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denis wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 10:24 am Hello, thank you for your response, the flash code is

9Q108g-G11490-1-000000-000000

so we have to delete QA01648 and Q498 I guess
thank you very much

You can leave the Q498, but when you remove the QA01648, you must replace it with QA01749. Then you’ll be set. GARY.

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Hello, thank you for the clear information, is there a solution by flashing the radio, or something else to solve the problem, because I can read it without problem

Remove this feature from your flash code. You’ll need “special software” for that. GARY

ADVANCED SYSTEM KEY
HARDWARE KEY
Provides ...

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Why don’t you translate what the explanation was into English? Something about the advanced system key? GARY

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There is a guy on ebay thats selling an Apx4000 he claims is modded for ham use and that he will send a drive with the radio with the mod.
I know this is an old discussion but I havent seen any mention of a mod anywhere else yet>
https://www.ebay.com/itm/196555920218?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711 ...

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Back when that radio was supported, Moto offered an EID package that would remove the old analog trunking, & activate digital for $75. Once that was done, the radio would work on 902-927 ham freq’s. Since they no longer support the Gen 1 XPR radios, I doubt that package is still available. I’m ...

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You already got your answer on Radio Reference. You bought a totally whored out radio from China with a flash code that puts Nick’s FC to shame. Guy’s, check out this FC. #&40N%-71uEFD-0. The whole kitchen sink. And he wonders why there’s a problem with his radio. Try getting it aligned. Go to the ...

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Yes. Trunking only.

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Like you were told on the other forum you should have decoded the flash code BEFORE sending the $ to make sure it had the features you needed. Now that Motorola no longer supports the radio, go look on E-Bay for someone who can change the flash code to one with the features you need. GARY.

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That may not be such a good idea Gary. These impress batteries contain charge rate electronics that may be damaged by doing
that. Many years ago with regular nicad batteries i used to do that also and in some cases it helped revive them if they were
on the way to the recycling box.
I ...

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From time, to time I find batteries that can not be charged due to these batteries sitting for months on end without being used. I have brought them back to life by jolting them with an Astron 13.8 PS. Some have suggested that this may damage an Impres battery which contains electronic components ...

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I just stab them with 12 volts for a few seconds from the closest Astron PS. Then the Impres charger can properly charge them. GARY.

That may not be such a good idea Gary. These impress batteries contain charge rate electronics that may be damaged by doing
that. Many years ago with regular ...

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I just stab them with 12 volts for a few seconds from the closest Astron PS. Then the Impres charger can properly charge them. GARY.

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While there is no “legitimate” way, I once purchased a 6000 full keypad radio that started off life as a 1.5 radio. So a previous owner changed the 5AN to a 7AN. And it worked perfectly. GARY.

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VHF, & UHF, no problem. Straight up program the radio. But for 902, you’ll have to hex edit the CPS. GARY.

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If the batteries are Impres, put them in the Impres charger every 32 days. That way they will be reconditioned. GARY.

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I own both. Except for the thin grey border around the PTT button on the “E”, they work the same. Both radios have the hottest receiver I have ever seen. I figured since they were the full band split vs the 6550, they’d be slightly deaf, but that’s not the case. GARY

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I recently bought a locked radio. I simply programmed in a code plug from the same model radio, & voila, an unlocked radio. Couldn’t have been easier. GARY.

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Can’t answer that. Sat next to my friend who did it on my laptop. I do believe he did the CPS convert, & then updated the FW to 1.12.17. That worked for the first radio, but not the second one. Then he tried with the trunking conversion package which included the 1.12.17 FW. Neither method worked ...

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Since your radio is still 3600 trunking, & not yet DMR, that’s the missing step. You have to enable DMR which also enables the radio to do 902/927, but you lose the 3600 trunking. There’s a conversion step that doesn’t require anything “funny”. Once that step is done, the CPS is hex edited to allow ...

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I have about 12 Gen 1 radios, all with 1.12.17. Only 1 radio did this, and it was only once, a year ago. I had to remove the battery to stop it. GARY.

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There was a guy on this forum years ago who did this for me. Lived up in Oregon. N7MAQ was his call. Haven’t seen any posts from Jim lately, but he took care of that problem for me. OTOH, all MTX9250’s work great, & are cheap. GARY

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Buy a used XP laptop. Plenty around for $50. End of problem. OTOH, I once owned a MCS2000, & I couldn’t get it to program through the mike jack. I had to program it through the acc jack on the bottom of the radio. GARY.

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lincolnway407 wrote:Ok, so i opened a case with moto. They said they are having issues with it . They are sending an update in March :’(

I bet the sales team didn’t mention anything about this. GARY.

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From what people tell me, it didn’t look much worse before the tornado hit. GARY.

