Hello!

[BigEd1314]

The Kenwood NX-xxx series radios will do NXDN digital, but if you want to listen to a trunked NXDN system, you need to have the information on the trunking system to listen. As programming each of the frequencies into a NXDN radio and scanning conventionally will not allow you to listen like you can to a P-25 trunked system. So unless you can get the system key and stuff loaded into a radio, you're SOL. Unless DSD+ can decode it? I'm not sure.

To listen to P-25, you'd need something like a motorola astro spectra or saber, or XTS series radio, Icom, vertex, EF Johnson, and a couple others make some P-25 radios and so does Kenwood (TK-5210/5310, TK-5220/5320 handhelds for example). Then you need a cable and software to program those. The radios usually come in 2 different band splits, so watch out for that. Example, the kenwoods come in 400-470mhz or 450-520mhz.

Check ebay.

Ed

 

[iconbadgta]

Thanks for the replies guys!

I passed my ham exam the other day, My call sign is KM4CTJ if anyone is around the S.e Ky area feel free to try and hit me up, I usually stay on the Harlan repeater or Hazard one....

I am very surprised at over joyed in the fact that my little Baofeng uv5ra is doing so well...

For a 45 buck total investment (bought a Nagoya rh701 antenna for it) And let me tell you fellas, it does very and I mean VERY well for the terrain of the Appalachian mountain area to my own shock and surprise!!

So far I can hit my Harlan repeater which is 23 miles away as confirmed by AF4YJ Wayne the net control for our area club as well as the Perry county aka Hazard net which is 30mi+ away! Albeit not a super great signal sometimes, but they can hear and understand me fine from what I am told! The only problem I am having is getting use to the call signs and remembering them as I respond. That will come in time I suppose.

These little radios are a good investment for a handy talkie and would serve someone very well in a flat terrain area like the Lexington, Louisville, and Northern KY areas of the state where mountains and hills are few and far in between! Receive is excellent on the Nagoya rh701 antenna and would make a outstanding scanner antenna, Hey for 6 bucks you can't beat it!

So now I got the real itch to want to upgrade and grab a Yaesu mobile transceiver. I really got my eyes set on the 7900 vhf/uhf rig... I did notice though that receiver only goes from 144-146 mz when vhf does go slightly higher than that, same with the uhf where it is listed at 430-440 MHz on transmit when uhf goes higher than that.

I'd like to find a good dual band transceiver that covers all the vhf/uhf spectrum on transmit and receive instead of a narrow bandwidth as what the 7900 is suppose to do according to the listings I keep reading. Maybe someone whop owns one can chime in on it better...

Yeah I would absolutely love a 897 Yaesu, that would be a dream, but I think if I go over 500 the wife will go ballistic right now lol.

All suggestions are appreciated, I am going to eventually get me a scanner for the apco stuff as suggested, right now I just want be a solid vhf/uhf rig.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and responses, I appreciate every one of them!

Adam
KM4CTJ