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If it's a "new" radio with a valid serial number, why no tags? Do the math. FWIW, there is a problem with the VOCON boards in the 8000XEs. Ours are in the process of being replaced. Sidenote: all of that seller's radios are without tags but have "valid serial numbers". Something ...

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Nope, just send them in.

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I have confirmed with our engineering contact that the new BN 6000s have the same enhanced audio PA circuitry and speaker as the 8000. The AF of the 6000 has always been low, one of our agencies complained about this so their solution was to go out and buy IMPRES RSMs. I assume that's the apx6000 e...

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I have confirmed with our engineering contact that the new BN 6000s have the same enhanced audio PA circuitry and speaker as the 8000. The AF of the 6000 has always been low, one of our agencies complained about this so their solution was to go out and buy IMPRES RSMs.

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I've got about 50 of these and have had no problems using them on our XTS2500 and 5000s. Not sure how an RSM will cause RF to get back into the radio as these aren't public safety style RSMs. The audio inbound and outbound is solid on them, and for these aging radios they are 1/2 of what Motorola wa...

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Not to mention firmware requirements: many old 3Ks out there with firmware that won't do all narrowband VHF channels, specifically the splinters. Always buy the SELLER not the radio.

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Sounds more like a rebanded system and your radio doesn't have rebanded firmware. MTS2000s would do this with pre-rebanding firmware with the correct rebanded CCs set. When the CC directs the subscriber to a rebanded VC, the radio goes to the wrong channel.
What is the HOST version of this radio?

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Head over here and grab a real DOS boot disk image, and create a real DOS boot disk/CD: http://www.allbootdisks.com/download/dos.html Make sure to put your HT1000 RSS on the boot disk/CD as when you are booted into DOS, DOS does not recognize NTFS volumes so you won't be able to browse or change dir...

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Go to Bootdisk.com and download a DOS boot disk. Put it in your floppy/CD drive and boot to DOS, make sure your copy of HT1000 resides on it. HT1000 R3.01.00 (dated April 1998) will run fine on an i5 desktop with a serial port booted to DOS from a bootdisk. Reads and writes HT1000s just fine. RSS is...

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Going to have to see if the APX6000XEs we just ordered in late June and are sitting in a warehouse are the "B" revision. Sales did not mention this during the ordering process.

Looks like our PM has much work cut out for him.

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There is no "parameter", it's known as a bandsplit, and yes, the bandsplit can be stretched slightly, 10-20MHz max without serious degradation. But it won't go 50MHz or the 400MHz you want. An 800MHz radio won't become a UHF radio unless you swap the entire RF board with a UHF one.

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When I took my current position with the agency I am working for, I had about found several XTS5Ks that were sitting with no primary battery attached for years (at least 7 years or more, and the radios were made in 2003/2004), several had UCMs and keys loaded, all of them still had the keys and did ...

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The lithium battery is to power IRK? News to me. I've had XTS5Ks in storage with no main battery and the UCM held the keys just fine while this battery was dead. IIRC it is just to maintain the clock.

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I have a Kenwood KDC-HD262 in my 2011 F-150. Uses the factory supplied wiring, speakers and whip antenna (one of the last years Ford uses a "for real" whip AM-FM antenna). I have two HP APX7500s, one V/7/8 and one U1/7/8. Keying both radios does nothing to the Kenwood (which I am surprised...

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I don't think it will be back anytime soon. Sad, because it was a very valuable resource.

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Also it's worth noting that the APX6500 MP is about 1/2" longer front to back than an XTL MP. Shouldn't be a big deal in remote mount configuration but some dash/consoles may not have the extra 1/2" if your connectors are already in tight quarters. I'm facing the task of replacing around 4...

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I have one in front of me now, it was ordered back in December 2015.

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The screws for the radio brick are a different thread and diameter, otherwise everything else could be re-used.

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Turdbay is loaded with greedy fools who think a 25 year old wideband radio is worth it's weight in gold. Then there is reality.

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Another important thing not noted is that older legacy radios like the XTS3000/Astro Saber is that parts like the EEPROMs that are constantly in use when the radio is on do "wear" out and the radios start to exhibit strange behavior like long boot time, random FAIL 01/82 messages, and even...

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Good thing is prices on used APX7Ks will drop when the market becomes flooded with those dumped by agencies that get absolutely terrified of the words "cancellation" and start reaching for their (taxpayer's) wallet.

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There is a large regional 900MHz TRBO network being deployed in my area. Still several small private 900MHz systems up at a few hotels and manufacturing plants near me.

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I've seen plenty of Waris radios come across my bench made in China.
Just about every OEM Motorola battery is made in China.

Don't expect this to to become a thing of the past anytime soon. Cheap slave labor is as addictive as crack to some companies.

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Goes to a VistaPrint Placeholder...sounds like a great place to send stuff to and never see anything again.
Better chance of getting paid on http://www.brokenstolenradios.com

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I have also read the LED screen on the XTS3000 tends to go bad and replacements are not easy to find. Is that the case? Yes, the XTS3000s and MTS2000s had problems with LCD "display cancer", caused by the interconnecting ribbon coming detached (due to defective adhesive). Some have had lu...

