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Astrogoth

Okay here's my AAR:

I didn't have access to a large supply so I hooked my NiMh pack to my car battery for 5 seconds. Plus to minus and minus to plus using the TOP set of contacts (Batt to radio) not the side contacts (Batt to charger). The pack was stone dead before I started.

Brought the post ...

Astrogoth

4 or 5 AMPS?? No, I haven't tried *that* one! I meant the one where you remove the battery from the charger at the right moment to trick it into conditioning mode.

Let me see if I have it:

Measure batt voltage. Set variable power supply to that voltage. Connect batt to supply at the charging ...

Astrogoth

Howdy,

A few years I bought a new Impres battery for emergency use. I charged it twice a year. This last charge when I put it in the charger I get "No battery" on the Impres display. Tried all the tricks I could find to revive it. Nope. I'd really rather not buy another Saber battery right now ...

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Thanks!

Astrogoth

Howdy. Can anyone tell me the final CPS version, and Lab version if you know, that supports the ASTRO Saber?

I do not want the software, I just need to know the version numbers.

Thanks!

Astrogoth · Re: Astro Software Version 13.00.01 Released That's good to know. Thanks.

That's good to know. Thanks.

Astrogoth

My ASTRO Saber has so many unusual features I wonder if the new CPS will read it. Have to search the usual suspects for a copy.

Astrogoth

My UHF 438-521 ASTRO Saber is now working perfectly. I have 240+ channels working in 6 zones. FRS/GMRS, County Fire, big P25 system, 18 Ham repeaters including several P25 repeaters and a P25 calling frequency, news media and misc. I have eight scan lists set to autoscan on the first channel of each ...

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recommeded AGC settings on the radio (0/0/0/Total 6)

Okay I see the Total 6 setting but what are the 0/0/0? Zero TX audio gain? And...?

Thanks for the response but the digital noises and slightly garbled RX audio don't sound
like an AGC product. They sound like digital artifact. They sound ...

Astrogoth

Somewhat off topic: My UHF ASTRO has the latest XTS3000 firm with all the usual features, like MODAT, enabled. I have an audio quality question. ASTRO's with older firms had very poor RX audio in digital mode. Sounded worse than Nextel and that's saying something. With the latest CODEC, In theory ...

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Me again. Have the RSSI (received signal strength indicator) meter, radio to radio cloneing, lower case display (and any other cool mod's I haven't heard of) ever been documented? Where? Back in 01 my ASTRO did the lowercase display. As I dimly recall the hex editing was twice as complex as band ...

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It will be street legal. Soon I'm told. Just a few more hoops.

Top speed is 50Mph. I know I wouldn't ride in it on the freeway!

I've been looking at the Icoms. Saw one on eBay for $150 range.
Only problem is they require a kit to program them. Cable/software
set that runs near $100 alone ...

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He's a good friend. It is a cool vehicle. It could be resold for what he paid for it. If he tried to buy a B-52 I'd speak up. Hell, I want an Atlas missile base myself. Sometimes you just nod, you know?

Space is limited. The ride is very rough. A scanner wouldn't be such a good idea. Not a complex ...

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In fact the Ferret has two Racal mounts. One for the turret and one for the drivers compartment. Neither has an antenna on them at this time. I'm just happy they don't seem to have an internal coil. They're made to clamp a whip the thickness of a Bic pen. If I draw power off of only one of the two ...

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Domo Otaku-San,

The AVA idea is a good one. True they're a bit more delicate than I'd like but the price's right. It'd mean I'd have to donate my ASTRO Saber to the cause. Grrr.. Do AVA's have an external antenna connector and do they charge the radio battery? The inside of an armored vehicle is an ...

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My good friend, just back from fighting in Iraq, decided to get a Ferret Armored Scout Car. Don't ask. I know. Me too.

So my contribution to the project is the radio. It must be tough, simple to use and Marine proof. Since the Ferret will spend most of its life in the back yard being worked on I ...

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No way of knowing but I trust the tech. I'm sure he did it right.

Astrogoth

akardam wrote:When is the last time this radio was run through a full alignment?

Recently. It works well, I just wanted to tweak it a bit.

No LCD contrast adjustment either. Could use that as well.

Astrogoth

Ahh, but there is a master setting. Somewhere. On some frequencies setting the per channel squelch to zero doesn't open the master squelch. Granted on most freq's it does but not all. I'm starting to suspect the master setting is a physical pot on the RF board not a software setting.

