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| Reviews Summary for Motorola/Mobat Micom-2E HF ALE Transceiver |
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Reviews: 7
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Average rating: 4.6/5
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MSRP: $5260. PLUS
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Description: The Micom-2EF is a desktop front panel DSP controlled radio with embedded
ALE. It is fully compliant with FED-STD 1045 and MIL STD 188/141A and
meets the MIL 810 STD. The radio supports voice, data, e-mail and fax
solutions. Lightweight and compact, the radio is designed to operate under
tough environmental and physical conditions.
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Product is not in production.
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More info: http://www.Mobat-USA.com
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K9CTB
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 23, 2012 18:20
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Micom 2BF - Selcall Only
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I'm actually reviewing my Mobat Micom 2BF, which is not hardware ALE enabled, but there's no category for it. If this is an issue fellows, please feel free to remove this review.
I acquired the Micom 2BF on a whim. I was looking for something compact that I might be able to run mobile for MARS use or something I could use in a channelized mode for ALE (using PC-ALE) or a message forwarding system like BPQ. All of these were options, but my wallet is not the fattest one around, so choices were limited. My unit was an e-bay purchase that totaled $500 and included the radio, power cable and microphone.
I've been a Motorola fan for a long time, having been "brought up" on Motorola VHF and UHF FM gear by one of my greatest mentors when I was a young pup in the navy. I had never had any experience with Motorola HF gear other than a Micom S that I used for HF packet with great results.
My $500 got me ONLY the basic radio. The Micom 2BF is "B" for "basic" and "F" for front panel, as opposed to a trunk mount system they also manufacture. Luckily, I got both USB and LSB as well as AME and CW (if you work at it). An RS232 interface is a $170 option, which I am still awaiting delivery of ... 2 months now. Motorola is great gear imho, but they are NOT FAST. If you ordered a hamburger from Motorola, you'd starve.
So using the Micom 2BF as a basic SSB transceiver for MARS, 20 and 40 meter phone nets and even some sound card tests has been pretty positive. The Micom 2 (and 3) series are real Software Defined Radios. And this is my one and only beef, and why I gave the 2BF a "4". The receiver filtering is very limited. There is no "tailoring" the receive audio at all. But the transmitted signal is "NTIA compliant" in terms of being 2.4KHz wide. To me, the receive audio just isn't, for lack of a better term, "friendly". The Micom series (except for the Micom H), was meant for business, and although it is adaptable for amateur use, there are restrictions, such as no access to the filtering, (other than changing between 3KHz and 2.4KHz), and no VFO knob, that make this rig a solid "4". For reliability and heavy business use, I'm sure the radio deserves a "5", but not compared to what modern amateurs want and how well other manufacturers have addressed these desires.
73,
K9CTB
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KJ4AYT
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 20, 2011 09:50
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ALE the way it should be !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Great radio with great accessories. Use it alot in ALE on the ham bands.
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KF4EJS
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 6, 2007 21:49
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Good Radio
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This seems to be a pretty good radio. We have it as part of a FEMA radio set up which it seems to work well. It is in a go pack with everything. No problems to report from this rigs so far.
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KQ6XA
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 29, 2005 17:28
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Good ALE Automatic Link Establishment transceiver
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This transceiver is a good choice for ALE Automatic Link Establishment communications. There are quite a few Amateur operators using this radio for ALE. The recent flash upgrades in software enable new features that facilitate programming of the ALE functions on the fly by the front panel. A group forum for Amateur ALE, Amateur Radio ALE Automatic Link Establishment, which also covers ALE with the Micom 2E Micom 2R and other similar models is HFLINK group. The HFLINK website to join the Automatic Link Establishment group is: http://hflink.com/automaticlinkestablishment/index.html
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http://hflink.com
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N4EKW
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 3, 2005 20:50
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First totally "software defined" ALE radio.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This radio is sold by Motorola, but actually made by Mobat USA. Wonderful radio that can be "flashed" to upgrade it as new features are developed. Lots of configurations as shown on www.mobat-usa.com . They sell direct!
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KA5DVI
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 7, 2003 20:47
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Works Well
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Been using them for 4 years as disaster recovery backup communications for control room operation. Range of 1000 miles on the average, between 4 sites in the southwest US. Antenna system is a NVIS. ALE works better than a FAX. No down time on any unit.
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N3SKO
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 20, 2002 19:47
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A super choice for fixed freq or ALE usage.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is probably the best selection is your interests run to Automatic Link Establishment radios (used in a growing number of Federal nets such as SHARES). Good transmitter and a hot receiver. Not a lot of knobs or settings to play with. Best used in fixed frequency nets - there is no VFO knob, just a slow tuning mode using y/down-arrows.
I have been running several of them since 1999 and have been very pleased with the radios. Rugged enough to be an excellent mobile radio, as well.
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