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Leadenwah

JOTTO DESK # 425-6406 for Dodge Charger, Vertical Console, Climate Control Relocation is said to fit 2008-2010 police Charger. Has anyone used this console in a 2007 ? I can't find out the difference between the 07 and 08 police charger dash configuration. It looks like the perfect application for a...

Leadenwah

I continue to find 05 control heads with darkened displays. The perimeter of the display has a very thin border and is quite bright, but the bulk of the display looks like a light coat of flat black spray paint was applied. No one has come up with a means of correcting the contrast of that display. ...

Leadenwah

I am noticing a tendency in some older 05s to be dark when viewing head on, but nice and bright from the upper right hand side of the head. This is nice for the passenger, but kind of a drag for the driver. What is odd is that there is a nice sharp well defined bright band around the edges of the di...

Leadenwah

Using the AVA for the Astro Saber with either Lithium-Ion or Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries seems to be a problem from my searches on the subject. What is the danger in their use? I can't seem to find whether it is simply the use of any Impres battery in the AVA which is the problem or is it the che...

Leadenwah

Thanks to all who replied.
I have tried known good and freshly charged batteries.
I am beginning to think about a loose connection or
board problem.

Leadenwah

I'm have an XTS-2500 which while sitting inactive has random restarts. With the radio on an inactive conventional UHF channel and without transmitting will randomly restart itself. It happens with known good batteries and when sitting in or out of the charger and is occastional rather than a constan...

Leadenwah

Thanks very much! That answers the question.

Leadenwah

I have a nearly new control head interface board just for the XTL 2500...I Think. My research on BL shows only a posting indicating that this is for the XTL-2500. but I can't find anything telling me that it is not for the 5000. Does anyone know whether CHIB HLN-1466 is compatible with the XTL-5000 ...

Leadenwah

Yes, Jeff, this nomination brings yet another telecommunications thug into the ring to finish off what's left of the 98 pound weakling of LMR. He's been their water boy for a long time, but now he gets to wear a clean shirt and his long pants to the FCC. I must admit that Republican administrations ...

Leadenwah

This flashcode is in a photograph which does not seem altered in any way. The tag looks genuine. The seller says that it was used as a control station, but had little else to offer.

Leadenwah

Unfortunately not. This is and item offered by a seller who is unfamiliar with such things as is often the case.

Leadenwah

Flashcode: _APPL5_ appears on the Motorola tag of a Consolette. It appears exactly as shown with the one flat line before and after the number. It does not appear to have been altered or portions blacked out I don't translate in akardam.net Motorola Flashcode Decoder R04.05.10 Does anyone know this ...

Leadenwah

Quite true, but if you have one conventional channel in the list or a talkgroup from a different system, Priority Monitor won't work.

Leadenwah

Is there a hex editing plan for CPS R18.00.01 Mobile and Portable which will allow the return 15 member talkgroup scan lists?
Working hex editing plans for CPS 17.xx.xx found on the Forum were fine, but I'm now stuck with
unneeded newer CPS and the old 10 member scan lists.

Leadenwah

Thanks very much.

Leadenwah

Does anyone know whether the XTS-4000 was made for 800MHz ?

Leadenwah

OK, Thanks.

Leadenwah

Can the XTL-2500 be programmed to accept the W series ( W4, W5, W7, W9 ) control heads
or is this only possible with the XTL-5000? I never tried it when I had one an am considering
possible purchase of a 2500.

Leadenwah

Good idea. Thanks very much.

Leadenwah

I am installing a W-9 control head in the 1.5 DIN space of a 2006 Crown Victoria where the AM/FM radio had been. The W-9 fits fine, no trouble routing cables, but I cannot find a bezel or trim piece to make a clean installation. Nothing from Metra or other aftermarket suppliers fits. Faceplates from...

Leadenwah

Thanks very much for the information.

Leadenwah

What is ( are ) the proper interconnect board (s) for the Astro Spectra dash mount mid power mobile?
It seems that there were two, but I'm not so sure.

Leadenwah

Thanks for looking into that. I didn't quite understand that code and what was shown as the scrolled code now in the radio.

Leadenwah

On a popular auction site just viewed a seller offers an Astro-Spectra PLUS Consolette the rear label of which shows " MFG CODE 5C00080004807, but photo of display shows 580008-000480-2 scrolling. Presumably it is the same radio as is in the Consolette. The whole thing is a little confusing. Wh...

Leadenwah

Yes, indeed, shill bidding is rampant on a popular auction site. Did you every wonder how you often happen to hit the winning bid right on the penny? The other jewel in their crown is the seller who is unable to test the radio at all, " no way to test " then you notice that in the photo of...

Leadenwah

I have an XTS1500 which came with a CPS password. It powers up fine, scrolls features when HOME is pressed 5 times, is not inhibited. After much searching related topics on the board, I did not find a fix or work around specifically for the XTS1500. Most of what I found on other radios required hex ...

Leadenwah

I have one which came with 250 capacity. It wasn't MoFlagged or hacked.

I believe that a great many of these in 800MHz band came from the State of Louisiana.
They were not in wide circulation as far as I know.
They don't have an MLM board as the standard Spectra did.

Leadenwah

Inhibited is the very word, thank you. Perhaps, I am "impaired" by this vexing radio. Being a 9600 trunking 800 A/S PLUS, it seems like a good candidate to get inhibited for affiliating without an invitation. I have had two identical Astro Spectra Plus 800 models previously. They can be a...

