[Motorola] 146.05 default frequency?

[Sheldon Daitch]

Joe,

Just a thought, where was the radio manufactured?

At first, I thought that maybe someone at that
particular Motorola factory might have been a ham,
but 146.050 is a not a listed repeater input 
per the SERA web site (for a US pair).

If the unit was manufactured outside the US,
depending on the country, 146.05 might not be
a ham band frequency.

And I would think that the radios are bench
tested into a dummy load, so they could
use pretty much any frequency the radio was
capable of working.

my $0.02,

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ

> 
> "Joseph L. Rossmiller" <ag9y@macomb.com> wrote:
> > Installed a new Spectra Astro today.  Unit had a sheet that said it
> > was set to factory defaults and needed programming before use.
> > Just to test the unit I keyed it and checked the transmit
> > frequency.  It was on 146.050.  Not sure what the receive frequency
> > was.  It either was a different frequency, or had a CG programmed.
> > Anyway, how long has Motorola been using a two meter frequency as
> > their "default" frequency?....Joe - AG9Y
>