Does anyone have the phone number for Motorola to purchase RSS for the Astro Spectra series radio ? Software part number ? Approximate cost ?
I caught the P25 ham radio bug...
I caught the P25 ham radio bug...
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RVN4185W shows to be correct.
CPS R09.00.00 ASTRO 25 MOBILE
$265.00 on my MOL page
There are different versions, you might want to read this page... I'm not an Astro expert, so I'm not really sure what versions do what radios...
This is a dated list however.
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/rss/rss-list.html
This page has a lot of info on spectras, most of it is analog info though.
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/spectra/spectra-index.html
CPS R09.00.00 ASTRO 25 MOBILE
$265.00 on my MOL page
There are different versions, you might want to read this page... I'm not an Astro expert, so I'm not really sure what versions do what radios...
This is a dated list however.
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/rss/rss-list.html
This page has a lot of info on spectras, most of it is analog info though.
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/spectra/spectra-index.html
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The phone number for Motorola customer care is 800-814-0601.
I must warn you that the CPS licensing requirements is very difficult and if you have a local dealer you might not be able to get a license. If you do have a local dealer it might be cheaper and faster to have the radio intially programmed by them and then work on getting CPS at a later date. I would hate for the P25 bug to get away from ya. :wink:
I must warn you that the CPS licensing requirements is very difficult and if you have a local dealer you might not be able to get a license. If you do have a local dealer it might be cheaper and faster to have the radio intially programmed by them and then work on getting CPS at a later date. I would hate for the P25 bug to get away from ya. :wink:
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Astro 25 is for the XTL family mobiles. Astro Spectra is RVN4183V. Current version is R05.02.00
jhooten said:
I show that as $276.00 The number I listed was what MOL gave me for the astro spectra, wonder how it messed that up? Oh yeah, it's MOL :lol:
With the amount the local dealer was going to charge each of the club members to reprogram their radios to work on the P25 ham systems, it is actually cheaper for us to buy the license for the software as a whole and put in on the club computer. A donated cable and RIB and we should all be set.
My one concern is what KS4VT posted, but hopefully I'll be able to come up on the Boca Repeater the next time I'm down south
My other concern is will the RVN4183V work will ALL the Astro Spectra's...we have some with W5 heads, W7 heads, W9 heads and even some W3's.
My one concern is what KS4VT posted, but hopefully I'll be able to come up on the Boca Repeater the next time I'm down south
My other concern is will the RVN4183V work will ALL the Astro Spectra's...we have some with W5 heads, W7 heads, W9 heads and even some W3's.
jhooten
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e911god said:
Yes. And the W4 also.
n1das
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Grog said:
I concur, $265 on my MOL page too. I've also been bitten by the P25 bug on Ham radio!
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