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GE/Ericsson is pretty close. It's a Maxon piece, and if my memory serves me well, it was a variation of something like an M21(?) portable made for GMRS markets.

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Go to your local electrical equipment dealer and ask for an "oil tight hole seal". They are available in various sizes, colors, and finishes, one of which is for a 1and 1/16 inch panel hole size. They have a rubber seal for the outside surface portion, and a threaded stud and specialty contoured ...

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These may sound like stupid questions, but is there a scanner or a two way radio in channel scan mode nearby? Is there an LED light nearby? I have an older Uniden scanner and an Alinco DR605 that both cause the same sort of popping sound in nearby receivers.

As to the LED lights, after weeks of ...

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Yep, the W3 DB-15 plugs into the DB-15 on the Y-cable. Make sure the ID number is something like T04KLH9P W3 AN. If not, the radio isn't one that uses a W3 head unless it has been modified with the requisite internal W3 compatible board. Thanks, KB9KST!

Left side DB-25 on the radio drawer is marked ...

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I can say with certainty that one is legit and that it came from a legit dealer and board member here.

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If the desired bands are VHF/UHF1 and you don't mind the color, check this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-APX700 ... 4ad85aafdc

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Speaker diaphragm cones go bad from time to time, especially with age and/or some type of physical damage from water intrusion, etc., and this sounds typical of bad cone syndrome. If you don't have a substitute speaker assembly and can obtain a replacement cone for that specific model, that would be ...

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Probably because a second priority is not allowed by the software settings in the scan setup page. Scan can be set up numerous ways. For instance, it can be set up to allow no priority channels, or to allow one priority channel, or to allow a first priority and a second priority, or it can be set up ...

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The dot indicates that the channel is a priority channel. Flashing dot means Priority 1, steady dot indicates Priority 2. It is locking on a conventional signal on the priority channel frequency that does not contain the proper PL/DPL parameters. Go to Scan Configuration>Scan Wide>Conventional ...

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It's my understanding that F models and up are OK with the Li-ion, and E models and below are not. My F model woks fine with the Li-ion, and the D model I have does not like them.

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A great number of INTRAC systems were sold to golf courses, nurseries, and other large landscape interests who use it to control irrigation systems, so there's also the possibility that's why you are mostly or only hearing it at night. I can think of several that we installed before I retired that ...

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Astro Spectra asked if you were doing the swr checks outside, and though I could be missing it, I didn't see if you replied. Low band really hates inside locations due to the longer wavelengths making it nearly impossible to get far enough away from proximal objects, and if you're doing the checks ...

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The gasket is supposed to flatten out a bit and conform to the shape of the surface, but not be squashed by over-tightening resulting in distortion of the portion that fits into the groove and compresses against the mounting surface. The gasket also provides a bit of a lock washer action when the ...

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Use one or the other, not both. The o-ring is provided for flat mounting surfaces, and the gasket is provided for slightly curved surfaces. On a flat surface, either is fine and the choice then becomes an aesthetic preference.

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Once you create a zone, you need to set it as FPP before you do anything else in that zone. IIRC, the first zone should be OK as it is, but you will need to delete the next three zones and recreate them, then check the FPP box in each new zone. You should then be able to add the 16 individual ...

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Yep, pretty much plug and play. If you have the rear W9 head, the rear control cable, speaker and mic, VIP device, and a grounded mic hanger for HUB function, if desired, then all it requires are the correct selections in the software with a control head button programmed for the front/rear toggle ...

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If you're already using the three position toggle switch, it can be set for A=Scan B=Blank (Scan Off) C=Scan List Program, or in whatever order you choose.

When the Scan List Program position is selected, SEL DEL RCL is displayed in the lower lines of the display above the three top buttons on the ...

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To add to DPL's post, if the transmitting unit doesn't have the requisite STE (Squelch Tale Eliminator) enabled at the end of its transmission, or the type and timing of the STE used by the transmitting radio doesn't match the STE standard that the Motorola is looking for, and you do have the ...

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If you're at coffee tonight, I'll have what you need for that.

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If the NMO mount is the type where the center conductor and cable braid are exposed where it attaches to the mount, moisture/water/liquid road grime and carwash soap gets into center conductor and the braid and creates impedance changes and corrosion, especially when the exposure includes forced ...

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[quote="KG4LHQ"] Have chance to buy a XTL2500 VHF Mobile and want to get some info on it.

Model: M21KSM9PW1AN
Flashport Code: 0000010020005

"We run local analog P25 here so I think this radio will work for that but are there any other details that can be provided?"

Need some clarity here ...

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I'm assuming it shows A7 in the codeplug, because otherwise that shouldn't work.

Nope. All you have to do to get the DEL key to work on a A5 radio is to provide key access to it as the OP has done, or put the A7 face on the control head. No change in the control head type is required in the RSS ...

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Yes, it is. Good question, and as long as you put the mounting hardware on the proper side of the latitudinal stiffener stamping in that shelf, you miss the tank. If not, you punch the tank. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say he knows about the tank until we hear different, and that he ...

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Bill G said a mouth full. A common problem with modular ambulances is that no matter how well the cab is grounded by the chassis manufacturer, the upfitter companies supplying the ambulance modules can't always get the ambulance module properly ground bonded to the chassis and to the cab. So, if the ...

