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by Al
Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:48 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Kent County, Michigan fire paging tones Programing M 5
Replies: 1
Views: 5873

Re: Kent County, Michigan fire paging tones Programing M 5

The user format will let you enter your A & B tones. They won't show up as exactly the frequencies that you entered, but the Min V will alert OK. As long as the displayed tones are within 1.5% of what you entered everything will work.
by Al
Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:47 pm
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Bird 4304A
Replies: 4
Views: 3198

Re: Bird 4304A

According to the Bird manual, 25-1000 Mhz: see here - http://birdrf.com/~/media/Bird/Files/PD ... meter.ashx
by Al
Sat Jul 01, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Aeroflex (IFR) Questions
Replies: 629
Views: 295161

Re: Aeroflex (IFR) Questions

Dave, I purchased the service manual for my 2975 when I bought the unit. Sorry to say there's no really detailed information on hardware that would help you. There's a good system overview, no schematics, nothing on the modules including the CPU except - return to Aeroflex for service. If you think ...
by Al
Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:51 pm
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Sample DB down mathmatics?
Replies: 5
Views: 3161

Re: Sample DB down mathmatics?

All you need is a handheld calculator. Just do 10^(-dB/10), move the decimal point in the result two places to the right to get percent and you've got your answer. Example: 10^(-10/10) = .1, move the decimal to the right two places and you have 10%. Another example: 10^(-30/10) = .001, moving the de...
by Al
Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Aeroflex 2975 CPU Problems
Replies: 6
Views: 3811

Re: Aeroflex 2975 CPU Problems

As I understand it, Dave, Aeroflex stopped supporting the 2975 around last December, and judging from others who've tried to get some support from Cobham(Aeroflex) they're told that there's no help from Cobham. It's possible that David Hagood(wowbagger on here) could put you on to a source for a rep...
by Al
Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:51 am
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Aeroflex 2975 CPU Problems
Replies: 6
Views: 3811

Re: Aeroflex 2975 CPU Problems

I have 2975, s/n 598X. On checking the bios' hardware monitor, I see a core voltage of .91V, and CPU temp of 58C/136F on startup and 64C/147F after the unit runs for 10 minutes or so. So it doesn't appear that you have a CPU fault. I don't believe that the CPU in my unit is a mezzannine style becaus...
by Al
Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:59 am
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Harmonic filter tuning after Circulator
Replies: 6
Views: 3340

Re: Harmonic filter tuning after Circulator

I couldn't find the model number that you listed in my 2011 EMR catalog. Does your unit have one or two piston capacitors with caps for adjustment? One way to verify if you have a service monitor or a sweeper+spectrum analyzer is run a quick sweep to observe the passband chacteristics. If you do ind...
by Al
Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:49 pm
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Harmonic filter tuning after Circulator
Replies: 6
Views: 3340

Re: Harmonic filter tuning after Circulator

Unless you have a special filter, usually they're just a lowpass filter with only one tuning adjustment and not a real sharp rolloff. I would tune it so that the loss starts to increase at 40-50% above your 222 Mhz frequency. Then you should have minimal loss at 222 Mhz.
by Al
Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:05 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 4 Programming
Replies: 2
Views: 6492

Re: Minitor 4 Programming

If the tones that you're seeing are within 1% of the actual tone frequencies, Henry, it'll work fine. If the second set of tones is grayed out, you'll likely have to select a different coding option to ungray them(try coding option R138). What coding option is selected now?
by Al
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:40 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: PTT ID (ANI) DTMF vs MDC1200
Replies: 5
Views: 3453

Re: PTT ID (ANI) DTMF vs MDC1200

Have you checked Midian Electronics(www.midians.com) to see if they offer anything for a wire-in board that will help you?
by Al
Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:13 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Motorola Pageboy Charger NLN6432B
Replies: 8
Views: 2809

Re: Motorola Pageboy Charger NLN6432B

I don't know the specifics of the pageboy charger, but if the lamp that you mentioned was part of the low voltage charging circuit it wouldn't be a neon lamp. Neons don't begin conducting current until the terminal voltage exceeds 90 VAC, and then only a relatively(compared to an incandescent) small...
by Al
Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:38 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: GR1225 battery revert
Replies: 15
Views: 5969

Re: GR1225 battery revert

On the design side the first requirement would be to select the required storage capacity for the battery bank based on how long your commercial power might be out and the expected power requirements of the GR1225 for that length of time. Once those variables are determined, you can then select the ...
by Al
Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:09 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor VI programming problem
Replies: 2
Views: 7725

Re: Minitor VI programming problem

The release notes for version 1.07 of the Minitor VI PPS lists the following known issue: "The Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Driver may not install properly on a very limited number of computers using Microsoft Operating Systems. As a temporary workaround, the user is suggested to manually in...
by Al
Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Low Frequency Paging Tones and PL Interference?
Replies: 2
Views: 6655

Re: Low Frequency Paging Tones and PL Interference?

