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I'm a total noob to the hw encryption side of Motorola but what I'm seeking is a common platform encryption that can be used in an MCS, MTS, XTL, XTS and have all four able to communicate with each other.
As far as I've been able to find, DES-XL is not an option with the Jedi but is the preferred now. I'm trying to steer away from scramble which has also been suggested because whilst we don't technically need encryption we need something that is going to take a lot of stuffing about for the average moron and I've heard of some scanners that are able to decode scramble with their eyes shut making it a pointless mechanism.
So ideas and part numbers please folks.
I'm looking at upgrading all the base radios from Radius to MCS2000's (preferably 100w running@25w) due to pricing and handhelds to a mix of MTS2000 and XTS3000 or 2500 for the odd few that need P25. This is a private group rather than business thus the need to keep costs down. Astro Saber/Spectra would be considered in opposition if the price is right for most of it but I believe the Spectra is missing a few features the MCS2000 has like user programmable scan and wideband coverage (400-480) though only a couple of mobile radios need the programmable scan and wideband coverage, the base's will only scan a few channels and be basically 470-480mhz.
Hope I haven't confused you all too much with what I'm looking for. TIA.
As far as I've been able to find, DES-XL is not an option with the Jedi but is the preferred now. I'm trying to steer away from scramble which has also been suggested because whilst we don't technically need encryption we need something that is going to take a lot of stuffing about for the average moron and I've heard of some scanners that are able to decode scramble with their eyes shut making it a pointless mechanism.
So ideas and part numbers please folks.
I'm looking at upgrading all the base radios from Radius to MCS2000's (preferably 100w running@25w) due to pricing and handhelds to a mix of MTS2000 and XTS3000 or 2500 for the odd few that need P25. This is a private group rather than business thus the need to keep costs down. Astro Saber/Spectra would be considered in opposition if the price is right for most of it but I believe the Spectra is missing a few features the MCS2000 has like user programmable scan and wideband coverage (400-480) though only a couple of mobile radios need the programmable scan and wideband coverage, the base's will only scan a few channels and be basically 470-480mhz.
Hope I haven't confused you all too much with what I'm looking for. TIA.