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chiefops

Can you advise the color and location of that wire? Do I use a 't-tap'?

chiefops

Thanks, I knew there had to be one, just don't know what/where to locate it, I already know to use the fedsig park-kill module, today I was referred to an upfitter/installer who should know the answer, I plan to call him next week.

chiefops

there's no circuit that grounds when the tranny is in park?

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anyone know where I can locate a suitable siren park-kill circuit on a 2005 Ford Explorer?

chiefops

anyone know where I can locate a suitable siren park-kill circuit on a 2005 Ford Explorer?

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Brookings Industries 993 programmable switch panel is essentially a FedSig SmartSiren without the siren.

chiefops

that's interwsting. which manual is that from? i should order it.

chiefops

battery is nmh...
if mic is hung up in clip when car is started, radio will not unmute and vol level lights won't illuminate till mic is removed from hangup clip just once. mic has those contacts on hangup button. hangup clip is not grounded.

chiefops

well that explains the battery discharge, so what's the purpose of rx only when the ign is off?
any idea how much draw would occur if i wired the yellow to battery also?
and any soulution to the hung-up mic and muted audio after the car is re-started?

chiefops

i am encountering 2 issues with my AVA. 1. the AVA is wired as follows: black - ground red - battery yellow - ignition green - none when the vehicle is off and the radio is left in the AVA, the AVA stays lit, the radio will remain on with audio but will not transmit. i assume this is the correct con...

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refresh my memory -
is there a character in the model # that indicates the astro spectra is vselp or imbe/apco 25?

chiefops

a word of warning on the mnstar system. while it's a good, very safe setup(every circuit has it's own ground), it is designed for installation in police cars that will have in addition to typical warning equipment every option known to man such as weight scales, video cameras, 2 radars, mdt, light a...

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yes, you can get the bulbs you want from julian mcdermott, super bright.

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was advised this by 2 different bigtime emergency vehicle upfitters.

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if they don't have to be exact replicas of california area lights, try mcdermott lights in ridgewood, queens ny, they make the 'riser' light bars unique to nypd highway patrol cars, and make super bright halogen lights in both par 36 and 46.

chiefops

newer tahoes should not have any splices into hdlights/brakelights/revlights because of the computer and/or tranny. add a standalone flasher system using halogen bulbs installed into the hibeam headkight housing close to the hibeam bulb. nova and able2 make a system for this application.

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maxtrac 300, 40 watt mobile. is 10amp ac power supply sufficient for use as base station?

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call warnock fleet in hanover nj, there doing installs right now on a slew of new durangos

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anyone able to provide guidance as to where to drill and not drill into floorpan below the 2nd row seat? i know the fuel tank is on the driver side inside the frame rail, is there any clearence below the floorpan? any other issues i should be aware of for mounting stuff below the rear seat?

chiefops

well i think i figured out the problem- there were actually 2. 1) i couldn't delete any channels or zones...i discovered i had to delete the corresponding scan lists that contained any of the channels i wanted to delete before i could do that, so i deleted every scan list. 2) i had a few zones that ...

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preparing to visit LA and updating my astro saber since last visit during astro transition last spring. i have found that though i have plenty of space to add personalities, (not using all 255 personalities) i cannot add channels to zones that curently have less than 16 channels programmed. anybody ...

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how typically motorola bizzare..
do you have to program the radio with the wrong freq before going back to change it or simply do it while running the software ?

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no, don't have a service monitor and yes, i checked it against another radio, thats how i discovered the problem, it receives on the simplex channels but does not transmit, on or off pl.

