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by ai4ui
Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:16 pm
Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
Topic: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking
Replies: 8
Views: 9077

Re: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking

The issue was a system key that did not have Astro25 permissions. This has been resolved today.
by ai4ui
Sat Nov 14, 2020 4:44 am
Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
Topic: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking
Replies: 8
Views: 9077

Re: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking

If I had to take a stab at it, when they made your child key they used the APX configuration and not the XTS/XTL in the ASK software. When you make a child key with the APX not all of the permissions are granted to the X series, and I believe cloning is one of them. Have them make you a key using t...
by ai4ui
Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:05 am
Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
Topic: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking
Replies: 8
Views: 9077

Re: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking

Sounds like a tough one. You may want to ask over on the Communications Support forum aka the old P25 site. There may be more expertise for this type of problem over there Thanks for the advice. I'm a member, but haven't really ever spent much time on the site. Then there is the reluctance of many ...
by ai4ui
Tue Nov 10, 2020 5:10 am
Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
Topic: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking
Replies: 8
Views: 9077

Re: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking

Yes on the reband check box. Here is what I know so far... We sent a radio over to the neighbor and they were able to put the system in it. I can clone this template into the other radios as long as the feature sets match. For radios that do not, drag and drop breaks it. If I go into the personality...
by ai4ui
Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:40 am
Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
Topic: XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking
Replies: 8
Views: 9077

XTS/XTL on 700 MHz P25 Trunking

I am certain this has been covered before. My search on here, and Google in general, yielded nothing. I work for the local Sheriff's Office Radio Shop. We have a mix of XTS/XTL/APX radios and operate on a 800 MHz P25 system. We are the sole repair & service provider for all county government sub...
by ai4ui
Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:21 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Bricked HT1000?
Replies: 33
Views: 12524

Re: Bricked HT1000?

If the flex is bad then it still wouldn't have read the radio at all. It seems likely that you do have a MT/MTS type radio but the "codeplug too old for this application" is a weird error. Usually if a radio is programmed with a newer version of RSS and you try to go backwards it would say...
by ai4ui
Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Bricked HT1000?
Replies: 33
Views: 12524

Re: Bricked HT1000?

Don't take it personnal, there have been issues in the past which is why the rule is in effect. Since your message came through how about getting back on track so we can help you with your radio? If the radio works but can't be read or written to with the HT1K RSS then it is either a MT/MTS in a HT ...
by ai4ui
Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:19 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Bricked HT1000?
Replies: 33
Views: 12524

Re: Bricked HT1000?

Also, if the radio powers up and transmits/receives, then it is not "bricked". It could have a damaged connector on the control board or a damaged flex to the cover.
by ai4ui
Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:18 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Bricked HT1000?
Replies: 33
Views: 12524

Re: Bricked HT1000?

Are you sure its an HT-1000? It being in a HT1000 housing means nothing, it could be a MT2000 or a MTS2000. Try the MTS CPS if you have it and see if you can read the radio.
by ai4ui
Tue May 26, 2015 8:19 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: HT1250 turns off when PTT pressed (both on RSM and radio)
Replies: 4
Views: 1752

Re: HT1250 turns off when PTT pressed (both on RSM and radio)

+1 especially if someone has monkeyed with the low battery setting with tuner.
by ai4ui
Thu May 21, 2015 9:12 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: How do you Shorten the QCII times?
Replies: 3
Views: 2934

Re: How do you Shorten the QCII times?

I think you're missing a step or two. The radio does not care how long the tones are as long as the A tone is 1 second and the B tone is more than 1 second. Since I don't know what step you may have missed I'll list them all. This is a way, not " THE " way. The method I am describing is fo...
by ai4ui
Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:49 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Sprint announces Nextel shutdown date: June 30, 2013
Replies: 25
Views: 5664

Re: Sprint announces Nextel shutdown date: June 30, 2013

Oh look, a significant portion of SMR has just been refarmed to cellular... This was really nothing more than a spectrum grab by Sprint. I'm quite sure when the merged (bought) Nextel they never intended to keep operating ESMR or any real variant of PTT service. Sprint needed 800 MHz spectrum and th...
by ai4ui
Tue May 15, 2012 4:26 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: GMRS Licenses ???
Replies: 8
Views: 1397

Re: GMRS Licenses ???

