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MTS2000 800MHZ rebanded system help!!!

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I have programed a system in my radio and most of the time it sounds fine but some others it sound like open squelch like it is trying to listen to a channel but it is not there. It is a analog syatem no digital at all.
Is there certian setting you have to change when programing a rebanded system. And it is just a regular type II system. Thanks any help would be very much appericated.
Joe
 

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Sounds like the radio is looking for audio on an incorrect voice channel sometimes. If your radio has not been rebanded and the system you're monitoring has been rebanded this could happen. I know on the mcs2000's there is a check box in cps to enable the rebanded frequency table but if its an older radio it would need a flash upgrade to receive the rebanded system. Also the rebanded check box in cps would probably be greyed out if the cps determines the radio can't support it.
 

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Ya i think it is going to the wrong voice channel to but the radio is R6.71 and under trunking configuration and general the Rebanding Enabled box is checked off. I am lost i listen to it on my scanner all the time.
Any other ideas??????????
 

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So maybe its not a rebanding issue. My mcs2000's kinda do the same thing with weak signals. It goes to open squelch noise and fades in and out. I can tell its weak signal though with a quick press of the rssi button and can hear weak audio. Can you try a better antenna or take a ride near the site and see if the symptoms continue?
 

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Ya i think it is going to the wrong voice channel to but the radio is R6.71 and under trunking configuration and general the Rebanding Enabled box is checked off. I am lost i listen to it on my scanner all the time.
Any other ideas??????????
Shouldn't a radio that is capable of working on a rebanded system have a firmware of R8.71, or near that? GARY N4KVE
 

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I thought anything over 5.?? will do rebanding like i said rebanding enabled box is checked. I think there is just a setting i missed.???????????
 

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your radio needs a firmware uplift to 8.71 or later (IIRC latest reband firmware for MTS2000 was 8.73 circa 2008) to properly support rebanding. CPS 2.02 and later will let you select rebanding, but unless your firmware supports the actual rebanding channel tables, it won't work correctly. Apparently CPS doesn't validate this.

Jedi ROS version 6.71 dates from 1999, so you are looking at a refresh. The symptom you are describing is exactly what a radio does when assigned a voice channel and the voice channel is invalid.

Your contact at the transition administrator should have gotten you lined up to get appropriate firmware refresh kits (consist of an I-button and appropriate numbers of refreshes) and you'll need a Smart RIB/cable to do uplifts yourself, or your agency may have to have a local MSS do the work.
 

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It is a personal radio but i did have a system administrator leagaly get me on the system but it is up to me to do anything else. How much does a firmware upgrade cost?
 

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most reputable shops shouldn't charge you more than $35-$50 for a simple firmware refresh, but it also depends on if they have an I-button lying around with flashes left on it. If they have to order a refresh kit from Motorola for your radio specifically, expect to shell out $80-$100.

Get with your system administrator, if they support the MTS2000 on their system, they should have a streamlined process for you, and he/she should already have a refresh kit with some flashes left.
 
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