Motorola maxtrac 300 programming software

Well, i have the ribless cord and it works fine for ht7501250 and cdm 1250 models. Describe your experience with the motorola maxtrac conventional and tell us why you give it the rating. Motorola maxtrac, radius and gm300 series introductory. Programing motorola maxtrac with win7 64 bit quad core and. List of motorola programming software part numbers. 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. 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. I found the keys to the castle in kk6jyts online blog post. Need programming software for cm200 and cm300 motorola. Programming service software for the motorola radius gm300. The programming software i have for the repeater is.

Motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio programming. Radius m100, m208, m216, maxtrac 50, maxtrac 100, and more. Maxtrac 300, 900mhz features the maxtrac 300 900mhz radios have incorporated a few minor changes from the existing non900mhz conventional maxtrac 300 models. If you read this radio, it will have a name of maxtrac 300. Programming cable motorola radio gp350 gm300 maxtrac radius cdm1250 cp200 m1225. It does not appear to affect the integrity of the case. The front panel of the 900mhz maxtrac 300 6channel model with the selective signalling option differs from the corresponding non900mhz maxtrac 300. Now comes the part that just about everyone has trouble with. Motorola gm300 radio doctor download loadzonesafety5dc. What do each pin in the back connector does and how to wire it.

I found an old motorola maxtrac in a parts truck i bought. I dont have the exact model, but i do know it has 32 channels and 164165 mhz bands programmed. Motorola gm300 radio doctor download earlystrongwind. If you around the lenoir area please checkin to the wd4am crossband repeater link to the 6 meter band 147. Cm300 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. Up for auction is is a motorola maxtrac and a motorola gm 300 transceiver. Motorola toolkit mostar mobile radio maxtrac maxtrac 6 maxtrac trunked mobile radio maxtrac mobile maxtrac restricted to ftr use v r05.

List of motorola programming software part numbers blogger. We now need to make sure that the usb serial port adapter has been assigned port com1 or com2. If you have a tech bench, the alignment procedure is also included in the software. One way to program a motorola maxtrac is to use a older slower computer. The genuine motorola radius gp300 programming software is available to download from our website supported operating systems. I have finally found a way to program the gm300 and possibly other types of motorola dos only radios on windows 7. It should also work with the gm300, gm350, gp300 and p110 series of radios. Does anyone have the ability to id this radio by sight. I have tested this cable with a 32 channel uhf maxtrac 300 radio. Several amateur operators in the kansas city area are working on a users guide for the maxtrac 300, 16 and 24 channel transceiver. Attached is the software for programming and aligning the. Programming software for motorola gm300 download here.

All the possible model names are stored at the beginning of the. Programming interfaces schematics for motorola maxtrac lab. Introductory information on the maxtrac, radius and gm300 series radios, the desktrac station, and the gr300, gr400, gr500, gr1225, r1225 and rkr1225 series repeaters compiled by mike morris wa6ilq an introduction to the motorola radios covered by this section, with background, history, some modelspecific information, photos, and lots of miscellaneous tidbits such as mic jack or antenna. 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. Download it, buy that cable and try it out i think youll be pleased. I am pretty sure the op said he has a cm300 which is a totally different and much newer radio than the gm300.

You have successfully configured dosbox to run motorolas radio service software. Windows computer im using windows 10 x64 motorola ftdi programming cable from valley enterprises. 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. The radio requires the motorola software which can be found if you ask around or search for it on the ftp sites on the internet. For example, the motorola ht has an rx freq of 464. The first key is to set the cycles in dosbox to 191. This programming service will program your conventional motorola maxtrac or radius mobile radio to your specific frequencies and requirements up to 32 channels. Wd4am motorola gp300 software how to program with windows xp hope you enjoy the video.

Rss for motorola gm300 radio, you can program 40 channels to gm300 with this. Unfollow motorola maxtrac gm300 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Motorola maxtrac lab motorola fm 900 902 concersion. Maxtrac 100 maxtrac 300tm mobile radios repeater builder. Maxtrac 300tm, 900mhz features the maxtrac 300 900mhz radios have incorporated a few minor changes from the existing non900mhz conventional maxtrac 300 models. 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 other radios are available. 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. The following information was obtained from the motorola maxtrac detailed service manual, no longer available nla. 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. A good source of information about motorola maxtrac radius gm300 radios is at the. If you see this screen above, congratulate yourself.

