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XTS 2500 on Harris System
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Well....lets get the basics out of the way. Are you authorized to be on this system and have a legitimate system key for programming? When you say you are receiving signal but cannot receive on the system what are you referring to? Signal strength indicator shows signal?
Yes i am authorized. I am a system admin. Yes i have a key from Motorola. Yes the radio has signal strength on the display.
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The short version is you need to either:
a) obtain and use an Advanced WACN Key and activate Intra-WACN Roaming on the Trunking System, or
b) Up the radio's firmware to R20.05.07 where Intra-WACN Roaming is no longer required for operation on competitor systems (the Harris fix).
Verify that you have the correct band plan in the codeplug as well (Astro 25 Channel ID).
a) obtain and use an Advanced WACN Key and activate Intra-WACN Roaming on the Trunking System, or
b) Up the radio's firmware to R20.05.07 where Intra-WACN Roaming is no longer required for operation on competitor systems (the Harris fix).
Verify that you have the correct band plan in the codeplug as well (Astro 25 Channel ID).
system admin who cant get on his own system. LOL
Probably a bad flux capacitor. Happens a lot with Harris Systems and Moto gear.
What system? make sure to disable the check box for motorola proprietary. (or am i thinking apx)
Probably a bad flux capacitor. Happens a lot with Harris Systems and Moto gear.
What system? make sure to disable the check box for motorola proprietary. (or am i thinking apx)
I do have an Advanced WACN Key. Even with Intra-WACN Roaming enabled it still does not work. We tried the Channel ID that we have in our Harris Radios and that still does not work. I will mention something about the firmware.
Lets think about the reverse here, confirm that the ID is valid and working correctly by using a Harris Radio. If this is working correctly check that the system can see the Motorola radio by doing Radio Check, or whatever the Harris nomenclature is.
Other question is when was the last time the radio was aligned? P25 trunking is not as forgiving as analog trunking or conventional P25.
Other question is when was the last time the radio was aligned? P25 trunking is not as forgiving as analog trunking or conventional P25.
The radio ID for it does work. We created its own and we also created a specific one for it. The radio is aligned it was brand new in the box until 2 months ago and becuase of that they hooked it up to a service monitor
davidzimmerman
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system admin who cant get on his own system. LOL thats a good one
i know i know. The motorola shop and I are having difficulties. I have almost 100 radios that I am trying to get put onto my system.
radioman2001
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Haris systems are a big PITA, and Haris wants it that way so you have to go to them for everything. First and foremost make sure you have a BN model, AN models no matter what you do will not work on Haris systems. Then I would check for the radio seeing the control channels, that's the issue I am having, as I get out of range display even when I am looking at the tower that this system is transmitting from. I have heard that Haris uses an non standard at least compared to Mot for the channel ID, with base frequency and step, bandwidth and offset, so make sure they match your working Haris radio exactly. Next make sure your radio is up to the last firmware version (20.05.07) that supposedly addresses the WACN issue. I have yet to see one work, and then if you are an admin try transmitting on the system and look up in the logs that the radio is being seen.
Beyond that give the radio back to Mot and let them fiqure it out.
Beyond that give the radio back to Mot and let them fiqure it out.
radiomanNJ1
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Should have fought for Motorola rather then brand X when the system was being bid and specs issued
radioman2001
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I doubt he had that option, that I am sure was done way above his pay grade. There is nothing wrong with a Haris sytem, Mot and Haris just don't play nice together. I would go back to Haris and say your system is not true P-25 compliant and fix it.
I was not employeed at the company there when the system was bid on and put into place.
Do i can see the radio receives the control channel on the display. It shows the signal strength but i can not hear audio and it will not let me PTT into the system
That is correct i get a bonk
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