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f * 12 + IF = carrier frequency. For 900MHz units.
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- Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:33 am
- Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
- Topic: Calculate 900MHz Pager Crystal Frequency
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motorola Advisor Gold Password Problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2618
Re: Motorola Advisor Gold Password Problem
Did you ever get anywhere with this? Same problem here. The equipment I have to remove passwords doesn't cover the Advisor Gold.
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:37 pm
- Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
- Topic: Calculate 900MHz Pager Crystal Frequency
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
Calculate 900MHz Pager Crystal Frequency
I have some pagers that I need to determine the frequency of. Bravo plus, Advisor, etc.
These are 900MHz units. Does anyone recall the formula?
These are 900MHz units. Does anyone recall the formula?
- Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:05 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Oddball Quantars ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6036
Re: Oddball Quantars ?
Well, I was trying to figure out what you meant. To me none of it was Oddball. But then again I work for an MSS. Own a number of Quantars and Quantros personally in several frequency ranges. I dealt with data base stations, simulcast only Epic SCM's and all the rest. We had 288 quantars in Franklin...
- Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:50 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: MT1000 Lowband 42-50MHz to 39MHz?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2145
MT1000 Lowband 42-50MHz to 39MHz?
Anyone know if a 42-50MHz MT1000 will work on receive only at 39MHz? I'm having a hell of a time trying to modify the RSS to allow the frequency entry. Seems 40.0 is the absolute furthest out of band it'll allow the radio to program before the RSS simply refuses to allow entry. I tried like hell to ...
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: TRC konfig
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2430
Re: TRC konfig
RIA - Glad to help! Some of those TRA units were in fact two wire only to lessen cost for basic things. The thought was that there really would be no need to return tones or duplex audio back to a dispatch console or remote with something as simple as a conventional base station. These things were u...
- Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:27 pm
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: OLH to replace in CPS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2111
Re: OLH to replace in CPS
OLH generally refers to On Line Help.
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:34 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: T3011DX replacement battery
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3163
Re: T3011DX replacement battery
Garden State Battery also carries (or carried) them.
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:32 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: MSF5000 800MH SSCB convert to UHF
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3498
Re: MSF5000 800MH SSCB convert to UHF
You can define the band, etc. in the MSF 5000 RSS and make the change to UHF there. But man oh man, I'd just get a UHF uniboard rather than go through all that.
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:30 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: TRC konfig
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2430
Re: TRC konfig
If I recall correctly, the TRC option should only be enabled if the radio is in a consolette, and that consolette has a TRC board in it. It's a bit misleading. There are also jumpers in the radio that have to be changed around in order to get things like filtered audio, etc. It may be worth consulti...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: how to communicate with an AstroTac 3000 Comparator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5206
Re: how to communicate with an AstroTac 3000 Comparator
Only way I've ever seen to get voting information out of these things is with the CTI Products equipment. I wouldn't put any DIGITAC comparators in service due to high failure rates as they age (and I speak from experience). Your money is better spent on a JPS SNV12 or SpectraTAC comparator for anal...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: AstroTac Receiver ATAC3000 interface Problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5346
Re: AstroTac Receiver ATAC3000 interface Problem
An EPIC is an EPIC is an EPIC. With certain exceptions, you can swap station control boards between Satellite Receivers, AstroTAC receivers, Quantars, etc.
Hi Larry
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Hi Larry

- Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motorola GP300 / Triton MP100 Marine Portable - RSS?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10106
Re: Motorola GP300 / Triton MP100 Marine Portable - RSS?
See if you can read it with GP300 RSS... Let us know what happens. I'm damn curious... I also wonder if it uses the European GP300 RSS... Those had displays IIRC...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:28 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: R2660C Oddities?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5749
Re: R2660C Oddities?
It appears that the noise floor on this machine is around -90 in the spectrum analyzer.
Do you work on these? Whats the ballpark cost? This is an amateur radio use unit, no profit made with it.
Do you work on these? Whats the ballpark cost? This is an amateur radio use unit, no profit made with it.
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:21 pm
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: R2660C Oddities?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5749
Re: R2660C Oddities?
OK. Ran the NVRAM clear and recalibrated. Still getting random signal level numbers. Checked against an IFR-A7550 that hasn't seen a calibration in God knows how long, it's reasonably accurate though. One thing I do hear a bit of is a sweeping carrier in the background of the demodulated carrier... ...
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:52 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: R2660C Oddities?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5749
Re: R2660C Oddities?
Very good. I assume that is done in the SPF menu?
Additionally, I have ordered a replacement battery for the unit, where is that battery located and is it reasonably accessible?
Thanks!
Additionally, I have ordered a replacement battery for the unit, where is that battery located and is it reasonably accessible?
Thanks!
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: SSD IN YOUR CF-29
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6110
Re: SSD IN YOUR CF-29
Considering the SSD functions identically to a magnetic drive, it should not be an issue.
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: R2660C Oddities?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5749
R2660C Oddities?
