Look /\/\a, No Head!
Background Motorola's R1225 repeater series is a unique series in the legacy of Motorola repeaters. While considered a base tier repeater, it was quite functional and quite adaptable and could…
Straying from Wireless
Many, if not most, of my posts recently have involved seemingly non-wireless related topics. I tend to focus primarily on computer and networking related topics. Part of the reason is…
Basics of Project 25
What is Project 25? To put it simply, Project 25 (P25) is a Land Mobile Radio (two-way radio) wireless communications standard that originated in North America in the mid-1990's. The…
How Sensitive is a SDR?
One of the things I've always wondered was just how sensitive is an SDR compared to a modern super heterodyne receiver such as what is used in two-way radio equipment.…
Repeaters, Simple Witchcraft?
What is a repeater? As the name implies, a repeater...repeats but what does it repeat? How does it work? What is the purpose of a repeater? When it comes to…