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fchrist16

The thing is Jim, most of these channels are RX only...I would go back to a known good c/p but my flashdisk with my archives has been MIA for two weeks now.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

I was thinking of using simplex, since that's what I'm used too with these sort of setups, but they want to keep the VHF and UHF repeaters on air if the Main sites were to go down, these would act as backup temp's... Making repeaters out of GM300's like this is confusing for me, then add the crossba...

fchrist16

Thanks Bill and Jim!

Bill, would sharing both a common vhf and uhf input frequency but different outputs work just as well?

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Ok so I read over all the topics, this one specifically /viewtopic.php?f=15&t=90535 , but have yet to come to a definite conclusion. Both my XTS5000R and MTS2000 UHF radio's do this. No transmissions are heard until the Mon button is pressed, yes I do have MDC turned on and have tried both the A...

fchrist16

Say MURS and GMRS was able to be cross-band linked, like 2m and 70cm is. One would have a repeater setup, using GM300's and 1 CDM1250, on 151.820 + .040 offset (randomized) and 462.5625 + 5.00 offset (randomized again). That would have the VHF repeater as 151.820/151.880 and UHF as 462.5625/467.5625...

fchrist16

Ok so I set the pins up again and this time everything turned out right.

Guess I fat-fingered something earlier.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

The TX Light doesn't even turn on...That's my first clue that something is wrong.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

The audio isn't passing through at all. from VHF to UHF.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

I am able to link a GM300-UHF to a CDM1250-VHF and the audio is repeated UHF to VHF just fine, but not the other way around. The cable is made up for cross-band repeat so that's not the issue. What am I missing with the Pins? Pins 4,6,8,9,12 & 14 are the ones used...The cable is from a good pers...

fchrist16

Ok guys, I need help again... I went to program in the ManACK button on an A7 head and realized this...The software isn't showing it as an option. With an A9 head it shows up fine, is this feature strictly A9? Never dealt with A7 heads before on Spectra's but assumed all their buttons are the same a...

fchrist16

Ok guys, I need help again... I went to program in the ManACK button on an A7 head and realized this...The software isn't showing it as an option. With an A9 head it shows up fine, is this feature strictly A9? Never dealt with A7 heads before on Spectra's but assumed all their buttons are the same a...

fchrist16

Sounds like that's it.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Well for starters it was set to decode only, not encode. Now I have my XTS5000 successfully calling each radio. My next test will be between the two radios.

Thanks for the help guys! When my buddy reads this, I think he'll give his old radio shop a nice little call...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

That's what I tried telling him about the status/messages and the Encode/Decode! Perhaps now if he reads this, when I go back over there, he'll see what I'm saying! I'm just glad that they trust me enough to program their radios after the radio shop goofed up on the programming...Now I get to bench ...

fchrist16

Ha! Sounds like your friend ran into the brick wall of what an older radio can do versus what he thinks it should do. I have used MDC to "private call" one radio from another through a conventional UHF rptr system. All the radios had MDC encode/decode with pre-ptt ani so you could tell wh...

fchrist16

Can someone, in plain english, tell me so that I can tell a friend of mine this one simple fact. He has two spectra's on UHF. Both have the "call" feature and he insists they must call each other since that's what the MDC Call List and Call button were for. What is he doing/saying wrong th...

fchrist16

No clue but they somehow got them to do it...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Oakland PD in Oakland California still has Astro Sabers. I was talking with a captain today and he actually likes the radio, hates the system though. 800Mhz trunked in a building-rich city...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Might have been. Also the D44 was well noted before hand, thanks Will.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Thanks Jim, that's what I was afraid of. Well in that case I guess it's time to look through the codeplugsupersite for a D44KMA7JA7BK radio. As far as zones are concerned, all my radios are the same in the VHF range, CH1 = 146.52Mhz while 2-97 are AAR and 98-128 are repeaters. Each radio has each ch...

fchrist16

Without going into details, I don't have the Moflag program but need to enable zones on a MLM6.15 board.

What is the exact bitbang spot for it?

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Thanks Bill! This one is going in at home.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Ok, so I know the speaker wires come off the back DB15 connector and the pins are labelled as: Speaker Hi and Lo. My only question is this...Does it matter which is which when making a cable? I don't want to let the white smoke out.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

I've punched, multiple times, all the buttons on the front...Sadly I don't see a front panel/button area in the RSS. Time to head over to RBTIP again...

