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--- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Knox" <jknox@g...> wrote:
\n>
\n> Hi Jason.
\n> There is a lot of interest in a cheep way to program MPA. MPD
\nradios. Price industries makes a very good replacement for the TQ
\n3370, (P-96A) it's even better than the 3370 as far as I am concerned,
\nand I have both, but it is $145.00 so if you can do better, let us know...
\n> ----- Original Message -----
\n>
\n> Hi Gary!
\n>
\n> Thanks for the response.
\n>
\n> Well, I took a quick look at the Maintenance Manual for the TQ-3370
\n> programming kit. It seems to have the BOM and the schematics for the
\n> unit so you are in luck :). Give me a couple of weeks and I'll do a
\n> PCB design for the group ( not kidding :) ). When done i'll build a
\n> couple and send one to you to test. ( I don't have the know how right
\n> now to be able to test them properly) Once that is done we can then
\n> release the files to the community as an Open Source project.
\n>
\n> How does this sound? Is there a lot of interest in this programmer?
\n> If not, let me know so I don't spend a lot of time laying out the PCB
\n> :) when I could be learning about the radios...Well I guess they go
\n> hand in hand now don't they...
\n>
\n> Thanks,
\n>
\n> Jason.
\n>