Rebanding firmware release date?

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Rebanding firmware release date?

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Anyone know when the rebanding firmware is set to be released? Mobile CPS support it in V5 but doesn't not take a rebanded freq with the current codeplugs.

My guess is that it could also be a flashport upgrade more than a HOST upgrade (or both).
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From what I hear, it's being distributed already.

It also fixes a few other random bugs as well, like PTT ID display showing for .21 seconds.

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It has been released, 7.25 and up for the portables and 11.25 and up for the mobiles. The current firmware is xx.70

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A rather large and well-known entity in Framingham has it, as their units have been called in for re-flashing. Group A last week and Group H today.
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Ah... Them.

Any word on when they are going to start in the field? Kind of interesting since they will be doing all this work, and western Ma is still "so-so" for coverage. :)
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Except for the inevitable stragglers, A and H have been done. I would expect other "groups" to follow suit quickly, as this has to do with compatibility with the mobile command posts using ITACs as well as the 40+ ITAC-programmed Quantars under the jurisdiction sister agency up the street, and is not directly related to system build-out in other respects.
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Gotcha.

Lowband with the 800 still has some great coverage up route 20 out of Springfield to Tanglewood...just not both at the same time. I think I'll miss the old ball/spring/whips of death on the cars (along with all the other antenna's on them).
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For what it is worth, my own experience WB on the Pike from Palmer has been spotty. In the B group, virtually every site acts as its own zone, and my own experience (limited, as I don't get out that way often) is that SZ re-affiliations take a long time (even though if you force vote, it snaps right in). On the other hand, the system is working better than expected in the areas N and W of Greenfield Circle, until you enter the twilight zone somewhere west of Florida. Coincidentally, the three sites in that region function as one zone.

I don't think anyone should, or does, expect the B group performance to achieve perfection. In those areas where people outnumber bears, though, the troops love having the portables.
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True. I fogot about the Greenfield Circle of death. Going west up Route 2? out that way isn't too bad once your on top of the mountain. I did notice that East Deerfield is spotty. Supposely there is suppose to be a site on Mt Greylock, but last time I was there, I just saw the usual ham/tv/FM antenna's up there.

Either way, not easy.
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Post by Victor Xray »

For ASTRO25 products, you'll see rebanding options in Host 7.02.00 DSP 7.01.01 and CPS 7.00.02.

Look under Trunking Configuration to verify:
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