I have a GMRS repeater on 462.600. We use it for our farm & it has pretty good coverage considering that the antenna is only 80 feet up. Its a Motorola Desktrac and it works real well. Any of the licensees immediate family can operate under their license. You can run a family business on it, but...
by ai4ui
Wed May 09, 2012 5:46 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Need tips on using Astro 25 Mobile CPS
Replies: 1
Views: 604

Re: Need tips on using Astro 25 Mobile CPS

Press enter or tab out of any boxes you change. If you mouse click or arrow button to a new box it won't take the change.
by ai4ui
Thu May 03, 2012 4:27 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: I need a COW (cell on wheels)
Replies: 6
Views: 1487

Re: I need a COW (cell on wheels)

Alumatower down here in Florida has a good product. We have a 100', but you have to read & follow the manual - self supporting up to 40 feet, guys above that point, do not put up or take down in wind, do not use at all in sustained winds above 35 MPH.
by ai4ui
Thu May 03, 2012 6:11 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: need help i need to connect my moden 36 to motorola spectra
Replies: 2
Views: 530

Re: need help i need to connect my moden 36 to motorola spe

A good place for this information will be the application notes for the Pyramid SVR-200 vehicle repeaters. Go here: http://www.pyramidcomm.com/application-notes-svr/ Scroll down to the desired radio and download the PDF for that radio. It will tell you which pin is for external PTT and external mic ...
by ai4ui
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:56 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Astro spectra CPS 5.03 question
Replies: 9
Views: 1723

Re: Astro spectra CPS 5.03 question

A scan list is created and then assigned to a personality. If you want to have another scan list assigned to the same frequency you will need to either enable user selectable scan and manually reprogram the scan list from the radio controls or create a new personality with the same channel informati...
by ai4ui
Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
Topic: APX6000 power off channel change
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

Re: APX6000 power off channel change

Now thats not very nice...

Actually in some rural areas of Florida its all that works. I have Verizon now but I do miss Nextel.
by ai4ui
Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:09 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: ht1250 user programable scan list
Replies: 5
Views: 1322

Re: ht1250 user programable scan list

It never occurred to me to program a button for that. Nothing like making things more complicated than it needs to be.
by ai4ui
Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:04 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: ht1250 user programable scan list
Replies: 5
Views: 1322

Re: ht1250 user programable scan list

The scan on the HT1250 works just fine, programming a list from the keypad is rediculously a pain. From the tree, go to scan list. On that menu make sure the "User Programmable" box is checked. This has to be done for each scan list you want to be user programmable. Next go to Controls &am...
by ai4ui
Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:06 am
Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
Topic: APX6000 power off channel change
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

Re: APX6000 power off channel change

Yep. I found it, now I get to fix it. I used the migrator tool and never even looked in that section. Default setting? I'm going to look around and see what else I've missed.
by ai4ui
Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:13 am
Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
Topic: APX6000 power off channel change
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

Re: APX6000 power off channel change

Oh man, what a pain that's going to be...
by ai4ui
Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:58 am
Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
Topic: APX6000 power off channel change
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

APX6000 power off channel change

Found an issue with our new APX portables. Since I'm the guy that made the template, I'm the guy that gets to find the solution... If you change the channel on the radio when it is off via the channel dial when you turn it back on it powers up on the last channel it was on, not on the selected chann...
by ai4ui
Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:51 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: automated message with quick call
Replies: 5
Views: 1083

Re: automated message with quick call

You could do this like the old tone only pagers. If the pager beeps, you have a call. No need to say anything.
by ai4ui
Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:50 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor V depot repair?
Replies: 17
Views: 5004

Re: Minitor V depot repair?

