Is there a currently available manual that covers this option (theory, operation, schematics, etc) for a digital-capable (CXB) station? If so, can you provide the 68 number so I can try to order it?
Does this operate similar to a community repeater tone-deck, where the output PL can be controlled by the input PL, or does it just let the receiver decode more than one PL?
Does it also handle DPL just as easily?
Does it require other options, such as a wild-card, DTMF decoder, or SAM board, or can it run stand-alone?
Any explanation of its full capabilities would be helpful as well.
Thanks.
Bob M.
MSF5000 Multi-PL Option
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Bob,
I moved this to the Infrastructure forum because I think it may be helpful to keep MSF related items in the same place.
The MCS option board installs in an MSF expansion tray. The MCS option was available for both the CLB and the CXB stations.
It is very much like a community repeater. You set up one or more tables of users. You specify the decode and encode PL or DPL codes for each user. The system accomodates a maximum of 61 users per table. There are a maximum of 24 DPL codes that may be entered.
There can be up to 9 MCS tables. These tables are selected [slaved to] station modes. Therefore, you can change the station mode [channel] by tone remote control, by SAM action table, by programmable input pin, or by inputs to a properly configured wildcard, and correspondingly change the table and with it which users can access the station.
The MCS board keeps track of number of user accesses and elapsed time for each user. You retrieve that data and reset the counters with the MSF RSS.
Programming of the MCS board is also done with the MSF RSS and is described in the MSF 5000 FIELD PROGRAMMING USER'S GUIDE.
The CLB MCS board manual is P.N.: 6881114E60.
The CXB MCS board manual is P.N.: 6881126E87.
MOL shows both of these are available at $20.75 and $14.00 list respectively.
The MCS board looks like this:
I moved this to the Infrastructure forum because I think it may be helpful to keep MSF related items in the same place.
The MCS option board installs in an MSF expansion tray. The MCS option was available for both the CLB and the CXB stations.
It is very much like a community repeater. You set up one or more tables of users. You specify the decode and encode PL or DPL codes for each user. The system accomodates a maximum of 61 users per table. There are a maximum of 24 DPL codes that may be entered.
There can be up to 9 MCS tables. These tables are selected [slaved to] station modes. Therefore, you can change the station mode [channel] by tone remote control, by SAM action table, by programmable input pin, or by inputs to a properly configured wildcard, and correspondingly change the table and with it which users can access the station.
The MCS board keeps track of number of user accesses and elapsed time for each user. You retrieve that data and reset the counters with the MSF RSS.
Programming of the MCS board is also done with the MSF RSS and is described in the MSF 5000 FIELD PROGRAMMING USER'S GUIDE.
The CLB MCS board manual is P.N.: 6881114E60.
The CXB MCS board manual is P.N.: 6881126E87.
MOL shows both of these are available at $20.75 and $14.00 list respectively.
The MCS board looks like this: