Leastsecurity
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Can i pick up trunked channels on my Motorola MCS 2000 Mobile Radio?
Please let me know asap
Please let me know asap
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Motorola MCS 2000 Mobile Radio
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clbsquared
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Be more specific. What kind of “trunked channels”?
If you’re wanting to use it for a P25 system, the answer is no.
If you’re wanting to use it for a P25 system, the answer is no.
Leastsecurity
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Im a volunteer firefighter and my department don't provide raidio for cars and were on the marcs system that's what i need to know
clbsquared
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No, MARCS is P25. The MCS series will not do P25.
You’ll need at the very least, an XTL series. And that’s considering you’ll be issued a subscriber ID and allowed onto the system.
...and you should get that thru the authorized contact for the MARCS system, when you get an authorized subscriber unit. Those usually come dept issued thru positional appointments, along with communications training and instruction on how to transmit on the system.
if the MCS in front of you is an M01J or M01K model, you could program in the appropriate VHF hi-band frequencies (RR DB shows 3) and use it as a glorified recieve-only pager. Might be a bit over kill.
ElroyJetson
Getting tired of all the stupidity.
For P25 trunked systems you always of course have to have the proper features in the radio.
The Astro, Astro25, and APX product lines are what will do P25.
Astro is old and obsolete. Examples would be the Astro Spectra mobile radios and Astro Saber portable radios.k
Astro 25 is previous generation, no longer sold, but still supported. That'd be XTL series mobile radios and XTS series portables.
Currrent generation is the APX series, which covers both mobile and portable radios.
Using any of them to monitor a trunked system without authorization is tricky and contains many hazards, and requires venturing into dark shadows where laws may be bent if not broken. It's also strictly for people who have prior experience with programming trunked radios and know how to avoid the inherent dangers.
Get a scanner. It's cheaper, easier, and safer.
Alternatively, you MAY be able to get permission from your system administrator to get your own radio and get it authorized on the system for very limited usage. This is not likely but you can ask if you want to.
The Astro, Astro25, and APX product lines are what will do P25.
Astro is old and obsolete. Examples would be the Astro Spectra mobile radios and Astro Saber portable radios.k
Astro 25 is previous generation, no longer sold, but still supported. That'd be XTL series mobile radios and XTS series portables.
Currrent generation is the APX series, which covers both mobile and portable radios.
Using any of them to monitor a trunked system without authorization is tricky and contains many hazards, and requires venturing into dark shadows where laws may be bent if not broken. It's also strictly for people who have prior experience with programming trunked radios and know how to avoid the inherent dangers.
Get a scanner. It's cheaper, easier, and safer.
Alternatively, you MAY be able to get permission from your system administrator to get your own radio and get it authorized on the system for very limited usage. This is not likely but you can ask if you want to.
XTL is essentially a no-go. MARCS has mandated radio authentication, and are no longer allowing XTS/XTL on the system unless it already has authentication. Most don’t.
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