Attached is the software for programming and aligning the. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service manuals, technical supplement, leaf leads and other good stuff. Motorola maxtrac 100 operating instructions manual pdf download. Programming cable db9 to radio choose for your radio maxtrac and others motorola radius maxtrac gm300 m1225 cdm1250 cm200 cm300 similar cable from amazon cables for.
We now need to make sure that the usb serial port adapter has been assigned port com1 or com2. I have tested this cable with a 32 channel uhf maxtrac 300 radio, a single channel radius m10 uhf radio and a two channel radius radio. Group is the following list showing what is the currently part numbers and version of software for many of motorola s most popular radios. Find everything you need to optimize your fleet, ship directly to your location, and keep your teams connected and safe. Programming cable for motorola maxtrac gp88 gp300 gm300 ebay the programming software is fairly simple. Unfortunately, the maxtrac software does not offer this feature, so if you have a maxtrac and you want channel steering, you have to install the version 21. Jun 01, 2017 programming cable motorola radio gp350 gm300 maxtrac radius cdm1250 cp200 m1225. List of motorola programming software part numbers blogger. If you have an existing serial port on your computer, just plug your motorola rib to the computer and the motorola programming cable to the rib and your transceiver.
The radio user can also program one unique userprogrammable scan list from. The primary method of talking to the radios is with motorola s dosbased radio service software rss programs. The primary method of talking to the radios is with motorolas dosbased radio service software rss programs. Summary of contents for motorola maxtrac 300 page 1 this manual is designed for the use of licensed amateur operators who have bought and are now using the maxtrac 300 radio as an amateur radio transceiver. Besides specific motorola radio programming software, you may need a very slow pc 386 era to program it. Start with setting up dosbox so you can access the serial port you wish to use. Desktrac series base station control station repeater ver. Step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtrac radius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. List of motorola programming software part numbers. View and download motorola maxtrac 100 operating instructions manual online. After searching for the genuine motorola program i came across motorola radius gm300 radio doctor. Cdm750 cdm1250 cdm1550 gm300 m1225 m100 mcs2000 maratrac maxtrac radius mobiles spectra astro spectra sm50 syntor x9000 etc. Programming a motorola maxtrac using dosbox posted on 20 april 7 by jontas one way to program a motorola maxtrac is to use a older slower computer with a serialport on it. Note that there is a limit to the number of files you can download.
Linux software for programming motorola maxtrac radios through a serial port. Chirp is a free, opensource tool for programming your amateur radio. In typical motorola fashion, the maxtrac and radius line of mobiles are really the same. Rss for motorola gm300 professional series, gp300 professional series radio, version 03. Dec 26, 2015 step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtrac radius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. These oddball serial speeds dont work with most usbserial adapters, even including genuine pl2303 adapters. It has been pointed out to me that this software only works with the gm300 so i have adjusted the page. Nov 11, 2018 this feature is not available right now. The gm300 radio doctor piece of software did a good job at being able to program this ancient. We thank the medical professionals and first responders on the front lines of the covid19 pandemic. The rib takes all data coming from the computer and sends it to the radio via a single wire plus ground. Programming software for motorola gm300 download here.
I also wrote another program to go through this raw data and print it to another disk file, this time indicating whether it came from the programming. Its a program to monitor motorola trunking activities. Radius m100, m208, m216, maxtrac 50, maxtrac 100, and more. See below for more info on the rss and programming. What do each pin in the back connector does and how to wire it. Motorola maxtrac vhfuhf, motorola gm300 vhfuhf, uniden sc230 scanner, kenwood tk7180 vhfuhf. Programming with radio service software rss repeater builder. Programming service software for the motorola radius gm300. Need programming software for cm200 and cm300 motorola app.
Motorola maxtrac lab motorola fm 900 902 concersion. Motorola, maxtrac, maxtrac 100, maxtrac 300, mdc1200, quikcall. Motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio programming service. Programming cable motorola radio gp350 gm300 maxtrac radius cdm1250 cp200 m1225. Its customizable options and dependable reception make it ideal in any rapid response situation. The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online i. Programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. The motorola radius programming software also supports channel steering if you have version 21. Fanverim programming rib box kit for motorola radios. I am pretty sure the op said he has a cm300 which is a totally different and much newer radio than the gm300. I have one maxtrac converted and while getting to work took quite some time the final mod is not that bad.
The software is floating around on the internet in a few places. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Motorola toolkit mostar mobile radio maxtrac maxtrac 6 maxtrac trunked mobile radio maxtrac mobile maxtrac restricted to ftr use v r05. Maxtrac lab radio service software professional 600 series cps mpt27. The following information was obtained from the motorola maxtrac detailed service manual, no longer available nla. If you are a vendor and want to have your radio supported by chirp, please see informationforvendors. Page 1 this manual is designed for the use of licensed amateur operators who have bought and are now using the maxtrac 300 radio as an amateur radio transceiver. This programming service will program your conventional motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio to your specific frequencies and requirements up to 32 channels. I have over 500 documents in pdf format, ready to upload as soon as i get time. Motorola aaj23x501 fif12 programming usb interface. Step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtracradius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software.
The first key is to set the cycles in dosbox to 191. I found a used maxtrac 300 radio on ebay that i wanted to repurpose into an aprs tracker and realized i needed to program the aprs frequency. I added a motorola desk mike tmn1005b and got what some people call killer audio but i did uncover one problem while running on batteries. If you have a tech bench, the alignment procedure is also included in the software. Motorola cdm1250 mobile twoway radio motorola solutions. Usb programming program cable for mobile radio all maxtrac. I was recently able to program some of my old motorola maxtrac radios from a fairly new and very fast windows 10 machine using dosbox.
