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Also, even if you do get the RSS to read from and write to the radio (or pager) in question while in Windows, you run a high risk of corrupting the codeplug during the write cycle. The only option is to boot to true DOS for reading/writing the codeplug. You can edit and resave a saved codeplug under ...

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Shouldn't be too hard to put a new DB25 on the cable you already cut up. The other cable you have should be usable as a programming cable. You'll just have to cut off the male DB25 on the end, ring out the wires to see which pin in the "T" goes to which wire, then put a female DB25 on it.

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Which of the cables you posted pics of is the HKN4363? That model number is for a Spectra siren/PA or VRS cable. The last picture should be the one with that number, from what I can tell from them. It will only have the female connector (doesn't have the male on the back side of it) that plugs into ...

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Tvsjr, correct me if I'm wrong here, but there is no "T" to a Spectra siren cable. Doesn't it have the old "Micor" style plug (to plug into the siren amp) on one end, and a DB25 (to plug into the second DB25 on the front of the Spectra) on the other? The only cable I can think of that would have a ...

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"DB25 side?" DB25 side of what? What, exactly, are you trying to make a programming cable out of? Old siren "T" cable that you are adding a DB25 to? Old computer cable of some sort that you are adding a "T" to the end of?

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While you can add more channels, you can't get it to scan more than 16 of them at the time.

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Should be repairable to the component level.

Bob, this one isn't. From the looks of it, it got water in it, then got operated wet until it arced over. After that, it sat in storage for a few years. What isn't badly burnt is heavily corroded. You may have a point, though. I may be better off ...

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Jerry, I answered this in the other post you made on this subject. Please refrain from multiple posts on the same question.

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No one?

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Jerry, I just replied to your other post on this subject, then found this post. Please refrain from multiple postings on the same subject. Keep it all in one thread to keep down clutter on the board.

On to your question. The view seen on the 'Lab is of the back of the radio. Also, yes, pin 4 to pin ...

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Those are "internal" Motorola part numbers. They wouldn't mean anything to anyone else, and I've never found anywhere to cross them. Your local Motorola dealer can help, provided they are willing to do so.

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Universal adapter? Exactly where on the 'Lab are you seeing this? What radio/series of radios is it for?

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As the subject says, I'm checking on availability, and price, of an HLD3010 PA board for D43 model Radius/Maxtrac series radios. Used is fine, as long as it is in proper working condition.

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To me, that's just further proof of what I already suspected: the whole narrowbanding joke is being fueled by radio manufacturers.

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My take on the matter: the FCC is in the back pocket of equipment manufacturers. Its not like we haven't seen this trend before. Remember the Nextel fiasco (800 rebanding)? Tell me (with a straight face and no fingers crossed) that Motorola didn't call the shots (behind the scenes, of course) in ...

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I've ran an SVA with a 6150 mic on it with a Systems Saber before. As was already stated, you just have to remember which button is which, functionality is still mostly the same.

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Dungonmyshoe (nice username :lol: ), if you have an old machine laying around that you can install Windows 95 or 98 on, the older 1225 software will work under either. As already stated, the older versions (anything before 4.0) will not work under Win2K or XP, due to the fact that it can't get a com ...

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For an antenna, what kind of range and reliability is he looking for? If he's looking for several hundred yards and reliability isn't an issue, then the first dirt-cheap mag-mount he comes across should do fine for him.

If he's looking for max range possible and max reliability, a full 1/4 wave ...

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Thanks for keeping me straight, Dave. I forgot to mention that little detail....

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Interesting. There should have been a "hex edit with hex workshop" option added to your right-click context menu in Windows. Just go to any file you want to hex edit, right click on it, and select the "hex edit" option from the menu. You don't even need Hex Workshop opened beforehand.

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Did you have to use the software I sent you (for the mods, no, it wasn't RSS

), or did you get the one you were already trying to use to work for you? Either way, I'm glad to hear you got it working like you wanted it to.

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Extension not supported? That's a new one on me. I've opened files with several dozen different extensions, including .ovl, with Hex Workshop and never incontered a problem like that. I have to guess its a change they've made to later versions. Which version are you using? The newest version I've ...

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No, the editing doesn't have to be done is DOS. It really doesn't matter what OS you use, as long as you have a hex editor that will run under that particular OS. My next question for you is: exactly how are you trying to open the file with Hex Workshop (exact method you are trying to use)? Also ...

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gdsteel wrote:Have you thought about using a USB drive under DOS?

Just a thought, but how many 486 machines have you ever seen with a USB port? There wasn't even any such thing as USB when the OP's computer was built.

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You have to use a hex editor to open the file. Are you trying to use one, and if so, which one?

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Just FYI, the Saber's should retain the encryption key for about 30 seconds after battery removal (or the battery voltage gets low enough). As long as you keep a good battery on it, and perform all battery swaps in under 30 seconds, it should keep the key.