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I don't have a UHF XTS5K of my own to compare, but I can say that my VHF 5K is every bit as good as a particular MTS2K and a particular JT1K we have, and also that my 5K is much better than the two VHF XTS3Ks that I have owned. The UHF 5Ks that I do have access to in the system are consistently much ...

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"Frankly, Motorola has stepped on their peepee big time with the 3k."

Yep, and while wearing golf shoes to boot. Now they're tearing little pieces of duct tape to patch the holes.

In spite of having been frequently accused of having the Bat tatooed on our corporate hineys, this whole scenario of ...

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I guess I should have mentioned that in order to disable the FPP you'll have to reconfigure the personality/mode assignments also so that you don't create assignment conflicts as you attempt the changes, and all that will have to be done before you can actually disable the FPP. It's not as simple as ...

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Unlike non-FPP channels which can share common personalities, each FPP mode has to have its own personality to avoid potential conflicting field entries between modes. Disabling FPP on the zone config pages will allow you to program multiple modes utilizing the same personality.

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I'm with Will. If it's a programming cable, it definitely does not match any of the XTS programming cables I have, Rib type or RIBless. Real good chance n7maq is on to something as it matches the hand written pinout I have for the EFJ 51xx.

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Well, howdeedo, in all the 1250s I programmed in years past I never had the occasion to even think of the inhibiting thing, and I got stuck on wowbagger's post referring to trunking. Never was much of a fan of those radios anyway, but now I recall the MDC protocols. Re-learn something new everyday ...

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Is everybody missing the point or am I? An HT1250 is NOT a trunking radio, it is a conventional analog FM only device, so how can it be "inhibited?"

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In 40 years of experience on my part in mobile installations I've seen numerous cases where RF can get into the power and control cables on sirens and cameras, etc., when the SWR on a given antenna system is above nominal bounds and any portion of the RF cables and the power/control wiring is routed ...

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The one on the "outside" with the flat profile on one side is the NEGATIVE pole, the round one on the "inside" is the POSITIVE pole.

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No redirects with Firefox and Microsoft Security Essentials combo, but the computer would just sit and time out the connection during numerous attempts to connect to the board yesterday and today. All seems OK now.

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Don't enable "RX only" until you are done with setting all the parameters. Disable the "RX function," set your parameters, then enable "RX only."

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I take it you're using a VHF Astro, and if it's a 146-174 band split, the radio should be good down to 146 MHZ, so just take the 144/145 MHz ham freqs out of the scan list and see if the reset happens. I have some 2M freqs in my Astro high power, and while I haven't tried scanning the ham ...

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And of course, I've NEVER done that.........

Hey! My pants are on fire!

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The antenna is the termination of the feedline and is the object that shapes and distributes the electromagnetic field created at that termination. The antenna power rating refers to the amount of power the antenna can safely handle under normal conditions and is not an indicator of power output. An ...

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Due to the relatively long wavelengths compared to higher frequencies, low band VHF is much more easily affected by metal structures within a short distance of the antenna, and the effect is that the proximity will especially skew low band radiation patterns. Couple that with the shape of the ...

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I have experienced the same symptoms with both an Astro Spectra and an XTS3000 when all the channels in a scan list are out of band freqs, such as when the freqs are all within the band split of the radio but fall in the 6.25 khz splits that don't coincide with a 12.5 freq. Even though the CPS warns ...

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Type "B" in the TX frequency field and hit Tab. That makes the field blank.

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I'm certainly not Mike B and I may be way out in left field, but I get the impression that a necessary functional voltage that is required at whatever given points in the radio is not present, and the RIB voltage is maintaining those functional voltages as long as it's still present. That may be a ...

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The number of personalities is limited to 255, but since each non-FPP personality can be assigned to more than one channel, the possible number of channels you can add in non-FPP channels will depend on how many you burn on FPP vs the limitations that apply to personality and zone assignments in CPS ...

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I have an FPP XTS5K and have checked out the same thing, and my understanding is the number of personalities is limited to 255, period. WAH! Since the personalities can be assigned to more than one channel under normal programming circumstances, MotherMoto considers that adequate. The way the FPP ...

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You are so right, NTN8294 is a battery. Now I realize the one I have in my hand is actually for a Jedi and cost about 80 bucks originally. Sorry. Brain fade. Anyway, the aftermarket units should be fine if you choose a reputable brand.

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If it really has a Motorola part number on it, it isn't an aftermarket part. NTN8294 is the Motorola part number for the one that plugs into a DC outlet in a car, and yes, they're available on "the auction site" for as little as $14.95, though I believe MotherMoto's list price is about $80. I don't ...

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Yeah, what he said, but depending on the HUB selection in the RSS, it will either "stop scan" or "carrier squelch scan" with the mic off hook.

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This sounds like a control logic problem symptom. When it happens, it's usually due to shorted/damaged control connections rather than a component failure, but fortunately it's not seen frequently. First, you'll have to determine if the problem is in the drawer end or in the head or cable. Do you ...

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Bleedover is a vague and very undefined term. And what do you mean by "cable station"? Cable TV? If so, that is a problem that needs to be dealt with immediately by the cable TV people because it is strictly illegal to have that kind of cable leakage.

Is the interference from other users on the ...

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I was pretty sure it wasn't an intentional software combo thing, but there have been some glitches and unintentional "options" and conflicts in Mother's software over the years requiring revisions and updates, and I figured if this had occurred before, someone here would know something about it.

In ...

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