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I have my apx7000 handheld vhf/uhf fpp for ham on the go, and an apx7500 vhf/uhf for mobile use.. But I still keep a vhf and uhf 100w W3 Astro spectras and a 900 spectra.. And a ft-857 with atas120 antenna.. So I'm setup for just about everything anyone uses anymore.. No to mention I run aprs and Pa...

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I have been meaning to post this for over a year now, but for those interested in a mobile that will allow you to change the softid, the w3 hhch Astro Spectras will allow it. You change it in basically the same way as on the Astro Saber/XTS3000 HT's

Hi, I recently came across a WPLN4114AR IMPRES charger that had no A / B Switch on the bottom.. The hole is there but no switch.. This unit was brand new in the box with 3.40 firmware and the 3 holes from the switch appear to have never been populated.. Is the "Pulse noise" problem fixed i...

Hi, I was recently setting up a VHF XTS5000R Model 3 (I've had it for 4 years but just now noticed this) to have the DTMF Mic enabled. That's in Conventional Personality under the TX Options tab.. It kinda goes a step beyond "Hot Keypad" and enables the keypad even without the PTT pressed....

I would LOVE to find an ASTRO X.. I have the manual also and they look really neat!

I'm still looking for an XTS2500 on 900 if anyone has a source. Thanks. hi, i have 1 unit of motorola xts2500 900mhz model iii very good condition. no use in our country (malaysia) regards, 9W2KYR Malaysia HAM I am the lucky owner of this radio now.. I have upgraded the FW to v16 and it's fpp and p...

Is it safe to connect the HHCH directly to the radio for testing purposes? Problem there is, with a 110W radio you have no way to get ignition sense to it without the cable. On a mid-power radio, sure.. plug it in the front and pop your DB15 into the rear accessory for ignition sense and speaker au...

Code3 wrote:Changing the Soft ID on an Astro Spectra can only be accomplished with CPS.

Well, crap.. That kinda defeats the purpose of it being "soft"..

Thanks!

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if/how to change the softid info on the Astro spectra w9 and W7 control heads? I really hope it is possible!
Thanks!
K5HDM

So you put them in water while hooked up the the pump and tested them? Jason I got my NTN4265 and NLN9839 (Vacuum and pressure pumps) in today.. I tested my Saber R, ASTRO Saber R, XTS3000R, XTS5000R and XTS2500I and they're all within spec (aka no leaks)! I figured they would be because I put some...

I have one and it does unsnap and isn't sewn at the bottom! HAPPY DAYS!! haha.. there's also a ntn7247a that is almost identical except it has 2 "strings" that go over the radio instead of the one for the 8725a.. I think the 7247 is for the xts2500, but the 5000 and jedi's fit perfect.. -H...

Why aren't they worth the effort? I have been looking for just a regular AVA for about 3 years now with no luck.. I really really want one..

Hi..
I recently came across a single ASTRO Spectra +Plus among a ton of astro spectras.. what is the difference?

Thanks!
Harmon

I got my NTN4265 and NLN9839 (Vacuum and pressure pumps) in today.. I tested my Saber R, ASTRO Saber R, XTS3000R, XTS5000R and XTS2500I and they're all within spec (aka no leaks)! I figured they would be because I put some thick silicon gel on the seals when I got them all.. I think I am going to pu...

The ntn7058 is the only battery I know of that will fit a Saber/Astro "R" radio. They are ungodly expensive new ($100+), but I would contact Escomm here on the boards first and see what he can do for you. One of the reasons M didn't make a li-ion battery for the R astro/saber is because t...

KB9KST wrote:The radio is supposed to be tested once a year and any leaking seals replaced. I bet most of the seals have lost there R rating considering how old the astro saber line is.

Jason

This one is brand new.. NOS.. the guy just built them up a few months ago..

Hi, I got this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=180624970881&si=so5R6XW69tcmeoLQFfBCZWkFaNM%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1156 on ebay.. it's model # is L37KGM5174AM and when I opened it up, it turns out there are 2 radios ...

Hello.. Does anyone happen to know if they ever made any battery other than the ntn7058a for the RUGGEDIZED Astro Saber.. I'd like to find a NIMH or LI ION even if it's aftermarket.. If anyone can help, let me know.. Also, if you have or know where to get 2-4 of the 7058a's, I'd like to get them.. T...

Hi,
Can the firmware be upgraded in a regular spectra? How is this done if possible?
Thanks!
Harmon - K5HDM

Hi, I got a NTN5762C in error for my saber.. would anyone maybe trade me for the proper des module for the saber?

Thanks!!

Hi, I'm in the same position.. would anyone trade a regular saber DES module for this NTN5762C ?

Thanks!
admin@digitalsoul.net

I have an A and a B version and the A will not work with the xts5000 6-pin hirose adapter for some reason.. it also doesn't work on my astro sabers.. any ideas why??

Hi, I wanted to find out for sure what revision of NTN5487 (A,B,C,D etc) will work with the ASTRO Saber.. I know some have the ASTRO logo on it, and that's a giveaway, but I understand there are some with just MOTOROLA that will work with the ASTRO.. is it B, C? or is there a whole different model #...

Will the dipoles with the red sma connector work for 900 ham use or are they 800-870 range?

