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- From: John.Linko@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (John Linko)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Re: Motorola MX-350
- Message-ID: <727829929.AA35418@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:53:37 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- I have worked for two departments that have used the MX-350. While they
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- have proven to be durable and reliable, there are some things to be
- concerned about in this age of newer technology and flexibility:
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- 1. If you need to put new frequencies in the radios, watch out. If the
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- radios are crystal or TCXO controlled, the prices of new crystals run 40
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- to 50 dollars each. Same for PL reeds if you need new PL's. If the
- radios are synthesized, the software needed to burn the EEPROM memory
- into the radio is scarce, at least in the Pittsburgh area. Also, with
- the synthesized units the PL codes must be arranged in a certain order
- (in multi-channel units), which may not conincide with the most workable
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- order you would like.
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- Sounds like a lot of gloom and doom, I know. But if you can use the
- radios without having to reprogram them or change the frequencies, they
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- should prove to work well. With today's technology, I would say a
- sensible price for a multi-channel MX350 in good shape would be $300 to
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- $500. If they need reprogrammed (or re-crystalled, especially), expect
- to pay that much in parts and labor.
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- Good luck. JL'
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- * Origin: SoundingBoard, Pittsburgh PA (1:129/26.0)
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