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APX NAS
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AES-256-Encryption
Based in the US, always nationwide
I will say, and I am also not here to argue, that Motorola has great quality, but for me, it's one of those risks I wouldn't take, you have 30 years I've been doing RF for 3.
AES-256-Encryption
Based in the US, always nationwide
Thats true, i believe that the Xg-75 can also NAS and can do TDMA
mmckenna
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That's my understanding also. But I have no need to mess with such things. If we have a legitimate need to access someone else's trunked system, we do it the right way.
Scanners and Unication pagers seem to solve this issue, though.
ElroyJetson
Getting tired of all the stupidity.
The XG-75 (M or P) is TDMA capable with the right feature (no 47) in the feature string.
List price on that feature is 250 dollars.
Not addressing programming.
List price on that feature is 250 dollars.
Not addressing programming.
AES-256-Encryption
Based in the US, always nationwide
programming is a pain in it. The software is almost impossible to get, and the cables are expensive so you put say $200 for the radio and expect to spend $800 on cables software (IF you can get it)
The purpose of those cable and software prices is to discourage NON-SHOP USE.
Because nobody wants to deal with scannerland people. As a hobby, it tends to attract the type of peson who wants to do every part of their setup on a shoestring or cheaper budget but want unlimited free 24/7 technical support, free software, and free cables.
ElroyJetson
Getting tired of all the stupidity.
When I was the chief tech at the last radio shop I worked at, the company response to Scanner Scotty was always the same: We don't do that. We program radios only in accordance with what's on YOUR FCC LICENSE. I wouldn't even do it on a personal level for someone whose radios were a type that I could handle. Neither the company nor myself would accept any possible future liabilities.
However I'd tell people where they could look to acquire the resources needed to do it themselves.
However I'd tell people where they could look to acquire the resources needed to do it themselves.
MightyMan
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This has gone so off topic lol but I was just gonna add that I am now in the process of selling my xts5000 for another Unication g2, I know people on these forums go overboard about saying the same thing “BUY A G2, FORGET NAS” and people like me never really understood, nor did we actually care- but ive come to the final point that is saying Motorolas arent worthit, need illegal methods to program most of the time, need constant tuning, and on phase 2 need absolutely mind smashing methods of programming that in the end aren’t worth it for systems that will eventually introduce control channel encryption, I find that the only logical purchase is a Unication, they have the same reception (WHICH IS THE REASON I EVER BOUGHT A MOTOROLA), Same voice volume (similar) and decode mighty fine, I can’t justify I purchase of a Motorola that is just not as good as a Unication, I hope anyone reading this scrolling through the forums for a answer or instruction for NAS reads this and comes to the same conclusion I do before wasting any time or money, The only purchase that is actually philosophically right for someone who isn’t a word that isn‘t acceptable in this generation is a Unication. I cannot justify Motorolas anymore nor should I ever ever ever tell someone to even by anything off them except an antenna for you Unication 😂.
You will not hear it from your local 1st responders but thank you for thinking of their safety while using the correct tool for the job you want.
ElroyJetson
Getting tired of all the stupidity.
Yes the XG-75M/M7300 and also XL-100M can be programmed via the DB9 serial port on the rear panel. It is my preferred method of programming my own radios.
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