The motorola programming packages run under this msdos environment. To obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Mdf in your hex editor, hex workshop is an excellent program for this. It should also work with the gm300, gm350, gp300 and p110 series of radios.
Naturally, you need different programming software rss, but if youve ever programmed a maxtrac, youll be right at home with the gm300. Programming a motorola maxtrac using dosbox jontas. Need programming software for cm200 and cm300 motorola. Some of the data may not agree with capabilities of the programming software. Using motorola maxtrac conventional software program ham freqs into radio. Unfollow motorola maxtrac gm300 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Programming cable cloning cord for motorola mobile radios maxtrac cm200 cm300 cdm750 cdm1250 cdm1550 m1225 mcx600 sm50 lts2000 gm140 gm300 gm338 gm1280 5. Describe your experience with the motorola maxtrac conventional and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. This is dos software and you need a real serial port. The reason the genuine ftdi ft232rl adapter is specified is that programming some old radios, like the maxtrac, require nonstandard serial data rates, for example. Their internal processor runs a program that is contained in either the cpu chip or in a programmable readonly memory prom chip referred to as firmware. The programming computer uses its serial port to send data to, and receive data from, the radio interface box rib. A rib and the interface cable to go to the maxtrac radio. The m120 is just the limited version, not unlike the maxtrac 50 compared with the maxtrac 300.
Motorola maxtrac, radius and gm300 series introductory. It is used in conjunction with rss radio service software that is purchased from motorola. The maxtrac, radius and gm300 series are programmable radios as opposed to crystal based. Download it, buy that cable and try it out i think youll be pleased. The rib can be had from a number of sources, like ebay or maybe someone on one of the chat groups. The example screenshots shown are for the maxtrac version r06. Attached is the software for programming and aligning the motorola gm300 radios. Motorola maxtrac mobile radios operating instructions. Programming service software for the motorola radius gm300 it has been pointed out to me that this software only works with the gm300 so i have adjusted the page. If theres something you urgently need please let me know via the forum and ill do.
They require a special cable and the commercial series cps programming software. Motorola cpsrss, other software, firmware, upgrades, hacks, patches, licenses, etc. Motorola gm300 radio doctor download loadzonesafety5dc. A standard rib and maxtrac programming cable are the hardware components that complete the setup for programming the radio. The motorola aaj23x501 fif12 programming kit has replaced the discontinued vertex standard fif10 and fif10a. Maxtrac 300, 900mhz features the maxtrac 300 900mhz radios have incorporated a few minor changes from the existing non900mhz conventional maxtrac 300 models. I had an issue with an old midland 7040b radio and the programming software does not run properly on fast pcs. Motorola maxtrac programming with windows 7 and dosbox. I set up the d drive in dosbox to be a dropbox folder so i can share my config between computers and do backups more easily. Cbk programming cable for motorola radius maxtrac gm300 m1225 cdm1250 cm200 cm300 desktrac gm140 gm160 gm300 gm328 gm338 gm1280 gm660 gm950950e950i radio. Cdm1250 mobile twoway radio features due to the fcc narrowbanding mandate in the united states, product specifications and brochures for motorola solutions twoway radio products may indicate 25 khz12.
All of this maxtrac programming software is old dosonly software. Dec 08, 2010 if you are using the motorola factory ribless cable for the cdm series, then yes, you need a rib a cable for the maxtrac. For the op, the cm300 is capable of 32 channels and the uhf version is good for 438 to 470 mhz. Software will warn that freqs are not authorized, press f2 to continue entering ham freqs. The front panel of the 900mhz maxtrac 300 6channel model with the selective signalling option differs from the corresponding non900mhz maxtrac 300. Programing motorola maxtrac with win7 64 bit quad core and dosbox. One way to program a motorola maxtrac is to use a older slower computer. We use a genuine motorola rib and accessories with a 486 computer in a true dos environment to ensure accurate and reliable programming. The motorola aaj23x501 fif12 programming interface kit works in conjunction with the motorola ct106 pigtail for the following vertex standard two way radios. All timings and configurations have been preset and so far have worked with all tested radios. If you have some stuff that not is listed here you can donate this by contact mods. Be aware that this uses a supplied custom compiled dosbox which works with the ftdi controller to supply the required custom baudrates that the motorola radios require. Motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio programming. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.
I set it up to map the usbserial adapter that windows gave com34 as com1 in dosbox. The maxtrac and radius rss dont do any checksum checks of the file so you. Do you want to program frequencies outside of the normal bandsplit. The motorola minitor v twotone voice pager is ideal for fire departments as well as businesses and other organizations that must react quickly in times of emergency. You also need a different software as the cdm software does not work for the maxtrac. Look here for the pinout of the accessory connector for the 8 channel radio which use a masked logic board or 16 channel radio which use an expanded logic board. Mar 21, 2015 motorola radius programming instructions using windows. Create a shortcut to the motorola maxtrac rss software like.
High quality usb programming cable for motorola radios. I dont have the exact model, but i do know it has 32 channels and 164165 mhz bands programmed. Programing motorola maxtrac with win7 64 bit quad core and. Motorola maxtrac lab dos rss programming software r05. In the gm300 manual moto says this crystal is not field replaceable but it obviously was in the days of the mass swapout under warranty supposedly moto was shipping out thousands of replacement crystals per month for several months. The second thing to do is to use a usb programming cable that has a true ftdi chip in it at least thats what i used. Were you using dosbox aswell cosco tech nov 2 16 at 1. Then you will need a cable to go from the rib to the computer. Does anyone have an operator manual for this radio. Windows computer im using windows 10 x64 motorola ftdi programming cable from valley enterprises. Motorola max232 programming interface, motorola transitor programming interface programming software for motorola maxtrac lab.
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