To provide a perhaps slightly clearer ...

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Click THIS LINK, and it should start a download of the afore-mentioned PKZIP, takes up around 270 Kb.

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Set a 1/4-wave mag-mount up on the table. If its not a metal table, or there's not a metal surface nearby to stick it to, put a piece of sheet metal or aluminum foil down for a ground plane. I have used a rubber duck for a temp antenna for testing, and have seen it make the radio do all sorts of ...

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If cleaning it doesn't help, I can send you a schematic of the head for troubleshooting purposes. Just let me know if you need it.

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Check HERE. That is a full service manual. I'm not sure exactly which head's schematic is included here, but it should be at least close enough for general troubleshooting. Enjoy, and good luck!

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I was wondering what had happened to the old lounge. I've registered, and am awaiting account activation. John, sorry to hear about your problems, and I hope everything works out for you in the long run.

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What, exactly, are you trying to do with the headset? Exactly which Jedi series radio are you trying to use the headset with? If you're after VOX, the Jedi series (at least the older ones) doesn't offer it. If the newer ones do, you will have a setting in the RSS to configure it, and it will ...

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Just to verify that everything got moved to your "new" computer correctly, you should have, at a minimum, :

maratrac.exe
m1000._hd
m1000.hlp
maratrac.tab
maratrc1.ovl
maratrc2.ovl

If anything is missing, mainly the .exe and .ovl files, it won't work properly.

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What symptoms does it exhibit?

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I haven't actually had my hands on the radio. The person who discovered it could be made to work with a heat gun was just heating up the outside case of the radio. I was just wondering if this was a common problem, and, if so, what causes it.

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Oh, I forgot to add that the radio will power up and work normally if a hair dryer or heat gun is turned on it, and the problem first showed up on the first cold day in this area this year.

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Or perhaps "lack of power-up" problem would be a better way to word it. A local small-town police department has (had) a PM1500 installed in one of their cruisers. It worked fine for over a year, then decided to stop working one day. It was literally turned off at the end of a shift, and wouldn't ...

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Welcome to the Wonderful Word of Radio, as well as to the Batboard! Congrats on the SP50 purchase, and congrats on knowing when to ask for help.

I'll second what 601 said about the "alligator-clip" style programming cables; they're a bricked radio waiting to happen. Get a Moto original, or make ...

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No idea if they are still available new or not, but I'm pretty sure I've got a few used ones laying around here somewhere. I'll try to make sure over the next few days and let you know.

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Bill_G wrote:Have you verified the engine has to be running, or does just the key have to be on?

Actually, no, but I will see about it.

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Fuel pump? I'm not going to say the problem truck doesn't have an electric fuel pump, but I've personally yet to see a diesel vehicle with an electric fuel pump. Granted, I've only really dealt with older equipment, but, this is older equipment in question.

The problem seems to occur on several ...

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I'm trying to help a local volly FD with a radio problem in one of their trucks. Its an early 90's (IIRC) model ford chassis, with a diesel engine. When transmitting (M1225, VHF Hi), there is a strange sort of "squeal" in the transmitted audio. Receive is clean. Its not the alternator (we pulled the ...

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To expand a little on what everyone else has already said:

The first you list is a "mode" dek. It is intended to be used by mapping modes to it with the RSS for a "quick access" way of getting to frequently-used channels. For example, you may want to map the first button to channel (or mode) 5, the ...

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Tim, I can also program the memory module for you. All you would need to do is remove the memory module (pulls straight up from the board), and ship it to me. All I ask is that you pay the return shipping. Let me know.

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Ah, you looked me up on QRZ, I see. Just for the record, I go by my middle name, Brett.

Don't worry too much about eating that crow, I've had to eat my fair share of it over the years (kinda' gets tasty, after you eat enough of it :lol: ). That's what we're all here for, to keep each other straight ...

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Another late reply:

Check all your power connections. I've seen a 60 watt Mocom 70 powered by a wall-wart (yes, a wall-wart :o ), that worked fine for RX, and would actually TX and key the county fire repeater, but had no audio. Hooked it to a better power supply (car battery), and everything ...

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I could be way out in left field here, but the "vertical memory module" you describe sounds more like a Syntor X, not an X9000. Are you absolutely certain its an X9000 and not an X? You can put a personality board out of an X into an X9000 (and vice-versa), and there was also, as I recall, an option ...

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You absolutely sure?

No, not absolutely, but how many circuits have you ever seen that will work with out a ground? Also, check the Batlabs site. It also says that pin 10 and ground should be connected together. I also have an OEM KVL-Saber cable somewhere around here that I'm almost positive has ...

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I think I may see your problem. Is the wire going to pin 10 on the Saber also connected to the ground connection on the Saber (the "circle" around the "dot" at the upper left of the accessory connector)? If the ground isn't hooked up, it will not go into keyload mode.

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http://www.batlabs.com/images/cp200.jpg

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