I have 2 XTL 5000's and 1 XTS 5000. One XTL is being used as a Base station. I am trying to set up astro call. I can get the base to call the mobile and the XTS and I can get the mobile and the XTS to call each other and I can call both mobile and XTS from the base but I cannot call the base from either one of them. When I try to call the base, I get "Please Wait" and then says "No Acknowledge". I have double and tripple checked all my settings and I am looking for help and suggestions.
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xtl/xts 5000 Astro Call Programming
- Thread starter LCT123
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all have separate astro ID ?
Yes they do, We use 4 channels, 3 with MDC Paging on analog channels and one channel for Digital and ASTO Paging.
OK. so your confusing the topic. You said you can page via base to mobile 1 and portable 1 but not back to base. All this is on an ASTRO channel correct ? Same channel ?
I'm sorry, I did not to a good job explaining this.
Channel 1 is a repeater pair with a PL Tone
Channel 2 151.490 is mobile to mobile with a DPL
Channel 3 151.490 is mobile to mobile and it is set to ASTRO
Channel 4 is another Repeater Pair
Both repeaters have different Frequencies with Different PL's
I have channels 1,2, and 4 set to MDC Page and this seems to be working.
Channel 3 is set to ASTRO Call with Quick Call II selected as signalling type.
Hope this expalins it. Your last post make me think the problem is going to be 3 channels using different codes.
Channel 1 is a repeater pair with a PL Tone
Channel 2 151.490 is mobile to mobile with a DPL
Channel 3 151.490 is mobile to mobile and it is set to ASTRO
Channel 4 is another Repeater Pair
Both repeaters have different Frequencies with Different PL's
I have channels 1,2, and 4 set to MDC Page and this seems to be working.
Channel 3 is set to ASTRO Call with Quick Call II selected as signalling type.
Hope this expalins it. Your last post make me think the problem is going to be 3 channels using different codes.
Astro and Quick Call do not go together. Quick Call is for MDC. Under your astro personality you should have a tab for Astro Call. IS call alert decode checked ? As well as Selective Call Decode ? TX/RX both set for astro ? Astro System 1 has different ID for each radio ?
Ok i checked all of those settings and they are set as you suggested. I do have different ID's for each radio. You said ASTRO System needs a different ID for each radio. Are you saying that the ID'S for each radio in the ASTRO system, need to be a different number than the ID's that are used in the Quick Call II. In other words if I use say 1234 as a ID in Astro Call for mobile, can I used that same (1234) in the Quick call in that same radio or does the radio have to have different ID's for each System?
