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To obtain Motorola software see the Sticky in the Motorola forum.
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For M/A Com/Harris/GE, etc: there are two software packages that program all current and past radios. One package is for conventional programming and the other for trunked programming. The trunked package is in upwards of $2,500. The conventional package is more reasonable though is still several hundred dollars. The benefit is you do not need multiple versions for each radio (unlike Motorola).
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WAAAYY to broad of a question. This is like asking "which is the cheapest Ford that has high beams". What are you looking for it to do? Conventional or Trunking and what flavor of trunking? What band? What other features do you require?
TampaTyron
Beep Boop, Beep Boop
New......... Icom is least expensive, then Kenwood, then Moto (I am not up to speed on Thales, Harris, BK, etc, so they are in there somewhere). TT
Considering this is the Motorola thread I'm gonna go out on a limb and say OP is asking specifically about Motorola...
I'm assuming you want to use this radio on conventional radio channels with the P25 Digital modulation feature, then you won't need any radio flashed for trunking. Essentially, any radio flashed with the G806 or Q806 feature code will allow you to modulate P25 digital on a per channel basis.
The Astro Saber and it's sister radio, the XTS3000 (an Astro Saber with a newly redesigned case), are inexpensive , maybe around $150-200 or so on eBay, will get you the P25 Digital modulation. You will need an old computer like a Windows XP 32-Bit operating system, the appropriate programming cables and a RIB. If the computer only has an USB port, you will need the USB to Serial Adapter cable to mate with the Motorola computer to RIB cable and have the Prolific driver installed on the computer.
