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Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread like this but, it has the topic I am interested in.

To the point, I am about to have one of the repeaters at work moved from a 450 MHz frequency pair to a 460 MHz pair. My part of this fun is I get to add the new 460MHz frequency pair to the 100 plus Motorola ...

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I know this is an old post but, I'm old too and haven't been on the site for a while.

If you're still looking for these crystals, Bomar crystal in NJ is custom manufacturing crystals for anyone who want them including individuals. The caveat is you have to buy at least 2 and they cost 50.00 apiece ...

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One of our onsite XPR8400 Repeaters has an issue for which I hope someone can offer some insight. Before doing this for a short period of time last week and then ceasing to do so, it now has the problem that won't go away. It is set for analog use. The unit is transmitting a continuous "pop-pop-pop ...

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Hey Jim, I did a quick search on the web and found the link below also from Repeater Builder like Mike's reply.

Give this a try. Hope it helps.

http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorol ... tr-man.pdf

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I can relate to your sentiment as I have an HT440 laying around somewhere in the ham bands. In addition to being a reliable beast as a portable, it did remarkably well in a Converta-com connected to a mobile antenna.

Good luck on your search.

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Maybe you know about this,but,in case you don't this site may have something in the form of a lead to what you are looking for if nothing else.

http://mfwright.com/HT220.html

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So, there I was programming yet another batch of RDU4100's for my employer when while in the process of doing so for the 3rd radio in the group, the software decided to do something different. Normally when writing to a radio, the software progress starts indicating 20-30% then usually jumps to ...

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I found this "ancient" topic while researching the possibility of picking up an Advance Tech conditioning charger for my Jedi batteries as they are available new for a relatively low cost.

It appears that one respondent above confirmed my suspicion that Advance Tech actually made the Conditioner ...

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Good luck. I realized afterward that I had forgotten to mention my Ritron has a 100% duty cycle!

We have pushed it and it has never failed this far.

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I don't have a Liberty Repeater, but, do have an older RR454 crystal unit on GMRS. It's quite a little beast. While rated for 5 watts, according to my Moto tech friends Bird wattmeter, it is putting out 6 watts at the antenna connection after the duplexer. It also, according to him, has one "heck of ...

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Hi Mike. It's been a while since I did the conversion and also since I touched base with you on the results. I will try to cover everything that has happened since doing it. When I first tired looking up the Panasonic part numbers in your article at Digikey, I was unsuccessful as the part numbers ...

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Lots of great feedback and discussion on this one. Thanks to all for sharing a bunch of headache saving info on not only the model I asked about, but, other models as well.

Jeff, I like to send a special thanks to you for doing all of the SWR legwork on the CA-2X4SR. I know that depending on the ...

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F.W.I.W., I just noted that I failed to mention that my employer actually has operations in neighboring states, but, both locations are under the same FCC license. I know this to be a fact as I am the license trustee and I requested it through our service provider. Hope this post actually helps!

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Oops. That's my bad on not catching the Store operations

You could go with the Motorola RMM2050 MURS radios. These are a relatives of the RDX radios that my employer uses. Not the best, but, they get the job done.

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You could always go the GMRS License route. There are a lot of benefits for a relatively low cost. A $70.00 fee paid to the FCC gets you and your immediate family nationwide access to Both simplex and repeater frequencies in the commercial UHF band for a 5 year period. While there are only certain ...

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Thanks for the input. I will probably go with the CA-2X4SR because if I had to add another antenna, there are 6 meter and 10 meter dual band antennas that would cover everything else. Regardless of rating, like you point out Radiosouth, I won't try anything without verifying SWR.

Motorola_otaku ...

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Has anyone ever found a mobile antenna that would work across multiple bands referring to some ham and commercial? Specifically, if possible I would like to be able to have 1 antenna connected to a Converta-com and then be able to put portables with different bands in it. I would like to be able to ...

