Can anyone help me with removing an ASK from an ASTRO portable that I purchased off of eBay? I need to remove the ASK from the Trunking system so I can program UHF conventional channels into the radio. I have the CPFix Application but I'm still having trouble finding assistance on the forums. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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ASK Removal
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Unless you have access to a system key, you'll need to delete the system entirely so every reference to it in the codeplug is removed. Even then, you might need that system key once more to dump the wiped codeplug into the radio.
Otherwise it may have to go back to the mothership to get wiped. And if the radio is one which requires ASK no matter what (which is a firmware option), it will still have to go back to the mothership (or at least the proper flash update purchased and applied).
I was sold a radio with ASK without the seller's proper disclosure of the fact. I was able to send it to a tech who was able to remove the key and the radio works fine. I don't have the tech's name because my email was wiped by a mysterious error from the provider.
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