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P7200 software update?
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The radio will need features 33,39, and 47 at a minimum in addition to the most recent firmware which is XGP R06D13 to use it on Phase II. In addition it will probably need an alignment to even receive as most fielded units of this age have drifted off frequency enough to be inoperable with the tolerances of Phase II until aligned.
You have to contact a L3HARRIS dealer to purchase the Phase 2 feature.
There were very few out there in the wild that could receive Phase 2 with out option 47. I believe they were L and N hardware revisions. Mark mentioned there were around 50 N hardware revisions made and he owned 2 of them.
The main difference of P1 and P2 is the modulation scheme and the mode with P2 being TDMA.
For starters, the 'Patti' ASIC in the radio would have to have the codec to support CQPSK.
Also means some tighter alignment and stability.
Some do and some don't. Cross ref your radio configuration to see what you have in the radio.
Usually radios with P2 support also have the features 33,39, and 47 enabled.
P2 is also backward compatible with P1 for the sake of older radios still in service.
Cheers
For starters, the 'Patti' ASIC in the radio would have to have the codec to support CQPSK.
Also means some tighter alignment and stability.
Some do and some don't. Cross ref your radio configuration to see what you have in the radio.
Usually radios with P2 support also have the features 33,39, and 47 enabled.
P2 is also backward compatible with P1 for the sake of older radios still in service.
Cheers
I updated 8 P7200s to Phase 2. I went through Warner Communications. They all worked great.
apco25
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I'll add the oddball firmware revs that had a bug to receive Phase 2 without Option 47 were extremely rare and most likely not to be found. Those radio also must have had option 33 and 39. Option 47 alone does nothing for you other than on Opensky.
Does it have option 6 too? That would be a plus for non-simulcast systems. Then all you need is option 47. You can try Warner Comm and talk to Al Morton if the other guy doesn't reach out. That is who I went through originally. That was the $250 per radio deal. That is the list price for Option 47.
apco25
Batlabs OG
I'd suggest buying a newer radio. P7200 is OLD. P7300 / XG75p can be found cheap, support current firmware and aren't 15 years old.
The P7300 is just about as old as the P7200 lol!
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In most cases these days with Harris it's easier to just buy another radio than to upgrade one you have. I want P25 trunking/Phase II in my Unity mobile but it's a $1400 option. I saw a used Unity with it already optioned for $1200. But was too late to the sale. My friends and I have been playing eBay roulette with some of the 7300M on there from people who have no idea about the options. I lucked into a unit with p2 in a nice cs7000 console.
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