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Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 12:42 am**

Anyone out here with an Astro Spectra Plus? If so, please PM me, as I have a couple questions about it you can hopefully answer.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 1:50 am**

This is the AStro fourm, so ask away!

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 4:37 am**

I have a VHF Astro Spectra Plus with the W7 front and a factory programming cable. When turning on the radio, it shows error 503, but then powers up and transmits and receives. When I try to read the radio, when I plug the cable in the radio seems to shut down, but beeps, and I am wondering if this is normal or not. I'm trying to determine a problem with the radio or the cable to start with. The software indicates a communication error with the radio.

Thanks.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 4:49 am**

Huh? I didn't think Moto made a VHF Astro Spectra PLUS, I thought they were all 800. What is the model number?

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 5:14 am**

They made astro spectra +'s.

They were the only ones that did 9600 trunking if I recall, and might feature an 8mb vocon.

Never really had one, seen it, or hit HOME 5 times on one to see what was under the hood - so that's about as far as I can go with my level of knoledge of them.

They do exist to support one thing - 9600 trunking.

-Alex

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 6:30 am**

The Astro Spectra Plus is a current product. The VHF models were added to the service manual with FMR-2035A-1 dated 1-27-03.

You can tell if the radio is a Spectra Plus because it says so every time you power it up - the display will briefly read "SPECTRA+"

It is normal for the display to go blank when you plug in the HKN6155 programming cable. We have had some trouble with those cables - there may be a product services fix for that - if you cannot read your radio I suggest you call the CPS help 800 number.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 6:38 am**

Alex, re-read my post. I didn't know MOT made a VHF version in addition to the 800Mhz. The spec sheets I have are all 800.

Thanks xmo for the update.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 7:02 am**

There are a zillion model numbers - here is one comparison:

D04KKH9PW7AN = 146-174 MHz 25-50 Watt 255 Chan W7 Astro Spectra

D04KKH9SW7AN = 146-174 MHz 25-50 Watt 512 Chan W7 Astro Spectra Plus

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 7:56 am**

Victor Xray wrote:Alex, re-read my post. I didn't know MOT made a VHF version in addition to the 800Mhz. The spec sheets I have are all 800.

Thanks xmo for the update.

My bad.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2005 6:44 pm**

That radio should have a 4 meg vocon in it, if it's the one you bought at Dayton.

SG

Posted: **Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:55 pm**

Are you using the correct cps?