Astro O-5 XTL 5000 troubles

N4SZS · Post by **N4SZS** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:50 am

Remote mount XTL 5000 trunking radio with the O-5 control heads are locking up. No PTT, No rx, no control head functions at all. These radio are programmed for ignition operation, control head required and cannot be powered down from head.

Radios are running Ver 9.0 software with 4.0 ver heads. older versions do not seem to be having a problem.

Is anyone having similar trouble??.
tks.

matt_tjaden · Post by **matt_tjaden** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:49 pm

I know Fairfax County, VA had a problem with the O-5 radios they got and had to have them all reflashed and had a chip in the control head flashed. I'll see if I can find out some more information tomorrow.

RKG · Post by **RKG** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:01 pm

Ditto in Boston. I was not directly involved, but after installing X new control heads, they had to be unstalled (with old heads reinstalled), radios upgraded, and then new upgraded O-5 heads installed. Major manpower problem.

fogster · Post by **fogster** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:16 am

RKG wrote:Ditto in Boston.

Not to venture too far off-topic, but who in Boston is getting the O5 heads? I've heard rumblings about big system changes for BPD.

RKG · Post by **RKG** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:50 am

As I said, it was not my project, but I believe it is certain Metro area PDs, but do not recall that BPD was included. (BPD tends to swim by itself.)

Post by **Firebuff66** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:15 am

We have done over 200 head replacements and flashes to fix problems in the 05 head radios. Somone in boston is flashing 700 radios, not sure who.
We are flashing for the head problem, PL decode problem and the DPL narrow band problem. The flash we are now using is Firm 09.00.03 & DSP 09.00.02

motorola-radio · Post by **motorola-radio** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:50 pm

How much to flash the W7 control head XTLl5000 to use O5 control head?

Jim202 · Post by **Jim202** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:11 pm

It's not just a flash upgrade. You need to replace the entire control
cable from the radio to the control head if it is trunk mounted.
The front part of the radio gets changed due to a whole different
type of control cable and different style connectors. The power
cable to the remote trunk mount head is also different.

Jim

motorola-radio wrote:How much to flash the W7 control head XTLl5000 to use O5 control head?

motorola-radio · Post by **motorola-radio** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:35 pm

Jim202 wrote:It's not just a flash upgrade. You need to replace the entire control
cable from the radio to the control head if it is trunk mounted.
The front part of the radio gets changed due to a whole different
type of control cable and different style connectors. The power
cable to the remote trunk mount head is also different.

Jim

motorola-radio wrote:How much to flash the W7 control head XTLl5000 to use O5 control head?

All things you said that I was replaced, How much to flash it ? Thanks !