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When you say "changing frequency parameters" are you referring to programming out of band? At the very least if you are a ham, the T band HT1000 can be programmed down to the 440Mhz (70Cm ) band using the shift key method as described in the "Model Specific" info found on the main page of this site.

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OK. I am sure some folks will get a chuckle out of this, but, like I have mentioned before, I am not afraid to admit that I don't know something. A kind friend who knows I would like to learn more actually sent me one of theses REN-4000A Controller Flex Extender Fixtures complete with plugs factory ...

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Thought that I would throw my 2 cents into this thread. After doing the capacitor swap in a 6 channel MT1000 ( Thanks again Mike for your help finding the updated versions of the capacitors ) I went ahead and did the mod to both the LBP200 RSS and the MT1000 RSS. I was curious, so, I did read my 6 ...

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Bummer. Thanks for the unfortunate news Bill. I was hoping that you, or, someone was going to tell me that I could try cloning my HT1000 to his as Mine is a "B" model and my buddy's is "D" model, but, I won't waste the time now.

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My friends UHF HT1000 doesn't receive as well as mine does. It does appear to transmit equally though. I don't have a service monitor, but, do have access to RSS. Is there a way to improve the receive on my friends radio with the RSS without a service monitor? There is an archive of a brand new D ...

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What I do is program my P200 with this version of the HT600 software that works fine on the newer computer. My guess is that Motorola patched only the HT600 software as it can be used for either HT600's or P200's, so there was no need to do both. I hope this helps. Good luck. Shaun

Exactly what ...

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There is another possibility if the above suggestions do not help you. What is the processor speed of the computer you are using? I ask as I had the same thing happen to me with P200 software. My older computer has a 50Mhz processor and of course it works fine. My newer programming computer has a ...

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Hi Mike and all. Finally after several months I had the time to take apart my 6 meter MT1000. When I read the article I missed the part about having to de-solder a second set of pins. Its a good thing I did because I would probably not have tried to do the mod. I made a mistake by de-soldering the ...

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What are the correct part numbers for the HT1000 VHF and UHF amplifiers used with the Converta-com. I have an NTN1322. Thanks in advance.

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Awesome Mike. Thanks a lot. I will check those Capacitors out @ Digikey. All the way to Taiwan on an MT with a rubber duck! Wow! It doesn't matter that you got the bump from a repeater in my book. Hearing stuff like that just makes you want to do the work. Yeah, you could buy a 6 meter rig, but, I ...

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Thanks for the response, guys. Mike, Digikey is saying the capacitors are obsolete. Part target did have them but, wanted a minimum order of 10 pieces @ $85.00 each. Do you know where I can find these, or, a replacement for them without spending a small fortune?

Thanks,
Shaun

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Thanks Will. I did get the correct antenna. I cut it for a 52 Mhz center freq, and it turned out to be 6 1/8 long as I saw mentioned somewhere else on a post. I see what you mean by the noticeably different construction. The antenna works great.

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I am looking for a second opinion. I am working with Low Band 42-50 Mhz MT1000's. While I can put any 6 meter freq. in, it appears that anything above 53 Mhz without the Mods described on the Repeater builder site to the VCO module cause the radio to not operate on channels with those frequencies ...

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I have done some research on this in a few places including here on this topic. It seems that when it comes to an antenna for using a P200 or MT1000 on 6 Meters for ham use, the popular recommendation is using the Motorola cutting chart that comes with the 30-50 Mhz antenna as a guide, simply ...

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Thanks for your response. After putting this post up, I reached out to Motorola directly, explaining my situation. They were actually very helpful by offering a workable solution. All I have to do if we get frequencies that are not on the preprogrammed list is make a request for a patch. If I send ...

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My company is about to do a capital project involving multiple repeaters supporting over 100 RDX portables. We would like to purchase the Dealer/Distributor software as the free download only supports 80 frequencies and our new frequencies may not be in the 80 preset frequencies in the free download ...

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When programming ht50's or P100's, for power during this I have a spare radio case for the 10 volt batteries these radios run on. As the P1225 radio needs the same type of battery block, how much resistance would I need to put in line to safely use the 10 volt battery to program the 7.2 volt P1225 ...

