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--- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, phil on the job <silverbk@...> wrote:
\n>
\n> Tom,
\n>
\n> You should be able to still use an MPA to control your repeater,
\njust
\n> program it normally without Hamflash and it will handle the DPL or
\nDigital
\n> Channel Guard in GE Speak.
\n>
\n> The hamflash only adds the convenience of being able to program the
\nradio
\n> through the keypad, like we are used to on most ham portables.
\n>
\n> With a little research and planning you can load your entire areas
\nrepeaters
\n> into an MPA, and still have plenty of space left for when you
\ntravel.
\n>
\n> My MPA has every local repeater in one bank, in another I have fire
\nand
\n> police for monitoring. Plus I have a bank for RI where my inlaw
\nlives. MPA's
\n> have the ability to scan across the banks, so I'm always in the
\naction.
\n>
\n> The cable you need can be made yourself or purchased commercially
\npretty
\n> cheap, and the software is available in the files section.
\n>
\n> These are great radios for the price and will hold up better than
\nany Ham
\n> radio, they will also outperform most ham portables. They only
\ndrawback is
\n> that you cannot get on in dual band. You can literally buy two of
\nthese used
\n> in good shape and come in under what you would spend on a VX-6r.
\n>
\n> YMMV
\n>
\n> Phil
\n> KC2GDF
\n> ----- Original Message -----
\n> From: "tentecorion" <tentecorion@...>
\n> To: <GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com>
\n> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:50 AM
\n> Subject: [GE-Mpa] MPA Programming
\n>
\n>
\n> > Hello group,
\n> >
\n> > I am new here and have a simple question (probably silly to many
\nof you
\n> > though).
\n> >
\n> > I have a suitcase programmer and the TQ2362 RIB for programming
\nMPD's.
\n> > The question is, did GE make a software eprom for programming the
\nMPA
\n> > VIA the suitcase and if so, will the TQ2362 RIB also work with
\nthe MPA?
\n> >
\n> > I thought of buying a hamflashed MPA for controlling my UHF
\nrepeater
\n> > but it uses digital Channel Guard (DCS) & know the hamflashed
\nunits
\n> > will not do DCS.
\n> >
\n> > Thanks in advance,
\n> > Tom NJ1K
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > Yahoo! Groups Links
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n> >
\n>