MTX838

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:34 am

Hi All,

I havent recently bought an MTX838 and im trying to read it with MTSX version R06.07.00. I keep getting "Request not ACKd" error....

Does anyone know what may be causing this? I can read my other radio (XTS3000) just fine with this PC and RIB.

Please help,
Matt

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:01 am

And when I go into the software config menu, and hit F6 (test port) it says its communicating with the radio perfectly...

Post by **wavetar** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:00 am

Are you in DOS, or using a DOS prompt within Windows?

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:20 am

MS-DOS 6.22 running on a Pentium 200Mhz laptop.

I am going to try a genuine RIB and cable as well as a different housing on the radio. Another batlabber has bought radios from the same source and they had faulty flexes too.

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:26 am

OK, after talking to someone else that has bought one of these babies from the same source, the problem has been traced to a faulty housing/flex.

When I read the radio with the front housing detached, it all works fine. When the radio is assembled, it gets the NACK error....

So, in short I have a new housing on the way and the problem will be solved!!

Cheers,
Matt

MotoMax300 · Post by **MotoMax300** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:02 am

I'd like to know what source that was, im sure others might too, selling quite a bit with faults... Someone would be oweing some money.

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:55 am

Well, they're quite cheap so I dont mind. only thing is that the auction shows a nice clean radio, but what you get is covered in dirt and looks like its been throw against a wall 100 or so times.

If you wanna know, have a look on eBay, the seller is in Australia and the radios are going for about $100 aussie or so.. PM me if you wanna know more - I think its against board rules to slag people off.

New housing did the trick too!

AEC · Post by **AEC** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:03 pm

I get NACK errors when the radio is in scan mode and scanning active channels, OR there is voice traffic....OR you are hearing computer generated hash that keeps the receiver 'open'.

I got that same message twice on a MTS2000 here, so I removed the antenna and placed the radio on a single channel and all was fine afterwards.

The RSS doesn't like to fight with external noise as it corrupts the data stream being read from the radio.