Apollo Pagers
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- Johnny Galaga
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Apollo Pagers
I just wanna say that my Apollo Pilot 990 is the best pager ever made, period. It has the best backlight, a nice large display, long battery life on 1 AA, it's hand programmable, never misses a page, and you get EIGHT capcodes on POCSAG.
Does somebody wanna tell me I'm wrong ?
Does somebody wanna tell me I'm wrong ?
Analog already is interoperable.
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Is it easy to program (or should I say easy to screw things up in the programming)? We have a lot of "button pushers" so to speak and they seem to push the wrong buttons ALL the time which means radios/pagers usually don't work due to these people trying to push every button.
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Yeah the hand programming password is also enterred by hand. I don't like how the XP's only use AAA's. My 990 has 8 capcodes, even though the website only advertises 6.
I'm surprised more public safety agencies don't use Apollos.
So can someone explain me what "frames" are ?
And what is "MERT" ?
I'm surprised more public safety agencies don't use Apollos.
So can someone explain me what "frames" are ?
And what is "MERT" ?
Analog already is interoperable.
Brad Dye did a pretty good job of breaking down the frames and POCSAG coding rules on his website. Take a look here: http://www.braddye.com/eng_adv.html
In my case, MERT stands for Medical Emergency Response Team. We're the in-house team that first-responds to medical emergencies ahead of the ambulance. We typically have people on scene within 90 seconds of the emergency call, whereas the ambulance is about 5-7 minutes out (or more if they can't get a crew).
In my case, MERT stands for Medical Emergency Response Team. We're the in-house team that first-responds to medical emergencies ahead of the ambulance. We typically have people on scene within 90 seconds of the emergency call, whereas the ambulance is about 5-7 minutes out (or more if they can't get a crew).
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Well, the super simple way to explain frames.. A capcode can belong to a "frame" which is based on the capcode. Think of it like a checksum (okay not really, but it's a similar idea). When a page is transmitted, it's lengh is predetermined in the frame header. The pagers that are sitting on the frequency listen to the header of all the pages coming in. If a capcode/header isn't in the same frame as what the pager is programmed for, it turns off it's receiver for the length of the page and turns back on. This signifigantly saves battery life (If the receiver is on only 50% of the time, you get 50% more life). However, if your pager ignores frames and listens to everything, battery life goes downhill. That said, an Apollo pager still gets decent battery life, but instead of lasting 3 months, it might last 1, but hey..batteries are reasonably cheap anyway.
I've probably missed a few things above, but you get the general idea.
I've probably missed a few things above, but you get the general idea.
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http://www.apollowireless.com/shtml/index.html
Try calling them as I don't believe their online purchasing works right.
Try calling them as I don't believe their online purchasing works right.
Analog already is interoperable.
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I just became a dealer for Apollo and can help you out if you send me an email.
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Appollo
I am also a dealer for Apollo Pagers. The Voice pager (very similar to Keynote) has taken off like crazy here, as its much nicer that the MV. I just ordered the XP with rechargeable battery pack so I'll see how the Aplha works out.
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Fire Departments in our area have been moving from traditional tone and voice paging system (Minitor 5's are $460 without amplified base another $50.00) to an alpha paging system that was built by a public safety dispatch center. This is not a commercial system. This system has redundancy, and emergency power. It operates on 152 Mhz, POCSAG, 512K and perform outstanding. The only problem has been people who say their alpha pager does not wake them up at night. Apollo XP Pilot answers that problem. I had the opportunity to test one with the amplified base and charging cradle. The pager works great and I never missed a call. I would select the Apollo XP Pilot over an Advisor II every time. Bigger screen, more cap codes, rechargeable, on and on.
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I just ordered an Apollo Gold 929 in FLEX 900 MHz for $99.00. The Pilot XP does not come in FLEX mode, so I had to drop down a notch. Man these things are cheap compared to Motorola and not having to use software is a MAJOR bonus. I wish I would have ordered the 990. I guess I will anyway since they are so cheap.
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For those of you who are Apollo dealers, or can order them. Can you get me a price on the Apollo 929 POCSAG? I need it in the 412MHz range. I know they make these, as I've seen a large number of them at a client's site, they're using 413MHz. Thanks!
Edit: According to their website, it is the 929M 410-418MHz. I'd also be interested in a 929R, I would assume it's the same price?
Edit: According to their website, it is the 929M 410-418MHz. I'd also be interested in a 929R, I would assume it's the same price?