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In reference to the IP-223 - that could not be more true. For PS reliability the units MUST be on a properly routed, QOS-enabled network, primarily designed specifically for VoIP/RoIP packet traffic. When I first started diving into the Vega equipment a few years ago or shop connected one base stati...

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I can help you do this with PC's at each end rather than UHF radios in duplex constantly keyed Steve I would be interested to know how it's done. In my particular case we're limited to this type of solution because the mountaintop site is 40 miles away, no wireline connectivity, and no usable micro...

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Guess I'll bring this thread back to life to ask this question... Can the Astro Modems over a UHF Quantar link work when the UHF link station is programmed for 2.5 kHz narrowband? Has anyone tried it? We did some quick tests on this a while back - I remember the levels (particularly the data over t...

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firemedic4 wrote:Does anyone have the Motorola Part Number for Decal/ Faceplates for the xts 5000 kit and the Black Delcal/ Face Plate

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

Otherwise call PartsID at 800-927-2744, option 3

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I have a penthouse XTL 5000 consolette and junction box 800 feet away from the operating position of a MC 3000 deskset. RS-485 Cat 5 cable is recommended to connect the junction box to the deskset, but my only existing infrastructure is 24AWG cable twisted pair (25 pr cables). It will take an act o...

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I was out in the warehouse and remembered to grab a few part numbers in regards to this topic: 1583724R04 CABINET 30-1/4\" INDOOR 414.80 MOL 1582770T04 CABINET INDOOR KNOCKOUTS 30 $511.70 MOL 1583725R05 CABINET INDOOR KNOCKOUTS 60 $692.75 MOL I believe vertical rails and doors are sold separate...

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Advanved Tech Industries Inc. units available from Motorola. http://www.advancetec.com/resources/AdvanceTec%20New%20Sales%20%20Brochure.pdf We have 1 AdvanceTec pulse analyzer/conditioner that we use to bring prematurely poor batteries back to life. Excellent charger but does not do Li-Ion batts. I...

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Try HKN6184A, that's the number on the one I have.. we ordered both types but so far I've only tried the serial port one. If I recall correctly you can't use the USB one for flashing. HKN6184A CABLE, CH PROGRAMMING USB (GCAI) 45.50 (on MOL) HKN6183A CABLE, CH PROGRAMMING (RS-232) 66.35 (on MOL) We ...

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I was told the Astro Spectra was going to be unavailable after November 30th. The O5 head is a nice head. Have been playing with one for a while now on an XTL5000. The head that comes with the PM1500 leaves much to be desired. Maybe I am just spoiled after using the O5 head on an XTL5000. My gut fe...

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Amongst all the non-IMPRES conditioners we have, the /\/\ WPLN4079BR BMS+ is the one we use primarily. I believe it's the same charger as the iTech IQFive with the /\/\ name slapped on it. iTech seems to be pretty good at making charge pockets for the newer radios and Li-Ion batts.

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Also seen this on a website selling Jotto-Desk products: WARNING! DO NOT MOUNT TO 2005-2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS 2005-2006 Dodge Ram passenger seat bolts may contain air-bag weight sensors. This vehicle mount would require removal and replacement of seat rail bolts. When seat rail bolts are moved, the s...

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I am using a MPC01 Serial Control setup... think that would make a difference hooking to an Astro Spectra? I really don't want to have to replace the audio IC, or Command Board from this radio. No difference, the B-Link system is very similar. If you connect to the blue wires (pins 6 & 7 on J8 ...

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We've used the SSP-100 from Quatech, as well as the CB2S650 from Startech, both with great success in Windows. The SSP-100 can be made to work in DOS, which is fantastic. In fact, the PCMCIA route is regarded by many as more stable & successful than using a USB-to-Serial converter. I think if y...

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For warranty purposes, we follow the 80% guidline which most manufacturers follow. For maintenance agreement customers & batteries which are out of warranty, we go with 70%. Once you get below that mark, the chances of sudden or extremely quick battery failure start to increase dramatically. To...

