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- Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: CDM1250 as a station alerting base
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2874
Re: CDM1250 as a station alerting base
The Devil, as they say, is in the details...
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:08 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: CDM1250 out to headphones: “Cable 62”?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6220
Re: CDM1250 out to headphones: “Cable 62”?
Well, as close as I can look at the picture, it probably takes audio from Pin 11, which Repeater-builder lists as Flat/Filtered RX audio; low-level, and Pin 7, ground. http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/cdm/cdm-acc-conn.html Accessory connector kit is HLN9457AR; Then the picture shows an audio...
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:35 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: Com 120C inquiry
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10081
Com 120C inquiry
Have a COM120C here; display screen is kinda dim, fuzzy characters/no sharp looking, and when it starts up there are lots of 'streaks' in the display, different areas of the display at different times of bootup; Ver 4.19, main program, screen is yellowish characters on blue background. Are replaceme...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:22 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Connecting two mtr-2000's
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6762
Re: Connecting two mtr-2000's
Are you wanting to connect them as back-to-back repeaters? What comes in VHF, goes out VHF and UHF, and what comes in UHF, goes out UHF and VHF? I've done similar with a Quantar and a Mastr 3, using the wildcard tables on the Quantar and COR signal on the M3; and just tie the wirelines across to eac...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 5:11 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Activity Beeps generation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10544
Re: Activity Beeps generation
OK, now I think I understand; you said it's on the base frequency (output) when the mobiles are transmitting (on the input). Linding blash of flight. So it acts like a remote base, half-duplex (2 frequencies), but does not (just like you said, but I glossed over!!) repeat the mobile traffic unless e...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:44 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Activity Beeps generation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10544
Re: Activity Beeps generation
Okay, it may be an SP or homebrew thing then (just guessing, like any good 2M repeater rat; talk at length about something I know little about). BMT (before my time) - 30 plus years ago - a club repeater here would turn on a beep if AC maind dropped & it was running on battery. Homebrew controll...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:02 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Activity Beeps generation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10544
Re: Activity Beeps generation
Maybe you're thinking of 'channel marker?' I know an Orbacom TDM console I was dealing with once that the channel marker function got accidentally enabled on a channel, and it continued to put out a beep on the channel, and confusing every body until we could get out there, find it on the one consol...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:03 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: GM300 UHF PL/CTCSS Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7184
Re: GM300 UHF PL/CTCSS Question
Poor PL decode? Poor PL Encode on the repeater output? (level too low, or distorted)?
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:07 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Quantar SINAD and pre-selector alignment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8765
Re: Quantar SINAD and pre-selector alignment
Just off the top of my head, I don't know that SINAD is defined at full volume; I'll look into it. But that makes sense; every time I've run a SINAD test, I just set to volume control to a 'comfortable' level, maybe mid-range. And I'm not surprised by your results either, as audio chains in such sim...
- Wed May 30, 2018 10:43 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Quantro - reducing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14777
Re: Quantro - reducing
Appreciate the input, but this thread is way old. We ended up using the Quantro as a development unit for some site monitoring. Also, turns out even at full 350 watts into a dummy load, it didn't draw but maybe 14 amps A/C; so I ran it temporary on a 15A NEMA plug, at reduced power (obviously even l...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: KVL3000+
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5020
Re: KVL3000+
Mike & Marshall -
Yes, Raleigh CoR shop has a 4000.
Yes, Raleigh CoR shop has a 4000.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:16 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: comms between radio/console and handheld
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6127
Re: comms between radio/console and handheld
Yes, you should, assuming everything is connected correctly. Sorry, don't mean to sound snarky or anything, but we've all had brainfarts ocasionaally, right? The 284 is a 4-line remote, isn't it (been a while)? I forget how it comes up on POR; or don't you have to tell it which lines to automaticall...
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Setting up Tone Remote?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13166
Re: Setting up Tone Remote?
Here's a thread with the MCS2000 Access. conn. pinout: http://batboard.dreamhosters.com/viewtopic.php?t=3906 Tho let me ask this question: What's the console setup? A Centracom Console? Or another manufacturer? 2 wire or 4 wire interface? WHy can't you just hang some more tone remotes off the BIM/Li...
