Astro Portable Newbie Question

[Mercenary]

I just read the NEWBIE Guide to ASTRO Portable Radios and i have a couple of question's about the XTS. In the guide it states that a Motorola XTS5000 with a serial number of 123ABC1234 is a developmental model, does this apply to the Motorola XTS3000 model 1 & 2 in the UHF band and if so, how do i tell if it's a developmental model if the serial number is different.

Also if i want to use the Motorola XTS3000 UHF model 1 or 2 in digital mode as well as conventional NON-Digital UHF repeater access with MDC1200 signaling on dekey, do i need to make sure the following flashcode options are installed?

Q806/G806 IMBE / APCO-25 Digital Operation

H101,G101,H169 Conventional Repeater Access (Analog Operation Only)(MDC1200 or Singletone)

[RocketNJ]

You will need Q806 for Astro digital operation. The MDC trailing PTT ID is part of the basic feature set of the radio.

George

[Mercenary]

So all of the Motorola XTS3000 model 1 & 2 in the UHF band will do conventional analog repeater access regardless of the flashcode features?

[Mercenary]

Thanks for all the replys. The radio i'm planing on bidding on Ebay from a seller named global.radio, the radio is a XTS3000R UHF 403-470 MHz Model 1 Trunking Ready radio, Model: H09RDC9PW5BN.

Here's the Specification's below:

Motorola XTS3000R UHF 403-470 Mhz Model 1,

Model: H09RDC9PW5BN

DSP Version N08.02.06

Software Option: H37, Radio Codeplug version: 000C

Trunking Ready, Flashcode 100004-000000-4

1 Meg 48 Channels

Last Programming Software Version: DOS RSS Version R08.50.00
(CPS Version will program this radio, too)

Flashcode Options Installed:
Q806/G806 IMBE / APCO-25 Digital Operation
H37/G50 Smartnet Operation

As stated above, all i want to use the radio for at the present date is conventional analog repeater use(for example RX 463.6125 - TX 468.6125) and later on down the radio use it on a digital system and on a digital simplex frequency. Just want to make sure i'm buying a radio i can use(Not a developmental model) and will do the features i want befour i spend five hundred dollars or more. Thanks.

[Mercenary]

Just have one last question befour i buy this radio, if the DSP Version is N08.02.06, is there anyway to tell what the Host firmware version is. Just want to make sure this radio is a factory release radio and NOT a factory test radio. Thanks.

[wavetar]

Just have one last question befour i buy this radio, if the DSP Version is N08.02.06, is there anyway to tell what the Host firmware version is. Just want to make sure this radio is a factory release radio and NOT a factory test radio. Thanks.

Pressing the button above the PTT 5 times within 10 seconds of the 'self test' being completed upon power up will show many things such as serial#, model#, flashcode#, DSP & HOST. Have the seller do it if you really need to know, but the DSP is a recent version, so it wouldn't be a test radio.

Todd

[Mercenary]

Thanks for all the help, the seller advised me the Host version is 07.10.01.00, i'm going to go ahead and buy the radio. Thanks.