APXguru1
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Need to know how and where to get or acquire the software for the discontinued SP-50 VHF radios. Thanks a million!
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Motorola SP-50 VHF Programming
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b7spectra
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Motorola. Sorry, can't buy, trade or sell software here.
Magnetsteve
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He just wanted to know where to get it...
If it's NLA from Motorola then use Google or P2P. Any other advice here pushes too close to piracy.
APXguru1
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EXACTLY
Not trying to steal or anything just need to know where and how to get it...Jeeze sorry I asked...
Thanks magnetsteve for understanding the primary question.
Magnetsteve
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Your welcome 
b7spectra
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I wasn't trying to be mean or arrogant about it (there are enough of them here), it's just that Motorola doesn't take kindly to average people having unregistered copies of their software. They have a field day when they go to ham fests! even more fun when they stop at a county radio shop and do an inventory of the software on the computers and they find stuff that shouldn't be there!
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