Motorola MTM800E: no audio via the accessory connector
When connecting the Echolink interface to the Motorola MTM800E the accessory connector at the back didn’t behave as expected. The interface had been used before with a ‘regular’ MTM800, and…
PE2KMV-L up and running again
After the node had been switched off yesterday, everything is back to normal again today. Issues arose yesterday while swapping node transceivers. Already some time ago a Motorola MTM800E had…
Echolink node PE2KMV-L temporary unavailable
Due to a change in the setup the Echolink <> Tetra node PE2KMV-L is temporary not available. There are some minor issues with the audio line from the interface into…
Motorola MTM800: GPS or not?
In fact the Motorola MTM800 which is acting since a while as Echolink node transceiver is a real mobile device. It has a remote control head and the optional GPS…
Motorola MTM800E
The latest addition to the Tetra-to-Echolink project is a Motorola MTM800E. In this case ‘E’ stands for ‘Enhanced’. Although the front of the radio looks identical to the MTM5400, this…
All clear?
The larger public as well as the authorities know Tetra as ‘the governmental network’, call it ‘C2000’ in the Netherlands or ‘Airwave’ in the UK. That’s the reason why people…
Former antenna sorrow
When sorting out some old file I’ve found an old video and the story linked to it. Some two years ago I’d got the plan to decorate my roof gear…
Something I haven’t done for a long time: a frequency list
While planning a short holiday on the island of Texel I’ve decided to take a scanner with me. Since the deployment of the Tetra network C2000 listening to a scanner…
SVXLink hassle
For a friend of mine, also HAM, I wanted to build a turnkey Echolink node. The necessary hardware was a matter of combining a few ideas, collecting parts and one…
Echolink interface (UK)
After weeks of collecting parts and one Sunday of soldering, drilling and sawing it was ready to go: the echolink interface. The device has been built with the PH0DV interface…