I ran across a box of electronic goods at a auction.
At the bottom was a xts1500 AN version,
Plug: 001C
DSP: 06.00.01
FIRMWARE: 06.02.03
BOOTLOADER: 01.04.20
I grabbed a battery popped it on and immediately heard the tone as if a button was stuck on any channel, zone. It read and wrote fine.
Popped her open and noticed immediately some turkey had soldered the 2 pins on the bottom side of the ptt (component) together. I can only speculate it was either replaced or had issue thus someone decided to solder the two pins together.
I removed the connection and properly re soldered the two pins to the rf board.
Radio powers up fine, read and writes fine. Self tests fine.
Setting a test channel it transmits fine on repeater, simplex.
However using any pl, dpl it does not mute the squelch. As if stuck on csq, not constant squelch just a drop tail and no reverse muting. I have checked, double checked and re checked settings. Tried standard etc snd put it to and or muting with or. Nada. It receives fine, transmits fine.
I checked the alignments and tuned it which is fine.
Only thing I can think is whatever the previous individual did caused issue leading me back to the ptt. I could be wrong but I figured I'd ask others to get input.
Keep in mind it was a box I got from auction of computer parts and didn't expect to find it so it's no loss to me if it works but figured I'd trouble shoot it but wondered what others thought.
Does anyone recall if this firmware version had any pl, dpl issues? Being a older unit and AN I don't recall. I probably will take it to the final AN version tonight if I find my firmware files for version 9.
I'm still suspecting the ptt component. However from what I can see it is sitting and secured properly to the rf board however I cannot tell if anything under it had been altered or if it was completely removed.
I could be missing something in cps but I highly doubt it.
I figured I'd check with others on input. Any thoughts welcome.
At the bottom was a xts1500 AN version,
Plug: 001C
DSP: 06.00.01
FIRMWARE: 06.02.03
BOOTLOADER: 01.04.20
I grabbed a battery popped it on and immediately heard the tone as if a button was stuck on any channel, zone. It read and wrote fine.
Popped her open and noticed immediately some turkey had soldered the 2 pins on the bottom side of the ptt (component) together. I can only speculate it was either replaced or had issue thus someone decided to solder the two pins together.
I removed the connection and properly re soldered the two pins to the rf board.
Radio powers up fine, read and writes fine. Self tests fine.
Setting a test channel it transmits fine on repeater, simplex.
However using any pl, dpl it does not mute the squelch. As if stuck on csq, not constant squelch just a drop tail and no reverse muting. I have checked, double checked and re checked settings. Tried standard etc snd put it to and or muting with or. Nada. It receives fine, transmits fine.
I checked the alignments and tuned it which is fine.
Only thing I can think is whatever the previous individual did caused issue leading me back to the ptt. I could be wrong but I figured I'd ask others to get input.
Keep in mind it was a box I got from auction of computer parts and didn't expect to find it so it's no loss to me if it works but figured I'd trouble shoot it but wondered what others thought.
Does anyone recall if this firmware version had any pl, dpl issues? Being a older unit and AN I don't recall. I probably will take it to the final AN version tonight if I find my firmware files for version 9.
I'm still suspecting the ptt component. However from what I can see it is sitting and secured properly to the rf board however I cannot tell if anything under it had been altered or if it was completely removed.
I could be missing something in cps but I highly doubt it.
I figured I'd check with others on input. Any thoughts welcome.