Thanks in advance!
K5HDM

Hi, Does the MT 2000 work with encryption? I noticed "Encryption Enable" or soemthing similar in the RSS.. do they make secure modules for these?

Thanks!
Harmon - K5HDM

Where did you get the 6 quantars? I saw 3 at state surplus, but they weren't p25 or narrowband.. Thanks for all the posts. We were lucky to obtain 6 Quantars from recent State Surplus. Good news they are also NB & P25. So we will be back on the air with a Quantar once it is programmed (nice to h...

Hey guys, I have been talking to a guy at valley-ent.com and he just got in an aftermarket version of the ntn8613b that sells for 30 bucks (less than 1/2 of the cheapest price I can find them for anywhere online including ebay). I got 1 and it works great, I modified mine to work for keyloading the ...

my firmware is 2.13 and they all do the narrowband 2.5khz spacing.. I'm not sure what year or version they went to the narrowband capability, but all 3 of these will do it.. i have an older MT2000 with 2.00 FW and it DOESN'T do the narrowband..

Thanks

Hi, is it possible to modify a MT2000 to a JT1000? I just got a great deal on 2 BRAND NEW and 1 barely used MT2000s.. ($30 bucks each!).. They were backups for the forest service.. and 2 of them had been sitting in the box since 1996 with the plastic still on it.. the things had never even been prog...

I am really not confusing anything.. It had batt on there.. I'm not sure what the guy was talking about with the host 6.xx.. but I have 7.something, and i promise you, it had the batt on there.. and the battery meter would come on and the bars would drop when there was a impres battery.. I had the x...

Well, I, of course, didn't take a photo of BATT on the menu, because I didn't think it was a big deal at the time.. but I can guarantee that it was on the menu and did work... the battery meter also displayed the whole time when an IMPRES battery was attached.. I was using CPS 5.01.xx and was wonder...

I have host 07.13.00.. I have seen the battery menu on it, and I don't have it confused with the 5000...

Thanks!

Hi, I have a XTS3000 M3, and when I 1st got it, it had a BATT menu item available and when an IMPRES battery was attached, the battery meter would show and decrease accordingly. I didn't have a good IMPRES battery at the time (just the one that came with it..1700 charges..hah) so I took that item of...

On QCII is the radio supposed to make a tone when you PTT? I have a XTS5000R M3 with QCII and I was just playing around with it, but mine does not emit a tone when you press the PTT.. I have enabled all the PTT sidetones and things like that which usually make the tone when you PTT..

Thanks
Harmon

Maybe this post I just made will help:
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... rd#p391834

I figured out the problem.. I'm suprised that no one has posted how to fix the power on password on here.. I was just playing around last nite and figured this out.. This may only be for Astro Sabers with a secure module.. Here's the procedure: Turning on power on password: 1. In CPS, enable the pow...

Hi, When you enable the text msging option on the radio, it has a spot where you can type something you want displayed on the radio display. Is that information ever transmitted with the text messages or at any other time? I can get more specific info about the screen/field you set in CPS for it if ...

Hey, I got a cable from KAWA for the XTS5000 to just JUST FOR READING radios in the field (no use in getting several OEM cables when all we need to do for this project is read), but I get a c000039e error.. does anyone know what this means? Has anyone else had this problem with this cable? Thanks!!

Hi, I have a VHF Astro Saber III model H04KDH9PW7AN flash 54001-000000-4.. in the CPS, I can enable the power on password but the field to enter the password stays grayed out.. All the password stuff can be placed in the radio menu and when I enable the password, when I program it comes up LOCKED.. ...

Hi.. I was just wondering... What year did the Motorola Saber debut? What yr did they stop making them? What about the ASTRO Saber? And the XTS3000? 5000?
For some reason that isn't something you can find easily..

Thanks!
K5HDM

When you tried to put the 155.4675 it gave me the "Not capable of 2.5khz spacing, upgrade firmware" error.. but when I put the 154.6875 into the input, it worked great.. no error and right on freq when transmitting..

Yes, they work just fine.. The sabers they and I have (I got mine from surplus before they decided to keep them.. for 50 bucks each.. even got one still in the plastic!!!!) The DPS went to the 2.5 spacing and they thought sabers were not capable of that, but I figured out they would take the input f...

Considering that the radios in question are more or less at the end of their life cycle, I doubt Motorola will bother to fix the bug while an easy work around exists. Think we've pretty well beat this one to death, guys.[/quote] The Texas DPS has HUNDREDS of these radios in use, and they recently fo...

I can't honestly say I've ever tried it on a repeater, but I can confirm that it doesn't work on direct. I'm assuming it's a bug in the firmware that Motorola's never really cared enough to fix (especially this late in the game). I would either set the conventional personality to Digital CSQ, or pr...

Hi, Recently, I added some simplex channels to my Astro Saber III's and Spectra. I noticed that in simplex the F7E NAC setting will not "un-squelch" the radio when I am using it for simplex. The F7E command works fine with repeaters on all the radios. Does anyone know of a fix for this, or...

It says you can on batlabs (decode the freq range from the sn)

Hey, I have a Saber I model # H99QX + 053H and factory id H43QXN7139CN First, I can't find what the H99QX+053H means(I see alot of references to it, but not exactly what it means), but from what I read off the factory ID decoder this is a 6 watt 136-174 radio.. but the guy I bought it from swears up...

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