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by crazyboy
Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:28 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble
Replies: 4
Views: 7325

Re: Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble

I'm not trying to test your intelligence, but have you tried putting it into programming mode with a known good fully charged battery? What you describe is symptomatic of a nearly fully discharged or defective battery. Ha, no offense taken. I believe that may actually be the problem. Charger has be...
by crazyboy
Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble
Replies: 4
Views: 7325

Re: Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble

I'm not trying to test your intelligence, but have you tried putting it into programming mode with a known good fully charged battery? What you describe is symptomatic of a nearly fully discharged or defective battery. Ha, no offense taken. I believe that may actually be the problem. Charger has be...
by crazyboy
Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:15 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble
Replies: 4
Views: 7325

Minitor 5 Progamming Mode Trouble

Good evening, I am attempting to change some settings in one of my Minitor 5's, but this particular one will not enter programming mode. Like usual I set it to C, Hold down the reset button and turn the pager on. It does a short version of the standard programming beep and if I let go of the reset b...
by crazyboy
Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:34 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: House Siren Activation
Replies: 8
Views: 3202

Re: House Siren Activation

I would program up a CDM 750 to trigger it off the alert pin on the radio. Run the trigger output to an OMROM adjustable timer that is set to latch for 3 cycles. The fun part is the 0800 to 2000 hours thing. There are clocks available that can do that but they are a few hundred dollars. In addition...
by crazyboy
Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:17 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Signalling for vehicle remote start?
Replies: 7
Views: 1485

Re: Signalling for vehicle remote start?

Most remote start units that I have seen have a wire that is for an accessory start. The last one I looked into you grounded the wire and the vehicle started. With that said you could use any sort of radio signalling to trigger a relay to momentarily connect that wire to ground for approx 2 seconds....
by crazyboy
Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Stubby vs Whip
Replies: 17
Views: 7887

Re: Stubby vs Whip

For me, it is the difference between making the repeater and not making it.
by crazyboy
Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:54 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Console Emergency tones
Replies: 11
Views: 1508

Re: Console Emergency tones

HLA wrote:it's the mdc id that's sent out, that's how they know who sent the signal
I believe hes talking about the alarm noise that the dispatcher hears once the console receives the emergency signal.
by crazyboy
Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:38 pm
Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
Topic: TAPATALK
Replies: 19
Views: 19146

Re: TAPATALK

I'll ping the support guys with my questions - but I think my main issue is with advertising. There isn't any here and the custom app indicates that it removes the advertising within the application (or add's your own)... If we can get by with the free one and have there be no advertising associate...
by crazyboy
Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
Topic: TAPATALK
Replies: 19
Views: 19146

Re: TAPATALK

I'm running tapatalk for free on a forum I admin that is running the same version of phpbb. No problems, and it was cake to install.
by crazyboy
Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:03 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: House Siren Activation
Replies: 8
Views: 3202

Re: House Siren Activation

Under what conditions are you wanting it to sound? If you are just wanting it to sound off the fire tones, then what crazyboy said will work now if you are wanting it to sound under a tornado warning or act as a civil defense siren, there is alot more to it Good point, I assumed fire calls. He hasn...
by crazyboy
Tue May 31, 2011 2:20 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: What do you have on your belt ?
Replies: 144
Views: 56799

Re: What do you have on your belt ?

Minitor V, XTS3000R or 4000, Droid 2.
by crazyboy
Tue May 24, 2011 12:56 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: My Boredom put to use. Pics Included. UPDATED!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 5033

Re: My Boredom put to use. Pics Included.

Nice work! I agree with the black bezel!
by crazyboy
Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: House Siren Activation
Replies: 8
Views: 3202

Re: House Siren Activation

Sequence Relay & Timed Off Relay to control the siren. Energize the relays from the minitor.
by crazyboy
Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor 3/4 Charger pinout question.
Replies: 0
Views: 1326

Minitor 3/4 Charger pinout question.

I understand what each pin does, however the minitor page does not say which pin is 1. I want to confirm I have the correct pinout. If I was looking at the plug that I would be plugging into the charger would this be correct?

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by crazyboy
Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:02 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: HT1000 QCII Alert?
Replies: 3
Views: 548

Re: HT1000 QCII Alert?

I was having trouble getting it to alert. I think that I however have figured out that it was an ID ten T error.
by crazyboy
Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: HT1000 QCII Alert?
Replies: 3
Views: 548

HT1000 QCII Alert?

