Hello, im trying to configure my maxtrac type 2 radio with the correct talkgroup ID's, is there a crossreference chart that will convert motorola type II talkgroups to Maxtrac Talkgroups. If so can someone help me out by posting. Thanks in advance.
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Seadoo said:
If you have a real Smartnet MaxTrac, you have to take the hex given here and convert it to decimal before the radio will accept it. You cannot use the decimal conversion that the scanners take because you'll get a number that the radio doesn't accept.
Now, if you have a Privacy Plus MaxTrac and are trying to get it to work typeII, while it can be done with a program called h2f, you're better off just buying a Spectra or scanner, or something that comes TypeII already.
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Unless the firmware PROM has been changed in the Maxtrac, the radio will not do type II trunking. You need to go read the mobile information area on Maxtrac radios in www.batlabs.com.
Second limitation using Maxtrac radios to listen to type II trunking is that the radio will not do splinter channels in the trunking mode. There are very few systems around today that are not using splinter trunking channels.
If you have the Motorola RSS program to configure the radio, you need to make sure the radio is not set to affiliate on the system. You need to make sure you have disabled the transmitter. Many people have disconnected the + 12 volts to the PA and pulled the drive cable. going to the PA section.
If you can get around all this and still feel the radio is what you want, have fun programming the talk groups. There use to be a good section on this site that went through the conversion of the talk group numbers. The way I have always done it was to get the HEX number from the database on this site. Then used the calculator program that is included with windows. Put the calculator program into the scientific mode. Put it into the HEX mode. Enter the HEX value and then click on DECIMAl. It will give you the DECIMALvalue. Just add the 80000 number to that value and you have the correct number to be entered into the Maxtrac.
Jim
Second limitation using Maxtrac radios to listen to type II trunking is that the radio will not do splinter channels in the trunking mode. There are very few systems around today that are not using splinter trunking channels.
If you have the Motorola RSS program to configure the radio, you need to make sure the radio is not set to affiliate on the system. You need to make sure you have disabled the transmitter. Many people have disconnected the + 12 volts to the PA and pulled the drive cable. going to the PA section.
If you can get around all this and still feel the radio is what you want, have fun programming the talk groups. There use to be a good section on this site that went through the conversion of the talk group numbers. The way I have always done it was to get the HEX number from the database on this site. Then used the calculator program that is included with windows. Put the calculator program into the scientific mode. Put it into the HEX mode. Enter the HEX value and then click on DECIMAl. It will give you the DECIMALvalue. Just add the 80000 number to that value and you have the correct number to be entered into the Maxtrac.
Jim
Seadoo said:
Thanks everybody, Hey jim, im actually in luck as the system im monitoring uses 2 seperate sites that simulcast, one site uses standard and the other uses splinter, dont know why, but im not complaning, my maxtrac also does type II and IIi. But i also have a astro spectra so im ok. Thanks for the help.
Thanks everybody, Hey jim, im actually in luck as the system im monitoring uses 2 seperate sites that simulcast, one site uses standard and the other uses splinter, dont know why, but im not complaning, my maxtrac also does type II and IIi. But i also have a astro spectra so im ok. Thanks for the help.
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