I was able to use ASTRO 25 Portable CPS with Windows 10 (x64). I used a USB to Serial Adapter (Insignia/Best Buy) along with the programming cable. Worked well with my XTS5000
Sure I will post another vid when I get home Saturday. I can do conventional and conventional p25 only as these are too old for the new types of trunking out there.
Hey there, I work on a railroad and I need a radio to do my job… The company provided ones suck. I acquired one of these on EBay, particularly the VHF one all the way to the right. How would I go about programming railroad radio frequencies into these? I’m basically brand new when it comes to programming radios. I’ve programmed UB and Baofeng scanners before but I imagine it’s not the same process. Any Help would be much appreciated!! Great video!
Hey Aurora, thanks for the comment. I have a video showing how to program these on the software. in the meantime if you ask your company what freqs they use they may give you the inputs and outputs. However if this is a big company like UP they will most likely not let you use your own radio on their rails for liability. Railroad radios have a very big responsibility and a malfunctioning radio can cause a derailment by a miscommunication user error. Make sure your boss is good with it and get it in an email to be safe.
@@ATI556 Thanks for the comment my friend. Fortunately, I don’t work for UP, I work for CSX. CSX doesn’t really have any regulation against personal radios, but i’ll find out from management. The little baofengs and kenwoods they give us just don’t last. I’ve been through 2 in the last year. Hopefully I can figure something out from your video. Thanks.
@@AuroraDorealusI work for csx as engineer on huntington division the ones we have is kenwood and trust me xts 3000 is junk compared to the kenwoods the railroad csx provides us I have a radio shop on the side when I have time I still sell Motorola radios and software ect. Look me up I’ll send you what ever software you need csx also has p25 across the entire system as well
I'm slowly working towards putting up a Part 90 repeater. I plan to install an autopatch as cell service is insufficient and unreliable in this area. A good portable with a high site repeater is far more dependable.
@@hellapellanyc6465yes as long as the system is phase 1 p25 trunks if it’s phase 2 trunkimg then no I live in WV and it shows in radio reference my state system as phase 2 but at bottom it say only 90 is still on phase 1 I have 2 3000 scannning the trunked p25
From memory, you open the codeplug file from radio A, but then go into the clone menu and read serial number of radio B which is connected to the computer via the cable. The radio will read the serial and then you should be able to clone/write to radio B unless radio B's features are different than radio a. In that case, you will have to reconcile the errors before you can write.
If you are trying to write an existing code plug to a different radio, the flash code must match, and you'll need to change the serial number to match the radio you are writing to. If you don't, and they don't match, you'll have issues.
@@Natsuki814 Robert's issue of serial number though is a matter of using the clone radio function and then within that screen you read the serial number of the new radio, then if all of the features of the two radios match (aka flashcodes match), then you "program radio" to the other radio. I got the impression from the original post that he was simply trying to open a .cpg file from another radio and write it to his radio which will never work. Clone is the answer because that is the only way to change the serial number since you can't just go into a codeplug file and key in a different serial number. For the flashcode differences if there are differences, you could have minor issues like reconciling a Model I codeplug with only a few buttons to a Model III radio with full keypad. Very easy to fix. Or the issued could be catastrophic, like you have a VHF .cpg file and you're trying to write 800MHz frequencies to that radio...no way to fix that on an XTS series radio.
@@Redneck_Ed You can manually enter the serial number in the box on the clone radio screen, its how I have cloned 4 of my radios without reading them and just overwriting the codeplug. (matching flashcodes) I have done this because I manage radios for friends and each wants the radios to be 90% like mine, but with a tweak or two, so I first write my codeplug, then make the changes. Doing so in the clone screen is how one changes it in the codeplug only. It can be manually changed on the clone screen. I loaded up the CPS to figure out how I did it as it has been a few months. And I successfully changed the serial number, but it must be from the clone window. Nowhere else allows it, and the serial number entered MUST match the radio being written to. To change the serial number on the radio itself requires the radio to be loaded into depot. One can read the radio to automatically change it, but no need. The serial number has nothing to do with the model designation. What you are thinking of is the model number, which isnt so easy to change in a codeplug, and requires the depot software as well. The model#, the serial#, and the flashcode all need to match or CPS will NOT write. So theres no risk of writing a model I into a model II or III with standard CPS. It won't allow it.
The reason you can't get it to work on all those versions of Windows is because the driver doesn't speak 64 bit. Install the 32 bit version and it will work... Definitely works on Win 7; not sure about Win 10, never bothered to try it. Best way is to put a copy of VMWare Player on your 64 bit system, then install 32 bit in the VM. Works tits... Incidentally, there's a RIB built into that cable of yours...
I was able to use ASTRO 25 Portable CPS with Windows 10 (x64). I used a USB to Serial Adapter (Insignia/Best Buy) along with the programming cable. Worked well with my XTS5000
XTS5000 is more forgiving. the XTS3000 can play hard to get with 64bit OS's.
Yes lest see a video on the software CPS 👍
I would love to see you program P25 conventional and P25 digital on these.
Sure I will post another vid when I get home Saturday. I can do conventional and conventional p25 only as these are too old for the new types of trunking out there.
Ok sounds good.
Hey there, I work on a railroad and I need a radio to do my job… The company provided ones suck. I acquired one of these on EBay, particularly the VHF one all the way to the right.
How would I go about programming railroad radio frequencies into these? I’m basically brand new when it comes to programming radios. I’ve programmed UB and Baofeng scanners before but I imagine it’s not the same process. Any Help would be much appreciated!! Great video!
Hey Aurora, thanks for the comment. I have a video showing how to program these on the software. in the meantime if you ask your company what freqs they use they may give you the inputs and outputs. However if this is a big company like UP they will most likely not let you use your own radio on their rails for liability.
