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MT2000 man

Thanks for the update Steve. RIP Charles. I know he posted on RR all the time and his posts were very informative.

MT2000 man

That’s good to know. I was looking for some low profile Astro saber knobs to replace the standard knobs on my Astro Sabers but they seem to be impossible to come by.

MT2000 man

Do the Astro Sabers have knob retainers as well or is it just for the standard Saber series that needs them ?

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I know this post is going on over 10 years now but I just wanted to say - thanks to this post, I managed to fix one of my Astro Sabers ! Just had an Astro Saber come in and no matter what battery I put on it, it would always flash “low battery” and sometimes reset itself. I tried all the good batter...

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Fixed it ! Sure enough “save dim state” was not checked off. Works fantastic now. Thanks the the help !

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Upon further inspection I’ll have to have this reprogrammed anyway. I wanted DOS turned on to block that annoying MDC squawk and that was never turned on. Hopefully there’s a radio shop around here I can just take it to. Having it taken out of the car, shipped then shipped back, put back in the car ...

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Thanks for the reply ! I figured it was a programming issue. This radio is actually already installed in my car, and I don’t have access to Astro Spectra CPS. Neither does my installer shop that I had the equipment mounted in have the capability to program an Astro Spectra either. So I would have to...

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So, I have an Astro Spectra VHF 110 watt remote mount with a W5 head that has an odd issue. When I start my car the display is on full brightness with no keypad backlight on. I’ll hit dim, and the next setting puts the backlights on the keys. I’ll shut the car off and when I restart it, the radio di...

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Yep, I had an absolute mint Astro Saber 2 R and actually ended up selling it to a member here on Batlabs about 5-7 years ago or so. Loved that radio but the batteries were nowhere to be found, even back then. Now forget it. There’s a seller on eBay selling R Saber batteries but they are all dead. Su...

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Just started getting into the Jedis again after many years with the XTS3000/5000. Picked up a super mint mts2000 uhf A4. On local GMRS it does really well. Also picks up signals just as good if not better than my xts3000. To my surprise - I ordered the extra long 3” metal belt clip from Escomm. I th...

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Realizing these are long since gone from Motorola, it seems that there isn’t even an aftermarket battery maker for this. Unless I’m not looking in the right places. All I see are the occasional ones that come up on eBay but those are already long since dead. What’s everyone doing now with these R ra...

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Awesome. Thanks !

MT2000 man

Anyone know where to score just the charging cord that plugs into the SP50 rapid base cradle charger ?

Moved to Arizona and the cord got lost in the move haha

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Having been a member here since almost the beginning and not being too active as of late, I just saw this message.

This is very sad news. Tom was a great guy and has helped me out many times in the past. He was defiantly one of the good guys and will be missed for sure.

Mike

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I've had the HTC M8 since it came out, but with the lollipop update its been horrible. Apps crash, keyboard sometimes doesn't pop up, slow, etc. I might go back to an iPhone when my contract is up next June. We'll see what Motorola has to offer then as well. My last Motorola phone was the Razr smart...

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Here are some size comparisons between the slim battery and the fat one. The size is really amazing. http://s21.postimg.org/yvs7unf2f/2015_05_21_21_33_36.jpg free upload pictures http://s14.postimg.org/9o33bmktt/2015_05_21_21_34_02.jpg image hosting Funny thing is, since the slim battery is rated at...

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Ok, a little update, ( thanks Erik for the response too ! ) - Radio still acts up, even after cleaning both the battery contacts, and radio contacts. I have another UHF Visar with the DTMF keypad I just picked up ( radio is like new, DN revision, with a speaker mic, good battery, holder and charger ...

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Cleaned the battery contacts with a pencil eraser, and so far all is well ! Hasn't done the issue since ( knock on wood lol )

MT2000 man

Good day all, First off, yes, I still use a Visar every now and then. I have a UHF DN version one here that every once in a while when I turn it on, the display reads 88 with the scan icon on, does NOT give a power up beep, and sounds like an electrical interference runs through the speaker. Also, w...

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Hmmm, just checked the codeplug and sure enough, there was two switches programmed as "unprogrammed". I changed it to "blank" but she still does the low beep

Eh, oh well. It works, and that's all I care about lol

MT2000 man

Good day all, I've had this UHF Astro Saber model 1 UHF for quite awhile. I went to turn it on the other day and ( after the green light on the top went out ) it gave a low pitched beep. What does this mean ? The radio still works 100% great. I thought it was possibly the battery that was fried, sin...

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Most everything around my area is now UHF P25 ( with the very few exceptions of a few PD's still on UHF analog, some are also 800 P25, etc. ) so most of my collection of UHF analog gear is now useless so they all sit around collecting dust ( GMRS has also become mostly dead in my area ). My XTS5000R...

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Yup, you'll still be able to control the zones via. the ABC selector on the top of the radio. Since you did that already, and the display works, you now have a nice front display MT2000 :-) The only thing I like better about my MTS, is it displays the MDC ID on the top display of the radio. ( of cou...

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The model II front will not work with an MT, only on the MTS will a model II housing work. MT2000's were only designed with a model I or III.

