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Wes

We have a similar setup at our station. Plectron, installed sometime in the 70's, still in operation w/ no issues. Siren is, massive and runs off 3 phase current. Our only issue is when we are at the station (all volunteer) and we get a call, the siren is so loud (mounted between 2 telephone poles 3...

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I have a 3/4 Ton Dodge, Ext Cab, 4x4, Cummins that I use for a service vehicle as well. However the Explorer is more convinient, expecially when you need to get the 2 year old in an out of a car seat in the back. Also, climbing up and down out of the back of the truck to get to the tool boxes got ol...

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Bruce1807,

Mine is a plain Centracom II. Buttons and LED's only. It was conventional only. It does have the CEB and was a mixture of tone and DC.

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Jake,

While I like that and havent ruled something like that out totally, I am wanting to keep the overall weight down as best I can.....

Did he use any special drawer slides or rollers?

I would want something heavy duty so I could load the drawers down with whatever I wanted.

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94 Eddie Bauer.....

Rear seats are a must, I only have the cargo area to work with.

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Wes

This may be way off topic, but here goes..... I am in search of the perfect set-up for my vehicle. Not the radios and installation, but the cargo area and equipment placement. As any installer/field service technician would, I carry a vast array of equipment. Hand tools, parts bins & storage, dr...

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I aquired a Centracom II, 2 position console complete with the back room CEB and Dictaphone 20 channel reel to reel recorder. It has 2 full positions with paging encoders and is capable of 8 radio channels at each position. The only thing that got discarded was the counter tops. It was removed in wo...

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If you have the jedi rapid charger power supply it will work fine on the waris rapid charger.

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Kenwood Software retains the same part number for DOS and Windows, you will need to check the software revision number to determine if it is DOS or Windows.

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JAYMZ,

yea, you might be a little top heavy.......

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MX7000 all the way. Lots more options and way more compact. But will throw just as much light or more. I have been running one on my truck for 5 years now with zero problems. I love it! Oh, and I have 2 of them used for sale if anyone is interested....... 48", red outer domes, clear center dome...

Wes

This is good information.

I have my first charger install next week and I will definatley pick up some of these clips before hand....

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Mfire39

I actually did that exact setup once and it did work, there is a little more delay between the 2 tones that you would normally have since they are being sent manually, but it did work.

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It remains open and scans in NON-PRIORITY mode until reset button is pressed. Or I believe it can be configured for auto reset. But to answer your question, It does remain open and scans both channels.

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Wes

Just as tvsjr stated, the Minitor V will do exactly what you are asking for in the "Silent Scan" mode. We have several of these in service doing exactly what you described. While in silent scan mode, if the pager recieves traffic on either channel it listens for tones, if no tones are reci...

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Well, I guess we will see when I get started on them. I am definately going to check on the vehicle specific siren speaker. I am a big fan of those versus trying to make a "universal" speaker work. I have the clip removal tools, I dont see how anyone doing install work could ever make it w...

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The local SO contacted me this week about a couple of 06 Chargers they have coming in. One will be the police package and will be a marked car with the factory installed console and all police package options. The other is an unmarked car and IS NOT a police package. I began compiling a list of need...

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tensi0n,

what model console is that, what is the part number??

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I have one of these phones still in service and recently I looked on Motorola Business Online to order a battery and they do not show batteries for the 7868W anymore. This leads me to believe they do not sell them anymore. I looked on ebay and a couple of online cell phone stores, but still havent p...

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I have 3 HT1000's with the same problem. Have had them setting in a box for quite a while....no one seems to know what this problem is.....

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jas, I think you are missing the deal here...... We are not talking about the musical alerts...... I am talking about replacing those musical alerts with actual music, other sounds, ect.... for example: on some cell phones, you can download actual songs and other sound files and set them as ringtone...

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I have heard a rumor and I thought I would post here to see if anyone on the board could verify it or has heard anything of the like....... A customer recently came in and said he had been by a neighboring FD that just purchased some Minitor V pagers. The on-duty staff carrying a new Minitor V was s...

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If it is a TK-760 or TK-760H, you can only use KPG29D. KPG29D was never released in a windows version. It is DOS based only. If it is a TK-760G or TK-760HG, you can only use KPG56D. KPG56D is avaliable in windows and DOS version. KPG49D is only used for the 80 series (TK-280, TK-380, TK-780, TK-880)...

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spareparts,

I have emailed and PM'd you,

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Off Topic: We have a Motorola Vehicle Mount Analog Cell Phone in one of our fire apparatus. It is acting up. The handset has intermittant Tx audio. I really dont want to go to a portable phone. I would like to get another permanent mount phone to replace it with and I really dont think Verizon offer...

