5300ES V6 with remote.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:07 pm
Question for Intrinsically Safe or anyone else:
I purchased a 5300 Version 6 on EBay that was advertised as VHF. The unit I received was actually a 700/800 public safety band. This radio has the standard front control head and also a connector for a remote head. The radios will not key transmit or communicate through the microphone connector on the front. However, when I attached a V6 remote head from my other radio, the radio communicated and programmed as expected and a microphone will key the transmitter. Could this be a flex issue? Both displays track and the knobs on the main control head also work as expected. Is this radio defective or am I missing something regarding the remote head connector? I will likely open a case with EBay and try to return the unit unless someone here is interested in it. So far this is the first version 6 radio I have seen on EBay except for a few UHF units with Lightening control heads priced high.
I purchased a 5300 Version 6 on EBay that was advertised as VHF. The unit I received was actually a 700/800 public safety band. This radio has the standard front control head and also a connector for a remote head. The radios will not key transmit or communicate through the microphone connector on the front. However, when I attached a V6 remote head from my other radio, the radio communicated and programmed as expected and a microphone will key the transmitter. Could this be a flex issue? Both displays track and the knobs on the main control head also work as expected. Is this radio defective or am I missing something regarding the remote head connector? I will likely open a case with EBay and try to return the unit unless someone here is interested in it. So far this is the first version 6 radio I have seen on EBay except for a few UHF units with Lightening control heads priced high.