, I know.

It's discussed a bit here and here.

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Sorry, no. They won't do narrowband.

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I've cobbled together a few shreds of memories to come up with the following. It should not at all be considered accurate without further research. I've only owned 3011xX loaders and I've assumed the others are the same but for firmware and hybrids (DES, DVP, DVP-XL, ...etc). AX - no upgrades possib...

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AEC wrote:I would think the logical answer to your question would be: Everything necessary to effect proper and immediate usage of the radio, such as frequencies, PL/DPL codes, offsets, scanning and phone dialing(live).

Ya, why exclude anything?

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oh2lak wrote:Both are made out of a Quantro.

I wish I had your problems.

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As far as Sabers are concerned, the cheapo Saber to Hirose adaptor (found for less than $20) will work for keyloading using the existing Keyloader to Hirose cable you're using with your Spectra to Hirose adapator. Actually, it needs to be one of the ones with a 'D' stamped/engraved on it. These are...

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So the police cars don't actually have mobile radios in them, everything is done over the officers handie talkie? OK. Must have a pretty serious voting system across all those channels. The answer is yes to all. By most reasonable accounts, police radio coverage is very good. Uniformed officers get...

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A little late now but I've also seen DX chips marked TVN6140A.

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I've heard tell of a transparent Astro Saber case.

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I have a few observations from the Batlabbers perspective: Motorola radio usage was huge at Dayton. I saw more Batradios clipped to people's belts than I'd ever imagined. In particular, Astro radios were like comin' out of the woodwork. Tons of Moto speaker mics stuck on shirts and collars. My chest...

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Sure it's possible. There's a pinout and diagram here:
http://www.batlabs.com/kvl.html

I've never done it but I've heard that the pin removal/replacement isn't as easy as one might first suspect.

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Put me down.
Then, put me on the list.

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motofan44705 wrote:Can a a system Saber do conventional channels as well and can anybody program it for me if I pay shipping both ways.

Yes. How many channels? And nitpick: It's Systems Saber.

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Very nice radio. I'm certain you'll enjoy it.
Be careful, though. Before you know it...

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Is it the awesome NØSS Motorola speaker mods reference? Link here.

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Yea, I wouldn't expect to make any meaningful measurements on the back of the battery. As it turns out, prior to the St. Patty's day shenanigans yesterday, I did some experimenting with charging configurations. The MAHA MH-C777PLUS-II charger , if you're not familiar with it, is a universal tri-chem...

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Bump.

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I'm in need of a room for Dayton for a friend and I. The ML Strip would be nice but y'know... I know some of you reserved extra rooms and I'm hoping to latch onto one of them. I'll be driving in (from Chicago) on Thursday afternoon and checking out Sunday. I'm the original leave-it-to-the-last-minut...

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I just got my first XTS battery and, since I use a MAHA charger , I need to know the contact pinout on the back of the case. I'd have thought it was the two outside contacts like on the Sabers but it's not charging. Also, I'm showing 0.0 volts on all the pins on the radio side. I'd have thought even...

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I hit the button like crazy during powerup. Always seems to take more then 5 presses.

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Searching the board, a trivial endeavor, yields everything you need.
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=65879
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=55920

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I'd rate the GP300 as highly as almost any other Moto in terms of apparent, unscientific ruggedness. Some of the -R variants may fare a bit better but the GP300 is darn tough.

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Securenet is Motorola's term for encryption. Capable radios need to have crypto modules installed into them and then properly programmed via RSS. Older radios like the Spectra lose their keys after being powered down (as in the power completely removed from the radio) for more then a few minutes and...

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Say Bruce, would you happen to have any more of that same item? I might be interested...

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All, I noticed something today that has me troubled. I'm a bit out of my element here, so here goes.. On my laptop harddrive the following directoy C:\147d5b6d0f7e3c55c6c511e3cf In it is a 238k text file with a name of msxml5-kb927978-enu. It is apparently a verbose log. The file was created a few w...

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I've been to the Elgin facility quite a few times. It's quite the multinational environment.

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Put up* or shut up.

*Talkin' about the pics!!

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hamptonbeach wrote:Umm .. isn't that a mic schematic?

The subject here is a keyloader cable

I think ArmsonOeg is saying that the linked drawing is easier to read.

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In those small bit kits you see at hamfests in either red or blue plastic holders, the Saber bit is the second one from the end. Before I used these, I used the 'pinch the small needle nose pliers' method of opening sabers...Not recommended! Look for this bitset: http://www.landmelectronics.com/pro...

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