Two Way Radios
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N_Jay
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ThornyO5 said:
Boy ain't that a loaded question.
It all depends how you look at it.
In the most general sense a definite YES.
As you get more specific in your meaning you will get more arguments.
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ThornyO5 said:
US Public Safety, definetly. I think their market share is around 80%.
kingpin
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Yeah, I agree, that's a very loaded question.
Kenwood is the majority here in my county. We are on conventional systems / LTR so kenwood does the job. I was relieved when I traded my Motorola for a kenwood.
Kenwood is the majority here in my county. We are on conventional systems / LTR so kenwood does the job. I was relieved when I traded my Motorola for a kenwood.
Is there anyway to tell on a scanner (the sound of the radio that is) what type of radio is being used? Most of my county uses Motorola, but there is a department who has all Vertex, probably because it's the cheapest out there, ya think?
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tshizo87 said:
Nope.
Of couse now a bunch of people will say how they CAN tell.
kingpin
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You knew it was coming N-Jay!
Can you tell the radio type, yes and no.
I have some software that can compare the signal from a radio and tell me if it's the same radio transmitting if I have analyzed it before. If I personally know the radio TX'ing is a kenwood, then when the signiture shows up in the software, I know that it's a kenwood I'm hearing. I know it sounds "Star Trek" but every radio is different and you would need to analyze every radio's "signature" and personally know what make/model it is to benefit from this software.
It can be used to help identify rouge users on a radio system so you can see if it's the same radio causing the problems or a different one.
I'll find the URL for the author and you can check it out. Howevery, it won't really work for what you're trying to do. I'm just throwing it out there for FYI.
Can you tell the radio type, yes and no.
I have some software that can compare the signal from a radio and tell me if it's the same radio transmitting if I have analyzed it before. If I personally know the radio TX'ing is a kenwood, then when the signiture shows up in the software, I know that it's a kenwood I'm hearing. I know it sounds "Star Trek" but every radio is different and you would need to analyze every radio's "signature" and personally know what make/model it is to benefit from this software.
It can be used to help identify rouge users on a radio system so you can see if it's the same radio causing the problems or a different one.
I'll find the URL for the author and you can check it out. Howevery, it won't really work for what you're trying to do. I'm just throwing it out there for FYI.
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kingpin said:
There was even a company that "fingerprinted" transmitters.
I don't know if they are still around.
Yes, you can probably tell a few specific models that have unique sound, but in general, you can't rely on the sound to telll you.
On a mobile much of teh sound is from teh mic, not the radio.
The loudness can be the way it was adjusted.
N_Jay said:
I think the company name (or SW name) is/was TX ID.
You can tell some radios - such as a Micor repeater. It has a unique sound on the squelch tail. But in general, without specialized equipment, you can't tell by ear. The Micor repeater is the exception, not the rule.
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