Allegedly. No one has ever produced proof that such a thing exists.
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EDACS on Motorola radio
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Allegedly. No one has ever produced proof that such a thing exists.
No, they did not. That RUMOR has been going around FOREVER but nobody has ever come up with a single example of such a radio and Motorola's own staff has categorically denied that such a product was ever developed.
It did not happen. I'll give you two yeti pelts and a unicorn horn for physical proof or verified documentation of the existence of such a thing.
jhooten
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I conceed. Called the retired moto engineer that I've dealt with in the past. He said "no it was LTR not EDACS."
There, happy now?
ps: I knew I read it somewhere. https://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=13175
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6079smithw
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I don't need the horn, but front brake calipers and a turn signal switch would be super.
LTR, I believe. In fact I remember that there were some models of Motorola radios that formally supported LTR trunking. They were never common but they did exist.
Elroy I had a 550-xls vhf that did the ltr, I had it following the Yazoo city/county system here in Mississippi. i miss that radio wish I could get another one
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kg9nn
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I'm fortunate to be a user / tech on a working OpenSky system. In my **opinion** it's a well engineered system but we are using it as a drop-in EDACS replacement; no micro-cells, simulcast, or two-time slot vehicular repeaters. I **suspect** it might not work nearly as well when those options are enabled.
I understand the closed protocol and lack of a scanner option is a problem for many people.
As always, my opinions are my own, and I am not speaking on behalf of my employer.
I am not really worried about if I can hear it or not, I am more worried about it failing when it is needed most,law enforcement or any fireground use,(fireground should be analog anyways not digital).
Say as you will, but opensky was never intended for public safety use, and has poor performance. Good on paper, but deployment was less then ideal.
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Say as you will, but opensky was never intended for public safety use, and has poor performance. Good on paper, but deployment was less then ideal.
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kb4cvn
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OpenSky was invented to meet the bid specifications for FedEx. 95% data, <5% voice. When the deal fell through, Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA) sold the concept to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the blessing of [then] Governor Tom Ridge, were the first system was installed.
Hopefully OpenSky is on its last gasp of air, and will go into history's dustbin of poor ideas, as it was a radio system designed by Computer & IT people, not radio people....
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