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Anyone Using Ritron Liberty Repeaters ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6607
Re: Anyone Using Ritron Liberty Repeaters ?
And isn't that why service pukes hate sales pukes? Esp. when the sales pukes are the ones who rise in the company and take over? I've seen this happen sooo many times.
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 8:23 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: The Future of Paging and P25
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5239
Re: The Future of Paging and P25
IMO, poor pager RX & Decode is also a function of software decoding, vs. old style reeds/forks, or even active filters. Think there was some discussion of this a few years ago here on batboard. Makes it more important to keep good control of modulation levels. Jim202, maybe it's time to set up s...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:06 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: SLR Repeaters
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6371
Re: SLR Repeaters
Most specifically, how easy is interfacing? My quantars I've got I have connected to some site monitoring equipment. I take out 3 signals, COR, Station Keyed, and a signal that's active when the PTT comes from wireline. Then I do a PTT On for input; Do all this with wildcard signals via the 50 pin t...
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:14 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: SLR Repeaters
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6371
SLR Repeaters
Anyone play with the SLR Series of repeaters and can expound on them? I've been asked about them, but don't know any more than specs & brochures & such on MOL. As such, SLR1000 - one to 10 watts, very compact form factor. SLR5000, up to 50 watts, 1 RU high. SLR8000, up to 100 Watts, looks si...
- Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:35 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: 70v PA question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3844
Re: 70v PA question
I do a lot of these; been using Bogen CSD2X2VRU; 2x2 square, up to 4 watts via rotary switch on back-can; recessed volume control on face. Connect to proper transformer wires, set wattage switch & drop it in place of a tile. Tho I often set front panel @ max, and put a Brother label over it with...
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: No TX PL on GM300
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4127
Re: No TX PL on GM300
Do you have a way to check the level of the transmitted PL on the GM300? Or check what level of PL deviation the repeater needs? (tho, that's getting far afield in terms of ease of checking these things out)
- Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:06 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Site Etiquette
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3577
Re: Site Etiquette
Flogging. In the Town Square. With 3 foot sections of 7/8s hardline.
And forced to eat a printed copy of R56 Site Standards Manual, page by page.
And forced to eat a printed copy of R56 Site Standards Manual, page by page.
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:51 am
- Forum: Vehicle Warning Equipment Discussion
- Topic: How to Add a Crystal in Electronic Siren Circuit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7550
Re: How to Add a Crystal in Electronic Siren Circuit
A crystal wouldn't do for stabilizing the frequency when the battery voltage drops. To stabilize the battery voltage, you would use some sort of voltage regulator to bring the supply voltage for the oscillator circuit to something lower than the 12 v supply. Now, the following is just off the top of...
- Thu May 25, 2017 7:13 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: 4 Wire over Ethernet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5755
Re: 4 Wire over Ethernet
JPS NXU-2?
- Sun May 21, 2017 3:47 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motorola Oddballs through the years
- Replies: 308
- Views: 263136
Re: Motorola Oddballs through the years
One shop's salesman used to refer to the regular Visar as 'a turd with an antenna'. I will grant, the clear versions are kinda cool, tho.NSPD wrote:Some clear Visars for the weekend...
- Mon May 15, 2017 9:57 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: GM300 to C100 remote
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4278
Re: GM300 to C100 remote
If you just want to do RX audio, you can do a couple different things: 1) Take your RX audio off the speaker leads, accessory connector 1 & 16; this will be after the Volume control, and certainly no impedance matching between the speaker output circuit and the (theoretically ) 600 ohm impedance...
- Mon May 15, 2017 6:09 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: GM300 to C100 remote
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4278
Re: GM300 to C100 remote
I'll restart typing since I started without fully reading. Dummy me. :-D Yes, you can, but you'll basically need the 'tone remote module' aka tone remote adapter, like a CPI TTP-1 or MR2 http://www.cpicomm.com/ttplitwpics.pdf00; it says that the correct cable is supplied with the MR200. Look on your...
