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APX Is Changing Profiles at the Radio Possible?
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Mr_Boh
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What do you mean changing profiles? There is FPP, but more or less it's for conventional frequencies only, requires having the option installed, and lots of other things (and in my opinion really should be a last resort since it's not a fun experience to deal with frequently)
N4KVE
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No. You can store multiple “code plugs” for your radio on your laptop, and can choose whatever code plug you want to use. But your radio can only store the one that’s in it now, while your laptop can store dozens.
That's what I figured, but it was worth asking. Yeah I have a number of codeplugs saved on my PC, would be nice if you can change over the air or on the fly.
Depending on how many frequencies you have in mind (which is limited), you could had the info that you wanted on that other codeplug added to the Conventional Personality, then make up a separate Zone and switch between them.
I'm assuming you have, possibly, other geographical or business areas in mind, looking to keep them distinctively separate.
I'm also basing this on my somewhat limited CDM experience.
I'm assuming you have, possibly, other geographical or business areas in mind, looking to keep them distinctively separate.
I'm also basing this on my somewhat limited CDM experience.
MTS2000des
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What he may be thinking of is Harris radios that have mission plans. The radio itself essentially can have 1250 channels per mission plan, which means one can have 10 theoretically different codeplugs in the radio and choose them from the keypad, if authorized by the programmer in RPM2, for a total of 12,500 channels. Pretty advanced engineering.
I don't know if I'd call that "pretty advanced engineering", considering that GRE came out with the V-Scanner feature way back in 2007. Allows the scanner to store 21 separate "codeplugs" that can be loaded into working memory directly from the scanner's keypad, no PC/software required.
MTS2000des
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Compared to what MSI offers, it is. Having to touch a radio each time to change from say, a patrol to SWAT template would be no big deal on a Harris XL series with the mission plans already loaded up. (No, I don't have the funds for an RM/RC server). My APXs require a physical retouch every time. No subscriptions required for SAS add-ons with mission plans either.
Sure, assuming all of those mission plans are up to date, otherwise programming is no different. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a neat feature and wish it were available in the APX, but my comment was simply speaking to the notion that Harris is offering something so advanced and unique. A company that produced consumer grade scanners had the equivalent feature in their sub-$500 scanners over a decade ago. Predating the APX series, in fact. 
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