Railroad radios have a very big responsibility and a malfunctioning radio can cause a derailment by a miscommunication user error. Make sure your boss is good with it and get it in an email to be safe.
@@ATI556 Thanks for the comment my friend. Fortunately, I don’t work for UP, I work for CSX. CSX doesn’t really have any regulation against personal radios, but i’ll find out from management. The little baofengs and kenwoods they give us just don’t last. I’ve been through 2 in the last year. Hopefully I can figure something out from your video. Thanks.
@@AuroraDorealusI work for csx as engineer on huntington division the ones we have is kenwood and trust me xts 3000 is junk compared to the kenwoods the railroad csx provides us I have a radio shop on the side when I have time I still sell Motorola radios and software ect. Look me up I’ll send you what ever software you need csx also has p25 across the entire system as well
The Motorola XTS radios are p25 phase 1 the APX series of radios are p25 phase 1 and phase 2
I'm slowly working towards putting up a Part 90 repeater. I plan to install an autopatch as cell service is insufficient and unreliable in this area. A good portable with a high site repeater is far more dependable.
I'm a ham, moved to a place where all emergency services run p25, want to buy a 3000, would it work just to monitor pd/fd?
Did you get answer on this
@@hellapellanyc6465 nope. Still don’t have an answer.
@@hellapellanyc6465yes as long as the system is phase 1 p25 trunks if it’s phase 2 trunkimg then no I live in WV and it shows in radio reference my state system as phase 2 but at bottom it say only 90 is still on phase 1 I have 2 3000 scannning the trunked p25
Any tips on how to get the MDC DOS working? I can’t get it to work
Do you know were I can get a 800mhz just like the one you have for a $100 please let me know .Thanks
Absolutely they are very nice radio I have the xts 5000r but I did have a question as far as pl tones 73’ I am still learning my self
What is your question?
These are NOT capable of P25 Phase II
You have to get the APX series radios for P25 phase 2 TDMA capability.
Xts 5000 and 2500 will do phase 2 we use them in Wv on our wvsirn trunks network all the time
Can you tell a newby how to get past the hangup that says "incorrect serial #". I am using the Papasys codeplug.
When you upload the codeplug to the radio that is considered cloning if i remeber correctly. Try seeing of there is an option to clone the code plug.
From memory, you open the codeplug file from radio A, but then go into the clone menu and read serial number of radio B which is connected to the computer via the cable. The radio will read the serial and then you should be able to clone/write to radio B unless radio B's features are different than radio a. In that case, you will have to reconcile the errors before you can write.
If you are trying to write an existing code plug to a different radio, the flash code must match, and you'll need to change the serial number to match the radio you are writing to.
If you don't, and they don't match, you'll have issues.
@@Natsuki814 Robert's issue of serial number though is a matter of using the clone radio function and then within that screen you read the serial number of the new radio, then if all of the features of the two radios match (aka flashcodes match), then you "program radio" to the other radio. I got the impression from the original post that he was simply trying to open a .cpg file from another radio and write it to his radio which will never work. Clone is the answer because that is the only way to change the serial number since you can't just go into a codeplug file and key in a different serial number. For the flashcode differences if there are differences, you could have minor issues like reconciling a Model I codeplug with only a few buttons to a Model III radio with full keypad. Very easy to fix. Or the issued could be catastrophic, like you have a VHF .cpg file and you're trying to write 800MHz frequencies to that radio...no way to fix that on an XTS series radio.
@@Redneck_Ed You can manually enter the serial number in the box on the clone radio screen, its how I have cloned 4 of my radios without reading them and just overwriting the codeplug. (matching flashcodes) I have done this because I manage radios for friends and each wants the radios to be 90% like mine, but with a tweak or two, so I first write my codeplug, then make the changes. Doing so in the clone screen is how one changes it in the codeplug only. It can be manually changed on the clone screen.
I loaded up the CPS to figure out how I did it as it has been a few months. And I successfully changed the serial number, but it must be from the clone window. Nowhere else allows it, and the serial number entered MUST match the radio being written to. To change the serial number on the radio itself requires the radio to be loaded into depot. One can read the radio to automatically change it, but no need.
The serial number has nothing to do with the model designation. What you are thinking of is the model number, which isnt so easy to change in a codeplug, and requires the depot software as well.
The model#, the serial#, and the flashcode all need to match or CPS will NOT write. So theres no risk of writing a model I into a model II or III with standard CPS. It won't allow it.
Would you recommend these for block to block communication?
Under what context just to people talking to each other?
Hey man great video! That would be cool if you show a CPS video, I have a lot of XTS 5000’s and I want to get a couple 3000’s since they are cheaper.
Cant go wrong with a older motorola radio. I havent programmed a xts5000 but cant imagine its too different. Been saving up for an Xpx8000
@@ATI556 Yeah I hope I can get an APX radio soon
Hey where did you get the software for the xts5000s?
@@ATI556 Lets just say if you look deeply into the web you may or may not find it, also eBay also gets software from time to time.
The reason you can't get it to work on all those versions of Windows is because the driver doesn't speak 64 bit. Install the 32 bit version and it will work... Definitely works on Win 7; not sure about Win 10, never bothered to try it. Best way is to put a copy of VMWare Player on your 64 bit system, then install 32 bit in the VM. Works tits...
Incidentally, there's a RIB built into that cable of yours...
Amazing how the prices just keep climbing up. The same UHF now goes for a lot more 3 years down the road.....enough that I'm not interested now.
I got in the motorola bandwagon because I am a traffic control specialist for $182.75
CPS was able to be ran here in a VM with windows 98, no way of make it work in Windows 10.