Reminds me of this thread in which know-it-all N_Jay tries to tell us the same thing...
http://forums.radioreference.com/ge...n/67032-nextel-walkie-talkie-information.html
Post #34 in particular. You can't argue with the hardware.
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The death of 800 MHz Nextel iDEN network (in pictures-spectrum view before and after)
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http://forums.radioreference.com/ge...n/67032-nextel-walkie-talkie-information.html
Post #34 in particular. You can't argue with the hardware.
I did not know that iDen implemented 6:1 TDMA technology. But then again, I have never really followed it very closely. It's probably the system type I know the LEAST about.
hrmm, wonder if I can pickup an iDen station off of ebay and setup my own nextel setup, 6:1 is nice!
You would need an iSC also, but if you got one and could get a load with "ISO" (Isolated Site Operation, sort of like site trunking), then yes you could.
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hrmm, wonder if I can pickup an iDen station off of ebay and setup my own nextel setup, 6:1 is nice!
Let me know how it works! I would like to do this myself
don't suppose you could point me in the right direction? I don't know much (read: anything) about iDen...
also I wonder if it would be legal? I have an 800mhz license in the SMR portion of the band, guess it would just take an update to the emission types
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/\ im with this guy. very limited info on iden systems. does the ISC eliminate the need to connect to lets say a harmony controller? I have an open 800 MHZ antenna at 500' just asking for an iden system
Honestly, to start from the beginning would be a lot. It's like asking how to play and be successful at chess without ever knowing anything about it. Getting the hardware is possible but getting the right load will be the very difficult part.
It would also need to be the correct trunked service class.
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You need the BRs, and the iDEN site controller (iSC) plus the interconnecting cabling. The "load" is the software that this iSC will run. You won't get it from Motorola. It would have to be an inside source (NOT ME nor do I know how to get it). All other aspects (RMC, duplexers, GPS, antenna, etc) to the site are standard trunked radio parts.
I wouldn't suggest trying this unless someone has access to - or a source for - everything. Sourcing everything you need is the difficult part and you don't just call Motorola up and purchase what you need.
I wouldn't suggest trying this unless someone has access to - or a source for - everything. Sourcing everything you need is the difficult part and you don't just call Motorola up and purchase what you need.
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