APX4000 Newbie

[scanomanicodz]

So i got an old APX4000 that is Astro (P25) Enabled and it was a learning curve to use APX CPS but i was able to figure it out and was able to download the latest version of APX CPS R31

The radio is UHF2 (450-520mhz) so i programmed in " Receive Only Personality" some Local agencies and I set it up with scan function and a scan list and it does a decent job as a scanner for monitoring for Analog and P25 Channels .
I already have an SDS100 and i was hoping to be able to do more things with the APX4000 as a HAM Operator but it's my first ever Motorola so it's very new Territory's for me

since the radio is 10 Year Old and i wanted to explore the option to use it for P25 for local Ham repeater in my area it seem my only option is to do a Hotspot with a raspberry Pi ( Pistar) or buy a high end Hotspot from Bridgecom

I would welcome some feedback from Motorola Subject Matter and APX4000 Owners

I have some question

1) is there an option for a fee to flash the Radio so it would be enable for 2m Ham band?
2) How much would it cost and how hard is it to flash the radio
3) Is there a way to update the firmware ( below are the codeplug info)
CodePlug Version R31.00.01
DSP Version R13.00.00
Secure Version ER010512
Tunning Version T01.10.02
PSDT version R07.00.00
Bootloader Version R20.04.00

 

[Outerdog]

1) No. Take a look at the frequency range of your model number and compare it to "2m ham band".
2) No.
3) Leave the firmware where it is. Trust me. No really, leave the firmware where it is.

 

[GTR8000]

1) is there an option for a fee to flash the Radio so it would be enable for 2m Ham band?

The UHF R2 model won't even go down to the 70cm (440) ham band, much less 2m (144). It's a single band UHF radio, so no, it can't be "flashed" to operate on VHF.

 

[JimD56]

As the previous experts have stated, that APX4000 in UHF R2 is useless on "any" Ham Band.
What you need is an APX7500 (Dual Band) in VHF/UHF R1 (403-470), and it ain't cheap at about $1750+.
I'm on the lookout for one as well.