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radioinstl wrote:It is still there right now

Not for me. I have 5 things listed under APX Family Portables and Mobiles, firmware and usb drivers.

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Can anyone verify that the CPS 12 has been pulled from MOL? I was able to download it the other day, but it is no longer listed. I want to make sure it is not an issue with my account.

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I didn't think it was an ALT, but maybe it is since you are the second one who said that. Is that the only thing that will go wrong or is it the start of many problems? If that is the only thing, I don't think I will fix it. The radio sounds much better without it. If it is an ALT and I do fix it, w...

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I am having an issue with my dataside (small) speaker. At first, if the radio was at high volume it sounded very tinny, using both speakers. I am thinking it was the dataside speaker having the issue. Today, the speaker stopped working. I have a profile that routes to that speaker only and I am gett...

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I am having an issue too. It allows you to add to the cart but you have to purchase at least 5. When I change the quantity to 5 I get another error saying to change it to less than or equal to 4.

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Is anyone finding that the channels are changing unintentionally with the bigger knob?

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Thanks guys. On a Rx only personality, the Tx Dev field is not enabled (greyed out). What I have been doing is making the personality Rx & Tx, change the Tx Dev to 2.5 and then make the personality back to Rx only.

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Hello All- I tried searching, but I can't find anything on this. Does anything need to be done in an xts5000 to set a Rx only channel to narrowband? I see the Tx Opt Transmit Dev setting for transmitting, but nothing for receiving and this setting is not enabled on Rx only channels. Thanks for any h...

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We have x-band UHF/Low band mobile repeaters in our trucks. Is there anyway to configure the RICK that when enabled if a user transmits on the low band mobile (same radio used in the repeater) that it will also transmit on the UHF?

Thanks

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Thank you for your help guys!

If I set pin 8 to "External Alarm", it only goes low for about 5 seconds. Is there anyway to adjust it so it goes low for about 30 seconds? If you can, then your idea will work.

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The plan is to open up a one way crossband (vhf->uhf) repeater for about 30 seconds. So we can hear the voice message of the page on the uhf repeater. No second set of tones.

Thanks.

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I am trying to use a VHF GM300 hooked to our UHF GR1225 to transmit QCII alerts over our repeater. My plan is to use a 555 circuit triggered by External Alarm PIN on the GM300 set to active low. The 555 would then open a relay that connects the PL Dect pin on the GM300 with the PTT pin on the GR1225...

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My 5000 is the same way.

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Are the radios set to the same MDC ID? If so, it will not display.

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Are you talking about the tone the user transmitting hears? If so, it is not DOS and it can be set by unchecking the side tone and checking the short side tone in the MDC system. If you are taking about DOS, which mutes the data burst on the receiving radio, that is also set in the MDC system.

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Thanks for your responses. The damage was done by an honest mistake and I have NO intention of claiming the antenna was DOA. I have a call into the manufacturer to see if there is anything they can do.

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I know this is not a Motorola item, but it is connected to a motorola radio. We have a brand new StationMaster antenna with a female N connector. Someone screwed a pl259 connector into the N connector and broke the inside connection of the N connector. Does anyone know if this can be repaired? Our d...

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Can anyone tell me what the difference is in the 128k, 256k and 512k waris firmware files? Are the for different models?

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I tried different dpls and they all did the same thing.

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My biggest issue is fire alarm panels and computers

Do you find that it only happens with this type of interference? Normal transmissions on a different pl/dpl don't unmute the radio right?

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Thanks Marc-
My host is 14.00.03. It seems to only happen with this "interference" type Rx. A radio transmitting on the same freq with a different dpl doesn't unmute the radio.

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Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I can’t find anything. My XTS5000 will unmute for “interference” from something electronic when using a DPL. If I put the XTS5000 next to the HT1250 both monitoring the same frequency and dpl, the XTS5000 unmutes and you hear the static. The HT1250 LED bl...

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In case anyone has this issue in the future...

I found I had "Ultra Narrow Intermediate Freq Filter" set to 5.76 kHz. I set it to 7.8 kHz and the audio seemed to improve.

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I am finding the audio to be low on some narrowband channels. Does anyone know of any settings in the CPS that will help with this? I have the channel spacing set to 12.5. Thank you for any help!

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I am getting different answers from different dealers. Is it possible to flash a PR1500 with Q446 (Channel Announcement)?

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Yea, I read about the Y cable on here, but I don't have ribless cables. I do have 2 programming cables (not ribless), but it said the process won't work with a rib. I tried making a Y type flash adapter, but as soon as i hooked up 2 radios to it, the update failed. Looking at the schematic for the p...

