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Minitor 4 vs Minitor 5
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wkredick
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Batteries: V uses special battery pack,IV uses AAA type
Stored Voice available on V in 33-50mhz now,not available in the IV on lowband
V has a battery level indicator color led on top,IV does not
V is more rugged housing than IV,thicker and a bit bulkier than the IV
V features longer record time on Stored Voice over the IV ( 6 to 8 minutes I believe)
V is not field repairable at most shops and MSS shops,as well is the IV for the most part
V fully charged battery should last 3-5 days depending on call volume,monitoring,opening up and alerting compared to 2 days for the IV on full charge
IV is no longer made and is facing its End Of Life support within the next 2-4 years,the III just went bye-bye for support for the most part
Sensitivity on V is improved over the IV,however at time can be TOO sensitive and result in a False alert,(adjustable via pressing keyboard "S" in codeplug view in programming software on PC
to tighten error correction on the tone decoder)
Stored Voice available on V in 33-50mhz now,not available in the IV on lowband
V has a battery level indicator color led on top,IV does not
V is more rugged housing than IV,thicker and a bit bulkier than the IV
V features longer record time on Stored Voice over the IV ( 6 to 8 minutes I believe)
V is not field repairable at most shops and MSS shops,as well is the IV for the most part
V fully charged battery should last 3-5 days depending on call volume,monitoring,opening up and alerting compared to 2 days for the IV on full charge
IV is no longer made and is facing its End Of Life support within the next 2-4 years,the III just went bye-bye for support for the most part
Sensitivity on V is improved over the IV,however at time can be TOO sensitive and result in a False alert,(adjustable via pressing keyboard "S" in codeplug view in programming software on PC
to tighten error correction on the tone decoder)
I do believe thw V is also Narrow Band capable where the IV is not.
The III/IV series are junk. Every time I hear someone say how much they love their III/IV, I just shake my head and wonder if they really know any better, or if they're just blessed with 110% coverage and saturation by whatever radio system they're paged from. Contrast that with people who have used every model from I through V in areas with spotty/fringe radio coverage on low band, will tell you that the II was the best voice pager /\/\ produced. Unfortunately they aren't made anymore, and parts are NLA, so the II isn't very viable these days. The V is a fair bit better than the III/IV series, but in terms of sheer sensitivity, selectivity, alerting reliability and durability, the V still doesn't measure up to the II. Sure, it has quite a bit more bells and whistles, but all of that comes at a price, unfortunately.
wkredick
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True,the II was an awesome pager.When the change to synthesized pagers from crystal base happened,we all realized how much better the old crystal technology was.
Don't get me wrong, as much as I love my old Plectron from 1967 that still works as well as the day it left the factory, and I have an old Minitor I sitting in an amp charger that picks up as good or better than any modern day receiver out there...I do understand that synthesized units are much more practical. Especially the ability to program multiple tone sets on the fly. The frequencies may not change often, but more and more guys are joining multiple organizations or becoming members of multiple specialized teams, and need 2 or 4 or even 8 different sets of tones. The Keynotes were great little pagers, crystal controlled RF, synthesized tones.
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