I had the file available from an old hard drive… must have installed it accidentally…
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Harris XG-100P
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I shot u a quick msg… but yeah anyhow that particular Unity is a “lab rat” will use it for small parts and/or trying older versions of rpm/software
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I can tell you from experience that XPR TRBO radios need a Wideband Entitlement to be added to the software and is computer/program locked. If you move the software from one computer to another, you would need a new entitlement key.
Hey guys I am just starting with mission plans etc. but dont want to start asking any questions until I am sure I cant get an answers from manual and other sources. However I am dumb founded and completely unable to find any information on accessory port pin-out. I know its somewhat off topic but I would greatly appreciate any info that anyone can provide. Also if anyone has a line to USB cable that does not cost $200 + please let me know. Thanks
These USB cables being XL200P compatible as well don’t run cheap… the XG100P is Bluetooth programmable when it comes to missionplans
$149 sounds much better however RF-guys are out of stock at the moment. I know I can use Bluetooth but it is slower and less reliable than straight USB not to mention that not all of features are available for the Bluetooth serial connection. Thank you for the info though. No one has any input on the accessory pin-out?
Have you checked the installation manual? I know other Harris radios have pinouts there, but maybe they changed something with the XL series
Which has nothing to do with Harris as they use a feature string to enable or disable per radio. My harris xg100 has the wideband restriction removed from it.
So does mine. Very handy.
The only time I’ve ever heard of an unwanted feature a in a device 😂 tbh I’ve always Stuck to narrowband even tho it will cause falsing with signaling
I only use wideband for ham radio frequencies in my XG100P; everything else gets narrowband.
It's really only a 70cm ham issue as everything else that is still wideband by rule it will allow to be programmed as such i.e. marine VHF, NOAA WX, 2m ham. Handy for MURS too I suppose (Rx only lol)
Which really bugs me. Why did they code the wideband VHF freqs, but left out the UHF ham? I asked their engineers at TAC and they didn't have an answer, other than the "narrowband is required" excuse.
Unfortunately this isn’t the case in all of the XG100Ps, nor in the XL200; wideband was removed completely for both VHF and UHF. You can get a feature update for the XG100P to restore wide and, but as of a year or so ago there was no wideband capability for the 200.
Even more of a reason to avoid those radios.
Alrighty then, what do YOU recommend for a tri-band radio with FPP that will program NAS without problems and is affordable, like well under $2k used???
I don't recommend one, because I can't.
It is true that the XG100P does all of those things, but it is certainly no angel. I deal with them every day and would never own one due to all of the problems that I have seen with them. As time goes on and more people acquire them, they will start reporting those same problems. Being that L3Harris EOL'd this radio, they will eventually stop repairing them and they'll die off and I will guess wildly that most people will start to hate these radios as much as I do. If you have one and like it, then enjoy it while you still can.
It is true that the XG100P does all of those things, but it is certainly no angel. I deal with them every day and would never own one due to all of the problems that I have seen with them. As time goes on and more people acquire them, they will start reporting those same problems. Being that L3Harris EOL'd this radio, they will eventually stop repairing them and they'll die off and I will guess wildly that most people will start to hate these radios as much as I do. If you have one and like it, then enjoy it while you still can.
I was very close to buying this radio but after a bunch of research I decided against it, mainly because it seems that getting even very minor replacement parts, or doing the smallest of repairs is a huge ordeal. And apparently you have to expect problems sooner than later.
From what I understand this radio came from the DOD Division of Harris (why??), and can only be serviced by that division, and even the smallest repair order is like a flat $900, and they might not even accept your repair order. Also I've seen a bunch of these radios on eBay and Facebook groups and with several the seller reports various problems.
And frankly it seems like there are an awful lot of these radios on the used market, wayyy more than say the XG-75P or the P7300, even though it's a newer radio. That seems like a red flag to me
It seems like this is an awesome radio until you have a cracked screen, broken knob or some other "minor" issue, and then it becomes a big problem.
They came from the then HARRIS RF Division because HARRIS was creating their own entry to meet the the DHS compliant requirements, just like Motorola and Thales. They already had years of experience with multiband tactical radios for militaries.
This was before HARRIS purchased the public safety radio division from TYCO and before merging with L3. This was their first real entry into the public safety market and the first XG radio.
Military and public safety radios are utilized and configured differently. Taking similar hardware architecture from a multiband military handheld and adapting it for the public safety market turned out to be a mixed bag.
This was before HARRIS purchased the public safety radio division from TYCO and before merging with L3. This was their first real entry into the public safety market and the first XG radio.
Military and public safety radios are utilized and configured differently. Taking similar hardware architecture from a multiband military handheld and adapting it for the public safety market turned out to be a mixed bag.
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