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- Thu Sep 02, 2021 9:08 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5871
Re: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
I just stab them with 12 volts for a few seconds from the closest Astron PS. Then the Impres charger can properly charge them. GARY. That may not be such a good idea Gary. These impress batteries contain charge rate electronics that may be damaged by doing that. Many years ago with regular nicad ba...
- Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:18 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5871
Re: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
I just stab them with 12 volts for a few seconds from the closest Astron PS. Then the Impres charger can properly charge them. GARY. That may not be such a good idea Gary. These impress batteries contain charge rate electronics that may be damaged by doing that. Many years ago with regular nicad ba...
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:15 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5871
Re: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
I could not find any online info regarding impress charger charging contacts so I disassembled my only impress charger and the contacts were labeled on the pcb " B+ TH CD B-" so I suspect that the one labeled as CD stands for charge data which would be the data read from the battery by the...
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:33 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5871
Re: Dumbing down an IMPRES charger to charge a too-low voltage battery
Hi, everyone. I've got some NOS NNTN6034A batteries that are apparently so low in voltage that the IMPRES charger won't actually initialize them. I've tried a bunch of times so far but each of the batteries goes from steady flashing yellow for a few minutes to rapid flashing red. I've read that if ...
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:46 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: VHF M1225 Low Out-of-Band Power
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5401
Re: VHF M1225 Low Out-of-Band Power
Yes - I have seen this before very low in the vhf-hi band spectrum. In general maxtracs do not perform well in that low of vhf-hi spectrum and sorry but i have no suggestions for you in this regard expect that their is most likely a solution on perhaps one of the maxtrac websites perhaps on the yaho...
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:59 am
- Forum: MotoTRBO Repeaters, Trunking, and Site Infrastructure
- Topic: SLR 1000 backup power
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9386
Re: SLR 1000 backup power
Just my opinion but a pair of known good car type batteries in parallel with a solar battery charger would be a good start with the solar charger keeping the batteries topped off. PS - The battery box would of course have to be for outdoor use and weather sealed. Note: You did not say whether these ...
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:06 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Testing Channel Elements
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6500
Re: Testing Channel Elements
Unless you have some sort of test jig from motorola that I do not know of the only way that I know of to test them is in the radio they were designed for. As far as determining the frequency read the Khz on the crystal itself and use the models crystal calculation mathmatics to determine the channel...
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:42 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: MT-500 Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6425
Re: MT-500 Question
I did this once about 35 or 40 years ago for a friend with a VHF Hi band MT500 portable and
the channel elements are so tiny it is very difficult with good vision but if your vision is as
bad as mine is these days there is no way I would even think about attempting it.
the channel elements are so tiny it is very difficult with good vision but if your vision is as
bad as mine is these days there is no way I would even think about attempting it.
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:32 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: QMA adapters for APX8500
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11110
Re: QMA adapters for APX8500
The all band antenna shipped with the APX8500 is a QMA. I just made a pair of patch cables from QMA to N for wattmeters and testing, and gave a set to each tech and installer. Yeah, it's a PITA, but I haven't see an adapter kit that has them - yet. We have not purchased any lately so I have not see...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:47 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: QMA adapters for APX8500
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11110
Re: QMA adapters for APX8500
Wrong direction. I need the QMA antenna cable to mini UHF adapter. Can't find it anywhere. Makes wattmetering installations impossible. What I posted above is what we use to adapt our APX8500 QMA connectors to mini-uhf connectors that are supplied by motorola so what about these is WRONG? With them...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:59 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: QMA adapters for APX8500
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11110
Re: QMA adapters for APX8500
Why QMA to Mini-UHF? Do you have Mini-UHFs on your meter? Our wattmeters have N connectors and we use QMA to N for testing, cable type from wattmeter to radio, adapter from antenna to wattmeter. [removed - keep it civil please. -Alex] We made a variety of patch cords for every possible need and the...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:05 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: QMA adapters for APX8500
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11110
Re: QMA adapters for APX8500
Wrong direction. I need the QMA antenna cable to mini UHF adapter. Can't find it anywhere. Makes wattmetering installations impossible. What I posted above is what we use to adapt our APX8500 QMA connectors to mini-uhf connectors that are supplied by motorola so what about these is WRONG? With them...
- Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:19 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: QMA adapters for APX8500
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11110
Re: QMA adapters for APX8500
QMA TO MINI-UHF ADAPTER CABLE
Manufacture Part Number = 095-668-50065
Customer Part Number = CB000091A03
Manufacture Part Number = 095-668-50065
Customer Part Number = CB000091A03
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: XTS3000 Programming Issue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5913
Re: XTS3000 Programming Issue
1. Do you have the codeplug password protected? If so enter the proper password.
2. You may have to setup the personality for this channel for narrow band.
Hopefully that covers it - if not perhaps someone else can can come up with the solution.
2. You may have to setup the personality for this channel for narrow band.
Hopefully that covers it - if not perhaps someone else can can come up with the solution.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:45 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Get my GM1200 to transmit constantly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7204
Re: Get my GM1200 to transmit constantly
Even if you could do so - why would you need to do that?
This type of mobile radio is NOT made for 100% duty cycle and this would likely burn it up sooner or later.
This type of mobile radio is NOT made for 100% duty cycle and this would likely burn it up sooner or later.
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:18 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: R2600B/SP question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6353
Re: R2600B/SP question
As far as i know - SP has always meant = "Special Product".
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:04 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: APX CPS and Tablets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6340
Re: APX CPS and Tablets
This is very doubtful.
APX CPS is very bloated as compared
to the Astro 25 Mobile or portable CPS.
APX CPS is very bloated as compared
to the Astro 25 Mobile or portable CPS.
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:16 am
- Forum: Vehicle Warning Equipment Discussion
- Topic: 2017 (+/-) Explorer Havis Console Install
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5966
Re: 2017 (+/-) Explorer Havis Console Install
Just remember to remove the oem console mounting base plate after removing the oem console
and mounting the Havis console instructions doc should be followed and you should be ok.
and mounting the Havis console instructions doc should be followed and you should be ok.
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:13 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: IFR 1000A Battery Charger Voltage Setting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5138
Re: IFR 1000A Battery Charger Voltage Setting
The industry standard charging voltage is "14.2" VDC for most applications.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:30 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Oddball Quantars ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8505
Re: Oddball Quantars ?
The only 'oddball' quantars that I am aware of were the data stations. These were for slow speed data transfer only. I believe they were using them in Ohio for the MDT's in the OSP cars for looking up license plates. There were a number of them in place when MARCS was still running the 3.5 system. ...
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:35 am
- Forum: APX Series Subscribers
- Topic: APX8000 Mobile Charger-NNTN7624
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6381
Re: APX8000 Mobile Charger-NNTN7624
Hi, Gang! In addition to charging the battery, does the NNTN7624 APX8000 mobile charger also support monitoring the radio's receive audio via the radio's internal speaker, whilst simultaneously charging in the pocket, or is it meant to be used ONLY for charging? The Motorola User Guide alludes to t...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:17 pm
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: O5 to O3 control head swap?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13515
Re: O5 to O3 control head swap?
It took me awhile to find it but To answer the OP's question see below: The word "swap" in his original post had me going in the wrong direction. I missed that his radio was already a remote mount. Sorry for the confusion. PMLN4958 O3 handheld control head 17-foot extension cable. Connects...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:55 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: O5 to O3 control head swap?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13515
Re: O5 to O3 control head swap?
Conversion kit? They are supposed to be plug and play. Its a blue connector into the TIB. NOT if you are migrating from one control head to another! Have another coffee and wake up and go back to the top OP's post. Conversion kits are required to replace the ribbon cables in the TIB and CHIB in man...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:56 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: O5 to O3 control head swap?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13515
Re: O5 to O3 control head swap?
