Vertex VXR 7000U

[Wrvq441]

Greetings all.

I recently obtained a used Vertex VXR 7000U Repeater/Base Station along with the programming software.

I found the software relatively easy and much like CHIRP software with the exception of one issue.

When I programmed it for GMRS repeater frequencies and set it for wide band, when uploading it to the radio I receive an error message telling me that by law it can only be used in narrow band. It then switches it back to narrow band during the transfer. Can anyone tell me if this is a software issue or my radio itself? 

This unit is in very good condition and everything seems to work with the exception of this problem.

[tweiss3]

There is a point in the software it is stuck with narrowband. There was another piece of software called Wideband Recovery Tool that you can use to "reset" the repeater, but you then have to roll back to an older version of the software that allows wideband.

[Wrvq441]

Any idea how I can obtain the software?

[OffRoaderX]

All you have to do is roll-back the clock on your PC to 2005 or something like that and then it will upload your Wideband settings fine.

Report back if that works or not.

[BoxCar]

32 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

All you have to do is roll-back the clock on your PC to 2005 or something like that and then it will upload your Wideband settings fine.

Report back if that works or not.

Narrowbanding was mandated after 1/1/2013 so any time in 2012 works as well.

[OffRoaderX]

2 minutes ago, BoxCar said:

any time in 2012 works as well.

IIRC, the software started giving warnings a couple of years before the mandate - so I always set it WAY back so I dont have to click through those warnings.

[MichaelLAX]

I was told by a member in anther thread here who needs help, that the Vertex CE-59 software he provided me also needs the date rolled back.

But since W/N band is not the issue in that thread, I left my date alone and sure enough, when you go save the new file, it gives a warning and kicks everything to N.

[Wrvq441]

I must be searching wrong.

Does anyone have the thread for the required software?

[Sshannon]

42 minutes ago, Wrvq441 said:

I must be searching wrong.

Does anyone have the thread for the required software?

[Sshannon]

46 minutes ago, Wrvq441 said:

I must be searching wrong.

Does anyone have the thread for the required software?

And another:

 

[Wrvq441]

Ok. It took my little rat brain a few minutes to understand.

So yes, I turned the computer clock back to 2005 and initiated the software. It allowed me to switch it over to wideband.

Thank everyone for your help!  Hard to believe that something could actually be that simple. 

[Wrvq441]

In case anyone is curious.

I rolled it all the way back to January 23, 2005.

[Sshannon]

Did you bring it back to the present afterwards?

[PartsMan]

Have I got a deal for you guys. 

My old Asus EEE resets back to the early 2000s every time I shut it down.

FYI you will get errors from windows update and browsers if you try to operate that way very long.

[wayoverthere]

1 hour ago, PartsMan said:

FYI you will get errors from windows update and browsers if you try to operate that way very long.

Have run into this. It won't even load https sites when I've messed with the date.

[Wrvq441]

Yes. That happened immediately. Couldn’t even open my web browser.