Quantar RSS Programming Software

[NF9L]

I just bought a Motorola Quantar repeater to use for my Ham club repeater and I need to make some changes, but I need the RSS programming software. Can't seem to find it though a Google search.

Help!

I'll pay for it legelly, just don't know where to get it. It should still be available. It's not that old.

Thanks

 

[bezking]

IIRC Quantar RSS is free from Mot but you have to register.

Go to http://businessonline.motorola.com and register - then call the 800 number and ask them to add it to your account.

 

[NF9L]

I registered, but it says I will be contacted within two days by Motorola to finsh the registration. Guess I'll wait until the registration process is over before requesting the software, thanks

 

[Jay911]

According to my MOL account, Quantar CPS (RSS no longer available) is RVN5002. Current version is RVN5002AZ (14.09.01), however RVN5002BA (14.10.01) is also shown on the site but "not yet available".

On a side note for any MOL/M company folks lurking here ... brilliant move restricting search terms to 4 characters or greater when people need to search for things like "RSS" or "CPS". Instead I had to search for all "Quantar" items and go through all the results by hand to find it.

 

[mikewazowski]

14.10 was available for download from MOL a couple of weeks ago.

 

[NF9L]

The programming cable

I was looking on EBay to get a programming cable for my Quantar and I found one for $34.95, but I swear the picture looked like nothing more than a serial DB9 male to female.Am I right?

I got plenty of those cables lying around, thanks

 

[AES-256]

14.10 was available for download from MOL a couple of weeks ago.

Still is as of today

RSS for Quantar and ASTRO-TAC 3000
Revision number: WinRSS R14.10.00
Product Applicability: Quantar and ASTRO-TAC 3000 Radio Service Software
Zip package includes the installation executable, read me file, and user manual

 

[AES-256]

I was looking on EBay to get a programming cable for my Quantar and I found one for $34.95, but I swear the picture looked like nothing more than a serial DB9 male to female.Am I right?

I got plenty of those cables lying around, thanks

A nine-pin male to nine-pin female EIA-232 null-modem cable (Motorola part number:
30-80369E31) is required to connect the computer to the device.

 

[NF9L]

So instead of buying the specific Motorola cable and paying too much, won't this on EBay for $5 do the trick?

10ft DB9 Male to Female RS232 Serial Null Modem Cable


thanks

 

[davidgcet]

yep, that's all you need.

 

[NF9L]

It's not free . . .

I completed my registration and a few days later got my welcoming email as my Motorola Online account had been activated.

I logged in called the 800 number and worked my way to a human. They told me to click on the software license electronic agreement document said it would be processed in a day or so, but aha the software is not free. $265 for download and a CD is mailed to me. ouch, oh well.

Time to save up my dollars . . .

 

[davidgcet]

M rarely ever has "free software", the good news is that when you do purchase it you can download it immediately, no need to wait for the CD.

 

[bezking]

I completed my registration and a few days later got my welcoming email as my Motorola Online account had been activated.

I logged in called the 800 number and worked my way to a human. They told me to click on the software license electronic agreement document said it would be processed in a day or so, but aha the software is not free. $265 for download and a CD is mailed to me. ouch, oh well.

Time to save up my dollars . . .

Huh. Strange. I never bought it but I can download it. However, this might be because I have bought other CPS applications in the past...

 

[groftcc]

Huh. Strange. I never bought it but I can download it. However, this might be because I have bought other CPS applications in the past...

MOL is notorious for having CPS/RSS available for download even if you have not purchased. You got lucky.

Craig

 

[davidgcet]

MOL is notorious for having CPS/RSS available for download even if you have not purchased. You got lucky.

Craig

yeah, and for NOT having purchased software show up. at least that one you can call and get straightened out, i would not call to tell them they give access to unpurchased software though!

 

[NF9L]

Null cable does not seem to work . . .

As advised . . . I purchased a DB9 male to female null cable, but after hooking it up between my computer and the Quantar.

It says misconfiguration or no COM port seen, so now I wonder what the correct cable is? The shop I bought the Quantar from thought it might be a straight through cable? I see a shop on EBay selling a Quantar cable just for this use, but they want $34.95, ouch!

Does anybody know exactly what this cable actually is? I'll buy whatever I need, just want to get it right, thanks

 

[greenthumb]

Nope, no reason to blow $34.95 on this - it's definitely a DIY item. Here's how it should pin out:

DB9F <-> DB9M
1 <-> Nothing
2 <-> 3
3 <-> 2
4 <-> Nothing
5 <-> 5
6 <-> Nothing
7 <-> 8
8 <-> 7

 

[davidgcet]

unless you bought a special built cable, male to female cables are almost always straight thru. you need a null, which is usually a female to female cable when buying stock cables. then use a gender bender to make one end male to plug to the SCC.

 

[NF9L]

I bought the right thing . . .

This is what I got from EBay:


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It is male to female and null, so I was correct and it was very cheap . . . thanks