??? 2 Radios

[Nick23]

A friend just gave me an Icom f11 and a Motorola Radius 1225. These are business band yes? I have been thinking of getting into ham radio, can these radios listen in on the channels some of you guys use.

Thanks

 

[222DBFL]

Yes you can listen only!! Not illegal to listen, only to TX. Do you know what frequencies they use??

 

[w9cll]

Motorola yes but the Icom I don't think so.

 

[Nick23]

No I don't know what frequencies they cover. I hoped you guys would

I'll go check and get back to ya.

 

[Nick23]

MotorolaRadio.com > Products > Portable > P1225 > Specs

 

[Nick23]

IC-F11 / F21 Series VHF / UHF transceiver toggle type - Specifications - Icom America

 

[Nick23]

Unfortunately, they aren't charged. I'll have to go onto eBay and get a charger for the one you guys think would be better to scan on.

 

[W5LZ]

I don't think either will cover much of the 2 meter band. So, unless you can get them reprogrammed (good luck), not sure either would do much good.
- 'Doc

 

[Nick23]

What else will they cover?

 

[Hurricane145]

Getting a Motorola radio reprogrammed may be expensive. They protect their software like a rabid dog.
I think I wouldn't spend any money on them buying a charger etc. You would be better off for listening with even an inexpensive older scanner as long as it is not crystal controlled. Most of them would cover all the VHF/UHF ham bands entirely.

 

[2RT307]

I'd just buy a Baofeng UV-5R and program it with Chirp. It will probably cost you as much as the charger for one of the free rigs you got.

73,
Brett

 

[Nick23]

I will look into a ham scanner tonight...

Would any of these ones I got cover police frequencies?

 

[ghutch]

If you want to listen to 2 meters and 440 get a Baofeng handie talkie for 40.00... Then start a week of study and get your ticket. :bdh:

 

[stewleeb]

of they are in the 440mhz you may get 70 cm but they may have chips you could chang if you can find them

 

[RatsoW8]

I used to use the P1225. I had a bunch of them and had twp P1225 mobiles. But I also had the programming software, programming cables and RIB box to do the programming. Unless you have all that stuff or know someone who does and will program the radio for you it's not worth the effort. You can buy a brand new Amateur HT for far less than the equipment needed to program the P1225. I almost forgot, There is also a trick to programming in the 70cm amateur band freqs which I've already forgotten. They won't just program normally with the Moto software..