[Motorola] Control Head Question

[KB0NLY]

The 1073 head can be blanked, its an old trick that not many know about, get 
yourself a chip extractor and pull the firmware chip, leave the 
codeplug/memory chip in place, power up the head without a radio attached, 
it will act weird and sometimes flash the backlight a few times and then go 
blank or turn everything on, after it does all this shut it off and remove 
power, reinsert firmware chip and connect to whatever radio you want and 
reprogram.  I have done this successfully a half dozen times or so to move 
heads between Spectra and X9000 and it works like a charm.

73,

Scott



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From: "Walter Howard" <walter.howard.jr at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:06 PM
To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
<motorola at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Motorola] Control Head Question

> The 1073's worked for EITHER Syntor x9000's or [non Astro] Spectras
> Whichever they were first programmed for, is what they are.
> Unless someone knows how to blank them.
>
> WalterH
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Jim S <jimszal at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The 1073 heads will work just fine on Spectra and Syntor X9000 radios.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: kb0nly at mchsi.com
>>> To: motorola at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:42:20 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: [Motorola] Control Head Question
>>>
>>> My guess the 6432C's.... But it could have also been used with the 
>>> Sys9000
>>> style control head if its an Astro also.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: <w7trh at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:35 PM
>>> To: <Motorola at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Subject: [Motorola] Control Head Question
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Picture this...........A large cardboard box, full to the brim with
>>> > control heads, cables, speakers , and mikes......All in a big tangled
>>> > mess! On the shelf, next to the box, are twenty-five Astro Spectras, 
>>> > and
>>> > twenty Non Astro Spectras. (Too bad they are DoD property!)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > My question is.......What control head would go with the Astro 
>>> > Spectra?
>>> >
>>> > We have two types........[HLN 6432C] (Date 2.20.01) Seem to be about 
>>> > the
>>> > same year as the Spectras. AND Control head [HCN 1073A] System 9000.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I do realize that some programming is involved for head change. I just
>>> > want to mate up the heads to the radios, as originally configured.
>>> >
>>> > Any ideas how to "Re-mate" these items?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Happy New Year!
>>> >
>>> > TIM W7TRH / AFA0TP Wa.
>>> > _
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