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My computer blue screened in the middle of a firmware update of a HT1250. Now the radio is stuck in bootstrap mode. The update software and the cps can not read the radio. I tried to start the update with a good radio then connect the bad. The update does some "downloading" then says it's ...

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Does anyone know of a speaker/mic with an emergency button for HT1250s? I know OTTO makes one, does anyone use them? Does the emergency button work with the 1250s? They would be used for firefighting.

Thanks.

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Yea, the 7000XE is a very sharp looking radio. I am sure it costs much more then the XTS5000.

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Thanks for the info. I am looking at prices for the fire department I belong to, not for personal use. The reason I would like to go with the xts5000s are for the public safety features they offer (channel announcent, bigger knobs and buttons, mdc emergency decode, the commander speaker/mic). If som...

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Why is it so hard to get pricing for XTS5000s? I contacted serveral dealers in the area looking for a very ballpark figure for buget planning and they were unable to provide. If anyone has recently purchased a UHF conventional (NO TRUNKING) with the a minimal flashcode, can you please let me know ho...

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The ids are different. The issue is if a 4th radio is transmitting, 2 of my radios will decode the id but the XTS5000 won't. I know the radio is set up correct because if I key up one of my radios on simplex the id displays without issue. It doesn't sound like the mdc is muting when it comes through...

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The radio does decode mdc on every other frequency. I think it has something to do with the narrow band.

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Hey all- I have an XTS5000, HT1250 and a Vertex 920 all programmed with the same narrow band uhf frequency. For some reason, the XTS5000 does not decode the MDC IDs coming through this repeater. The other 2 radios have no problems decoding the IDs on the channel. I know the radio and conventional pe...

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Thanks for the detailed answer tvsjr! I was thinking of this prior to learning that FDNY uses low power. The reason I asked here is to see what other departments do, not just because FDNY does it. Like I said in the original post, everything would be tested prior to making the switch. After reading ...

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Thanks for your opinion guys. Those are the answered I thought I would get. Our dispatch center does NOT monitor the fire ground channels. It’s kind of stupid because the “evacuation” tones go out over a channel that nobody in the structure is monitoring. I did set up our radios to set out an MDC gr...

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A question for the experts... My fire department uses a uhf simplex frequency for fire ground communications. The communications on this frequency doesn't have go any further then the scene. We have repeaters in the trucks if we need to communicate with dispatch. A 45-watt mobile is used as the fire...

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Can anyone tell me what the price would be around (from a dealer) for an XTS-5000R with a conventional flash code (no trunking)? I tried looking around but couldn't find anything.

Thanks.

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Is there anyone on here that can order and install a Flashport upgrade from central/northern nj? I am looking to add H14/G114 to a conventional xts5000. I tried calling all the local dealers and they don't do it or the person I need to speak to is not in.

Thanks for any help!

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Can the Flashport upgrade be done with the regular serial programming cable, or is a special cable needed? I know you need the button and software from M, but if you have that, can you use the regular ribless cable?

Thanks.

Joe

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Hey-

I just did this yesterday with version 14 of the cps. I brought my 450-512 down to 440. I followed http://www.akardam.net/moto/docs/cps-oob.html and it worked.

Joe

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..not the ones that do the mickey mouse moto radios. Ask your local FD/PD's on who services their radios. I am on the FD and our dealer does the "mickey mouse" radios. The highest end radio I have seen them deal is the Pro series. I have a police officer friend thats department just went ...

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Thanks. I read on some posts you can get it strait from M. Is that a hard thing to do?

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Yea, I know Marc. Any ideas on how to go about adding this? Is it something a local M shop can handle?

joes243 · Re: Caller ID on XTS5000 I got the info... Host=12.00.11 DSP=12.00.01

I got the info...
Host=12.00.11
DSP=12.00.01

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The current flashcode is 100001-000003-4
I dont have the radio in front of me right now but I want to say 12.00.11 for the firmware? I am not sure of the 11 but it is 12.00.xx

Thanks!

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Hello- I have just puchased a used xts5000 to be used on conventional channels. The seller stated that the radio did decode and display mdc ids. I can not get it to work. The "Feature Set" has the following... H35 - Conventional Systems Opertation Q806 - ASTRO Digitial Operation Q446 - Cha...

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I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I am presently in the IT (networking) field with more than 10 years’ experience. I have also been involved in emergency services for over 15 years and have a lot of two-way radio knowledge. I am a licensed ham and have always been interested in two-...

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Does any firmware upgrade give the CDM1250 the ability to decode MDC emergencys? I am sure this has been discuessed before but I am having trouble searching.

Thanks.

Joe

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