[Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING

[K0DAN]

This is a remote mount Spectra, W9 head, all standard. Head plugs to 
connector under handle, the programming cable goes to RS232 under 12VDC 
power connector.

Radio operates fine but doesn't ack program mode.

It's defintiely a factory Mot cable...all the molded connectors have the 
logo and it's got that Moto fabrication look (cost) to it. No P/N on it 
altho it has a piece of extra heatshrink on it stamped "1900" which means 
nothing to me. DB25 female at RIB goes to DB male to radio (some pins 
pulled), and also has another cable at this connector which terminates in a 
JEDI portable connector. This cable DOES work fine programming JEDI...but 
what's the DB25 hung off it?

Maybe this is not a Spectra cable (altho I had it marked that way)??? That 
would explain a lot (and will piss me off cuz I no longer have other Spectra 
cables, and wasted a whole day jacking around with this thing!!!).

But...all suggestions gratefully accepted...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 12:36 AM
Subject: RE: [Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING


> Correct on SmartRIB.
>
> Standard M cable with Spectra and HT1250 cable/connectors? Huh? Moto makes
> programming cables for one radio... none of this multi-headed Hydra stuff.
> My factory Spectra cable does NOT have Waris connectors on it...
>
> No "programming mode" required.
>
> I presume you're interfacing to the DB25 inside the handle, right?
>
>
>
> -----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 12:34 AM
> To: Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola
> Subject: Re: [Motorola] ASTRO SPECTRA PROGRAMMING
>
> 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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