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natedog224

I am not familiar Midian encryption and I dont know how it interfaces with the radio..... But I do know the controller board on an MT2000 has no connector soldered on the board to plug an OEM Motorola encryption board into. The MTS however does. If you look at the RSS it does however let you enable ...

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To modify the VCO you should first understand a little bit about the VCO and LC resonance and you need the schematic. The spectra VCO can be modified fairly easily but you need to know whats going on before you start to tune it. One important thing is it uses PIN diodes to switch in different line l...

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Hey guys, Ok so my dad wants to do a late 60s CHP HD restoration and we are still trying to get all the pieces...... no bike yet..... :lol: Turns out he recently got a complete authentic CHP SP04 model "Dispatcher" radio used by the CHP from a local radio tech and fellow batboard member! (...

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Spectra's are not hacker friendly, as one small mistake will render it dead, with no comeback. You guys shouldn't worry so much. I have yet to brick a single spectra ever and I have done crazy stuff to them..... I have revived the unreviable too. :lol: Anyways FYI............... The best way to mak...

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Hey guys figured Id stop in for a lil Batlabs for the first time in forever. That sounds like one of those problems you chase in circles till you finally figure it. :roll: On a similar note. Even though I haven't been "into" radios lately.... Have you ever seen errors regarding button layo...

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So turn the deviation down to narrowband specs and change the BPFiltering on the RX IF. Good to go.

natedog224

A good network analyzer is great for measuring VSWR ect.

But ya know what you really also need is a good signal generator some amps and a good spectrum analyzer and a couple of isotropic standards.

Then you can measure gain and plot it vs. antenna bearing. Make your own lobe plots.

Kewl Stuff.

natedog224

First off let me try and understand what you are asking.... The comment about recieving 15x.x channels when tuned to a 16x.x channel am I understanding you correctly? If this is the case sounds like your LO has some very bad spurs or something at cold ( this is the most likely thing I can think of b...

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I could probably "construct" one for you. But my time is stretched thin right now. PM me so its on my mind and Ill see what I can do eventually at least.

Nate

natedog224

I bought a radio once where someone took a HCN1062 control head and programmed it with an X9000 Head programmer and stuck it on a spectra. When you read the radio thats the error you get or something related. Spectra RSS wont program it. It doesnt like it. Check the model of the control head. HCN106...

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I have looked into this topic and it is on my "to hack one day" list. If you look at the Jedi series controllers you will find they are all very similar in architechure. Service manuals show us that the MT2000 A4 A5 and A7 share the same model controllers ( one of 4 different models ) My g...

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Why buy a range 2 radio or parts to make yourself a range 2 radio when you can retune the circuits already in place and make an uber spectra.

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I have an X9000 LB that keys itself up on power up. Seems I read somewere at one time about this problem and how to fix it? But I cant for the life of me remember what and I can't find anything about the problem.... Instead of wasting more time "looking"...... I have come to ask for your a...

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Seeing how the headliner is dangling down so you can run coax anyways I opted for the cheaper normal hole saw at about $15 a pop.

natedog224

Easy Smeasy. You may have also have noticed that almost all modern motorola radios use an MC68 series microcontroller and have a very similar working block diagram. I didnt even read your entire message but if you want to learn how to lock the VCO look up the PLL IC datasheet it will tell you how it...

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Last one sounds like a T3014CX or DX good one too.

natedog224

For clarity let me explain a few things. 1. You will not be able to ever read a spectra with firmware 6 or higher with lab4. 2. Anything that is stored on the MLMs' 28C64 EEPROM is considered the codeplug. 3. You notice that the moflag hacking procedure says to do the following steps I will simplify...

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http://home.earthlink.net/~natedog224/s ... bangin.xls

The sheet needs to be updated but it has the version information that the RSS is refering too.

Also maybe you should try a newer version of software?

natedog224

That is correct it is MLM revs. Software version is stored on the 28C64 EEPROM on the MLM. Its a 3 digit ASCII string. My bitbang spreadsheet has the bitbanger location to change it. The radio should still allow cloning and convert the codeplug structure to the older format. You just have to tell it...

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Grab a piece of paper and start writing down data. Fun Fun. :) Thats how i found them the first time. Is it a spectra E series? Cause that radio would be way different and you shouldnt mess with it. The others should be the same i have a first generation 900Mhz spectra with an MLM ver of 1.01 it is ...

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Yup correct. 05/82 and "buttons not recognized" are one thing that happens when you try to use a non-spectra head on a spectra. There are ways to make it work but they are a pain and suck. People that sell radios with non spectra heads are dishonest pricks. :D Research before you buy. Alwa...

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Can we say Melted Output stage in a miniature purple mushroom cloud.

Fun when its on purpose though

natedog224

Model Number doesnt matter and never will. Its always a good measure to change it to prevent odd codeplugs from showing up in your archive. But you could change the model number to anything and the radio will still function the same. FYI : Bat got the "Spectra Hacking" section on its own p...

