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Josh wrote:I have an astro spectra plus, 800Mhz and the scan with VRS is enabled and it works. Scan with VRS is on an option in the flash code though.

I'm basing my information on what features you could get legitimately from Motorola. Whoreflashes are a whole 'nother ballgame.

Appears my big mouth got opened too soon. Scan with VRS is still a flashcode option on the XTL5000's (as it was on the Astro Spectras)... but it's not available on an Astro Spectra Plus. I would theorize that due to the limited amount of space in the FlashROM, that feature probably didn't get brough...

More information about your radio would be helpfull.

ARfire735 wrote:how much does it cost to add the option to "scan with vrs" into an astro spectra plus?

As far as I know, nothing, because it's a standard option on the Astro25 mobile platform.

Keeping in mind that I am not a SmartZone guru... From reading the help file, it seems like that checkbox, while not necessarily completely intuitive, is doing exactly what it was designed to do (works as designed is a phrase I am becoming increasingly familiar with, alas). The Adjacent Site List is...

Per the WPLN4208 Impres Vehicluar Charger User Guide, 6881098C11, the values are the same.

Technically, you're right, in that CPS is what's limiting you from choosing On-PTT affiliation. However, just removing that option from the radio in this case isn't the whole pie - really, you would need to have the radio flashed with the mainline 3600 host instead of the 9600 host to complete the p...

Correct. The Astro 9600 host (in this case, 10.72.00 for the Astro Spectra) and the 9600 trunking flash option go hand in hand, and by virtue of how its built and how the CPS interacts with it, it behaves essentially identically to an Astro25 radio when it comes to trunking. So, just like with an XT...

Like you've been able to do on top-display Jedi radios for years?

Sounds like you're trying to modify the TX Opt Channel Spacing parameter in the Zone Chan screen. You have to modify TX Opt Transmit Dev instead.

=============================================== APX7000/7500 Portable and Mobile CPS R04.00.00 =============================================== System Requirements: ==================== Recommended: Processor 2 GHz dual core or higher Pentium grade processor. Memory 2 GB RAM. Aero capable graphics ca...

You can order kit H1819. It contains a new O5 control head and all the parts needed to convert any XTL5000 to a dash mount.

Perhaps it is you who needs to get a clue. Oh, I think he's pretty clued in. If the product production was cancelled in 2006, you can bet your bippy that support cancellation will follow in short order. I'm just trying to figure out how the OP got brand new XTS 3000's four years ago, since they wer...

Well, I suppose in theory they could make it in any of their factories worldwide, but in practice, especially for certification (since the 4000 is primarily marketed to the feds) and distribution standpoints, final assembly (and hence factory code) would likely be right here in the US of A.

Just curious, what is the XTS4000 serial number format? Specifically, what are the first three numbers and the next letter? Obviously, the rest would follow the standard M sequence. I've got a 123ABC... version in VHF on the way and wondered what the right serial number base would be on a factory-n...

Well, I'm not quite sure where you got that frequency range from, but an S split (from the 4th character in the model number) Astro25 radio is 450mHz to 520mHz. Also, with later radios, the model numbering system has become somewhat less precise. Especially when it comes to splits and power levels, ...

H1819 is the whole kit and kaboodle, including a brand new control head. No need to spend 5+ benjamins... If you've already got the control head, all you really need is the HKN6192 O5 mid power dash mount flex (list about $30), and the 1585245E02 O5 dash mount headbridge (list about $6). Also, a fir...

X9000's, no - the serial number does not reside anywhere in the radio's memory. Anything Spectra or later (Astro Spectra, XTL), you can put into service mode and read the serial number off the screen. I don't know if the analog Spectra will show model number in service mode, but the Astro Spectra an...

Now that I eyeball that old post, I see that it looks like it was in fact for Astro25... so that doesn't help the OP. I don't know that I've ever seen a comprehensive document from Motorola detailing release information from the Astro line.

kotaguchi wrote:Try this:

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=83042

This is done by mfire39.

And it's also for Astro25, not for Astro...

The only orange spectras I ever remember seeing were some old ex-Fedex units, but it was years ago so I don't remember if it was just the outside that was orange, or what.

If memory serves, those were used to mount a DEK to an A/B/C/W-4/5/7 control head, as the mounting bracket one of those heads is narrower than the DEK mounting (which is the same as an A/B/C/W9). I do not have a part number handy, alas.

Prior to Astro25 R13, the Trunking > Trunking Configuration > General > Rebanding Enabled checkbox was a read-only field that was based on whether the codeplug had that bit enabled or not (and by extension, when the codeplug was last read from the radio, had the radio been upgraded to a new enough f...

You cannot just drag and drop between radios with the flashcode that different. That's not really true. There are limitations when dealing with FPP, and of course if your target doesn't have a feature that your source does, it's not going to drag that portion over, but everything else will come ove...