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Like a lot of folks, I'm glad that the 2 154 Mhz MURS freq's are staying wideband so my 2 HT600's can be used for non-ham use too with car to car road trips in mind. When I mentioned the 5 watt output to my buddy who works for Moto, he told me that the FCC had made a change to the ERP of MURS at ...

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A volunteer outfit I belong to is looking for a Locomotive radio for an older engine. I am being told that the voltage in the engine may be 64 volts!? Personally I have heard of 72 volts in older engines, but, I haven't seen this one as it is in another state. Can anyone suggest where may be a good ...

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For what it is worth, I have no trouble programming mine with either my 486/25mhz laptop or 486/50Mhz job. However, I agree 100% with Will about the fact that you need pure DOS to do it though. I tried to use a machine with a Pentium 1 that was considerably faster and ended up with the dreaded ...

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You're right Dirtrat, with regards to outright comparison of a CP200 versus a Jedi Series. I should have clarified that I wasn't staging such a lopsided contest as that was not my intention. That would be like putting the New England Patriots up against a local high school football team. Like my ...

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Just my 2 cents. My buddy, who is a Moto Tech, actually bought a CP200 brand new. Between the audio that could stand to be better, and, the battery that seemed to be running out all too often, he has had enough. Recently, he upgraded to an HT1000. No comparison whatsoever.

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Hello All,
Save for one thread which mentions this problem, I could not find an answer to what is being seen on the screen while trying to program this machine. The R100 in question is in good working order having been gone through some time back by a used equipment dealer. The computer being used ...

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I recall reading at one time that if you tuned a duplexer for one of the center GMRS freq's, you could use it for all 8 of the freq's as there was about a 200Khz "window" around any given freq it was tuned to. A.I.R. the late Monty also chimed in on this agreeing on the point. What I didn't find at ...

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If that's the case then someone should get after Motorola for lying about the HT90 having the exact same intrinsically safe capabilities as the HT440 as is the case in the original factory sales brochure for the HT90 series I have in my possesion. It only had to be ordered with the factory Mutual ...

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Here is a link to a UHF HT90 service manual on Ebay. As you probably know, the HT90 series is identical to the HT440 series internally with all the same part numbers etc. The only difference was the color of the radio cases and , of course, the model numbers. This manual will give you everything you ...

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Thank you to all who responded. I understand how antennas work and, what they would look like if the plastic was taken off etc. I also know, like most folks, that even though they may have the same amount of material internally so impedence isn't affected, stubby antennas don't receive as well as ...

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Hi all,
I have 2 HT1000's which essentially work wonderfully in every aspect except for one slight problem which I think is an easy fix. When compared to MT1000's I also have, it seems that the HT1000's come up a bit short on the receiving range. I feel that this is due to the MT1000's having a 6 ...

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OOPS! My bad on the link. Thanks for the correction Jim!

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Contact Bruce Lane at http://www.bluefeathertechnologies.com I have dealt with him before. He is a member here on Batlabs under his call sign KC7GR. I actually have an MCX100 myself that at some point am going to have him do just what you are asking for me. While these radios originally came with an ...

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My question was why are 2 channel HT1000's selling for almost as much as the 16 channel versions?
Part of it might be that a 2 channel HT1000 will do 16 channels with very little effort. See Batlabs for details. I'm using one on 440 MHz.

Jeff

Yes, your reason could be a small part,but, not many ...

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It's funny as this thread is right along the same line of a query I had. My question was why are 2 channel HT1000's selling for almost as much as the 16 channel versions? I put this to one of my buddies who is a Moto tech. His answer was that a lot of customers want radios for themselves or, more ...

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Problem solved! Thanks to all who responded to the dilemma. Here's what happened. Please keep in mind I'm NOT a computer expert,so, this may sound redundant to some folks who are. I just wanted to post what ended up helping out myself and, my friend. Another friend who know DOS fairly well made up a ...

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