[Scan-DC] Smithsonian Institution/National Zoo/National Archives

[David Schoenberger]

Hi Larry,

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I thought I had heard that
PassPort was in a different league than ProVoice and OpenSky when it
came to the possibility of a future scanner.  I thought PassPort was
an open standard since different manufacturers make portables/mobiles
for it.  Therefore, I thought it was just a question of the scanner
makers licensing the protocols, etc.  Correct me if I have this wrong.

I realize that PassPort is not very big around the country yet, but I
think there's going to be more and more of it, especially as LTR
Standard users upgrade to the format.

Dave

On Jan 22, 2008 7:18 AM, Larry Van Horn <n5fpw at brmemc.net> wrote:
> >Let's hope someone comes up with an LTR PassPort scanner soon, as
> >these would be some interesting systems to monitor!
>
> Not going to happen Dave. LTR passport is a proprietary system that would
> require an expensive license/decoder sytem. There just isn't enough of these
> systems nationwide to justify a manufacturer going for it. That is what I
> hear from the inside. The only way I see this happening is in the scanner
> underground, someone developing a software based program and distributing it
> via the net. But since this is a proprietary system, it would have to be
> done quietly!
>
> I guess what I am saying is don't hold your breath. BTW you can add OpenSky
> and ProVoice to that list. M/A-COM will not release a license for those
> systems to either major scanner manufacturer. They have tried repeatedly.
>
> 73 all and good hunting,
>
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> President, Teak Publishing, Brasstown NC
> Monitoring Times Assistant/Technical Editor
> MT Milcom/Help Desk/What's New Columnist
> Milcom Monitoring Post: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Schoenberger" <davidschoenberger at gmail.com>
> To: "John M. Nash" <j.m.nash at verizon.net>
> Cc: "ScanDC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Smithsonian Institution/National Zoo/National
> Archives
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > As far as I can tell, all the Smithsonian Museums on The Mall are on
> > the system that includes the 407.3750 frequency.  Also, the American
> > Art Museum and Portrait Gallery (located across from Verizon Center)
> > are on this system.
> >
> > Let's hope someone comes up with an LTR PassPort scanner soon, as
> > these would be some interesting systems to monitor!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Jan 20, 2008 1:00 PM, John M. Nash <j.m.nash at verizon.net> wrote:
> >> Good afternoon.  What is the current status of radio communications for
> >> the
> >> Smithsonian Institution and National Archives and Records Administration
> >> on
> >> the National Mall?
> >>
> >> The radioreference.com website lists a LTR Passport system that is
> >> supposedly shared by the SI, NARA and the Holocaust Museum downtown, and
> >> a
> >> used by the Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles.
> >>
> >> Are the SI museums on the above system or a separate LTR Passport system
> >> listed on radioreference.com for the National Zoo?
> >>
> >> Can both of these LTR Passport systems be monitored, and if so, does
> >> anyone
> >> have updated talkgroup information for the Smithsonian Institution
> >> museums
> >> downtown, the National Zoo, and for the Archives Building?
> >>
> >> Any updated information is appreciated.  Please respond via Scan-DC or
> >> directly at j.m.nash at verizon.net.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> John Nash
> >> Falls Church VA
> >>
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