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A question for any M/A-COM guru's out there.
What form are the OpenSky talkgroups programmed- decimal like true P25 trunked systems or AFS format like EDACS systems.

Also it looks like OpenSky is only available in the 800/900 band, is there any reason to this (such as FCC laws regarding TDMA, I am not familer with any of them). Only reason I ask is because trunked systems in rural areas, like the pending OpenSky system, could most likely increase range with fewer sites taking advantage of VHF and UHF radio wavelengths.
 
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mlubin said:
A question for any M/A-COM guru's out there.
What form are the OpenSky talkgroups programmed- decimal like true P25 trunked systems or AFS format like EDACS systems.

Also it looks like OpenSky is only available in the 800/900 band, is there any reason to this (such as FCC laws regarding TDMA, I am not familer with any of them). Only reason I ask is because trunked systems in rural areas, like the pending OpenSky system, could most likely increase range with fewer sites taking advantage of VHF and UHF radio wavelengths.
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I doubt the talk-groups are P25 or EDACS like as it was developed completely independently.
Not sure it matters as you can not scan it.

It is only in 800 because that is where it was originally designed to go.

You want it in another band, just pay enough money to get it designed for that band. :)
 
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