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- Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: mtx900 Power-up Tone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 581
Re: mtx900 Power-up Tone
could be I pressed MTX9000 --- I was at work yesterday waiting for the electric co. to show up at a mountain top that lost power to a public service repeater... Our AC alert did not work so it drained all the backup power. So Max-trac may have a point. I never played with HEX, ect... if thats all th...
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: mtx900 Power-up Tone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 581
Re: mtx900 Power-up Tone
If your talking about the "Self Test Alert Tone" (same as pow. up alert tone when you turn it on) its in all the jedi & mtsx/mtx software. Change it from Disabled to Enabled. If you can't find it? or don't see it? someone may have done some work to that codeplug? Some jedi's say "...
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: Converting Motorola Equipment to 900MHz Amateur
- Topic: Looking for info on 900 antennas I bought.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4184
Re: Looking for info on 900 antennas I bought.
it is a longshot... there are lots of collinear antennas out there. See if you can post a pic?
never know.....
never know.....
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3083
Re: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
Al has a good point. I have a police repeater 2 miles away on 156Mhz. It wipes out the 2 meter band. If your going to use radio A, to transmit & radio B, to scan, What are you going to scan on? If the Antenna is sending out RF? antenna? Of course if your not transmitting, then you could scan. On...
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3083
Re: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
Even with two mobile radios and a duplexer the wideband frontends on the mobile radios are going to cause desense problems in the same band. Like someone said already, better to use two antennas and space them as far apart(horizontally) as possible. thanks Al I was thinking the same... ____________...
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3083
Re: Splitting 1 antenna to 2 mobiles
I'm using this: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/switch/1864.html BUT you want the same band..?? you need a duplexer as the above post says... we don't know the wattage or frequency...less of a headache for another antenna....and this switch is for 1 mobile at a time...
- Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:34 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: MTX8000 speaker issues.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 516
Re: MTX8000 speaker issues.
a communications repair shop in the yellow pages in your area, that does work on motorola's.riggz wrote:Where would I find a new speaker?
Or a refurb kit WITH electronics off ebay. you should carefully check the flex assembly as in the above post by Todd---wavetar.......Jim
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3573
Re: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
I just came back from Phoenix, amazing weather compared to NYC despite the rain earlier this week. Made a few contacts on repeater and have some good conversations with local hams. I just had my 70cm with all the repeaters below 447 programmed. There are activity, but not very active. Some of the r...
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:37 am
- Forum: Converting Motorola Equipment to 900MHz Amateur
- Topic: MTX 9000 questions.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5033
Re: MTX 9000 questions.
You can use labmtsx and tinker with the numbers to get the talkaround (maybe). read this post; http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24199&p=130253 6.08 is the newest DOS mtsx I believe. I thought the latest version was 06.07.00 (Nov. 14th. 2002) correct me if I'm wrong? and, the ...
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:26 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3573
Re: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
In a meeting in Las Vegas....apco25 wrote:Heh, where you guys and these freqs when I lived in Flag from January to May...
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: MTX8000 speaker issues.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 516
Re: MTX8000 speaker issues.
If you can get hold of a speaker mic, put it on and try it again..then post back the results..
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Motorola base coselotte ?? radio
- Replies: 3
- Views: 655
Re: Motorola base coselotte ?? radio
here's a link to start your search: http://www.geocities.com/mnowlen/radio.htm#Crystals
grab some email's & phone numbers...
http://www.icmfg.com/motorola.html
grab some email's & phone numbers...
http://www.icmfg.com/motorola.html
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Anyone buy from EBay seller Wuss168 ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 396
Re: Anyone buy from EBay seller Wuss168 ?
no never delt with him! I think the postage is too good to be true.. I've done business with HK a few years ago and postage was a min. of $30.00 Go see his feedback on page 11, where someone won bids on 7 items and the postage was $43.+ and was charged $60.+ and that was for an antenna adapter...If ...
- Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:46 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: TNC Female to BNC Male cable assembly?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 443
Re: TNC Female to BNC Male cable assembly?
This has been around since 1972 http://www.pasternack.com/ over 200 page catalog they send out on request. The next one: http://www.cablestogo.com/ .....btw. these two catalogs you can just about wire a space shuttle......Jim 8) 1 more I just found the catalog is: http://www.antenex.com/index051206....
- Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: GP-68 question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 531
Re: GP-68 question
jim2121 thanks for the reply to my post.But the x button will toggle the radio back to channel display. Any more idea's ??. Thanks again I did this from memory.... I don't own a GP-68 (since there not FCC approved anymore, export radio only.) So at this point...I hope someone will post the answer t...
- Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: GP-68 question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 531
Re: GP-68 question
do you have a user's guide?
http://www.batlabs.com/gpman/top.html
try pressing the top vertical button jut under the SIG. row of buttons
http://www.batlabs.com/gpman/top.html
try pressing the top vertical button jut under the SIG. row of buttons
- Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:50 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: WHAT ANTENNA WOULD YOU RECOMEND?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 869
Re: WHAT ANTENNA WOULD YOU RECOMEND?
