On 4/8/2010 3:18 PM, La Rue Communications wrote: > Two questions on this unit. > > 1) Does anyone know the nomenclature for this? I have checked out > several different versions, including one that was built for > assignments dated after 3/10/02. I tried to check it out with it, > however, it doesnt match up when it came to the power level code. So > I scrapped that one. Google searches turn up a pair of them listed on > eBay for 250 bucks. (Who are they kidding?)
heh... > Model number is H (For Handheld) 44GNU1120BN. I beleive it is a UHF, > but I would like to know the rest of the specs, spacing, packages, > etc. well, the second '4' means UHF, so yes, unless someone put a VHF radio in a UHF case... > 2) One the same units, I have a "Tall" one and a "Short" one. Battery > sizes are clearly the differing factor. Does that mean Power levels > come into play here? <scratches head> Isn't a P50 the cheapy xtal radio from the early 90's? Maybe 4-channel tops? If so, the 'tall' vs. 'short' was carrier squelch vs. PL/DPL. So yes, that means converting a CSQ radio to PL means changing the case... And no, these are NOT narrowbnad compatible, so they have no value in Part 90. And they were pretty cheap, flimsy radios, hard to work on, easy to break, I wouldn't take one for free... Land fill...