MT2000 man

RIP Mr. Cook

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Yup, back in the late 90's mid 2000's, a LOT of film crews used GP300's, a few GP350s, and SOME SP50's.

GP300's were popular with race car / pit crews too.

Guess everything is going Digital now.

MT2000 man

Wow, very interesting indeed !

MT2000 man

Monty was a friend of mine and helped me out many times. I've also bought radios from him as well. He was one of the best.

As others have suggested, pictures / posting in the FS section will get great results.

Your father was a legend, and is still missed to this day by many.

MT2000 man

Hmmmm, all very helpful info guys !! I'm going to program the Astro Saber tonight for the light to always stay on, and will conduct a test this week and post the results here. I've searched the site for this question, but it was such a random question that no one else probaly runs thier portables wi...

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Does the Astro Saber have LED's as well or is it bulbs ? I'd assume even though it's 15+ years old, that it's LED ?

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While this is probably generally not a good idea, but does anyone have thier radios set up so when you hit the light button it never shuts off ? On both the XTS5000, and Astro Saber CPS I noticed that infinite is an option. Since one of them sits on my desk all the time, would it hurt the radio to h...

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Interesting to hear about these programming tips. Unfortunately, I don't have the CPS for this radio though, I had the radio shop that I purchased it from program it ( didn't to too great a job either ).

MT2000 man

Years ago I owned a Visar, & I still have plenty of Jedi's, & they are a great radio. I've owned 2 Waris radios, & I just didn't like the receive audio. While the 600 is more versatile than a Visar, I just can't enjoy listening to a Waris radio. I sold both of them. GARY Ya, the audio i...

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Ok, I know this radio has been out for a LONG time, but I wanted to get into smaller radios, and all I've had since I can remember for a small carry radio is my trusty D revision Visar. So this review will be mainly comparing the EX600XLS to the Visar. As soon as I took the EX600XLS out of the shipp...

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Thanks for that comparison. Since I've never used a Waris radio before getting used to this EX600 should be interesting. At least with the EX600, it can do 160 channels, has a display, etc. I'll see once I get it in my hands how it feels next to the Visar, but they both seem to be about the same siz...

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Good day all !! Just scored an EX600XLS pretty cheap, and figured it was time to add another small radio to my Visars. What is everyones opinion on the EX series ( 500/600 ) vs. the Visar ? I've never used an EX radio before and was wondering how well they perform ? Is it better than a Visar ? I kno...

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Thanks for the help guys !

Look like I'll be picking myself up an Astron RS-35 !

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Good day all, I'm looking for a recommendation for a power supply for my 110 Watt UHF remote mount Spectra. I just removed it from my vehicle ( being replaced with an XTL5000 ) and I plan on using the Spectra as a base station for local GMRS repeaters on my desk at home. Any good power supply ( and ...

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Good luck finding one. Most people just swap the R housing out for a regular housing just for the fact that the batteries are impossible to get ( and if you CAN get one, get out the Black American Express card ).

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No problems here either. Windows Vista, IE9.

MT2000 man

Very saddened to hear of this. Ko was a great guy and will be missed.

MT2000 man

We can't even tell what's in the boxes from those pictures. Could be a bunch of Sp50's for all we know.

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Upon reading your first post, did you say you originally got 6 miles on SIMPLEX talking portable to portable ? That is VERY good range. Best I've ever got on simplex is a mile and a half - two at best. What kind of city / town do you live in ? There must be like no trees / buildings in the way to ge...

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I was just thinking about this the other day actually. Kinda shameful when my $5000 XTS5000 cannot scan more than 16 channels at once. I have no idea what the max amount of channels an APX can scan, but you get the point.

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Just out of curiosity, what are you guys ( the very few who still run Low Band ) getting portable to portable with a Low Band portable ? ( say, 40-50MHZ range ) Running UHF here for a LONG time. On talkaround, I usually get about a mile if I'm lucky from portable to portable, I was just curious as t...

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Going simplex in a building, UHF would hands down be better than an 800MHZ portable just for the 4 watt vs. 3 watt factor alone.

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Around my area ( central CT ) most PS frequencies are all UHF ( and all quickly going P25 as well ). There are a few 800MHZ P25 systems ( State Police being one of the first ), and VERY few VHF PS frequencies.

So I'd go with UHF followed by 800MHZ.

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Thanks for the reply and input, its still a hard decision but I am probably going to go with an XTS3K. The ability to program with a ribless cable and the accs. will work with a 5k which I suspect that i will be upgrading to in the future are large advantages. Good choice. Interoperability is reall...

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If you do go the Astro Saber route, make sure you have the Astro Saber programing cables, and a RIB box to program them. The XTS3000's DO have a ribless cable ( although not a Motorola product ) and this makes programing much easier. As for what to get, I REALLY like the thinner profile of the Astro...

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That's what I thought. Displaying the ID's wasn't a concern ( obviously, since as you pointed out it doesn't even have a display ), I just wanted DOS ( to mute the MDC noise ) turned on, and he said that this particular Astro Saber does not in any way shape of form support MDC. Kinda thought that to...

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