[Motorola] Control Head Question

[KB0NLY]

Someone can correct me if I am wrong... But I believe the A9 style head that 
will work on the Astro Spectra is the HCN1078, the 1073 is a conventional 
analog only head that will work on the analog Spectra and the Syntor X9000.

I've heard the questions concerning MARS a few times now.  I can see them 
going Narrow Band eventually, but I doubt they will ever go digital, but who 
knows when it comes to the government!

73,

Scott



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From: <w7trh at comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:57 AM
To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
<motorola at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Motorola] Control Head Question

>
>
> Scott,
>
>
>
> Thanks for that info!
>
> So, when you say Spectra, does that cover ASTRO also? It would be great to 
> have the1073 head with the Astro Spectra!
>
> The reason I am getting ready to program the group of Astro Spectra radios 
> is that we do not know if [MARS] is going to be required to switch to 
> "Narrow Band". For now, the radios will be programmed "Conventional" 25 
> kHz channel spacing. Our McChord AFB MARS Station just installed a 
> Motorola QUANTAR rpt., just to be ready for the possible switch.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Tim W7TRH / AFA0TP Wa.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "KB0NLY" <kb0nly at mchsi.com>
> To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
> <motorola at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2010 7:01:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [Motorola] Control Head Question
>
> 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
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------- 
> 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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