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    Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold (or was sold) by the manufacturer for any monetary value. All requests will be deleted and a forum infraction issued. Making a request such as this is attempting to engage in software piracy and this forum cannot be involved or associated with this activity. The same goes for any private transaction via Private Message. Even if you attempt to engage in this activity in PM's we will still enforce the forum rules. Your PM's are not private and the administration has the right to read them if there's a hint to criminal activity.

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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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Passing of Mark Cobbledick, KB4CVN of GE/Harris

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Mark Cobbledick, @kb4cvn well known GE through to Harris retired employee passed away yesterday August 13th. Mark spent his career and free time in RF and the land mobile radio industry well after his retirement offering his advice to amateur radio community as well. Mark was known by many either from his days on the road field engineering systems, demoing new products or his tireless work when he operated TAC support in Lynchburg. Mark was active here and many other radio forums, founded the GE-orion group on yahoogroups later groups.io as well and as admin of the Ham Radio Operators who use GE / Macom / Harris equipment on Facebook.

Mark's legacy of RF engineering and mentoring will live on across the archives of the various forums he contributed to.
 
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I just tagged him in the original post so people can find his profile easier.
 
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****. I always loved talking to him. He was a bottomless pit of awesome information. He had a nice quiet spot in VA....
 
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Heartbroken! I sent Mark an email about 3 months ago, never heard anything back. I guess he had been ill? We had been conversing through the years. ..so sad......
 
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Wow! He and Deb just moved to Maine....
Has anyone talked to his wife?
He was a great guy..we talked endlessly some days
 
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I just learned of Mark's passing tonight. Just wonderful person and great wealth of knowledge. He seem so happy to be living in their place in Maine. Visited with Mark many time at the Harris radio facility in Lynchburg. He be missed by many.
 
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Mark will be missed by many of us who talked to him. At least he was happy in Maine and doing what he loved as well when he passed and he did leave us with his legacy to help others ..
 
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Mark's passing is a great loss to the radio community; especially those of us who have and use Orion radios. RIP, Mark.
 
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