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Can anyone program 4 radios for me if I send them to you and pay for your time?
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Motorola XPR6550 programming
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Here's the thing and @K2NEC is correct. Once you get them programmed, what if you need to make a change or add something, or even remove something? While it's find to send radios out to get programmed, often the customer decides later they need this, that, or the other and then they're sending them back to me (or whomever) and paying again.
There's loads of help here to get you the stuff you need, a cable is pretty cheap these days, and once you get Motorola account, the software for that is Free.
Also if you get the software, it's way easier to get help, or even get what you ask done, and save shipping. I email different code plugs to people all the time (ham radio buddies) and they just open the CPS, and get it on their radios.
There's loads of help here to get you the stuff you need, a cable is pretty cheap these days, and once you get Motorola account, the software for that is Free.
Also if you get the software, it's way easier to get help, or even get what you ask done, and save shipping. I email different code plugs to people all the time (ham radio buddies) and they just open the CPS, and get it on their radios.
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... or you could keep snarky thoughts to yourself?? I have programmed many radios commercial and otherwise, Including Motorola pm400, cdm1250,Dtr series etc. I KNOW what a PITA it can be and I dont feel like dealing with the headaches of drivers etc etc to get these working with windows 10. I just need 4 radios programmed and I wont need them changed. These are personal use for my group and we won't be changing anything. Thanks for your helpful comments 🙄
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Oh good, so you want to make it someone else's problem instead? There's a ton of settings to program on a radio, and if someone messes one up, now the radio needs to be reprogrammed again. IDK about others, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for that.
All you need is a cable, drivers are already on your computer or included with the CPS install, which again is free. Not being snarky, trying to figure out why a simple radio programming is being outsourced
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Its most times not "simple" and there are folks that do this, I have programmed radios for folls. If you have all the cables, Software and drivers all playing nicely then its easy. But why buy a prgramming cable and deal with trying to get software and get it all working when I can spend likely less to just have them done? Like I said I have programmed hundreds of radios, so I know its usually a pita to get a new one set up. Thats "why".
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One minute you say theres a ton of settings and wouldnt want to be responsible for it, next you say its a "simple programming" so which is it??
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So youre just lazy, got it. $25 programming cable vs $300 in programming. Not my money, I dont care, so let's stop talking about it.
Actually it is quite simple. His radio firmware is too old, and the radio software is too new. The radio and CPS cant shake hands. He just needs to upgrade the firmware in steps using an older CPS version. Not that this has anything to do with you or your issue
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Oh yeah and how big a pita is that gonna be? And $300 to progrsn radios lol. Im going to the conmunity of enthusiasts, not a Motorola dealer. Ok lazy say what ya want, everyone reading this can see who has programmed radios and who has not. (Ps its YOU that dont know wtf you are talking about)
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So anywho, anyone want to make some coin to progran 4 xpr6550 radios??
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Yes a combination of alll. No obviously I fint have a cable or software to know any of those details.
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Yes a combination of alll. No obviously I dont have a cable or software to know any of those details.
I rest my case...
Post here exactly what you're wanting programmed, maybe you'll get some takers. Never ceases to amaze me people come here wanting help, then get rude when we try and help, and then, it's like a secret what they want. Exactly what do you need programmed in these four radios?
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My late mother used to tell me "when you're rude to the supplier, the supply ends"
In this case, the supplier isn't even interested in helping to begin with.
You don't need a cable to see the version of firmware in the radio, the radio will tell you what the firmware is.
I have the programming cable and the CPS and I may do it for you contingent on what you want programmed. I won't do trunking, 700/800 MHz, or any public safety or SMR systems.
If you can send me a summary on what you want programmed and what will the radios be used for, I may do it. I don't charge, you just pay for the shipping both ways.
You can email me your programming summary to: ken.mitchell@azgmrs.org
Let me know how I can help.
If you can send me a summary on what you want programmed and what will the radios be used for, I may do it. I don't charge, you just pay for the shipping both ways.
You can email me your programming summary to: ken.mitchell@azgmrs.org
Let me know how I can help.
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