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Just keeping an old thread alive....

Readme for APX CPS14 shows 2 knob versions of APX4000 and APX1000 for 900mhz.

There is hope.

rc50won

Hi Peter,

I use a Surface Pro 3 with 8gb of ram. It runs everything just fine. For the older /\/\ prograns I run WinXP in emulation.

Marshall

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Well spank me an send me home with a sandwich. It appears that its only the single knob 4000 that does 900mhz. No XE. Marshall Wot? Spec sheet says 380-470 or 450-520 Am I reading something wrong? Hi Jeff, Actually in the case I don't think so. Seeing as this radio is designed to work below AND abov...

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Hi Jeff, Actually in the case I don't think so. Seeing as this radio is designed to work below AND above the ham band it's most likely the the radio is designed to work in the ham band and the exclusion is only in CPS. Many people, including me, have XTL2500's and XTS2500's on 900 ham that operate f...

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I wonder if anyone has figured out how to get the 900mhz version to work in the ham bands?

Marshall

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CPS allows 526 for both my 4550 and 7550.

Go figure.

Marshall

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EF Johnson doesn't work on older radios. You can try Paul's Two-Way Radio Repair.
www.paulsradiorepair.com
507-461-2653

I have purchased parts from him and he is working on a 5100 for one of my club members at the moment.

Marshall

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True but he did say hat he was getting a warranty replacement. Can't imagine they would replace one of the early radios.

M

rc50won

Ah but every 7000 has the MACE chip. The option package determines if you use it or not.

Marshall

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I have installed both and have no issues with wideband. The new APX CPS looks a little like TRBO CPS.

Marshall

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Now THAT's interesting!

Marshall

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Sounds like the tuning parameters may have been wiped. Maybe time for a tuneup?

I had 2 XTL5000's in my CTS, trunk mounted with O3 heads in cockpit. Worked great and there was plenty of room.

Marshall

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I thought you needed 19.50.00 FW for this feature to work properly?

The other Marshall, K4MAP

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You need PC Configure 2.10.2

Check out http://www.p25.ca/threads/523-EF-Johnso ... re-version

Marshall

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I have been using the PMMN4025A on both my XPR7550 and APX7000 with no issues. Not sure what the difference is between the 4024 and 4025.

http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/ ... 4025_US-EN

Marshall

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No issues with my HiCap on a 3.4 charger. Try forcing the charger into conditioning mode and see if that fixes the issue.

Marshall

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The stock Wouxon antenna has very poor VHF coverage. Even the guy at Wouxon.US admitted that so he went out and found a replacement antenna which he now sells for $12.95 on his site. http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=286&category_id=47 It's called the Improved Antenna for Baofeng UV-5R/UV-5R...

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resqguy911 wrote:Get yourself a Thales Liberty antenna!

As long as the radio comes with it!

Marshall

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Well Dave you may not have to wait too long for a Chinese DMR ....

http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/CN ... radio.html

Marshall

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KS4VT wrote:Excellent...thanks!

Gary G turned his black APX into a Blue/Black APX.

Marshall

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APX Portable and Mobile CPS R09.00.00 IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTE: When prompted to re-start the machine during the installation process, please do so before proceeding with the install. Please refer to the "Installation Guide" (Install_Guide.doc) located at the root of the DVD for more in...

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Excellent tip. 230 on mine makes it very much like my 6550.

Thanks!

Marshall

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The 7550 can be picky. Most low end headsets work but very few of the higher end models work. I don't think /\/\ implemented the Bluetooth protocols correctly. The new Plantronics Voyager Legend works great. Loud and clear audio.

Marshall

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It's interesting to see that the RF port is hidden under what normally is covered with a piece of casing with the model XPR7550 imprinted on it. How does that come off?

So they are not using the actual antenna port..........hummmmmm. That's one to question?

Marshall

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Radio Wide/Use Info and Passwords: Un-check Radio Alias Enable To Show only the Frequency or Channel with no Scrolling on Top Display Radio Ergonomics/Display/General:Top Zone Text Size 0, Top Channel Text Size 8 Zone Channel Assignment/Zone/Zone:Top Display Zone-leave blank Zone Channel Assignment/...

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Yes. Its the same. Just ordered one this morning. You will need to show ownership of TRBO CPS RVN5115Y.

Marshall

derekjmu wrote:Can an entitlement ID also be acquired for the new XPR7550 portable?

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Hey Gary many of us here in SFL use the Motorola NAE6547AR UHF Helical 435-470 stubby antenna. It clearly outperformed the stock UHF/GPS antenna and is much smaller.

