Motorola RSS Spectra Software

[MatthiasTHM]

Hello everyone!

I have been looking everywhere I can to find the Motorola RSS Spectra programming software, but I can't seem to find it. Where could I find the software?

Thanks!
MatthiasTHM

 

[mtp850]

Motorola RSS Spectra software is now over 40 years old. You will find out that it is a much bigger issue to make it work on today's computers than finding the RSS itself.

 

[nokones]

Do you have a slow DOS computer to accommodate the RSS 3.5 Floppy Disk?

 

[mtp850]

I think yes, but price of it plus shipping to U.S from EU will be expensive

 

[MatthiasTHM]

Do you have a slow DOS computer to accommodate the RSS 3.5 Floppy Disk?

I have a Panasonic Toughbook that has Windows 7 SP1, 32-bit OS. I have DOSbox installed on it that I can slow it down. I don’t know if a floppy disk would work with the Toughbook.

 

[mtp850]

It will not work!! Windows 95 and old DOS is required, but most of all, an old CPU is a must.

 

[MatthiasTHM]

I’ve seen people program a Spectra on DosBox with a Windows 7. I just need to find the software and save it on the Toughbook. I’ve gotten the GM300 RSS software to work on the 7.

 

[MTS2000des]

Spectra RSS may run, but you stand a good chance of bricking a radio if you actually try to write with it. These radios were in production when the average PC was a 386/486 and the first Pentium came out- and RSS was written for timing routines accordingly. Resurrecting these relic radios means using period correct hardware and software if one wants good results.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

Spectra RSS may run, but you stand a good chance of bricking a radio if you actually try to write with it. These radios were in production when the average PC was a 386/486 and the first Pentium came out- and RSS was written for timing routines accordingly. Resurrecting these relic radios means using period correct hardware and software if one wants good results.

Listen to this advice. You may be able to read it just fine and may be able to write it. Others have had success. But and this is a HUGE but, this software was written for very specific CPU clock speeds and bases its communication with the radio on those speeds. It also looks for a real serial UART. We still keep a 486 machine in the back with pure DOS 6.22 for the twice a year we need a DOS machine.

We have also bricked MANY a customer radio on dosbox and windows 7 machines. We have also successfully programmed them on it. Our policy is to try to match the programming environment to what was used back when the radio was supported. This is why we have a real DOS machine as well as Windows 7 32 bit machines all the way up to current Windows 11 x64 machines.

 

[nokones]

I’ve seen people program a Spectra on DosBox with a Windows 7. I just need to find the software and save it on the Toughbook. I’ve gotten the GM300 RSS software to work on the 7.

Will the computer read/write to/from the radio?

 

[buddrousa]

People say you can shoot a 50 Cal Round in a Shotgun but are you willing to pull the trigger?

 

[jtwalker]

People say you can shoot a 50 Cal Round in a Shotgun but are you willing to pull the trigger?

I tried it and it sort of worked, but boy do I miss that eye and those fingers.

 

[buddrousa]

You know those people.
I did not listen to people that do this for a living I SURE DO WISH I HAD MY RADIO BACK.