Spectra Scan

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:07 am

Hi All,

I have a VHF (Low Power) SPECTRA. The radio will scan with the
remote head connected but not the dash head. Can anyone shed some
light on this. What do I need to do, to get it to scan with the dash mount
head ??? Thanks to anyone with the answer.

kc7gr · Post by **kc7gr** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:37 am

adfradiotech wrote:Hi All,

I have a VHF (Low Power) SPECTRA. The radio will scan with the
remote head connected but not the dash head. Can anyone shed some
light on this. What do I need to do, to get it to scan with the dash mount
head ??? Thanks to anyone with the answer.

Clarification needed. Do you mean that your SCAN button does not work with one head vs. the other?

If so, you should check to see that the buttons on both heads are laid out and programmed the same way.

Keep the peace(es).

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:48 am

Bruce,

Thanks for the reply. I will double check, but I feel certain that they are
both configured the same.

Joe WA4DJU

Rick Rock · Post by **Rick Rock** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:15 am

Try taking the remote head out of the remote housing and putting it on the radio with the interconnect board. Also, what model# is your interconnect board? If it's not the proper 1, some functions will not work properly.

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:04 pm

Rick Rock,

Thanks for the reply. I did some additional testing. The interconnect
board is a HLN-6285A.

I found that one head a HLN-6338A will not scan, but a HLN-6337B will.
The other thing I noticed is that on one radio the scan does work, on another (same model, cloned codeplug) it does not. I've rechecked the settings and they are identical. I know less now than when I started........
Do you have any additional suggestions, maybe I've missed something.

Thanks much for your help. Joe WA4DJU

kb0nly · Post by **kb0nly** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:34 pm

I re-read your original post...

Ok, it will scan with the remote head connected, but it won't with the head right on the radio...

One thing comes to mind, when you removed the remote mount face and put a control head on it did you plug in a mic and ground the mic hangup clip? If the radio is set for Scan OFF HUB then it will not scan if the HUB line is not grounded, plain and simple.

If you hit the scan button and the arrow comes on below the button on the display and above the mode name it says N Pri or Pri then the scan is turned on but since the HUB line is not grounded the scan is stopped on the currently selected channel. When you ground the HUB line by hanging the mic in a grounded mic clip the N Pri or Pri will dissapear in the time set as scan hang time, so if it was set to 3 seconds it will take 3 seconds after hanging up the mic for it to start scanning again.

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:40 pm

I am going to re-check the HUB settings. But that still would not explain
why one of the heads will scan and the other does not even when on
the front of the radio and not remoted. Its got me baffled....

Thanks for the help. Joe WA4DJU

kb0nly · Post by **kb0nly** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:57 pm

Are you using a user programmable scan list? If you are did you check the scan list with both head as you had them connected?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:07 pm

On all radios EXCEPT the A9 control head, all the information is stored on the radio, NOT the control head itself.

There should be no difference in remote-head vs non-remote head if that's the only variable involved.

-Josh

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:31 pm

Hi folks,

I greatly appreciate the super info. I also have an 800 that I have
programmed to monitor our local PD (Smartnet II). There must be a
difference in the heads somehow, The same problem occurs with
the 800 as the VHF. The 6337 version head will scan, the 6338 will not.
As another check I'm going to try the 6338 on the remote end and
see if it scans. If it does not, the head must have glitch, I know the
6337 works as a dash mount or remoted.

Will let you know the results.

Thanks again. Joe WA4DJU

Rick Rock · Post by **Rick Rock** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:56 am

You have the latest version of the interconnect board, so that rules that part out. So I will concur that your problem is most likely within the head, which is why I suggested earlier trying the remote head on the dash setup. If it works that way, it is the control head being an issue. Just curious, what is the model#/ID# of the radio you are currently having issues with?

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:40 am

Hi,

The problem was occuring with the same head on both an 800
and a VHF.

The 800 is an M35ZXA5JC5AK and the VHF is a D43KXA7JA5AK.

The heads are standard A5's with the 5 buttons at the top of the
display and the 3 to the right with the mode / volume rockers.

I appreciate your help. I'm going to try the head swap as a remote
and see if they both function normally.

Will let you know. Joe WA4DJU

Rick Rock · Post by **Rick Rock** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:59 am

OK, then I'd say the problem will lie in the head. Just use the head that scans and it'll be fine.

adfradiotech · Post by **adfradiotech** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:43 pm

Rick Rock,

Thanks a bunch for your assistance. I tried the head, it does not scan
when remoted either. Guess that solves the mystery. Couldn't see the
forest for the trees. Thanks again for your help.

Joe WA4DJU

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