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redbeard

Use the recovery feature in CPS. Flashzap not required. But you need to have the same firmware installed and available to CPS as what's in the radio currently.

redbeard

I would be happy to remove the final 350W PA and just run off the driver PA, but how will the station act without the power control line from the final PA?

redbeard

Is that LCD part number for the XTL O5 or the APX O5? The APX LCD looks a little clearer and maybe slightly greenish when off, or am I just seeing things and they are identical? I know my old XTL LCDs have contrast issues depending on viewing angle and the APX O5 at my buddy's fire station doesn't ...

redbeard

Us merry band of misfits will likely be there (two already posted...hi guys). Starting to work out details now. Not sure if we will do the club 4-space thing again this year or not, good chance though. I bet no one will want the spaces near the sh1t fountain. If they don't just rope it off as a ...

redbeard

Anyone see any work on this? I didn't see any mention in the release notes that its a known issue, so I don't know if it's being looked at or not. How do you open an issue or ticket to resolve this stuff? Or since i'm not a 3 letter agency should I not bother trying?

Still waiting for QCII too and ...

redbeard

radioinstl wrote:
Dr. Pepper????

I second that!

redbeard

There is no ZNUP or ZNDN only ZONE. Same with CHAN. Pushing either of these gives you a list to choose from, it doesn't compel the radio to the next zone higher or lower automatically. This is the menu I am talking about, not the buttons. There is an option to use a pair of buttons to dedicate to ...

redbeard

I have a VHF AS3 that i am dumping 1c5e into. The radio had a setting of 164.85 in the radio before I started, and when I try to put it back after the whore flash it gives me FAIL 01/92. If I change it to something closer to the default (161.505) then it recovers and seems to work somewhat. I have ...

redbeard

Am I blind or have I not seen an option in the "CPS" for a 'stay on last channel on zone change' in there anywhere? I set my knob to zone change and do channels by the menu and i want it to stay on the last selected channel as I move from zone to zone. I also wish there was a ZNUP, ZNDN and CHUP ...

redbeard

What I need to know is if the control head re-syncing must be done from the gcai or if it can be done via USB on the rear. This may have been what got me to this point, as I only have rear USB access and was looking in the control head tool but canceled out when I saw the picture showing the GCAI ...

redbeard

I have one doing this now, but I didn't swap heads or anything. Just unplugged it and took it downstairs and then back upstairs and hooked it back up and Fl 01/90 and Maintenance Mode/Remote Device.

Did you get yours working Jayce?

redbeard

Right clicked on the executable and set to run in WinXP compat. mode and as administrator and that got it working. USB showed up in the list after I did that so i was able to select it and then read/write. Hooray progress!

redbeard

Nope, 32bit here still. I just installed this a couple days ago and haven't used it yet. Been using Portable just fine on my 4k via serial too. Don't have a USB cable to try on it though.

redbeard

Anyone tried this combo yet? I made a cable using the USB connections on the 26 pin. Windows found the radio and installed the drivers, yet CPS 14 doesn't have 'USB' in the port list when I go to set it. The crazy part is that Tuner sees it just fine and reads it with no problem.

redbeard

Host R12.00.17
DSP R12.00.05

redbeard

Been playing with the programming, and not sure if I'm doing something wrong or it's just not capable. I am trying to 'sticky' an MPL on a channel so that if i select a PL on one channel, then switch to another and select a PL, the first channel stays where it was and doesn't follow the PL of the ...

redbeard

Just updating my post with new found info:
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=82986&hilit=xts5000+usb

That post shows the pinouts for the XTS5000, and below is supposed to be the XTS4000 pinouts.

1 GND
2 NC1
3 OPTB+_VPP
SPACE
4 RS232 TX USB+
5 RS232 RX USB
6 RTS
7 NC2
8 CTS
9 LH DATA ...

redbeard

I am curious what signals are brought out on the Nextel Falcon-style connector. I am thinking of interfacing some random things but also considering making my own serial cable. Anyone have this info handy?

I'd also like to know the pinouts for the XTS5000 accessory connector, as I am thinking of ...

redbeard

Could you tell me how to feed the data to the digital modulator? What sort of format/connection is required?

Sorry I missed your response way back when you left it...

redbeard

You remember those silver little boxes? I can't find a wiring diagram anywhere for these. Really just need a diagram for the idler, since the voltage monitor is just power with a trigger output for the idler. Can anyone point me to the information?

redbeard

Not having worked in the radio or dispatching business, I am a dunce when it comes to the dispatch side of the radio system and it's computer control/audio switching functions. At best, I have only a fundamental knowledge of how tone control systems work over the leased phone lines. User side of the ...

redbeard

Will wrote:They also do 20 khz, 4khz deviation also that we used to call narrow.

Great for MURS 154.xxx compliance! Don't forget to set low power too!

redbeard

It is called an Insulator, Battery and is part number 1405476Y01.

I got this info from my installation sheet included in my last refurb case I bought from escomm. Good suggestion by N7MAQ to check the sheet. I knew I still had mine.

From the sheet: (Empahsis is theirs)
The insulator 1405476Y01 ...

redbeard

Looks pretty good. I like the bag phone antenna...I did the same.

