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Motoboy

I like my 2975 as it is the most capable monitor we have at this location, but there are a couple of "quirks" that have always puzzled me. First off, why when I turn the generator off, when using the T/R port, do all of the indicator lights on the front panel (T/R port, GEN port, Shift) tu...

Motoboy

1: 1502455Y05, Housing, Black
2: 3202462Y03, Gasket, Housing
11: 0704779P01, Retention Frame

I would share the whole exploded view diagram, but our scanner is a POS!

Motoboy

Or you could replace the flex.

8405310W04 is the part number for the front cover / display flex, and lists for $25.20
8405333W03 is the number for the control flex, and lists for $30.

Motoboy

Going back to wkr518's post, I would estimate his figures are on track. When I went with our new salesman to visit a some customers and spread the word about narrowbanding, the same questions kept coming up, and I don't know if a single customer liked hearing the answer. The now-seasoned salesman an...

Motoboy

What is the receiving equipment in dispatch? It wouldn't, by chance, be a T22R station, would it?

Motoboy

Call Cimarron. If the boards are new, they will send you a cable for free. If not, you can build your own. I believe it is pins 2, 3, and 7 on a DB-9, ran out to clip leads which attach to the board. The board itself programs with HyperTerminal. Cimarron will at the very least send you programming i...

Motoboy

Amateur radio is not what you are looking for here. Amateur is strictly that; FCC rules specifically state that you cannot use an Amateur license or a radio frequency for "pecuniary interest", which is essentially monetary gain. I have a cousin that races dirt tracks up here, and he would ...

Motoboy

Do a license search on the FCC ULS (Universal Licensing System) database to figure out what your old freqs were. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp If you are unable to find your old frequencies here, then they are definitely expired. Most licenses expire ten years from the ...

Motoboy

Speaking of poor connections, you could also have a dirty volume pot. When it is passing audio, rotate the volume knob. If it sounds scratchy, it needs to be replaced.

Motoboy

The NAC, or Network Access Code, is the PL of the P25 Digital world.

It works pretty much the same as PL. As long as the receiver keeps receiving the correct NAC, it will stay unsquelched. This goes for repeaters as well as subscribers. I've never thought of it like that before, but the analogy fits.

Motoboy

Under the Basic tab of the MDC system in the signaling tree, there is a checkbox for "Display Decode ID". You need to have this box checked, and the signaling system in your personality needs to be set for MDC on Rx system (Signaling tab).

Motoboy

PIN:

1: PTT
2: N/C
3: MIC–
4: SENS
5: N/C
6: MIC+
7: MONITOR
8: GND

Motoboy

Our shop recently invested in a BIRD Site Analyzer. My favorite part is the simplicity of operation. I can pick it up after not having seen it for six months and have all of the sweeps I need saved in the thing in about 15-20 minutes, from the time I take it out of the case to the time I put it back...

Motoboy

Sometimes if the control cable (if the radio is a remote mount) has been jerked around, the pins that hold the transceiver connector on the board can crack, causing the fail code. You could try opening up the radio, fluxing those pins and just touch the tip of a soldering pencil to each one to ensur...

Motoboy

No one here in their right mind is going to send you RSS. The legal implications are phenomenal. :o If you are using a battery in the RIB, try a new one, or use the wall transformer to power it. IIRC, the comm test doesn't actually test your connection to the radio, it just makes sure RSS can talk ...

Motoboy

Were you using a power supply or was it connected in a vehicle? If in a vehicle, was the vehicle running? The most likely explanation is that the power supply (whatever that may be) voltage dropped on transmit, causing low power output. This could be caused by an AC power supply that is not big enou...

Motoboy

From the top: Under Radio Configuration, Display and Menu, the menu items are actually the programmable buttons on the control head. One of them needs to be set for PROG. Conventional, Conventional Configuration, General tab, uncheck "HUB Defeats PL". This will solve the off-hook monitor c...

Motoboy

Though never having actually done this, I see no unforeseen consequences with using CDM's in place of the M120's. You can now order a "CDR500" with CDM750's with a housing almost identical to the GR500, and you can order a CDR700 with a housing like a GR300. I have put together a new CDR70...

Motoboy

Connect the cables to both radios first, then turn on the target radio (the one being programmed). Hold the two buttons above and below the PTT while turning the source radio on (the one being cloned). The cloning process will take a couple of minutes, depending on the size of the codeplug, and ther...

Motoboy

But that's how I tell people to make it so nobody else can listen to them - turn the radio upside down, and that inverts the sine waves; the other guy has to do it too. There is a retailer here in town that uses CP100's. One day I was in there and I noticed they were holding the radios upside-down ...

Motoboy

In Radio Wide options, Scan List Configuration, Scan Options, there should be a line for "Designated Tx channel". It is defaulted to "Selected", but you can change it to "1". With this parameter programmed this way, the radio will only transmit on channel 1 while in sca...

Motoboy

Under Console Site, Application Platform, VPM Peripheral module, VPM microphone, Configuration tab, the microphone type is "Motorola DGM". Just for the heck of it, I tried switching this to "3rd Party Microphone", and I switched the mic from port 9 to port 14, with the same resul...

Motoboy

I have an MCC7500 with VPM, and when I connected the DGM, the mic passes audio and the monitor button works, but the PTT button won't work. I swapped DGM's and cables, with the same results on this VPM. So then I went into the UNC and tied another VPM to the console PC, and had the same issue with t...

Motoboy

Let me reiterate that you can copy and paste data from a single spreadsheet into the programming software, and let the data "auto-fill". I use this when adding in control channels. I have a list of control channels for a particular system saved into an Excel spreadsheet. When creating a co...