/\/\arshall

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Something must have changed because Rev A loaded into my XTS4000. 17.00 and 17.01 would 01/82.

/\/\arshall

KS4VT wrote:I always wonder about these "A" revisions. No note as to what it fixes yet that I can see and FW came out yesterday (June 5th).

Mark

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Hi Jeff. It is an RF adapter but the only time you would use it is during testing/alignment. MP

escomm wrote:Hmmm, price pages labeled it as an RF adapter. I guess that's not really the case.

rc50won

I have that adapter. It plugs into the small hole on the backside of the radio underneath the battery. I think its primary use is as an aid when aligning the radio. The battery has to be off the radio and the radio needs to be sitting in a test jig (there is a part # for this) or set up with power c...

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The specs call for it to read SWR up to 200mhz. This device was made for non commercial use so its accuracy/quality is in question. I suggest trying a different meter.

Marshall

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And in the notes under: New Radio Features Supported

- UHF Range 1 Spectrum Change

Anyone care to elaborate? Is this the first narrow band hook?

Marshall

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Puked on it big time. Gets about 75% into the write then 01/82's. Tried several times. I count my lucky stars I was able to recover. Marshall For those with XTS4000's it' still 01/82 time. Had to go back to R16 CPS. Marshall Really?...I did mine up to 17.00.02 and using 17.01 without any issues. Ver...

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For those with XTS4000's it' still 01/82 time. Had to go back to R16 CPS.

Marshall

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I went with this Universal Charger from Lenmar. Model BCUNI3.

http://tinyurl.com/6vwgavs

Marshall

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Things are changing a little at /\/\. My SL7550 TRBO programs with a $5 off the shelf micro USB cable and uses a standard BT90 cell phone battery (also $5 on Amazon). Just to mess it up a little, non Motorola micro USB chargers give you an on the screen error that they are not compatible. The Motoro...

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Got mine on the 7th. Has anyone found a micro USB mobile charger that works? Non Motorola stuff gives an on screen error that the charger is not compatible. I ordered a couple of BT90's and a separate charger from Amazon.

Marshall

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Keep us updated on your results. I have one coming later this week. Marshall We just received our radios today and will be testing them extensively on Monday. Initial impressions are that these units are amazing. There are a couple of bugs, but that may be just from lack of understanding of some of ...

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Thank goodness I went with the SL! Anal-log sucks anyhow.

Marshall

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Peter,

I am bringing an XTVA to Orlando. Stop by my swap table in the last building.

Marshall

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CPS 17 no likey XTS4000.

Unrecoverable 01/82 errors. Went back to CPS 16.01 and was able to recover. Besides some obvious com issues, at one point it thought the XTS4000 was an M3 XTS2500. Not good karma at all.

DON'T MESS WITH MY UHF XTS4000!

Marshall

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There Friday and Saturday. Name the mode/frequency, I will be there.

Anyone looking for a 10/10 Q split XTS5000 with all the bells and whistles? It will be at my table with a few other goodies.

Marshall

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Also under Radio Wide:User Information and Passwords: Make sure that the Radio Alias field is blank and that the Radio Alias Enable Box is unchecked.

I absolutely hate the scrolling top menu. Its much more useable when the display only shows the frequency or channel name.

Marshall

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You know, this may be the first manufacturer produced documentation (anywhere) that admits that analogue FM can actually have the edge over digital modes in weak signal areas. This is amazing! Good on you Yaesu for telling it like it is.. Finally, a vendor that doesn't spruik the usual <careful> ab...

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Wasn't there a note with the last V16 firmware release that said that was it for FW updates for the 4meg radios? Something to do with no more available memory to add anything more?

Marshall

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So will the new digital handheld, that Yaesu has been promoting, be Phase 2 or Phase 1 P25?

Marshall

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I made a personality for all the analog channels in zone 7 and that makes the scan for zone 7 work properly.

I thought the one personality per channel setup was only an ASTRO25 FPP thing but I guess not.

Marshall

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V/U APX 7000 Host R06.05.05 DSP R06.05.05 SECURE R01.01.02 Flash 9S42P8-011692-5 No matter what Zone I select to scan, all I am scanning is in whats in Zone 1. I have the following Personalities setup with channels (options) appearing under the correct Personality. CP1 ASTRO MM CP2 ANALOG CPS ASTRO ...

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Not to initiate or spread a rumor...but I heard the other day from a local /\/\ field person that the decision was made not to put TRBO in the APX line.

Marshall

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Sorry guys but I am not warming up to the two tone cases. Now maybe a clear case.....

Marshall

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