APCO 25 Ham Systems

[16b]

I can't speak for Icom's digital radio software specifically, but their regular commercial radio software tends to be much, much cheaper than Motorola's stuff. Usually somewhere in the $50-$80ish range, depending on who you buy it from. Also, I don't think that they are nearly as picky as Motorola with their licensing agreement.

 

[radionerd13669]

Icom software is not hard to get you just have to talk to the dealer.

I am a seller of Icom radios If anyone needs some help or info on the Apco 25 radios and prices.

I will offer RR deals only.....You might be suprised

 

[Mr_Observer]

Speaking of pricing on Icom P25 radios, Icom recently advertised a trade in deal for purchase of P25 mobiles and portables at half price.

Is that offer still valid?

 

[radionerd13669]

not that i am aware of

 

[N4DES]

You mean this:
http://www.icomamerica.com/en/promotions/LandMobile/P25_F70Tradeup/Default.aspx

Sure looks like its still good.

 

[WayneH]

Since we're at six pages I'd like for people to stay on-topic. For further Icom P25 discussion please move to the Icom forum. Thanks.

 

[kc4wwu]

P25 Repeaters Around I-95

I will be making a trip up North, to my old stomping grounds... CT, RI area.

I was wondering, I seen quite a few posts of repeaters along my route.

What repeaters work well around the I-95 Interstate?

I will be leaving the Jacksonville, Florida area and heading North.

I want to try and get them programmed up before I leave in a couple weeks.

thanks,

73, Pete
K4QHR

444.200+ / PL 127.3 / NAC A55 @ 491'
Jacksonville, Florida

 

[daryl]

New P25 system on the air in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mobile receive: 440.600
Mobile transmit: 445.600
NAC: 700

Sponsored by the guys at http://OpenP25.org/ and http://www.tcomeng.com/

Daryl, K6TEA

 

[N4DES]

Orlando (FL) UHF repeater was recently upgraded:

Repeater Output Frequency: 442.07500
Repeater City: Orlando
Repeater County: Orange
Repeater Access: Open
Repeater Format: Mix Mode
APCO NAC: A55
CTCSS Frequency: 103.5

 

[chefoyeah80]

kc2tcc i been trying ever since i got my radio and i dont ever think im hitting the repeaters no i mite wrong cause i put the frques of the input in my pro 96 and i call for a radio check and i could hear myself what do i have to do to talk to people my sqeuch and pl code and tones are put in correctly what the f... am doing wrong kc2tcc out of highlands new jersey out

 

[sledhead]

P25 UHF repeater in Toronto area

Hi, I have put a dual mode ham repeater in the Toronto area, frequency is 444.450 tx 449.450 rx, NAC 293, PL 103.5, call is VA3 BNI, currently located north of TO, on the air.

It is a 110 watt Quantar that I built using a Nuc chassis, replacing the 72 mhz receiver with a range 2 UHF receiver, digital SCB, and new range 2 exciter, total investment about 1200$, not too bad for a current enough 110 watt Quantar!

Enjoy!

Chris VE3 BNI.

I will try to add it to the frappr list.

 

[N4DES]

Nice job!

 

[stickair]

But, can you put a tone CTCSS or DCS in a digital modulation, like DV?
I think it would be only an audio add-on, coz if not you would be encrypting the waves. Is it ilegal in US?
I saw a system to identify the station that's talking (that's used over DSTAR), but, can this system do like a tone?
I don't understand at the detail the CTCSS functionment.
I read some things but I have to read some more.
If the radio, when detects the CTCSS subaudible tone, opens the squelch, it would show the other co-channel users. Why I don't copy that if I use CTCSS?
My ask is "Canna have a system like CTCSS but over digital?"

73's.

 

[N4DES]

APCO25 uses a Network Access Code, or NAC, to emulate CTCSS and DCS.
The repeater station ID's itself in Morse Code and can re-transmit a users "Soft ID" that can be programmed to transmit a users call sign.

Let me know if I answered your query.

Mark KS4VT

 

[ProducerGuy]

I will be making a trip up North, to my old stomping grounds... CT, RI area.

I was wondering, I seen quite a few posts of repeaters along my route.

What repeaters work well around the I-95 Interstate?

I will be leaving the Jacksonville, Florida area and heading North.

I want to try and get them programmed up before I leave in a couple weeks.

thanks,

73, Pete
K4QHR

444.200+ / PL 127.3 / NAC A55 @ 491'
Jacksonville, Florida

Did you add the 145.33 Brunswick repeater ? It's on the Lanier bridge on 17 just east of 95 and it should carry a good ways north.

 

[kc4wwu]

145.330 Brunswick Rptr

Did you add the 145.33 Brunswick repeater ? It's on the Lanier bridge on 17 just east of 95 and it should carry a good ways north.

Jeff's 145.330 repeater is not a P25 repeater... its just Analog.

I was asking for P25 repeaters along I-95 for my trip.

Thanks anyway!

 

[N4DES]

Jeff's 145.330 repeater is not a P25 repeater... its just Analog.

I was asking for P25 repeaters along I-95 for my trip.

Thanks anyway!

I show 147.315 in Jax as P25. Don't recall the height off hand.

http://www.florida-repeaters.org/apco25proof.pdf

 

[kc4wwu]

147.315

I show 147.315 in Jax as P25. Don't recall the height off hand.

http://www.florida-repeaters.org/apco25proof.pdf

Yeah... the antenna for the 315 is about 6 feet away from my 444.200 repeater.

They are both P25 repeaters.... at 490' on top of the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville.

147.315 has the standard 293 NAC
444.200 has a NAC of A55

73,
Pete
K4QHR

 

[OpSec]

Any P25 VHF hammy repeaters in the Sacramento/Lodi/Stockton/Modesto California area?

 

[WayneH]

Any P25 VHF hammy repeaters in the Sacramento/Lodi/Stockton/Modesto California area?

Nope, I have one for the SF Bay Area. 2M is too clogged around here.