Programming cable for motorola maxtrac gp88 gm300 dnds6ul3w, deem12y. If you are a spammer youll not be able to post because all new members are moderated so save yourself and us the time. Motorola maxtrac lab dos rss programming software r05. Jan 23, 2012 i have come across numerous listings for repeater interface for motorola maxtrac on ebay. The table that follows lists the pages attached to this pmr and their related basic service manual chapter. Every type of radio, and sometime even every individual model, requires its own rss.
Under that, you would have directories that are named for the particular radio series. I see offerings in a lot of places but do not care to experiment and thought for sure there would be good advice available here. Motorola micom2 radio service software rss for stx restricted to lab use. Additionally, i have two fans mounted on bottom of tx radio to blow air over the transistors mounted on left side of radio. I set it up to map the usbserial adapter that windows gave com34 as com1 in dosbox.
That said, take some time at the repeater builder websites maxtrac section to see what to look for. I have two fans mounted on an aluminum angle that is cut and screwed into the rack. Sorry if this should have been in a different section, i did not see. My first issue, is im having trouble identifying the radio because the id tag is all worn off. I dont have the exact model, but i do know it has 32 channels and 164165 mhz bands programmed. What we need mostly is the motorola gm300 or m120 uhf, 25 or 40 watt radios with. Pin outs are available at batlabs or repeater builder. Mar 21, 2015 click the start menu and in the search programs and files area, type and select dosbox options. Increase efficiency, reduce cost, go green with motorola twoway radios. I found an old motorola maxtrac in a parts truck i bought. The mototrbo slr 5000 series repeater delivers high performance, high reliability twoway radio service with all the features you need to connect your workplace whether youre in the field or on the factory floor.
It has been my experience that using true dos not dos box under windows seems to work the best for older motorola radios. This version is customized to be plugandplay with the motorola maxtracradiusgm300 line of under dash mobile radios. Click the start menu and in the search programs and files area, type and select dosbox options. If you want to build a nice little programmer for the maxtracradius radios. I set up the d drive in dosbox to be a dropbox folder so i can share my config between computers and do backups more easily. It offers 2 station ids or messages with programmable morse id tone frequency and transmit speed. You should already know this stuff if you are building a repeater. Spectrum now out of business, information on the spectrum repeaters. These are the exact same value changes that work on the gtx mdf see the gtx information article on. Step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtracradius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. Information on the 900 mhz radios can be found in this article, 900 mhz radio models by repeater builder staff. View and download motorola maxtrac user manual online. I also have a maxtrac 300 that i know has 16 channels and i have heard that these radios have the options of having 8 or 16 channels. Motorola s mtr 2000 station repeater receiver is a continuousduty analog base repeater station for use on both conventional and trunking systems in the vhf, uhf, and 800 and 900 mhz bands.
Id like to program some channels into it with a windows 7 computer and dosbox my first issue, is im having trouble identifying the radio because the id tag is all worn off. Maxtrac 50, 100, 300, 820, 840, m860, m1225 radius. The parameters that are written by the maxtrac rss can cause improper desktrac operation. Programming with radio service software rss repeater builder.
Been thinking about a standalone aprs system in my truck that doesnt use a handheld. Motorola maxtrac lab motorola fm 900 902 concersion. Does anyone have an operator manual for this radio. For your business to be successful, you need dependable voice and data communications that reach every corner of your operations. When someone gives you motorola maxtrac uhf version for free you take it without asking questions. The maxtrac, radius and gm300 series are programmable radios as opposed to crystal based. Motorola basic controller rick zetron zr320, zr330, and zr340 instrument associates i50r and tra100r page 318 is blank page 516 is blank page 632 is blank page 810 is blank end of document. This page is devote to helping bring together many of the pages which i have found on the subject of amateur repeater building. There are many versions, and some are useless to hams, and others may require a mod or two to be useful.
I take it that the people selling these things would like us to believe that if you happen to own a couple maxtracs, that all you have to do is join them. Repeater builder the company custom repeaters and products for the repeater builder or owner. Motorola maxtrac 100 operating instructions manual pdf download. Motorola m1225 repeater build with msf5000 pa posted in technical discussion. 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. Aug 10, 2012 motorola maxtrac uhf up and running using mt and cb radio. Also the local club gave me one to use for the link radio for echolink that i provide for the local repeater.
