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ElroyJetson

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DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO. NO.
The M7300 is Phase II capable with option 47 and now I remember, it's the M5300 that doesn't have 700 MHz capability purely due to its feature limitation in the form of option 30. If option 30 were removed, it could have 47. (On top of 39, as I belive 39 is a prerequisite for 47 to work.)
 

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The only catch is that the only CAN cable I have is the one that is installed in my car and currently runs between the remote head and the radio unit which is a working system. I'm not willing to tear the car apart and disable my radio for that.

I'd just buy another CAN cable from the local dealer instead.

This radio in question has an attached control head. It's not a remote mount. But of course that configuration can be changed if you have the right parts.

Got a power cable for this? I may have to buy one of those if not. Or I could ship it in the CS7000 console.

Hey, don't uninstall anything, shopping for an M7300 is on my watch list anyway. If you get a new brick off feebay, check it has been tested and returns accepted. You get deals much below $60, you could get a worse one.
Yea, I have power cables, other accessories should come in under $200, that is doable.
So, if you want to unload this radio, let me know what it's worth to you with shipping. (with or without the console)
 

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It’s possible that simply removing the feature is not the only limitation. Remember that in the case of phase 2, it’s ambe, not imbe, and that vocoder is licensed per unit. Why would Harris pay to add ambe when they know they won’t get paid for it? It’s entirely possible that products that are feature limited physically lack the proper vocoder. It’s also possible that there are other shortcomings in the design that NECESSITATE a limited feature set. Remember too that the radio is certified by the FCC for particular bands and emissions designators.

Remove the feature and it may work flawlessly, or it may do nothing. Normally, feature mismatches are ignored… like all the XG100Ps that have 50 OMAP wideband disable… that does nothing, it’s 58 Unity wideband disable that matters. Just food for thought.

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The M7300 is Phase II capable with option 47 and now I remember, it's the M5300 that doesn't have 700 MHz capability purely due to its feature limitation in the form of option 30. If option 30 were removed, it could have 47. (On top of 39, as I belive 39 is a prerequisite for 47 to work.)
I must have misread some documentation, there are 4 major parts to the firmware. The boot and DSP have to support opensky and the the two features. Something about a mode on top of all that.
Harris lost my account (again) so stuck with just the one service manual til I can log on.
 

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It’s possible that simply removing the feature is not the only limitation. Remember that in the case of phase 2, it’s ambe, not imbe, and that vocoder is licensed per unit. Why would Harris pay to add ambe when they know they won’t get paid for it? It’s entirely possible that products that are feature limited physically lack the proper vocoder. It’s also possible that there are other shortcomings in the design that NECESSITATE a limited feature set. Remember too that the radio is certified by the FCC for particular bands and emissions designators.

Remove the feature and it may work flawlessly, or it may do nothing. Normally, feature mismatches are ignored… like all the XG100Ps that have 50 OMAP wideband disable… that does nothing, it’s 58 Unity wideband disable that matters. Just food for thought.

-B
Yea, some versions of the DSP don't support AMBE. The end user still has to pay for the features so Harris gets their money.
 

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I must have misread some documentation, there are 4 major parts to the firmware. The boot and DSP have to support opensky and the the two features. Something about a mode on top of all that.
Harris lost my account (again) so stuck with just the one service manual til I can log on.
OTP firmware is for opensky, ECP/XGP/XLP is for edacs/conventional/p25. The omap radios can run both OTP and XGP firmware in the same radio. BootApp and burnapp have nothing to do with it.
 

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OTP firmware is for opensky, ECP/XGP/XLP is for edacs/conventional/p25. The omap radios can run both OTP and XGP firmware in the same radio. BootApp and burnapp have nothing to do with it.
Yea, I see you are correct. What I have for documentation is incomplete but trying to do something about that.
TNX
 
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