Astro Spectra upgrade for 2.5kHz spacing

[Tim]

Hi folks,

Went to enter a new frequency pair into the Spectra yesterday (154.9725/151.1975).

RSS took it fine, but when I prog'd the radio, it barfed & said I needed to upgrade.

Any clue how much this is gonna set me back, and is it something that I could hack
on a channel/channel basis?

Thanks,

tim

[escomm]

Upgrade firmware

[jmr061]

2.5khz RF board as well?

Pop the bottom off the radio, pull the shield withe handle and see what revision the HRN6014 board is.

Jason

[Tim]

It's HRN6014 A

[jmr061]

Well I was going to give you an outrageous price of what Motorola sells the current RF board for but they appear to be NLA. I recall it being $700+. You need a HRN6014C or newer board plus chances are a firmware upgrade.

You will be better off getting a used drawer unit that already has the 2.5khz RF board in it. The model tag should say 2.5KHZ but ALWAYS verify with the RF board revision, it must be C or later.

Jason

[Tim]

Thanks Jason,

No big deal, I don't talk to them very often anyway. I'll just use the XTS!

Tnx

Tim

[d119]

What exactly does the 2.5kHz RF board give you? The channel spacing, or the deviation? I'm assuming it's channel spacing.

[jmr061]

Channel Spacing

[Tim]

Is the HRN6014C board specific to the VHF model, or is it common amongst other
bands? (maybe pickup a 'less than desireable' model & scavenge the board)

[jmr061]

RF boards are band specific, ie VHF, UHF and 800. They are not interchangeable. The VHF is the only one that had issues with channel spacing.

Jason

[Tim]

Gotcha.

Thanks Jason!

Tim