Hey guys!
New to the boards..
Was hoping I could get some help with our radios... YES, they're old... But our agency works on a VERY limited budget, and these were cheap... LOL
Anyhow, we've got a batch of batteries on their way to replace the bad ones, and new antennas as well... we're planning on getting a couple cheap mobile radios for our cars, but we're having a heck of a time figuring out if these things are UHF, VHF, or what.... can't even tell what frequency we're on!! Unfortunately, most of them have the labels scratched off the backs, so I don't even have an exact model number... is there an easy way to tell what frequency we're on, so we know what band we're in? We've tried running a scanner while transmitting, but so far the closest we've come is a staticy 'ghost' transmission that obviously wasn't the right frequency...
Any help would be great! Thanks again!
Old TPX Handheld help!
Re: Old TPX Handheld help!
By any chance have you looked around the station on the wall in the dispatch area for a license? The other thing you could do is look on the FCC site for ifo if the license is still valid.
If you can't find any license info anyplace, I would refrain from using the radios. The fine is $10,000 a day for each violation.
Would it be too hard to check with the local radio service shop?
Jim
[quote="Chikan"]Hey guys!
New to the boards..
Was hoping I could get some help with our radios... YES, they're old... But our agency works on a VERY limited budget, and these were cheap... LOL
Anyhow, we've got a batch of batteries on their way to replace the bad ones, and new antennas as well... we're planning on getting a couple cheap mobile radios for our cars, but we're having a heck of a time figuring out if these things are UHF, VHF, or what.... can't even tell what frequency we're on!! Unfortunately, most of them have the labels scratched off the backs, so I don't even have an exact model number... is there an easy way to tell what frequency we're on, so we know what band we're in? We've tried running a scanner while transmitting, but so far the closest we've come is a staticy 'ghost' transmission that obviously wasn't the right frequency...
Any help would be great! Thanks again![/quote]
If you can't find any license info anyplace, I would refrain from using the radios. The fine is $10,000 a day for each violation.
Would it be too hard to check with the local radio service shop?
Jim
[quote="Chikan"]Hey guys!
New to the boards..
Was hoping I could get some help with our radios... YES, they're old... But our agency works on a VERY limited budget, and these were cheap... LOL
Anyhow, we've got a batch of batteries on their way to replace the bad ones, and new antennas as well... we're planning on getting a couple cheap mobile radios for our cars, but we're having a heck of a time figuring out if these things are UHF, VHF, or what.... can't even tell what frequency we're on!! Unfortunately, most of them have the labels scratched off the backs, so I don't even have an exact model number... is there an easy way to tell what frequency we're on, so we know what band we're in? We've tried running a scanner while transmitting, but so far the closest we've come is a staticy 'ghost' transmission that obviously wasn't the right frequency...
Any help would be great! Thanks again![/quote]
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This radio is 800 MHZ. Very old, and among other short-comings, it has a fragile flex circuit and an on-board memory battery that goes bad. When it does, you lose ALL memory and Tracking data (level setting) Circular file it ASAP!