I never used a 16-pin radio in this fashion because I usually rape the logic board to stick in a VHF or UHF radio to upgrade it. My mod was on a 5-pin that I blanked and re-init as 2ch conventional.

redbeard

Assuming you then blanked your logic board and re-initialized it as a conventional radio? Then re-entered ALL your tuning values that you wrote down before blanking the board? Also entered the numbers from the labels inside the radio? I have done this with 800 radios using the HLN5569A firmware with ...

redbeard

Okay...so it seems that I have everything squared away and working, I can hear everything. The only time I cannot is when a unit switches up to what I am assuming is a private channel or something...the odd thing is that when they are talking to each other, their IDs still pop up on the radio as if ...

redbeard

I have mine set to handset audio to effectively mute it without hardware mods. You could always drill the head and install a switch to put a four Ohm load on it or connect the speaker leads depending on switch position. Or, buy a handset from me if you don't have one. $10 plus shipping+Paypal fees ...

redbeard

What is the digital modulator tray used for in the PURC? I bought it whole for the original Motorola HSO contained within, but I'm wondering if the leftover PCB is worth keeping around. I would like to see my MSF5k do paging later on at some point, but if it's of no use then I will send it on it's ...

redbeard

I can blank these...it requires doing so while the SJI chip is installed and using their software and some secret-squirrel work. Then you pull the SJI chip and put a normal Motorola firmware in its place and re-initialize. I am surprised you got yours working...

redbeard

Bump...

Still looking for either an ID on the connector on the flex or a bad one to experiment with.

redbeard

Last time I asked this question for the same reasons, my topic was deleted and I got yelled at in PM from an admin.

redbeard

HAHA...I seem to have a new avatar. Not quite sure what's going on in the photo, but I know it's not my doing. Maybe it will make for fun conversation. I think I will leave it.

See you tossers at the show.

redbeard

First of all, I'm still looking for a Drury reservation, if anyone has one that won't be used.

Second, a lot of the communications from the ARRL are talking about the road construction on Needmore. For those of us staying on Miller Lane I'd recommend this route:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl ...

redbeard

Yes, it has been 2 years. Can the OP fix the link regardless?

redbeard

Drive to Jersey... I gave very little for one of the machines considered 'parts' and there was really nothing wrong with it.

redbeard

Probably not, but that was the other reason to build this adapter...to adapt my Maxtrac cable to the MSF for programming. I still haven't found a 6 pin cable yet to make a dedicated cable. Would that affect being able to hear receive audio on the handset though?

When I find a completely populated ...

redbeard

Me and another guy made some adapters to convert the pin outs from a Maxtrac handset to the 6 pin MSF jack. Neither of us could get them to work. No audio out, no transmit. Nothing. Any ideas why? Seems like it would be a quick and dirty way around having a metering panel for some basic testing.

redbeard

Well I guess i'm stuck at the Motel 6 on Miller Ln. Unless anyone comes off a reservation at the Drury that I can grab...

redbeard

Well after a long trip I got three units home to Pittsburgh to play with. Left one with my buddy in the WV northern panhandle, and one with my buddy in the near vicinity in east Ohio on the river.

I have been playing with mine at home with good results. Got an original Motorola HSO installed in the ...

redbeard

That's like saying the SP Spectra suitcases (/\/\) used to make are just FRS radios.

Yes, these radios are channelized but that's fine. The channels are programmable. As for a license, I think my General ham ticket has me covered.

I want one so I can run hardware ALE with the folks from HF Link.

redbeard

Can someone who has already made a purchase give me the exact outside LxWxH of the cabinets? I want to make some measurements about where these will fit...

redbeard

Man, I'd love to have one of these. If you are in my neck of the woods and have more disposable income than I do you should check this out. It's an auction by the State of PA Surplus Property Division. They have 3 up for auction, so check the seller's other items for the other two not ending today ...

redbeard

There are plenty left. We are going up this Friday to pick some up. The group idea is better since we will get a discount for a quantity purchased rather than single piece price. Where are you located and would you want to join our group?

redbeard

It looks like it will be too much of a hassle to get there in time on Saturday, so I'm going to do a Friday thing like has been done in the past. Friday, March 14th is the date and I've made arrangements to handle the payments so it will be cash and carry on-site. Anyone who wants to meet along the ...

redbeard

So who is up for another run to pick up some of these? I just got off the phone and there are plenty left and still in NJ at Newtech. I am coming from the Pittsburgh area and will have a trailer on my SUV. Looks like the pricing is still in line with what others have done, so I'm looking to get ...

redbeard

Edit... I answered my own question below.

redbeard

Anyone have an extra reservation at the Drury they can part with? I need a room with 2 beds. I have my county issued firefighter ID...anyone had luck in the past using anything similar to get the govt. rate?

redbeard

I'm lazy. Which split command board and MLM do you have to trade? I have a UHF govt. split remote mount mid power that I have no use for. Maybe a swap of complete units would be easiest? I'd rather have something useful in the ham bands. I know my model is trunking capable, will have to dig it out ...

redbeard

I'm closest to you in Beaver County, PA. You could drive it over and we could program it up and have a beer before you leave. You bring the beer. (hint, hint)

I prefer Tetley's Irish Cream. :)

I also have a metric ton of parts for those, including some cool transit style handsets that you may help ...

redbeard

Make sure your options for the rear connector have the emergency button removed. It's giving you the extra 'bonk' because you have emergency button set but no switch wired in. The switch is typically normally closed, open on alarm.

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