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:beer: If you can, find your local vertex dealer. I cannot sell "out of territory". Unless, you solicit me to do so. So the Vertex head honchoes say. I am not sure of the price break, if any to get them out of stock. I can inquire if you are interested. Sorry I took so long getting back to...

At the last dealer meeting in our area, they said no. there is not that big of a market for a dual band.

Last week, now that has changed. they are again discussing something on the VX900 series chasis.

BTW, they still have about 100 2070's left!!


Paul B

:beer: For what ever reason, I still do not know, I reached over and started the vehicle. Problem solved!! Voltage sensitive on programming. I called the radio shop we use and work with for Kenwood support. Got a "Oh yah!! I remember that now." Still cannot get the tk 290 read or programme...

We have been using a syntoor xx speaker on one of our GE rangers for 10 years. Still works fine.

In my truck, I was using a Spectra with a GE orion speaker for two years, now it is being used with a Vertex VX6000. No problems.

Paul B

If it keeps scanning off hook, the hook switch is not wired in. Which controlhead you using on it?? I am familiar with the S-550,and the 825 series. we use the 825's on our rangers. Easy to understand and set up scanning.

PB

If it keeps scanning off hook, the hook switch is not wired in. Which controlhead you using on it?? I am familiar with the S-550,and the 825 series. we use the 825's on our rangers. Easy to understand and set up scanning.

PB

You would have to program a talk around channel for each repeater channel. Those Delta radios are tough radios. We have customers who refuse to give them up for newer. If it aint broke, don't fix it applies.

PB

For whats its worth, I may pass on this radio. I will sell myself a vx 4200. Easier to program.

Thanks.

PB

:beer: If they are both the same model desktop station, the book says they are local nd /orDC controlled. Up to 50watt drawer unit can go inside. If by any chance you decide to sell. Let me know. We are looking for a desktop station for local control only use. The ranger drawer unit will also fit in...

I should know this, but memory is slippin. I have a 440-470 orion. I know how to get a ranger, MPA, PCS, MDX, to take a 471 rx and 474 tx freq. Is there a "trick" to get an Orion to do slighly out of band?? or is it cut off at 470???

Tankx in advnce.

PB

I am not familiar with the Niles programmer, but I know the MLs II is only programmable by pc. The MLS I we used the suitcase programmer for those. The MLS II will do both pl and dcs.

We still use our suitcase programmer frequently. What a Pain!!

Paul B

:eeek: We sold two VX 4200 UHf to a police department who only spokeof the big "M". Now all of the syntor xx900's are being swapped out for 4200"'s. Personnally, I beleive most of todays' equipment has its quirks. We see and hear problems will all brands. The three year warenty, and c...

:beer: I work for a radio shop, and I also use both the vhf and uhf vx 900 in firefighting. I have sold quite a lot of the 900;s to police and fire. I have one fire chief who want to place the radio somewhere on me the sun does not frequent. His complaint, when he gets hit by a charged hand line, th...

Most likely the programming. I sounds as if it set to manual reset with one of the soft keys. Programming paging is tricky. I screwed up my chiefs radio twice. Now that I figured it out, he loves it. We are switching to vx 180's for paging.

Seem to be more reliable.

PB

:beer: I can get into program mode. but that is it. Using pentium 2 processor on the laptop, and have tried pure dos and windows dos. No luck. It keep telling me I have model mismatch. Do I need to start by reading the radio, and not telling the software what type, dual head, uhf ect??? Could be my ...