Skipp, IIRC the GM300 will not allow a blank RX only a blank TX. Usual way to fix the issue you described is just what you did, different freq and a wierd PL or DPL, also set the RX to LOCAL. The RICK was a general do-it-all-for -you controller and can be set up as Uni-directional or Bidirectional. It can also support a local controller or with some creativity a third radio as a link.
Milt N3LTQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Moto GM300's Used With External Controller - Blank Frequency Entry > Well... > > Tried all that and the software wouldn't allow the blank entry. > Per one of the other reply posts I only tried programming through > the radio direct... not through the repeater software. Other > than talking to the rick... what does the repeater software give > or get for me? > > Here's a cute service call cluster problem of the month. > I actually sourced this fun out a few years back. > > The radius repeater was 100% original. The tx pa died and the > previous service shop traded the radios around with minor > re-programming. > > The tx radio was set to simplex (talk around) on the tx frequency. > > The co-channel user started trunking (without the proper license) > on the same frequency. The tx radio heard the trunk beacon and would > kerchunk itself into transmit (yeah... go figure). Every 10 seconds > the repeater would kerchunk itself. Made the customer nuts for a > week before I was called. > > The patch was to program a different frequency and dcs code into > the tx radio receive frequency choice. I know the original repeater > tx radio had a programmed blank rx frequency... but I'm not able to > restore that blank function rx programming. > > (sidebar note) Although I've never done it the Motorola Rick unit > appears to be bidirectional if properly programmed. > > The additional patch was to let the co-channel user know his trunking > operation was to "go away by the end of the week"... which it did for > 6 months before "she" tried it again. > > So the blank rx frequency option remains a mystery? > > skipp > > >> "Bob M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Just type BLANK and a bunch of spaces to fill the >> field up. I know you can do this to the TX freq if you >> want a receive-only channel, but I'm not sure you can >> do it to the RX freq and still have a TX freq entered. >> Try it and see. The MaxTrac RSS requires an RX freq >> but the TX freq can be blank. Other radios may vary. >> >> Bob M. >> ====== >> --- skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > While you guys are on the subject of Motorola Mobile >> > Radios made >> > into repeaters... >> > >> > The factory frequency programming for the original >> > repeater setup >> > has a "blank" entry for the tx function in the >> > receive radio and >> > the same blank label in the rx frequency of the tx >> > radio. Once >> > someone changes the frequency slot it's not obvious >> > how to restore >> > a blank function into a replacement radio. We've >> > tried blank and >> > zeros into the frequency slot but the software >> > doesn't like something >> > about the entry and defaults back to a number. >> > >> > Any clue how to enter in the "blank" or no-entry >> > function in an >> > unused motorola gm300/m120 mobile radio frequency >> > choice? >> > >> > thanks for your answers... >> > skipp >> >> >> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. >> Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. >> http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html >> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
