All,
I'm looking for clarification, as I've yet to been able to find such an item, if there are any professional transceivers that are able to be;
A: Plugged into a PC for recording (I believe I can just use the audio out on most transceivers and plug into the mic port on the PC as an input and use that. If theres an easier way please let me know)
B: A transceiver that can be plugged into a PC full time and still operate as normal. But if needed can be taken off line to be reprogrammed remotely, or even using LogMeIn if the radio can stay connected to the PC at a different location and use the programming software on that PC to remotely program and then have it resume service.
Ive been looking into use a Motorola UHF Analog mobile radio in a dual rack mount for a PC Server, Ideally I would have six (6) of these radios working off of one or two PCs. They'd each only be monitoring one channel at a time, recording any activity and uploading it to a private server which in turn would replay it at a different location. The radios would be connected to an active multi coupler and feeding off a single antenna. There would be NO transmitting what so ever, merely reception. We currently use Uniden scanners but have found that the front end isn't ideal and actually very poor for the large coverage area we are using. Ive personally been able to recieve my FD which is about 20 miles west of my job in my POV via a Motorola CDM1250 connected to a cheap dual band mag mount antenna and transmit back no problem. Yet the scanners are unable to pickup my FDs frequency and the antenna is mounted atop a 12 story commercial building, roughly 155' in the air.
For that reason, I feel having a few professional radios would make up the areas that we are having issues with. Id program the specific channels, and with the higher front end and better quality radio I feel they would easily be able to receive the channels.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks
** And by no means does it have to be Motorola, That is simply what I have experience with and have used**
I'm looking for clarification, as I've yet to been able to find such an item, if there are any professional transceivers that are able to be;
A: Plugged into a PC for recording (I believe I can just use the audio out on most transceivers and plug into the mic port on the PC as an input and use that. If theres an easier way please let me know)
B: A transceiver that can be plugged into a PC full time and still operate as normal. But if needed can be taken off line to be reprogrammed remotely, or even using LogMeIn if the radio can stay connected to the PC at a different location and use the programming software on that PC to remotely program and then have it resume service.
Ive been looking into use a Motorola UHF Analog mobile radio in a dual rack mount for a PC Server, Ideally I would have six (6) of these radios working off of one or two PCs. They'd each only be monitoring one channel at a time, recording any activity and uploading it to a private server which in turn would replay it at a different location. The radios would be connected to an active multi coupler and feeding off a single antenna. There would be NO transmitting what so ever, merely reception. We currently use Uniden scanners but have found that the front end isn't ideal and actually very poor for the large coverage area we are using. Ive personally been able to recieve my FD which is about 20 miles west of my job in my POV via a Motorola CDM1250 connected to a cheap dual band mag mount antenna and transmit back no problem. Yet the scanners are unable to pickup my FDs frequency and the antenna is mounted atop a 12 story commercial building, roughly 155' in the air.
For that reason, I feel having a few professional radios would make up the areas that we are having issues with. Id program the specific channels, and with the higher front end and better quality radio I feel they would easily be able to receive the channels.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks
** And by no means does it have to be Motorola, That is simply what I have experience with and have used**