Is there anyway to have the HT1000 alert upon receiving the correct set of quick call tones? I can get it to be silent and then open squelch upon receipt of the correct towns, however I was looking for a way to have the radio sound some type of alert when the tone set is received, like a pager does....
by crazyboy
Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:55 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: a5 backlight questions
Replies: 3
Views: 314

Re: a5 backlight questions

Ill double check that setting, and if that doesn't do it I'll swap heads. Thanks
by crazyboy
Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:26 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: a5 backlight questions
Replies: 3
Views: 314

a5 backlight questions

I have two a5 spectras in a mobile install. One a dash mount uhf and the other a remote mount vhf. The backlight on the dash mount one always comes on with the setting set at what it was when it turned off. The remote mount always comes on with the backlight set to just the display and I have to man...
by crazyboy
Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: 2006 Impala Install pix with Jotto
Replies: 9
Views: 4869

Re: 2006 Impala Install pix with Jotto

Looks great. Those are all HAW leds?
by crazyboy
Wed May 06, 2009 6:01 pm
Forum: Computer/Technical Assistance
Topic: GPS Mapping software
Replies: 2
Views: 2626

Re: GPS Mapping software

Usually CAD mapping, but I've seen DeLorme as well.
by crazyboy
Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:34 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Quik Call II Notification System
Replies: 8
Views: 3138

Re: Quik Call II Notification System

what exactly are you trying to accomplish?
by crazyboy
Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:51 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Scanning more that 16 channels
Replies: 1
Views: 426

Re: Scanning more that 16 channels

Nope, best bet is to buy a scanner.
by crazyboy
Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: power for multiple radio install
Replies: 16
Views: 6616

Re: power for multiple radio install

Here, Not sure whether all the lines are going to confuse you, I went overboard :lol:
by crazyboy
Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:38 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: MCS2000 VFO
Replies: 1
Views: 315

Re: MCS2000 VFO

No, you have to set it up in cps.
by crazyboy
Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:57 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: power for multiple radio install
Replies: 16
Views: 6616

Re: power for multiple radio install

I'm not sure about the icom but the other 2 radios only need switched power on their accessory wire. Place a fuse tap in the vehicles fuse panel on a circuit that goes on and off with the key, I prefer the audio circuit. You could probably get away with connecting the ignition sense wires straight t...
by crazyboy
Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:58 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Evacuation tone (FD)
Replies: 4
Views: 986

Re: Evacuation tone (FD)

Do you mean cdm1250's? Is having dispatch send the evac tone out of the question?
by crazyboy
Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:07 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: MDC identifiers
Replies: 9
Views: 1578

Re: MDC identifiers

So can I change the transmiting ID code in the radio that transmits that cade to show a unit number on all the recieving radios when its keyed up? Like if it transmits an id of 1234 now and I take all of the reciving alias's out of all of the radios then change what ever the transmit id is to the p...
by crazyboy
Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: MDC identifiers
Replies: 9
Views: 1578

Re: MDC identifiers

So can I change the transmiting ID code in the radio that transmits that cade to show a unit number on all the recieving radios when its keyed up? Like if it transmits an id of 1234 now and I take all of the reciving alias's out of all of the radios then change what ever the transmit id is to the p...
by crazyboy
Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:23 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: 6'5" parking garage
Replies: 25
Views: 10088

Re: 6'5" parking garage

thebigphish wrote:
crazyboy wrote:L brackets on the sides of the hood.
thomsoningreen wrote:Trunk Lip mount antenna base can be purchased from tessco for very little money
:lol:
:-?
by crazyboy
Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Out of Band Help
Replies: 4
Views: 738

Re: Out of Band Help

jts203 wrote:If using Hex Workshop you should look for hex string 4029861A which is 445 MHz and change all occurances to 00DE391A which is 440 MHz.
AWESOME, thank you very very much!!!!
by crazyboy
Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Out of Band Help
Replies: 4
Views: 738

Re: Out of Band Help

If you have the latest version of the CPS, enter your frequencies like normal... It should take them if they are not too far out of range.. When you go to write the radio, you'll get an error saying one or more frequencies is out of range. Just write to it anyway and it should take the freqs.. -Mar...
by crazyboy
Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:39 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Out of Band Help
Replies: 4
Views: 738

Out of Band Help

Hello I have the latest version of the xts3000 cps. I'm trying to hexedit it so that it will accept frequencies a few mhz lower than the band limit. I have followed the instructions here, but am unable to find any of these values in the .exe please help!
by crazyboy
Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:51 pm
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Station alerting with a Minitor
Replies: 2
Views: 1666

Re: Station alerting with a Minitor

No offense but with the little you asked you make it seem as though you have no idea what you need let alone how to make it work. IF that's the case I don't think you should be doing anything that's mission critical.
by crazyboy
Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:34 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Spectra Remote Mic/Spkr
Replies: 1
Views: 266