I was just going to post the sameRKG wrote:I'd check that license again; 468 is generally limited to repeater INPUT use.
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3573
Re: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
Funny to see there are LOTS of repeaters use 100.0 for PL tone. How are the activity levels wise? There seems to be a ton of repeaters on V/U/900. I'm still deciding on which radio to bring with me. 8) I would bring a 2meter/440 ... 2 meter band is full. Almost no space left for a repeater. UHF is ...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:09 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3573
Re: P25 ham repeaters in Phoenix, AZ?
email sent... Jim.. didn't get email? PM replied....
- Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Nice upgrade from depot...
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4151
Re: Nice upgrade from depot...
where's my 1550?
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: What is the most current popular public saftey radio ?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3988
Re: What is the most current popular public saftey radio ?
MT2000
HT1000
for this area anyway there are some BK's around & Kenwoods
Payson is still analog here.
HT1000
for this area anyway there are some BK's around & Kenwoods
Payson is still analog here.
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Converting R100 UHF Repeater To 70cm Ham Band
- Replies: 3
- Views: 474
Re: Converting R100 UHF Repeater To 70cm Ham Band
http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ Someplace in here I thought I saw a post on this...
anyone else? JR
anyone else? JR
- Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:55 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: GM-660
- Replies: 1
- Views: 300
Re: GM-660
either UHF or VHF -- its a monobander, as for info. heres the Users Guide: http://www.flash-services.com/upload/us ... -gm660.pdf
- Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:37 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: Need to buy a new laptop
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4080
Re: Need to buy a new laptop
and another way is: "Mouser Electronics" and/or "Cables To Go" has USB to Serial Port adapters... we have had all good luck.....Jim
http://www.mouser.com/
http://www.cablestogo.com/
http://www.mouser.com/
http://www.cablestogo.com/
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:58 am
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: Whos running Win XP and did not get the Sept. MS downloads?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2581
Re: Whos running Win XP and did not get the Sept. MS downloads?
believe it or not my problem was fixed with "Dial a Fix" http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix
Got it from the Dell forum... so my October downloads came down the pipe ok...with an ok install... seems like I had unregistered DLLs .....JR
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welcome to windows
Got it from the Dell forum... so my October downloads came down the pipe ok...with an ok install... seems like I had unregistered DLLs .....JR
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welcome to windows
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:52 pm
- Forum: Converting Motorola Equipment to 900MHz Amateur
- Topic: My Mobile GTX thinks its a HT??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3550
Re: My Mobile GTX thinks its a HT??
see if you can still find the original codeplug for this mobile? If you tried to program it with using a previously created file of my other GTX when you got an error. I don't think the clone will work. I could be wrong? There are a few others who had the same problem as you have. Go to the "Se...
- Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:40 pm
- Forum: Converting Motorola Equipment to 900MHz Amateur
- Topic: My Mobile GTX thinks its a HT??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3550
Re: My Mobile GTX thinks its a HT??
Is your mobile GTX "working ok" the way it is? or is something not working?
- Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:31 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3151
Re: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
Sid still goes in his old shop a few times a week from who I spoke to on the phone... But its now under new management-so to say...[see above posts] you can reach the place by calling: 888-999-0589 or 602-275-4505.....The old Air-Comm link takes you to ebay, So please don't post it or the moderators...
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:02 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3151
Re: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
10-4 I posted the link, but it was a re-direct link to ebay and (for the rules here, it was removed, I was in agreement).... But if you search for Air-Comm it will come right up. I also called them and asked if they were going to have a website off ebay! They said not now, ebay only or walk-in or ma...
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: If you were to buy a NEW M Portable what would you choose ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1459
Re: If you were to buy a NEW M Portable what would you choose ?
the XTS5000 with FPP--but I still will always like those JT/HT can only use so many channels. the question "New M Portable" for what application
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- Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:43 pm
- Forum: Converting Motorola Equipment to 900MHz Amateur
- Topic: Any one local to Kalamazoo Michigan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3457
Re: Any one local to Kalamazoo Michigan
I found a link here that may help? Revised on Jun 30, 2007
http://www.miarc.com/freq/902_rptr.html
Frequency Coordinator (902 MHz and up):
Dan Thompson, N8WKM
E-Mail: mail@miarc.com good luck......Jim
http://www.miarc.com/freq/902_rptr.html
Frequency Coordinator (902 MHz and up):
Dan Thompson, N8WKM
E-Mail: mail@miarc.com good luck......Jim
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: ACSB
- Replies: 2
- Views: 535
Re: ACSB
Stanford did some tests with Amplitude Compandored Sideband, but I don't think moto made any? I could be wrong. I know they hacked away at some motorolas to do this. An Amateur Radio BBS would get you more replies. try a search at the QSL.net -- Look for a Jim Eagleson. do a search for his call .......
