It's easy so long as your budget allows. . . MSI charges and arm and a leg for CPS, though it's relatively cheap compared to the cost of the radios.How hard would it be to obtain the programming software for a Motorola pager or radio?
This will depend entirely on what your goal is. Are you trying to monitor a P25 trunking system? Do you need the ability to transmit?Would it be easier to go with a unication pager?
Where?The programming software for the Minitor VI Pager is free.
I'm looking to use a "professional" radio/pager for better reception. I'd prefer a pager because I plan on joining local (volunteer) fire department eventually. I would hope the FD provides the radio.This will depend entirely on what your goal is. Are you trying to monitor a P25 trunking system? Do you need the ability to transmit?
You would probably be best off using a Unication G4 or G5 for simplicity and cost sake, though having used a G4 for the last 3 years I have some strong opinions about the G series pagers and Unication overall.I'm looking to use a "professional" radio/pager for better reception. I'd prefer a pager because I plan on joining local (volunteer) fire department eventually. I would hope the FD provides the radio.
Join the dept, they'd probably give you a pager before a radio.I'm looking to use a "professional" radio/pager for better reception. I'd prefer a pager because I plan on joining local (volunteer) fire department eventually. I would hope the FD provides the radio.
I was thinking of unication and might go with them because I can use that to montior alot more than 10 departmentsYou would probably be best off using a Unication G4 or G5 for simplicity and cost sake, though having used a G4 for the last 3 years I have some strong opinions about the G series pagers and Unication overall.
If you do decide to go with a Unication pager don't be fooled by their marketing material or the claims in their P25 white paper on the website. These are NOT "Mission Critical" devices and suffer from a fair number of bugs. And in my experience, Unication has offered minimal support.
Not sure if they use pagers because the vhf system barely makes it to the district Im in. I know they use iAmResponding.Join the dept, they'd probably give you a pager before a radio.
If they use VHF you might have better luck using a Motorola Pager since all of the Unication Pagers are all intended mainly for trunking P25.I was thinking of unication and might go with them because I can use that to montior alot more than 10 departments
If they use VHF you might have better luck using a Motorola Pager since all of the Unication Pagers are all intended mainly for trunking P25.
That's good to know. I've never set up analog paging on the G4 since it's 700/800. The only reason I suggested an /\/\ pager was to save the OP some money since most of the price of the G series is for the P25 features.Sorry but my G5 is much more selective and receives VHF much better than my M3's, M4's, and M5's. Plus the Unication's allow for PL/DPL to be added to a frequency once the pager alerts and is open.
Earlier this year I bought a pager for my FAS, not because they didn't give me one, but because I wanted to learn how to program them. I wanted to have my own preferences in it and also not have to worry about damaging a department pager or whatnot. Since we still use low band for paging, my only option was the Minitor 5 (I didn't want a unication, too much $$$). I got the pager and then programming it was a whole different can of worms. You can "make" a programming base from the many tutorials on this website or you can buy a legit OEM Motorola programming base like I did. After getting the base, the programming cable seemed easy enough since they sell them on ebay for like $35. WRONG. That cable doesn't work. IDK where the guy got the pinout but it's WAYYY off. I ended up getting a generic serial cable and had a friend of mine help me with getting the pinout right.Hello,
How hard would it be to obtain the programming software for a Motorola pager or radio? Would it be easier to go with a unication pager?
You would probably be best off using a Unication G4 or G5 for simplicity and cost sake, though having used a G4 for the last 3 years I have some strong opinions about the G series pagers and Unication overall.
If you do decide to go with a Unication pager don't be fooled by their marketing material or the claims in their P25 white paper on the website. These are NOT "Mission Critical" devices and suffer from a fair number of bugs. And in my experience, Unication has offered minimal support.
Very true.They are also a royal pain to set up if you don't know what you're doing.
Ok, so what about a Motorola HT1250. Hard to obtain software and cable? A better option for monitoring?
... A better option for monitoring?
I'm looking to use a "professional" radio/pager for better reception. I'd prefer a pager because I plan on joining local (volunteer) fire department eventually. I would hope the FD provides the radio.
Not worth the trouble. You're not going to want to pay the $$ for the CPS if it's still available, so you'll probably pirate it...you'll get a knockoff cable from ebay that might work, you're going to be getting probably a 20 year old radio which may or may not have the firmware you need it in.Ok, so what about a Motorola HT1250. Hard to obtain software and cable? A better option for monitoring?