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I recently purchased an APX6000XE on eBay, however it wasn’t until I recived the radio that I realized that the flashcode does not have the TDMA operation enabled. How would one go on about upgrading the flashcode to support the TDMA?

Current Flashcode: 5010L82004800

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Contact a reseller who has MR status. What are you trying to do with the radio?


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What do you mean?
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He means authorized to go on the system you want to listen to.

It's highly unlikely you will be able to program the radio to any trunked systems. The system keys required to program trunking modes is closely guarded. Without it, CPS simply won't let you touch it.

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Because there are quite a few garbage pail, hack job APX radios on Fraudbay...
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And that, too.
 
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Oh well...I just wanted tdma on this radio but I guess my loss.


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zz0468 said:
He means authorized to go on the system you want to listen to.

It's highly unlikely you will be able to program the radio to any trunked systems. The system keys required to program trunking modes is closely guarded. Without it, CPS simply won't let you touch it.



And that, too.
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I meant the hacked/alt/dev not getting Moto support. Figure I would save the legitimate user on a system speech for someone else and/or a layer time.
 
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I meant the hacked/alt/dev not getting Moto support. Figure I would save the legitimate user on a system speech for someone else and/or a layer time.
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Well I hope it’s not an alt as it’s a model 1 and paid 900 for it


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rivera293 said:
Negative tagless and it has 123ABC as serial. I believe I got an ATL
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Most likely. A good percentage of APX radios without tags and/or phony tags are either stolen, ALT (Accelerated Life Testing=abused and battered, literally) or DEV (development) radios that are either being sold by those who know what they have and fail to disclose the provenance, or surplus brokers who are clueless.

It is up to the BUYER to ask questions, request history, and select a seller who stands behind their items.

Not all tagless radios are junk, some that have been vetted by reputable sellers aren't suspect, but don't expect Motorola to support a third party purchase of an aftermarket sale anymore than Ford or GM would warranty a vehicle made from aftermarket parts with a salvage/questionable title that was say, in a flood or totaled by an insurer.

Always buy the SELLER not the item.

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zz0468 said:
.............The system keys required to program trunking modes is closely guarded................
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That's just not true. Anyone with even low level google skills can find an unnamed tool quickly and easily. I wouldn't call that closely guarded.
 
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That's just not true. Anyone with even low level google skills can find an unnamed tool quickly and easily. I wouldn't call that closely guarded.
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Well, I’m sure he means legitimate system keys are well guarded.
 
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Thank you all for the help. The main purpose of this thread was to know how to upgrade a Flashcode and not really in system keys.


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jfyrfytr25 said:
That's just not true. Anyone with even low level google skills can find an unnamed tool quickly and easily. I wouldn't call that closely guarded.
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I guess you are unaware of some of the newer flashes which require the use of an ASK and not the software key.
 
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