1. Is the RKN-4105 the correct usb cable for the xts-5000 and windows XP ? Yes. 2. I noticed that the help files for CPS 14 list the above cable as Win ME and Win 2000 only, does the above cable work with XP pro. The cables are not OS dependent, other than you'd have a hard time using a USB cable u...

Sadly, that radio as flashed will never do trunking. There's nothing to stop the radio being flashed with both FPP and trunking, but as far as current operation goes, they're mutually exclusive, and FPP wins the battle between the two.

FL 01/92 referrs to an error in the internal part of the codeplug (as opposed to the external part of the codeplug, which would be FL 01/82). CPS will seldom fix a codeplug with this error. If you made a backup SRecord from the radio in question, presuming it was made before the error occured, writi...

An Astro Saber is already capable of 136-174 out of the box.

Are you thinking of a different radio?

Stickied.

There are several users on the board who have experience with the process of re-capping Spectras. If any of them see this message I'm sure they'll contact you.

Sounds kind of like you have the frequency picklist enabled.

Check under View > Options > Frequency Options

If "Enable Frequency Picklists" is checked, uncheck it, close CPS, re-open, and re-read or open your codeplug.

How do you transmit in service mode? (Thats the mode after it displays the serial, flashcode, and options, correct?) No, that's not service mode. Well, actually, that is what Motorola calls service mode. More specifically, the OP is referring to the RF Test mode that is available after the radio ha...

I don't think you can convert a Spectra to an Astro Spectra under any conditions. The old Spectra is a completely different animal and has no digital communications capabilities whatsoever. Sure you can. All you need is a new RF board (although I believe there's been discussion on the board prior a...

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... 18#p345818

Not Completely true.. I've read/write to portables with a Host as low as R02.20.00 using a USB cable. You will run into a problem with upgrades on the older firmware radios and a USB cable. The CPS will give you a specific error that says something along the lines of USB is not supported with this ...

You can use USB to flash, but as with all things Motorola, there's a few caveats: - Any Astro25 radio (portable or mobile) prior to Host R06 will not support USB. You need to use serial to program or flash. (After it's upgraded, of course, you can use USB). - If you run into a situation where you ha...

If it's like the 4F1E Astro Sabers that have to have it assigned to at least one personality, just stick it on a default personality and don't add it to your zone/channel assignments. I thought the whole issue with Modat emergency revert was that it had to reference a zone/channel combo that pointe...

It will let you enter the narrow frequency ,but it will not let me change the TX spacing from 25khz to 12.5khz. First off, you change it under TX Opt Dev, not channel spacing - all the other boxes will be read-only eyeglasses. Second, if the personality you're on has analog securenet enabled, it wi...

http://batboard.batlabs.com/search.php? ... M+CS+ERROR

What is the Pub # for the BSM? 6871619L01 Huh? In the front flip assembly? Should have said, front housing assembly. Either way, according to the BSM, the UCM is sandwitched between the main keypad and the speaker - it is not part of the chassis assembly. BSM 8.6.1 shows how to separate the front h...

The XTS4000 UCM is located in the front flip assembly. Directions for disassembly are available in the BSM, as well as exploded diagrams.

Another reason is expense. For those of us that are paying subscription fees for trunked radio, it is much cheaper - up front & on going -to maintain a VHF base station & a fleet of minitors than it is to pay the monthly expense of a radio (or radios for volunteer contract stations) and pro...

Jon66 wrote:maybe, But twe could program it fine and it still would not let he Firmware flash go.

Without the specifics, it's going to be very hard for anyone to help you. Need to know the model, current host, and any error messages you were getting from CPS during the attempt to refresh the firmware.

Looks like something that you'd use to connect two System 9000 external option housings to a Spectra, though, according to Mike B in this post , normally you would use a HKN4304 to connect the two housings together (or in this case, a Siren and a VRS), and then a HKN6038 (or a HKN4363) to continue t...

I can't speak to your pictures, since they aren't coming up, but a HKN4363 isn't going to make an OEM style x9000 programming "T" cable - it lacks the T. See more on Mike B's site:

http://onfreq.com/syntorx/spectra/cables.html#spa4363

Is the only way to pull a s-record out (and restore it) via lab software? We'd also need a different cable, say on an Astro Saber, for the flash port? In theory, any software capable of issuing the appropriate command to the radio can read/write its codeplug data in SRecord format. In practice, yes...

Probably because it had a development codeplug in it, not just because it had a default serial number.

Well, to begin with, the term codeplug has become a generic description of the user programming that defines the specific frequency and other operational parameters for a radio. The term codeplug derives from the days when fully synthesized (e.g. not crystalled or rock-bound) radios were first hitti...

I'm pretty sure Motorola subscribers won't let you associate QCII on anything but conventional, though there may be other products out there that would let you do it. Most people just use the built-in trunking signalling features.

rc50won wrote:Has anyone been able to get the Direct Frequency Enable under Conventional Wide to work? I get the red flag of failure.

Just as a FYI, the equivalent of this box is greyed out on Astro25 radios with FPP enabled. You may be looking at the same restriction on the APX.

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