MTS 2000 question

sleepingsurfer · Post by **sleepingsurfer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:45 pm

My EMS department is currently using the HT1000 portable because of its paging capability. I am thinking about buying an MTS 2000 as a personal portable for work. Before I buy I need to know if the MTS 2000 also supports the 2 tone paging.

Post by **Mfire39** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:49 pm

It will if it is flashed for QCII. That option is included in the H169 flash package. Do a search on here for MTS2000's and QCII. The subject has come up many times.

-Marc

sleepingsurfer · Post by **sleepingsurfer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:59 pm

Thanks for your help, I have one more quick question. If I have to have the radio flashed to add the feature I'll probably have to take it to a dealer since none of our radios are flashport, so I doubt it can be done my the department's radio guy. Do you know how much it usually runs for the upgrade?

Post by **Mfire39** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:10 pm

It would probably be easier to have your dealer or service center do the upgrade. You can do it yourself if you have a smart rib and the flashkey, but if your only doing one or two radios, then it's not worth buying the extras. The last time I ordered that option it was around $125, and that was a year ago. I dont think it has gone up much if any. You will also get updated firmware in your radio along with the flash upgrade. Hope that helps.

-Marc

sleepingsurfer · Post by **sleepingsurfer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:50 pm

Alright, Thanks alot.

sleepingsurfer · Post by **sleepingsurfer** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:33 pm

I contacted the person that's selling me the radio. He tells me that the radio is flashed for MDC and Smartzone. He didn't say whether the MDC is H101, G101, or H169. Is QCII only available in the H169 package or would it be included with all the MDC packages?

Rick Rock · Post by **Rick Rock** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:11 am

Just a side thought, some of the MT2000's has QC decode option in it...

Post by **Mfire39** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:59 am

QCII is not included in all the MDC packages. From what I have seen, only in the H169 package. And no, not all MT2000's have QCII. They have to have firmware of R02.00 or above to support it, and there are alot of them floating around out there with really low firmware, ie R01.37, R01.42 just to name a few commons.

-Marc

MTS2000des · Post by **MTS2000des** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:40 am

Mfire39 wrote:QCII is not included in all the MDC packages. From what I have seen, only in the H169 package. And no, not all MT2000's have QCII. They have to have firmware of R02.00 or above to support it, and there are alot of them floating around out there with really low firmware, ie R01.37, R01.42 just to name a few commons.

-Marc

and most of those are hacked non-flashport MTX controllers with labbed codeplugs...