Programming Cable Motorola Radio GP350 GM300 Maxtrac Radius CDM1250 CP200 M1225 eBay #8 Moleculo, Jun 19, 2014. Moleculo Administrator. The radio looks brand new witch has nothing programmed into it, it has never been used. Motorola Radius Gm300 Radio Doctor Software Cant Read. Ive downloaded several GM300 programming files none of them have worked the software cant read the radio. How I use the software. Motorola Radius Gm300 Radio Doctor Software Cant Read. Ive downloaded several GM300 programming files none of them have worked the software cant read the radio. Im assuming that MS-DOS versions wont work for the GM300 that I have however Ive not found any windows versions of the software. The Motorola GM300 can be re-programmed quite easily to allow use on our Amateur Radio bands. The radio is made in both a VHF and UHF versions, and makes an excellent 2mtr or 70cms mobile/base station radio. Most of the radio's I have worked on have originally been 8 channel units. These can be modified to operate on 16 channels quite easily.
Motorola Radius Gm300 Radio Doctor
Motorola GM300 programming with Radio Doctor ?
Motorola Radius Gm300 Radio Doctor For Windows 7
#1162 I have downloaded the Radio Doctor software and installed it in my XP machine. When I run the program and try to connect to the GM300 via the mike socket pins 4 and 7 I get the following problem. when I go to read codeplug the data light blinks once and then the message NO CONNECTION comes up. What have I not done, or, what have I yet to do to overcome this problem. Thanks, Brian |
#1163 toggle quoted messageShow quoted text On Dec 3, 2014 3:44 PM, 'briancoleman39@... [RadioDoctor]' <RadioDoctor@...> wrote:
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#1166 Will have to check my diagram if I get time but I'm sure a resistor was needed between two pins on the rj45 (or was that a Jedi thing??). toggle quoted messageShow quoted textOn 4 Dec 2014, at 0:44, 'briancoleman39@... [RadioDoctor]' <RadioDoctor@...> wrote:
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#1164 At 11:33 PM 12/02/2014, you wrote: I have downloaded the Radio Doctor software and installed it in myXP machine. When I run the program and try to connect to the GM300 via the mikeBrian, I don't know you background so if you know some of what I've written below please don't take it as insulting or talking down to you. Are you set to the correct COM port ? Look at the Device Manager screen under Ports and see which COM port is actually in your computer. Then set RD to that port. Are you using the correct cable? You have to use a made-for-the-situation cable. I hope you DON'T expect a cable plugged into the ethernet jack on a computer on one end and plugged into the mic jack on the radio to work (don't laugh, I've seen it. You see a lot of stupid customers in the 2-way business) For one thing, the pin numbering has pin 1 of the radio at the top. The common RJ45 network cable pin numbering is backwards from Motorola. Second of all, the radio is NOT made to handle RS-232 voltages. Motorola has a special interface box (called a RIB - Radio Interface Box) that goes inbetween the computer and the radio-specific cable. If you want the history of programmable radios, and in great detail, go here: <http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/rss/rss-index.html> Now the Radio Doctor software is unique - it was written by someone outside Motorola, and specifically for Windows. It can handle USB based serial ports where RSS is limited to COM 1 or COM 2. So the RSS problems concerning a slow computer and only COM 1 or 2 mentioned in the articles above do not apply. But you still need one of these two setups: 1) A RIB and a radio-specific cable (DB25 to Maxtrac/Radius/GM300) 2) A serial cable that plugs into the radio, and has the RIB components in the connector shell. Something like ebay item 160363972038. If I'm going to buy a cable I use kawamall - the people in our local group have had very good luck with them. Not 100%, but close. Not that Radio Doctor will work with a USB-based cable, and Moto RSS will not. If you plan on ever using real Moto RSS with that cable (i.e. sometime in the future) then DO NOT get a USB cable. RSS runs under DOS and DOS has no concept of USB. Personally, I prefer a RIB-based setup as I have a real Moto RIB, and the non-kawamall ribless cables are inconsistent - this first showed up with a friend that has 8 or 9 GM300s and a few Maxtracs in his extended family - a couple for Civil Air Patrol (low end of VHF), several more for ham radio (6m, 2m and UHF), all of the UHF ones include the GMRS channels, another is the dispatch base at the business, and a few more are bolted into the business trucks. The chinese ribless cable he purchased would program some radios but not others. My real RIB and cable did every one, every time, and with his computer. Mike |
