XTS5000 QCII Decode
Moderator: Queue Moderator
XTS5000 QCII Decode
I once again come to the great minds here at batlabs,
I have a VHF XTS5000
Model # H18KEH9PW7AN
Flash Code 5A0088-001D86-4
Firmware: R12.00.11
DSP: R12.00.01
When setting up the QCII< I can not get the radio to decode tones, but have not problems encoding. Any ideas?
I have a VHF XTS5000
Model # H18KEH9PW7AN
Flash Code 5A0088-001D86-4
Firmware: R12.00.11
DSP: R12.00.01
When setting up the QCII< I can not get the radio to decode tones, but have not problems encoding. Any ideas?
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
What are you encoding with? The A25 radios are very tight on tolerances... PL, QC2, etc. Your encode source may be slightly off frequency - close enough for a Minitor, but not for an XTS.
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
Our radios and stations are encoded with a motorola centracom gold elite dispatch console. I have checked with dispatch and the radio shop, the tones I have entered into the CPS are the ones that are being sent by the console.tvsjr wrote:What are you encoding with? The A25 radios are very tight on tolerances... PL, QC2, etc. Your encode source may be slightly off frequency - close enough for a Minitor, but not for an XTS.
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
The tones are never equal - there's always some tolerance. Have you looked at the repeater output with an analyzer? Overdeviated tones, tones slightly off freq., etc. will cause you problems.
I've had similar issues before, even with relatively modern equipment. I've got a portable repeater that uses a TS-64 to generate its PL... and it's just not tight enough tolerance for the XTS. One of the good and bad parts of DSP...
I've had similar issues before, even with relatively modern equipment. I've got a portable repeater that uses a TS-64 to generate its PL... and it's just not tight enough tolerance for the XTS. One of the good and bad parts of DSP...
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
Do you have the unmute rule set correctly? That usually is the cause of it not alerting.
Lowband radio. The original and non-complicated wide area interoperable communications system
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
This is how it is set up.
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
Probably a dumb question, but you do have the RX signaling type set to QCII for the conventional personality you are trying to decode the tones on right?
Stupidity creates job security!
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.
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
Yes. If not the other options would be grayed out on the QCII page
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
Just trying to cover all the bases..
-Marc
-Marc
Stupidity creates job security!
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.
Re: XTS5000 QCII Decode
I concur with this..3-SAM-12 wrote:Our radios and stations are encoded with a motorola centracom gold elite dispatch console. I have checked with dispatch and the radio shop, the tones I have entered into the CPS are the ones that are being sent by the console.tvsjr wrote:What are you encoding with? The A25 radios are very tight on tolerances... PL, QC2, etc. Your encode source may be slightly off frequency - close enough for a Minitor, but not for an XTS.
I have an XTS5000 that won't decode our fire tones because it is too picky...Our Gold Elite over modulates the tones and the 5000 won't decode the over modulated signal