Help! F33GS MDC ID questions

[methusaleh]

I recently purchased a used F33GS from a dealer who claimed that it has MDC signalling capabilities built in. I received the radio, it seems to work fine, however I can not program it as an "MDC LMR" model.

The radio "reads" perfectly. But when I attempt to write to it, using a list of channels and an MDC ID, I am getting a popup telling me that "Transceiver Connected Does Not Have MDC Functions." I did as the seller suggested and selected "MDC LMR" from the "Model" dropdown menu before I started entering anything into my channel list.

From my research, it appears that all F33GS transceivers should have MDC capability from the factory...is this the case? If not, how does one identify which radios do and do not have MDC signalling?

Any assistance is appreciated!

 

[bezking]

The ones with early firmware don't have MDC capability. If you email Icom support I think they will send you the firmware update for free, but you need the USB cable to do the update.

 

[methusaleh]

Thanks, that's also what someone told me in a PM. I will check the radio tomorrow to see which version it has. I do have the USB cable.

 

[methusaleh]

Firmware is: Model LMR, Revision 1.3,Sum $4956.

 

[grumps96]

Maybe you should go back to the dealer that you bought the radio from, and ask him if he can update the firmware!

 

[methusaleh]

Situation resolved, firmware updated, thanks to all for the assistance!!