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KitN1MCC wrote:i was just wondering due to the Big tag on the Speaker Leads. i dont wanna blow up the radio

I can definately understand. What make/model of siren box are you using?

kj7xe

All of the LE vehicles here are installed with enabling the radio re-broadcast feature, most of which are WS295HFSA5 units connected to front-mount XTL-5000s and analog Spectras. We connect the blue leads in paralell with the radio's speaker leads (in accordance with the installation instructions) a...

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FYI for those who have XTL5000s with O5 heads- We've just started installing a bunch of these radios in a number of vehicles, and have been getting a multitude of reports of a major problem: The user complaint is that the radio intermittently resets when attempting to TX, and one apparent occasion w...

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Gregg wrote:Looking for Cheap idea for simulcasting sites. Any ideas.

http://www.simulcastsolutions.com/

VERY informative site on the subject.

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they claim nobody else had any issues & summarily ignored us. I could've guessed that. We get that more times than not for just about any issue... :roll: I had a pack that had the same problem not too long ago. I have since decided not even to bother and moved to RF Industries RFN-1006-3I conne...

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Birken, are you sure that pair isn't a "split site" setup? I can't imagine using a split that close on a conventional single antenna/ duplexer setup. I was wondering this myself. Out of curiousity, is anyone familiar with their system design? I know it's possible though (strictly speaking...

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In some cases the salt and sand in the wind has worn the gelcote off the antenna and the actual glass matting is exposed although this really only occurs with some cheaper antennas like the local ham club 2m antenna which is a stationmaster II. We also use a variaty of DB VHF antennas and these als...

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Pretty much the same deal here in the Olympic Mountains. I can't imagine a UHF system performing nearly as well as a VHF system, mainly due to the differences in propagation and multipath. But that's for both close and long-range communications. If you're using radios close-in and would never use th...

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It has been working pretty good, although every week or so the ASTRO modem connection (not the RF link itself) will drop and not recover unless I cycle power on the UHF station at the high end. Any ideas? The UHF stations are both on dummy loads separated about 5 feet from each other, FM deviation ...

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I'm using Channel Announcement on a 2500 right now and it works no different than a 5K; XTS2500: Model H46KDF9PW6AN Flashcode 100001-000000-7 The only feature in the feature set is 'Q811 - P25 Digital Conventional' and nothing else. On the 5K the option is 'Q446 - Channel Announcement'. Channel anno...

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For years I've been using the 'add-a-fuse' holders (Tessco sells em) in the fuse panels of vehicles, and yes - finding the appropriate fuse to tap into to drive a relay can be a little tricky if you aren't sure how the particular circuit you chose to tap into actually behaves. For a while I exclusiv...

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Also, I'm not aware of any Daniels P25 repeater that passes the P25 phone dialing or page packets properly. The Daniels MT-4D repeaters (TX firmware version 2.3) will pass ASTRO page packets. They previously did not, so this is a big plus. The bulk of our Daniels problems were fixed (for the most p...

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Amen.

It's one more reason for our management to move us techs into IT. Soon i'll need to pass my M+ certification to be qualified to program an XTL5000

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Casey As for the removal of the console. Yes it will be available as a public safety version soon. Its going to be on state bid here in NY in Sept but the dealer says they just moved the dates to october / november for availability . As for removing a factory console, well anything is possible but ...

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There are now fuel cells available for site back up. I was looking at them at the APCO show. No maintenance required and last for years Yeah, we're looking at the methanol fuel cells for our fly-in single-radio mountaintop sites that get covered in snow/ice during the winter as additional backup to...

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A good portion of our LE fleet here is 02-06 tahoes and Troy C06 consoles. I am hoping that the 07 tahoe can be ordered without the stock console, or it can be completely removed to make way for a floor plate & console?

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http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

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Bruce1807 wrote:That has always been ticked and I've received zero.
I don't even have a service news folder.
We are only a self maintained customer with a SZ 4.1 system.
Maybe that does't warrant service news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Click 'Resource Center', then 'Services', then 'Service Bulletins and Notes'.