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If such a tool existed, wouldn't someone put a legit sounding ser # in the radio to increase it's value? Why put in an ALT radio ser #? Gary, with the number of morons on Fraudbay selling stolen/hacked radios and the leaked tool, many don't even bother or are too stupid to think about a serial numb...

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Chassis Boss, $1.98 on my MOL account. Seems to be an issue with these cracking, mainly from people over torquing down their accessories/programming cables. To prevent this from happening in the future, HAND TIGHT means just that...not an air wrench. I know you did not do it, but really frosts my bu...

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Glad you like my old SL300...Surprisingly, that radio has a hot front end. I was at an event in the southern most portion of the middle of nowhere last month, and heard this thing burp with the sounds of my little tiny 25 watt repeater 50 miles away. This was with the radio INSIDE my county truck ly...

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Not really, it's more related to UART type and speed than anything.
Trying another (older) computer like that CF-28 may be what you need.

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I've had this problem creep up before, and I think it's firmware related. Pre 6.xx firmware doesn't always play nice with CPS. IIRC the MTS2000s I had at the time were R5.42 and would program fine (CPS R02.03) on an old 400MHz P2, factory RIB and cable, but would just plain not work with a faster CPU.

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I don't think the Maxtrac was ever sold in the EU. Just North America/Latin America.

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FM approval is not something that can be re-certified or added later. It is done at the factory and it is under strict documentation procedures. Any service has to be done at the depot or by an FM approved service center. I doubt an Ebay seller is certified. as far as the differences, the rear chass...

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I am starting into the Motorola world and want to pick up a XTS5000 because of work. If you plan on using any radio for work, then you should buy the seller not the item, and only buy a vetted, tested and "fit for duty" radio. Any used radio that will be placed into commercial service sho...

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The struggle is REAL . I love the APX subscriber radios. APX CPS is rubbish. Especially when you use the competitor's suite, such as EF Johnson's ARMADA. APX CPS looks like something some laid off Google employee vomited up. It's confusing, it's bloated, it crawls on a modern i5/i7 CPU on a 64 bit W...

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if it is inhibited, you should still be able to read the radio, and the CPS will tell you the radio is inhibited, and to contact the system owner/manager. the only ways to uninhbit (properly) is to have the one who sent the passive/selective inhibit command to undo it, or to send the radio to the de...

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You replace the rear chassis, which includes the jack.

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We purchased GenWatch 3 and the Clone Watch module. Problem is we are a single zone system but have 15 RF subsites across a large area (simulcast). If there was some way for GW3 to be able to poll the output of the GCM8000 and "know" what particular subsite a user is coming in on...trainin...

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Check the RF switch on the RF board, these can be problematic on all Jedi radios. If there is power coming INTO the RF switch, you may have to bypass it (not a big deal unless you plan to use it with a JVA or public safety RSM). If the RF switch is good, than you may have a bad PA.

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having just taken system administrator workshop class, it is VERY interesting to understand how it all comes together. The long and the short of it is the system is very powerful and also keeps detailed records of everything every radio registered on it does. The records are VERY detailed, it is alm...

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the radio usually will attempt to register when first powered up after it seeks a control channel (if programmed for the first time) or will go to the last control channel it was on when powered off. Once it decodes the system ID and WACN and verifies they match, then it transmits an affiliation req...

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So when you connect an RSM can you hear audio from the RSM? I would suspect cold solder joint from the front cover flex to the speaker itself if the audio passes to the RSM. You might also try swapping a front cover from another MT2000 or Jedi of any flavor just to isolate the problem. If the proble...

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the power supply is the first thing to check if the mike is not bad. A 110 watt radio NEEDS at minimum, a 25A continuous duty source and make sure the cables are all tight.

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the battery is just for the clock.
FWIW, I have 6 Astro Saber VHF with DES-XL keys in them with IKR. The radios have had batteries removed for years. They still have the keys in them and pass traffic with encryption on.

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change the TX bandwidth to 2.5KHz

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than they are doing you a favor at that price. If they are competent and you trust them with your radio, that is a good price considering the parts alone exceed that amount

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change the channel bandwidth to 2.5KHz

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The TRBO radios are also excellent performers on analog. My XPR6350 and 7550 (both UHF) can hear weak stuff that is like -121dbm whereas other portables (including my two XTS5000s) won't even unmute on.

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You should start with the repeater builder pages on the Spectra, they have just about all the answers to these questions and more, including what is needed for programming hardware and software wise. Do lots of reading!
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorol ... stuff.html

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And why would using them be illegal? I'm sorry if I sound like an idiot, I'm quite new in the world of radios. Because in the USA, Canada and most parts of the world, radio spectrum is licensed. Using them on frequencies you aren't licensed for may cause another licensed user interference, and even...

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That doesn't sound like a bad PA, that sounds like a bad battery (not enough current to transmit). What you describe is the power cycling off then back on when you go to key up. Usually see this when a battery is old and has insufficient current available to transmit.

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