7000 flash code question (GPS)

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asmitty0010
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7000 flash code question (GPS)

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Have a 7000 model III with 1282k0-810102-5 as the flashcode. It show GPS enabled when decoding it but I can’t “find enable GPS” in radio wide in the CPS or add LOC as a menu item. Am I missing something?

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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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It's called "Location Enable" in the "Location" section under Radio Wide
You'll want "User Selectable Location Enable" checked on.
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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For some reason its not showing in my codeplug. The only thing that is visible is "display peer location". I've made sure "expert view" is also on. If anybody wants to view the codeplug i can send it to them just so i know i'm not completely losing my mind.
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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Firmware version?
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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R17.01.01
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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You need Q947 APCO Packet Data Interface for that to be present.
Also, why does your flash code have both Q52 and Q53? That seems like the work of someone playing with Depot. Mother /\/\ doesn't ship radios like that. They come with one or the other, never both.
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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It does appear that way - that makes sense. This radio does have tags but has been molested.

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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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I have to add.... GPS in these radios is useless unless you're part of a P25 system which uses it for radio/officer location through the command console. For amateur use, the GPS coordinates on your cell phone (iPhone or Android) are much more accurate and quicker to obtain (not to mention the fact that you can "send your location" to anyone very easily in your phone without having to read and manually re-type the coordinates from the radio).
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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sjxts3000 wrote:I have to add.... GPS in these radios is useless unless you're part of a P25 system which uses it for radio/officer location through the command console. For amateur use, the GPS coordinates on your cell phone (iPhone or Android) are much more accurate and quicker to obtain (not to mention the fact that you can "send your location" to anyone very easily in your phone without having to read and manually re-type the coordinates from the radio).
I respectfully disagree. The GPS is great for us (both LE and FD). The ability to read the GPS information off to an air asset without a second device is very valuable. We call in water drops, LZ, and waypoint info with the radios. We can also see other users on the screen of our radios without any fancy infrastructure. The GPS info will pass radio to radio over conventional P25 (direct or repeater).
As a guy in the air, we can see the key-up of ground units and get a quick reference to their location. 270 at 1.5 miles is easy to understand and you don't have to type anything into a nav computer.

Phones service is not always available, it's an extra device to keep charged, and not break too.

S.
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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otter9309 wrote:
sjxts3000 wrote:I have to add.... GPS in these radios is useless unless you're part of a P25 system which uses it for radio/officer location through the command console. For amateur use, the GPS coordinates on your cell phone (iPhone or Android) are much more accurate and quicker to obtain (not to mention the fact that you can "send your location" to anyone very easily in your phone without having to read and manually re-type the coordinates from the radio).
I respectfully disagree. The GPS is great for us (both LE and FD). The ability to read the GPS information off to an air asset without a second device is very valuable. We call in water drops, LZ, and waypoint info with the radios. We can also see other users on the screen of our radios without any fancy infrastructure. The GPS info will pass radio to radio over conventional P25 (direct or repeater).
As a guy in the air, we can see the key-up of ground units and get a quick reference to their location. 270 at 1.5 miles is easy to understand and you don't have to type anything into a nav computer.

Phones service is not always available, it's an extra device to keep charged, and not break too.

S.
You just confirmed what my first sentence said..... "unless you're part of a P25 system".
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Re: 7000 flash code question (GPS)

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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.
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