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Just getting me feet wet with P25; I have 2 Astro Saber II's and a hi power Astro Spectra remote W9 head; all radios are flashed for IMBE P25 operation. All radios are programmed with an identical NAC and C4FM operation; when I transmit from the Spectra both radios decode and you hear the Spectra. When I transmit from one of the Sabers the Spectra will unmute busy lite comes on but no audio; the second Saber will not decode on either the first Saber or Spectra.

Here's what I've done so far; I have the latest CPS for the radios and latest radio tuner version. I have ran each radio through tuner and each is on spec according to my IFR 1200. I ran a tx C4FM waveform test on each and according to the scope the pattern looks identical, but still can't talk between radios.

All you P25 Astro Guru's out there in radioland any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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1. Check to see if they have encryption and if so make sure they aren't strapped to any keys.
2. Do they work in analog ok? Did you try changing to mixed-mode in the personality to see if the second saber is at least hearing something if you open the squelch?
 
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