Hi All, I got an old Motorola GM300 recently and since some of the local repeaters were already programmed in that, I never cared to reprogram. Now I've moved to a new location and when I tried to reprogram the device, the radio is not getting detected in the software. I understood that it was modified from 16 channels to 30 channels when it was given to me and on checking with many friends, they are giving me a note that it cannot be reprogrammed again. Any options are there to factory reset it or revert to the original 16-channel mode for programming it via the original software? Regards, Harry
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Alot ot unpack here. Are you using a DOS PC ? RIB ? Programming Cable ?
These are old radios but with the proper stuff they can still be programmed. We need much more detail than given to help.
These are old radios but with the proper stuff they can still be programmed. We need much more detail than given to help.
I am using a Win 7 PC with an FTDI programming cable.
The last GM300 I programmed was with a 75MHZ laptop running DOS 6.2 and a Program call SLOMO to slow the CPU down to about 25MHZ with a Motorola 9 Pin Serial Rib Box and a Motorola Programming Cable.
DOS doesn't do USB of any sort. If your "FTDI cable" is plugged in to a USB port, you found your problem. You do NOT need a RIB, but you do need the proper OS (DOS not Win7) and "ribless" serial programming cable.
I never did understand the "old and slow" comments, I can program a GM300 all day on my i5 and i7 Toughbooks booted into DOS from a flash drive.
I never did understand the "old and slow" comments, I can program a GM300 all day on my i5 and i7 Toughbooks booted into DOS from a flash drive.
I had in the shop 3 Toshiba 75MHZ Laptops would not work with out SLOMO running. Factory Software Factory Rib Box and Factory Cable all in a Motorola Shop. The SLOMO was a Recommendation from Motorola.
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