Picked up an R2660C on eBay for $575.. Made an offer and got lucky. Seems to work fairly well, but there are a couple of oddities I have noticed: 1. It seems to show a random signal level when nothing is being input. Doesn't show a frequency error when its doing this, nor a deviation. It measures si...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:48 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: MTR2K Wireline cable ripped out (repair?)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4512
Re: MTR2K Wireline cable ripped out (repair?)
These connectors on the MTR 2000 are atrocious. On the MTR 3000, they were replaced with euro-type connectors. Disassemble the station. On the backplane, unsolder the stupid friction tabs Motorola put on there and solder 12" or so of four conductor telephone lead on there. Terminate the other end in...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:30 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Odd error on a Quantar with R2D2 type sounds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4487
Re: Odd error on a Quantar with R2D2 type sounds
Are you sure you have your timing set up right?
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Centracom Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11677
Re: Centracom Question
It's not that Motorola screwed up on them, it's that Motorola has it's own non-standard tone plan for tone keying with Centracom. Simply set the DIP switches on the consolette tone remote control board for "Centracom" and it all lines up. However, not all XTL consolettes have tone remote control boa...
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:56 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Centracom Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11677
Re: Centracom Question
Well more than likely you are using tone control to key the radio. Aside from an ACIM connection, if you are using that, there is no serial communication between Centracom and the attached radios. You need to program the number of channels you want into the first zone of the radio, and then program ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:35 pm
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: XTS1500 with FAIL 02/90
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4343
Re: XTS1500 with FAIL 02/90
Try a firmware update to re-write the DSP firmware if it is corrupt.
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:35 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Activity Beeps generation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7800
Re: Activity Beeps generation
SNV-12's still chirp if the dip switch to disable it hasn't been flipped.mikegilbert wrote:Gonna miss the DigiTAC clicks and SpectraTAC chirps when they're gone. The county is slowly replacing them with SNV-12s.
I put in a lot of the infrastructure in some of the small cities in LA County.
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:11 pm
- Forum: Consoles
- Topic: Centracom Gold B&L - Remote Operator Positions?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4828
Re: Centracom Gold B&L - Remote Operator Positions?
I'm *fairly* certain I have that documentation either here at home, or at work. Thanks for the reference, I'll take a look through it.
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:11 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Centracom Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11677
Re: Centracom Question
In the Resource Configuration screen of CDM, you should have "Frequency". You use "Frequency" to determine how many channels the console has access to, and what the names of the channels are.
- Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:46 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9563
Re: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
Very good. Well I would definitely not be using the Community Repeater manuals on it, as the backplane would be completely different. My guess would be as different channels are selected, different tones are encoded/decoded. For repeater service, you only need F1, so you should be good there. I woul...
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9563
Re: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
I don't think it was a community repeater, else why would the F!/PL, F2 control and guard tone modules be in it? Sounds like it was some sort of base station originally and converted to a repeater (RCB vs. RTB).
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: Consoles
- Topic: Centracom Gold B&L - Remote Operator Positions?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4828
Centracom Gold B&L - Remote Operator Positions?
Is it possible to set up a Centracom Gold Series B&L operator position as a remote op, similar to the way you'd do it with Gold Elite CIE's using a ROCI/CORI combo?
Something tells me it might be possible to use the CORI on the B&L position - does this make any sense?
Something tells me it might be possible to use the CORI on the B&L position - does this make any sense?
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: MotoTRBO Portables and Mobiles (3xxx/5xxx/7xxx/SL) 2.0 Series Subscribers
- Topic: 2 TRBO RF Decks into 1 Control Head?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4670
Re: 2 TRBO RF Decks into 1 Control Head?
No, there isn't.
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:06 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9563
Re: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
Agreed - you can make this do exactly what you want with a little patience and research. Take your time and work through it, you'll figure it out. The MICOR is one of the most versatile stations out there with easy access to all of the necessary signals, like Bob said, you just need to find the righ...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:08 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9563
Re: Micor repeater model B84RCB3106AT questions
This really belongs in the infrastructure forum. I miss being able to move posts around. It should be as simple as hanging your ID circuit off the PTT line and running the audio output of the identifier into the audio input of the MICOR repeater. Those leads should be available on the back side of t...
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: MTR2000 + ID-O-Matic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4921
Re: MTR2000 + ID-O-Matic
Interfacing *any* type of controller to an MTR 2000 should be as simple as following the procedures outlined for the given controllers spelled out on Repeater Builder. With few exceptions, all repeater controllers will interface to any given radio in the same manner. So while there is a procedure sp...
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:56 pm
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: MTR2000 + ID-O-Matic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4921
Re: MTR2000 + ID-O-Matic
When programming the MTR 2000 for external control, it should be set up in "Base" mode, not "Repeater" mode. You really should read all of the documentation on Repeater Builder about the MTR 2000 and interfacing it to an external controller. I gave you the link in your message about this in the prog...
