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motor59

Hi Guys- been a while. We're in the process of converting from legacy Waris, Jedi and XTS-series portables to APX4000 units. On my sole compatible Jedi charger, I bought the NNTN8170A adapters, and they work great. Kinda pricey at about $30 each for a chunk of plastic, but... However, I have a numbe...

motor59

I called Ron Umberger today at his Florida office. I have good news for any Batlabbers who missed out on the Feb 8th event. The remaining repeaters have NOT been moved to Florida. They have been moved to another facility in NJ. I understand that it is in northern NJ and it is a recycling facility c...

motor59

See that - I guess you just need to know what to search for.
Thanks!

motor59

I have HVN9067 software, and can read the radio OK.
It says the TX range is 806-865, RX range 851-865.

For what I need it to do, I'd like the TX range to be 806-869 and the RX range to be 851-869.

Any easy way to tweak those 4mhz out of these units?

Thanks in advance

-motor59

motor59

Also standing by, awaiting activation.

I was wondering what happened to all the pirate and cookie icons...

motor59

IIRC there's an interface box that goes between the two.

Not sure if it's absolutely necessary, but I've never seen a non-consolette spectra connected to a DGT without it.

motor59

The manual doesn't show the pinouts for the cable, but it does contain the following: HKN6123 is the MCS2000-Digital Junction Box cable Pin assignments for the MCS2000 radio port are as follows: Pin 2 Ground Pin 4 Ground Pin 5 Busy Radio Pin 6 Data+ Radio Pin 9 Radio Connect Pin 10 Ground Pin 11 Rec...

motor59

I'll check the manual tomorrow -see if it has a schematic for ya.

motor59

Robert-
Did you find one?

If not, drop me a PM.

motor59

Let me make some calls - see what I can find out.
Perhaps the compputer company wanted the microwave stuff and is stuck with the radios as a package deal...I dunno.

motor59

Boy, how time flies....and yet progress is glacially slow. I've been deployed OCONUS, and this is my first visit to the board in about 6 months. No longer involved with the radio upgrades at the utility company. However, I had dinner tonight with one of my old cohorts, and he mentioned that the last...

motor59

I hope to have an update for you guys within the next week or two. It's definitely coming together!

motor59

OK - lets see if this works... Pictures! http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/motor59/MSF5000/MSF5000001.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/motor59/MSF5000/MSF5000004.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/motor59/MSF5000/MSF5000002.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/motor59/MS...

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I'll try to get more data (complete model number, for instance) and some pics by the end of this week. kcbooboo - I'm about 95% sure these are not 350w units, unless they're running in low power mode. They were licensed for 150w output, so I can't imagine they would have been much higher power than ...

motor59

I mentioned this about a year or so ago, and now it's come to fruition. My local power company in NJ has just completed a statewide upgrade of their 896 trunked radio system, and they have about 100 MSF5000's to sell. I know the Motorola tech that has been servicing them for the last 10-15 years, an...

motor59

Anybody actually seem this product yet?

motor59

You may be right, but in this case I think I can get away with it. The yagi will be line-of-sight to the repeater antenna - about 300 yds away. The repeater is putting out a measured 55 watts at the antenna. The tunnel is about 110 feet long, and we get penetration coverage about 40 feet in from the...

motor59

I've got a customer with a coverage problem in a concrete tunnel. We're thinking of a solution using a high gain yagi connected to a length of Radiax in the tunnel. If that doesn't work, the BDA route is next. I've been searching for a yagi with better than 15dB gain. The best I've come up with is t...

motor59

There's no easy way that I know of - somebody talked about limited success applying heat and pressure to the displays, but I don't recall it going anywhere.

motor59

I'm amazed that this thread isn't locked.

If you don't look too closely, you could almost swear that you were in the old BatLounge

motor59

I heard today that by 1Q06 the XTS2500 will be available in 900 mhz, and that shortly thereafter the MTS2000 will go away for good.

Anyone else hear rumors to that effect?

motor59

Real nice, but the red and checkered white interior kinda ruins the effect.

