RadioReference on Facebook   RadioReference on Twitter   RadioReference Blog
 

Go Back   The RadioReference.com Forums > Commercial and Professional Radio > Industry Discussion


Industry Discussion General discussion forum for commercial and professional radio technologies. This includes manufacturers not listed below.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2012, 8:03 AM
cheld18's Avatar
Member
  Shack Photos
Shack photos
Audio Feed Provider
Audio Feed Provider
Amateur Radio Operator
Amateur Radio
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Pleasant Plains, IL
Posts: 36
Send a message via AIM to cheld18 Send a message via Yahoo to cheld18
Default

Wirelessly posted (ZTE-F160/1.3.0; Mozilla/5.0 (Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1; Opera Mini/att/4.2.20822; U; en-US) Opera 9.50)

Good morning, can someone tell me if an HYT TM800 is front panel programmable? Thanks
Reply With Quote
Sponsored links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2012, 10:11 AM
Member
  Premium Subscriber
Premium Subscriber
Amateur Radio Operator
Amateur Radio
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 1,921
Default

If it's USA Part 90 FCC certified then it's not. Looking at the specs on Google also makes one think that it's not FPP.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2012, 12:31 PM
Member
  Premium Subscriber
Premium Subscriber
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Our Nation's capitol
Posts: 215
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by W2NJS View Post
If it's USA Part 90 FCC certified then it's not. Looking at the specs on Google also makes one think that it's not FPP.
There are many USA Part 90 FCC certified radios that are FPP (as part of thier Cert). Part 90 has no bearing as to the radio is FPP.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2012, 5:15 PM
Member
  Premium Subscriber
Premium Subscriber
Amateur Radio Operator
Amateur Radio
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 1,921
Default

Restated below.

Last edited by W2NJS; 07-25-2012 at 5:22 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2012, 5:20 PM
Member
  Premium Subscriber
Premium Subscriber
Amateur Radio Operator
Amateur Radio
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 1,921
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by gesucks View Post
There are many USA Part 90 FCC certified radios that are FPP (as part of their Cert). Part 90 has no bearing as to the radio is FPP.
In theory you're right. But FPP is not generally promoted, nor is it mentioned in catalog
listings for Motorola, just to name one. To my way of thinking, FPP in a Part 90 radio is
something of a hidden advantage if you, first, know about it and, second, can get someone
to flash it into your radio. One good reason that it exists (there may be others) is
that the US Forest Service, which is not Part 90, requires it on their radios. Also, if you're
a PS FCC-regulated agency you're not permitted to have FPP in your radio.

I run two APX7500s, one at home and one in the car, plus an APX7000, and they all have
FPP which saves me from having to mess with the APX's Godawful CPS unless I need to
add something odd, like a new scanlist or something else that FPP doesn't do.

Does that touch all the bases to your satisfaction?

Last edited by W2NJS; 07-25-2012 at 5:24 PM..
Reply With Quote
Sponsored links
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:52 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
All information here is Copyright 2012 by RadioReference.com LLC and Lindsay C. Blanton III.Ad Management by RedTyger
Copyright 2011 by RadioReference.com LLC Privacy Policy  |  Terms and Conditions