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I got a Midland STP-404-A today And I'm using Oracle virtualbox to program it I got the cable and everything It was working earlier today while I was programming the radio. But now when I try to read the radio I get an error that says could not connect to the radio. Does anyone know a fix for this?

I have a Motorola XPR6550. I bought it at a pawn shop, and I am trying to program it for use at work (we require a radio, and they will not let us borrow a shop radio.) I am trying to use CPS version 16 Build 827 to program it. It will not do anything, and only produced Error 1057: Region not...

I finally got my sds100 and I'm having trouble I'm coming from sdr dongles and using sdrtrunk and dsdplus. So I put my zip code In and it's just showing way to much , since I've been using sdrtrunk and dsdplus i pretty much know what frequencies i can listen to and what ones I can't, so how do...

Hi! I am having a problem with programming some DP3400’s (XPR6300’s I believe for those over the pond), and hoping that somebody may be able help as I’m struggling to resolve the issue. When I plug the radio in, I get a positive device recognition tone in, and It shows up in Device Manager...

My first question and most important one is With the sds100 how does it work with P25 control channels and scanning, so lets say i have 10 freqs i want to listen to and three of those freqs are P25 trunking control channels and the rest of the channels are conventional such as a conventional...

I myself, am not very great with PC software, however... I was chatting with someone I know who has a career in PC technology. They stated that if you install the software on Windows 10 or 11, right click on it, click property's, select compatible, and click run as Windows XP, then it might be...

I recently started trying to use the Memory Banks for scanning in the Yaesu VX-8r. I have read the manual many times. But it has holes For some procedures. When trying to add memories to a Memory Bank, I cannot add memory channels to the Bank further than 100 channels from the first channel...

Hello Everyone! I've been scanning for almost 20 years, running digital on SDS200 for 2. My locality is currently building a new public safety 700MHz P25p2 system, will be starting testing on it any day now. They are switching from VHF Conventional to this new system as soon as testing checks...

I seem to be having an issue programming in a trunking system on an XG-100P. The trunking system i am attemting to program in is the Alamo Area Regional Radio System (AARRS) In San Antonio Texas I am trying to program in the Northeast Simulcast system and I cannot for the life of me get it to...

I'm new to radio, so please just assume I know next to nothing. I have a Yaesu FT70D portable. I'm not licensed, but I'm slowly studying when I find time. At the moment, I'm mostly interested in listening. I bought the RT Systems software and cable package to make my FT70D easy to program...

Okay, so I've got a TK 7180 in test mode with an open squelch of 67 and tight squelch of 64.. I need those settings to be around 136 and 200 respectively. The kpg 89D test mode is not letting me adjust the squelch settings.. the data adjustment buttons are "grayed out" and the slider is not...

I have a Radio Management Server (v2.146) running on a Virtual Machine on Windows Server 2022. For the life of me, I cannot activate User authentication. I have selected the option to add PC Admins as RM admins, no dice. The User Auth & Machine Auth stay greyed out. I have run as administrator...

Hi. When using the Quansheng UV-5R PLUS with Chirp, in the "Memories" tab, below the 200 memories are 14 extra lines, which contain the same information as the memory lines. Can anyone help me understand what they are for, please? Here are the 14 lines from my original settings: I believe...

Hello. I recently got a Minitor 6 to program for a customer and thought programming it would be easy… well for the life of me I cannot find a pinout for the bottom accessory connector. Does anyone have that, or know where I can find it so I can build a programming cable/cradle? They are $80 or...

Hi All, I've worked on a simple Mac OS software that allows me to read in my favorites list, easily rename them, edit the departments/frequencies etc... from my SDS100. But it should work on the 200 too. I keep seeing that everyone on Mac is busy installing Windows Mirror and then installing...

I hope this is the right place for this. So, I am having problems with HT1000 RSS. Shocking, I know. I have a customer who frequently brings me old Motorola radios, and I align them and program them to his system. Well, he just brought me some Visars and one will not program up. I was able to...

I’m a new user to amateur radio and this is my first device ever. I have a Baofeng UV-21R and I can’t program it at all. I just want to scan the emergency stations nearby to know what’s going on with all the sirens sometimes. I have no intention of talking, just listening. However I can’t hear...

Hi there, I hope you're doing well! Exciting news – my new SDS100 is set to arrive tomorrow, and I've been tinkering with the ProScan (PAID) software in anticipation. I'm eager to add the US Marine VHF Channels to a Favorites List, but I could really use some guidance on this. I've attempted...

I'm replacing old/expensive walkies at work (Kenwood ProTalkXLS and Kenwood PKT-23) with Midland BR180. Both use the same set of frequencies, and codes and I feel like I'm so close to getting them to work together, but I've hit a wall. When I press the talk button on the Midland, the light...

Hi All, Wanted to ask if anyone here has experience on setting up a single-site, voice on control channel configuration on a Motorola Quantar using the Intellirepeater system type, along with the correct APX programming fields. I have been testing different configurations and have not been able...