- Mon May 08, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: New member, working on a MSR2000
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5802
Re: New member, working on a MSR2000
OK, then your meter TRN5080 should indicate by some reading that the crystal is oscillating at its fundamental frequency, and maybe be being multiplied up to the L.O. injection frequency. Was the RX working on its original frequiency before you started? How far a freq. change is this? Have you tuned...
- Sun May 07, 2017 12:48 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: New member, working on a MSR2000
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5802
Re: New member, working on a MSR2000
Couple tips to try: (I can't remember the IF of an MSR2000; maybe something like 10.7 MHz? ) Can you get the receiver to quiet by (figuratively) slamming a signal at the IF frequency at the Receiver? Or, can you measure the injection frequency after it's been multiplied up from the channel element? ...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:21 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Big cans
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4526
Re: Big cans
no, talking about my sister-in-law's butt is not appropriate here, RFguy.
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:51 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Phone Line Eliminator
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2996
Re: Phone Line Eliminator
No, I've got some leased lines that I need to research a replacement for. Already been told informally by techs that support will be ending, sooner than I want. That's OK, tho, because If I can put in a wireless system that I maintain, I won't have to depend on telco's 9-5 response time & lack o...
- Sat Nov 12, 2016 11:14 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motorola Handie Talkie Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7688
Re: Motorola Handie Talkie Help!
madfrenchie -
I think I have copies of the manuals, if you would like me to pdf them & send them. Give me a couple days to look.
I think I have copies of the manuals, if you would like me to pdf them & send them. Give me a couple days to look.
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:41 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: CDM1250 Pin 4 Constant Voltage
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2968
Re: CDM1250 Pin 4 Constant Voltage
What condition are you using to activate Pin 4 to Low? Quick-Call? MDC? And your Alarm Re-Arm may not be the right thing, I use Permanent External Alarm on my setups, for what that's worth. Check your timing parameters on teh Accessory Configuration tab. Mine defaulted to Accessory Power Up Delay of...
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Small SCADA Type Remote Question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7555
Re: Small SCADA Type Remote Question
I'll tell you what NOT to get; anything that runs in 27 MHz CB frequencies. Very good friend told me of one system, same application, and the firm that put it in, well, they don't seem to understand radio at all. LOS, with some trees? Might be able to get away with some 900 MHz FHSS radios; non-lice...
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: CDM750 Modified
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2493
Re: CDM750 Modified
OK, first look at what pins in the Accessory connector are used; if it's acting as a 'black box', you can still guess what is Mic Audio, PTT, RX Audio, maybe a COR, from the connector. The last shot with the wires soldered to the inside of the accessory connector can help you deduce something, too. ...
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:33 pm
- Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
- Topic: New Generation NMO Mount needed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13144
Re: New Generation NMO Mount needed
Ahh, the tyranny of a large installed base of less-than-optimal technology. Kinda like the QWERTY typewriter layout. I gotta admit, he's got a point about the bundle that is currently used; putting 'curves' into the coax. My solution for fineshot1 would be to open the package of cable as one of the ...
- Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:00 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Quik-Call II Delayed Alert Tone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2470
Re: Quik-Call II Delayed Alert Tone
To quote a previous boss: "That doesn't make any sense. Really?" All the CDM1250's I've seen alert right after the 2nd tone, don't wait for the carrier to drop. Hmmm, what's the firmware version of the radio? I have about 28 fire station alerting systems under my care, and a large assortme...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:48 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: MDC1200
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1980
Re: MDC1200
Well, I had a long shpiel on this, then it dropped. MDC1200 is a form of (low speed) data communications on a radio channel. Stands for Motorola Data Communications, 1200 bits per second (there was an older version, MDC600, for yes, 600 bps). Probably one of the most common uses is PTT ID or ANI; ea...
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:57 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4192
Re: Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
Bought the 2 manuals off eBay, received them this past Saturday.
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 6:27 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4192
Re: Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
I did find that one; already archived on my disk.
I'll admit, I'm not even sure of the title. Been a while since I saw the reference that I took it from.
Thanks for looking.
I'll admit, I'm not even sure of the title. Been a while since I saw the reference that I took it from.
Thanks for looking.
- Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:06 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: CDM and Motorola Tone Remote Adapter Channel Issues
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6829
Re: CDM and Motorola Tone Remote Adapter Channel Issues
CDM1250 only has 4 pins available; that's why you can only got to 15 channels.
