[Motorola] Motorola Reciever Strips

iDEN-i100 [email protected]
Tue, 03 Sep 2002 03:29:46 -0400


The radios are cheap but the price of crystals will kill you.
If you have to replace a tube you are done!
Why not get some old 1st generation programmable scanners?

You can find them on ebay for $25


"Dennis L. Wade" wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
>                 I have an idea to set up some dedicated receivers for some
> (actually 3 pairs) of VHF lo frequencies used by out highway patrol
> here in California.  There are of course several ways to accomplish
> this, but one (suggested by another ham) was to obtain some VHF lo
> Motorola receiver strips and dedicate each to a particular channel.
> He though they would be fairly cheap...especially if I didn't mind
> the tube versions (which I don't at all).
>
>         A couple of questions:
>
>                  1.  How obtainable (and costly) would be several strips (probably
> 3 for right now on lo).  Tube type would be fine as long as docs are
> available.  If the idea pans out..maybe another 1 or 2 lo and 2 or
> three vhf hi's.  Sources?  Anyone in South central California know of
> some Motorola/GE tube stuff being given away?  (This was a lead I got
> and have been unable to follow up on with the original poster.)
>
>                 2.  California CHP's radio system is actually a sort of half-duplex
> with base and mobiles on different frequencies.  Would it be possible
> to diode switch two crystals in one strip at a high rate, stopping
> when one channel was active?  (a poor mans 2 channel scanner from a
> receiver strip.)?
>
>                 Thanks for whatever help you can offer.
>
>                                 Dennis-----------------
> "If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts"
>
> Dennis Wade
> KG6ZI
> Carmichael, CA
>
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