ASTRO SABER FLASHCODE

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scanman
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ASTRO SABER FLASHCODE

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HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A SEEMINGLY PROPER WORKING ASTRO 3 SABER TO GO INTO SERVICE MODE OK BUT NOT DIVULGE THE FLASH? THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT IS TO READ WITH CPS.
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more info

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is your radio 1 meg?

is it flashed with anything exotic, or is it a plain jane radio?


i saw this back in 1996/1997 with some of the first astro sabers ... they were similar to MTS2000's which didn't start showing flashcodes until they had been around for quite a few years



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Flash Code ID?

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What does this Flash Code have: 840101-8F0000-4

compared to the LAPD(?) Flash (591008-4F1E00-9).

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It wasn't until a certain HOST/DSP combination came out that extra information would be displayed in the service mode. It would be a 512k radio though
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Goofy Astro

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It seems to have damn near everything. It shows IMBE / Apco-25 Digital so I doubt it is 512 though I have not opened it up yet.
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A 512k radio can have everything but the APCO25 9600bps Trunking in it.
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Astro saber

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But a 512 should not be IMBE it should be vselp.
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Post by wavetar »

There are many 512K IMBE Astro Sabers around. As was stated, the 1Meg vocon is only necessary for true APCO-25 (ie: 9600baud) operation. Later Sabers & all XTS3000 radios had 1Meg vocons before 9600baud came out, but purely because of parts pricing/availability.

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