Motoboy

After seeing your previous post here it would appear to me that you are attempting to do something you have no business doing. It is important to note that you cannot change a Unit ID in the ASTRO 25 CPS unless you have the system key for the trunking system you are trying to use. If you read a rad...

Motoboy

Could be a number of things. Do you know which two pins you shorted?

Motoboy

You can create a spreadsheet for use in specific windows, like the control channels or the preferred sites, but you can't create a spreadsheet with the whole codeplug in it and copy it in.

Hey, at least you can drag and drop! They are making progress!!!

Motoboy

From the model number provided, I can tell you that:

This is a UHF pager, either 406-430 or 450-512 (MHz)
It does not have stored voice capability
It is a single channel model

That is all that can be gleaned from the model number.

Motoboy

I checked the basic and detailed service manuals for you and came up dry.

You could take a service monitor or other RF generator, connect it directly to the radio's antenna port, and then see how much signal you need to get the same level on the portable that you got out in the field.

Motoboy

Sorry about the tone of that post. I could have been a little more tactful there. The radio dies when it gets a negative voltage spike, usually from a heavy-duty power solenoid (e.g. ignition solenoid in a semi or bus). This negative voltage spike exceeds the PIV rating of the diode, and the diode u...

Motoboy

Shorting pins on the CDM to make the radio power up will work, but it is a hokey way of accomplishing ignition power-up. I have run into several instances of An-other radio shop doing this, and then all of a sudden the radio dies. In early-model CDM's there was a diode kit that needed to be installe...

Motoboy

A quick check of AccessPoint reveals that the NTN p/n is still available, but the TDN is not. I don't recognize the TDN part number; you can get a leather carrying case for the HT1250 that is pretty much the same system as the high activity D-button, it's just on the case instead of directly on the ...

Motoboy

I would assume that it would come engraved with something like "Property of MOTOROLA RENTAL", like the ones we get delivered with HT1250's we get from Motorola rental when our shop rental fleet won't suffice. But, I also know Motorola makes products branded with the "Bearcomm" lo...

Motoboy

HLN1439 sounds familiar. Was that the same siren used with the Astro Spectra Systems 9000? This looks doable. Does anybody have one that can share some operational experiences? And, btw, the customer is going to be making up the difference over a O5 head with a Whelen siren controller herself (suppo...

Motoboy

I have a customer that is looking at the APX7500 mobile with the O9 control head. He is looking for feedback from our shop regarding this product (since no agency in our area currently has anything other than the O5 control head), but we don't have anything like this out there except for old Spectra...

Motoboy

If you're looking to use it as a community repeater, see this thread:

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=95517

If you are using it to count PL's, a simple connection to the discriminator audio and COR should be all that is needed.

Motoboy

It is possible. Try doing a search on the board for WinHex.

I have found it is usually near where the zone names are stored. Do a Ctrl-F and type in one of your zone names, and it should be pretty close in one direction or the other.

Motoboy

Depending on the model / band, there might supposed to be a red rubber piece with a button contact attached to it on the top cover inside the radio near the PA. This will not let the radio transmit with the top cover removed. It may be possible that the rubber fell off the last time someone had it a...

Motoboy

You're welcome.

Actually I only have one Comtegra console in service, and it has been running flawlessly since the day it was installed.

I know just enough about it to be dangerous.

Motoboy

On the bottom (Main circuit board housing assembly), it is a long and slender board on the front of the main board, on the side opposite the longer ribbon cable.

It should be the only board that has pin sockets on both ends, one marked J601, the other J602.

Motoboy

I run into this when I'm programming radios installed by other shops. Actually just one other shop which will remain nameless. :o They used 8-conductor flat satin cable with RJ-45's to connect the control head to the transceiver. Replace with the MOT cable that uses the 10-pin modular connector, and...

Motoboy

I too miss having things fixed right the first time around. We're paying a pretty penny to have stuff fixed there, then I have to spend more time either bouncing it or fixing minor issues. It's one thing when the radio comes back without the codeplug in it; it's another thing entirely when the radio...

Motoboy

The antenna kit comes with everything you need to connect to the radio, including the Mini-UHF connector. It is supplied loose, though, and you will need a coax crimper to install it, with the correct dies for that cable / connector.

Motoboy

I have built this cable, and it works like a champ!

http://www.batlabs.com/images/mcs2000.gif

Motoboy

1564119H02 for the remote mount front housing,

Or do you need a control head faceplate?

Motoboy

911, make sure your "User Access" column is set to "Enable", and not disabled or gated. Gated means you can turn that particular user on or off with TRC commands.

Motoboy

Not sure why this thread was bumped, but I'm sure by now Penaltybox1999 figured out that the Signal Master on the SS2000 will not work with the 911EP TD/WL series. The Signal Master works on negative logic, and with individual light segments that get wired to the SM individually. The 911EP TD/WL ser...

Motoboy

The Minitor IV pager is programmable, meaning that there is not necessarily a direct correlation between any numbers on the back of the pager and what is actually in the pager. Motorola put a default frequency on the back of M4's, but most radio shops ordered them default programmed, and then progra...

Motoboy

Good advice from the other two posts. One thing I would like to add is that the Black (Ground) wire should NOT be connected directly to the battery, but to a chassis point somewhere near the battery. This is to prevent your radio becoming the ground path for another heavy load in the vehicle (i.e., ...

Motoboy

Just got done repairing one. (I fix one or two every week, and the ones I fix don't come back for years! 8) ) I suck all of the solder off the driver and the final, and reflow. I also replace the chip caps on the final, making sure they are as close to the transistor as possible. I don't mess with t...

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