If the repeater's PL deviation is correct assuming 12.5 Khz operation, the B paging tone should be a lot higher in level than the PL. Only reason that I can think of for any problems would be a nonlinearity in the audio portion of the repeater that might generate audio intermods. Then the audio limi...
by Al
Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:14 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: HT1250 CPS Region Issue: Malaysia?
Replies: 4
Views: 3105

Re: HT1250 CPS Region Issue: Malaysia?

Try editing the windows registry to make your version of the CPS region-insensitive. Look here for information: http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=27877
by Al
Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: CDM750 Seems to Strip PL
Replies: 2
Views: 1252

Re: CDM750 Seems to Strip PL

Can you confirm that the accessory connector pins 6,8,12, and 14 are NOT programmed to strip tx PL?
Can you tell us the firmware revision currently installed in the CDM750?
by Al
Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Relm Uniden smu250kts
Replies: 3
Views: 2759

Re: Relm Uniden smu250kts

If the radio is in working condition, easiest way is to find someone with a service monitor or a portable frequency counter that will read the RF frequency AND the TPL/DPL codes.
by Al
Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Jedi mobile carrier squelch - what's going on???
Replies: 5
Views: 1916

Re: Jedi mobile carrier squelch - what's going on???

All FM receiver squelch circuitry operates in essentially the same manner: highpass filter the raw discriminator baseband output in the 4 - 10 khz region, then detect the average noise level converting it to a DC level and use that DC level(in some cases AND it with a DC level indicating an on chann...
by Al
Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:51 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 4 programming software question
Replies: 2
Views: 6537

Re: Minitor 4 programming software question

Min IV V2.1 PPS is available on the MOL site(I just checked) free of charge if you have a MOL account. Resource Center->software->Paging->Service.
by Al
Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:38 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor V programming software issue
Replies: 7
Views: 9175

Re: Minitor V programming software issue

The problem that you're seeing is not too uncommon. The Min Vs have been in service long enough so that corrosion/dirt likely has affected the conductivity of the [recessed]thinly gold plated contacts on the bottoms of the pagers. Try cleaning them with precision cleaning swabs that fit into the hol...
by Al
Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:10 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: RLN4008B Service Manual
Replies: 7
Views: 4143

Re: RLN4008B Service Manual

One source that uses the latest Prolific genuine PL2303HX chips in the U.S. is http://plugable.com/products/pl2303-db9
by Al
Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:56 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: PM400 BOOTSTRAP Mode
Replies: 3
Views: 2818

Re: PM400 BOOTSTRAP Mode

The CM200, CM300, PM400 all contain the same hardware. The PM400 powers up in bootstrap mode when the programming cable with flash adapter is attached and the radio is powered up with the flash adapter's switch is set to the 'flash' position(GTF374B cable and FKN8096 flash adapter).
by Al
Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:44 am
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Another IFR1600S Question
Replies: 10
Views: 3133

Re: Another IFR1600S Question

Since Aeroflex has just been bought out by Cobham(per the email that I received this morning) perhaps upper level management will change and along with that change may come provision of greater access to obsolete drawings/manuals via the website. http://www.cobham.com/media/news/cobham-offer-for-aer...
by Al
Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:36 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Ht1250 button problem
Replies: 10
Views: 3111

Re: Ht1250 button problem

You could help others help you by providing information on exactly which version of the HT1250 that you have...it it the limited keypad version or full keypad version. And exactly which buttons won't work for you, the side buttons or the front buttons(both are programmable)?
by Al
Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:15 am
Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
Topic: Microwave watt meter
Replies: 3
Views: 2247

Re: Microwave watt meter

You didn't say what power range(s) you're wanting to measure or what kind of accuracy you're looking for in your measurements. Because of the short wavelengths at 6 and 11 Ghz, inline type power meters are not common(I've never seen one). The more common methods consist of a thermoelectric power hea...
by Al
Sun Sep 07, 2014 4:09 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: CPS Software and Windows 7 64-bit
Replies: 5
Views: 3968