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. I will not go into repeater operation theory or duplexers, etc. The desktrac rss manual also states that these stations are based on the maxtrac mobile radios, and that maxtrac rss can be used to program the radios. Easy to build a repeater by 2 motorola radio that has 16 or 20 pin accessory connector at the back. Other features include morse id inhibit, hang time, timeout timer, and remote accessdisable using dtmf signaling. Usb programming ribless cable for motorola gm300 mobile radio, brand new. An ideal application of this circuit would be a crossband range extending repeater for portable use. The msf5000 has an input of 5watts give or take i do have the rss windows xp for the motorola. Epoxied an additional heatsink on the top of the radio using arctic silver. Ms350r set up for repeater use posted in technical discussion. I have added the manual power control to several radios and they seem to be working fine. It is programmable and offers morse code id, ctcss highpass and deemphasis at a low cost. I picked some up for next to nothing and plan on using one on aprs and the other for packet. You could even just use a dos boot disc or cd and boot to dos then run the rss as well.
Download it, buy that cable and try it out i think youll be pleased. A good source of information about motorola maxtrac radius gm300 radios is at the repeater builder. Interfacing a maxtrac, maxtrac 50, maxtrac 100, maxtrac 300, radius m100, m214, m216, mobile to a repeater controller. Their internal processor runs a program that is contained in either the. Group is the following list showing what is the currently part numbers and version of software for many of motorola s most popular radios. And i am looking for the hardware cable and software to set up a motorola gr 1225. May 11, 2005 just wondering if anyone is using the older motorola maxar80s on ham radio. We will automatically apply an gift card to your gift card balance in the amount equal to the prime exclusive discount after you become a paid prime member. These expensive cables are capable of programming a limited number of radios. The spectra desktop station is built with the same cabinet and power supply and looks quite similar. Ms350r set up for repeater use technical discussion. Upgrading allstar nodes radio to maxtrac why upgrading. Check out the repeater builder website or my website for good maxtrac info.
In other words, motorola sold you the radio that covered the expected output power range. It is a high quality circuit board that is well laid out, adjustments for cw id deviation when it triggers during a voice transmission, can be timed to id at what ever interval you need. We provide design, construction, licensing, sales, service, rentals, installation, and maintenance for a wide range of wireless voice, data, and video applications. So far i am considering a mobilinkd bluetoothed to the tabletphone used for navigation with gaia, and an old vhf motorola maxtrac. Programming motorola gr1225 repeater hamradioforum. They are very inexpensive cheap and i would like to know what they really are and what they do. The maxtrac and radius rss dont do any checksum checks of the file so you dont have to worry about correcting the checksum later. To change a maxtrac from trunking to conventional, you need to blank the logic board with lab software, replace the firmware, and initialize the logic board with regular software. This item at this price, sold by, is currently reserved exclusively for prime members. The following information was obtained from the motorola maxtrac detailed. Start with setting up dosbox so you can access the serial port you wish to use.
Once the key came, i was able to open the radio up. If rss, the rib or dos is a new topic to you i suggest that you see the motorola rss and rib page at this web site. This is the introduction page for motorola radius gm300 radios. On the dvmega3000 setup,right now,when i turn on my dstar hotspot,it automacticly connects to the ircddb dstar gateway network. To obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum. Mdf in your hex editor, hex workshop is an excellent program for this. So i bought a repeater update and guide to motorola radius. Repeater building web page a radio repeater helps to extend the range that portable, mobile, and fixed stations can communicate. View and download motorola maxtrac 100 operating instructions manual online.
I have lowered the price of all his equipment to pay for his therapy. Programing motorola maxtrac with win7 64 bit quad core and. What do each pin in the back connector does and how to wire it. The answer on converting the gm300,im going to see him tonight,ill explain it better later. For the op, the cm300 is capable of 32 channels and the uhf version is good for 438 to 470 mhz. Motorola max232 programming interface, motorola transitor programming interface programming software for motorola maxtrac lab. The example screenshots shown are for the maxtrac version r06. Sep 01, 2017 in this video i talk about the cable and try and walk you through setting up and programming a pair of motorola pm400s in uhf to gmrs 462. Mar 26, 2020 programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. Ive never seen, much less played with, a 2w lpi radio. This procedure gives the radio the distinct personality and operating parameters that let it work optimally on the band it was intended for.
It was compiled for ebay sellersbuyers with no technical knowledge and little compehension of motorola. Rss for motorola saber system rss for motorola gm300 professional series, gp300 professional series radio, version 03. Fortunately the checksum also remains the same after making these two changes, so these really are the only locations that need to be modified. We connected a 2m70cm antenna placed about 50ft away to the tx output of the repeater, and connected another antenna to the rx. Some of the data may not agree with capabilities of the programming software. There is the general motorola user group and a model specific maratrac group. Even if someone blanked it with the lab version of rss you still reinitialize the radio with rss, just go to the service menu and the replace logic board, input the info, program, done. If you have a tech bench, the alignment procedure is also included in the software. This idercontroller is just the thing for setting up your gmrs repeater using the motorola gm300 maxtrac radios. I have a motorola maxtrac radio the number on it is d43mja77a3ck. This cable can be used in both maxtrac and radius radios in order to link two of them together as a repeater. Onboard selftesting and a microprocessorbased design keeps system uptime at a maximum.
