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@flightstatic4662 I purchase them from Wiscomm. They are great to work with a d seem to have some of the lowest prices.

@@kd9fal Thanks, i'll look them up!

Pair it like you would pair your headset to anything else. Put headphones in pairing mode, then go to bluetooth setting, search, and pair. Not all bluetooth devices are compatible with the xg and there isn't a list of supported devices, so its trial and error.

@southern_gaming I have a mix of the original motorola ones and ones i created from North Carolinas tts program

Negative, Just gave it a try

Make sure you have a good battery and nothing is touching the power button.

p25 conventional

I've red everyone is getting it from the Harris website. I would imagine it's not cheap. I'm trying to figure this out before I buy a radio

It has MDC1200. DOS Mute keeps MDC from being heard on a receiving radio.

I'm not sure of the exact part number, but you can do a search on ebay or Amazon and they are readily available.

Not sure what's so funny. There are two radios, power supply, power distribution all mounted on a piece of plywood. Everything is in a case for easy transportation, or can be pulled out to sit on a desk. I wouldn't consider it bulky. Everything needed to make it operational is in one box. I don't need to grab multiple boxes, or try to take equipment that is in the shack or in use somewhere else. What are you running for radios with your SR-629? How is it packaged up? What's you power output on each radio?

Thanks for the heads up. I will keep an eye on it. Do you know a difference in SWR or just performance? The singlesticks are meant for more localized operations/interop. I have the duplexer in there to connect to a Dual band base for wide area communications.

Swr didn't change much but my signaled reports were significantly better on less power

My understanding is that SWR is a proportional factor but not cumulative radiation efficiency. It's more to keep your tuner/radio happy.

But yeah, a counterpoise wire, "rat tail" can definitely be beneficial sometimes. Cheers.

Yes I did

Do you mind sharing with me your code plug? I’m new to programming APX 7000/8000 radios. I have CPS but I can’t get into CPS with out a code plug. I just want to learn about programming before I get my apx radio. Do you think you can help me?

@@DronePilot487 Send me an email and I will get you a copy of a code plug. It won't be my code plug, but at least it is a code plug you can dabble in.

Thank you so much. I appreciate it. I sent you an email. I can’t wait to get inside the system to see what it entails…. you made my day, sir.

Your best bet to monitor your local sherrifs office is to by a scanner. If you don’t know your way around the xts5000 or which ever radio you may use don’t try to use it as a scanner. You just keep mentioning XTS5000 Model 3. Do you know if the radio is the correct band for your local sherif. Do you know what type of system the sherif department is using? If your sheriff’s office is on a trunked system, putting a radio on that system to monitor is frowned upon and illegal. There may be a reason that they won’t program it for you. The software is available online. It just requires some searching to find, meaning it’s not gonna be the first link in google.

I have it in there as a just because. And use it for testing purposes. I really like the Motorbo line from Motorola

You will need the Astro25 CPS to program your XTS5000. As long as they are conventional p25 or Analog and your XTS5000 is the correct frequency band, you will be able to listen. NOAA Weather Radio operates in the VHF band, so if your sheriff office and xts is VHF, you are all good.

@@kd9fal I just wish that I could get it programmed.I wish there was somebody that would program for my local sheriff's department.I just want to listen

It only works with Motorola CPS.

@CliffR, I got the software from motorola on their myview. You ha e to sign up for a business account to be able to access the CPS

Thanks for the offer. I am using FreePBX which is based off Asterisk. the P2P are going to be a little down the road as I slowly collect equipment for the buildout. Currently working on obtaining a device to run FreePBX on and then adding some MESH wifi systems

You can find used SL300's on eBay, or I believe you can still buy them new through a Motorola dealer. Make sure you find one with the correct frequency, number of channels, features, etc.

Thats good to know, thanks for sharing. I've always had BN models, but I like the feel of the AN's

Welcome to the channel Jamal

If that's a high band 450-470 will it go down to 446 for ham

1000 channels

1. Why would I do that to this poor radio. 2. I don't have a uv-5r

I don't believe so. I will double-check when i get back to my computer. In my opinion, VOX does not belong on a commercial radio. If not used correctly, it creates unintentional key ups, and the end user doesn't know it is keying up. Vox is useful if you need a quick and dirty way to insert audio from another radio or device.

@@kd9fal Thank you can you get fire and police on the sl300 with programming

@@KarsonM2011 If they operate in the band the radio operates in and are analog or conventional DMR, yes

I am thinking about purchasing one of these for security. Will I be able to use it right out of the box if I don't wanna program it

@@willtherocker2373 You will need to program the radio for a frequency you are authorized to use before you can use the radio

They have software encryption, I believe it is adp. You still have to setup the encryption, so it is not automatic. 800mhz is useless unless you are public safety or a business that has an 800 mhz license. With a vhf radio, I have access to the 2m ham band.

@@kd9fal Thanks! What do you think of the XTL5000 100 watt radio as a ham radio.

@hellapellanyc6465 xtl5000 for ham radio will get the job done. I wouldn't pay ebay prices for one as they are a little outrageous, but if you can find one for a couple hundred go for it.

@@kd9fal Thanks do you know anything about the EF Johnson 5100 ES? I like the idea of using P25 as its not as common as gmrs so just looking for something like that and or with encryption. Maybe the xts2500 is a good choice? I am looking at xts5000 but I see they require a hard to find programming software from motorola as well as a cable and are quite expensive.

@hellapellanyc6465 I don't have any experience with the ef Johnson 5100. As far as P25, that is an operating mode where as gmrs is a license. I may have just read your comment wrong, but you need a license to use p25. I love the xts5000 and 2500. Both are great radios. I'm looking at adding some uhf xts5000 or 2500 to my collection soon. Software is readily available online.

Sell it. Ebay and FB Market place are good options

What is wrong with the uhf version?

@@hellapellanyc6465 my county frequency is 154 and this radio operates on a 403 frequency so I can't use it. The seller does not do returns so I'm stuck with a radio I can't use

@@FireEMSResponsePOV sorry to hear that man! Someone will buy it on ebay. I have bought many things that I couldn't return that I had to sell myself and it's not a problem just list it and wait.

I've never used a 8000, but I really enjoy the 7000. I found it had the second speaker when I went to install one with the Bluetooth antenna. The contacts didn't align properly and found audio coming from the second speaker.

I've never ranged tested them. I've only used them once in a small park and they worked well.

I think the audio sounds fine on P25, but my apx definitely has better audio. There is a video out there on how to NAS, isn't very hard.

@@kd9fal yes after scrolling down I saw there’s a 50 minute video on it. I was more or less talking about transmit audio.

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Unfortunately no. I have my UHF kits and VHF kits that are available for use by others, but those are only for special events. I must have a good working relationship with those who I let use that equipment as they are not cheap.

It the SL300 uses the operation critical bluetooth it will work. It works with the SL7550

Have you fixed the error yet?

Windows XP or Windows 7 both 32bit ONLY.