two way radios and cell phones?

On 24 Jan 2004 04:34:37 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
alt.cellular.motorola:

>Not true, the EDICS doesn't require a license as it's only a software
>audio switch. You can connect any band and almost any style radio to
>it, including NEXTEL. Now yes you have to be licensed on the two way
>radio bands that you operate on, but assuming that the origional
>poster is using his CP150 legally he can use the EDICS to interconnect
>to a NEXTEL. It's just a matter if he wants to pay the price.

>Here is more information on the unit:

>http://www.c-at.com/icripages/icrifaq.html

Okay, I didn't research the device. It's just old technology in a new
package. (We did the same thing commercially in the 80s and ham radio
has been doing it since the 60s.) Whether it's legal to retransmit a
cellular phone conversation, even if the retransmitter is a party to
the conversation, is another matter.
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Al - rukbat at optonline dot net

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On 24 Jan 2004 04:34:37 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
alt.cellular.motorola:

>Not true, the EDICS doesn't require a license as it's only a software
>audio switch. You can connect any band and almost any style radio to
>it, including NEXTEL. Now yes you have to be licensed on the two way
>radio bands that you operate on, but assuming that the origional
>poster is using his CP150 legally he can use the EDICS to interconnect
>to a NEXTEL. It's just a matter if he wants to pay the price.

>Here is more information on the unit:

>http://www.c-at.com/icripages/icrifaq.html

Okay, I didn't research the device. It's just old technology in a new
package. (We did the same thing commercially in the 80s and ham radio
has been doing it since the 60s.) Whether it's legal to retransmit a
cellular phone conversation, even if the retransmitter is a party to
the conversation, is another matter.
--
Al - rukbat at optonline dot net

Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 24 Jan 2004 04:34:37 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
> alt.cellular.motorola:
>
> >Not true, the EDICS doesn't require a license as it's only a software
> >audio switch. You can connect any band and almost any style radio to
> >it, including NEXTEL. Now yes you have to be licensed on the two way
> >radio bands that you operate on, but assuming that the origional
> >poster is using his CP150 legally he can use the EDICS to interconnect
> >to a NEXTEL. It's just a matter if he wants to pay the price.
>
> >Here is more information on the unit:
>
> >http://www.c-at.com/icripages/icrifaq.html
>
> Okay, I didn't research the device. It's just old technology in a new
> package. (We did the same thing commercially in the 80s and ham radio
> has been doing it since the 60s.) Whether it's legal to retransmit a
> cellular phone conversation, even if the retransmitter is a party to
> the conversation, is another matter.


It may be old technology in a software driven world, but it still
works as I have access to one provided by the State for emergency
communications. It works as advertised and is a pretty neat device.
We have the ability of connecting 800 Trunked, 800 Conventional, UHF,
VHF, and NEXTEL together on the same communications platform.

On 24 Jan 2004 14:29:08 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
alt.cellular.motorola:

>It may be old technology in a software driven world, but it still
>works as I have access to one provided by the State for emergency
>communications. It works as advertised and is a pretty neat device.
>We have the ability of connecting 800 Trunked, 800 Conventional, UHF,
>VHF, and NEXTEL together on the same communications platform.

If it works as advertised you have the ability to connect ANY
transmitter and receiver.
--
Al - rukbat at optonline dot net

On 24 Jan 2004 14:29:08 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
alt.cellular.motorola:

>It may be old technology in a software driven world, but it still
>works as I have access to one provided by the State for emergency
>communications. It works as advertised and is a pretty neat device.
>We have the ability of connecting 800 Trunked, 800 Conventional, UHF,
>VHF, and NEXTEL together on the same communications platform.

If it works as advertised you have the ability to connect ANY
transmitter and receiver.
--
Al - rukbat at optonline dot net

Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 24 Jan 2004 14:29:08 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
> alt.cellular.motorola:
>
> >It may be old technology in a software driven world, but it still
> >works as I have access to one provided by the State for emergency
> >communications. It works as advertised and is a pretty neat device.
> >We have the ability of connecting 800 Trunked, 800 Conventional, UHF,
> >VHF, and NEXTEL together on the same communications platform.
>
> If it works as advertised you have the ability to connect ANY
> transmitter and receiver.

As long as you have the right cable to connect the radio to the EDICS,
yes you can connect ANY radio to the unit.

Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 24 Jan 2004 14:29:08 -0800, [email protected] (MarkF) posted in
> alt.cellular.motorola:
>
> >It may be old technology in a software driven world, but it still
> >works as I have access to one provided by the State for emergency
> >communications. It works as advertised and is a pretty neat device.
> >We have the ability of connecting 800 Trunked, 800 Conventional, UHF,
> >VHF, and NEXTEL together on the same communications platform.
>
> If it works as advertised you have the ability to connect ANY
> transmitter and receiver.

As long as you have the right cable to connect the radio to the EDICS,
yes you can connect ANY radio to the unit.

THANKS for the information, I'm not willing to spend ten thousand dollars on
this solution, I'm just sick of carrying a cell phone and Radio everywhere
and thought that I had read something about a device that would mount in
your vehicle and convert the "two way digital" signal from the cell phone
into a UHF signal. I wonder if someone a little inventive could take a
second Nextel phone and use it to transmit over the UHF radio???

Thanks for the help.

THANKS for the information, I'm not willing to spend ten thousand dollars on
this solution, I'm just sick of carrying a cell phone and Radio everywhere
and thought that I had read something about a device that would mount in
your vehicle and convert the "two way digital" signal from the cell phone
into a UHF signal. I wonder if someone a little inventive could take a
second Nextel phone and use it to transmit over the UHF radio???

Thanks for the help.

I would except that my company already has a lot of money invested in these
UHF radio's and we constantly have sub-contractors come on site that use the
same radios. Right now there isn't a chance of converting everyone over to
phones.

I would except that my company already has a lot of money invested in these
UHF radio's and we constantly have sub-contractors come on site that use the
same radios. Right now there isn't a chance of converting everyone over to
phones.