I have 2 Quantars that will not program

[RolandKarm]

I recently purchased 2 VHF Quantars from FD's. when I first turned them on they had RX fail lights. I read one of my working quantars and dumped that program into them, I now get a PA fail, I have a dummy load on the TX line. and the RX fail went away. but when I try to reread them i get a message saying there is no code plug in the device.
I cannot key them . I have version R14.11.00. RSS. I can put the original program back into them and read them just fine. do I have a software controller mismatch or what.

 

[prcguy]

The new units are probably a different frequency range than what you loaded in and now they are out of lock and confused. And/or the station control cards are bad.

 

[ElroyJetson]

Did you remember to read and archive their original files before changing anything?

If so, put the original files back in them and test.

If that works, then edit those original files to make new versions that are configured the way you want them.

 

[xmo]

Read the radio.
Edit your desired changes into the codeplug that's in the RSS.
Go to the hardware configuration screen and click on "Validate Configuration"
Correct whatever the RSS tells you is wrong.

 

[RolandKarm]

Yes I did save the code plugs and I can put my freqs in them and program just fine but I get RX fail. I pulled out known working receiver and show fail RX with known good. so I'm thinking controller

 

[prcguy]

I would temporarily swap a good receiver in and see what happens. You could also put the suspected bad controller in a good repeater and see where that goes. Just don't do anything to the good controller so you don't loose its stored parameters.

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Yes I did save the code plugs and I can put my freqs in them and program just fine but I get RX fail. I pulled out known working receiver and show fail RX with known good. so I'm thinking controller
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[jeepsandradios]

If your connected it should tell you why its in fail. If it was in a simulcast system most likely external reference is on and needs disabled. AS said put the original codeplug back in it. You can't change bands on a quantar regardless what the controller shows without swapping boards.

 

[prcguy]

If the station is set up for external ref and there is none there will also be no lock light on the exciter.

If your connected it should tell you why its in fail. If it was in a simulcast system most likely external reference is on and needs disabled. AS said put the original codeplug back in it. You can't change bands on a quantar regardless what the controller shows without swapping boards.

 

[RolandKarm]

Thank you to all that responded the winner is jeepsandradio and prcguy it was set for simulcast and an external ref. I guess hardware config does not get over wrote. it all works now. funny thing is my friend Scott Stanford whom I just had lunch with down the street told me same thing but for some reason I did not take his advise and I had to just apologize to him. Maybe next time I'll listen to him. Kudos everyone and Thanks again.

 

[prcguy]

Glad you got it working, otherwise I would have offered $100 for the chassis and power supply.

Thank you to all that responded the winner is jeepsandradio and prcguy it was set for simulcast and an external ref. I guess hardware config does not get over wrote. it all works now. funny thing is my friend Scott Stanford whom I just had lunch with down the street told me same thing but for some reason I did not take his advise and I had to just apologize to him. Maybe next time I'll listen to him. Kudos everyone and Thanks again.

 

[mastr]

...I would have offered $100 for the chassis and power supply.

I'm guessing that you have heard the word "no" a few times.

 

[prcguy]

First no on this one but clean working 800 Quantars come up now and then for $150 including shipping. That gets you a nice chassis, power supply, control card and wireline card cheap. Not to mention the two free UHF range 1s and one VHF range 2 I got from a local Govt agency.

I'm guessing that you have heard the word "no" a few times.