Word has it that later this year there will be P25 flash for the trbo radio but will work on both from what I hear. My 2 cents as well.
Mike _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Parker Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] HAM Mototrbo Systems Firmware already "upgrades" a NXDN radio to P25, but alas, then it is no longer NXDN. I don't think you'll ever see P25 and turbo or NXDN in the same box. Big "M" did remove the XTL1500 from the above price book and put it in the dealer's price sheet last month. my 2 cents MCH wrote: And all of them could add P25 so you would have a common digital format. Joe M. Mark wrote: > > > I think it will be interesting to see whether Motorola expands/offers > MotoTrbo to the Vertex/Standard/Yaesu radios, now that they have > ownership in Vertex/Standard. > > > > IMHO, adding MotoTrbo options to the Yaesu line would be one "easy, > quick and dirty" way to attempt to wrest digital away from Icom/D-STAR. > > > > This could get to be very interesting. > > > > Mark - N9WYS > > > > *From:* Repeater-Builder@ <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com *On Behalf Of *John Crockett > > Eric: > > > > Back here in the Southeast there are two UHF MotoTrbo repeaters being > coordinated in the Charlotte, NC area. It will be interesting if this > digital technology will take off. In SC we have enough D-Star repeaters > to cover the state, but the number of users is low. It will take a long > time before it is viable as a parallel statewide communications system. > Analog FM is still the back bone of our statewide communications system > and it will be for years to come. www.scheart.us > <http://www.scheart. <http://www.scheart.us/> us/> The question in the back of my mind is. Is > MotoTrbo the digital technology that will leap frog D-Star? I guess we > can stay tuned for the outcome! > > > > > John, > > KC4YI > > > >
