2 of these radios with chargers were laying around my employers office for years. We started cleaning that office yesterday and he picked up the radios and said to pitch them as he had no need for them. Being Motorolas I took them instead of pitching them. I don’t know anything about them and was hoping the smart folks in this forum would know. They do work. If they are worth keeping I probably need to pick up a couple batteries.
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Motorola vx261-g6-5
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MTS2000des
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You have a 403-470 UHF radio, 16 channels, and the programming software can be obtained from Motorola Solutions. It's basically a rebranded Vertex Standard radio that dates back to the mid 2000s. Still good, does narrowband like a boss and better than one chip wonder Chinapride radios. The programming cable is the same used for many Yaesu ham radios that use the same 4 pin TRRS jack like an FT-60, will usually sell for under $20 on Amazon, Ebay, etc.
MTS2000des
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There are no license free frequencies these radios can legally transmit on. They require reprogramming on frequencies you are authorized for. They will do the 440 ham band, GMRS and the UHF LMR band.
I have a HAM General license and an GMRS license. Unfortunately since getting my tech and General I have not had the time to do much. I have a portable vhf radio in my garage that I listen to local stuff from time to time. Can I reprogram the vx 261 for either of these platforms?
MTS2000des
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It's a UHF radio, they can be programmed for UHF only from 403-470. You can use them on both 440 ham and GMRS. You'll need to obtain the programming software and cable as mentioned above.
MTS2000des
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They are good low cost radios, they do 2-tone decode (aka FireSounds™) and MDC1200 (aka CopSounds™). Scan, etc. They'll work fine on 440 and GMRS.
I don't have a CE150 v5.0 install nearby, but I think it's narrowband-only. You may need to have the older software (like 2.0) to program wideband for ham/GMRS.
TX signalling includes DTMF, 2-tone, 5-tone, MDC-1200, and even Fleetsync.
They do 5-tone decode, too.
Set the baud rate to 38400 – it's plenty fast and won't hiccup and brick your radio like the 230400 rate may do.
TX signalling includes DTMF, 2-tone, 5-tone, MDC-1200, and even Fleetsync.
They do 5-tone decode, too.
Set the baud rate to 38400 – it's plenty fast and won't hiccup and brick your radio like the 230400 rate may do.
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
There are two versions of CE-150, the international one doesn't have the wideband restriction.
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