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Lub it 16 channels trunked or conventional + scan and mode names will display in a convertacom with display mic.

natedog224

If the radio came from a dual radio setup which used an SIU box to hook the radio to the HHCH ( The model # will indicate A9 on the radio) Then the radio should work with an A9 after an A9 codeplug is dumped in. If the radio was a true single A3 radio which the HHCH hooking directly up to the radio ...

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Chris, Regarding making a spectra turn on automatically when you start a vehicle................ If you have an older A5 or A7 head with a manual on off switch not a digital flip floped momentary switch but the older manual on off switch you can turn it on and leave it on and it will turn itself on ...

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Since this somewhat pertains to MLM changeouts......... FYI : If you go to the help screen and then other help where it shows radio info one of the fields will be EEVers. Which refers to the EEPROM version number. I am guessing it has its own structure on how data is stored. For instance if you take...

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Mancow for spectra schematics you need the Detailed Service manual not the basic band specific one. They actually complement each other really. I dont have any of the crypto manuals "yet" but just an idea..... You may be able to figure out how the internal carrier board operates and toggle...

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Once you have the ignition sense lead hooked up correctly yes you also have to program the option to what you want it to do.

Radio wide menu.

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I have this @road GPS reciever..... It is supposed to hook up to the internet for fleet tracking. Looks like it has standard serial output and hooks into a small MDT terminal that came with it. I was thinking of terminating the internet antenna and using it for APRS.

http://www.@road.com

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Weird.....

We need some more info here to help. Model number and software version is a start.

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Somewhere in Afghanistan.....................

"Osama! Osama! we have intercepted the american Infadel on channel 12 they are coming hurry hurry you must leave now"...............

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John, Im guessing you are refering to the ones on ebay...... They are smartnet trunked securenet capable and if your lucky might still have the crypto gear inside. The black label with white letters usually is a tell tale sign that it is a very late model spectra and probably holds a 6.16 MLM too. I...

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Thats an oddball radio. But I guess if you just need conventional 800 Mhz then there ya go.

You can hack the hell out of it into anything you want really. Transform it into a new beast.

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Buy some freezespray and start icing over parts after its warmed up. Then press a key and see if its non responsive. Quickest way to find temp problems.

Might be the oscillator for the microcontroller clock. That would do it.

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REX4476A 15 Key housing with keypad + display board + speaker ect.
REX4477A 6 Key housing with keypad + display board + speaker ect.

REX4476A - 113.72
REX4477A - 106.08

Shop Price. Cant beat that deal. Escutcheons included too.

natedog224

Havent tried to mess with the LCD flex...

But when or if I get myself one of these I will....... 3 words.

Hot Air Pencil

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From the small amount I took out of that article it seems that they are implying the soldiers are buying them out of pocket to help themselves communicate easier. It also would seem that the soldiers' mentioned job duties are not so important to require encryption. Im no expert so if I am wrong whoo...

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$150 is retail. If you have the right connections you can buy the R battery cheaper. Resellers price is like $90 I think.... But still ouch.

I think I will eventually buy one battery so I can play with one of the Rs I got and call it good.

natedog224

Could be one of those made for Asia / Europe "Tetra" radios. Not sure what models they make for Tetra but sounds like it may be something related. I am guessing it has its own RSS and different featureset. Find the Motorola Global page and look at the Asia products page. You might find wha...

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Freedos........ Hrmmmm..... Fritos

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You have to program it for ignition switch operation also.

Radio wide menu in the RSS change the option.

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That is add odd concoction.

Power for a P110 and other HTs that require you to remove the bat use a 9V battery.

Most other radios dont require anything so long as they have power and the RIB has power.

natedog224

I think my smart RIB was doing that after a Spectra popped the zener diode on the busy line. GP300 / P110 work fine because they do not use the busy line. Jedi radio I think did exactly the error you describe. Check any component hooked to the busy line. See if something aint right. Your nose is a g...

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Any "Motorola" encryption for any of those radios is gonna send them out to get a loan. :-? Look at spectra for example. If you buy new parts from Moto for really any encryption type it will run about $800 - $1.2k per radio. Ouch. Motorola cost I would estimate about $60 - $80 at the most ...

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Could you send me that 250 Mode codeplug? I would like to take a look at it.

I believe the codeplug EEPROM is big enough to hold more modes than 128. I am curious to find out why this one has 250 Modes. If it hasn't been upgraded to a Spectra-E it would be interesting to see why this has 250 modes.

natedog224

Smart radio....

It has a mind of its own.

Better watch out for spectras sending your personal information out to Motorola......

Motorola.... The microsoft of 2 way?

natedog224

Just wanted to know what the deal is with 2 different DES hybrids

TRN4836A Hybrid - secure module for DES
TRN9843A Hybrid - secure module for DES (non XL)

Are the they 1 and the same? I got some spectra ASN boxes with 9843s. What is different from these and the 4836

natedog224

Everything is fixable.

001 is Synth out of lock.

Look for caps that are leaking crap out on the RF board.

Or maybe you programmed a freq too far out of band?

natedog224

Its out there..... Just fairly hard to find.

Its a piece of Motorola Proprietary software that "fell" from the sky.

It has the C source in the zip complete even with comments. But no its definitely not "open source".

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