Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Spectra power up 900mhz

[Mark Tomany]

I also am experiencing a power-up problem with a 900 MHz Spectra.  This one is 
one I converted to an A9 control head and conventional operation.  It's been 
working fine for about the past three months or so, but now I am stuck in, for 
lack of a better description, a boot loop.  The radio starts to power up 
fine, but then restarts itself again and again.  (SELF CHECK)
 
Could this be the caps in the control head?  This is one control head I haven't 
recapped yet...  FWIW - the radio did this ONCE back during the summer when the 
control head got very warm (after being in the closed car in the sun for an 
extended period) but as soon as the head cooled down some, it worked fine again 
and the prpoblem hasn't resurfaced until now.
 
Thanks,
Mark - N9WYS

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Spectra power up 900mhz

[motarolla_doctor]

As long as the Spectra is displaying the OUT RNGE message, it is trying to get 
a control channel and is locking the BUSY or DATA lines, the RSS can not read 
it.

Try changing MODEs until the radio is not displaying errors, ect. Then READ.

Mac McCullough .. wrote:

 Robert n  Eric others, Progress,  i followed these offerings,  what has 
 worked so far,  is changing the control head,  the set will now power up,  
 
 However,  i now have the message 'MODE 3' and then back n forth the message 
 'OUT RNGE'.i then tried to do a download from the code plug,  but no 
 success ,  RSS message sez Serial buss comm error retry F2 or abort F10   ..  
 my limited experience tells me this is a somewhat general message for a host 
 of problems,  because i do have power, and in other applications this 
 programming cable is woeking well and as it should .. 
 
 suggestions or thoughts welcomed  mac/mc