Leadenwah

Just received an Astro Spectra PLUS 800MHz which, when powered up. gives me only the Red and Amber lights, then a blank screen. There is no cycling up and down, no " SELF CHK ", no audio ( beep, bonk, etc. ). No FAIL or any other messages. This radio worked fine after swapping Vocon boards...

Leadenwah

Both models are being sold off as NOS. The Euro look did not inspire me, but if they're good, they are cheaper. Weather "resistant" often suggests some alternate speaker material such as one has on the patio at pool side. Of course, if the users of these radios don't bother to roll up the ...

Leadenwah

Are there any noticeable audio or other quality differences between Motorola's HSN4030A ( often sent with MCS2000 ) and HSN4031B speakers ? Both are 8ohm and both would be bought new. The intended use is for the XTL series radios which seem to call for an 8ohm speaker if I recall correctly. Appearan...

Leadenwah

Thanks, that's well worth a try.
I'll keep an eye out.

Leadenwah

Thanks to you both. You saved me from an expensive mistake.
I'll just stick with the W7. The 05 just seems fraught with problems
and I thought the M5 was an easy way out.

Leadenwah

I'm considering an M5 which is for the XTL2500 for use on an XTL5000 ?
My questions are:
Can the M5 be used on the XTL5000 ?
Is the M5 less problematic than the 05 control head series ?
Does the M5 had firmware issues as the 05 ?

Leadenwah

Yes, I thought so as well, but when the OEM AM/FM/CD was hauled out, it was a 1.5, one and one half DIN. The guy showed me the hole and we tried double which did not fit then 1.5 DIN and that's what fits. This is the actual opening rather interior clearance. This is a 2004 CV, but is a P73 not the P...

Leadenwah

The 2004-2007 Crown Victorias, maybe more, do not have a double DIN, but a 1.5 ( one and a half ) DIN. This means that nothing else is going to take up the balance of the space except a 1/2 DIN unit and the only things I have seen are CD/DVD players. It that's not suitable, then most mounts come wit...

Leadenwah

From direct experience with leaking capacitors on the regular Spectra series radio,
I've begun to wonder whether the Astro Spectra and Astro Spectra PLUS radios face
the same potential for leakage.

Are the capacitors of the same type and value in the Astro Spectra as in the regular Spectra ?

Leadenwah

That's just what I needed ! Thanks very much for your help.

I Googled that thing extensively, but had no luck on my own,
so thanks for your excellent research. This will prevent yet
another smoked circuit board of my making.

Leadenwah

Does anyone have a pinout handy for Motorola amplified speaker HSN6054A ?
I believe that it was part of Convert-A-Com assembly from some years back.

Leadenwah

Thanks very much for that reply. It makes perfect sense to me especially the problem of the 7209 charger sensing the battery's condition or need for charge incorrectly. I can certainly accept Will's opinion on battery cooking in that rapid charger. The prospect of three different cords for worldwide...

Leadenwah

I, too, have the NTN7209A charger, but it flashes both Red and Green Simultaneously with good NiMH Motorola NTN8923 batteries regardless of each battery's remaining charge. It will also go from Red to Green in close to 4 minutes. It's my first time with this charger, can't find a manual on line and ...

Leadenwah

D43-KMA-A5 conventional VHF Spectra in good shape now blanks out, cycles off then back on anytime any button (SCAN, EMER, PHONE, SEL, H/L, MON, etc ) is pressed. MODE, VOL, DIM, HOME buttons repond fine with no problems. It's just fine on TX/RX The MLM form same model and feature Spectra was just in...

Leadenwah

The audio output from any Motorola handheld radio can be routed to your vehicle's AM/FM/CD player using the AUX input usually found on the faceplate. Newer AM/FM/CDs have an AUX input which is usually a "sub-mini" stereo jack. In this case an Astro Saber was fitted with its RF adapter whic...

Leadenwah

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Leadenwah

The board is contained with a metal housing which sits atop the command board. The housing is secured by 4 chrome plated screws and 4 indexing pins protrude from below up through the top of the housing. The only external label reads: "Contains Technology Patented by Digital Voice Systems, Inc. ...

Leadenwah

Thanks Will.

I've installed the 15 watt PA from an 800MHz radio to 30 watt radio.

Leadenwah

By board swapping I have determined that a board, HLN6867A , if faulty in an Astro Spectra Plus I can't tell whether the board has a physical failure of if a programming error has caused it to malfunction. The radio had gone into constant cycling which is solved when an identical board was tried. Do...

Leadenwah

I've got to replace the whole PA section on a Spectra mobile.
Does the radio have any way of knowing that a different one has been installed?
It's a mid power radio and I have a known good PA from a 30 watt Spectra to use in its place.

Leadenwah

I have 2 identical Astro Spectra Plus radios. One is fine the other recently came up with " FL 01/90 ". No leaks, damaged components or misfitting boards found. Swapped out known good W4 control head, still get FL 01/90 Swapped out known good interconnect boards with no change. Antenna has...

Leadenwah

Jim,

Actually it was the original poster of this thread who bought the radio from Houston on Ebay.

I came in late on this thread because of the FL 01/90 found in a search. My radio is in excellent condition.
My only problem is this cycling on/off display.

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