It's kinda weird. I always have to go back to my notes from the previous effort to do a new one.
It's kinda weird. I always have to go back to my notes from the previous effort to do a new one.
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:22 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: CDM and Motorola Tone Remote Adapter Channel Issues
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6829
Re: CDM and Motorola Tone Remote Adapter Channel Issues
Bumping this old thread; FMROB, I seem to have come across a similar thing. I've got a UHF CDM1250, first I had it on a CPI TTP-1; worked fine. But, I thought I have 16 channels, I want to see if I can use them all; had a Moto L3276 sitting around; wired up a cable, attached it to the radio (only pu...
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4192
Stat-Alert Signalling Manual
Anybody have a e-copy or paper version of the Moto "Stat-Alert Signalling" manual?
If it's paper and you send it to me, i'll scan it to a file & send it back with the original.
Thanks!
If it's paper and you send it to me, i'll scan it to a file & send it back with the original.
Thanks!
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: AT&T PTT product
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2316
Re: AT&T PTT product
WHo set it up? AT&T? A real 2-way tech? An IT goober?
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: AT&T PTT product
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2316
Re: AT&T PTT product
Why? What's wrong with it? Is there anything right about it? What's the interface into your exisiting system?
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:58 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: AT&T PTT product
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2316
AT&T PTT product
Anyone have a chance to touch the AT&T PTT product yet? The idea has been thrown at me, but right now it's just an idea. I want to talk to someone who has been involved in setting it up or troubleshooting it when it goes face down.
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:59 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: L3276A Tone Remote Adapter; 2Wire v. 4 Wire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2629
Re: L3276A Tone Remote Adapter; 2Wire v. 4 Wire
Yup. That's it. When it goes to 4 Wire; Radio RX audio moves to the outside pair (wires 1 & 4 of a 4 wire jack) and TX is on the inner; (2 & 3).
problem solved. All it took was a couple banjos & alligator clip leads & a fresh head.
problem solved. All it took was a couple banjos & alligator clip leads & a fresh head.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:11 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: L3276A Tone Remote Adapter; 2Wire v. 4 Wire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2629
L3276A Tone Remote Adapter; 2Wire v. 4 Wire
Friday afternoon tearing my hair out. Have (2) of the L3276 TRA's and I've been using them to test out a CPI TR10-16F-FD (which includes it being 4Wire). Even tho the 3276 has just a single DIP switch section, SW3-3, to go from 2Wire to 4 Wire, it doesn't seem to switch into 4 Wire mode. Thing works...
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:47 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motrac D73MHT-3100-A mobil question
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4137
Re: Motrac D73MHT-3100-A mobil question
1) Yes, it can be changed in frequency. You'll have to get a new Transmit crystal and a new Receiver crystal. 2) A leeeetle more complicated. Legally, no. And its "5KHZ Narrowband" is compared to the older "15 KHz wideband"; whence the transition from 15 KHz to 5 Khz was a long t...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:40 pm
- Forum: Consoles
- Topic: MCC5500 E&M + channel steer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7302
Re: MCC5500 E&M + channel steer
Yes, you set up channel steering using the CPS, using the programmable pins as inputs, and setting them as Channel Steer 1, Ch.St. 2, Ch. St. 4 (it's binary), and then everything else, PTT, TX Aud, RX Aud, & COR/PL if your using it. All defined in the Accessory Pins tab of the Radio Configuratio...
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Quantar intermittent PA failures; non-fatal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3082
Re: Quantar intermittent PA failures; non-fatal
Hmmm, good thought, Bob M.
I'll worry about it week after next. For now, I think I've forestalled nuisance alarms.
I'll worry about it week after next. For now, I think I've forestalled nuisance alarms.
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:19 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Quantar intermittent PA failures; non-fatal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3082
Re: Quantar intermittent PA failures; non-fatal
Yeah, think I'm gonna have to tie a P.S. status line into site monitoring, maybe the +5VDC, to try to track things. That, and some delay on the PA Fail; it always self-clears in 3 seconds. Never more, never less. Yup, I had found them alright, you're right, and they were blanked, too. Another sign o...