XTS 5000 Help Needed
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:19 pm
I bought a used 800mhz XTS 5000 recently online for the princely sum of $80. I thought it might be a fun challenge to dabble with P25 trunking a little bit, however its proved to be nothing but challenge and not much fun.
To start, the radio came to me with a completely dead battery, so it sat on my desk for a week waiting for a new one to arrive. With the new battery in hand, I was able to verify the radio has all the options I need to monitor a nearby system, and with some research I setup a non-affiliate scan with a couple talkgroups on the system. I hear nothing at all. As a side test, I programmed a conventional channel with the frequency of one of the system control channels, with the thought of listening to see what signal is present there (obviously not looking for something intelligible, just any evidence of a signal, digital noise or otherwise). If I set the conventional personality mode as non ASTRO, i hear nothing at all, however setting the mode as mixed or ASTRO with a digital mode of CQPSK I will hear breaks in the static (silence) for varying periods if i press and hold the monitor key on the radio.
I have also tried monitoring some local conventional, non-digital frequencies belonging to another nearby system to avail as well. Again, I hear nothing at all, though I'm not sure how active those frequencies are at this time.
Long story short, I've heard nothing on this radio at all, though all signs point to it being fully functional. Any thoughts as to where I might have gone wrong are appreciated. Thanks!
To start, the radio came to me with a completely dead battery, so it sat on my desk for a week waiting for a new one to arrive. With the new battery in hand, I was able to verify the radio has all the options I need to monitor a nearby system, and with some research I setup a non-affiliate scan with a couple talkgroups on the system. I hear nothing at all. As a side test, I programmed a conventional channel with the frequency of one of the system control channels, with the thought of listening to see what signal is present there (obviously not looking for something intelligible, just any evidence of a signal, digital noise or otherwise). If I set the conventional personality mode as non ASTRO, i hear nothing at all, however setting the mode as mixed or ASTRO with a digital mode of CQPSK I will hear breaks in the static (silence) for varying periods if i press and hold the monitor key on the radio.
I have also tried monitoring some local conventional, non-digital frequencies belonging to another nearby system to avail as well. Again, I hear nothing at all, though I'm not sure how active those frequencies are at this time.
Long story short, I've heard nothing on this radio at all, though all signs point to it being fully functional. Any thoughts as to where I might have gone wrong are appreciated. Thanks!