Kevin212
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If anybody is familiar with the programming of the Astro Saber please send me an email. My email is kpiner447@charter.net I have a few questions I would like to try and get answered. Thanks. Kevin
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FuelForFire
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You will probably have more luck if you just post your questions outright. Also you might want to run your questions by the folks at batlabs.com. That forum is geared specifically toward this type of topic.
Kevin212
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Astro Saber software
OK thanks. I am trying to get my hands on the new version of the Astro Saber/xts3000 software. I think it is the CPS 4.01. I am trying to get it from Motorola and running in to dead ends. I work Law Enforcement and will be using the Saber on the system. I just need to get the software so I can program it myself and not pay Motorola a fortune to do it. Any help would be great. Thanks, Kevin
OK thanks. I am trying to get my hands on the new version of the Astro Saber/xts3000 software. I think it is the CPS 4.01. I am trying to get it from Motorola and running in to dead ends. I work Law Enforcement and will be using the Saber on the system. I just need to get the software so I can program it myself and not pay Motorola a fortune to do it. Any help would be great. Thanks, Kevin
Good luck on trying to get it from Motorola. The licensing is tough for CPS and pretty expensive at $300 to $400.00. It would be cheaper to have the local Moto dealer do it
for you as long as you are a valid user on the system and have a new ID specific to that radio from the System Admin.
for you as long as you are a valid user on the system and have a new ID specific to that radio from the System Admin.
K4APR
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Kevin212 said:
Being a Motorola tech and knowing how serious Moto takes pirated software, I would suggest NOT publicly asking someone to give you the software or even admitting you are looking for an alternate method of aquiring it. Just a little advice from me to you.
If you need, i can get a part number and contact info to get it legally when I get back in on tuesday.
Kevin212
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Jason if you can get me the info on where and how I can get it the legal way, I dont mind buying it. When you get back in the office Tues, send me an email to kpiner447@charter.net and point me in the right direction. Thanks
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Rayjk110
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" I just need to get the software so I can program it myself and not pay Motorola a fortune to do it. "
It would cost, from a licensed MSS, about...oh...$50 or so to do all 255 channels with signalling systems and button personalities included, for a 1 time programming, if this is what you're looking for. Owning the latest release myself, I must say there is no extremely noticable inprovement from the older revisions, i.e. 4.x.x, unless you are getting the "Codeplug too new for application" error upon tryinig to read the radio.
It would cost, from a licensed MSS, about...oh...$50 or so to do all 255 channels with signalling systems and button personalities included, for a 1 time programming, if this is what you're looking for. Owning the latest release myself, I must say there is no extremely noticable inprovement from the older revisions, i.e. 4.x.x, unless you are getting the "Codeplug too new for application" error upon tryinig to read the radio.
Kevin212
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I have the older versions, but I am indeed getting the "codeplug to new" message. So knowing that I will be using this radio for quite some time, I was hoping that I could buy the newest version of the software. I would buy it from Motorola and pay the "high price" just to own a copy of the new software and not have to worry about it.
grem467
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If you have purchased the previous versions, you should have a subscription to where you can download the update for free off of MOL. I would call your motorola sales rep and have that added, sometimes it does not show up automatically.
Kevin212
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OK I will check. Thanks
RVN4182S is the part number for the version that Frank posted previously (CPS R05.00.02 ASTRO SABER/XTS3000). Price is $276.00
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