Victor69
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Hello All, I was wondering if anyone knows if RSS for Astro Spectra Ver, 2.05.00 would also program a Astro Saber with Ver. 2.02.00. in it? Thanks
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There is a mobile version and a portable version. It depends on which one you have as their revisions are typically the same. You have to look at the actual part number of the CPS/RSS.
kb9sxk
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Astro Saber / XTS 3000 CPS is one and the same, and will only do those 2 radios.
Dunno about the RSS, but i doubt it.
Dunno about the RSS, but i doubt it.
RSS is the same as CPS. The portable CPS/RSS will not program a mobile and the mobile CPS/RSS will not program a portable. If you bought the combined CPS/RSS package, they will do both, but it just installs both as seperate packages.
You have to check which part number of CPS/RSS you have.
You have to check which part number of CPS/RSS you have.
Josh
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The firmware in the radio doesn't matter at all if the radio was programmed with a newer version of RSS than you have.
The last version of RSS was R9.05, from 2002.
CPS (Windows based) replaced RSS shortly thereafter and the current version is somewhere around R5.xx.xx.
-Josh
The last version of RSS was R9.05, from 2002.
CPS (Windows based) replaced RSS shortly thereafter and the current version is somewhere around R5.xx.xx.
-Josh
Don't forget that I believe up until version 3 of the CPS was backwards compatable with RSS 9.5. So you could change something in CPS, read the radio with RSS and change another thing.
But there are two separate packages - 1 for mobiles and 1 for portables as others have stated.
Best advice would be to buy a subscription, and get version 5.x
-Alex
But there are two separate packages - 1 for mobiles and 1 for portables as others have stated.
Best advice would be to buy a subscription, and get version 5.x
-Alex
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any local MSS should be able to order it for you as well
any local MSS should be able to order it for you as well
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