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no, the radio is hi split uhf..i should note that i am only having problems with modes that are programmed as stand-alone simplex modes, not the 'DIRECT' side of a repeatered mode.

chiefops

can anyone help me-
i've discovered my mcs2000, though the display indicates the selected mode is a
'<->' (DIRECT) freq and the TRANSMIT light illuminates, will not transmit on the simplex frequency.

chiefops

RKG- so mdc can be used to access the machine and the transmitting radio's id is not displayed on the output? so typicaly only a radio's ANI is displayed?

chiefops

can someone refresh my memory: which of these features- <ANI>, <MDC>, <RAC> can be used to limit access to a community repeater to only an authorized radio? in the case of ANI or MDC, can reading the codeburst on a display radio enable an unauthorized user to program a valid ID into an unauthorized ...

chiefops

a standard/non-public safety spkr mic will work on both saber and astrosaber, a saber public safety (w/antenna) mic will NOT work on astrosaber because 2 pins are reversed.

chiefops

yes, there are convertacoms in use, mostly in HIWAY patrol cars, it's a personal preference for installation....there are pallets 6ft high at radio repair of defective ones waiting to be dumped.

chiefops

for many yrs, since early 80's, until about 4-5 yrs ago, the only dept vehicles that had mobile radios were citywide command vehicles such as the emergency service unit(because they might respond to any location in the city- there were 25 radio divisions and another 10 or so citywide divisions at th...

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1 of the reasons nypd purchased the vertex's (3000 if memory serves me) instead of motorolas is because radio shop spec insists bottom-mount battery instead of rr-mount battery, and as we know motorola know longer produces such a radio- the astro saber is entirely too expensive considering we have N...

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if money is the problem, save it till you have $20-25 for a tridon flasher, at least that will give you an even, consistent flash rate. otherwise, the 537 is for amateurs.

chiefops

well, if you want your emergency vehicle's warning signals to look amateur, go with a 537 thermal flasher where 1 side stays on longer than the other and cycles from fast to slow. if not, go with a modern flashing system.

chiefops

My 2 cents- federal and sound off make good flashers. able-2 flashers use slower 60 flash per minute rate instead of typical 90 FPM, but you can order custom flash rates- i don't know cost difference. i used a soundoff galaxy 75watt strobe pack for several years thru 3 different installs and in the...

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batteryzone part #BZ8251mh

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though AVA will not accept high cap battery, BATTERY ZONE makes a high cap battery in a medium size, rated 1800ma- i checked it on my conditioner, it's actually higher, something like 2100 or 2200ma's!

chiefops

unlike wideband astro saber, astro spectra has same bandsplits as regular spectra.

chiefops

can anyone advise how to take the top and bottom shells off so i can change the lock cylinder? also can the firmware be upgraded in an AVA to a later version?

chiefops

yes, there is a wide thumbscrew, the diameter is bigger than the 'O' in the batboard heading at the top of these pages, i have them on all my stuff, can't remember the part #. call parts id.

FOUND THE PART #- 03-80373B96. WAS $2.60 WHEN I GOT A SET A FEW YEARS AGO.

chiefops

nextel told me last weekend $33.99 a month unlimited direct connect-only.

chiefops

does anyone know if the A3 will support a hhch that does zone/mode or alpha other than the 2 digit 99 ch display mic? didn't the syntor9000 hhch do that with a diff connector? will the astro spectra hhch work?- probably not.

chiefops

a regular (non-public safety) speaker mic will work on both saber and astro saber; only an astro public safety mic will work on an astro. 2 pins are reversed from the saber pin config.

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badboys2- can you post or e-mail me with the current LAPD channel line-up?, i will need it next week.

chiefops

standard spkr mic (non-public safety) will work with both saber and astro saber, public safety mic( w/antenna) will not, you must use astro saber public safety mic with astro saber.

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eagerly looking forward to their debut!

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LarryCA- since i last asked,(just prior to wtc attack) i was headed to LA- never got there. have re-scheduled for january; i have channel lineup you provided. any updates? what is the current HOTSHOT channel? is it analog or dig?

chiefops

yes jason, will an astro spectra a9 head work on a spectra a9 radio?

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elroy, will an astro spectra head work on a spectra radio?- i suspect not.

chiefops

have sys saber 3 whose codeplug was corrupted. repaired codeplug and programmed several zones and modes- now keypad won't work. while likely keypad shield is ng, anything else i should look for? if i have to replace keypad shield, whats the part #? is it cheaper to flat rate it? will motorola repair...

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he's not looking for an antenna for an fdny handie talkie because they are vhf, and the current handie talkies are saber 1's. occaisionaly you see an mx. someday they may re-issue the uhf xts3500. maybe.

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