Splat wrote:Found the problem guys. Thanks anyway.

Care to share? I've been having the same problem with my AS2 since 1998...

Hmmm... good question! I'll give him a call.

A friend that has never used CPS before just called me with an odd problem. He can read the radio (AS2) with no problem, but CPS will not let him change any field values. He says they’re “grey”, which to me means they’re display only fields. It’s a new CPS install. Any ideas for me to troubleshoot t...

Hmmm... I was told years ago that the II and III were identical except for the case - bummer.

Anybody? Buehler?

My AS2 has behaved this way since 1997! It's been slowly driving me nuts all this time...

So, the consensus is that there's no way to adjust the threshhold in an AS?

My Astro Saber Model II housing was starting to get bunged up, so I re-housed it into a Model III housing.

What do I need to do to enable a hot keypad for calling and paging IDs not in my list? I tried an archive search, but I’m obviously not searching on the right keywords.

Pj wrote:Next question....

Is the radio setup for sullvaince mode, and are the lights/LED option turned off?

Good question - I thought that was enabled on a mode-by-mode basis, but I'll check.

Thanks, all, for the comments - yes, it's secure equipped, so the concentric is already taken.

I'm new to these non-display radios, so I need to ask...

Is there any way to make the LED flash when in scan? It's a :o to tell what the radio's doing without a display, and I'd really hate to give up two zones just to slave the ABC toggle to scan functions.

Right - I'd be perfectly happy if I could just load newer gear with DES. I have no real need for XL.

Further info - The top board (not attached to faceplate) has a sticker "TRN4974A" on U103, and is stamped "TRN4835A" on the other side. The other board (the CPU board?) is marked "TRN4834A" and has the 28 pin PROM socket but no 8 pin socket. The hybrid is soldered in pl...

Threads like http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=12796 have led me to believe they can be upgraded...

I picked up a pair of T3020 DES KVLs today, and have a suspicion they may have been upgraded based on some comments made by the seller. They're marked as BX models. Each has a double board (I've heard some KVLs have three). There's a label "TRN 4974A" on one chip on the second (i.e. not mo...

Check your PM...

I didn't know that! Thanks for the info - I'll have to decipher my flashcode...

Actually, it doesn't say anything beyond the part number...and it appears to be the original label.

I THINK it's DES-XL only, but I'm not sure about the multikey part.

...and if you're subjecting your gear to rough use (and it sounds as if you are!), go with the MX300-R! It's a weatherproof tank, and is usable as a jackstand for changing tires. (Well, almost...)

NTN1153D - it's DES-XL for an Astro Saber. I've been using it for about a year.

Is it OTAR? Multikey? DES-XL/DES? Any other combination? The one that entitles the bearer to free donuts for life?

I don't even know where to look for info...

Yeah, I think it is - I didn't want to blow out the key by accident. A lot of good it does me - I think I've gone secure maybe twice in the last year!

Dredging this up again - how do I access the softpot? Lab? A Service Tool?

Thanks, Elroy! I picked up a W&W pint-sized NiMH (1000MAh?) today for an "around town" battery, and started wondering only after I plopped it in the charger.

No smoke yet!

Will this work?

Well, I've had a HT1250 for a day now. I picked up a used one from a friend with a speaker mic and ribless cable for $400. My thoughts on this series of radio so far: * The CPS sucks. I miss RSS! I've had two codeplugs in work save to disc just fine, then blow up on reopening. In one case, I lost ab...

On 2002-01-19 14:18, patrol186 wrote:
I have a new limiter keypad housing that was ordered by mistake,
if you are interested in it let me know,
asking $5.00 and shipping
Ben

Ben - check your PMs...

What functionality do I lose by going from a full keypad case to a limited keypad one on a HT1250? I don't need to be able to enter new phone numbers or MDC IDs on the fly - I do just fine with the way my UHF Astro Saber II works. From reading posts about changing from limited to full, it seems this...

On 2002-01-16 19:52, Chris wrote:
Some people like how it sounds, which unless you are using DOS, can get pretty annoying real quick.

Chris

Helps keep the Japtracs off the repeater <evil grin>...

Can I piggyback in on this one? My Saber Hirose (on my Astro Saber II) has a large white "D" on the back bottom. Any idea what this means?

And remember, Astro Saber and astrosaber are two different people...

Thanks, guys. I think this IS an intrinsically safe battery - it's a NTN4596D. I guess I need to visit my tech friend and see what can be done with the softpot. Is this a read/write function, or a service mode function? (A clumsy way of asking if the codeplug needs to be read and written with the La...

I have a UHF Astro Saber II that has been giving me fits. I've had it since 2/97. I'm having oddball problems: 1. The low battery icon comes on after only three or so hours of scanning (no TX). The radio will continue working for hours after that - as an experiment, I was able to continue using the ...