Question: Saber-R

JOHN R · Post by **JOHN R** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 7:04 pm

Did Motorola ever offer the Saber-R in a non-secure version or Securenet only?

Elroy Jetson · Post by **Elroy Jetson** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 7:06 pm

I've never seen one or even heard of one that wasn't a secure capable unit. Understandable, given that ALL of their primary users (federal agencies) require encryption capability, and designing and producing a ruggedized non-secure housing option would have been expensive and probably unprofitable.

Elroy

JOHN R · Post by **JOHN R** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 7:11 pm

Thanks-John

willbartlett · Post by **willbartlett** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 7:37 pm

There were a bunch of sabers-r (grammar?) that hit the market last month that had no secure/clear switch on them. They were an sp version for a fire dept who wanted rudggedized radios but didn't want the secure switch to interfere with emergency comms. They were set with clear tx only in the features with bypass modules. I got a few. Easiest way to tell this bunch was the low profile knob on the volume knob, standard knob on the ch select and an unpunctured escutcheon where the clear/secure sw. would be. In all other respects they were secure capable.

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CHEFA2001 · Post by **CHEFA2001** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 9:09 pm

Will, & others:
Must have been a big fd, as that must have cost a mint from the Big M for a custom job like that.

N9LLO · Post by **N9LLO** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 4:05 am

I have a couple of 440-470 Saber-R's like that. The switch is under there but there is no knob. There are still secure units, there is settings in RSS to allow secure operation without the switch. I have never seen a non secure Saber-R

Chris