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--- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Cobbeldick" <kb4cvn@y...> wrote:
\n>
\n> Hi Tim,
\n> When you say "VG", you need to be a bit more specific.
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n> HARDWARE:
\n> There are four versions of digital voice available for the M-PA
\n> family of radios:
\n>
\n> Original VoiceGuard only daughter-boards:
\n> - VoiceGuard with DES Encryption
\n> - VoiceGuard with VGE Encryption
\n>
\n> 2nd Generation AEGIS boards which were backwards compatible to
\n> VoiceGuard:
\n> - Aegis/VoiceGuard with DES Encryption
\n> - Aegis/VoiceGuard with VGE Encryption
\n>
\n>
\n> PROGRAMMING:
\n> If the radio is only equipped with an early VoiceGuard only board,
\nit
\n> can only be programmed for:
\n> -Clear (analog) voice
\n> -VoiceGuard Encrypted (digital) voice
\n>
\n> The early VoiceGuard (only) boards DID NOT support unencrypted
\n> digital operation!
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n> If the radio is equipped with the later model AEGIS boards, it can
\nbe
\n> programmed for:
\n> -Clear (analog) voice
\n> -AEGIS Unencrypted (digital) voice
\n> -AEGIS Encrypted (digital) voice
\n> -VoiceGuard Encrypted (digital) voice
\n>
\n> VoiceGuard or AEGIS formats are selected on a system-by-system
\n> basis. This means you CANNOT mix AEGIS and VoiceGuard operation
\n> channels within the same system in the radio.
\n>
\n> However, if needed you can have two identical systems in the radio
\n> (IE: same frequencies, tones, etc.), and have system configured for
\n> AEGIS digital voice format, and different system configured for
\n> VoiceGuard digital voice format.
\n>
\n> There are three different methods for you to tell what each radio
\nis
\n> equipped for:
\n>
\n> Method #1 - On the rear cover of most radios will be a two-letter
\n> code in the upper-right-hand corner of the factory label. Below
\nare
\n> the codes used:
\n>
\n> VG - VoiceGuard w/DES encryption
\n> VV - VoiceGuard w/VGE encryption
\n> VA - AEGIS Unencrypted Digital
\n> VE - AEGIS & VoiceGuard w/VGE encryption
\n> VS - AEGIS & VoiceGuard w/DES encryption
\n> VU - AEGIS & VoiceGuard w/VGS encryption (User Defined Encryption)
\n>
\n> Method #2 Look at what flashcode is displayed on the radio when
\nyou
\n> hold the Blue button in. It will tell you what is in the radio.
\n> This can be used to determine what model (if any) digital voice
\nboard
\n> is installed within the radio.
\n>
\n> Method #3 Finally, open-up the radio and see which board is
\n> physically installed into the radio. Check the part number of the
\n> board against the Part Catalog in the FILES section of this
\nlist.
\n> P1 & P2 are VoiceGuard boards, P3 & P4 are AEGIS boards.
\n>
\n>
\n> Mark C.
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n> --- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, Gary Peterson <NZ5V@a...> wrote:
\n> >
\n> > Tim:
\n> >
\n> > Need to ask Mark to be sure, but I would say that you would need
\nto
\n> > change the flash from the VG to AGEIS flash, although the page I
\n> have
\n> > states that there is some degree of compatibility in the case of
\n> older
\n> > stuff.
\n> >
\n> > A tq-3370 and G2 cable and the flash software that is in the
\ngroup
\n> files
\n> > should fix it. No hardware changes that I know of.
\n> >
\n> > Gary
\n> > NZ5V
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > Tim wrote:
\n> > > Can a VG equipped Mpa be flashed to allow clear Aegis
\nmodulation?
\n> > >
\n> > > Does anyone near Raleigh, NC have a VG keyloader?
\n> > >
\n> > > Thanks!
\n> > > Tim N6DRA
\n> > > PG-11SD-3649
\n> > >
\n>