[FedCom] RE: feds using nextel

[tvsjr]

The iDEN service monitors (Motorola R2660) have the same capabilities as any
garden-variety monitor. The 2660 I used to own did just fine for tuning
typical analog radios (other than some weird behavior with the tracking
generator), but you could also switch it over to iDEN mode.

It wasn't all that expensive, purchased used. I spent under $4K for it. I
sold it to a service center who could actually make use of the iDEN
capabilities and bought a monitor that had a tracking generator that worked
properly (HP 8921).

There are very, very few P25 monitors out in the used market at this point.
Any that you find will be quite spendy.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jeff Kenyon
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 2:48 PM
To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications
Subject: Re: [FedCom] RE: feds using nextel

What other features do those service monitors have other then Nextel
capabilities?  I know that there is one for P-25, but all the monitors
mentioned above are very expensive, and keep going up in price!





On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Rankin, Robert L wrote:

> > While using a digital system with encryption is probably the most
> secure, the feds seem happy with systems that have a huge energy barrier
> in monitoring. Nextel is a perfect example. Probably the only way the
> general public could monitor such systems is to buy a service monitor at
> some insane price.
>
> Uh huh.  Exactly.  Now let's all stop and think.  Who is being shut out of
monitoring when the Washington Sooperspies use Nextel.  That's right; all
the harmless little fellows with nickels and dimes to spend on their
scanning hobby -- in other words, you and me.
>
> Now, ask yourself "Who can afford to buy service monitors and actually
hire telephone engineers to run them and thus monitor sooperspies' comms?"
That's right, the big drug kingpins, organized crime, big network media, and
wealthy terrorist organizations.  I fail to see the utility in this way of
doing things, especially after millions of dollars of taxpayers' money has
already been spent on installing encrypted v.h.f. radio systems.  Sure seems
strange.
>
> Bob, w0nxn
>
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