Re: CPS Software and Windows 7 64-bit

Jason, I'm using a system very similar to what you have with no trouble programming the HT Waris series. What I've seen in the past is that some USB to serial port adapters don't emulate a serial port very well. I would suggest trying an adapter based on the Prolific Technology PL-2303 series of chi...
by Al
Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:54 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Motorola Service Manual Part Numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 2102

Re: Motorola Service Manual Part Numbers

David, do you have an MOL account? If you do, were you aware that nearly all or all the manuals you asked about were available for download?
If you don't have an account, advise and I'll get you the part numbers that you asked about.
by Al
Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:38 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor II tone reed
Replies: 5
Views: 7926

Re: Minitor II tone reed

Another option for you: If you care to spend $20 and you don't care about intrinsic safety, you can buy a battery tray for your Min V that will take drugstore alkaline AAA batteries. Some say that the AAAs last longer than a charged NiMH OEM battery pack.
by Al
Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:48 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: CP200 Password Hacking...
Replies: 24
Views: 10686

Re: CP200 Password Hacking...

David, the address that I gave you is good for the R05.16 revision of cps.exe. That address may or may not change when you modify other versions of the cps file depending on whether the source code changed and which compiler was used when the binary file was created by M.
by Al
Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: CP200 Password Hacking...
Replies: 24
Views: 10686

Re: CP200 Password Hacking...

No matter which hex editor you use, David, it should find the string that Steve listed above at address 0012B041 hex for R05.16. I mention this because it's only a double check showing that you've done everything correctly up to the search-and-find point.
by Al
Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:29 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: CP200 Password Hacking...
Replies: 24
Views: 10686

Re: CP200 Password Hacking...

So you want to bypass the password in the CPS in order to reprogram your CP200s. It would help if we knew which version of the commercial series CPS that you're using. If you tell us that, I or someone here will be able to help you use Winhex to locate the address of the string that you need to find...
by Al
Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:36 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Why do new Motorola radios still use NiMH batteries??
Replies: 15
Views: 4007

Re: Why do new Motorola radios still use NiMH batteries??

In applications where size and mass(weight) are primary considerations LiIon has all the other chemistries beat hands down for energy density in W/Kg. Where lower energy densities are acceptable, engineers are still using NiMH because it's construction is more rugged(and it's short circuit current i...
by Al
Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:40 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: BPR40 resets to default programming
Replies: 3
Views: 3135

Re: BPR40 resets to default programming

Factory reset is a "feature" built into the firmware on the BPR40 according to the service manual. You press and hold both the PTT and lower programmable button then powerup the radio. A good key chirp tone signals completion of the reset. I've had it happen to a customer after his kids pl...
by Al
Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:41 am
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Building Audio System, Picture
Replies: 13
Views: 4146

Re: Building Audio System, Picture

If you're using one mixer-amp input for each source device then you're correct, one transformer per device/input.
by Al
Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:52 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Building Audio System, Picture
Replies: 13
Views: 4146

Re: Building Audio System, Picture

You're welcome, Rob...the UMM-4, 2, or 1 would all work fine. If you're summing multiple outputs into one mixer-amp input then a hybrid configuration using multiple UMMs to prevent feeding one source device back into another source device would be the best way to ensure isolation between source devi...
by Al
Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:14 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Building Audio System, Picture
Replies: 13
Views: 4146

Re: Building Audio System, Picture

The main thing with audio transformers is the turns ratio - impedance ratio is the turns ratio squared, so a 1200 ohm to 600 ohm transformer would have a turns ratio of (sqrt (1200/600)) or 1.414 to 1. And the voltage ratio is the same as the turns ratio. Now, a transformer will reflect an impedance...
by Al
Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:33 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Building Audio System, Picture
Replies: 13
Views: 4146

Re: Building Audio System, Picture

Edcor in Arizona is where I get mine: https://www.edcorusa.com/umm-4
About $11.00 for a made-in-USA transformer, multiple impedance taps(depending on which UMM model you want), and available as two transformers mounted on a PC board with terminal strips also if that's what you want.
by Al
Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:36 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: HT1250 Full Blast SQUEAL
Replies: 6
Views: 2572

