Ruggedized satellite modem for sale

I write software for an RFID company which did a kind of "company-reboot" back in 2007. When they started over, they replaced most of the company's employees and moved us from Las Vegas to Austin, TX. I was one of the few that stayed on through the transition. Anyways, they changed the business plan and company direction substantially back then, which left us with a LOT of RFID equipment which we no longer had a need for.

Yesterday, they were piling up stuff that has been sitting on shelves doing nothing and were going to throw away a LOT of stuff that was actually quite valuable...but only a couple of us even knew what the equipment was and what it was worth, and I happened to be the first one to see it all in the scrap heap, so I quickly rescued it, piled it in my little car to the point where there was barely space for me to sit and drive, then I went to my bosses and told them that the stuff was worth some money and asked if it was still OK to take it. They said yes

So...among a lot of passive RFID equipment I suddenly own, there is also an EMS Technologies PDT-100 omnidirectional bi-channel ruggedized satellite modem, which I distinctly remember was in fine working condition before our company's move to Austin in 2007. The modem is used extensively by trucking companies and the US military and the exact model of modem that I have is still being manufactured new and is a commonly-sold item, so it's not an outdated product.

The modem requires a VERY unique connector which is included, but has been modified and spliced onto a standard RS232 serial port connector. The splice is kind of poor workmanship, but can easily be redone.

I'm going to try to find out if there is any pre-made software that I can find for free that makes it work easily with a PC. If not, I'm a software developer and if I think I can get a good price for this item, I can write a software driver for it myself. I have found documentation on the modem's communication protocol.

Here's a description of it:

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As best as I can tell, the list price for it is $1495 +/- new. I don't know exactly where to price it at.

I'm open to offers if anybody out there knows what they're doing with this equipment better than me wants to make an offer for it as-is. Otherwise, I'll get it fired up and post this again.

If you're ready to buy but want to make sure it isn't "Hot" so to speak, then I'll put you in touch with the company I work for and they can verify my story, and if you're still worried I can probably pester them into digging up the original purchase paperwork.

Thanks.

I can just see the federales busting into my casa and discovering military grade equipment.

Here's the main idea