lowcountryoa
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Hello, I’ve done a fair amount of research on this, but I thought I’d ask the professionals. I’m an IT guy and have only worked with police Motorola radios for a couple years now. I know there’s some esoteric “mid production changes” related to these questions, so I am looking for the proper parts to source on eBay or whatever.
We have several XTL 5000 transceivers I’d like to repurpose for patrol vehicles. With previous dealings with our Motorola rep, it appears that once they are equipped with the AES265 encryption chip (I have several) and programming for local systems compatibility, these will work UNTIL the county TDMA changeover. However, that changeover has been pushed back so much to the point where it’s a question if it’ll happen in my lifetime, so these should work for us for a while.
The XTL 5000 transceivers were removed from old dispatch consolettes that we upgraded. I also have several trunnions, CAN BUS cables, etc. to make everything work together. What I need is control units and remote conversion kits.
Radios are of the following vintage:
XTL 5000 – L20URS9PW1AN
I’ve got a few control units:
XTL 2500 – HLN1468(G?) – Late 2008 manufacture
O5 – HLN691(?)K – Early 2017 manufacture
I’ve also got a control unit remote kit (accessory port, red, blue x2, yellow, USB):
HLN7041A – Mid 2015 manufacture
And I’ve got a transceiver remote kit (blue x2, mic port, accessory port):
PMLN5038A – Mid 2007 manufacture
So my question is: what do I need to pair with these XTL 5000 radios? IT’S OK IF NOTHING I CURRENTLY HAVE WORKS! I just need to know what to look for on the secondhand market.
Will my XTL 2500 control unit work for one of them? I suspect it will. Will my O5 control units work? I suspect they WON’T (I think they gave me a CH MISMATCH error when I tried). Can I buy XTL 2500 control heads of the same vintage? What control unit screw-into-back remote kit do I need? What transceiver screw-into-back remote kit do I need? I know I’ll need matching cables as well.
Thanks in advance!
We have several XTL 5000 transceivers I’d like to repurpose for patrol vehicles. With previous dealings with our Motorola rep, it appears that once they are equipped with the AES265 encryption chip (I have several) and programming for local systems compatibility, these will work UNTIL the county TDMA changeover. However, that changeover has been pushed back so much to the point where it’s a question if it’ll happen in my lifetime, so these should work for us for a while.
The XTL 5000 transceivers were removed from old dispatch consolettes that we upgraded. I also have several trunnions, CAN BUS cables, etc. to make everything work together. What I need is control units and remote conversion kits.
Radios are of the following vintage:
XTL 5000 – L20URS9PW1AN
I’ve got a few control units:
XTL 2500 – HLN1468(G?) – Late 2008 manufacture
O5 – HLN691(?)K – Early 2017 manufacture
I’ve also got a control unit remote kit (accessory port, red, blue x2, yellow, USB):
HLN7041A – Mid 2015 manufacture
And I’ve got a transceiver remote kit (blue x2, mic port, accessory port):
PMLN5038A – Mid 2007 manufacture
So my question is: what do I need to pair with these XTL 5000 radios? IT’S OK IF NOTHING I CURRENTLY HAVE WORKS! I just need to know what to look for on the secondhand market.
Will my XTL 2500 control unit work for one of them? I suspect it will. Will my O5 control units work? I suspect they WON’T (I think they gave me a CH MISMATCH error when I tried). Can I buy XTL 2500 control heads of the same vintage? What control unit screw-into-back remote kit do I need? What transceiver screw-into-back remote kit do I need? I know I’ll need matching cables as well.
Thanks in advance!
