[Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING

[K0DAN]

Thanks for the fast reply!

Everything you just said is what I thought was the case for programming this 
radio. I guess Smart-RIB is only required for flash?

Anyway, I only have this one radio, so can't A/B test. But the radio has 
hardly been used and works perfectly as-is so I think there is some simple 
answer that eludes me.

The RIB is RLN4008B running of 120VAC wallwart.

Cable is standard /\/\ cable with Spectra and HT1250 cable/connectors.

I just tested RIB & cable on a HT1250 and the programming work fine.

I started using USB-RS232 dongle with laptop, but when I had trouble, I 
switched PC's and am now using real serial port, COM1 reported on Device 
Manager (OS is XP) and CPS is also set to COM1.

CPS version is R.03.00.00, old, but supposed to be same vintage as the radio 
TO4RLH9PW9A (S/N 412AVN...).

Does the radio need to put in test mode, or otherwise told to prepare for 
programming? All the other RSS/CPS programming I've done, you just 
read/write and the radio responds.

Thanks!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tvsjr" <tvsjr at tvsjr.com>
To: "'Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola'" 
<motorola at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING


> All features of an ASTRO Spectra (analog, digital, conventional, trunking)
> can be programmed using the standard RLN1185-type RIB box and the same
> programming cable as one would use for an analog Spectra.
>
> Got the COM port set properly in the software? What version of software 
> are
> you using? Real serial port or USB-serial dongle?
>
> Tried a different radio? Could be a hardware failure.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motorola-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:motorola-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K0DAN
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:15 AM
> To: motorola at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING
>
> I was under the impression you could program analog freqs/PL into Astro
> Spectra using the old style RIB box.
>
> I keep getting "can't communicate with radio" error.
>
> Does analog-only (no trunking, no digital) programming require a 
> smart-RIB?
>
> Radio is TO4RLH9PW9, works fine, using stock /\/\ RIB box, programming
> cable, CPS. Nothing unusual. COM ports on PC and CPS all check out OK. RIB
> works fine with other programming, cable checks out OK.
>
> Is there a trick to make the radio recognize it needs to be programmed, or
> am I using the wrong RIB?
>
> Tnx
> k0dan
>
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