Quantar Digital Mode

[katt02]

Hi all,

I am trying to gather some information before I begin programming and such. I have a quantar set up for digital and analog mixed mode. I am wondering if quantars are able to pass ASTRO digital data. I have a few xts3000s that I want to set up with astro paging/calling and messaging. If I use these radios on the repeater, are they able to send out the small data burst to be repeated to reach the radios that are not within simplex range?


Thanks,
Katt

 

[mikewazowski]

Yes, they pass call alerts and selective calls fine.

I've successfully used TMS as well. I believe RD-LAP had to be enabled on the Quantar.

Your XTS3K's won't do messaging.

 

[katt02]

Oh? I did not know that. I saw the option to send messages on it. It was not TMS just pre programed messages.
Thank you for the answer though. This helps a lot in the programming process of my radios.

 

[Ranger522]

The Astro (Astro Spectra/XTS3000) series will send Astro status' and messages to a console, not to each other. The Quantar will pass that fine and it will be "invisible" to the voice traffic, meaning that it is polite and silent, voice having priority. The difference between status/message is how it's received by the console, alert tones, etc.
Paging and select call will work radio to radio in that series and also pass through the Quantar.