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XTS2500 Squelch issue

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Hello! I got a UHF S-Split XTS2500 from eBay, Its having an issue where when I power on the radio, Squelch opens for absolutely nothing. If I key up for even a brief second, everything works normally for a few minutes, then squelch wont open again. Analog. Happens regardless of the channel having a RX pl or if its CSQ. Any suggestions?
 
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fsa3644 said:
Hello! I got a UHF S-Split XTS2500 from eBay, Its having an issue where when I power on the radio, Squelch opens for absolutely nothing. If I key up for even a brief second, everything works normally for a few minutes, then squelch wont open again. Analog. Happens regardless of the channel having a RX pl or if its CSQ. Any suggestions?
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Signaling type set to OR and not AND?
 
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you don't want your signalling set to AND, what you want is under conventional personality, Rx Options, Unmute/Mute Type set to "And UnMute, Or Mute"

having signalling set to and means it will only open for whatever signaling type you have selected.
you can also try adjusting the squelch level
 
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Rx Options, Unmute/Mute Type set to "And UnMute, Or Mute"
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That's for how PL/DPL and carrier react to each other. Need to go to the actual signaling tab (MDC, DTMF or QCII) and set the "Unmute Type" to OR. Best to do all three.

I know you just had a temporary lapse like I do all the time.
 
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That's for how PL/DPL and carrier react to each other. Need to go to the actual signaling tab (MDC, DTMF or QCII) and set the "Unmute Type" to OR. Best to do all three.

I know you just had a temporary lapse like I do all the time.
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I didn't have a lapse, the OP didn't mention signaling at all. The only time you would have to change that is if either of the three types of signaling is enabled, AND selective call decode is checked on that specific tab. Otherwise the field is blocked out.
AND would be used when using the radio for paging where you want the speaker muted until it receives its specific call, OR would be when you want to hear all radio traffic as well as have the radio alert to its specific call.
 
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