I am trying to swap an O5 head to an O3, but whenever I plug it into the TIB the radio shuts off. I thought the CH Synch was the issue but it will not allow me to plug in the O3 head during the process. Running fw r20.50.05 dsp 19.50.01 XTL5000 remote mount. Works fine with the O5 head. BTW I even ...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:36 am
- Forum: MotoTRBO Portables and Mobiles (3xxx/5xxx/7xxx/SL) 2.0 Series Subscribers
- Topic: List of APX speaker-mics that work with full features on the XPR
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5597
Re: List of APX speaker-mics that work with full features on the XPR
This is what I came up with for an APX7000 but there may be one missing here or there. Comments and suggestions are welcome. XE Remote Speaker Microphones NNTN8575A Xtreme Temperature Cable High Impact Green Housing NNTN8575ABLK Xtreme Temperature Cable Black Housing NNTN8575AYLW Xtreme Temperature ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:19 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Oddball Quantars ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8505
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:12 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: HT1250 no receive
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7024
Re: HT1250 no receive
Sounds like you may have a high level of noise on any memory channel.
Have you checked your home for noise sources ?
Try again away from your home like out in the middle of a parking lot
where there could be no noise source.
Have you checked your home for noise sources ?
Try again away from your home like out in the middle of a parking lot
where there could be no noise source.
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 5:22 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Oddball Quantars ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8505
Oddball Quantars ?
My question is in respect to the North American Region.
Anyone know of any oddball quantars? For instance a
220Mhz quantar for the NA region would be an oddball.
Anyone know of any oddball quantars? For instance a
220Mhz quantar for the NA region would be an oddball.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:34 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: HMN1090 Hot Mic Issue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8321
Re: HMN1090 Hot Mic Issue
Sorry - I can't help you. I do not know if this jumper was an option or not
and I could not find any doc's on this mic.
and I could not find any doc's on this mic.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:39 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: HMN1090 Hot Mic Issue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8321
Re: HMN1090 Hot Mic Issue
If you PM me with your email I can send you a pic with the mic circuit board jumper
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:55 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Motorola PURC 5000 w/ASC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7084
Re: Motorola PURC 5000 w/ASC
If you are looking for hard copy docs from moto your way too late. This is equipment that has not been offered for sale for a long time now.
Why don't you just download what you need from here:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorol ... intro.html
Why don't you just download what you need from here:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorol ... intro.html
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:52 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: UHF OR UHF T
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8653
Re: UHF OR UHF T
All, Been a while since I've been here! Site looks great! Got a question... I need to replace the Rubber Antenna on my HT 1550 XLS H25SDN9DU8 It seems to have become brittle and just fell apart. Hey Gig - If you have the whip model antenna the part number = NAE6483. The rubber whips becoming brittl...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:34 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: HP 8924C front panel buttons help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10870
Re: HP 8924C front panel buttons help
have you confirmed that the frequency standard output is reaching the panel buttons logic circuit?
I ask cause it sounds like the panel buttons logic is not working.
I ask cause it sounds like the panel buttons logic is not working.
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:55 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Omnicronelectronics and Telecorder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8580
Re: Omnicronelectronics and Telecorder
Is the system reboot something you do inside the recorder or something you do with a programming computer? Omnicron Electronics make its own voice logging recorder equipment and applications used with this equipment so the reboot would most likely be on this equipment or applications much depending...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:38 am
- Forum: Base Stations, Repeaters, General Infrastructure
- Topic: Omnicronelectronics and Telecorder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8580
Re: Omnicronelectronics and Telecorder
I was able to get voice mail once. Other times it was full. No return call. This recorder got a power surge and display is lite up blue, but no letters or numbers. Inside unit there are 5 LED's. One is lite blue. The others are off. I can hear the hard drive running. Is there a reset? If all else f...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:40 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Jedi Antenna Identification
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9515
Re: Jedi Antenna Identification
If there is a list of antenna for the XPR series portables can someone plz list it?
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:53 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Mcs2000 to 929.8875mhz
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6859
Re: Mcs2000 to 929.8875mhz
Not even sure how you would be able to program that in via the cps programing software
since it is NOT on a valid 12.5Khz boundary.
since it is NOT on a valid 12.5Khz boundary.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:06 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: XTL2500 Scan List
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8022
Re: XTL2500 Scan List
Jim Thanks for the explanation. My confusion is, when I create a 2nd scan list (for another zone) how do I associate that list with the new zone? When I select the 2nd zone, is the radio going to search all scan lists and see if any of the channels are included in the scan lists I created? The scan...
