GP380's on ebay

[jfyrfytr25]

The radios being sold on ebay come with a RIBless USB cable and the programming software.

so the software is being obtained illegally,

so you save $200 bucks over an ht1250, but spend $5,000 on lawyer fees when moto decides to come after you.

the OP seemed concerned with these radios being legit, I assumed he would want his programming to be legit also. i mean who know what kind of viruses are included in that CD

besides, the 2 listings i looked at said nothing about cable or software. some may provide it, but not all.

bottom line is "BE CAREFUL" if seems to good to be true..............

 

[BigLebowski]

I doubt Motorola really cares about them.. but whatever precautions one wants to take is up to them.

I personally don't try to be the radio police. Bottom line is that they are good radios that do alot more than an HT1250.

 

[jfyrfytr25]

I doubt Motorola really cares about them.. but whatever precautions one wants to take is up to them.

I personally don't try to be the radio police. Bottom line is that they are good radios that do alot more than an HT1250.

not being the radio police. just sharing possible issues that may arise out of a purchase of this nature.
which is what i thought that this site was for, if someone has a question, they get a diverse range of opinions and experiences so they can draw their own.

your friends may have had good experiences, but that does not mean all do.

there are more than one overseas seller of these radios and not all work the same or provide the same items in their packages.

I was simply trying to make the OP aware of that. The last thing i want is for someone to spend their money and be stuck with something they can not use or worse end up with legal issues.

I don't appreciate being called the radio police for that..

take my opnion for what you will and weigh everything before you do anything.

 

[BigLebowski]

Nobody was calling you the radio police, but there are a lot of members here that think they are.

I'm just saying that the GP380s that I have seen from the recent batch from hong kong are good units and definately worth 160 bucks. You are taking your own risk though if customs seizes the radio. I would buy one if I had a use for another portable.

 

[zz0468]

I don't appreciate being called the radio police for that..

There is a phenomenal amount of ignorance on this site, some of which deals with legalities that are incident to the subject. Trying to fill the gap will either get you tagged as a know it all, or the radio police. Caveat emptor...

 

[tekshogun]

I can tell you with first hand knowledge that these are legitimate Motorola GP380 Radios. The companies on Ebay (most from Hong Kong) are fairly legit, of course, how they obtain their merchandise is unknown. For all we know, these can be from a huge batch of rejected radios (mislabeled, failed contract, incorrectly spec'd, I don't know) so they are being sold like a second hand store would sell used or "rejected" merchandise. Or it can be an electronics chop shop. Either way, they have been operating for quite some time with lots of sales so Interpol hasn't come down on them yet.

As for the Motorola GP380, they seem to have the descriptions mislabeled and misinformed on the features; it is often crossed with the Motorola GP338 (but the physical radio does say GP380). Sometimes, if they are selling a GP338, they'll have the info for the GP380. The manual that I have seen was actually for a GP338 but had a white sticker label for the GP380. The radios are typically sold with a RIBless cable and a copy of the CPS which is awful and is an export version but it appears to work very well. All of the features listed on Motorola's site for the actual GP380 are in this radio and it is fully capable.

Should you choose to purchase one of these radios, don't expect to use the power adapter for the charger right away. Make sure it is a 60Hz power adapter first. If not, take a trip down to Radio Shack and get you an adapter and matching connector.

If you want more details, PM me.

 

[Scannerhead1983]

Gp380

Ok... Ive been doing some reading on here regarding the GP380... I bought one of them deals on ebay... most likely from the same seller as everyone is describing. Unfortunetly I was too quick to click and bought the radio before reading on here(I know.. not too smart) There seems to be some sort of hacked program out there that will allow one to use the American version of the CPS to read and write data to the radio.. however I have searched and came back with no results. Does anyone out here know if this actually works and what the link is to the program?? The seller included a CD that is supposed to contain the software... however I keep getting an error through winzip when I try to decompress the data.... As well as with that WIN RAR program thats out there. The file on the CD is an RAR file... Has anyone dealt with this little diskette?? Maybe I am not doing something right on unzipping it??? It's pretty aggrovating... But for some going out and dropping 400+ bucks on an HT1250 is not always an option. I payed 160 for my GP380..... Can anyone help me???? I'm going nuts here... I got this nice shinny new radio sitting here and I can't use the damn thing!! Any help is much appreciated Thanks. Nick

 

[jfyrfytr25]

Ok... Ive been doing some reading on here regarding the GP380... I bought one of them deals on ebay... most likely from the same seller as everyone is describing. Unfortunetly I was too quick to click and bought the radio before reading on here(I know.. not too smart) There seems to be some sort of hacked program out there that will allow one to use the American version of the CPS to read and write data to the radio.. however I have searched and came back with no results. Does anyone out here know if this actually works and what the link is to the program?? The seller included a CD that is supposed to contain the software... however I keep getting an error through winzip when I try to decompress the data.... As well as with that WIN RAR program thats out there. The file on the CD is an RAR file... Has anyone dealt with this little diskette?? Maybe I am not doing something right on unzipping it??? It's pretty aggrovating... But for some going out and dropping 400+ bucks on an HT1250 is not always an option. I payed 160 for my GP380..... Can anyone help me???? I'm going nuts here... I got this nice shinny new radio sitting here and I can't use the damn thing!! Any help is much appreciated Thanks. Nick

BE CAREFUL with w------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hat you ask for. nothing will get you banned quicker than asking for or programming software. whether you are asking for it or asking were to get it, you will be hard pressed for someone to help you in that regard.

