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--- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Bade" <kd8b@...> wrote:
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\n> You need to use the correct flash code for edacs analog mode for your logic
\n> board. It is either a 628 or an 081. 107e.bpd is for an 081 board.. if you
\n> have a 628 I THINK it is 907e.bpd The 900 MPA code is for GeNet900 radios
\n> as I recall it is not what you should be using..
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\n> There is an issue with 628 boards that came in GeNet 900 radios.. if yours
\n> is/.was.. the baud rates are set for 4800 and the baud rate/comm. Port
\n> xtalsk need to be reversed to get it to use the 9600 one in place of the
\n> 4800 one.. if it is wrong it manifests itself as ctcss tones are ½ of their
\n> normal frequency.. ie 110.9 comes out at 55.45 hz
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\n> It is probably easier to just find an 081 board if you have a 628.. unless
\n> it has the xtals correct for 9600 and correct ctcss tones. Etc
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\n> There was a such thing as 900 EDACS MPA's but I think they had 81 boards
\n> only You can also use a 628 board from a different band with the correct
\n> flash and avoid the problem of the xtals the real issue was only with the
\n> GeNet 900 version of the 628 board..
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\n> Doug
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\n> From: GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
\n> KI4WPI
\n> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:00 AM
\n> To: GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com
\n> Subject: [GE-Mpa] flashing mpa select with 901pa deck question
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\n> I flashed a Select MPA (Ixxxxm06) with the MPA900.bpd and then used the
\n> mainentance to set as "select", checked tracking and then dumped doug's plug
\n> into it using edacs1. The radio started beeping and flashing on the display.
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\n> I then used "v107.bpd" and after using the maintenance program, dumped
\n> doug's edacs1 plug into it. It powered up fine, just not sure what I should
\n> expect as I can't hit any local repeaters on it, after spending until 6am
\n> this morning getting this far (took awhile to learn how to use doug's mod
\n> edacs1!) I went to sleep. Today, i plan to program a scan mpa and see if
\n> both 900mhz radios talk to each other on simplex.
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\n> Is using the v107.bpd ok? Or does one need to have a 081 logic board that
\n> will take the 900MPA.bpd flash?
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\n> Gary
\n> KI4WPI
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