Astrogoth

The CPS says the per personality settings are a "fine tuning". They won't let you set the real squelch threshold, just add more. That may be seen as a good thing. That means it's likely no previous Ham has messed with the setting.
Now that I think about it this may be a "feature" not a problem.

Astrogoth

Howdy all,

Yet another AS question. I have the latest (final?) CPS. Wanted to change the master squelch setting. There is none. Okay. Looked in ASTRO Tuner. Not there. Tried to set the battery low alert setting. It chirps at 33% left. Settings not found either.

Ideas?

Astrogoth

If AS prices do drop like a rock I'll get one for every band. Same accessories and power. Let's see, do they make a low band model?

50?
144 yes
440 Yes
800 yes
900 ?
1.2 ?

Drop baby, drop!

Astrogoth

Look for the talkgroup alias text field in your CPS ASTRO TALKGROUP LIST PULL DOWN MENU.

I thought that at first. Then I remembered my codeplug's home made not a copy of someone elses. The alias table's blank so I shouldn't see that. Also the Soft ID feature won't let me input words. Latest firm ...

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"Famous" "Bigboy" "Wonder"

Local TAC channel using ASTRO digital mode. First the usual numeric ID shows then about a second later one of these words pops up. They could be mobiles or portables doing it. If the portables can do it I want my callsign!

Astrogoth

That did it! You had the right hex address.

Thank you!

Astrogoth

Howdy,

Well I have a problem. Again.

My UHF ASTRO works from 445 to 521Mhz. Tested. I need it to go down to 440Mhz for Ham use.
I tried hex editing the CPS. Several times. Latest version. Crashes when I try to load any codeplug.

The cause of the crashes seems to be my replacing "445000000" with ...

Astrogoth

Thanks Marshall. There's a swapmeet this Saturday. I'll keep my eyes open for that Comet model.

Astrogoth

Not really? The OEM Whip is about the best. Larsen or Centurian are just as good or not better. Due to the size and portablity issues that is about it. Unless you want to mount a BNC antenna on a Pith helmet like at a hamfest.

Cap' you can blast me with an inch and a half line if I ever sink ...

Astrogoth

82 people have read this and not one has even heard of a better UHF antenna?

Astrogoth

I have a UHF high band Astro that I want to tweak. To get the best reception I thought I'd
first put on an antenna with a few db of gain. Couldn't find one for UHF with that rare mini-UHF
connector. So I got a BNC adaptor off eBay. Now I can't find a 450-512 BNC HT antenna.

I know I'm not the ...

Astrogoth

Okay the radio arrived. It's nice. Almost new. Used but not abused. Here's the info:

Astro Saber lll
Model: H04SDH9PW7AN
Codeplug: 000A
Firmware: 3.20.01.00
DSP Software: I05.0018
Sys Package: H35
Flash Code: 000001-000000-9
Flash Port: 1 Mag

Now I have to find someone that can flash it to IMBE ...

Astrogoth

Did the display module ever get released by the Big M? I can do the mod' myself but a module in an "M" branded form fitting case would be better than the ugly boxes I've seen so far. Has anyone tried a pair of RJ45 jacks and a short pigtail cable setup ala' the factory prototype? If so where'd you ...

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Hwdy,

I just bought an Astro Saber lll with a 1 Meg board. It is a franken radio and has an older firmware without digital mode. Can anyone on here upgrade the firmware, for a price, to the latest and add some features? I'd send it to a Moto Service Center but the franken status prevents that ...

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I never could find a good price on that cable so I put the whole shebang on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1373877847

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Let's see if I have this right. The cable that goes from the VOX box to the Hi-Rose adapter of the Saber is what I'm talking about. $66 for the components? These should be two connectors and about three feet of multi stranded cable, right?

Astrogoth

I just called Clark after not being able to find any info on the Vox to Saber cable. They want...wait for it...$198. for the cable. $200 with tax and shipping.

No way will I pay that!

Astrogoth

Howdy all,

I got a cool D/C VOX headset (H7140) and now I need the cable that attaches it to a Moto' Saber III. Anyone ever made one for themselves?
I have the VOX box (V7100) too so all I need is the box to radio cable.

How hard can making one be, he says with a smile.

Thanks for the advice.

M.

Astrogoth

The Astro's with the blue keypad are the ones used by Uncle Sam and his friends. I tried to buy just that blue membrane a few years back. Nope. When you ask about that part people stop talking to you!

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