• To anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software:

    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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    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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Radiowawez

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Any of you guys give the $100.- Zastone VX-2R a try? I had a hell of a time getting used to the VX3 with the volume & such after using a 2R 4 years. I like it. I got it from China. It's moded & receives all things good. I made a private freq. & goofy offset for the wife & I to chat on 4 fun. Not bad 4 a Chinese dupe of a Japanese product! 73's [emoji343]
 

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Any of you guys give the $100.- Zastone VX-2R a try? I had a hell of a time getting used to the VX3 with the volume & such after using a 2R 4 years. I like it. I got it from China. It's moded & receives all things good. I made a private freq. & goofy offset for the wife & I to chat on 4 fun. Not bad 4 a Chinese dupe of a Japanese product! 73's [emoji343]

I do hope that the private frequency and goofy offset are not on a licensed frequency. Thank goodness they don't transmit on the air AM frequencies. All CCR are a danger if one does not know the authorized frequencies used in their area.
 

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Any of you guys give the $100.- Zastone VX-2R a try? I had a hell of a time getting used to the VX3 with the volume & such after using a 2R 4 years. I like it. I got it from China. It's moded & receives all things good. I made a private freq. & goofy offset for the wife & I to chat on 4 fun. Not bad 4 a Chinese dupe of a Japanese product! 73's [emoji343]

...and... what license do you have to use these radios?
 

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...and... what license do you have to use these radios?

Based on his "Amateur Radio" banner from his RR Profile, I would assume that it's his Technician license under the call KB3BWF.
 

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I do hope that the private frequency and goofy offset are not on a licensed frequency. Thank goodness they don't transmit on the air AM frequencies. All CCR are a danger if one does not know the authorized frequencies used in their area.
You can get these radios to transmit & receive "anything" like mine. All part of the fun if your tech savy: (intelegent). My collection of Yaesu's & scanning equipment rival small pimple country's like N Korea.

Wink, Wink
 
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