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Insurance is currently replacing a couple of deceased MCS bricks (R & K will probably become S/K 7500 dual band looking at ecats) and I have a few questions.
1. Can the voice traffic for BOTH S and K (pri and sec) bands be heard at the same time? Can their volume levels be set independently like a dual harness XTL or Simoco SRM9000 or Tait 9100?
2. Does the display show only the current band or both bands at the same time for channel/tower? The VHF side will normally flick just maritime and the EMS PMR system it will attach to where the most tx actionwill be on UHF but it would be handy to see who is calling on what VHF channel should something come up and I'm on UHF.
3. Does the 07 display any more or less channel information in a dual band 7500 than an 03? Does the 07 have any more control than the 03?
4. Are the APX7500 Q more capable of stretching to 477mhz like the Jedi etc or stuck with a ridiculous 474 dropoff like most XTLs? (more of a question for the aussies I guess here)
5. Looking at the installation manual, I'm guessing the pwr/spkr socket on the back of the head is head power and remote speaker? Are the relay controls output via the VIP socket? What are the can sockets about? I assume one is a link to the radio so what is the other for? I've never had anything other than an 03 style head for the ASTRO25 stuff before.
6. Looking at the installation manual, it appears the mic hanger has to be earthed. PLEASE tell me they didn't go to that stupid setup. I've been enjoying the mics shorting themselves on the hangers for what I have now.
7. Is there a good source available now for J2s? I've been looking for one to build a USB programming lead but no luck as yet.
8. What would an example order to Motorola look like? I've looked through the ecat's and whatnot and given to the dealer I'm supposed to be going through who in turn spoke with Motorola who didn't understand their own numbers and had to have a conference call with me to check what was needed. For some reason my dealer STILL (some 2+ months later) are waiting for the order options from Motorola (that's what they're saying at least). The insurance company is getting rather annoyed at the hold up and I'm fuming. Also for some reason they reckon they are unable to sell to me with encryption enabled (seems odd) or with the trunking options installed without a system key (never had that issue getting the XTL5000).
I've just got accustomed to a lot of the MCS and XTL stuff and it seems a lot of it has changed again.
Thanks.
1. Can the voice traffic for BOTH S and K (pri and sec) bands be heard at the same time? Can their volume levels be set independently like a dual harness XTL or Simoco SRM9000 or Tait 9100?
2. Does the display show only the current band or both bands at the same time for channel/tower? The VHF side will normally flick just maritime and the EMS PMR system it will attach to where the most tx actionwill be on UHF but it would be handy to see who is calling on what VHF channel should something come up and I'm on UHF.
3. Does the 07 display any more or less channel information in a dual band 7500 than an 03? Does the 07 have any more control than the 03?
4. Are the APX7500 Q more capable of stretching to 477mhz like the Jedi etc or stuck with a ridiculous 474 dropoff like most XTLs? (more of a question for the aussies I guess here)
5. Looking at the installation manual, I'm guessing the pwr/spkr socket on the back of the head is head power and remote speaker? Are the relay controls output via the VIP socket? What are the can sockets about? I assume one is a link to the radio so what is the other for? I've never had anything other than an 03 style head for the ASTRO25 stuff before.
6. Looking at the installation manual, it appears the mic hanger has to be earthed. PLEASE tell me they didn't go to that stupid setup. I've been enjoying the mics shorting themselves on the hangers for what I have now.
7. Is there a good source available now for J2s? I've been looking for one to build a USB programming lead but no luck as yet.
8. What would an example order to Motorola look like? I've looked through the ecat's and whatnot and given to the dealer I'm supposed to be going through who in turn spoke with Motorola who didn't understand their own numbers and had to have a conference call with me to check what was needed. For some reason my dealer STILL (some 2+ months later) are waiting for the order options from Motorola (that's what they're saying at least). The insurance company is getting rather annoyed at the hold up and I'm fuming. Also for some reason they reckon they are unable to sell to me with encryption enabled (seems odd) or with the trunking options installed without a system key (never had that issue getting the XTL5000).
I've just got accustomed to a lot of the MCS and XTL stuff and it seems a lot of it has changed again.
Thanks.