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my radio will buzz a few seconds before my cell phone rings. You have a Sprint/Nextel or a Nokia. Speaking of Nextels, back when I had Nextel as my cellphone service, I keyed up my Nextel near my TV and I wound up blowing it out... It would turn on and make a weird ticking sound afterwards with no ...

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Update: It apprears that the radio decodes MDC in both scan and normal modes for personalities that are designated for both RX and TX. But the personalities that are set to RX Only do not decode MDC unless the radio is in Scan mode.

Wow, I'm really confused.. lol.

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The radio shows ID's when in scan mode but does not show ID's when it is on a fixed channel. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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H14 - Digital ID Display. The other one is "Enhanced Digital ID Display." I don't know the code for that, nor do I know what the difference is. Either way, if it has either one of those, it decodes MDC.

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Do the ground plane radials have to be the same length as the main antenna radial or do they get cut differently?

Thanks.

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I know this is a tad off topic, but I'm sure this is the best place to ask... I want to purchase a portable digital scanner, but I've been into radios for years now and I've since paid less attention to the scanning community. In doing so, I've 'missed' all of the newer stuff they have out to offer ...

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I would've thought the XTS3000 and Astro Saber were in the same series. Maybe I'm wrong. What about the XTS4000? Anyone know where that would go?

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Thanks for the response! I appreciate your help.

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Does anyone have a model number decoder format? Batlabs doesnt have one.

Thanks.

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I personally think I would include the Maxtrac in the Radius group, too. Basicly the same radio. I would disagree. The Maxtrac was the Motorola branded version of the Radius M208/216. They are two totally different radios. I don't know what series the Maxtrac would fall under, but I'm sure someone ...

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The Motorola design engineer must've been a diehard Starwars buff.

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Here's an idea.

Since they issue you a radio anyway, keep your XTS at home and use the one they give you. Then this way when you bounce the radio off a rock, you wont care about it because it's not your radio.

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Thanks. I appreciate the help!

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I think we're talking about two separate things. I was inquiring about an alert tone that beeps when the button is pressed. All of my other radios do it except the HT1000 and I can't figure out why.

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Hello,

does anyone know how to enable the side button alert tones in the RSS? My HT1000 doesn't emit any beeps when the option buttons are pressed. I've seen several HT1000's that had this option enabled. Any help is appreciated.

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Thanks!

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I figured it wasn't anything important for my usage.

Thanks for the replies, gentlemen!

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Anyone have the phone number?

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Also our THP is on lowband and on a regular scanner antenna its not to great. Get dispatch pretty well but the cars are faint and usually cant even be heard. I can help you with the Lowband part... Radio Shack makes a CB Antenna that is 102". (Catalog Number 21-903) If you were to purchase thi...

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Hello,

I'm using an XTS3000 that has the OTAR (Over The Air Rekey) option and I was wondering what exactly this is used for.

If anyone could tell me what this is used for, I'd appreciate it!

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CDM1550's aren't FLASHport radios. You cannot "flash" them. It is very rare that you will find a UHF LS model that supports signaling. VHF LS Models that support MDC are easier to find. Ebay it and buy a real CDM1550.

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Evening, I'm trying to decide on an XTS2500 or a 5000. But first, I had several questions. On the XTS1500's, I see that the print "XTS1500" is sometimes in different colors (IE Yellow, Gold, and Purple.) Does this have a specific meaning? What is the difference between an XTS2500-I and a r...

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I have a UHF MTS2000 that I would like to use on 800Mhz. Could I just change out the RF board or would I need to have a different controller as well?

Thanks.

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Thanks, bro! I appreciate the speedy response.

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Aside for the Astro Saber series, there are many different types of Sabers. Saber, System Saber, and Secure Saber being three of them. I have heard rumors that Secure and System Sabers do not use the same RSS for programming. Is this true? I'm assuming that the regular Saber uses Saber RSS. I'm defi...

