Motorola Minitor V Programmer Question

[portroyalbirdy]

I'm looking into buying a Minitor V programmer online so I don't have to wait for my local communication to come add/change/remove something or whatever may need to be done. I was looking online and I came across this one (Minitor V USB Programming Kit) its a USB Model (I don't have a 9 pin port PC) and before I buy it I wanted to see if anyone else has bought one like this and if it works correctly,

Any input would be great!

Thank You!

 

[Quickcall]

I've bought from there before. I was not pleased with what i received. Its just a home brew programmer made from a charger. It was quite flimsy and broke numerous times.

 

[pete7919]

I don't have specific experience with that programmer, but if you don't have a serial port you can just get a serial to USB adapter. They are inexpensive and work fine once up and running. Depending on the OS sometimes they can be a pain to get installed correctly because a lot are made with "unauthorized" versions of a specific chip (called Prolific).

This would open up the option of getting a serial based programmer.

 

[SurgePGH]

We bought this from them and use it daily here at the shop. It works flawlessly for us. the only thing we watch for is that the phono plug is fully inserted in to the back of the cradle. We have programmed well over 200 Minitor Vs with it and it still works fine.

 

[SteveC0625]

I'm looking into buying a Minitor V programmer online so I don't have to wait for my local communication to come add/change/remove something or whatever may need to be done. I was looking online and I came across this one (Minitor V USB Programming Kit) its a USB Model (I don't have a 9 pin port PC) and before I buy it I wanted to see if anyone else has bought one like this and if it works correctly,

Any input would be great!

Thank You!

The kit you are looking at gets mixed reviews. Some love it; some hate it.

We bought the Motorola kit. I use it on my Win7 laptop with several different USB to serial adapters. I did got get the Prolific chipset driver and have had no problems. Search here and on the batboard. There are lot's of threads on USB to serial problems and solutions plus recommendations on brand name adapters which should work from the start.

Yes, the Motorola programming kit costs a bit more but it's trouble-free once you get the adapter working properly with it.

There's a guy selling real Motorola kits on Ebay right now for $150 including shipping. Minitor V Programming Cradle RLN6360A Genuine Motorola | eBay

 

[portroyalbirdy]

Thanks everyone!!! I wanted to get some background info on this before I went and bought it. All I'm looking for is a programmer that does what its supposed to do...But it won't break the bank!!!

SteveC0625: Your method is what my local communication company does as well as a communication buddy of mine with no issues!

P.S If anyone does some more research, I'm looking for programming compatible with Win 7

 

[ryolsen8]

Thanks everyone!!! I wanted to get some background info on this before I went and bought it. All I'm looking for is a programmer that does what its supposed to do...But it won't break the bank!!!

SteveC0625: Your method is what my local communication company does as well as a communication buddy of mine with no issues!

P.S If anyone does some more research, I'm looking for programming compatible with Win 7

I too have bought and used this for my Minitor III, IV and V. It works great! It does work for Windows 7 as well.

 

[KD2DLL]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231017277147?redirect=mobile

This is the model that I use for programming. Nice and small but works great

 

[portroyalbirdy]

Thanks again all!!! Gonna go the correct route & buy this one (RLN6360 Minitor V Programming Kit) but going to buy my USB to Serial at my local RadioShack. Any suggestions on brands from there?

 

[cdknapp]

If you're going to buy your serial to USB cable at Radio Shack, try the Gigaware model. I have been using one of these for a few year now for programming various scanners, 2 way radios a and a few other things, consistently without a single problem.
I tried a couple of cheaper sets off of Ebay and couldn't get them to work, at least not with everything I have to program (some would work on one thing and not the others).
It's a few bucks more, but does everything I need it to every time, and it comes with a 6 foot cable.

 

[SteveC0625]

Thanks again all!!! Gonna go the correct route & buy this one (RLN6360 Minitor V Programming Kit) but going to buy my USB to Serial at my local RadioShack. Any suggestions on brands from there?

The Belkin cable also gets high marks. You may not find it at Radio Shack, however. They've gone so far down hill that I won't even go in there any more.

Amazon and Ebay are good sources if you shop by brand name.

 

[portroyalbirdy]

Just wanted to let you all know I bought this one (Motorola Minitor Pager Parts and Programming Kits) USB Minitor V Programmer and it works great!!! Thanks to all for input!!!

 

[cdknapp]

The kit you are looking at gets mixed reviews. Some love it; some hate it.

We bought the Motorola kit. I use it on my Win7 laptop with several different USB to serial adapters. I did got get the Prolific chipset driver and have had no problems. Search here and on the batboard. There are lot's of threads on USB to serial problems and solutions plus recommendations on brand name adapters which should work from the start.

Yes, the Motorola programming kit costs a bit more but it's trouble-free once you get the adapter working properly with it.

There's a guy selling real Motorola kits on Ebay right now for $150 including shipping. Minitor V Programming Cradle RLN6360A Genuine Motorola | eBay

I have found the Gigaware serial--> USB adapter to work great. They carry them at Radio Shack. I use it for a bunch of stuff, including pager and two way radio programming and have never had any issues with it.
That was after trying a number of others that may work on some equipment, and not on others. It cost a little bit more, but comes with a 6 foot cable and IT WORKS EVERY TIME!