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Astro Spectra startup question

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Hey guys, I’ve always wondered about this, but is there a way to reprogram the radio to startup as soon as I turn on my power supply? I have two of these radios I use as base stations, and every time I turn on the power source, I have to manually push the power button on the radio for it to come on. I’ve heard it has something to do with the ignition sense wire, but I was still wondering if there is a way to make it turn on automatically.


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The only way is with ignition sense like you have heard. Connect the ignition sense wire to your +12v of the power supply powering the radios. When the power supply turns on, so will the radios.
 
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Even if you connect the power and the ignition together on the same power supply, when you turn on the power supply, you'll still have to press the power button on the radio. This is because the power wire must be on a constant power source for it to retain the "power state" when the ignition wire is on/off. There is a mod for the control head that bypasses this if you are using it as a base. It involves removing or adding a jumper near the power button on the control head. It's not hard to do. I used this mod on a Spectra repeater that used two Spectra radios and I needed them to turn on automatically.
 

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Even if you connect the power and the ignition together on the same power supply, when you turn on the power supply, you'll still have to press the power button on the radio. This is because the power wire must be on a constant power source for it to retain the "power state" when the ignition wire is on/off. There is a mod for the control head that bypasses this if you are using it as a base. It involves removing or adding a jumper near the power button on the control head. It's not hard to do. I used this mod on a Spectra repeater that used two Spectra radios and I needed them to turn on automatically.

Huh - I didn't know that! Learn something new every day...

I always had the radio connected to the battery and ignition going to some other circuit, so I guess I never would have noticed.
 

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As long as the main power wire is always at 12V and you use the ignition wire to turn on/off the radio, it will follow the ignition wire. If you lose power to the main wire, then it will forget its state and have to be powered on manually. Same goes for last channel selected, etc. If you lose power altogether, then it will power on on the home channel.
 

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As long as the main power wire is always at 12V and you use the ignition wire to turn on/off the radio, it will follow the ignition wire. If you lose power to the main wire, then it will forget its state and have to be powered on manually. Same goes for last channel selected, etc. If you lose power altogether, then it will power on on the home channel.


Exactly...

Did you change the IGN settings in the CPS? I am going to check in my CPS on this.
 
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