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This is a known issue. Needs sent back to Mexirola.

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I realize this is after the fact, but Quickmount also made a dual-head box for the CDM series. The only problem was, they kept burning up and Quickmount just dropped the boxes since they never could fix the problem. Actually, Quickmount was sued out of business by Mother M. IDA bought the business.

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It bricked one when writing to it. Reads OK, though. Same DOS computer that is used with anything else I program.

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The Polaris box doesn't play well with the Sabers, also.

For an aftermarket rib, I highly recommend the Sandy Ganz design. You can get them at www.radiostew.com

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Anyone have a service/programming manual they would like to part with or copy?

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Receive MDC has to be turned on for each personality that you want to decode.

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No such animal

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There is NO DOS in XP. It simply doesn't exist. You can get a command prompt by either typing "cmd" in Start, Run or select command prompt from Start, All Programs, Accessories. Good for pinging, etc but there is no DOS in XP. (Billy G and Stevie B had a better idea)

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$66.00 per hour here. Factors in insurance, etc.

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Well, being the fact that there IS no such thing as Waris RSS, only CPS, I think the poster was using RSS as a generic term. We generally use that term generically for software for ALL brands of radios.

And we have never tried Vista at all yet, SP1 isn't even out

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The dual head kit was made by Quickmount and they no longer sell them because Mother M's legal department said so. The company is now for sale. Mother M does not make a dual head remote mount kit. Unless you get a used one, you're out of luck. I suggest you look at the dual head Kenwood TK690. MUCH ...

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PTT ID needs turned on per channel. Optional signalling is for receiving fleet sync. Look at the channel options page.

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Since parts are no longer available for Minitor 2s, lotsa luck. All our inventory of common parts for them is long gone.

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What band?

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For a simple speaker with no phasing components, it doesn't matter.

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1. Yep

2. Nope

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You need a TIMS set to set the levels, and the knowledge to use it. Nothing else.

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This explains the lack of any way to tell the charger what sort of battery chemistry is being employed. (By the way, flooded cells, gel cells and AGMs are all "lead acid batteries." What Iota mean was that their charger is intended only for use with flooded cells. Frankly, the sloppy use ...

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A synthesized pager that not a POF like the M3, M4, and M5.

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If it is a Powerjoke and a Waris series radio involved, install a good noise filter and a BIG (motor start type) capacitor. Have seen this many times. Problem will go Bye bye.

Powerjokes are famous for fuel pump noise as was earlier stated.

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No, it is not shielded and we have never seen this problem. We use a lot of Quick Mount kits on ladder trucks, etc.

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Depends on the firmware revision in the radio. If it is a 760"G" and the triangle in the kenwood logo is red, then it probably will. The easiest way to test is to read the radio with the windows software, then immediately write the read codeplug back to the radio. If there is a firmware is...

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Parallel port zip drive.

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AOL=spyware no matter what their commercials say. :lol: My daughter used to use their IM client, and all she got was spyware. Since I put the Trillian client on, and with the same IM and surfing habits, no spyware. I like the AVG, but Norton Corporate is good. too. Not bloated like their home produc...

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Cam22 wrote:Yep. You really don't want to much discussion on a discussion board. More rules is just what this board needs.

I simply can't believe it. I totally agree with Cam.

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911-EP LS-12 or Tomar T-LED. Beats the crap out of any of that Whelen junk. Do a side by side comparison and REALLY look at the pattern from all angles. You'll see.

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Ditch the USB to serial cable and get a SIIG pcmcia true serial port card. It's the only way to fly. The USB to serial converters are hit and miss at best for any Batwing programming.

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Will does make an well made interface.

http://www.c-cor.org/echocomm/

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Yes, as it shorts across the meter movement. Makers of VOMs like Simpson usually do this when the meter is turned off. It shorts the meter movement.

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I agree with Bernie, but I would look at the connections in the line section first. I had this same problem with my 43 as it grew older and that was the fix.

I also agree with turning the slug 90 degrees for transport.

