Help with XTS5000 as a Scanner

[Ace9133uwu]

Let’s try and settle this debacle once and for all:
The Idiots’ Guide to Programming an XTS: Just don’t and buy a nice scanner. 😆
It’s expensive, complicated, and has many potential legal problems associated with it. Basically not worth all the hassle- and I should know. If it weren’t for all the headaches, frustration, and man-hours I put into my XTS, I’d have sold it for $50 bucks by now.

 

[Outerdog]

It’s .. complicated

It's not complicated for anyone with at least a room temp IQ, let's be honest. The concept is simple.

 

[Ace9133uwu]

It's not complicated for anyone with at least a room temp IQ, let's be honest. The concept is simple.

“Room temp IQ”, that’s a good one. You’re right, it isn’t complicated once one gets familiar with the process. But starting out, it can be.

 

[ElroyJetson]

"Mode slaved scan list". Those four words changed a lot for me and others as well.

 

[clbsquared]

. I know and understand that the sys key has to be legally obtained- period. Which I did for my XTS.

If you legally obtained a system key, that means the system administrator gave you the system key. And if that’s the case, why didn’t you just ask for a subscriber ID as well? Or just make up an ID to use since the sys admin knew what you were doing.

 

[ElroyJetson]

I second that. If you legally obtained a system key, you'd have authorization to be on the system. That's literally the only reason to be given legitimate access to a system key. If you had authorization to be on the system then programming would be provided for you.

It's simply a lie to state you got a system key legitimately if you are asking for help programming your radio.

It's better to say nothing than to open your mouth and let a lie fall out of it.

 

[Ace9133uwu]

I suppose a little more explanation on my specific case and situation would go a long way here. I don’t personally have CPS on any of my devices. Why? I only have one XTS and have no desire to have more than that. I love my XTS, but due to how complicated programming is I prefer my scanners.
A good friend of mine who works for the EMA provided me with everything I needed to program my XTS. I wanted the hands on experience since I prefer to be tech savvy with any electronic I operate. So he taught me how to use CPS. What I should and should not do. He “gave me” the system key, meaning how to properly use it for programming. I don’t actually have the system key on me so to speak. I’ll boldly assume he uses his subscriber ID since our county still uses XTS 3 & 5K’s for our P25 P1 system and he oversees the EMA’s radio programming.
I’m not in public safety- just a listener. So I don’t need to toy with the radio every day as if it were an actual scanner. If I ever need anything done to my XTS (which so far I haven’t since we initially set it up), I can just text him and we’ll figure it out from there. I hope this clears up a lot. I definitely did not mean for any of my previous comments to make me sound sketchy or naïve. Everything done to my XTS was done legally and was overseen by a proper authority.

 

[GTR8000]

Honestly, some things are better unspoken and kept to one's self.

 

[KevinC]

I think we're done here. Closing.