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XTS1500 Channel Capacity

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Looking for some insight into channel capacity on XTS1500 1.5’s
Some that Im working on have a max channel capacity of 96 channels, while others have a max capacity of 256. These have differing flashcodes:

96 ch: 100001-000004-3
Q811(P25 Conventional),Q667(ADP)
256 ch: 500088-001488-3
Q574(9600Baud Trunking), G996(OTAP), Q947(Packet Data Interface)

Does anyone know offhand what feature is expanding channel capacity? I know with the XTL1500’s have G791 (enhanced software) which did the same thing, but does not appear to exist on this expanded XTS.
 
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There was a channel capacity increases provided by a firmware update I think around 17.xx.xx that provided the increase in the 1.5 model. In the X series Moto provided it that way. Here's some previous examples...

R12.00.00 (May 2008)

- Windows VISTA with Service Pack 1 is now a supported operating system
- XTS 2500 support of Fireground Accountability software
- XTS 1500 support of ADP software encryption
- Enhanced Background Noise Suppression
- 3 field-programmable Mode (Pre-set) Select soft buttons
- Zone and Channel Up/Down buttons via soft buttons
- Encrypted POP25 via ASTRO Conventional
- POP25 feature is NOT supported with VISTA operating system
- Non-acknowledged ASTRO 25 IV&D data broadcast
- Advanced Conventional Key
- Additional channel support for XTS 5000/2500/1500 and MT 1500 radios
- Up to 1000 modes for XTS5000 (model 2&3)
- Up to 870 modes for XTS2500 (model 2&3)
- Up to 96 modes for XTS1500
- Up to 96 modes for MT1500
- Up to 32 modes for PR1500

R12.00.00 (May 2008)

- Windows VISTA with Service Pack 1 is now a supported operating system
- New replacement Vocon board for the Astro Spectra Plus
- Support for the Federal Signal siren/PA model SS2000-SM
- Mobile high deviation transmit
- Silent emergency support for the XTL1500
- Enhanced Background Noise Suppression
- 3 field-programmable Mode Select soft buttons
- Zone and Channel Up/Down buttons via soft buttons
- Encrypted POP25 via ASTRO Conventional
- POP25 feature is NOT supported with VISTA operating system
- Non-acknowledged ASTRO 25 IV&D data broadcast
- Advanced Conventional Key
- Up to 1000 modes for XTL5000
- Up to 870 modes for XTL2500
- Up to 512 modes for XTL1500
- Up to 512 modes for PM1500

What FW level is in the UHF portable?
 
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Ah, not sure how I forgot to check that initially!
96 ch/uhf: 17.00.02
256 ch/78: 20.00.05

Being as these are as old as they are (and in this case are being cleaned up and put into caches), I assume there probably isn’t any way to upgrade firmware on these anymore?
 
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A refresh dongle + updated FW would be the safest way. YMMV if you use the FlashZap method as not all features get updated.

How many UHF radios are you have to do?
 
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Found a workaround in talking with some other people,
As long as you have an existing codeplug from a newer firmware radio (asuming flashcode matches), you can clone it to the older firmware radio with expanded channels and it will be stable. I was able to find a few in the stack with high enough firmware and clone across the entire allotment successfully
 
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