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MikeOxlong

sjxts3000 wrote:You just confirmed what my first sentence said..... "unless you're part of a P25 system".

Never really considered "direct" to be part of a P25 system.

MikeOxlong

Do you have a GOBI cellular modem installed?

Can't remember if I uninstalled mine or just disabled it.

MikeOxlong

Excellent!

Thanks.

MikeOxlong

I was thinking more along the lines of retrofitting an existing XTL5000 remote install to take an APX7500 drawer. Either way, good info to know. I'm looking at the same plan. Swapping out an XTL drawer with the APX drawer. I've got the newer control head so I should be good to go from the control h...

MikeOxlong

You need to check "Intra-WACN Roaming"

Check this post out:

https://www.p25.ca/threads/3211-Motorol ... #post23408

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Neat little radio. Bought a couple of extra batteries off Ebay real cheap. Battery life isn't the greatest but when batteries are cheap, who cares?

Grab the fancy charger which will allow you to charge the radio, an extra battery and your Bluetooth headset at the same time.

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Something I'm missing here? Defective? Nope, return it to them and get your money back. Years ago I bought one at the Hamvention and it did exactly the same thing. Returned it the next day and was told that NYPD has bought a lot of these batteries and they've never had a problem. They gave me anoth...

MikeOxlong

It doesn't matter as his older CPS will still not recognize the newer package.

He must have CPS8 installed before that firmware is recognized and selectable as an upgrade.

MikeOxlong

You'll need CPS 8 to install that firmware.

Older versions will ignore the firmware even though you've installed it.

MikeOxlong

No, a TRBO radio is limited to one ID in total.

Quite a problem if you've got multiple systems with different ID's assigned on each.

MikeOxlong

mr.syntrx wrote:GSM has a maximum range of about 35km. This page does a great job of explaining the details of why:

http://gsmfordummies.com/timing/timing.shtml

GSM has a maximum range of 70kms if you use extended range mode.

It robs every other timeslot so the timing advance can be increased.

MikeOxlong

W1HVN wrote: Any VRS750 info or tips before I plug and play?

Plug it in and program it up. Nothing special needs to be done.

MikeOxlong

You've always been able to include up to 10 conventional channels in a Multi-System Talkgroup scan list.

MikeOxlong

Older stuff like the iTronix iix325/350 are WinXP tablets that are made of milled aluminum and built like a tank, the ix260 is a laptop with touch screen. They run at about 1Ghz We were moved to the iTronix platform from Toughbooks and had nothing but problems. You could drive a truck over one and ...

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There's a 3000+ with AES sitting at $1500 on EBay right now.

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I was referring to this post titled "Astro Saber III Private Call" that's been dormant since 2008 but you brought back from the dead to ask a question about the special version of firmware required for P25 9600 trunking. With that subject title, starting a new thread with a more appropriat...

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tvsjr wrote:Hmm, that's a bit of a necro-post.

Not as bad as the 4 year old thread he brought back from the dead to ask a totally unrelated question.

MikeOxlong

Another vote for no more Checking Interest threads.

If you want to know what your radio might sell for, search the Classifieds here, Radioreference and Ebay.

If you feel it's worth selling, than post your ad with a price.

Don't be lazy.

MikeOxlong

You didn't read what tvsjr wrote.

32016 is a Uniden talkgroup number which converts to a Motorola hex talkgroup of 7d1 not 7d10.

You need drop the last zero.

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I'll throw my vote in for Tapatalk.

I use it on Radioreference and am quite happy with it.

For the moderators, it supports moderation commands as well.

MikeOxlong

There was a 6m repeater cosited with an 800Mhz trunking system that had a voice repeater 1Mhz offset from the primary control channel.

Repeater was basically useless when that voice repeater fired up.

Only solution was to move the repeater to another site.

MikeOxlong

Anybody have a part # for the KVL insert handy?

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Sounds like a quick way to make money at Dayton.

MikeOxlong

One thing I hate about the APX CPS. A lot of fields that aren't even used get set to NULL when making a change in something else which results in Invalid Fields. I remember coming across the trunking system problem but I forget exactly how I cleared it. Try adding a new system and then delete the ol...

MikeOxlong

Check Brocomm for SCM's.

I believe they're around $100 to get an IMBE capable one.

MikeOxlong

Yes, I understand the APX will do trunking on single bands without a problem. I have several vhf and uhf systems in my APX that trunk fine although they are entered as separate systems. I'm questioning whether Motorola has ever said the APX will allow you to trunk a multiband system as one system in...

