MTS2000 Fail 01/93

[/\/\y 2 cents]

Hi,

Got a buddy with a UHF MTS2000 with a fail 01/93 error. Tried to install crypto module and noticed the error after doing so. Any ideas on this failcode or how to resolve/interpret it? I used to know all the failcodes when I was 17 about 10 years ago now, but since launching into war against Motorola and others I have eliminated all of their crap taking up space in my mind.

Thanks,

Steve

[/\/\y 2 cents]

Whoops. Just remembered exactly what this is. Looks like I will have to be the bearer of bad news to thins guy. Looks like that was the toolproof error. Has anybody found a fix for that yet to bring radios back? I remember back in 99' on the boards the MTS was pretty much screwed after that. I wonder why he told me it was a crypto module install that caused it.

[Batwings21]

Because he didn't want to admit he
1) has lab software, or something similar
2) was dumb enough to use it on an mts2000

If you could find someone with a s-record of the same model and flashcode, you should be able to force that in, then do a full retune. Unless of course he saved an s-record of his radio first. If not there are maybe some people he that would be willing to make a working radio of some sort. I think you could also turn it into a international radio.

[gatekeep]

If you could find someone with a s-record of the same model and flashcode, you should be able to force that in, then do a full retune.

I wasn't aware this worked ... I was under the impression that if the s-record isn't from THAT radio it won't work. Only because, won't the fingerprint of the s-record be different (if the s-record is from a different radio) from that of the internal fingerprint?

[Andreas]

Another way is to flash it into a MT2100 but your bandsplit must match one of the 2100 series bandsplits.

Andreas

[Victor Xray]

I was under the impression that if the s-record isn't from THAT radio it won't work.

Correct.

[Batwings21]

Sorry for the incorrect info, I've been thinking Astro lately, that is the very kind of trick that would cause a toolproof.

[/\/\y 2 cents]

How much will somebody charge me to have this thing restored? Please advise.

Thanks

Steve

[gatekeep]

How much will somebody charge me to have this thing restored? Please advise.

Thanks

Steve

That somebody is /\/\ and usually I think the flat rate is $300 to MexiMoto.

[EDIT]Oh yes, I almost forgot, and being put through the ringer as to why the radio is TP'ed...[/EDIT]

[mr.syntrx]

Grab the controller with your bare hands and go for a nice run over synthetic carpet and kill it before you flatrate it. Same end result (the radio gets fixed) with less questions, for the same price.

Considering the price of a very good pimped out MTS 2000 on the used market nowadays, I wouldn't bother.