Any updates on if / when this will be available in the USA? Anyone know if the software mods to add scanner features to the "G" series will also apply to the U3 as well??
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rja1
Thanks,
rja1
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Unication U3??
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Yes, been planning to do , Will available on the near future
I have a request in for a 7/800MHz U3, I am stuck at the "arrange best way shipping" email chain...$1279 with battery and charger, and assurances it will be able to do non affilate scan and lock on. 
Paul
Paul
The non affiliate (RX only) feature been implemented and getting ready to ship , Steve and Sandy will help you arrangement
j2840fl
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Where are we on the M2 mobile?
I second this, also is the U3 and the M2 conventional P25 only or trunked P25 with non-affiliate scan?
DewAddict
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Look at the PDF via the link below. U3 Testing document. At the time of the report TDMA trunking was not supported but it appears FDMA is supported. That may have changed by now though. Page 3 of the PDF shows the info.
Unication U3 Portable Subscriber | Homeland Security
This equipment has passed P25 CAP 2016 CAI CAB testing.
I just wired $1500 to Unication (radio, battery, charger, antenna, programming cable, bluetooth, international shipping) for my U3, so that's out of the way. Self programmable for Phase 1 and 2 trunking with no system keys needed, meaning if your an idiot, you can affiliate and get your warrantyless U3 bricked really fast. The radio does have receive only modes, and Unication offered to program it for me if i wanted, ust had to send a list of systems and talkgroups. I am crossing my fingers I am not hit with some ridiculous Trump import tariff when it hits the US. :-O
Paul
Paul
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Hopefully it all goes well and you get it up and running. On another note, can a non-Motorola radio be bricked or inhibited by the system? I don't dabble in the NAS stuff so I have no idea.
Well, as I said, I wired the funds for the U3, but am now being told by Unication it is "restricted cargo" and I need to "make arrangements" and contact any agencies necessary with clearing it into the US...yeah...so I have probably bitten off more than I can chew. I have purchased thigs from China before on ebay, and they just show up in the mail.
Paul
Paul
Well, as I said, I wired the funds for the U3, but am now being told by Unication it is "restricted cargo" and I need to "make arrangements" and contact any agencies necessary with clearing it into the US...yeah...so I have probably bitten off more than I can chew. I have purchased thigs from China before on ebay, and they just show up in the mail.
Paul
Due to AES256 maybe?
I did not add the AES256 option, and isn't encryption only an issue for US exporting out of the US? Is Taiwan considered China for 25% import tariffs?
When all is said and done, after tariffs and whatever fees I pay to some import agent, this damn thing will probably cost more than a used APX7000 3.5.
Paul
When all is said and done, after tariffs and whatever fees I pay to some import agent, this damn thing will probably cost more than a used APX7000 3.5.
Paul
I did not add the AES256 option, and isn't encryption only an issue for US exporting out of the US? Is Taiwan considered China for 25% import tariffs?
When all is said and done, after tariffs and whatever fees I pay to some import agent, this damn thing will probably cost more than a used APX7000 3.5.
Paul
I don't know about the laws in Taiwan, it was just a guess.
I would ask for the specific restriction and clearance they think is needed. In some countries, the possession of a radio transmitter is highly restricted, so perhaps they are just acting out of caution or misunderstanding.
The other issue could be if it's not type accepted?
I would cancel before it turns into a disaster. Maybe get a Relm instead? Or just wait for the G-series "scanner" FW.
Doesn't look like an RX only radio. Looks like something that will need to affiliate in order to receive. Difference being in that, you can load up an encryption key with it. I could be wrong, and other please chime in, but, that's what it looks like to me.
Whereas, the G series pagers are capable of receiving encrypted traffic, you still would need the software to do that, yet, the method for obtaining that, it's unknown to us mere G owners...
mdsxfire
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Anyone know where I can get just the U3 antenna, want to try it on my G5 when I’m at work where currently I’m in and out of range all day
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