My first issue, is im having trouble identifying the radio because the id tag is all worn off. Motorola maxtrac vhfuhf, motorola gm300 vhf uhf, uniden sc230 scanner. Id like to program some channels into it with a windows 7 computer and dosbox. Motorola gm 300 gm300 gm300 programming interfaces schematics for motorola. 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 programming packages run under this msdos environment. To obtain motorola software see the sticky in the motorola forum. This item cbk programming cable for motorola radius maxtrac gm300 m1225 cdm1250 cm200 cm300 desktrac gm140 gm160 gm300 gm328 gm338 gm1280 gm660 gm950950e950i radio. I had a maxtrac radio on my bench that would not program and. Programming with radio service software rss repeater builder. After searching for the genuine motorola program i came across motorola radius gm300 radio doctor. Code plug is a misleading term, in newer radios starting with the maxtrac sieries it actually refers to the programming stored in eeproms in the logic board of the radio. The gm300 radio doctor piece of software did a good job at being able to program this ancient. Attached is the software for programming and aligning the motorola gm300 radios.

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. Some of the data may not agree with capabilities of the programming software. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Programming a motorola maxtrac using dosbox jontas. The m120 is just the limited version, not unlike the maxtrac 50 compared with the maxtrac 300. Programming a radio with a computer and the proper software is burning code plug data into an eeprom chip. All timings and configurations have been preset and so far have worked with all tested radios. If you cant find it then try your local motorola dealer who should be able to help at a small cost. The radio user can also program one unique userprogrammable scan list from. Motorola maxtrac 100 radio transceiver for sale online ebay. For the op, the cm300 is capable of 32 channels and the uhf version is good for 438 to 470 mhz. Mini uhf male to uhf female so239 pl259 connector rf coax adapter pack. Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold or was sold by the manufacturer for any monetary value.

Rss for motorola gm300 radio, you can program 40 channels to gm300 with this rss. Maxtrac 300, radius m214216 is displayed in the rss when you read the radio codeplug. The placard on the repeater reads motorola radius gr300, and each radio is labeled motorola maxtrac. Motorola gp 300 gp300 gp300 service manual and specs motorola.

Motorola maxtrac lab dos rss programming software r05. It is used in conjunction with rss radio service software that is purchased from motorola. The motorola gm300 can be reprogrammed quite easily to allow use on our amateur radio. They require a special cable and the commercial series cps programming software. Motorola radius gp300 programming software radiotronics. Motorola, maxtrac, maxtrac 100, maxtrac 300, mdc1200, quikcall. Motorola maxtrac programming with windows 7 and dosbox. It has been pointed out to me that this software only works with the gm300 so i have adjusted the page. This is dos software and you need a real serial port. Step by step instructions to program a motorola maxtracradius mobile radio with modern computers and dosbox emulation software. The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online i. 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. Create a shortcut to the motorola maxtrac rss software like.

I have one maxtrac converted and while getting to work took quite some time the final mod is not that bad. One way to program a motorola maxtrac is to use a older slower computer with a serialport on it. Service manual low, uhf, vhf and 800 mhz cancelled. The motorola radius gp300 was designed to be programmed using ms dos. In order to program a motorola radius gp300 or motorola radius gp350, you will need to either have a computer with a com port and ms dos or windows 9598 with ms dos prompt. Desktrac series base station control station repeater ver. Does anyone have an operator manual for this radio. I had an issue with an old midland 7040b radio and the programming software does not run properly on fast pcs. Most motorola radios built since the mid to late 1980s base stations, repeaters. I will be trying other types of software such as maxtrac and spectra soon. The gm 300 has a small piece of missing plastic on the back of the case. Power and versatility are yours with the motorola ex600xls portable twoway radio. Motorola max232 programming interface, motorola transitor programming interface programming software for motorola maxtrac lab. 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.