Some CPS, like the MTR2000 or the R1225 just WILL NOT run Most of it was updated forģ2‑bit Windows. Was written for 16‑bit Windows (95, 98, ME). On the operating system of it's day and on a computer made in roughly the same era!ĬPS (basically RSS for Windows) is more forgiving, but don't forget that early CPS The corner then IT IS NOT PURE DOS !!! I REPEAT: Ideally you would run the RSS Of Windows !! If there are icons on the screen, or a START button is That has a real COM port and this does NOT mean a DOS window in ANY version While theĪrticles are Motorola-specific, many of the workaround techniques are applicable to other brands.Īlways run your old RSS in pure MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 6.x on a slow computer They happened, and what the options are for working around them. Motorola Radio Service Software have had, where the problems came from and how

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You can pack a lot of plain text on a 1.44 MB floppy. On a floppy disk (the envelope had no return address but had a Schamburg postmark !). Other information was contributed, some anonymously Motorola (and other brands) service software is such a pain to use and why the Half-dozen folks via emails and phone calls, and condensed into article form forĭistribution here to help the radio enthusiasts understand just why the older Much of the information presented below was compiled from information provided by a It's much better to waste a few kilobytes of hard drive space on a backup you may never need than to need a backup you don't have and can't get. Just save the code plug and the tuning data on your hard drive and use the radio serial number as the file name. If you screw up then having those files allows you to restore the radio back to where you started and you can try again. (RSS and CPS), the Radio Interface Box (RIB), their history, problemsĬompiled / Written and HTML'd by Mike Morris WA6ILQĭon't forget ‑ Whenever you acquire a new-to-you synthesized commercial radio (any brand) remember to download and save the original code plug (with the commercial frequencies) and archive it. (RIB), their history, problems and some solutions.Īn overview of the Motorola Radio Service Software / Customer Programming Software An overview of the Motorola Radio Service Software (RSS), the Radio Interface Box

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