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    Quantar Autopatch

    Hello everyone. I was curious to see if the Motorola Quantar has a built in autopatch function. I can see in the software there is an option to enable or disable the phone patch function. I know Auto patch is very old but I wanted to give it a try just for a learning opportunity. I do not see...
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    Baofeng Antenna on a Motorola XTS - 5000?

    The title may seem kind of weird but this is a genuine question I wanted to know if a standard UV-5R Baofeng Antenna could work on an XTS 5000 This Motorola Radio I am getting supports 700/800 MHZ and the bottom of the antenna says "FM/136-174/400-520 MHZ." I am not looking for any responses...
  3. curtisdevault

    O3 Control Head Ignition Issue

    I have two XTL5000s that I’ve switched to O3 control heads from O5 to not take up so much space in the new truck. Radios are on constant 12v and the ignition sense cable is hooked to a confirmed circuit that has 12v when the ignition is on. The radios do not power on when the vehicle is turned...
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    Motorola Mission Critical RSM firmware update failure

    Has anyone had any issues upgrading firmware on APS? I’m upgrading a Bluetooth earpiece (nntn8125) from R01 to R01.03.10 and it will get to the end and fail. Now the RSM won’t turn on and I cannot revert back to R01 due to the firmware not available anywhere. I’ve contacted MOL with no...
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    DM1600 Mobile Radio Programming - No sound on simplex calls

    Hi, I'm very new to Motorola radios in general. I'm trying to program a DM1600 radio I have with a simplex analogue channel, but I'm having some issues. I can transmit with the radio fine to my handheld, but it's almost as if the speaker is muted when receiving. The receiving green LED is on and...
  6. rjvalenta

    ADP working on some (but not all) channels

    any XTS/XTL CPS experts that may have any ideas on why a codeplug that has one talkgroup which uses the same ADP key as everything else in the radio - and when using NAS the radio will stop on that talkgroup and display the ID of the transmitting radio, but not decrypt the one talkgroup. all...
  7. Motorola XPR 6550 UHF

    Motorola XPR 6550 UHF

    Motorola XPR 6550 UHF - Used Condition minor scuffs and scratches works great AAH55QDH9LA1AN Connect+ Trunking Enhanced Privacy Includes: Radio Stubby Antenna IMPRES Battery and Charger Listing price includes the $9 shipping (USPS Priority Mail)
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    Motorola XTL to Kenwood TK Interconnect / Patching

    Does anyone have experience linking a Motorola XTL-series radio (J2 connector) to a Kenwood TK-series (25 pin) radio for crosspatching? Have a couple disparate radios I'm trying to patch together. The process has been fairly simple within the same brands, but been running into issues connecting...
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    CDM Rear accessory port - Mysterious device

    Greetings. I have a rather large collection of Motorola professional series radios stockpiled and figured I’d use a few of them to cobble together a home brew UHF repeater. Picked out two of them, got them programmed and tested their RF and they’re both great on simplex. When I went to go plug...
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    Quantar or ef johnson 3800

    Hello all I have the opportunity to buy two different repeaters.I only need one they are going to be exactly the same price I'm just wanting to know which one would have more features??? I know they both do p25 which I will like but aside from that which is better one is a quantar and one is...
  11. rjvalenta

    connecting to the RMN5104A - has anyone?

    i have a RMN5104A connected to an XTS5000 or an XTS2500... i downloaded the manual, the instructions seem pretty simple... but neither my Apple Airpods nor the JLab GO Air Tones (which I use with my AnyTone handheld) can seem to make the connection. i opened the Bluetooth settings on my Mac...
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    Minitor 6 amplified charger DIN connector

    I’ve been looking for a DIN connector for the minitor 6 amplified charging base. Preferably looking for a DIN to wire. Any help is greatly appreciated
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    Motorola Quantar Intellirepeater Single Site-VOC Configuration

    Hi All, Wanted to ask if anyone here has experience on setting up a single-site, voice on control channel configuration on a Motorola Quantar using the Intellirepeater system type, along with the correct APX programming fields. I have been testing different configurations and have not been able...
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    Fluctuating SWR reading

    I’m having the issue where my SWR will not stay rock solid. If I get it just perfect, it does. Any other time it’ll start to climb excessively, then hold steady. Or it keeps increasing. The PA cuts power & I’m forced to power off. Equipment is a Motorola MTR 2000 with the hated Notch Reject...
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    Motorola quick call II B four digit/number tone decoding

    Hello, I work at a dispatch center and we are stumped trying to figure out how to decode the four digit/number code the motorola 7500 series console uses to create the audible two tone alert for minitor devices. For example one of the codes used to create a two tone alert is A29B, we dont want...
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    XPR 3500e Firmware Question

    Looking at an XPR 3500e with the firmware version R02.21.01.1002. Trying to figure out how old the radio is. Thanks
  17. Radiotronics

    Motorola RMU / RMV / RMM / XT Scambler Inversion Frequency

    Motorola Solutions has several business-grade two-way radios. In the USA they're prefixed RMU, RMV and RMM. In the UK and Europe, they're prefixed XT. In the programming software (and FPP), these radios have the option of an inversion scrambler. Does anyone know the inversion frequency of...
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    Can anyone explain this obscure video?

    I know this isn't a video forum, but this does pertain to Motorola in this case. This video popped up in my YT homepage and as weird as it seems, it was about Motorola SmartZone. The whole video is mainly skits and a Wayne's World parody, The production quality is low which for a film made by a...
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    Motorola Emergency Mode for analog systems

    Hi, I'm trying to setup emergency mode on a XPR 7550 radio but unfortunately the system uses analog channels only. It appears no emergency features work with analog channels, but wanted to verify if this is correct. Optimally, I'd just like emergency mode to activate a hot mic/vox for 15-20...
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    Motorola DMR system question

    This may be a stupid thing to ask, but can you use any brand other than Motorola on any Motorola trunking system, whether MotoTRBO or any of Motorola's pseudo-trunking systems like CAP, CAP+, CAP MAX, CON, CON+, etc.?
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