devicelab
Whacker Extraordinaire
Does anyone own a VX-7200 VHF and use it with P25? I'm seeing a very odd problem but I *think* it's a DSP/FW problem as my like-new VX-7200 has FW 1.11 version installed. I'm trying to find a way to get it to 1.24 (the latest released FW) -- and I'll know on Friday morning whether that can be done.
With the WA State Patrol though, I'm getting a whopping 0.5% decode rate on WSP's P25 VHF frequencies.
(Oddly, the 0.5% that do make it through are all mobile units. Their decode sounds fantastic *IF* the Vertex is able to decode properly. The dispatcher audio NEVER comes through. At times, I've heard the speaker "pop" like it was going to push out audio but it never does. The busy LED lights up but no audio comes through.)
With my XTS 5000 VHF I can transmit/receive perfectly fine on the Vertex so it's got to be something specific with the WSP system.
I did speak with Vertex Standard tech support and their customer care. The tech support guy was quite knowledgeable and was able to point me to a possible solution. (The only other solution is to send it to the El Paso depot to have service done at the factory -- but there's a flat $100 charge.)
I really like this radio so I'm really hoping the firmware upgrade to 1.24 does the trick.
PS. I have the FIF-12A USB programming cable and like others have mentioned this does NOT work with the Vertex firmware utility. The FIF-10A will likely work as the software was written for the FIF-8 or FIF-10 cables. (At least that's the current thinking by Vertex.) The problem is that the FIF-10 was discontinued long ago and isn't available.
With the WA State Patrol though, I'm getting a whopping 0.5% decode rate on WSP's P25 VHF frequencies.
(Oddly, the 0.5% that do make it through are all mobile units. Their decode sounds fantastic *IF* the Vertex is able to decode properly. The dispatcher audio NEVER comes through. At times, I've heard the speaker "pop" like it was going to push out audio but it never does. The busy LED lights up but no audio comes through.)
With my XTS 5000 VHF I can transmit/receive perfectly fine on the Vertex so it's got to be something specific with the WSP system.
I did speak with Vertex Standard tech support and their customer care. The tech support guy was quite knowledgeable and was able to point me to a possible solution. (The only other solution is to send it to the El Paso depot to have service done at the factory -- but there's a flat $100 charge.)
I really like this radio so I'm really hoping the firmware upgrade to 1.24 does the trick.
PS. I have the FIF-12A USB programming cable and like others have mentioned this does NOT work with the Vertex firmware utility. The FIF-10A will likely work as the software was written for the FIF-8 or FIF-10 cables. (At least that's the current thinking by Vertex.) The problem is that the FIF-10 was discontinued long ago and isn't available.
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