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Would that be out of the box with just the wireline card or do I need a wildcard as well?

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I'll have to verify if I can manipulate, I think COR is Active High and PTT is Active Low so I'd have to either find a way to change in CPS or build a small circuit to invert the signals. Hmm..

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I remember seeing a diagram in the Quantar service manual for having back to back repeaters to crossband without an external controller. Is there a similar provision to link two MTR2000s in the same rack without the addition of an external controller using just the wireline card? I have an applicati...

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Found on Discord -
Frequency 750 hz
Duration 500 ms
Interval 10 sec
Amplitude 20%

Thanks everyone

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Quick question, tried search but didn't find the exact answer -

CentraCom Gold era - what was the channel marker tone frequency and duration? I have 700 hz at ??? ms written down with 15-20 second interval.

Thanks in advance!

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Make sure also you have CAI Data Registration turned off on your conventional systems. Otherwise it may try to send data out and appears to be trying to affiliate. I have that turned off. The radio does not behave like it is trying to affiliate, just simply passes no audio on a passive trunked mode...

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I'll go back through it again and see if I'm missing something... It seems to work flawlessly for some, others it seems to be a major PITA

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triptolemus wrote:No affiliate scan (passive scan, hidden TG method, whatever) works just fine on current XTS/L firmware. 2500 or 5000, makes no difference.

Gotcha.

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wavetar wrote:I don't know where the cut-off was, but I believe only very early firmware versions of the 'X' series worked with the hidden channel scanning trick, on Astro25 systems.

Would rolling back the firmware be an option then? I'm running whatever the most current is.

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Anyone else have issues getting an XTL2500 to passive scan? Scan works fine conventionally on the site (digital CSQ) in question but attempting to scan using the hidden talkgroup method is no dice. I've seen a couple posts on here that either confirmed or denied the XTL2500 could successfully scan w...

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Gotcha, thanks for the reply!

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Cross posted - New to us 06 Jeep Grand Cherokee, so far proving to be a major PITA to upfit. This is technically a third vehicle for us (I have a take home fleet vehicle) so I'm not looking to spend a ton on it. I'm looking for, at a bare minimum: 144-174 & 430-470 coverage Remote heads Analog c...

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Test day 3... Pulled radio to PTT using rear accessory connector (Pin 17 PTT to Pin 16 Ground) and the noise is gone. Key up with hand mic and the buzz is back. Key back up with rear connector and the noise is gone. Remain keyed up with rear PTT and key up and mic, the buzz is present until the hand...

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Another update - Placed radio in RF Test Mode and ran through the channels, with the hand mic, keys up perfectly with no audio distortions. Switched back in to the standard codeplug mode and still hearing the distortions. Reverted back to a codeplug from December and still has the big bold audio hum...

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Update -

Took the radio out of the vehicle entirely, converted back to dash mount, bench power supply and different antenna, same buzz on transmit.

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Dash mount radio worked great as a bench radio. Installed in vehicle, remoted with PMLN5404A kit and 5 meter cable. On analog wide band ham modes, awful hum/buzz on transmit for the first 1-1.5 seconds before it levels out to regular audio. Tried moving to a separate Astron power supply to bypass th...

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Had some spare time yesterday while off so I installed an XPR4550 and XTL5000 W3. Cramped console, remoted the XPR and used a Panavise bracket for the HHCH. Antennas are VHF Maxrad wide band and UHF Comtelco 5/8 wave. Couldn't find my 3/4" step bit otherwise they would have been in the roof. Al...

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Have you tried reverting to the previous good working codeplug you have archived?

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I'm looking for suggestions on a new spectrum analyzer for work that will reach 6 GHz with a tracking generator option. Looking for something NEW, current production that won't break the bank. Looked at Rigol briefly, looks pretty decent for the price point at 3 GHz but the 7 GHz option is substanti...

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You guys that are going will have to be the eyes and ears for those of us that can't go. Be sure to stop by Motorola and look at the new APX8000 V-U-7-800. Since it's the same size as a 6000 you would have to believe that it only has one RF board, not two like the 7000. That pretty much has to mean...

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Dealer show at the Aria?

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Do you typically take a shuttle from the airport to the Flamingo or a taxi or rent a car? It appears the monorail doesn't extend out to LAS yet.

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New thread for this year's expo. International Wireless Communications Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Exhibit Hall open March 18-19 (Wednesday/Thursday) Hall passes are FREE thru the end of the month using the code EREG1 when you register at www.iwceexpo.com Fly in to LAS, most hotels like the Mardi Gra...

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I agree PETNRDX. Will open a new IWCE 2015 thread.

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Rehashing this thread for IWCE 2015. The promo code for free exhibit hall passes is "EREG1". Just booked my flight and hotel room today. The Mardi Gras is just down the street from the convention center. Older but decent rooms and less than $40 a night during the convention. Does have free...

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I would wager that it probably will. I've been able to get 450-520MHz MCS 2000's down to 438MHz in the past, and 403-470MHz MCS 2000's up to 480MHz. It will require a hex edit of the CPS to allow it to happen, but it should be able to do it. Firmware doesn't really have anything to do with it beyon...

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I searched throughout the site and a couple others but wasn't able to find an answer as far as going out of band lower than the split, everyone seemed to want to go higher than the split. I have a 403-470 MCS2000 that I'd like to program a handful of interop channels in the 395 MHz range. Is this to...

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I have on my bench a UHF XTL5000 with a waterproof W4 control head. There is no Spectra style mic connector on the face of the control head - the microphone is connected to a DB9 pigtail that comes off of the back of the control head cable. Which programming cable am I suppose to use for this? On ba...

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The free exhibit hall pass registration has passed, it's $50 now.

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A buddy and I are considering going down for the vendor hall... Its a short flight and March in our neck of the woods is still damned chilly so it would be a nice change of pace... For those of you that go/have gone: Where is the budget place to stay? What else is going on that week to check out? An...

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Cable television/telephone/broadband provider. All of our telemetry is DOCSIS based on our plant... Scada usage would probably be limited to status reporting and site security alarms.

All in one quote from one of the local MSS dealers is north of $80k for 50 radios and 1 repeater...

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Just off the top quotes I've received in the last week:

Motorola XPR4550 45W VHF $521.00
Vertex VXD-7200 45W VHF $470.00

Motorola XPR8400 50W VHF $1820.00
Vertex VXD-R70 50W VHF $1489.95

Unrelated - we're taking a hard look at Icom iDAS...

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That's what I was afraid of... With that being said, do the Vertex DMR mobiles operate correctly on a Motorola IPSC repeater, i.e. linking works regardless of whether it's a Vertex to Motorola to Hytera conversation? Also - the PP slide show I looked at mentioned 2011 Q2 the availability of a digita...

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Looking at going the MotoTRBO route for a utility here covering about 4500 square miles from two mountain tops (RF plots look good) using VHF. We've considered iDAS but the additional work to connect the two sites kinda negates the price advantage, as does the lack of off the shelf software and the ...

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