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:52 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Dual-Radio A9 Head -- X9000 primary and Spectra secondary?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17439
Re: Dual-Radio A9 Head -- X9000 primary and Spectra secondary?
Holy thread revival, Sandra! 11 years!
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:12 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: MTR2000 courtesy beep
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4969
Re: MTR2000 courtesy beep
That is correct. The MTR 2000 internal controller supports very basic repeat functions, timing functions and identification functions. For anything beyond that, you will need an external controller of some sort. There is a plethora of information on how to interface repeater controllers to the MTR 2...
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:39 am
- Forum: Consoles
- Topic: Vanguard 6455 Routers for CCGE consoles over IP?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7785
Vanguard 6455 Routers for CCGE consoles over IP?
Has anyone ever used Vanguard Networks 6455 series routers for E&M over IP? Apparently this was a Motorola supported configuration for a system I decommissioned and the routers have come available for reuse. They were being used to backhaul remote operator positions over an IP network. Curious if th...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:55 pm
- Forum: Software & Firmware Releases & Issues
- Topic: XTS5000 FW upgrade issue! Need old FW
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4875
Re: XTS5000 FW upgrade issue! Need old FW
I came across this some time back and had to uninstall and reinstall the CPS to get rid of the problem.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:55 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Harris TNC antenna in Waris handhelds?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9979
Re: Harris TNC antenna in Waris handhelds?
I would put a wire counterpoise off of the ground side of the antenna trailing along the ground and see what you get.
- Wed May 16, 2018 7:33 am
- Forum: Consoles
- Topic: MCC7500 Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7432
Re: MCC7500 Questions
You are about to realize that some signalling features that work over simplex channels with analog modulation don't work the same, if at all, on a P25 backbone. Most of those you identified will function in a significantly different fashion. Your department's technical and operational experts must ...
- Wed May 16, 2018 7:27 am
- Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
- Topic: P25 X2 Technical Specifications
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10007
Re: P25 X2 Technical Specifications
Well lets first off not get terms confused. It's called X2 TDMA, not P25 X2... You're mixing flavors there. Don't forget about OBT radios, Karl.
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:07 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: DMR feature in APX
- Replies: 37
- Views: 24441
Re: DMR feature in APX
That survey is fake as hell. Motorola is not doing market research on friggin' Survey Monkey. Give me a break. Stop wasting people's time. It most certainly is not. Hahaha that jackass shows his true colors once again. I completed the survey and there were definitely some "Motorola-esque" terms in ...
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: "JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3064
Re: "JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
...meaning?
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:15 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Notch filtering in Quantar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2875
Re: Notch filtering in Quantar
Oh hey Larry! 1kHz is the tone used as a status tone with the ASTROTAC 3000 in analog mode. Much like SPECTRATAC uses 2175Hz, Harris uses 1950Hz, well, ASTROTAC uses 1000Hz. If you are voting in analog mode using the ATAC, I would expect a notch to be present. I would look at the wireline configurat...
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: "JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3064
Re: "JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
Thanks, this helps. I'll have to crack one open and see what the Kenwood core radio really is.
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:10 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: "JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3064
"JEM Radio I" Programming (Locomotive Radio)
Anyone familiar with the JEM Radio I?
I need to program in some duplex channels with PL tones, and a couple of 151MHz channels. Our units use the Kenwood core radio.
Spoke with JEM support, they didn't seem to know anything about doing any of this.
Anyone have any experience with this?
I need to program in some duplex channels with PL tones, and a couple of 151MHz channels. Our units use the Kenwood core radio.
Spoke with JEM support, they didn't seem to know anything about doing any of this.
Anyone have any experience with this?
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Vertex VXR-7000 Motorola Repeater Stray RF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4744
Re: Vertex VXR-7000 Motorola Repeater Stray RF
If you walk away from the repeater, does the issue go away? It may be that you are just hearing low-level RF from the exciter of the station.
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: MotoTRBO Repeaters, Trunking, and Site Infrastructure
- Topic: mtr2000 upgrade to mtr3000
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5654
Re: mtr2000 upgrade to mtr3000
I agree. I always thought the MTR 3000 was really hokey, and it was never something I cared for.
The SLR 8000, as Charles said, is the way to go. It's a very, very nice radio.
The SLR 8000, as Charles said, is the way to go. It's a very, very nice radio.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:49 am
- Forum: Motorola CP/CM Series Subscribers
- Topic: CP200 Walkie Identity Crisis, Thinks it's a PR400
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6652
Re: CP200 Walkie Identity Crisis, Thinks it's a PR400
Sounds like a depot screw up to me. It's possible these were turn-ins that were refurbished and resold as new by Motorola with standard warranty.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:47 am
- Forum: ASTRO Series (Astro Saber, Spectra, XTS3000/3500) Subscribers
- Topic: Astro Spectra PTT problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6677
Re: Astro Spectra PTT problem
Control head or command board crapacitor issue?