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maxtrac question....
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 11:33 am
by VE9MP
Pardon my ignorance eveyone, but I've never really played much with MaxTracs, except for a couple on VHF...
I'm getting a D35MWA5GF5AK, I know that is 800 MHz, but what else does it do, trunking, conventional, both? Type I or II, I seem to recall only B7 MaxTrac's did Type II..
Does it have a 2 segment display control head, or is it one with just the two push buttons...
Anyone know of a full model break-down chart, couldn't find much here or on repeater-builder....
Thanks
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:06 pm
by kcbooboo
My manual only has A, B, or C before the last "5", not an F. Perhaps you misread it, or some of the label was scratched off.
A D35MWA5GC5AK seems to be a 16 channel radio, 15 watt, with talk-around. Your radio is probably similar.
Maybe someone else has more info.
Bob M.
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:14 pm
by N4KVE
Doesn't the "F" mean it does type 2 trunking. Most 800 mhz Maxtracs only did type 1. GARY N4KVE
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:42 pm
by VE9MP
OK, thanks for the info guys, I picked up the radio yesterday and the model number is indeed D35MWA5GF5AK...
Its a Maxtrac 888, 800Mhz, 15 watt, has the full "001" control head, and is trunking, I assume since the buttons are, Sys, Subfleet, Phone, Call, and Search. Now the question of the day is, Type I or Type II?
I haven't had time yet to crack it open and find out what it has for firmware..
Thanks
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:35 am
by VE9MP
Bump
Anyone know what a "F5" Maxtrac does?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:21 am
by Victor Xray
Yes, F is Privacy Plus TypeII trunking, but may be lacking Smartnet features. C is TypeII and Smartnet. But be aware neither F nor C will properly trunk systems with splinter channels.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:31 am
by VE9MP
Victor Xray wrote:Yes, F is Privacy Plus TypeII trunking, but may be lacking Smartnet features. C is TypeII and Smartnet. But be aware neither F nor C will properly trunk systems with splinter channels.
That post just made my day
Thank you!
Any idea on how many systems and subfleets it can have?
Can it do talkaround/conventional channels?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:18 pm
by Victor Xray
Sorry, I don't have an F codeplug handy. I'm not sure how much difference there is between an F5 and a C6, but here's the C6 details:
Code: Select all
RADIO-WIDE CONFIGURATION
────────────────────────
MODEL INFORMATION OPTIONS
Model................Smartnet C6 Handset...................DISABLED
Model Number........D35MWA5GC6_K Horn And Lights............ENABLED
Serial Number.........438TWG12**
Range..............806 - 870 MHz Universal ID..............DISABLED
Conventional Modes (max)......10 Acc. Internal.................None
Trunked Personalities (max)...10 Acc. External.......PUBLIC ADDRESS
Subfleets/Personality (max).10 Acc. Custom.....................No
Total Modes (max)............110
Power Out (Watts).............15 Phone Dialing.............MIC ONLY
# Modes Enabled...............60
(Determined By Other Menus)
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:29 pm
by VE9MP
Thanks J!
When I get to reading it, i'll post its capabilites here for future reference...
Thank you again everyone...
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 4:24 pm
by VE9MP
Click
This one is almost identicle to mine except its a F6 instead of an F5, and it says its Type I, II as well as LTR...
Is that possible?
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:46 pm
by Victor Xray
No, typical ebay item description. Might as well said it does P25 too.
800 LTR Maxtracs have the suffix LS (instead of 888 or 840) and their model numbers start M07UJQ.
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:40 pm
by VE9MP
Ok, got the radio, read it, and it has the capability to have 2 Systems, 3 Subfleets, and 3 conventional channels for a total of 9 modes..
When I go to edit the original talkgroup in the radio, I can't do anything, move, delete, add, anything to the first trunking channel in it, I must need a syskey for that particular system before I can do anything, no?