You need to make some seat covers out of parachute cloth. That would be milsexy.

motor59

Nice install - about the only thing I don't like is the Sirius control head mounted to the AC vents...

motor59

Sounds like you bought a used piece of junk off eBay. I have 110 watt VHF ASTRO Spectras that are 10 years old and are still performing 100% in daily service. They are in perfect shape, with no leaking capacitors, etc. I hope Motorola enjoys crushing them, as we trade 'em in on the XTL5000's next m...

motor59

Just a suggestion -

http://www.howardforums.com

motor59

Eric-

Check your PM's...

motor59

Cool - check your pm's!

motor59

A new one for me... Had a user bring in a portable this morning, asking to get it 'fixed'. I took a look, and noticed corrosion all over the battery charging contacts. Had to pry the battery off the radio. Found all kinds of crud on the inside power lugs on both the radio and battery. After complete...

motor59

OK, I'm going to jump in here with a MSF5000 newbie question. First off, I want to make it clear that I know diddly about this line of radios. However, I have a line (a VERY thin line) on a ton of trunked 900 MSF's. (Actually, as much as they weigh, I have a line on about 31 tons of them...) I'm tol...

motor59

And don't double post - it's a board no-no, in case you didn't know it.

motor59

Well, I know it doesn't matter a hill of beans to anyone else, but... I'm at the academy until 1615 (barring an early class completion). Mapquest says 1.5 hrs. Since I tend to exceed the marked limit a wee bit :wink: , I'll probably shave a little off that, so figure me to arrive in the 1730-1745 ti...

motor59

Try Will.

motor59

If the problem is missing pixels in the display, you probably are out of luck, as far as a quick fix is concerned. There's a known problem with some MTS2000 display units. Depending on the age of the radio (which can be determined by the serial number) and it's condition, you may be able to get a (f...

motor59

What model is the charger?

motor59

We sell LEDs over strobes now at a rate of about 8 to 1 for a few reasons. First off, cost, secondly, power consumption and finally, long term life. Not to hijack the thread, but .... Hey Chuck - do any of your vendors have a PAR36 LED lamp, suitable for use on a motorcycle yet? I'm massively unimp...

motor59

Mick- I agree w/ EKLB. To put it simply, it will be far simpler for you to find someone in the greater Melbourne area, with a RIB and the appropriate cable, to extract the existing codeplug from your MTX838. You'll need this contact to put your massaged codeplug back in anyway, so you might as well ...

motor59

You could try Tessco (http://www.tessco.com).

They don't specifically list GP2000 or Pro 2150, but from what I saw, you might be able to substitute another ....

Is there a reason you don't go right to the source - Motorola?

motor59

Do they require the locks to be re-installed? Generally, the lock assembly is mounted to the trunnion with a couple of really short screws from the inside. If the client doesn't care about the locks, then just remove the whole shebang after you open them up. Side note - all of the ones I've ever dea...

motor59

What radio are these for?

motor59

They took the passenger seat out to install the computer - and left it out? :o Geez - what a hack job! I'd kinda like to see a picture of that. :roll: If the computer is where the seat used to be, the airbag might not actually be a factor. I don't think it comes out more than 18-20" from the da...

motor59

I'm in Central NJ and can program, if you don't get any closer replies.

motor59

What a shame... his contributions, insights and knowledge will be sorely missed here on the board and elsewhere.

He and his family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

motor59

Are you sure you want to put the antenna through the cover? Our motors use an elevated feed-no ground plane antenna, mounted to the rear of the radio enclosure, on the tray that comes with the police model (just above the seat airtank). This serves two purposes - it maintains the weather integrity o...

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Tech225 wrote:I know what REMF's are,(Rear Echelon XX), but what are BOA's?

Back Office A**holes

motor59

My son's company had a bunch of those for dispatch purposes - the control head looks like an old-style cellphone. I'm guessing that yours has the dashmount-style head. Not sure if you can still purchase those from Nextel...but I don't think so. One of the big problems he saw was a limit to the cover...

motor59

The Southern Companies have a private iDen system down south called SouthernLink. I'd guess it's one of theirs.

Does it look like the drawer unit of an MCS2000?

motor59

Both of you - check your PM's.

motor59

Lets see if this works.....here's the text from the SRN: SRN 1394-A APC 402, 432, 466, 511 January 2003 Up Issued (Oct. 2003) Deadline: January 5, 2005 From: MTS2000, MT2000, HT1000 and MTX8000/9000 Subscriber Product Group Subject: MTS2000, MT2000, HT1000 and MTX8000/9000– Display Rows/Columns Miss...

motor59

The SRN in question applied to all Jedi radios, and dealt with a problem with lost pixels in the display.

I'll have it tomorrow. Maybe today, if I stop by the office.

motor59

That's interesting, and it makes sense. I'll have to see if I can test the theory based on the radios I have on hand.

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