#1167 http://www.batlabs.com/gm300.html has a lot of good information on the toggle quoted messageShow quoted textM120/GM300. http://www.batlabs.com/images/gm300mic.gif is good for info on the mic socket and its comparativeness to the rear accy plug. http://www.batlabs.com/images/maxpin.gif is the diagram I went off when building my programming lead for my Radius rigs and it's worked great across the range (including Warris GM339 etc). I can't remember if it was this thread or another asking about the radius lead that I replied to earlier on the iPhone. I agree that the RIB is the best way to go, I have both cables (the multi ribless thing and a RIB) and whilst my RIB is an after-market I found it a little more reliable than multi ribless. Since I needed the rib for my Jedis (MCS2000) and that's what I'd already purchased it for I found it quicker, cheaper and easier to go down the street to the electronics store, purchase a few RJ45s, a DB25 and shell and 1m of 8core flatstrap (MUCH easier to crimp and play with when it doesn't need twists). I have the RJ crimping pliers for my computer work so all sweet, professionally made cable with any odd jumpers and resistors stored in the DB25 shell out of sight and touch. I've used the same parts and technique now for the Jedi lead and Radius/Warris lead with great success (have to name them in permanent marker since they look the exact same lol). Once you have the RIB and PC2RIB cable you are 3/4 there for most Moto radios :) so a wise investment if you want to play with Motorola. ------------------------------------------------------ Glen O'Riley <personal details snipped> ** Note, when forwarding email please remember to use the BCC field for all the people you are sending to and remove all existing email information so that spammers cannot use this information against us. ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: RadioDoctor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RadioDoctor@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2014 7:32 AM To: RadioDoctor@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RadioDoctor] Motorola GM300 programming with Radio Doctor ? At 11:33 PM 12/02/2014, you wrote: >I have downloaded the Radio Doctor software and installed it in my XP machine. >When I run the program and try to connect to the GM300 via the mike socket pins 4 and 7 I get the following problem.>when I go to read codeplug the data light blinks once and then the message NO CONNECTION comes up.>What have I not done, or, what have I yet to do to overcome this problem. >Thanks, >Brian Brian, I don't know you background so if you know some of what I've written below please don't take it as insulting or talking down to you. Are you set to the correct COM port ? Look at the Device Manager screen under Ports and see which COM port is actually in your computer. Then set RD to that port. Are you using the correct cable? You have to use a made-for-the-situation cable. I hope you DON'T expect a cable plugged into the ethernet jack on a computer on one end and plugged into the mic jack on the radio to work (don't laugh, I've seen it. You see a lot of stupid customers in the 2-way business) For one thing, the pin numbering has pin 1 of the radio at the top. The common RJ45 network cable pin numbering is backwards from Motorola. Second of all, the radio is NOT made to handle RS-232 voltages. Motorola has a special interface box (called a RIB - Radio Interface Box) that goes inbetween the computer and the radio-specific cable. If you want the history of programmable radios, and in great detail, go here: <http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/rss/rss-index.html> Now the Radio Doctor software is unique - it was written by someone outside Motorola, and specifically for Windows. It can handle USB based serial ports where RSS is limited to COM 1 or COM 2. So the RSS problems concerning a slow computer and only COM 1 or 2 mentioned in the articles above do not apply. But you still need one of these two setups: 1) A RIB and a radio-specific cable (DB25 to Maxtrac/Radius/GM300) 2) A serial cable that plugs into the radio, and has the RIB components in the connector shell. Something like ebay item 160363972038. If I'm going to buy a cable I use kawamall - the people in our local group have had very good luck with them. Not 100%, but close. Not that Radio Doctor will work with a USB-based cable, and Moto RSS will not. If you plan on ever using real Moto RSS with that cable (i.e. sometime in the future) then DO NOT get a USB cable. RSS runs under DOS and DOS has no concept of USB. Personally, I prefer a RIB-based setup as I have a real Moto RIB, and the non-kawamall ribless cables are inconsistent - this first showed up with a friend that has 8 or 9 GM300s and a few Maxtracs in his extended family - a couple for Civil Air Patrol (low end of VHF), several more for ham radio (6m, 2m and UHF), all of the UHF ones include the GMRS channels, another is the dispatch base at the business, and a few more are bolted into the business trucks. The chinese ribless cable he purchased would program some radios but not others. My real RIB and cable did every one, every time, and with his computer. Mike ------------------------------------ Posted by: M M <wa6ilq@outlook.com> ------------------------------------ New list members should review the FILES section of the group or read the archives prior to asking where they can get this software. <<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RadioDoctor/files>> ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links |
