Motorola XPR 5550e Capacity Plus

[Mikesuper26]

Hello all!

I have a Motorola XPR 5550e that I mainly use for ham radio. Recently, I attempted to add two local Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site systems to my XPR for monitoring purposes. I followed a set up guide that I found on YouTube, and I thought I had everything correct. I programmed the radio this evening and when I try to go to the channels where I programmed the Capacity Plus personality, the radio flashes "unprogrammed" and emits a tone. This has me stumped as I clearly see programmed channels in the CPS. Any advice/help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[kayn1n32008]

Your radio ID needs to be between 1 and 65535.

 

[Mikesuper26]

Thanks for the reply. Interesting - I am part of a DMR ham network and they assigned me a seven digit ID that I currently have programmed. So am I pretty much out of luck?

 

[dickie757]

Brandmeister requires the 7 digit ID. If you use other groups or networks, they may allow the ID that works with Cap+. Make sure to use an ID that is NOT a tg on the network.

 

[kayn1n32008]

Thanks for the reply. Interesting - I am part of a DMR ham network and they assigned me a seven digit ID that I currently have programmed. So am I pretty much out of luck?

Yup. Your Cap+ ID MUST be between 1 and 65535. The XPR5550 is not capable of multiple RID either.

 

[KG4INW]

This was a huge irritation when I needed to use disparate TRBO systems that each required different IDs. I either had to reprogram or carry multiple radios. Other manufacturers easily allow multiple systems to be programmed at once though (but not the proprietary Moto systems of course). Astro radios will even do it, but not TRBO!

 

[N4KVE]

Some of the locals are using their 5 digit work ID on the ham networks. They told them they needed to use the work ID, & it was accepted.

 

[Mikesuper26]

Thanks for the replies everyone! I am on DMR MARC which I believe includes Brandmeister and a few others (NY Metro, NEDECN and CT-ARES.) Since I was only doing this for monitoring purposes, I will probably axe the whole thing. I appreciate everyone responding to me!