Hey all, Im looking to get a programming cable and software, can anyone help me?
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Motorola Astro Spectra Programming Cable
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Software would come from Motorola and a cable you can get from a lot of different vendors.
I know there are ables out there im not sure if there are specific types for specific models
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
The high power and low power ones are indeed different.
The software is no longer avaialble from Motorola.
You can build a cable if you have a rib or many people have them for sale on Ebay
You can build a cable if you have a rib or many people have them for sale on Ebay
Programming RIB Cable Motorola LP Spectra VHF UHF Astro | eBay
MotorolaSpectra andAstro Spectra transceivers. Length = 5 feet. For allSpectra andAstro Spectra models in all frequency ranges and power levels,except high power 100 and 110-watt remote mount radios.
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I do not have a rib, its a 40W
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If its an ASTRO Spectra Plus, it will require a different (almost unobtanium) cable and ASTRO25 Mobile CPS. The label on the back will say PLUS on it where it usually says 1 MEG.
I will take a look when i get home
It does say 1 Meg
radioman2001
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You can program an AS+ by rs-232 on the back db15.
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Id be interested in that also as I've tried my spectra cable from rear and it wont work. The only one I found to work on the AS+ was the same one as I use for my consolette.
radioman2001
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The special cable goes into the secure connection and has some blob in the middle of the cable.
You can program via RS-232 on the rear connector, and I don't have that info handy anymore once I got the special cable. I did find it on the web, so try repeater builder, bat-labs etc. You may have to check the MLM to be sure it's setup for RS-232 or change jumpers.
AS+ are bastard radios, which mother M always makes by screwing up a really good radio like the AS as a holdover until the next generation. They did the same with the MX-S. Early ones were terrible, but the green boards were really good, and I bought a lot of just the boards NIB for projects like updating MX PT'S from crystal to synth.
You can program via RS-232 on the rear connector, and I don't have that info handy anymore once I got the special cable. I did find it on the web, so try repeater builder, bat-labs etc. You may have to check the MLM to be sure it's setup for RS-232 or change jumpers.
AS+ are bastard radios, which mother M always makes by screwing up a really good radio like the AS as a holdover until the next generation. They did the same with the MX-S. Early ones were terrible, but the green boards were really good, and I bought a lot of just the boards NIB for projects like updating MX PT'S from crystal to synth.
See my wiki for Astro Spectra Plus programming info: Astro Spectra Plus - W3AXL Wiki
Goes over the required jumpers for rear RS-232 programming as well as a cable that theoretically could be used to program from the front mic connector. Be warned that I was never able to get the front cable to work with the schematic I found.
Goes over the required jumpers for rear RS-232 programming as well as a cable that theoretically could be used to program from the front mic connector. Be warned that I was never able to get the front cable to work with the schematic I found.