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Got the WAC AMSS enabled and now when I hold the site search button, it will display the site and the RSSI. But instead of displaying the bars, it displays a number. The RSSI is currently 108. How do I go about changing the RSSI from number form to "bar" form?

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Console Issue: I second the Havis console. Troy consoles are steel. They are extremely heavy and once you've owned your car for about 2-4 months and have had time to get use to it's configuration, you're going to get in the car like Batman one day and you will whack your kneecap on the corner of the...

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IMO, you should junk the HAM stuff, get a CDM1250 or CDM1550 on VHF, get a remote mount, a drill, some screws and a 3/4'' Hole saw; drop your headliner, drill a hole, mount an antenna and mount the radio in the trunk and you'll be set. The remote face will take up two inches, plus the space where yo...

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I believe the site says that the install has a built-in fuse box on the actual console with a "single 15 Amp fuse".

They mounted the power supply out in the open. Eh.

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I was browsing the net for some Whelen stuff when I came across a site for a Certified escort company. I've seen several installs in my short days... this definitely goes on the 'list'. And you know which list I'm talk'in about! The only thing I found interesting was the RAM laptop mount.. and still...

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I have the same problem with my XTS's. What you're referring to is a Squelch Burst. It's annoying. Scanners do it all the time. Maybe akardam could help us out with this as well.

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Good catch. Boy was I off! LOL

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Sounds weird. I don't have a 1550, but I [did] own some 1250's and CDM's and I never experienced this problem. By any chance, what version software are you using? If I were you, I'd try make another personality (make sure it's a DEFAULT personality) and load it with the same information as the one w...

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Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choi...

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lets take this opportunity to thank Alex and the rest of the mod's for an excellent, one-of-a-kind site that has a TON of information available and has been proven very useful! I've learned a LOAD of stuff form this site, and the terrific group on it. So thanks again everyone - here's to another yea...

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LOL! The Browning antenna is no longer on the vehicle. I put it on there as a test for the 800MHz MCS2000 which is a remote mount under one of the seats. It's nice and easy to change out. The MCS2000 that I regularly have installed is a UHF. The antenna that's usually mounted where the Browning is, ...

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I deleted them. I don't like keeping pictures up for too long. Uses up valuable Photobucket space.

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Does anyone know how to enable the RSSI indicator on the MCS2000 in trunking mode? Upon power-up and self test, you can see the RSSI Signal Meter (which I know isn't available for conventional) but I always though it was available for trunking. I can't get it to work.

Any help appreciated!

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I'll agree that the console appears a bit high, but in reality when you sitting in the vehicle it's at a perfect height for viewing. The only pain is adjusting the scanner because it's to the extreme rear. But as stated earlier, I hardly use it so I have no reason to complain. Thanks for the kind wo...

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This is an 03' Heep Grand Cherokee. This vehicle has been deemed by the radio installers *THE* hardest vehicle for radio placement. I managed to fit 5 radios in the center console. Radios are inline-fused on all hot ends, wired to a fuse box, which is wired to a 100Amp BUSS Fuses Resettable Circuit ...

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After trying a few times, now I'm getting a Radio INHIBITED message, what the fu%k?!

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Had this display on the screen after attempting to write the radio. I tried writing the radio again with no luck. Any tips?

Thanks!

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Excellent. Thank you!

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Hello all,
I was wondering if Professional Radio CPS R03.00.01 will program the CP150/CP200 radios. I forget if CP200's are Professional Radio or Commercial Radio.

Thanks!

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I am installing this from an E-mail.

My PC has serial ports.

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You're right.

Running XP.

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Tried.. No such luck.

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What does this mean? This is the error I get when I am attempting to open MTS2000 CPS R02.02.00. "This application has failed to start because FH50c.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." Tried re-installing, tried restarting windows, and tried a different ...

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I'm fairly new to digital radios. I own some digital radios but I've never owned a digital scanner. I know of some radio users that are on digital. I programmed the frequency into one of my radios with the default NAC code with nothing heard. How could I find out the NAC code? Do the digital scanner...

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