Icom 2A - Swap Boards/Chips?

[MattRiley]

Anyone know if you can take an Icom 2M HA and put a P25 (UT-120?) commercial chip in place of a (UT-118?) D-star chip?

 

[trace1]

Anyone know if you can take an Icom 2M HA and put a P25 (UT-120?) commercial chip in place of a (UT-118?) D-star chip?

Don't think so.

 

[Grog]

Anyone know if you can take an Icom 2M HA and put a P25 (UT-120?) commercial chip in place of a (UT-118?) D-star chip?

There was some discussion about that on Hamsexy, was just thinking about checking the progress of that this morning. Were you reading my mind? :lol:

 

[loumaag]

Here is the moved thread.

MattRiley, welcome to the board. If (in the future) you have a related question to an old topic, unless it deals directly with the topic, please start a new thread, thanks.

 

[Grog]

Here is the link with the discussion (ok, lots of different discussions). I just bumped it to check for progress, will post any findings here as well......

http://forums.hamsexy.com/viewtopic.php?t=8800

 

[MattRiley]

So, I asked an icom dealer today as they were in to program our F70D's with P25. I asked him this exact question, and he was pretty sure they would with some software mods, was told so by someone else he knows through ICOM. Said he wouldn't condone it, but that what he's heard it might work. Said he was tempted to try, but didn't feel like risking his stock.

 

[fineshot1]

So, I asked an icom dealer today as they were in to program our F70D's with P25. I asked him this exact question, and he was pretty sure they would with some software mods, was told so by someone else he knows through ICOM. Said he wouldn't condone it, but that what he's heard it might work. Said he was tempted to try, but didn't feel like risking his stock.

I must assume you are talking about an IC-V82. Is that correct?

I am not 100% sure but beleive the DStar and P25 pcb's are two different boards with different pin connectors, so dont think this will work software changes or not.
I know this was discussed before on another thread but I dont think it was resolved.

 

[loumaag]

So, I asked an icom dealer today as they were in to program our F70D's with P25. I asked him this exact question, and he was pretty sure they would with some software mods, was told so by someone else he knows through ICOM. Said he wouldn't condone it, but that what he's heard it might work. Said he was tempted to try, but didn't feel like risking his stock.

I must assume you are talking about an IC-V82. Is that correct?

I am not 100% sure but beleive the DStar and P25 pcb's are two different boards with different pin connectors, so dont think this will work software changes or not.
I know this was discussed before on another thread but I dont think it was resolved.

Actually I would have thought he was asking about the Icom F70D radio. An F70 with the factory installed UT-120 (hence the F70D designation) either comes already P25 capable or is made capable by installing the EX-2785 software.

I will admit that the comment has little to do with the topic of this thread.

 

[fineshot1]

Actually if you are correct Lou it does have to do with this topic. I was assuming a ham portable due to his reference "2M HA" in his original post. I am confused by this so could the op please clarify. TIA....

 

[loumaag]

Actually if you are correct Lou it does have to do with this topic. I was assuming a ham portable due to his reference "2M HA" in his original post. I am confused by this so could the op please clarify. TIA....

Hmmm, I just thought he had jumped from ham gear to the PS gear he uses...yep, time to wait for him to comment on it.

I wonder if Grog has any more information from the other side?

 

[mylt1]

looks like his dept owns the F70D's and he owns a 2A.(at least thats how i read it.) so he wants to know if he can make his 2A P25 compliant per the first post. i could be wrong though.

 

[MattRiley]

Woah

Sorry everyone. Fell asleep at the mic.

I was referring to putting a P25 chip in a 2m HA rig. That was the discussion I had with the icom dealer last year.

My Dept. gave me a F70DT with chip installed. No, not gonna try it. LOL. I just noticed online they looked very similar.

 

[Grog]

Would be interesting if it did work

 

[MattRiley]

Yep, finding a cheaper digital radio is always interesting....