I've recently acquired a Motorola MT2000 that appears to be in good condition. However, it is the radio only and I have no battery, charger or programming capabilities. Not be a Moto guy, I don't know whether this would be a worthwhile addition to my "fleet" of personal radios. Researching the FCC ID, I've found that the bandsplit is 450-512mhz. Browsing the web I've found that some guys have successfully used it for HAM use without addition adjustment. Can anyone confirm this? Also, what is the latest CPS available for this radio? I have access to R02.03.00 via a friend but have no programming cable so I don't even know if it will read/write the radio. Any advice?
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MT2000 radio advice
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kayn1n32008
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Is it a MTS2000 or a MT2000? If it is a MT2000 then you MUST use RSS(DOS based software) to program it. Motorola never produced a CPS version of software for the MT2000.
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Well, it says MT 2000 on the case as well as the FCC ID tag under the the battery contacts. I've already got some old Maxon radios that use antiquated software. I don't think I want to add any more. Too bad, it seems like a nice radio.
You just bumped into the same wall that so many others have encountered. Motorola built some good and even great radios over the past 30+ years. Many of them are still totally serviceable except for the narrowband requirements and/or the now antiquated DOS RSS requirements. I've got a perfectly good VHF MT1000 and a pile of Kenwood VHF portables sitting on the shelf gathering dust for the same reasons.
I feel your pain.
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The MT2000 is a great radio. Mine do 2m and 70cm with no adjustment. All will do narrow band; but some, not all will do the splinter channels (depends on firmware) if you want to do Part 90 frequencies. You will require the RSS, a DOS computer, and a programming cable.
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MT2000 is one of my favorite radios. It uses MTSX RSS, and that runs on DOS only with a real serial port..
FIRST READ the radio and save the 'codeplug' file to a safe place. By verifying that the radio will read correctly.
Then look at the codeplug settings in the software and there is a page in that that shows radio's frequency range. Before changing anything.
FIRST READ the radio and save the 'codeplug' file to a safe place. By verifying that the radio will read correctly.
Then look at the codeplug settings in the software and there is a page in that that shows radio's frequency range. Before changing anything.
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