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:11 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: Radius M10 UHF
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10957
Re: Radius M10 UHF
Since the OP did not ever use the dash like you did I did not search with the dash.PETNRDX wrote:I just googled "Motorola radius M-10" and the first seven hits show the M-10.
What the OP shows above = "Motorola Radius M10 UHF radio"
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:50 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: Radius M10 UHF
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10957
Re: Radius M10 UHF
Google search after google search showed up ZERO on the Radius M-10 hence my post above.PETNRDX wrote:The M-10 is a single freq low tier version of GM-300.
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:53 am
- Forum: Radio Programming
- Topic: Radius M10 UHF
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10957
Re: Radius M10 UHF
Good Morning, I have a question regarding a Motorola Radius M10 UHF radio. I can connect to the radio and successfully read the code plug and even write a new code plug to the radio, but the radio dose not RX or TX It did work at one time and I can not remember what happened, It may have been due t...
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:37 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Syntor x cable question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6456
Re: Syntor x cable question
You will need these below pins and removal tool but not even sure if these parts
are still available.
Contact Pin Removal Tool part number - 66-84690C02 and Contact Pins (package of 5) - part number 09-84151B03
are still available.
Contact Pin Removal Tool part number - 66-84690C02 and Contact Pins (package of 5) - part number 09-84151B03
- Wed May 27, 2020 4:59 am
- Forum: ASTRO25 Series (XTS/XTL 1500/2500/5000) Subscribers
- Topic: XTS5000 XTVA with W3 HHCH programming
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6404
Re: XTS5000 XTVA with W3 HHCH programming
I must assume you are referring to the PLN7737 HHCH.
The answer is no - just program the radio as you would
normally do.
The answer is no - just program the radio as you would
normally do.
- Tue May 19, 2020 9:25 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: XTS 2500I
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8160
Re: XTS 2500I
John Thank you this is correct, howewver the clip on the radio side is broken off as well. I am going to try to do just that replace the housing and get the clip on the radio back on. I may be able to get a 3k to see if I can get a few clips off that if they are the same size. Thank you Chris This ...
- Fri May 01, 2020 5:43 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a Replacement Antenna, for Motorola JT1000 (VHF)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8343
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:55 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: IFR 1900 Repair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6819
Re: IFR 1900 Repair
No I do not - I live in NJ and have no idea of what is available in CA.miamiwise wrote:Hi Fineshot1
Do you have any suggestion of service places located in Los Angeles or San Diego CA ? Thanks.
Derric
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:54 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: IFR 1900 Repair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6819
Re: IFR 1900 Repair
Can anyone recommend a service facility to repair a sick 1900 CSA? Won't lock on frequency, frequent & various warnings. Try this facility - i have had very good experience with them fixing my 1900csa Alltest Instruments, Inc. 500 Central Ave. Farmingdale, NJ 07727 Ph: 732-919-3339 Fax: 732-919...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:39 am
- Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
- Topic: Low Profile antenna installation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5392
Re: Low Profile antenna installation
many of these vhf low profile antennas on a fiberglass roof require a ground plane under the installation area in order for the antenna to radiate properly. before you start any work read the installation doc as this should be pointed out in this doc. I have seen some of them that are tunable that n...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:20 am
- Forum: Test Equipment & RF Equipment Alignment
- Topic: IFR-1900 Display suddenly inverted and reversed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7516
Re: IFR-1900 Display suddenly inverted and reversed
i have had this happen also and was told some where on the back of the TFT display are some configuration jumpers that sometimes oxidize over a period of time. After I pulled off the jumpers and re-installed them in the same place all came back to order with the display. Doing this excersize removes...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:50 am
- Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
- Topic: Spanner ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14901
Re: Spanner ?
I have no information on this spanner and no way to know thatKarl NVW wrote:If your spanner tool is known to be newer than HT200 / HT220 portables (early 1970s), it could also be for MT500 or HT90/440 a decade later.