Spectra Remote Mic/Spkr

I have a spectra a5 that I'd like to be able to run two speakers and microphones off of the rear db15 connector. :o, I was thinking I could use the 4 pins for the mic and two pins for the speaker over cat5? and put an audio control inline with the speaker as well so that I could control the volume. ...
by crazyboy
Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: Motorola Digital and Voice Paging
Topic: Minitor V Audio Level
Replies: 3
Views: 1630

Re: Minitor V Audio Level

tvsjr wrote:Set it to vibrate/push-to-listen?
I agree, probably your best bet.
by crazyboy
Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:46 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Spectra Singletone help
Replies: 0
Views: 261

Spectra Singletone help

Is there a way to get the spectra to send a singleton lower than 6hundred something. I'm trying to get it to send a single tone in the high 3 hundreds, but it says that its too low. :x Can I hex edit this or ?
by crazyboy
Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Beginning of Transmission is Missing
Replies: 2
Views: 552

Re: Beginning of Transmission is Missing

Are all the radios experiencing the same problem or just yours? do you run pre ptt-id, if so do you have a side tone set and sure the users are waiting? Also if you have DOS muting setup is it set to mute too long? Repeater setup to strip the mdc and stripping too long? I'm not a brainiac tho, so yo...
by crazyboy
Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:18 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: 6'5" parking garage
Replies: 25
Views: 10088

Re: 6'5" parking garage

L brackets on the sides of the hood.
by crazyboy
Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:38 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: Power Question on Multiple Radio Install
Replies: 7
Views: 4354

Re: Power Question on Multiple Radio Install

Check the voltages and then trace all the wiring and make sure it's adequate. Ensure everything is properly fused while your in there, as it sounds like you may not have changed fuses. Check for any loose grounds.
by crazyboy
Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:30 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Portable radios
Replies: 29
Views: 4686

Re: Portable radios

Right, you do NOT handle the radio by the antenna.... The radio's antenna IS NOT a handle... And if you keep handling the radio by the antenna, I will dig out my "special" MX350S and make you carry it instead! The antenna is also NOT a clip for the speaker mic. I've found that spending th...
by crazyboy
Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Remot Spectra Problems
Replies: 4
Views: 444

Re: Remot Spectra Problems

Changed out heads and now it programmed. :D
by crazyboy
Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:56 am
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Remot Spectra Problems
Replies: 4
Views: 444

Re: Remot Spectra Problems

I guess its possible. I changed it to a dash mount just for S&G's and tried it but same problem. This time after doing the same thing though it said the radio was selectively inhibited :o. I'm ready to start throwing stuff.
by crazyboy
Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:27 pm
Forum: Radio Programming
Topic: Remot Spectra Problems
Replies: 4
Views: 444

Remot Spectra Problems

I have a mid power remtoe mount vhf a5 spectra that im trying to program. I'm using the rear db15 on the radio. I have the radio on, as soon as I hit read the radio starts rebooting itself. Screen goes from blank -> programming -> check rapidly and randomly. The software then quits trying to read it...
by crazyboy
Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:01 am
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Spectra mount questions
Replies: 4
Views: 424

Re: Spectra mount questions

Thank you guys, greatly appreciate it.
by crazyboy
Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:15 pm
Forum: General Motorola Solutions & Legacy Radio Discussion
Topic: Spectra mount questions
Replies: 4
Views: 424

Spectra mount questions

Does anyone know of the bolt size and thread pattern to mount the mid power decks to the brackets? Also to mount the a5 control head to its bracket? Have some missing the bolts. Thanks
by crazyboy
Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:40 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: k5 blazer questions
Replies: 6
Views: 2577

Re: k5 blazer questions

gws wrote:I had a procopper mount in a 92 1500 blazer.

http://home.columbus.rr.com/garlei/imag ... _radio.jpg
Thanks looks good. I think I'm going to end up just waiting and getting a gamber johnson long top plate, universal mounts, etc and make it work :lol:
by crazyboy
Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:10 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: k5 blazer questions
Replies: 6
Views: 2577

Re: k5 blazer questions

Ok one more quick question (yea right :lol: ) I'm going to make a I guess sort of false floor in the back and mount the radios, strobe packs, fuse panels distribution etc back there. I'm planning on making it with 3/4" mdf covered with carpeting on the exterior and bolted down. Now I know for t...
by crazyboy
Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:11 pm
Forum: Vehicle Radio Installs
Topic: k5 blazer questions
Replies: 6
Views: 2577

Re: k5 blazer questions

Thanks, It looks like I will need to fab everything. Oh well More stuff to entertain myself with :o And the radar, why didn't I think of that, such a great idea :lol:

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