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How about the the 6 inch piece of flat metal by the heater drain on the passenger side. Honestly, if you can't figure this out, you shouldn't be touching anything. Yeah, how dare you come here asking for help! What do you think this is, a message board for asking questions or something? Jeez! (If y...

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How about the the 6 inch piece of flat metal by the heater drain on the passenger side. Honestly, if you can't figure this out, you shouldn't be touching anything.

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Not trying to be a smart a**, but either your dispatchers need to learn to multi task, or you need more dispatchers. I have never heard of this, or the need for this in any of the dispatch centers we maintain, or I have been associated with.

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My experience with these panels is that they are total POS. To program them with DTMF, you have to send the digits manually and hold them for approximately 1 second to get the stupid thing to recognize it. That's why we use only Communications Specialists or Zetron panels. The Comm Spec panel is the...

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A stock alternator and battery will be fine. Remember, you will not be transmitting on more than one radio at a time. Your biggest load will be the 100 watt low band x9000, about 30 amps on transmit. If you do replace the battery, due to age, we use the yellow top optima. Best battery for rugged ser...

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Motorola 1-800-422-4210

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Can't speak for the Ebay cable, as some are not of the best quality, but you do use the same cable for programming and tuning.

Change the baseband tuning, and that should solve your problem.

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No wonder I feel dizzy. I thought it was all the booze last night. It's because Jim and I agree and it through the earth's rotation off it's axis!!! I want to make a bumper sticker... MY 90 SERIES KICKED YOUR MOTOROLA'S ASS What is AAD anyway? :evil: Kenwood 90 series and Kenwood in general kicks a...

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I am a complete idiot when it comes to paging, other than I'd like mine to stop going off at night. Ummm, turn it off.... I volunteer with them, not as a ff, but do get called out to major events. It'd be nice to have a heads up before they get around to calling me. The budget is not there to provi...

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A start guard will fix that, if it is indeed the problem. But with all the quick mounts we have out there, I have never seen that problem. They just work well.

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Kit- You must mean more Whelen POS. Seriously guys, Whelen's LED technology is far surpassed by 911 EP and Tomar. Don't just look at the blinky blinky lights. Look at the pattern. See where it falls off compared to the others. We have lots of different styles and models set up in the shop, even Whel...

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i would not even consider them. and for tomar thats just as bad Tomar bad???? I can't tell you how many out of the box failures we have had with that Whelen junk. Just had one today. Kit...feel free to visit us for a side by side comparison on performance. Didn't you use to work for Whelen?????? Ac...

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i would not even consider them. and for tomar thats just as bad Tomar bad???? I can't tell you how many out of the box failures we have had with that Whelen junk. Just had one today. Kit...feel free to visit us for a side by side comparison on performance. Didn't you use to work for Whelen??????

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Sounds like a desense problem. I have seen wierd things like this at times. Especially if you are using RG-58 and not the good stuff that is the same size as the 58. There are many brands available for this purpose. You might also try to hook up the amp to the transmitter and then to tha antenna, el...

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Tip 1: If you have to ask how to do it, stop. Immediately. Take the vehicle and equipment to a professional installer, or get the help of a knowledgeable friend. ok, so there are a lot of people on here that do installs, why does he need to ask a professional when there are all of you guys here?? T...

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This is typical of our custom SUVs. This one was for the federal Fish and Wildlife service.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/commtek_7 ... /my_photos

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Links to some pix from some of the "professional installations" we see every day.

The "wall of shame album"

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/commtek_7 ... .dir=/6e40

And Chuck is not a bigot. Some people need to get a life

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Looks like the work of most of the shops around here, including the "M" shop. Just pull back the passenger floor mat on most any police car, and that's what you see. If you would look at how they are butchering the installs on the new Greathundred system, it would make you puke. But, what ...

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If you don't need MDC, Kenwood is over and above any of M's current offerings. Although you can add an external MDC encode board to the Kenwoods. We do this all the time.

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No and No. Consider the HT1250, if you don't like the price of the MTS2000.

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