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A employee at one of our sister shops received it from someone at the TSO Subscriber Team (system support center) when he was asking about something else. We came across the problem a few weeks ago on the bench and been assisting the USFGMD field engineers at getting them any info they need from our...

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My co-worker called this in a few weeks ago when he realized that all of our XTLs with O5 heads had this problem and /\/\ finally made it out as an FSB. The flash upgrade cleared up the problem. I can't believe that this one slipped thru the quality control cracks: ------------ MOTOROLA FIELD SERVIC...

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We have a bunch of H46KDF9PW6AN XTS2500s here with a flashcode of 100001-000000-7 (conventional, ASTRO digital CAI) and inquired to our /\/\ salesperson about upgrading some of them to be capable of AES encryption. This is just for FYI but here was the /\/\ federal plant's response: ----- The XTS250...

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Once agian, my main point is that the correct battery type is application specific. Exactly. In our worst-case application here, we have LE, SAR, fire, maintenance, and research personnel that hike into the park backcountry for anywhere from 1 to 8 days at a time and have no access to additional ba...

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I'm still waiting for /\/\ to come out with a Li-Ion IMPRES battery for the XTS2500 and XTS3000/5000, will they be releasing one soon? I don't see any online or in the BSB...

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Yes it will work over any display. They can be ordered from photodon.com, click on 'LCD protective film'. You get a free cleaning kit if your order is more than $150.

This film has made quite a few users (that originally didn't like the O5 head because of the glare) MUCH happier.

kj7xe

If anyone gets one of these and checks it out, please let us know how it goes, looks like a solid competitor to Telex's IP-223/C-Soft. we've had pretty good luck with CML products so far, other than the 15% failure rate with the MC2000 desksets...

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Yeah, it's in each user's 'cheat sheet', but only a couple guys actually cared enough to figure out. We've given the biggest complainers an XTL with an O5 head (with an anti-glare sticker over the display) and they've been really happy. For what it is worth, you can change the view angle of the fron...

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grem467 wrote:what is the part number for the black sticker?

I'm guessing 3385419C01 but I am seeing C07, C08 and C09 but Parts ID would know more about it...

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We're using omnicrons here and they are very reliable and 'dispatcher-proof'...

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Here in the shop I originally thought the 5300 mobile would be a great radio based on the great features, flexibility, etc. but we have had nothing but trouble with them. The 5100s we have seem to work well and have had few complaints. We are responsible for about 50 5300 mobiles in our part of the ...

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I wish I was an inspector, because my FIRST act would be to CONDEM this junk and if he wanted a tower, he would have to provide proper guying and base support......His 'base' was two feet square and three feet deep...no reinforcement, and no drainage! Exactly. The towers in the outlying areas here ...

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TLN5277D. They work VERY well for filtering out the crap and are heavy-duty.

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I have found that there are one too many sites plagued with problems not related to the equipment inside the building, but rather the antenna, other antennas, or structures around it. Check out the below article: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/cracking.html This not only has 'crackling' as ...

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I did some tests recently on some XTS2500s and 5000s in regards to this and found that the radios programmed for 'UnMute/Or Mute' seemed to always have quicker squelch crashes than on 'Standard' or 'UnMute/Std Mute'. However, this is only in situations where you're on a channel programmed for PL RX ...

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I believe the base is 4'x4'x3' concrete and the house bracket is thru-bolted through the eave and attached to the peak beam, which is not rotted out (yet). This site is in a valley and is subject to snow, light ice loading, and 75mph winds. I didn't mean to imply that such a tower is 'safe' or that ...

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Here's one of the Rohn 25G tower sites slated for replacement here this summer. Yup, it's not guyed. It's been up for over 20 years in some of the nastiest weather, all that's on top is a PD220 super stationmaster. A 60-foot SSV is its replacement, I feel much more comfortable climbing one of those....

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We have several of the 9000s in the fleet here (many of them in the mid-90s vintage) of that style that take SL6 and EB6 PSs. The power/control connectors in the LB will tell you which PS you'll be using, and unfortunately they're not interchangable by extracting pins and swapping connectors becuase...

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