Hello all -- I don't post here often, but I do my best to read and absorb information. Back in February I set up a local GMRS repeater with an XPR8300 I purchased from Used-Radios(dot)com. The unit came pre-programmed to my frequencies, with the DCS tones I requested, and with a Celwave mobile duplexer properly (I assume...) tuned.
Like a good radio head, I promptly signed up for a business account with Motorola so I could download CPS, and also paid my money for my wideband EID. Based on conversations with Used-Radios, if I were to connect my repeater to my laptop without the 25 kHz EID, it would revert to narrowband.
Last night I finally figured out how to register my wideband EID in CPS. I have a USB cable for the repeater from BlueMax49ers, so I think I'm all set. Right?
There are a couple of things I'd like to change about how my repeater operates. Specifically,
1. I'd like to change the tone and WPM of the CWID.
2. I'd also like to reduce the hangtime -- it's currently set to about 3 seconds.
3. Lastly, I'd like to add a courtesy beep if possible.
My question to the repeater experts (before I just go fiddling around with this thing) is this: Are there any tips or tricks you'd care to share with a FNG like me when it comes to CPS and/or Motorola repeaters in general? I know #1 and #2 are possible (I saw them in the CPS user guide), but is #3 possible?
Is there anything else you wish you'd known before you started fooling with programming a repeater?
Thanks in advance, and I apologize for the long-winded post.
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Hello all -- I don't post here often, but I do my best to read and absorb information. Back in February I set up a local GMRS repeater with an XPR8300 I purchased from Used-Radios(dot)com. The unit came pre-programmed to my frequencies, with the DCS tones I requested, and with a Celwave mobile duplexer properly (I assume...) tuned.
Like a good radio head, I promptly signed up for a business account with Motorola so I could download CPS, and also paid my money for my wideband EID. Based on conversations with Used-Radios, if I were to connect my repeater to my laptop without the 25 kHz EID, it would revert to narrowband.
Last night I finally figured out how to register my wideband EID in CPS. I have a USB cable for the repeater from BlueMax49ers, so I think I'm all set. Right?
There are a couple of things I'd like to change about how my repeater operates. Specifically,
1. I'd like to change the tone and WPM of the CWID.
2. I'd also like to reduce the hangtime -- it's currently set to about 3 seconds.
3. Lastly, I'd like to add a courtesy beep if possible.
My question to the repeater experts (before I just go fiddling around with this thing) is this: Are there any tips or tricks you'd care to share with a FNG like me when it comes to CPS and/or Motorola repeaters in general? I know #1 and #2 are possible (I saw them in the CPS user guide), but is #3 possible?
Is there anything else you wish you'd known before you started fooling with programming a repeater?
Thanks in advance, and I apologize for the long-winded post.
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