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1030
Re: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
sound wisdom! I wish you luck! regards, Jim
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:30 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1030
Re: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
theres not much one can say when that happens. sorry to hear, you cannot leave a pack of smokes on the seat of your car down in phoenix. I carry my HT's with me. If I have more than one, its a good idea to go to a army/navy surplus store & pick up a carry bag that will work for you. hang in ther...
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1030
Re: Stolen radio: M/A-COM 7100IP, VHF, system model
http://www.genesisworld.com/GSRDEntry.h ... nformation
I guess you already know about this site, list it here also...
I guess you already know about this site, list it here also...
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: will ht1250 LS do MDC1200?????
- Replies: 1
- Views: 291
Re: will ht1250 LS do MDC1200?????
MDC1200 Signaling (Encode/Decode)Features on LTR Zones
Here's a link to a user's guide: http://www.mymotorolaradio.com/pdf/HT1250LS.pdf
Here's a link to a user's guide: http://www.mymotorolaradio.com/pdf/HT1250LS.pdf
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:17 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: Whos running Win XP and did not get the Sept. MS downloads?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2581
Whos running Win XP and did not get the Sept. MS downloads?
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943144 Nice site, theres about 20 of us or so that did not get the Sept. MS updates/downloads, thanks to the August downloads. I had no Luck with the above page? Now I'm working with a MS tech via email... This sounds like MS major plan to do the total switch t...
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:54 am
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
Re: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
I got a few PM's saying it was the LCD since it was not on the external monitor.
If it was on the ext. CRT that I plugged in the back, it would be the VRAM.
well just my luck... hope these LCD are on the bay... thanks for the replies!...Jim
If it was on the ext. CRT that I plugged in the back, it would be the VRAM.
well just my luck... hope these LCD are on the bay... thanks for the replies!...Jim
- Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:56 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
Re: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
the lines and patterns appear on the notebook LCD screen only, nothing on the CRT monitor I plugged in the notebook... So is this the video card? I have a feeling its a bad LCD? TIA?
- Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:12 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Antenna Tower information
- Replies: 9
- Views: 753
Re: Antenna Tower information
where is this exsisting tower? just curious? Payson, AZ. only AM radio station has 3 towers with guys, 210' tall (site elevation 5000' AGL) drive 30 miles away & you can't pick it up. Its a headach ok. and when the Red FAA lights go out about every other month or so. Got to climb to change it ou...
- Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:11 am
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
Re: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
very well put..right now I'm out of town on business. But the ebay route is the way to go, your right! Or find the broken stuff and see if I can use any of it... Dell wanted over $400. for a LCD replacement screen..LOL (I just wanted to see the quotes) don't know if its the Vram yet? I have an Ebay ...
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Antenna Tower information
- Replies: 9
- Views: 753
Re: Antenna Tower information
don't forget to put a red light on top 1st. it would depend on where it is located? why 300'? No mountains around? if you had a mountain or tall building to mount an antenna. you would save a lots of $$$ on the tower alone, the line loss, the output power, the HOA's (if any that will object). but wi...
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
Re: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
Sounds similar to, but not exactly like, a problem I sometimes have with my old Compaq Contura-series laptop. Do you see any change in the "patterns" on the screen if you open/close the cover several degrees while its running? My Compaq has strange lines on it's display sometimes because ...
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:47 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Broke XTS 3K display flex
- Replies: 3
- Views: 480
Re: Broke XTS 3K display flex
check your PM's
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:42 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
Re: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
hum! LCD or VRAM? well thanks for the tip James. Now I have to dig up a cable to hook it up to a CRT... I have 2 Dell notebooks, wonder if I can hook up the 5150 with a cable to the 2200 notebook? well its in its early stages. and this has been exposed to Arizona heat! will post back after we try ho...
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:35 pm
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: LCD screen trouble on a laptop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4354
LCD screen trouble on a laptop
I have this 3yr. old Dell Inspiron 5150. (came with a 30gig HD. I put in a western digital 80Gig) and transferred all the data via Norton Ghost. Anyway more & more the pic's on the screen are showing a grainy pattern, lines thru some pages & pic's...happens 4-5 times a week. running win xp (...
- Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:20 am
- Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
- Topic: Using PC & Printer as TypeWriter ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3089
Re: Using PC & Printer as TypeWriter ?
something simple would be "WordPad" unless you want to buy software ie: office, power point, (which I think you can download?)
don't feel bad I use a typewriter also, when it breaks I borrow another from the city. LOL
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- Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Visar still supported?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 325
Re: Visar still supported?
There are still authorized "M" dealers/repair shops that will fix them in the Phoenix area... check your local directory -- NJ has several...
- Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Question about jt1000
- Replies: 9
- Views: 736
Re: Question about jt1000
correct! either channel 1 thru 16 or it can display the Frequency as MTS2000des said!
mr.syntrx your slipping...too many hours?????
mr.syntrx your slipping...too many hours?????
- Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:31 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3151
Re: Air-Comm (Sid Cohen) status
what thru me off was last time I hit that link, it said: for sale
I just called and they said GTS is in,
thanks for the info.......Jim
I just called and they said GTS is in,
thanks for the info.......Jim