XTS2500 on Harris P25?

[NCFire11]

Can the Xts2500 be programmed to work on a Harris P25 VHF digital system?

Getting the radio activated on the system would be no problem. I like the XTS more than the P5400 Harris radios.

Perhaps this should be in the Harris forum?

[KC2OBW]

I don't see why it wouldn't

[Jay911]

My understanding of it is as long as you have the right flash in the radio (for 9600 P25 trunking) and it's on the right band, you should be able to make an M radio hook up with any P25 system.

[MTS2000des]

in Astro 25 CPS, uncheck the "enable Astro 25 proprietary features" box. As others said, radio must be flashed for 9600 baud trunking for it to work on any 9600 baud system.

[NCFire11]

So it must have this

	
Q361 ASTRO 25 9600 Baud Trunking

in the flashcode somewhere.


Where can you get these customized to your liking? A local(expensive) moto dealer?

[KC2OBW]

Originally Posted by NCFire11

So it must have this

	
Q361 ASTRO 25 9600 Baud Trunking

in the flashcode somewhere.


Where can you get these customized to your liking? A local(expensive) moto dealer?

Yup, or unless you know some one who has the capabilities.

[NCFire11]

Originally Posted by KC2OBW

Yup, or unless you know some one who has the capabilities.

Of course I don't. The only people around here that I know do it charge $900 for a brand new in box Ht750 programmed...

[NCFire11]

Found this on eBay,

Motorola XTS2500 VHF 136-174 Astro P25 Trunking Radio | eBay


Model : H46KDH9PW7AN
HOST : R 09.xx.xx
DSP : R 14.xx.xx
FlashCode :
581018-10168C-9

Q806/G806	IMBE / APCO-25 Digital Operation
H14/G114	Digital ID Display
H868/W298	Conventional Multikey and Analog Conventional MDC OTAR
G170/H43	Remote Monitor and Radio Trace
Future System Package
H38/G51	Smartzone Operation
Q181	Add StatAlert (MDC1200) Features
W947/Q947	APCO Packet Data
Q387	Conventional voting scan
Q173/G173	Smartzone OmniLink Operation
Q361/G361	Digital APCO-25 IMBE Trunking (9600kb Control)
1B3	Future System Enhancement
1B4	Future System Enhancement

I know this is one of those "No tag" radios, so I dont need a sermon on the obvious negative points about the radio.

I have a cable and the CPS (i think) to program these anyway. All i would need is the Impres charger and battery, and an antenna.

The flash code looks good, and has what I would need for this system. I just cant beat this price, and I would have the Harris radio as backup if needed.

Any opinions?

[Jay911]

The right CPS for this radio is Astro25.

You'll need a system key (I think - I haven't done any programming of radios onto a true P25 system, I would imagine so) and thus the express permission of the system operator(s).

[NCFire11]

Originally Posted by Jay911

The right CPS for this radio is Astro25.

You'll need a system key (I think - I haven't done any programming of radios onto a true P25 system, I would imagine so) and thus the express permission of the system operator(s).

I have Astro 25 Portable CPS R14 i beleive.

And the system key is no problem, especially since its only county wide

[Jay911]

The system key is a piece of software (or sometimes a piece of hardware you plug into the PC while you are programming) that is generally very restricted in nature. Only the operators/managers of a system should have access to the system key.

[grem467]

An issue you might run into is if the system programmers do not have a Motorola compatable system key. If they do not already have motorolas on the network, there is a good chance they will be unable to program it. They will have to order a key from Motorola prior to programming your radio.

[PD7503]

NCFire11,

Did you ever get your radio working on a Harris system. Our county is going P25 trunked on a Harris P25 system. Myself along with the sys admin and Harris techs have had a terrible time trying to get my Moto radios working on the Harris system. We've got as far as affiliating with the system but having problems with the radio switching to the working channel once assigned by the controller.

Thanks,