I dont know what to tell you. I am sorry that you have this situation.

 

[jfyrfytr25]

sorry for the dashes. was watching tv after i wrote this an didn't notice i was hitting the button.

i then posted before i caught it.

 

[Scannerhead1983]

Re

Thanks.... I'm just trying to get this situation solved so that I can actually USE my radio rather than just stare at it lol......

 

[N5DXL]

Maybe some help:

First off I was looking at those GP380's and came very close to giving in and ordering one,
but after talking to my wife which deals with China weekly and hearing her night mares I
passed.
Okay onto to help you, 1st, ununzip the file into a folder you've made (GP380) the best way
to do this is right chck and hit open to, once unziped you'll be able to open the progam.
Hope this helps, personal I when ahead and cashed in on a Icom IC-91AD, okay no Motorola
but full legal for myself being a ham plus I get 70 cm and D-star on top of 2 meter.
73,

 

[N9LLO]

Try this and let us know how it works

If your just looking to program that radio with regular NorthAmerican CPS, there is not need to do anything to the radio, just modify the CPS...err registry... Oh ya, I did NOT come up with this information, just passing it along as it may help you out.


This hack will allow any version 6.0 or above Pro Series CPS program all available regions, not just the region installed. I tried this with R06.05AA on a fresh machine and was able to confirm AA, LA, MD, and AZ.

Obviously, one should only try this if you are comfortable with editing your registry... Please make sure to make a backup of the key before you make any changes.

From a command line type regedit.

Set the value of the following key to "@%&MAHUS" (without the quotes) and restart your CPS.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motorola\ProRadio\FSK\SerializedString

If you select Help -> About from the menu and check the Details tab you will now verify that you have access to the folowing regions: LA FD MD AA AZ. I am not sure what MD and FD are.

 

[trainman111]

Some good and bad news

Well, I investigated my friend's radio further and I've got some good and bad news to report.

I got the model number from the radio which is "AZH25KDH9AN6" which according to my records comes back to a Motorola GP339, not a GP380, even though the radio has GP380 printed on it. Also, there is NO CE-label on the radio, but there is one on the charger.

The good news, I ran the serial number on the radio on The Genesis Group's Stolen Radio Database and it did NOT come back stolen.

So, with that said, it looks like I won't be purchasing these radios.

 

[tekshogun]

I was talking to someone personally and I noted to them that these radios were likely mis-spec'd at the factory and are being sold like a "rejected" merchandise store sells clothes that were spec'd wrong.

This would explain the misquoting of feature (mistaking them for other export models, such as the GP338) and when the CPS reads the radio, there are only 128 channels created but you can create more (up to 255). The radios work fine.

The CE label you are referring to can be two different things. The usual CE label is a European Union certification of meeting personal safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations and does not apply to anything in the United States. There is another similar CE label which is of Chinese acceptance of the product, again, not accepted here in the United States, so missing a CE label has no baring unless you are in China or the European Union or some unaffiliated country that recognizes the seal of approval.

If you do your research, ham radios are not FCC approved as they are not required to be.....

 

[trainman111]

Well, the radio is made for European and Asian use, so doesn't that mean that there HAS to be a CE-label on it? Without it, those radios aren't legal to use in Europe, and that definately isn't the case with genuine GP380's. Is it possible that maybe these are chop-shop radios? That would explain the GP380-labled front, but GP339 serial number on the back.

 

[zz0468]

Is it possible that maybe these are chop-shop radios? That would explain the GP380-labled front, but GP339 serial number on the back.

It's almost certainly a chop-shop radio. This is a common scenario from that part of the world. If one has their wits about them, you can get a nifty radio for cheap. But they're sure not going to be for everybody.

 

[tekshogun]

Well, the radio is made for European and Asian use, so doesn't that mean that there HAS to be a CE-label on it? Without it, those radios aren't legal to use in Europe, and that definately isn't the case with genuine GP380's. Is it possible that maybe these are chop-shop radios? That would explain the GP380-labled front, but GP339 serial number on the back.

Asia is not represented by the European Union. Only radios meant to be shipped to an EU country (which is not all of Europe) would be required to have the CE(euro) label on it. The CE(cn) label seems to be a fake "China Export" label meant probably to confuse and pass products off as conforming to EU rules and regs. These radios don't even have that much. Yes, it is possible that these are chop shop radios, it is also possible that these are not chop shop radios.

 

[Scannerhead1983]

I think I SCREWED UP,...

Ok so I was toying around with my GP380 trying anything I could to get it working( at this point I was pretty fed up).... Now it's giving me a codeplug ERR message on the radio... And you have to take the battery out to make it stop, however when you turn the radio back on It does the same thing... Is there ANY help for it at all???? or is it now a brick???

 

[tekshogun]

I am not sure how to solve your problem. Try turning the radio on and as it is initializing (the moment you turn it on) press the button right under the push to talk multiple times until you see something. The GP380 I've seen goes into some kind of debug mode showing MPT and other options that you can get to by turning the channel select knob.

 

[Josh]

I'm sure that's the same as the EEPRM CS ERROR on US HT1250/etc type radios... it's from using that silly ribless aftermarket cable.

-Josh