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Just out of curiosity does anyone know who makes the quarter wave “coat hanger” mobile antennas Motorola sells? They are different than the other button type antennas you come across because they don’t have the brass button at the base of the antenna. I have always wondered which manufacture makes t...

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Good points. I agree the voice announcements alone are a huge plus.

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I’m operating on a P25 VHF conventional system, no encryption. We have no plans to upgrade to trunking or other features. Other than ongoing support from MOL on the APX line is there much else gained from upgrading a XTL to an equivalent APX mobile? Does the AMBE vocoder produce significantly better...

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Any chance it is a XTS3500 in a XTS3000 housing?

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Check under radiowide or display settings - I can’t remember for sure which one it is in the cps. There is a checkbox for remember dim state. That should fix it.

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Do you have FPP enabled? I believe that prohibits some functions with regard to channel/personality movement.

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Are these AN or BN models? This is the last two digits in the model number. Not sure if AN might have any issues due to the memory size on these radios. I believe channel announcement is native to 1500/2500 series but requires it in the flash code for 5000 series. Check a couple of things. First in ...

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A further update for others. I used a Belkin F5U409-CU usb to aerial adapter. I installed the Windows XP driver on the virtual machine and it worked flawlessly. I have now been able to read write xts3000 and Astro spectra subscribers.

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Take a look at VIrtualBox. You can create 32 bit VMs on a 64 bit host. Also, it's free. I regularly program APX, XTS/L/3k and Jedi using an IOGEAR GUC232A USB/Serial adapter in a Win 7 or XP VM on a Mac OS host. There really wasn't any "tricks" required... https://www.virtualbox.org https...

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I know of the risks using a usb serial adapter and programming older radios using newer PCs however I have some xts3000 portables used for non mission critical things and wanted to see if there is anyway at all to program them using a newer pc. I have a Windows 7 pc running 64 bit, I don’t have an e...

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Also the RMN5023DSP01 will not work with a XTS2500, only the 3000, 3500 and 5000. There is another Jedi style microphone that was sold in the UK not sure if it would work with the XTS2500 or not but it had an emergency button and a couple of others. It might have been a PSM mic with antenna I can't ...

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Anyone know if the tib on the W3 series high power drawers will work with the other W series heads? Looking at the DSM I can't conclude one way or the other. I am pretty sure the W3 doesn't work with the other TIBs but thought the W3 tib would work with all. Can anyone confirm?

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Anyone know how to adjust contrast on a w3 xtl5000? The method used for an Astro spectra doesn’t seem to work on the xtl.

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Hi All, I have been pouring over service manuals and reading old posts on here and can't find a definitive answer so I am hoping the experts might know. What I am trying to find out is what are the correct part numbers for the XTL5000 tib flex cables for both the high and mid power drawers. I think ...

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Unfortunately no just the XTL5000. The xtl5000 can take either a W3 or O3 control head with the right tib and flex (for the W3).

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If you want P25 watch for deals on mid power Astro Spectras with the W3 control heads. I have mounted the hhch using vehicle specific mounts from proclips. Cuts down on holes in the dash, etc and puts the hhch at easy reach and read. Proclips - http://www.proclipusa.com/dashboard-mounts/vehicle/jeep...

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An update for anyone who might be encountering this I am happy to report if you change the control head from O5 to W3 but leave the o-series TIB in place it will work! This is great news for me because I was upgrading a previous install of an AS W3 so all I need to do is change out the drawer. There...

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I recall a thread on CS showing someone had hooked up a W3 head to an O-series tib using the db25 connector. I know the radio needs to be flashed for a W3 head but is there any risk in doing it this way? The poster indicated it worked fine just wanted to see if anyone else knew of risks about it bef...

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Hi all, anyone know the part number for the xts2500 nameplate that was on the USMC xts2500's? It just said Motorola without the model (xts2500) printed on it.

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Anyone know if a bracket was ever made to stack two w4/5/7 heads with one bracket? I can make something but would rather use OEM if it exists. If they did I would love to know the part number.

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From my experience the list is in the order the voice files are added.

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Looks like it is part 1575250H01

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Take a look at this link - http://www.akardam.net/moto/docs/cps_oob.php

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While this page indicates the A7 control head the part numbers for the buttons remains the same for the W7.

http://onfreq.com/syntorx/spectra/partssp.html#spa7

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I'm stumped and hope someone may have some thoughts. We have a 110 watt dual control head VHF mobile in one of our fire engines that for some unknown reason has issues where both the front and rear speakers stop transmitting audio. You can see the rx light come on when there is radio traffic however...

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Here's a link to the spec sheet from Motorola - http://www.motorolasolutions.com/conten ... _sheet.pdf

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Did you program a button on the DEK for "Siren"? Strange as it may seem the siren functions will not work without first pressing a button programmed for siren which basically turns the siren on and off.

