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05 head on xtl2500
- Thread starter Chez471
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That I know but is the 05 head compatible with the 2500? Do I need to update the firmware or keep it the same on the brick?
K2NEC
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Yes it's compatible and you probably don't need to update anything
Purely aesthetics
Did you ever do it before? So you’re saying that it won’t really change much internally like it will be the same
Oh nice and it was a plug-in play or you had to update anything?
Project25_MASTR
Millennial Graying OBT Guy
You have to change the button membrane jumper on an O5 to use it on an XTL2500.
Do you get any additional features doing that, no.
If you are talking about the way where you don't have flip the membrane jumper...the radio is no longer an XTL2500...it's an XTL5000. I can't remember a ton of reasons to upgrade to the 5000 from the 2500 when comparing M5 for O5. The CH logic board is the same (seriously, same part number on the board).
Do you get any additional features doing that, no.
If you are talking about the way where you don't have flip the membrane jumper...the radio is no longer an XTL2500...it's an XTL5000. I can't remember a ton of reasons to upgrade to the 5000 from the 2500 when comparing M5 for O5. The CH logic board is the same (seriously, same part number on the board).
Gotcha so no extra features on the 05 from comparing it to the m5
K2NEC
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I thought we already established this 5 posts ago...
clbsquared
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None.
If you're going to play with a XTL2500 radio, wouldn't just be simpler to use the appropriate M5 Control head? They're almost identical in appearance.