I recently purchased a pair of motorola ms350r gmrsfrs radios. Programming cable for motorola maxtrac gp88 gp300 gm300 ebay the programming software is fairly simple. Anyone with any experience turning a vhf purc 5000 into a repeater. Repeaterbuilder is a free technical group free to you we pay for a premium group plan available to people seeking information on building ham radio, gmrs, or commercial repeater systems. After using maxtrac mobile rss you should at least read the code plug of the desktrac unit with desktrac rss and then write it back to the desktrac again program. You must open the radio and look up the rf board number. The item was being used by my dad before he suffered a massive stroke leaving him hemiparesis. Desktrac rss overwrites some parameters that are written by the maxtrac rss. Id like to program some channels into it with a windows 7 computer and dosbox. Motorola maxtrac programming with windows 7 and dosbox. They require a special cable and the commercial series cps programming software. An overview of the motorola desktrac repeater builder. Create a shortcut to the motorola maxtrac rss software like. This page deals with programming a standard saber i, ii or iii handheld radio.
I have used a couple of maratrac radios, but have never converted one to amateur radio use, so cannot help you much on the conversion. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Schaumburg gx300 rus rss for rpm, mrm, and info tac devices desktrac series base station control station repeater ver. Programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. Day wireless systems is the largest, fullservice wireless integrator in the west. Does anyone have the ability to id this radio by sight. A beginners guide to radio programming and motorola radio service. Amateur radio idomatic iv 4 cw id repeater controller. Nov 01, 2015 here is what i do for cooling the maxtrac radios for repeater use.
Radius m100, m208, m216, maxtrac 50, maxtrac 100, and more. This module will also work with many motorola radios that utilize a 1620 dual row option connector, including. The default install location for all packages seems to be in a directory called c. Motorola maxtrac vhf mobile radio please read description. There are more details including some old computer notes there. Maxtrac wmr0447, maxtrac wmr0462, maxtrac fmr16261, maxtrac fmr17251. Im pretty sure the accessory pinouts are the same between the gm series and cdm. Programming a motorola maxtrac using dosbox jontas.
The maratrac appears to be a maxtrac or gm300 mounted in a remote mount chassis with a high power amplifier. Introductory information on the maxtrac, radius and gm300 series radios, the desktrac station, and the gr300, gr400, gr500, gr1225, r1225 and rkr1225 series repeaters compiled by mike morris wa6ilq an introduction to the motorola radios covered by this section, with background, history, some modelspecific information, photos, and lots of miscellaneous tidbits such as. Hello all, does anyone know if it is possible to lower the wattage output on a radius m1225. Standalone aprs system with a maxtrac mobile radio 4x4 ham. Repeater maker repeater builder with morse code id. Hello all, im fairly new to the radio world even though youd think my usmc infantry background along with my current firefighting gig would lead you to believe different. Dosbox, gm300, keyspan, motorola, programming, transceiver, windows. 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. After searching for the genuine motorola program i came across motorola radius gm300 radio doctor.
I read in repeater builder that an m1225 was a good exciter for a stand alone msf5000 pa. The dos rss for the maxtrac will be different, but itll be worded the same. The last one was a lowband maxtrac mobile radio thats running around 68w feeding an amplifier. Mobile repeater cable 16pin for motorola maxtrac gm300. I am pretty sure the op said he has a cm300 which is a totally different and much newer radio than the gm300. In fact, all the answers to the questions youve been asking are already there for the reading. Motorola maxtrac mobile radios operating instructions. Scom controllers information on scom repeater controllers and accessories.
Introductory information on the maxtrac, radius and gm300 series radios, the desktrac station, and the gr300, gr400, gr500, gr1225, r1225 and rkr1225 series repeaters compiled by mike morris wa6ilq an introduction to the motorola radios covered by this section, with background, history, some modelspecific information, photos, and lots of miscellaneous tidbits such as mic jack or antenna. This program runs fine under windows xp and will do all the functions that the genuine motorola radio service software does. Please use the following information to supplement your existing basic service manual. The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online i. Most, if not all, motorola 2way radios can be programmed by means of a dedicated purposewritten piece of software, called radio service software or rss for short. Maxtrac software initialization choices repeater builder. As with most motorola model numbers, you can not tell the band split 29. I have 2 motorola maxtrac radios that i want to build into a gmrs repeater there is a way on the front mic inputs with a network cable cut in half and you build a little circuit with a transistor and cap and a few other parts. Note that this information pertains only to the vhf, uhf, and 800 mhz maxtrac models. The mobilinkd now has the capability of turning on and off automatically as it senses power through a usb charging cable. Remember, above all, that these are mobile radio, and while it can be used quite readily as a receiver, you cannot use it as a repeater transmitter or link transmitter without due consideration to the normal mobile radio.
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