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I'm very very VERY new to radios. I'm a lifeguard at a pool that uses radios to communicate with each other. The radio service code is IG if you know what that means. If someone could tell me where to begin that would be amazing. I'm sorry I don't know what other information to include. You could PM me or I could PM you for further discussion. Thank you!
 

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Um, what exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to program your own radio?
What model of XTS3000 do you have, they made VHF, UHF1, UHF2, 800mhz.
Are you the license holder? If not you should let the radio shop who is in charge of the radio or radio system do the programming.
 
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I'm very very VERY new to radios. I'm a lifeguard at a pool that uses radios to communicate with each other. The radio service code is IG if you know what that means. If someone could tell me where to begin that would be amazing. I'm sorry I don't know what other information to include. You could PM me or I could PM you for further discussion. Thank you!

Wow. So much going on here.

IG is just a business radio service code.

The absolute basics are this: programming a XTS3000 is NOT like programming a scanner. It requires purchasing software; a RIB box; and a programming cable. Not to mention, the software won't work on anything newer than Windows XP, so you're probably buying a used computer from a thrift shop (one that has a true serial port helps a lot).

Assuming you have all the components, now you're faced with learning how to program the radio's codeplug.

Best advise is to use the radio provided to you by the pool; or figure out who they get their radios from and contact them. If they're a Moto shop, then they can probably help. This also has the added benefit of you being allowed to have the radio programmed on the pool's frequency, as the radio shop is probably going to ask them for their permission first (or require proof of their admission).

It's not a CB my friend! Nor is it a scanner.

Hope that helps.

Paul
 

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Not to mention, the software won't work on anything newer than Windows XP, so you're probably buying a used computer from a thrift shop (one that has a true serial port helps a lot).



It'll run just fine on Windows 7. You'll get com errors unless you are running a 32 bit version of Windows 7 however. Also, as long as your USB adapter is mapped to one of the first 4 com ports, it generally won't have an issue for read/write functions.


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Not to hijack this thread, but I've seen this in several threads lately, and wanted to throw this out there. Astro Saber/XTS-3000 software WILL work on Windows 7 32 bits, but I've heard that it will NOT work on Windows 7 64 bits. I am not able to test this as I don't have a 64 bit computer. Can anyone confirm this?
 

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Not to hijack this thread, but I've seen this in several threads lately, and wanted to throw this out there. Astro Saber/XTS-3000 software WILL work on Windows 7 32 bits, but I've heard that it will NOT work on Windows 7 64 bits. I am not able to test this as I don't have a 64 bit computer. Can anyone confirm this?



Some guys manage to get it working on 64 bit natively. Others do not. I'm in the do not category. For 64 bit I resort to XP Mode to provide the base with COM1 mapped across.


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I'm very very VERY new to radios. I'm a lifeguard at a pool that uses radios to communicate with each other. The radio service code is IG if you know what that means. If someone could tell me where to begin that would be amazing. I'm sorry I don't know what other information to include. You could PM me or I could PM you for further discussion. Thank you!

The FCC License would be most helpful for us.
 

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32 bit windows will handle most current windows motorola programs. I do not recomend using 64 bit computers for programming.
 
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