I have two XTL 5000's that are receiving the stations Morse Code call sign over the air. My XTS 5000 and other analog radios are not receiving it. What setting controls this in the XTL's. Also, I use ASTRO on a couple of channels and analog on the others. Is it normal when changing channels that the XTL display says monitor off on Digital channels, and monitor off, on ANALOG channels?
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A couple of XTL 5000 Questions
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mmckenna
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PL tone on the RX side.
The Morse code ID is usually sent by the repeater without a PL/DPL tone so radio users don't have to hear it. If you are hearing it on your radios, then the radio is in carrier squelch mode.
If you have a PL or DPL tone programmed in, and it is still hearing it, make sure the microphone is hung up in a grounded mic clip, or check the setting for "Hang Up Box defeats PL", or whatever they call it on the XTL's (I don't have my Astro25 on this laptop).
The Morse code ID is usually sent by the repeater without a PL/DPL tone so radio users don't have to hear it. If you are hearing it on your radios, then the radio is in carrier squelch mode.
If you have a PL or DPL tone programmed in, and it is still hearing it, make sure the microphone is hung up in a grounded mic clip, or check the setting for "Hang Up Box defeats PL", or whatever they call it on the XTL's (I don't have my Astro25 on this laptop).
One XTL has a base microphone on it and the other does not. I will check those settings, Thanks
mmckenna
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See if the MON or Monitor switch (if the mic has one) is locked down.
The base does not have one, I look in the Desk Microphone manual and nothing is said about a lock down position.
mmckenna
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OK, it's been a while since I touched a Motorola base mic, I was probably thinking of another brand.
The HUB defeats PL setting is probably what you need.
The XTL-5000 with no mic thinks that the mic is probably off hook, so it running in carrier squelch. The one with the base mic may be the same thing, but I don't recall if there is a setting you need to change for the type of microphone used.
The HUB defeats PL setting is probably what you need.
The XTL-5000 with no mic thinks that the mic is probably off hook, so it running in carrier squelch. The one with the base mic may be the same thing, but I don't recall if there is a setting you need to change for the type of microphone used.
OK Thanks, I'll keep digging into it.
prcguy
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I open up all my XTL hand mics and move the wire from the hang up button to ground. Problem fixed.
I may try that, Thanks
Follow-up. I have two digital channels and the rest are analog. When I change from a digital channel to analog, and then back to digital, the monitor off/on changes. If you keep switching channels it change the montior status. Channel one digital, channel two analog, channel three digital. Go from 1 to 2, no change, 2 to 3, switchs to monitor off, switch back from 3 to 2, no change, switch from channel two to one, Monitor changes to monitor off. Is this normal?
How are the channels programmed. Make sure they have PL on both TX and RX in the zone. Also check HUB Defeats PL.
Please correct me if I am wrong but my understanding of the ASTRO Channels is when you set them up in zone, channels, It grays out the CSQ and You use a nac code which is what I have done. Analog channels have PL on both XMIT and Receive. I could understand if you change from analog to Digital it would change to monitor on but I can chage channels to analog and back to digital and it will go to monitor off. I am trying to set up a repeater pair in a quantar repeater. One channel being Digital and on being analog. I figured that would be the easiest thing to do since the analog radios can'ttalk on the digital channel.
Is your digital personality setup for mixed mode ? If it shows a monitor icon its probably not setup right.
Yes, I got that figured out. I have programmed all digitals with a second analog channel to communicate with the analogs and the problem is solved. But I would like to know how to program the quantar to scan and receive other frequencies. I can create a second channel but it will not receive it. Just wondering how it works or what I could be missing when programming it. Thanks
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