MikeOxlong

Have you found anything official from Motorola saying that you can put a mixed frequency trunking system in the apx (besides 7/8)? I'm wondering if the firmware or the zone controller even supports jumping bands like you're trying to do? Have you heard of anybody else using this in the real world? B...

MikeOxlong

I believe the NAC uses the last two digits of the System ID plus something which roughly corresponds to the Connect Tone ID.

I would start off at 9e0, 9e1 and so on.

I believe there's 6 Connect Tones so the highest you would need to try would be 9e5.

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I and a lot of others would be interested in how he linked two P25 machines together for $600.

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123 wrote:Hams have been linking analog repeaters cheap for how many decades now?

There, I fixed that for you.

I'm talking about linking digital machines together.

TRBO is much easier and cheaper to link then P25.

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If I didn't have a lot of money tied up in P25 gear, I would have definitely gone TRBO. The ease of linking is the biggest selling point for me. Heck, we just linked two cosited P25 machines a couple of weeks ago and hopefully within the next week, we'll have another P25 machine linked in over RF. I...

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It's called "Voice On Control".

Similar to a GE SCAT site.

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Waverunner in Aurora, Ontario.

www.waverun.net

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You should probably be able to enable hardware encryption using the CPS along with the powerup self test alert.

If you get a good tone on powerup, you've got an encryption board.

If you get a boop, you don't have an encryption board.

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Anybody have a DIU real cheap? The DIU would be the best solution but it would probably cost as much as the Quantar. Too bad there's not a signal available on the backplane to denote a P25 conversation. Perhaps two channels with the same frequency but only one has the valid analog PL with a bogus NA...

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Plan is to have it fully working on the bench before it gets moved. It's replacing an msr2k that's already in service so until it's fully working, the msr will continue to plod along. In reality, I'd prefer to have this as a standalone machine but repeaters pairs are so scarce, I'll have ton reuse a...

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I bought a Spectra VHF Dash Off of Ebay D45KMA7JA7BK. I pulled the code plug and saved it. I made a change from Blank to a test freq of 140.5. When I pushed it back, i got the 'FL 01/82' . I am using R05.03.00. I have tried changing the serial number and re-installing the boards in the software, bu...

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Yes. PTT is available on the backplane. Towards the back of the service manual are the drawings showing pin assignments on the variety of connectors. Getting those pins to work is a function of the programming in the RSS, and can be a lengthy discussion. Yup, I know it's available and I've seen the...

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Folks, I'm trying to replace an old analog MSR2000 and custom controller with a Quantar and external controller. There's nothing fancy on the MSR. We've got dtmf commands to shut it on and off and dtmf commands to fire up a link radio. The courtesy tone is a beep during unlinked operation and a boop...

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For large installations we tend to use Allgon repeaters with either RF or Fiber distributed antenna systems.

Looks like Allgon has been bought out by Powerwave.

http://www.powerwave.com/default.asp

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You'll have to ditch the O3 heads in order to use a VRS. VRS' are not compatible with the O3 head. Once you've got an O5 head and the cable from the head to the drawer, you'll need the drawer to siren/pa cable and the T cable to connect the VRS to the siren/pa. You'll also need a separate VRS/DEK fo...

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http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=91078 I know for sure that the O3 head is not compatible with the VRS and according to the above thread, it's not compatible with the W3 as well. Go to the VRS enable option in the CPS, right click and read the help. It will tell you what is requir...

MikeOxlong

R02.00.15 was necessary to fix problems with the PMMN4062 noise cancelling mic and the HMN4104 display microphone.

MikeOxlong

I've successfully used the high cap LiIon battery and the tall NiMH battery without problems so far.

This is with the v3.4 firmware and I believe the 1.7 display firmware that came out a couple of months ago.

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My 3.4 charger has no problems with APX batteries either. I don't believe an upgrade is needed.

MikeOxlong

123 wrote:Question on the VRS 750 P2081A

Will this also work on a O5 remote XTL 5000 ?

If that's the standard VRS750 then yes, you should have no problems.

I have one hooked up to my O5 XTL.

MikeOxlong

The Astro Spectra does not support call aliasing.

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If you're asking whether you can have an alias show up instead of 7xxxxx then no, your radio does not support that feature.

MikeOxlong

You'll need the full keypad mic and it's not something you can program with CPS.

Not sure which revision firmware the feature came with but I think it's pretty recent.

MikeOxlong

Similar to a home button, where you can push & hold, and it will take you to a predetermined channel. The XTL5K with dtmf hand mic will allow you to use the top 3 buttons (1, 2 & 3) for that function. Tune to the channel you want, press and hold the appropriate button until it beeps. From t...

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