Re: HT1250 Full Blast SQUEAL

If you try an external speaker(as in remote speaker-mic) on your HT1250 and the problem goes away then you have a microphonic component in the frequency reference or synthesizer sections of the radio. When the subject component is excited by vibrations from the builtin speaker in the HT you have an ...
by Al
Mon May 26, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: P-200 programming
Replies: 9
Views: 11137

Re: P-200 programming

One other suggestion would be to clean the contacts on the P200 accessory connector with a soft pencil eraser or, if you have it, DeOxit gold. Then reinstall the programming connector and try again.
by Al
Fri May 09, 2014 4:35 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: CM series keeps rebooting
Replies: 7
Views: 2014

Re: CM series keeps rebooting

You didn't mention what revision of the firmware is currently installed in the CM, but if there's a newer version(Rev 04.02.01D is the newest) available it certainly wouldn't hurt to upgrade. You may have unintentionally found a bug in an older version if that's what's currently installed. If you de...
by Al
Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:31 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: M1225 4ch to 20ch?
Replies: 3
Views: 1324

Re: M1225 4ch to 20ch?

Because you can't access the firmware you can't change to a 20 channel without replacing the uP and possibly adding RAM storage to the main board. I believe the uP with its internal ROM was a mask programmed part for either the 4 channel or 20 channel and they were different.
by Al
Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:18 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: HT1250 Repair Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1157

Re: HT1250 Repair Question

I'm not trying to be facetious, but if you spend $2-3000 on hot air rework equipment the job's a breeze. Without the equipment, well, let's say it's very iffy whether you'll destroy the pads on the PCB or not, since the battery connection 'block' is an SMT device with the solder pads underneath the ...
by Al
Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:12 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Waris HT Temperature Compensation Data
Replies: 0
Views: 1572

Waris HT Temperature Compensation Data

I've never seen anything posted on the subject of the temp comp data that's written into the EEPROMs in the Waris portable radios. The global tuner doesn't provide any help. Question: is the eight digit temp comp data handwritten somewhere on the PCB where it can be retrieved and then rewritten into...
by Al
Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:01 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Motorola HT1250 audio distorted.
Replies: 1
Views: 1336

Re: Motorola HT1250 audio distorted.

Two common possibilities are either a defective audio PA IC or rated volume misalignment(or both). Unless you have the global tuner software, a service monitor, AC voltmeter, and the necessary test/programming cable and RLN4460_ test box there's not much you can do to narrow the problem down beyond ...
by Al
Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:53 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Tx shoots high then corects itself quickly ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1461

Re: Tx shoots high then corects itself quickly ?

Every radio, on keyup, has unique frequency characteristics. I won't go so far as to say that 0.5 khz is normal, but the "signature" that each transmitter produces has been used in the pre-MDC days as a way to identify a particular transmitter by analyzing the frequency characteristics at ...
by Al
Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:27 pm
Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
Topic: Prolific USB to Serial driver issues
Replies: 1
Views: 6692

Re: Prolific USB to Serial driver issues

The current version of ser2pl.sys that I'm using with win XP pro is version 2.1.50.235. The prolific website warns of knockoff PL2303 chipsets that don't work as advertised. The current Prolific driver downloaded from their website has a chipset version check executable included with the latest driv...
by Al
Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:07 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: PM400 voltage alarm
Replies: 2
Views: 1143

Re: PM400 voltage alarm

Not programmable. Fixed by the voltage sensing hardware in the PM400. Try measuring the actual voltage at the PM400 power connector under a transmit condition. You may find that it's low enough to trigger the low voltage sensing circuitry. Solution if this is the case: check for high resistance in t...
by Al
Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: CP200 Power Connection
Replies: 2
Views: 1305

Re: CP200 Power Connection

Dick, Looking at the CP200 chassis from the battery side the rightmost contact is negative, and the leftmost is A+. You can verify by checking from the rightmost contact to the radio's chassis with an ohmmeter(should show 0 ohms). I'm not aware of any Motorola portable made within the last 20 years ...
by Al
Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:02 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: VISAR speakermike jack on top connector?
Replies: 4
Views: 1334

Re: VISAR speakermike jack on top connector?

Yes, you can purchase just the threaded 3.5 mm connector. It's available from a company in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Contact Twitco Distributing at 1-800-899-8948 and ask for Everett Parmenter(or anyone who can take an order). They're not very expensive and if you have a problem PM me, I think that I ...

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