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Avoid Sunny communications in lake wood , Co

They are not Motorola cerified to work on any radio . I recently bought a mobile and a portable and either 2 has worked fine. So beware
 

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Which radio models and what exactly are they not doing?

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The portable is a PR1500 . I requested that the repeater frequencies and both TX and RX tones be programmed and they sent me a print out of what I requested but they messed up big time they did program the TX ctcss tones like they did the RX I even tried keying up the local repeater and it did nothing .

The mobile is a cdm1550 only thing wrong is the wattage differs from 33.5 to 17 watts . But I’m not going to have it looked at .

So buyer beware because said shop can not adjust anything or upload any information.
 

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I agree, I've purchased radios for work from them in the past, and they are a good shop.

When testing power output of a radio, it must be done with an accurate/calibrated watt meter and into a 50Ω dummy load. If you are testing into an antenna, the reflected power is going to throw off your readings. Also, the specs on the radio are usually listed as +/- a certain percentage. Even a new one from the factory may not throw out exactly 40 watts across its usable spectrum.
 

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A lot of us (who do public safety communications for a living) use Sunny for various things and have never had an issue with them that they weren't willing to try and correct.

If you want someone certified to work on the radios you purchased, don't buy radios that have been out of support for a decade (and not even Motorola will touch). Anyone dealing with unsupported radios will have limited abilities. Whether that be programming, repair, etc and certifications are no longer valid when the manufacturer drops support for what those certifications were in.
 

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Like most of the posts here, I've dealt with Sunny Communications for over 20years. I remember when they first started.
They always stood behind their products, and any radio that doesn't pass their tests, are used for parts, if unrepairable.

They don't advertise as being a manufacture certified repair depot
They just buy used radios, typically in bulk from agencies, go through a detailed testing and refurb process, and if necessary, purchase new accessories, to make the radio as complete as possible before they are put up for sale.

I do realize every sale to a customer has different circumstances, but at least allow them to help the end user troubleshoot the radio. I've had to do that a few times with them, and they are very helpful.

To add onto mmckenna's post above, besides checking your antenna, I would check your power supply. I've been in the 2way radio industry for 20 plus years, and have seen numerous times where the power supply might be a little "Soft" and the voltage breaks down enough to exhibit a lower output power than expected.

Alot of variables to consider, before blaming a reseller in general
 

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Explain why a so called reputable company would ship out a radio without updating the ctcss tones to tte radio ? My mobile I bought from the same place is ok and works fine. But tte PR1500 will transmit but no ctcss tones . I should not have to call them at all. . The tech guy should have checked the information by my request and the radio before shipping out. But as always I’m wrong and I’ll just throw the radio in the trash it’s worthless to have because all I can use it for is receive.

Have a great day
 

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Explain why a so called reputable company would ship out a radio without updating the ctcss tones to tte radio ? My mobile I bought from the same place is ok and works fine. But tte PR1500 will transmit but no ctcss tones . I should not have to call them at all. . The tech guy should have checked the information by my request and the radio before shipping out. But as always I’m wrong and I’ll just throw the radio in the trash it’s worthless to have because all I can use it for is receive.

Have a great day
I have no dealings with Sunny at all, but assuming they didn't program the portable as you requested, mistakes happen. This is how my luck usually goes, so I'm used to it.
 

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I have to agree with you, looks like a programming error may have taken place if the programming doesn't work.
As unfortunate as it may be, mistakes can happen.
Have you reached out to them, and see what options they have to correct it?

I know this may not be the answer, but see if you can send it back to them, and have them correct it.

Not knowing how you sent them the programming info, ie. a spreadsheet, or a word document, and may have been detailed, but make sure you specify RX freq, RX tone/dcs, and likewise with the TX freq and tone/dcs.

The other option is to see if a local shop can help you out to correct it. Being analog, I wouldn't imagine most shops wouldn't charge very much for a simple fix.
 

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Explain why a so called reputable company would ship out a radio without updating the ctcss tones to tte radio ? My mobile I bought from the same place is ok and works fine. But tte PR1500 will transmit but no ctcss tones . I should not have to call them at all. . The tech guy should have checked the information by my request and the radio before shipping out. But as always I’m wrong and I’ll just throw the radio in the trash it’s worthless to have because all I can use it for is receive.

Have a great day

So, before we get too far down this road, how did you determine the radio is programmed wrong?

If you don't have the programming software/cable, I assume you are doing an over the air check, am I correct?

Are you sure you are in range of the repeater you are trying to access?
Are you sure your information is correct? What was your source of CTCSS data?

If it is a programming error, and it totally could be, give them the chance to fix it. No reason to throw a 1 year old radio in the trash because of a programming problem.
 

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So, before we get too far down this road, how did you determine the radio is programmed wrong?

If you don't have the programming software/cable, I assume you are doing an over the air check, am I correct?

Are you sure you are in range of the repeater you are trying to access?
Are you sure your information is correct? What was your source of CTCSS data?

If it is a programming error, and it totally could be, give them the chance to fix it. No reason to throw a 1 year old radio in the trash because of a programming problem.
Yes I checked the ctcss codes because I can RX on the repeater but no TX and I used another radio for my test to hear the repeater do it’s automatically ider
But when I received the radio in the mail the receipt had writing on it stating flash code? Pls

So I’m not messing with it anymore. I’ve ordered another radio that is similar to it . I’ll just put this radio up till I’m ready to sell it.

Have a great day Will not deal with Sunny again
 

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Call them and get an RMA and send it back. It's not that difficult. It's at a minimum a 10 year plus old radio.

Nah it's easier to trash them for possible human error on a radio website where professional radio users and maintainers are and not get the expected response you had hoped for.

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Let's be real here, Sunny's reputation is in no danger of being sullied by the OP. Anyone reading this thread has quickly realized that the OP is petulant, and the fact that the OP isn't going to bother following up is actually to Sunny's advantage not having to deal with him ever again. I'm sure they're devastated about that. 😂
 

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Let me say this to everyone. I’ve already made a formal complaint against the company with the BBB and I’ve also contacted Motorola and the FCC .. Everyone can believe what you want and you are not here to see the problem with my Portable . It’ll receive all day but will NOT tx . I was on my weekly net meeting last night and no body heard it key up . So you tell me who’s at fault and it’s not me
Sunny’s forgot to upload the ctcss codes for TX and I’m not shipping it back to them. I’ll just put it up in storage and sell it when I’m ready to.

I’m now done with this post .
 
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