Every pager I have sent down there has come back as a different pager. We engrave a number on the back and they always come back in a new housing. I'd like to open one up and mark the board with a pen but I am afraid it would void the warranty. I doubt they actually fix them.
by ai4ui
Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:58 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Sprint decommissioning iDEN towers
Replies: 18
Views: 3342

Re: Sprint decommissioning iDEN towers

According to a post on Howard Forums last May, Sprint has obtained a waiver to implement a 1.25 mHz CDMA carrier on the ESMR band for some of it's licenses. Below is a link to a PDF from the FCC giving them such a waiver. I do not know if it is authentic, but based on Sprint going ahead with their p...
by ai4ui
Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:32 pm
Forum: Legacy Batboard Motorola ASTRO (VSELP/IMBE/AMBE) Equipment Forum
Topic: APX7000 top display question
Replies: 8
Views: 3931

Re: APX7000 top display question

I'd click a thanks button if this forum had one. Just got some APXs and I've be assigned the task of building template. The migrator worked great, it's just the other stuff that has been irritating. This software if very different than anything I have used before.
by ai4ui
Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:26 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: CTCSS tone encoding with repeater
Replies: 14
Views: 3074

Re: CTCSS tone encoding with repeater

Wireline would be great for this, or microwave. If none of this is available, obtain a UHF freq. pair (I have no idea what the process is or availability of obtaining freqs in Scotland) and run simultaneous crossband links. You will need a VHF repeater with repeat disabled or full duplex radio, a UH...
by ai4ui
Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:39 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Astro Spectra Capabilities
Replies: 5
Views: 1351

Re: Astro Spectra Capabilities

Unless you can get the radio you are looking at for real cheap (like free) you would be better served to find a different radio that has the features you want. As you can see, adding featues can be very expensive.
by ai4ui
Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:55 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Astro Spectra Capabilities
Replies: 5
Views: 1351

Re: Astro Spectra Capabilities

You will need the flashcode. It should be on the lable and will look like: ######-######-# or ############# where "#" represents a number or letter (A-F) Once you have that number, go here: http://www.akardam.net/moto/tools/decode4.pl and you will be able to determine the features of that ...
by ai4ui
Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:37 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Failsoft
Replies: 5
Views: 1926

Re: Failsoft

+1
by ai4ui
Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:32 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Failsoft
Replies: 5
Views: 1926

Re: Failsoft

Since we just had a radio failure drill and it's fresh in my mind... When the system goes into failsoft the base stations begin to transmit on predetermined frequencies and transmit a tone along with the carrier called a failsoft word. When your radio can no longer receive anything on its preset con...
by ai4ui
Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: New to XTS 5k Programming
Replies: 2
Views: 715

Re: New to XTS 5k Programming

There is a systematic approach to using this CPS and you have to do things in a particular order or you will go crazy... First write down your channels and what features you want the channels to have, i.e default power, analog or digital, signalling, scan, etc. For different scan features you first ...
by ai4ui
Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:27 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Spectra RSS: Cant open port "COM1"
Replies: 4
Views: 1001

Re: Spectra RSS: Cant open port "COM1"

What am i doing wrong? I have a serial port on my computers and using operating system XP PRO This is your problem. RSS needs control of the com port and XP won't allow it. You have to be running in DOS. There is no DOS in XP. You can do this with Windows 95/98 by restarting the computer in DOS mod...
by ai4ui
Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:28 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: XTS2500 Menu - Scan Option?
Replies: 11
Views: 1492

Re: XTS2500 Menu - Scan Option?

Three versions of CPS - Professional, ASTRO, & ASTRO25. All came out around the same time frame and all are different. They are not intuitive at all...
by ai4ui
Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:47 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: XTS2500 Menu - Scan Option?
Replies: 11
Views: 1492

Re: XTS2500 Menu - Scan Option?

I have another question related to scanning. Since a conventional personality is a "template", what is the best way to set up scan lists? For example, if I want to have 10 different scan lists, should I set up a separate conventional personality that corresponds to each scan list? That wo...
by ai4ui
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:34 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Failsoft video
Replies: 8
Views: 2276

Re: Failsoft video

We have two drills coming up, one "just for fun" and the second for some system upgrades. I was wanting to put a video up on our intranet so people would have an idea beforehand how the radio will act & what it will sound like so it's not completely foriegn - not that it won't be. We'v...
by ai4ui
Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:21 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Failsoft video
Replies: 8
Views: 2276

Re: Failsoft video

I don't think we're quite ready for that kind of drill just yet...
by ai4ui
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:54 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Failsoft video
Replies: 8
Views: 2276

