Motorola max232 programming interface, motorola transitor programming interface programming software for motorola maxtrac lab. I found a used maxtrac 300 radio on ebay that i wanted to repurpose into an aprs tracker and realized i needed to program the aprs frequency. You have successfully configured dosbox to run motorolas radio service software. Does anyone have an operator manual for this radio. The company that i work for is encountering more and more with harris. Id like to program some channels into it with a windows 7 computer and dosbox. The motorola programming packages run under this msdos environment. If you try and print this schematic with your brower, it probably wont work.
Mar 21, 2015 motorola radius programming instructions using windows. Astro, cdm series, xtlapx, radiusmaxtrac, mcs2000, etc. The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online i. If you are having bluetooth trouble, updates should be available through microsofts windows update service. To obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum. Please read the terms and conditions for details that include exclusions, limitations, how to make a claim, cancel coverage, and list of coverage providers. I dont have the exact model, but i do know it has 32 channels and 164165 mhz bands programmed. One way to program a motorola maxtrac is to use a older slower computer with a serialport on it. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. The maxtrac and radius rss dont do any checksum checks of the file so you dont have to worry about correcting the checksum later. List of motorola programming software part numbers. The motorola gm300 can be reprogrammed quite easily to allow use on our amateur radio. Motorola radius programming in windows with rss and dosbox.
Motorola maxtrac programming with windows 7 and dosbox. Radio programming applications and documentation of interest to radio amateurs. I found the keys to the castle in kk6jyts online blog post. Motorola maxtrac lab motorola fm 900 902 concersion. Find everything you need to optimize your fleet, ship directly to your location, and keep your teams connected and safe. Programming cable motorola radio gp350 gm300 maxtrac radius cdm1250 cp200 m1225. Order the service manual part number 6880901z79 from motorola. Upgrading allstar nodes radio to maxtrac why upgrading. Describe your experience with the motorola maxtrac conventional and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. The 900 mhz conventional radio uses a different logic board, and uses different firmware its fvn4019a version 30. Apr 06, 2016 programming the gm300 on windows 7 kc2irv. I have one maxtrac converted and while getting to work took quite some time the final mod is not that bad. Finally, attach the programming cable to the rib and your transceiver.
Programming service software for the motorola radius gm300. The only real difference is the actual firmware of the radio. I found an old motorola maxtrac in a parts truck i bought. Jun 01, 2017 the motorola gm300 can be reprogrammed quite easily to allow use on our amateur radio. So far i am considering a mobilinkd bluetoothed to the tabletphone used for navigation with gaia, and an old vhf motorola maxtrac. Rss for motorola saber system rss for motorola gm300 professional series, gp300 professional series radio, version 03. Attached is the software for programming and aligning the. Motorola recommends that you run rss from a hard drive, rather than a floppy disk. Motorola gm300 radio doctor download loadzonesafety5dc. Summary of contents for motorola maxtrac 300 page 1 this manual is designed for the use of licensed amateur operators who have bought and are now using the maxtrac 300 radio as an amateur radio transceiver. Now comes the part that just about everyone has trouble with. When someone gives you motorola maxtrac uhf version for free you take it without asking questions. The maxtrac and radius rss dont do any checksum checks of the file so you.
Motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio programming. Motorola gm300 radio doctor download earlystrongwind. Apr 05, 2020 upgrading allstar nodes radio to maxtrac why upgrading. Cheap sale buy online home motorola maxtrac programming software download. Unfortunately, the maxtrac software does not offer this feature, so if you have a maxtrac and you want channel steering, you have to install the version 21. The mobilinkd now has the capability of turning on and off automatically as it senses power through a usb charging cable. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Schaumburg gx300 rus rss for rpm, mrm, and info tac devices desktrac series base station control station repeater ver. Do you have any idea what version the as software is. Motorola maxtrac lab dos rss programming software r05. On signallingequipped models, the radio service software rss can be. Rss for motorola gm300 radio, you can program 40 channels to gm300 with this rss. So, save the image and print it using a graphics program. Programming a motorola maxtrac using dosbox jontas.
The second thing to do is to use a usb programming cable that has a true ftdi chip in it at least thats what i used. The example screenshots shown are for the maxtrac version r06. When aligned properly, and sufficient vectored cooling is made, this radio will last for a very long, time even under several hours with of transmitting per day. Motorola hln9123 blank logic board setup information prerequisites 1.
Programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. We thank the medical professionals and first responders on the front lines of the covid19 pandemic. We use a genuine motorola rib and accessories with a 486 computer in a true dos environment to ensure accurate and reliable programming. Dec 26, 2015 step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtrac radius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. Motorola maxtrac, radius and gm300 series introductory. Programming cable for motorola maxtrac gp88 gp300 gm300 ebay the programming software is fairly simple. Hello, i tried read with this software a motorola p200 and a motorola mt, but. If you have a tech bench, the alignment procedure is also included in the software. I was recently able to program some of my old motorola maxtrac radios from a fairly new and very fast windows 10 machine using dosbox. The gm300 radio doctor piece of software did a good job at being able to program this ancient. This is dos software and you need a real serial port.
