[FADCA] MSR-2000 as packet radio?

[Welcker]

Bill Sinbine wrote:

> Has anyone used or looked into using the Motorola MSR-2000 as a packet 
> radio? I know that it is over kill but I have a chance to get a few to 
> use at the Fort Pierce EOC when the switch gets moved over there. We 
> know that we are going to need a strong link to get to WPB from here 
> and it would be nice if we were able to use the MSR plugged into the 
> combiner there. This would give us a RX at 500 feet and a TX over 400 
> foot. This should make the trip down that way with being able to pump 
> it up to 100 watts and not worry about heat. We would need to leave it 
> split as far as the RX and TX go and just hook the tnc up to it and 
> have it work as a normal radio. I have found plenty of links to 
> convert it to a ham repeater but I haven't found anything that would 
> help in using it for packet.
>
> bud, You don't know how GREAT your talk went over down here. Greg went 
> in to work on Thursday and told the "bosses" about what we can do and 
> they are ALL for it. This is how getting the MSR-2000's came about.
>
> Can you picture a FPAC switch with ALL MSR-2000 repeaters acting as 
> packet radios????!!!!  This is what I'm kind of looking at right now.
>
> I really need to know what needs to be done ASAP so I can get it to 
> them as these are going to come available soon and I want to jump 
> right into it when we can!!!
>
> Enough for now!
>
> Bill Sinbine
> n4xeo at bellsouth.net
>
Hi Bill....

If you have a radio and manual we (PBPG) can test it out and see if it 
plays.

Doug (WB4KGY)