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There is a page in the Centracom II operators manual that has a chart that allows you to decode the 4 digit code into the actual tone frequencies.

I do not have it in front of me, but I could send you a photocopy if you cannot locate it.

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Any word if the new firmware fixed the Auto-Reset feature while using silent scan???

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We have used several of the Vertex VXR1000's with excellent results. However all the ones we have in service are cross-band. The power output is programmable per channel and can be set for .5 watts, 1 watt, 2.5 watts or 5 watts. This is nice since you can program a different power output per channel...

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I'm getting ready to do an install on one for the local sheriff's office. It will be a Kenwood TK-780 w/ quickmount remote kit. I'll try to get some pics....

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The Console in the Tahoe is a Jotto Desk. Here is a link to the website. http://www.jottodesk.com/Comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=647&status=-1 I have one of these for sale if anyone is interested....... It was used less than 3 months, then I traded the suburban it was in. I have ...

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We have used the Jotto Desk Contour Console for the F Series Ford trucks several times. they look good and mount with no issues. We have not had to deal with the new brake contollers yet.

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My vote is for the Kenwood TK-2170. We recently oufitted one of our local EMS systems with this radio to replace their old Minitor II pagers, and it has been working great. the 2170 has many more paging options than the Vertex radios. It allows for more sets of tones, customized alert tones for diff...

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List price on battery pack is $14

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Syntor X9000, Maxtrac 32 channel

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The Minitor II Amplified charger with the 5 pin DIN accessory connecton on the back is:

NRN-4986B

At least the one sitting here beside me is.............

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PJ, I did a search and read all those threads. I was able to find some good information on the antennas.

Now I am just trying to find someone I can get them from.

Do you know what a VHF wideband setup would run???

Thanks,

Wes

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Hi, I am in need of a VHF antenna or an antenna coupler. I am open to using either Comprod or Sti-Co. I am going to go with whichever is the better price. If anyone here sells them or has a connection, please email me direct. I need to purchase ASAP. Antenna Specialist also makes a coupler for VHF, ...

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Well,

With all that said, It sounds like I may be looking for an A7 Dashmount, VHF 146-174 Mhz, that has 6.00 firmware or newer and is capable of zones.....

Anybody got one they want to get rid of or know of one???

I have lots of items for trade.......

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Am I correct to assume that any Spectra A4, A5 or A7 is capable of Zones if the firmware is 6.00 or higher???? If so I'd much rather have an A5 or A7 so I can have the nusience delete button.......

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So the A4 head dont have a nusience delete?????

Wes

Thanks for everyone's reply.

I inquired the seller of this particular radio and the firmware is 6.05 and he currently has it set up to do zones.

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Wes

Does anyone know if you can do "zones" in an A4 Spectra VHF? Can you assign it to the up/down arrow keys above the mode select knob? If not, what are these keys for???

Thanks in advance.

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Wes

Just remember.......

If you swap crystals, dont forget to re-tune the new board to your crystal, or you may be worse off than you were......

My $.02

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Upon recently placing an order for some Minitor II Shadow Bronze housings (as we do regularly) We were told that this part is NLA and is avaliable only as a depot item . Same thing for the Minitor II SV Black Housings. I understand that they want to sell these new Minitor V's, but I seriously believ...

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I personally use a Streamlight Light Box and the StreamLight SL20. I would steer clear of the Mag Light. The Mag lights are decent lights, but the charger design sucks. I will agree that the charger allows for mounting in multiple directions/locations, but the small brass spring loaded charger conta...

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I have never owned or used an HT1250, but we service many, many of them on a regular basis. They seem to have major performance and durability issues. I will acknowledge that if a product is subject to the right amount of abuse, it will fail, no matter what make or model it is. I can provide positiv...

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Ours is tied into the CAD and is automatic. When the dispatcher shows your station as "dispatched" the CAD takes information from certian fields on the screen and sends it out to the pagers. Example Page: Location: 8955 SHALLOWFORD RD FC Nature : BRUSH FIRE Agency: FCFD District: F36 X-Str...

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Ditto to what tvsjr wrote.

I use Glass Plus or Windex in place of the 409. I have found it tends to leave less residue, although you still need to buff it off really good.

My $.02

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Wes

Ditto.....

I am now curious of the exact size. Our Communications Supervisor just attended the local APCO conference and he looked at one there. He told us that it was really thick compared to a Minitor IV.

Anybody?????

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Wes

The Kenwood TK-272 will not encode a long tone. It will only encode an A-B 2-tone configuration. Also as far as I know there is no way to change the decode timing for a long tone group call on any of the Minitor pagers.

My $.02........

Wes

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