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I haven't used one of these in several years and need a bit of a refresher. I purchased one to play around on UHF and while I know they use the older Saber software, do they require a RIB or can the USB cables be used for these? I have the software on my old programming lap top but I have not used a RIB in a long time and believe I regretfully threw away or gave away my old RIB, so before I purchase another figured I would ask? I have plugged my XTS5000 cable up to the radio, though I keep getting a cannot communicate with radio message.
 

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XTS3000 use Astro software It requires a RIB and uses a different cable than the XTS5000
 

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I agree, I have a Windows XP laptop on hand just for programming XTS3000 and my P7100 as well as a few Jedi for some friends.
 

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The same USB ribless cable for a MTS2000 works with the XTS3000. Get one from Kawamall. Probably under $30. I’ve been programming my 2000’s, & 3000’s for years with mine.
 

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I have programmed XTS3000's on both Win7 32 bit and Win XP with a serial ribless cable. Never had a problem. Win7 64 bit didn't like it though.
 

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Same goes for me. I use a ribless USB cable on my Thinkpad T61 running 32 bit windows Vista since 2012. Never had a programming issue on either the 3000’s or the MTS radios. ( knock on wood ).
 

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my issues go back to when RIBless cables first came out.. Probably have improved since then. But since I have a OEM RIB and cables it's just easier for the few times a year I need them
 

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Why not dump the 3000 and step up to an XTS-2500? They are getting cheap these days and I believe they were the last model in the XTS series.
Im way beyond XTS2500's I am in the 8000's the 3000's I play with are for friends and repairs..
 

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I program my XTS 3000 with a ribless cable, running CPS on Windows 10 64 bit Dell desktop without any issues.
 

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This thread got me going to touch up some overdue programming on a XTS 3k & 5k and now I cannot find my cables. :poop:

As to an XTS 3k w/ribless cable on Win 10 64 bit...yeah mine doesn't do that. Well, at least when I had the cable handy to test. No problem with XTS 5k though. Where did you source this cable and is it serial or USB?
 

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I stand corrected, it is my XTS-5000 that I use my Dell Windows 10 64bit, with the XTS-5000 cable from the linked vendor listed above and the USB to RS323 Serial DB9 Cable Adapter FTDI Chipset. For the XTS-3000 I am still using my older laptop running WIndows 7. I am sorry for the confusion.
 

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I was gonna say you must be using some wizard magic to get the old Saber software to work on Windows 10 :ROFLMAO:
 
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