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Hytera/Motorola Oddity

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Hoping someone can help me with this as I've run out of ideas.... First some background. My department uses 2 main channels (VHF) for calls in our municipality, one in the low 150's and the 2nd in the low 170s. Both channels use a PL of 250.3. On both my PD782 and MD782 the first channel works just fine, however on the 2nd channel I only hear dispatch. If any other radio transmits... nothing. I see via the signal strength indicator etc that there is activity on the channel, but no audio comes thru. If I change that channel to CSQ, then it works. I know the PL on that channel is correct as I've confirmed it with my dept assigned portable, not to mention all my other radios work just fine, so it seems to just be a Hytera thing.... All our department gear is Motorola, from older CDM mobiles to XPR7550 portables.

Has anyone else come across something like this? I'm completely baffled at this point as to what could be happening. I was considering maybe some sort of alignment issue with my radio, but the fact that a 2nd Hytera radio does the same thing sort of rules that out. Even more confusing is why dispatch comes thru ok, but nothing else. I've also confirmed with a scanner that when dispatch is transmitting that I'm seeing the same PL (250.3).

Been scratching my head over this one for a while now!
 

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I have some GE Orion's that will not decode 151.4 from a specific repeater. Other radio's (Motorola and Kenwood) would decode just fine. I never did get the issue resolved but determined the PL modulation was probably too low for what the GE Orion was looking for.

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Check to see if your Hytera Radios are tuned and aligned properly. Sometimes when a radio goes off frequency enough it may not reliable open squelch on a PL'd frequency.
 
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Are you on a repeater?
If so does dispatch go through a control station or direct link for TX?

I have not seen a case where a repeater would have lower CTCSS deviation from repeated audio than a wireline input but that sounds like what's happening.

Do you have talk around on the repeater freq? Can a mobile or portable talk simplex to your Hytera?
 

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Honestly I'm not sure how dispatch is tied in for TX... I had considered the fact that a radio might be out of alignment, but it seems really odd to me that I'd have 2 radios doing the same thing.

At this point I might just give up on the Hytera route and go Moto, however I've been spoiled by the convenience of Hyteras bluetooth mic (and yes I know Moto has one too, but it doesn't have an LCD display.)
 

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See how much PL deviation it takes to open the receiver on your personal radio. The following might not be possible, but then check the TX PL deviation on the dispatch radio and field radio's.

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