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You'll probably laugh at this, but I found out that I have programmed everything correctly, it just took moving outside to get a signal. 162.4000 is the correct NOAA frequency for the area. I think because of the channel deviation, depending on the position I hold the radio I actually (and unintenti...

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Has anyone ever successfully programmed and received from NOAA weather radio freqs? I have the right freqs programmed into the radio but I'm not hearing anything. I've got it set to carrier squelch. Is there anything else I need to do?

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Glad to see replacement parts are still available. Exactly how do these PTT buttons pry off the MX300? I tried popping one off with a very, very tiny flat screw driver and ended up breaking it (DOH!). As far as the little rubber disc inside the accessory connector recess on the radio, apparently it ...

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Need help on replacing two rubber parts on a few of my MX300 series radios. First off, how do I go about replacing the rubber PTT button? Second, any idea how to replace the round rubber piece in the center of the accessory connector? On nearly all of my radios, that center rubber piece has turned i...

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Doh! Looks like I did have it backwards. So with that in mind, I will want a 451 RX module. Out of curiosity, where did you look that information up at? I looked the name on the FCC's website, and the information I found that I didn't already know was the call-sign (WPPX518).

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If I understand how the crystal MX300s work combined with what you said, as long as the frequencies I need are within the RX module +/- the offset module, I should be good? Since they use RX 456.900 (and no, it's not backwards; it's odd but the TX is low and the RX is high), wouldn't I want an RX mo...

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Need a little crystal-related help. I'm trying to get one of my non-synthesized MX340s to work with the repeater system at the Titan Missile Museum. I talked to the archivist there today and got the go ahead to try this. They are using PL code 6Z (167.9 Hz) and use TX 451.900 and RX 456.900. What cr...

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Out of curiosity, do you have to pay or get a bus pass to ride the shuttle from the parking to the convention? Also, can you re-enter the convention if you buy something heavy and need to run it out to the car? This is my first time going, and one of the first few road trips I've taken since getting...

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Non-functional would be fine, as the museum has a modern Motorola repeater installed that is UHF (whereas the original USAF system was VHF), and they are using the original antenna system (RADIAX coax). The museum-installed repeater works pretty well!

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Thanks for all of the information. The purpose for the RADIO NET OVERRIDE was for emergencies/propellant transfer operations. The idea was the crew commander or deputy commander could override portable traffic to provide evacuation instructions/etc. Looking at TO 21M-LGM25C-1 (the "owners manua...

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I know for a fact it's a VHF system, because that's what the portables (SP MX340s) are. A couple lingering questions that hopefully someone can answer: 1) The base station was connected to two consoles in the control center, so that the crew can transmit using this repeater by pressing a button at e...

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These two figures came straight from the USAF Titan II ICBM field maintenance tech order for the Radio-Type Maintenance Network, which comprised of all Motorola equipment. To me this looks like either a Micor (because of the test set), or some kind of specialized MTR-300. Any idea? http://farm5.stat...

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Point taken, so scanner it is. Now hopefully I haven't made anyone's sh*t list

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I'm not a total amateur; I understand the basics of a trunking system, I'm just not all that familiar with the specifics of each type of trunking. It doesn't take an expert to know that transmission to an unauthorized system is a serious offense. That, and I had a very thorough plan to physically, a...

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You are better off buying a scanner. Seriously. If you don't have the technical skills to create a system key and modify your radio so it doesn't TX at ALL, you are asking for serious problems with the law. I understand the serious consequences and legal issues at hand here. I have the resources to...

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The MTX800 won't do type II. It won't handle rebanding. Understood. Suggestion: Sell those doorstops at your local hamfest for a buck a piece and buy a scanner. I'd rather just hold onto them and use them for parts, if I can't do anything else with them. My understanding is that the MTX820/820S, ho...

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I have a box of MTX800s sitting in my basement, and I figured I'd try to use them for something other than parts. Is there anyway I might be able to turn one of these into a trunked scanner? Particularly, I'm trying to put something together so I can listen into some of the radio chatter on campus (...

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Hm...apparently I forgot to make good on my promise to post those diagrams. In any case, here they are:

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Another vote for the MX300 Series (including the 300/R). They used those things in the Titan II ICBM program, even during propellant transfer operations! If they can survive Titan's toxic and highly corrosive propellants, they can survive nearly anything. Second vote for the Genesis (HT600/MT1000) s...

