5580e for ham use?

[km4ba]

After experience with XPR 4550's and XPR6580's I decided to buy an XPR5580e for 900 amateur mobile usage.

I know there is a requirement to hex edit the cps memory to use ham frequencies, we've done that on 6580's and 4580's successfully.

Now I'm wondering if I made a mistake getting the 5580e due to possibly requiring CPS 2.0 (I only have R16) and also I've read that they may not do analog nor can be hex edited to amateur frequencies.

I'll try to buy the 2.x CPS if needed, I've heard it's free now.

Has anyone blazed this trail before? I know the 55xx's are great radios, just now thinking I rushed into the 5580e for that sexy color display vs the tried and true 4580.

Any suggestions/input appreciated!
Thanks,
Alan KM4BA

 

[K2NEC]

The e series won't edit into the ham band. Sell it and get a 5580 or 4580

 

[km4ba]

Well I may have dodged a bullet... looks like what I bought is a 5580, not the "e" version.

So hopefully it can be hex-edited.

Does R16 work? Or will I need 2.0? I saw plain 5550's in the R16 sample folder, but not 5580's.

Again, any input welcome!

 

[K2NEC]

16 will work for that

 

[km4ba]

Thanks much! Breathing a sigh of relief... Now I just have to hope the radio was not programmed with CPS 2.x as I'm thinking they're not backwards compatible with R16

 

[kayn1n32008]

16 will work for that

Depends on the specific firmware the radio currenty has in it.

 

[KD9RTX]

FW 2.10 and above you're stuck with CPS 2.0. FW 2.09 and below you can use CPS 16. Only way to know for sure what it has in it is to look in the service menu or the firmware version under utilities and radio info.

 

[km4ba]

Thanks, great info! The eBay picture shows a sticker with R.02.50.05 on it.

So hopefully I'm okay.

I normally confirm what CPS in firmware any XPRs were programmed with before I buy, but had a mental lapse.

 

[KD9RTX]

Hopefully it hasn't been upgraded. Sticker isn't always going to match what's in it. Fingers crossed for you!

 

[km4ba]

FW 2.10 and above you're stuck with CPS 2.0. FW 2.09 and below you can use CPS 16. Only way to know for sure what it has in it is to look in the service menu or the firmware version under utilities and radio info.

Well, bummer. Radio is very nice, looks hardly used. But FW R.02.10.09 and CP version 15.05.10.

Guess I'll have to convince moto to convert my account and let me download CPS 2.0. Really hope it's hex editable for ham usage! Anyone blazed that trail??

All input welcome. I'm very familiar with R16 on 4550, 5550, 6550, and 6580. Should have researched the fw version more.