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EF Johnson 5300 Help

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retafrx

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I have seen several of posts regarding EF Johnson 5300 and was looking for someone with way more knowledge then myself.... I have a 5300 with:
File Format Version 5.7
DSP Sofware Version 0.1.32
Controller Version: 0.1.2

When I power on the radio it Displays: EFJ * V202 and V1. 18 .0

What version of PCConfigure should I use? Also I am using an "RF Guys" USB programing cable. I do not have an RS232 port on my laptop....
 

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It looks like you have a version 1 5300, so you need PCC 1.30.7

Be aware that the 5300's are finicky about programming. You might well need a true serial cable with a true serial port before it will work. Best of luck.
 

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It looks like you have a version 1 5300, so you need PCC 1.30.7

Be aware that the 5300's are finicky about programming. You might well need a true serial cable with a true serial port before it will work. Best of luck.

1.30.x was the special US Government PCC copies and is was too new for any of the V202/1.18.x radios. The newest PCC you can use on those is 1.28.0.8
 
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