Was looking at the APX vehicle adapter, since I would like better RX in the car when mobile. I also got a little spoiled with my XTL with an O3 head.

Just wondering out loud if an o3 head on an APXVA was within the realm of possible?

They do show the HMN4079 full keypad mic as an option for the ...

Something changed at the source? TX PL?

This weekend on COPS, it appears that the US Marshals' Atlanta fugitive task force is still using them.

The guy they were riding along with had one laid out on the table in front of him for the roll call and was using an Astro HHCH in his expedition. Don't know if it was a famous-yet-elusive A3 ...

Apologies in advance if this has been covered. I tried searching and haven't been able to find exactly what I'm looking for.

My ideal mobile setup is a W3 UHF Astro Spectra with HHCH and a VHF VRS. I haven't been able to find if the W3 is compatible with a VRS or not.

Also, I gather that you can't ...

Again, fair warning when they start hitting the auction block in a few years after the 700 system gets built out: the vast majority of them are 512K and VSELP or analog-only.

Saw that too. Another episode in Houston last week and the guy had a beat-to-sh!t, analog Saber II. Great radios, but I'm ...

Thank you. I thought that was the case, but when I decoded the model number I got 146-174 split, which if you check the batlabs AS page shows as one of the possible splits.

I've never seen one that didn't do 136, but after reading I thought I must have been wrong.

K.

Astro Saber II with 1meg Vocon.

Is it easy to convert a 146-174 radio to a 136 -174 radio, (for example just bit banging the firmware) or is that a hardware problem.

I have my eye on one for ham use but I realized later it is a 146+ bandsplit.

Even tricking the CPS is good enough for what I want ...

Thread's a little old, but I saw on last Saturday's COPS that Houston is still using Astro Saber IIs.

Kyle

I see lots of UHF VRSs, but is there such a thing as a VHF vehicle repeater?

I want to use a UHF spectra for some ham stuff, but it would be nice if I could use my VHF XTS portable with the setup.

Kyle

No no no, not talking about "factory cables". What I mean is: If people are already making their own XTS3000 ribless cables, then why does it not translate to the Astro Saber connector? If it was possible, they would be all over eBay- right?

Exactly. They are the same radio electronically so as ...

FireCpt809 wrote:in theroy it should work.. But is it worth the risk of possibly bricking the radio

No, but I can buy some POS AS1 to try it on, if I'm really uptight about it.

K.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I'm currently using a USB to serial converter to a serial cable to a rib to the rib cable to the radio. Not a USB cable.

My first thought agreed with Jim... if you get the pins right, it should work. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy.

Thanks, guys.

Kyle

So I see these ribless cables on ebay a lot.

I know they aren't really ribless, just have a rib circuit in the plug end.

So is there any reason why I couldn't pin out the wires in the xts3k cable and hack on an astro saber cable end to program my astro saber?

Then instead of PC > USB/Serial ...

Thanks for the replies, guys. I actually just bought an MTS2000 locally.

After I posted up, I searched the classifieds and there just happened to be one locally for a great price. So the decision is made. I picked it up about an hour ago.

As chance would have it, my saber was sitting on the ...

Well I promised myself some time ago that I would buy myself a decent /\/\ portable for 2m ham and scanning some of my favorite local public safety (rx only).

Here's the dilemma... I really love the sabers, and I bought a systems saber III vhf on ebay and will have it shortly.

The more I think ...

Good call, Alex.

Thanks.

Kyle

Sorry to hear that.

I would try your best to find something used to replace that machine, then.

Take the hard drive out of your machine so you can get the data off it. At this point I would recommend not messing around much more with it, cause if your hard drive is still okay, its only a matter of ...

I would suggest its a floppy drive failure.

If it's set to check A then boot from C and the A drive fails, it will hang just has he describes. A good place to start is try unplugging the A drive altogether and see if it will boot from the c drive directly.

Another suggestion:
I've had so many ...

As far as I can tell, nobody has an RD-lap monitor like MDTmon.

When I was looking into this stuff in the late 90s just for fun, the only one I found was made by some guy in Germany and it was like $15k.

Not exactly freeware. Unfortunately, I don't remember any more than that.

Kyle

I picked up my MTX8000 (B5) last night and turned it on and some of the pixels in the display are not firing. The pattern is like every so many vertical strips arent' firing. Kind of like looking at the display through a set of blinds.

It hasn't been dropped or anything, just sitting on my desk, so ...

Thanks for the replies, guys.

Its definitely not PL, because that is a separate feature in the features list. Motorola usually describes it as 14 channel X 38 privacy codes.

This specifically says here it "Scrambles" your voice so that it is unintelligible to others sharing the channel.

Its ...

Does anyone know what type of technology is used in "Eavesdrop Eliminator" FRS/GMRS Talkabouts? Is it DVP, Securenet or something of the like?

Also I thought FRS/GMRS was like Ham operation, with thumbs down for any scrabled/encrypted/coded transmissions.

Thanks,

Kyle

I would say the antenna wire got cracked off inside.

K.

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5202

Just a simple, brilliant example of why this board is tops. I haven't been a member for long and I don't post very often, but I've been lurking for a while and this thread is an example of why I continue to do so.

Friendly, clear and consice help ...

Ah jeez. It's really too bad I'm allergic to cats.

I would buy this in a second.

*strokes right hand with a lightly closed fist*


K.

Newbie... MTX8000 B5 (First owned)

MT1000 (first used) as volunteer firefighter.

Kyle

A little pricey, but this is by far the best thing going for the 780.

http://www.scannermaster.com/store/01-530694.html?mv_pc=203

No solder, built-in charging circuit, squelch-operated backlight timer. Slick as snot.

Kyle

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Cool. Thanks for the tip Cyber.

I thought their prices were okay, considering my local dealer was higher than them but lower than the "MSRP".

Kyle

If you're looking for prices, and you know the part number go to http://www.myradiomall.com/search.asp

In the pull down menus do parts/accessories for the category and motorola for the brand. It will give you MSRP and their price on it.

You can do a search by description, but I find it works best ...

Apologies in advance, because I know this is a popular thing to do, but I've searched and not found any concise answer on why you would want to.

So why would I ever want a MTS2k codeplug in my MTX8k (B5)?

What features will it enable for me?

Should I run out and do this?

What are the risks in ...

Hi.

Just looking for someone who can dump a codeplug to my MTX8K.

I've got the codeplug file, but I haven't got the RSS/RIB/Cables. (just being lazy and cheap)

If anyone could do this for me I would appreciate it.

I've taken it to the local dealer a couple of times and he doesn't seem to mind ...

H01R

R is 438-482 Mhz by the model number chart.

Print one off from the batlabs "model number decoding" page. Look for the link to portables built after '92, near the bottom of the page. I always keep this handy when I'm surfing e-bay.

Kyle

Now I'm a newbie so I apoligize if some of this is a known quantity. I've already searched and done a lot of reading and there are still a few questions I have.

Goal: Use an MTX8000 as a ruggedized scanner. 3 different public safety systems. Hobbist only so no X-mit required or wanted. Rx only.

I ...