EDIT: These radios are of the D35MWA5GC3AK family...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Now I've done that, the only problem I'm having (hence this whole thread) is I can't scroll through the channels...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Take it easy on him Marc, He's a good person (no trolling there), I know him personally.

What programming software are ya using? Meet me over on 147.000 and I can probably help ya.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

I've read the radio. It has the default 851.000Mhz as tx/rx in each channel...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Guys, Got 2 Maxtrac's that are in the 800Mhz range that it looks like somebody forced a conventional c/p into a trunking unit. The reason for my thinking on this is that when read by Maxtrac RSS 05.01 it shows conventional frequencies, at a total of 11 entries, but I can't scroll through them with t...

fchrist16

Nope, I was just curious and now you've killed my cat! Thanks Jim

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Alex,

Check out what Jim told me just yesterday in this topic. /viewtopic.php?f=1&t=93082

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Alright thanks. Guess the time button won't work at all. I also guess I have to find a METROCOM MLM board too. I like that Rt/Rn feature on the local busses :) While we are at it.... I assume DATA is an option to send Packet Data? ALT says Alternate Radio and for that I need a SIU or some sort of ca...

fchrist16

Jim,

The Route/Run (Rt/RN) and Time buttons are what I'm most interested in...My other two topics seem to have gone by the wayside... /viewtopic.php?f=1&t=92985

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

I was thinking there could be something in the manual that I was missing....

Check your PM's.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Does anyone have a manual they can reference a few questions for me regarding some of the buttons for a Spectra with A9 head?

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Bump/More info.

I see I program a VIP pin for the "Clock". Guess I need to find a detailed Spectra Manual of sorts to figure this one out...?

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Alright guys, I see in the Lab 05.03 that there is a button for Rt/Rn which is Route/Run. I set that as a button just to see what it does, and with no shock I don't see it doing much. Anyone got an idea on this button? Besides "oh it's for transit ops", that one is obvious. Also, the TIME ...

fchrist16

I'd call topic closed on this one. Thanks though.

Regards,

-Frank C.

*PROUD NEW OWNER OF A CDM1250*

fchrist16

Yes the subfleet up/down buttons work fine for scrolling.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Yes the Maxtrac 900Mhz radios work fine for ATCS alongside a trunked system, just don't delete the system. I had issues at first when I did. There are Maxtrac 800Mhz radios that will work fine for the MCP side of things as well. I have 3 different setups all using Maxtrac's listening to the BCP and ...

fchrist16

I agree with you about the FPP for mobiles!! That's why I try to keep all my radios in the same format, provided they can handle it. Like a 128 VHF spectra and a 160 VHF MTS2000 will have zones/channels identical to each other so I don't have to worry about looking at the display every time. Granted...

fchrist16

Bill, If I know Jason like I think I do, he'll want 90 channels for the railroads in general and the other 38 channels for VHF Ham, etc.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Jason,

All is well with your wonderfully built cable! Turns out it was the smart-beaconing rate...

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Bill I agree about the green ignition line having to go to the same A+ source.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

If a 333Mhz and 150Mhz machines are fast, err slow :D enough then I should just throw in the towel, give up my ham license and sell my equipment... I've now successfully over the last 3 years programmed every piece of my own equipment. Thats about 12 spectras, 5 GM300's, 2 Maratracs...Well you get t...

fchrist16

Just a small update based off my readings here. When I put in via Clone a similar C/P it'll take it no problem but then when I read it all the extras are gone. This is the same radio I was having trouble with a few months back and put in a new MLM Board. The Dual head setup worked fine from then on ...

fchrist16

Alright that's what I was afraid of.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Bill,

Check your PM inbox here.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Well here's a new thing for me. My spectra which HAD dual heads enabled got put through a small update (read: Frequency change on a mode) and added a new scan item to the list. Now the dual head option is gone. The siren/pa option had been disabled as well. Anyone run into this issue before? The sav...

fchrist16

When stopped or moving?

I know when I'm stopped it is every 2 minutes but when moving I do believe it's quite a bit quicker. I'm actually about to head out to the vehicle to do some tweaking to the APRS and I'll post the specifics when I get there.

Regards,

-Frank C.

fchrist16

Only when the APRS station is xmitting.

Regards,

-Frank C.

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