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Business band with encryption
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mmckenna
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Encryption is legal on business band frequencies in the USA. Doesn't cost extra to license a channel for encrypted or unencrypted.
The encryption is a function of the radio. You might pay more for some analog only radios to add encryption, but most (if not all) digital radios have it included.
The encryption is a function of the radio. You might pay more for some analog only radios to add encryption, but most (if not all) digital radios have it included.
rapidcharger
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Below 470 mHz, a business/industrial pool license is $260 per call sign.
If you are going to operate from the same place, day in and day out, you will need coordination which is performed by a private company of your choosing and that can range widely in price depending on the complexity of your station and congestion of local bands.
SteveC0625
Order of the Golden Dino since 1972
That is going to be totally dependent on how many frequencies you need and what kind of base radios or repeaters you want. Locale will likely affect cost, too. Urban being more complex than rural.
Filing fees are listed on the FCC's website, but they are only part of the picture. You'll need to reach out to a coordinator to help you find your frequencies, and if you're doing repeaters or more complex systems, you may need engineering assistance as well.
Project25_MASTR
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Depending on the digital modes, you may not need encryption if you're just trying to keep the average Joe with a scanner from listening in.
I would still like to make use of encryption, preferably while using digital mode. I guess I will have to find a coordinator that can tell me what options are available. It's hard trying to nail down which units support encryption and which do not.
SteveC0625
Order of the Golden Dino since 1972
FWIW, most radio systems dealers will be happy to help you with licensing, coordination, system design and product specs. That's what they do. I would urge you to sit down with one or more dealers so that you can describe what you think you might need and find out from them how to get it done and how much it will cost.
kayn1n32008
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Most, if not all NXDN and DMR radios have encryption. Not good encryption, but it will keep folks from listening with either DSD or a subscriber radio.
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