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HKN4363 is the cable which I believe has been the same since the regular Spectra radios. If you have a W-series control head you don't need a DEK to control it. If you have the newer O5 control head you will need a DEK.

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Hi All, I hope someone can help me with a question. I have W3 Astro Spectra and I can't seem to get the on/off power button to function. When I press it I get a boop but no function. The radio works fine and powers on/off with ignition sense but I would like to use the power button in case there are...

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Anyone know if it is possible to use an O-series TIB with a W7 series head as long as the radio is flashed for the correct head? I saw on this link (http://communications.support/threads/1971-Need-help-on-finding-several-XTL5000-W3-part-Numbers) someone was able to do just that with a W3 but before ...

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Re: xts2500 pinout Post by p47r4ck » Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:00 am Taken from Page 4.1-14 of the "XTS2500 / XTS2500I / XTS2250 / XTS1500 / MT1500 / PR1500 - Detailed Service Manual" Motorola Part # 6816985H01-B http://www.imagebam.com/image/61afe8347016466 I don't have the capability to add im...

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Does anyone know the pinout for the xts2500 accessory connector? When I search I can only find the xts5000 pinout and I believe there are some different pin locations on the two.

Thank you for any help.

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Yes sorry that was supposed to say a fee not free... Apparently the auto correct feature thought it knew better than me what I was typing. I'm sure it will be quite expensive to upgrade.

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You can check the model number of the radio and the feature set. Both are found under the radio information section in the CPS. The RB model numbers are -

H66UCC9PW2AN
H46UCH9PW2AN

I'm pretty sure if you do have one you can get it flash upgraded (for a free) at a local Motorola shop.

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Any chance the radio is set up with any kind of encryption? If so there is a setting for TX clear alert tone in the encryption settings. Uncheck that and the chirp should go away assuming it isn't a MDC or other signaling indicator.

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Looking to see if anyone can help me find the jumpers on a XTL5000 tib. I am trying it interface a VRS750 with an O5 remote mount mid power XTL5000. According to the service manual I need to adjust the jumper for pin 12 on the j600 connector on the TIB. I'm just not sure where the jumper is located ...

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Yeah I hear you, unfortunately, I think that is less than what the Moto solution cost when they offered it.

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Here's a similar solution you could check out:

http://www.firegroundaccountability.com/apaa.html

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Any chance someone would be willing to share a MTX8250 codeplug with me? I am considering one of these radios but want to see if it will work for my needs.

Thanks!

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I know the Astro Spectra can't do MDC emergency receive/decode and/or MDC aliasing however, can they handle P25 emergency receive? In other words can they alert when someone on the same system activates their emergency button on their portable? This is would be a VHF P25 conventional system if that ...

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With Windows XP the sound recorder tool would give you all the details of the file type and even let you re-save the file with what ever formatting you want. Unfortunately in Windows 7 the sound recorder doesn't have these features anymore. This means you need a third party software to view the deta...

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A couple of things come to mind. Is the wav file saved as a 8.0 khz 16 bit mono file? If not it will not be able to compress. Also do you have the portable connected to the computer when doing the compression?

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The other day I saw a SSE5000 on eBay with the following flashcode info: Flashcode 541001-002000-8, HOST 02.90.09, DSP 0290.09, Secure 05.03.0, KG1-DES-OFB, KG2-DES-XL, Feature Set- H35-Conventional Systems Operation, Q241-Analog Only Operation, Q806-Astro Digital Operation, H14-Ehanced Digital ID D...

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Does anyone know if this particular cable: http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/dataw/L2134 will allow an Astro Spectra to talk with the PA/Siren box and a VRS 750 repeater without tying up communications? I know this is an old post but does anyone know if this style cable will work for running both...

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Depends on what type of VRS you are working with. If you are using a VRS-EP then the X9000 T-Block style is what you want. That is a HKN4304. The VRS cable piggy backs to the HKN4304 cable allowing for a pass through of data for each device. If you are using a VRS750 you need a Y-Cable, the part num...

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Somehow missed the boat when Motorola released the heavy duty speaker mic RMN5055A for the Waris radios. I happen to have an extra RMN5038A microphone which is the same style mic. My question is if I changed the end connector out what would the pin configuration need to be to make this work with my ...

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The thought crossed my mind, but I didn't think the AN came in 8megs which the radio shows it is an 8meg radio when put in service mode. Where would I see it showing on the chassis if it is AN or BN? The radio also shows in the CPS as a BN model number.

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I have a xts2500i model III 8meg BN series radio. I assume its a Panter radio looking at the inside. I find the radio shuts off when the internals are put back in the case. If I leave the bottom slightly separated from the case the radio stays on and works fine. It tried replacing the flex cable thi...

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Ok thanks for the heads up. I will give it a try and see what happens.

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Great report with very useful information. Thanks for sharing I know what our next training will be on!

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