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jim

As of Dec 24, Valley Induistrial no longer offers Quick Mount kits for any products.

The QM division "is for sale to anyone that wants to battle Motorola's legal department."

In Other words, Motorola effed them up the 'ol pooper. Surprise, surprise.

HELLO KENWOOD 90 SERIES!

jim

Instead of the smartass comments, maybe next time you will point out that your have a 10KW UPS and not let us all assume you are using a small computer UPS.

This is exactly why I only read this wannabe forum once a month.

It all went to hell when Monty passed away and Cowtheif got banned.

jim

A UPS is a pisspoor way to back up any radio equipment. It is about as inefficient as it gets. You take 12VDC to 120VAC and back to 12VDC all while under 50% efficiency. Everyone wants to take the lazy "plug n play" way out with a UPS from a computer that has no place in radio. Besides, yo...

jim

Battery?

I've seen batteries that put out the proper static voltage with no load, but when any load is applied, they drop to 0V.

jim

Um....not a joke at all. The CDM audio blows.

jim

"Don't go with Kenwood, stay with what works the best - MOTOROLA" Um....with the garbage that Motorola has built in the past 5 years, I'll debate that point hard. Don't overlook Kenwood. Besides, you don't have to do firmware upgrades every fifteen minutes or worry about sending them to th...

jim

Keep both case halves removed. Place 5" muffin fan to blow directly on the PC board in conjunstion with your existing heat sink fan. Just like a computer, the processor (ie; final) has a fan on it and the main case (ie; radio body) has a fan to cool it. What's the duplexer tuning like? Is there...

jim

DC and Sigtronics are the only two to even consider. Expect to pay 70% of the price of a DC system for the Sig. Firecom will end up making your radio shop a lot of $$$ or at least give someobdy a ton of work over time. Firecom is one of the best to sell someone if you want to go back to the departme...

jim

Wabco had a radio? That's interesting. The original WABCO facility is 1/2 mile from here.

jim

I'd use a Mitrek, a Mitrek or possibly a Mitrek.

Second place goes to the Kenwood 30 or 90 series.

jim

CDM1225?

Is it a CDM series or a 1225?

jim

Kenwood TK3180 !

jim

Get yourself a Leece NeVille 320A alternator and engine idler. You can power a small town with this setup. Get a good rooftop ventilator system that moves air in AND out. Since it is a gasoline powerplant, go to http://www.jegs.com and get a few rolls of header wrap and stainless steel tying wire. W...

jim

Un-install then re-install the CPS. Sometimes this will eliminate quirks (like automatically exiting CPS after entering 38 personalities)

jim

I was under the impression that the railroads throughout the USA were soon going to a new nationwide 800 or 700 system and doing away with the VHF band.

Anyone else hear this?

jim

Under $500,000!

jim

My SIIG PCM/CIA card works fine with Kenwood and Vertex software in a DOS window.

I have successfuly used it on some "M" radios, but we all know how well "M" RSS works in a DOS window.

I did use it with KPG7D software under true DOS and it worked fine on my POS Compaq.

jim

Squeeze it in a vise wrapped in a soft towel.
No guarantee that it will go back together though.

jim

Antenex makes them for the Phantom series UHF antennas.

The UHF & 800 Phantoms actually work, too!

jim

I haven't found one aftermarket battery that fits Waris portables yet.

I'll sell OEM only.

jim

Do you have a laptop in yoyr trucks?

jim

When multiple audios go through it, it sounds just like if you have 3 or 4 or whatever number of speakers. A true wacker can listen to all 4 at once and understand what they all said!

jim

Get (5) 10w 70V audio transformers. Put the each radio audio output into the 8Ohm outputs of 4 of them. Tie all 5 of the 70V inputs together. The speaker will go to the 5th transformer's 8Ohm output. Works great.

jim

The QuickMount kit is what you are looking for.

jim

Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you do a part number search on Schitt-Schack's website to show what local store has it in stock?

jim

Yep. Works great.
You can use an Altronics or ELK timer, also.

jim

Yep. Works great.

jim

I put them in a row down the center. The "box" formation looks like crap. It looks like something that you would see on Hamsexy.com. In my opionion (and I install TONS of vehicle packages), the in-line formation looks superior to the "box." The box stands out and yells "LOOK...

jim

I just had a HT750 run over by a fire engine's front wheel and it was destroyed.

The MT1000s could take this.

jim

Use a countdown timer that begins its countdown when pin 4 is triggered upon a call. Set the timer's duration to keep monitor open as long as you like. At the end of countdown, the timer will momentarily close its contacts. One contact goes to pin 7, the other goes to whatever pin you want to use th...

jim

Are you SURE that you have pin 10?
The fuse should have blown before this current flowed.

jim

Will

Will, do you still service Maratracs?

I have an A7 head with no backlighting. Our spare head works on the radio. We don't have a Svc manual for these !

jim

jim

First, what is the reason for two antennas? Are they needed only for more RX or both RX/TX?

jim

Great.
Another Waris quirk. Here comes yet another firmware upgrade!What is this, like the 253th one now?

jim

There is a ribless for the Astro that we use on the P25/800 radios. The plug is the same as the Spectra's mic. Did anyone try it on one yet?

jim

Turn off all "audio enhancers" that destroy audio quality.

jim

Someone elses levels aren't right if your spacing is properly set.

jim

If you are dispatched by Allegheny county 911, good luck getting a 2+2 decoder to work. We throw these away in Allegheny & Westmoreland counties and use a modern decoder. If 911 is sending 2+2, as they do for some companies, you will alway get errors as their 2+2 tones are waaaay too hot and won...

jim

What decoder? What does it activate? Who is sending the tones- county or local dispatch?

PM me if you need assistance as I'm in your area.

jim

This should all work just fine with or without the "tail."

jim

QM's tech staff is very helpful.

I found the main problem with intermittent operation is the modular connector. The rubber hood that covers the mod connector places strain on the mod connector and will unseat pins. Pull the jackt back (or remove it) and you won't have a problem.

jim

OTTO Engineering

jim

The only problem with QuickMount's is the hokey rear metal housing that doesn't engage very well. Other than that, they work just fine. Make sure you never program one through the mic jack!

jim

Hence, my avatar .gif.

jim

There isn't room for a 2"x7" Spectra head, but there IS room for a laptop and mount with probably a 15" screen?

Huh?

jim

So what you are telling me is that what you build in your garage will work as well as one that was designed by a team of RF engineers using the latest available CAD design software and having an antenna test farm on-site? A Comtelco XL series costs like a 100 bucks plus 15 to ship it. Like I said- i...

jim

Unless you are just experimenting with ham radio, why would one want to build an antenna? Even a "cheap" commercial one costs nothing.

Could you imagine selling a PD a J-Pole built from copper tubing from Home Depot? This is as bad as seeing a Ringo Ranger used for a repeater antenna.

jim

I use VoIP at my shop. The problem is that Adelphia's steam-powered cable equipment dies instantly when the power goes out. I have battery backup and genset on everything here and I'm at the mercy of the damn ISP.

jim

We have 1 out of 2 Waris mobiles go to the depot after 6 months.

POFS radios.

jim

There's a mod for a 40 channel GM300

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