Astro Spectra vs Astro Spectra Plus

[NSPD]

Forgive me if these topics are buried in the archives somewhere, but I have search multiple times and cannot find a concrete answer. Some people say these things will work, and some people say no they will not.

1) What are the capabilities of an Astro Spectra flashed for 9600 operations? What features do you lose? Can you still do 3600 and 9600 in the same radio? Must the 9600 Astro Spectra affiliate before receiving any traffic? (see question #2).

2) The Astro Spectra supports HRR on all bands, including 800mhz with 3600 trunking. I currently use this setup with an 800 radio as receive-only, and it works great. Will a properly-flashed 9600 Astro Spectra still function in HRR mode as the secondary radio?

3) Has anyone attempted to run a pair of Astro Spectra Plus radios in HRR mode (or is it even supported)? Has anyone attempted to tie together a regular Astro Spectra and an Astro Spectra plus in HRR mode?

I'm looking for answers to these questions since many of the local systems are moving to 9600, as well as the desire to have more channels available for 800.

[Code3]

Unfortunately I can answer questions 2 and 3 in one shot. The Astro Spectra Plus does not support the HRR configuration in any way.

[NSPD]

Excellent information, thanks!