what are you trying to do? the only thing you will find is TXCO tuning and thats literally it. from these radios on (XL series included) Harris essentially does not want anyone other then TAC to open up radios
Even then once opened… good luck finding any “gut” components available for sale.. most people use a broken parts radio to cann small items.. also remember most internal components such as keypad, speaker also I believe are serial # proprietary and cannot be swappedYes, even though you bought the radio and its in your hands, it belongs to Mr. Harris. You are just holding it for him for now.
The most info you’ll find honestly is in the RPM help sectionOkay I’m starting to see that you really don’t find a lot of information for Harris radios on the internet. But that’s half fun when you find it. I have a couple of other Harris radios I was bitten by the Harris radio bug A few months ago.
Ya field serviceable parts were what, the antenna, battery, belt clip, and volume/channel knobs? That’s about it…The maintenance manual doesn't really contain any list of parts and field serviceable parts were discontinued. Any other parts were never made available.
Even then once opened… good luck finding any “gut” components available for sale.. most people use a broken parts radio to cann small items.. also remember most internal components such as keypad, speaker also I believe are serial # proprietary and cannot be swapped
Well all I can say is that I’m more ok with the Harris model than I am with the M model…That's crazy. That kind of crap should be illegal.
Well all I can say is that I’m more ok with the Harris model than I am with the M model…
-B
Ya field serviceable parts were what, the antenna, battery, belt clip, and volume/channel knobs? That’s about it…
That's crazy. That kind of crap should be illegal.
Still bull****Well, the XG-100P was based on the same architecture RF-310M-HH and you won't find a service manual or service parts for those either. The XG-100P was an odd ball in the PSPC line of radios.
Fair, but OTOH, I am free to up/downgrade the firmware version on my Harris radios to match site requirements and user needs… the catalog of firmware is available to anyone with a Tech Link account.Yea, M sucks but at least you can get service manuals.
WTF I've never seen that publication or image. That's crazy and cool as hell. Thanks for posting.Fair, but OTOH, I am free to up/downgrade the firmware version on my Harris radios to match site requirements and user needs… the catalog of firmware is available to anyone with a Tech Link account.
I was just reading a thread about having to upgrade an entire site because M sent SUs back from depot with the latest firmware and there was no recourse but to upgrade everything else in the system so the returned radios would play nice…
@TDR-94 Ya, if it’s green, nobody gets to play with the insides…
-B
I feel ya! I do think that our perception is skewed because we are hobbyists… As I try and legitimize my dealings with Harris, it becomes easier and easier to get quick answers and real information. I started a business and finally broke down and purchased RPM2 (which also comes with RPM14), which gave me a Harris customer number and an excellent support path through a fantastic dealer. All of a sudden, getting the info I need seems to only take a bit of patience. Next is a Tech Link account, which will make things much more streamlined, but my point is that Harris just draws a very hard line when it comes to dealing with hobbyists and individuals. Trust me, those that allocate our tax dollars to L3H see a completely different tier of service than you or I. It’s a hard pill to swallow in the immediate, but it is the model they have chosen and I still prefer the support model and the hardware itself to anything else.WTF I've never seen that publication or image. That's crazy and cool as hell. Thanks for posting.
But yes for no getting info it's bull****. I had a cap explode inside my RF-5800MHH001 and scoured the globe looking for info. Finally, I was able to fix it myself. Our tax money goes to pay these asshats and this is how we are treated.