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The LM317 is looking like a winner, I'll just have to figure out the specs of what all to use. In terms of amperage, for the fuse and the diodes, what should I be thinking of in terms of limits? I was thinking something between 0.5A and 1A. Following the basic circuit from http://www.electronics-lab...

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Hello all, So now that I'm into the MX series of radios, need a little assistance in the area of batteries. In terms of tearing them opening, getting the bottom plate off is an issue/pain in the rear. I've read that if you freeze the pack in question, it causes the glue to fail (assuming it's an old...

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Seeing as it's a hop, a skip, and a jump from Ohio State, I'll probably be there.

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That sounds about right. I don't know the exact freqs they used for TX and RX, but I know it was a VHF system.

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I don't have access to the radio on-hand (it's 2000 miles back at the Titan Missile Museum in Tucson), but if you glimpse at the tech data, there appears to be SP data. The types of transceivers used on site have the same data, SPO1T139.625MHz. Hopefully that helps, otherwise I'll have to email my c...

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Thanks for the info! I wouldn't be surprised if they were special production. Now the hard part is trying to found equipment like this (and at a decent price). These are the diagrams I pulled from the maintenance tech order. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3666958040_3f5170ac30_b.jpg http://farm...

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Even though this topic is pretty old, I came across the same Suitcase repeater model that was mentioned earlier. I found a reference to it in the maintenance tech order for the Radio-Type Maintenance Network used in Titan II ICBM sites. The repeater they used is model P43SYS3180BT. I have a diagram ...

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (ok not really)....the US Air Force operated Titan II ICBM sites, which had among its several communication systems a Radio-Type Maintenance Net (RTMN for short), which was built entirely by Motorola. The radio net consisted of a base station, a controller (...

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Well thats where the connector I messed up came from, and it didn't have pins 6 and 9 on it.

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Hello all. I am in need of help with making an ht600 programing cable. I went to all the trouble of drilling just right and glueing in the pins on the ht600 connector, but messed up on the soldering and I can't get the solder off. Does anyone have an idea where i could get a premade-ht600 end connec...

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I found this while crusin' ebay. Looks like they are asking for trouble from big /\/\. Think someone should tell em' about /\/\ software agreement?

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Don't forget the P500, the HT600E, and the HT800 for the genesis series. There's also the MTX, looks like a MTX800 or the MTX810.

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Hi. I was just wondering if anybody knows how to move the pins in an ht600 mic connector. Thanks.

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Nope. The charger pocket on an MTX800/ Genesis charger is molded into the whole plastic top.

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Anybody?

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Hi. Just got my radios back and something strange is going on. Every one in a while, I'll hit the ptt, and makes a sound like a grr, or like a truck running until the ppt is released. The channel is programmed and the codeplug's ok. Could this be a Nextel thing and should I start worrying?
-Nick

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Check your pms.

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Or wouldn't I be better offf with a convert-a-com? Anybody have one?

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Is there anyway to make a car charger out of this with just the case in the charger? And the pins that go to the battery? And whats the purple wire for and do i need and what does it do? Run Dertermine if the battery is inserted?

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Hi. I'm thinking of turning one of my HT600 chargers into a car charger. This is the standard 1 unit charger, same size as the rapid charger. Will a 12v to 22v ctransformer work if i replace the one is the case, and do i need to change anything else?
Thanks.

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I've herd motorola made a 3.5mm to Genesis radio adapter, they are like $35. Check ebay or motorola

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I've never seen it before, but there's probably a short circuit or loose wire.

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If you decide to sell the MT1000 vehical chargers, let me know, I am in need of some.

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Monty was a great man.
Thanks for everything Monty.

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Or give it to somebody, I'll take it.

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Hello, I have just gotten my x4 mtx810 and I think I have problem. When I press the PTT button on any channel in systems A, B, and C after 1 second it emits a low tone until the button is released. Is this a codeplug error or does that mean trunking is enabled? I'd like to get all four radios to do ...

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I noticed in Die Hard 2, one of the lobby cops was using an ht600 (the perfect match!) but Lerenzo was using something non Motorola. The cop held it and used it in the right way.

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