Failsoft video

Does anyone have a video clip of radio behavior in Failsoft - the beeps and the flashing display? Trying to put together a little training video and I don't have a way to emulate a failsoft to give folks an idea of what it means and how their radios will act. Site trunking would be nice too. Thanks ...
by ai4ui
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:34 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Large Coverage Area, Thinking of installing two repeaters
Replies: 18
Views: 2213

Re: Large Coverage Area, Thinking of installing two repeater

The problem is the FCC hasn't issued new frequencies in northern Maine for YEARS, and won't be issuing any new ones till after this whole Narrow banding issue is out of the way. (were looking about 2 to 3 years before any new frequencies are available to us) Looking at that statement, I have to won...
by ai4ui
Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:32 am
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Large Coverage Area, Thinking of installing two repeaters
Replies: 18
Views: 2213

Re: Large Coverage Area, Thinking of installing two repeater

Even if you simulcast you are going to want to vote the inputs to the repeaters because it would just plain sound weird to anyone in the overlap area if you were clear into one repeater and noisey into the other and both were transmitting what they received.
by ai4ui
Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: I need an iDEN RF Control Station - 4-wire, self contained
Replies: 1
Views: 412

Re: I need an iDEN RF Control Station - 4-wire, self contained

Although I do not know the particulars of the connections, Advancetec has a line of desk top devices that connect to a handset and provide external connections for RF, audio & control and computer control as well.
by ai4ui
Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: m1225 to GE MastrII crossband
Replies: 5
Views: 406

Re: m1225 to GE MastrII crossband

You could always find a UHF receiver for the MASTR II and turn it into a repeater. It could be from a base station, a mobile, or a satellite receiver, they are all the same. Pretty easy to do, there are a couple of jumpers to wire on the 10 volt regulator card so the receiver doesn't get turned off ...
by ai4ui
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:33 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Motorola Alert Monitor
Replies: 3
Views: 2318

Re: Motorola Alert Monitor

Bomar or ICM. Either one will produce you a decent crystal. I'm not sure about ICM, but last time I ordered from Bomar they had a $50 minimum order. Best way to get vibrasponders would be to post the freqs you are looking for and see if anyone has any in their junk box. You're not gonna be able to b...
by ai4ui
Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:32 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor V charger problem
Replies: 6
Views: 2319

Re: Minitor V charger problem

Take the charger apart and look for dust bunnies and other trash where the spring loaded pins of the cradel contact the circuit board. I've fixed a few where there has been something under the pin keeping it from touching the ckt. board.
by ai4ui
Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:29 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: XTS3000 Advanced System Key
Replies: 8
Views: 1650

Re: XTS3000 Advanced System Key

If you have the ASK for the system, not just the CPS, you can remove the write protect. We do this on our radios before we surplus them so they will be of some use to the buyer. I forget the exact level of authorization on the ASK, but we have one specifically for this purpose that is kept in a lock...
by ai4ui
Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:58 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: XTS3000 Advanced System Key
Replies: 8
Views: 1650

Re: XTS3000 Advanced System Key

If you have an ASK for the system with the proper level of authorization, you can rewrite the codeplug and set the level of write protection.
by ai4ui
Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:49 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor V charger problem
Replies: 6
Views: 2319

Re: Minitor V charger problem

What he said...

Send them in and for about $85 a pop you'll get a new pager with your old serial number. Seems kind of dumb that the customer has to pay for the repair of a design flaw, but that's how Motorola rolls.
by ai4ui
Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:25 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: XTS3000 Advanced System Key
Replies: 8
Views: 1650

Re: XTS3000 Advanced System Key

If the original owner write protected the entire radio then the OP will not be able to program any part of the radio, conventional or trunking. To the OP - you will need to figure out who the original owner is and see if they are missing a radio. If they are, they're going to want it back. If the ra...
by ai4ui
Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:53 am
Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
Topic: Quantar flat audio issue
Replies: 13
Views: 1782

Re: Quantar flat audio issue

From the manual: The AUX TX audio is pin 5 on the 50 pin teleco jack. Then there is the note that Stations shipped from the factory are programmed with no signal at Pin 5. Depending on the application, this pin may be programmed for AUXPL Audio or Aux TX audio. In order to program this pin for AUXPL...

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