What do each pin in the back connector does and how to wire it. Apr 15, 2020 programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. Another way is to use dosbox to emulate a computer running dos, it is also possible to emmulate a slow computer. Programming software for motorola gm300 download here. Need programming software for cm200 and cm300 motorola. Attached is the software for programming and aligning the motorola gm300 radios. Motorola micom2 radio service software rss for stx restricted to lab use. Be aware that this uses a supplied custom compiled dosbox which works with the ftdi controller to supply the required custom baudrates that the motorola radios require. Need programming software for cm200 and cm300 motorola app. If radio programming, the rib and the rss are new to you then i suggest you read the rss and rib page on the motorola page at this web site, and scroll down on this page to the heading below.
Attach the motorola rib to the usb serial port adapter. Oct 12, 2017 programming software for motorola gm300. Where can i download the usb drivers for my device. This programming service will program your conventional motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio to your specific frequencies and requirements up to 32 channels. Look here for the pinout of the accessory connector for the 8 channel radio which use a masked logic board or 16 channel radio which use an expanded logic board. Maxtrac wmr0447, maxtrac wmr0462, maxtrac fmr16261.
View and download motorola maxtrac 300 user manual online. Windows computer im using windows 10 x64 motorola ftdi programming cable from valley enterprises. My first issue, is im having trouble identifying the radio because the id tag is all worn off. View and download motorola maxtrac user manual online. List of motorola programming software part numbers from our friends at the radioprogramming yahoo. The part number of the service manual is 6880102w84 for the maxtrac and it. Motorola smartphones motorola us unlocked cell phones.
I will be trying other types of software such as maxtrac and spectra soon. In typical motorola fashion, the maxtrac and radius line of mobiles are really the. Programming software for motorola gm300 download here discussion in ham equipment started by moleculo, mar 14, 20. Aug 30, 2012 to obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum.
Aug 07, 20 to obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum. Plug in your usb serial port adapter to your computer. Dont know if it can be done but i have a gm300 id be willing to send to a developer. After searching for the genuine motorola program i came across motorola radius gm300 radio doctor. The venerable maxtrac is a radio that was very well built, apparently has very stable reference lo, and can take a beating. It would be nice to have a more modern way of programming these widely available surplus radios. Motorola, maxtrac, maxtrac 100, maxtrac 300, mdc1200, quikcall. The first key is to set the cycles in dosbox to 191. Step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtracradius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. I have had no luck getting any of the motorola rss software to run in a dos box under windows 7 so i have an older laptop that i keep just for such occasions and it always works for me. Scan the channels in this list are set using the motorola service software.
Does anyone have the ability to id this radio by sight. Windows xp sp3 or greater windows vista works with devices running android,motorola os, or windows mobile operating systems. If you see this screen above, congratulate yourself. Rss for motorola gm300 professional series, gp300 professional series radio, version 03. Motorola maxtrac, radius and gm300 series introductory information. Under that, you would have directories that are named for the particular radio series. This version is customized to be plugandplay with the motorola maxtracradiusgm300 line of under dash mobile radios. Maxtrac wmr0447, maxtrac wmr0462, maxtrac fmr16261, maxtrac fmr17251.
At the time of this writing the latest and probably the last maxtrac conventional firmware version 5. In typical motorola fashion, the maxtrac and radius line of mobiles are really the same radio. In any rss directory, you will also have a couple more directories to hold the code plug files and other important files such as trunking system keys. There is no other way to change the frequencies in this list. The primary method of talking to the radios is with motorolas dosbased radio service software rss programs. Mdf in your hex editor, hex workshop is an excellent program for this. All timings and configurations have been preset and so far have worked with all tested radios.
The maxtrac is reliable and robust radio and for quite a while i wanted to upgrade because of low power of the chinese qyt which transmits 5w in high power mode and 4. Motorola hln9123 blank logic board setup information. Maxtrac and others motorola radius maxtrac gm300 m1225 cdm1250 cm200 cm300 similar cable from amazon cables for other radios are available. It has been pointed out to me that this software only works with the gm300 so i have adjusted the page. Programing motorola maxtrac with win7 64 bit quad core and. Motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio programming service. Download it, buy that cable and try it out i think youll be pleased.
Group is the following list showing what is the currently part numbers and version of software for many of motorolas most popular radios. This module will also work with many motorola radios that utilize a 1620 dual row option connector, including. If drivers were not downloaded automatically by windows. Motorola device manager contains usb drivers and software to connect your motorola phone or tablet to your computer using a usb cable. If you have an existing serial port on your computer, just plug your motorola rib to the computer and the motorola programming cable to the rib and your transceiver.
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