Can anyone decode this model number??

10-95 · Post by **10-95** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 10:37 am

I just picked up a pair of MX360-s radios from the government of Alberta. here is my qusetion, the model numbers on the back start: XH44ssu, Can anyone tell me what the X means??? They are single pl, however they seem to have some kind of board full of small eproms located just below the memory modules.I beleive a branch of the RCMP was using these and they came with the heavy duty redicode mics that only work on these two radios, they don't work on any other mx radios I have. Thanks in advance for any help!!

Frank
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Jonathan KC8RYW · Post by **Jonathan KC8RYW** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 12:02 pm

Usually, a letter or two before what usually is the first letter ("H" for ht, "D" for dash mount, "T" for trunk mount, etc.) will tell the country of production and/or country of final destination.

Unfortunately, I do not have a key to these codes.

PS: if there is an "SP" anywhere in the model number, then they are Special Production models.

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Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 8:04 pm

X meens a special, possibly a DVP or early DES.
SSU is the synthacized MX series. ( it is late and it seems I can not spell!!)

10-95 · Post by **10-95** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 11:39 am

Thanks Will, there is some sort of board mounted below the memory module, but no clear/secure switch on top. Could it be voice inversion???

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 4:15 pm

10-95, that one I cn not answer. Did you test the radio to see if it worked?

Medic-10 · Post by **Medic-10** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 5:42 pm

If it is the radio I think it is the X origionally meant expermential and the Military bought a lot of them as CID or ONI and whatever initials the Air Forch used and the module at the bottom of the radio was a scrambler/secure set up. I got several of these in a military auction and can not use them as the split is low UHF 403 to 431. Earl

bls106 · Post by **bls106** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 10:49 pm

one of the easier ways to tell is to look at the top of the radio at the toggle switch. If there are symbols like {] (a speaker looking symbol) and {/] (a speaker with a slash) that represents PL and CSQ receive modes. If the symbols are more like: O (a zero or an "O") and (/) (an "O" with a slash) then it is secure equipped/capable. Another test for secure or not is to put the toggle to the slashed symbol and key up. If there is a 'busy signal', its secure without the key. But, I picked up a 360 with a dead batt, charged it, and it still had the key! Try to figure that one out. Good luck.

10-95 · Post by **10-95** » Mon Feb 04, 2002 11:33 am

Like I said earlier, ther is no clear/secure switch. I have talked to several people around here and they all seem to think that it is an experimental version. They do seem to have some sort of scrambler mounted under the memory module, and I beleive the redicode mics on the radios have something to do with it's ability to go into secure mode. These mics only work on these radios, it's quite a mystery.There is an SP number on it, it is SP154.

Frank
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