Maybe this is obvious, but I couldn't find anything via search.
I have an XTL5000 with an O5 head that is limited to 128 modes.
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HOST/DSP R09.00.00
I have never played with one that had an Odyssey head--is this expected for this radio? Obviously it isn't for the other XTL5000s I've dealt with, but they've all been W series heads.
If this is standard behavior, what will a firmware upgrade get me to?
XTL5000 with 128 modes
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
Do you know the history of the radio? I think the lowest I have ever seen an XTL is 512 when they first came out.
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
That looks like a flash for a rebanding replacement radio. I'm thinking maybe it was to replace a 128 mode AS mobile?
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On second thought, with ver 9.00.00 firmware maybe not.
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On second thought, with ver 9.00.00 firmware maybe not.
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
It may very well be, R9 firmware was the earliest revision to include rebanding.KS4VT wrote:That looks like a flash for a rebanding replacement radio. I'm thinking maybe it was to replace a 128 mode AS mobile?
*edit*
On second thought, with ver 9.00.00 firmware maybe not.
But an Astro Spectra is capable of 256 modes, so maybe it was just an analog spectra.
Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
Umm, nope.. R07.00.00 for Astro25 was the first to support 800MHz rebanding..Josh wrote:It may very well be, R9 firmware was the earliest revision to include rebanding.
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If your radio has old firmware, programming it with the latest CPS will not add any new features unless you have the latest firmware to match..
CPS = Customer Programming Software, Not CPS Software.
If your radio has old firmware, programming it with the latest CPS will not add any new features unless you have the latest firmware to match..
CPS = Customer Programming Software, Not CPS Software.
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
and to it I say WHATEVER... the fact remains that R9 supports rebanding.Mfire39 wrote:Umm, nope.. R07.00.00 for Astro25 was the first to support 800MHz rebanding..Josh wrote:It may very well be, R9 firmware was the earliest revision to include rebanding.
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
Yep maybe that is what it was meant to replace.Josh wrote:It may very well be, R9 firmware was the earliest revision to include rebanding.KS4VT wrote:That looks like a flash for a rebanding replacement radio. I'm thinking maybe it was to replace a 128 mode AS mobile?
*edit*
On second thought, with ver 9.00.00 firmware maybe not.
But an Astro Spectra is capable of 256 modes, so maybe it was just an analog spectra.
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Re: XTL5000 with 128 modes
FYI the W4 and W5 model Astro Spectras are only capable of 128 modes. You need A W3, W7 or W9 to get 256.Josh wrote:It may very well be, R9 firmware was the earliest revision to include rebanding.KS4VT wrote:That looks like a flash for a rebanding replacement radio. I'm thinking maybe it was to replace a 128 mode AS mobile?
*edit*
On second thought, with ver 9.00.00 firmware maybe not.
But an Astro Spectra is capable of 256 modes, so maybe it was just an analog spectra.