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Astro Spectra: VRS & Siren not possible together?

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Hello all;

So I've about 99.5% come to the conclusion that there is no way to have both a VRS _and_ siren/PA boxes running together on the Astro Spectras, since there is only the one extra DB25 on the radio drawer (Hi-power remote-mount). (I remember reading the analog Sys9000 boxes could have both the VRS and Siren circuit boards installed in them, but apparently not an option for the Astros).

So is this correct? I only ask in the off chance someone will pipe up with, "Yes, you just need that optional, commonly-available Y-cable...." or something that I've somehow overlooked. =)

Thanks,
Brian.
 
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It is possible, but it takes a special T cable that has both the connector for your VRS and and the connector for the siren amp. what type of VRS are you wanting to use?
 
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So there IS light at the end of the tunnel. Well that's good news. Thanks for your response...

As for the VRS, the VRS-EP P2017 UHF seems plentiful enough. All I need is to be able to mode steer based on PL tones from the portable radios.

Do you happen to have a part number for this T-cable? I didn't notice anything like that in my service manual, but if you know it's in there I'll go back over it.

Thanks again,
Brian
 
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