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We must be hanging out on the same sites, as I’ve heard the same “rumor”. I guess we’ll find out soon. GARY.

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Also, they tend to date products a few months in the future, as they figure it will take a few months to get from mfg to the customer. Eg, I have had brand new radios, & batteries in my hand in Mar 2016, but were dated as built May 2016. GARY.

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Does anyone know if the RMN5052A compares to the 5053A? appear very similar, however the 5052A is less expensice by far. Looking to get the improved audio that a 5053 has
The 5053 while being bigger, has 2 programmable side buttons near the PTT. The 5052 does not. TX audio wise, they both sound ...

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I use the typical Motorola external speaker on mine. With the gen 2 radios, & the auto leveling entitlement, it evens everything out. And when you connect an external speaker, the internal speaker still works. But I don't hear it because the external speaker is so much louder. GARY

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No. I have been using both base mikes on both radios, & it doesn't seem to make a difference. Also people tell me my TX audio on my XTL5000 in the car sounds better with a XPR mike, the RMN5053A vs the proper HMN1090 XTL mike. GARY

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Try it with a speaker mike to compare. GARY.

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And yet here it is. Everything is always on E-Bay. GARY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Programming-CPS-Software-MOTOTRBO-XPR-DMR-16-0-USA-XPR6550-Latest-NEW/253750618181?hash=item3b14b72845%3Ag%3AXyIAAOSwZvFbIEzv&_sacat=0&_nkw=motorola+cps&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC2.A0 ...

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The XPR radios are totally different from anything you programmed 15 years ago. Also most modern radios do not use a rib any more. My XPR programming cable uses a USB connector, & my 1250 cable uses a serial port, but neither uses a rib. But today there is You Tube to watch, & learn. Good luck.

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Wow. Just read this. He helped me with a few radio problems I had back in 2010. I spoke to him on the phone, & in talking, found out we both had similar heart problems. When I spoke to him, I had recently had surgery to correct my problem, and we were comparing notes. Just last week was the 10th ...

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Doesn’t work. But the 7580 does. GARY.

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Looking forward to my 1st Dayton [Xenia] ham fest. Driving with a friend from Florida. GARY

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Nothing has changed since my February post. GARY.

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I can see putting DMR in the APX line. I do NOT see putting P25 in the XPR line. GARY

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My 8000XE too. OMAP L-138. GARY

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fireman002 wrote:Hey guys. Just passed my HAM test and picked up an APX 6000 UHF/VHF. Brett..

So you picked up 2 radios? A VHF 6000, & a UHF 6000? GARY

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All mine came with the 2504548T05 wallwart, which is 18 VDC. 1000ma. Center positive. It says this on the decal on the bottom of the charging stand under the word caution. GARY.

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Gtaman wrote:The 5 inch one is GPS. They don’t say GPS I believe.

How do I determine the bandsplit? The color is black. GARY

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Yes on both. But on these newer antennas, 16 cm, & 14 cm, that area is black. So what bandsplit would that be? On the older antennas, it was the color of the plastic between the hole for the center pin, & the threads. GARY.

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All the plastic inserts on the bottom are white. Even on the longer antennas. Which bandsplit do I have? GARY

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Over the years, I have accumulated half a dozen XPR6550's, 6350's, etc. I have removed the factory antennas, put them in a bag, & used the 403-520 whip from the Jedi, Astro Saber, & XTS radios. They work well. So today I was looking in the bag, & found there are 2 different sizes of whips that came ...

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I've seen this on other radios that I've had that were upgraded like that. CPS always shows Depot for last modified by. Just a quirk of CPS, I guess.
And just to clafiry, those were radios that I bought that were already modified before I bought them. I have no need for Depot or adding other ...

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OK. Thanks. GARY

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Yes. This is true. But on my XTL/XTS radios that were similarly "upgraded", they all show last programmed with CPS. GARY.

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Don't know if this should be here, or in the programming section. I have an APX, & I program it with Regular CPS 16.00.00. FW is 14.51.00. When I go to the info section, it tells me the last date I programmed it, but it also says programmed last with DEPOT, which I do not have. This happened when I ...

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No. I've only been back to the shop once, but the radio was not there. I swear, I did see the ham freq in the radio. I can only "speculate" its like the XPR7580e. You can program 900 ham freq's in it, but it will not transmit, while the 7580 works perfectly. The 7580e will transmit perfectly at 901 ...

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I still prefer to use my AdvanceTec/Motorola charger vs an Impres charger/battery. The conditioning charger pulses the battery, & you can leave the battery on charge forever even though fully charged. In my case, for my older radios where I buy cheap non Impres batteries, I use the AdvanceTec ...

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