reprogramming gp680

[marka108]

hi guys i have 2 gp680s that i would like reprogrammed to work on the 8 pmr 446 channels,
could you please give me a quote for this work including return postage.

i already have 12 ht600e's that we use on the pmr but will be updating them as and when we get more of the 680's so will have more to get done in future if the price is right

on a side note is it easier to flash the 680 to a 380 and then treat it as such?

cheers.......mark

[marka108]

anybody

[marka108]

ok so ive orderd a usb ribless lead from h/k that comes with emea software for gp series,

how hard can it be!!!!!!!!!!!

would rather have got it done proffesionaly but no one seems to be in a hurry to make money these days.....go figure

[emsgeorge]

Nobody has replied, because (if you see the answer on the other thread) its illegal for you to use them on 446.

No dealer in their right mind would do that, as they will loose their licence.

[marka108]

sorry george i didnt realise this was the official motorola forum, i thought it was a forum for moto owners who shared info about models, programming etc,

i'm ever so sorry if i have marred your rose tinted lenses, please accept my appologies,
ps, what ever you do dont check out the transmission1 forum, i feel you would have a coronary reading some of the post's they write over there.

pps, i bet you know the number of the last class 37 loco that took freight down the east coast mainline from edin to london before br was privatised.

i also bet you have a checkerd thermos with a white cup and a duffle coat..

lookout its george the internet police....

im sure by now you have figured out i dislike your tone and your manner, a pm would have been a better option.

[emsgeorge]

Ahhh, I'm sorry you come onto a forum that helps people with radio issues (for free), ask a quesiton, and people tell you the right answer (which, to be fair, google would of told you in less than 10 seconds).

My trainspotting skills aren't what they used to be, but then again, my twat detector seems to be working 100%.

You go to a local dealer - ask them the same question. They will give you the same answer.

I'm sure you would be the first person to cry to the dealer when you have your radios taken off you 'he programmed them, not me'.

The transmission 1 forums have a lot of nice people who use 446 for what it should be used for. They won't appreciate you programming some radios onto the 446 channels, and then cut them all out, as you are bleeding all over their channels. Oh right, you wont know about channel spacings and things like that, would you.

If you want to throw abuse, no worries. Just become a paid up member so you are donating to the bandwidth you are using.

Oh, and if you were a member here a few years ago, you would appreciate that Motorola DID threaten the owner of the forum with court unless he removed loads of stuff - so they do monitor this forum with their beady eyes.

[marka108]

in fairness george i was a rad-ops in the sevices so i kinda know about freq splits, even odd splits for repeaters with ctcss access tones etc.

now on the issue of bleading over other users, our use is primeraly in the north west of scotland where i live and work and to be honest we never hear anyone on the freqs mentioned apart from us,

offcom as i understand it set up the 446 licence free for anyone to use, buisness or pleasure and just like the old 27/81 cb bands, it was policed for maybe the first year at a push then pretty much left alone. we have maybe four agents left in scotland that police amateur, buisness and public bands and tbh they are more concerned with catchin unlicensed taxi user etc than someone running 1 watt instead of 1/2 a watt ems max on 446,

i take your point about my posting a request to prog rads on 446 and perhaps i should have been more clandestine in my post however had you sent me a pm as opposed to calling me out in public i could have edited my post.

i appologies for perhaps being a tad argumentative in my previous post nad shall leave the matter at that 73's

 

[iJamesNC]

guys... let's not bicker and argue We share common interests, and that's a good thing!!! I'm afraid I can't offer any more help that this; which is to say that I programmed the 1st 8 channels of each of my GP340's to the PMR446 freq's... but I changed it after I stopped using PMR446 altogether..

I DID later buy a GP680 and haven't had it programmed... :/ Something I need to get to..

[marka108]

complete success, jobs a good-un, a warning to anyone thinking on programming a gp 680 that i was given from a friend who does this for a living,

make sure the programming software you have is newer than the software on the radio or you will end up with a continuous tone and the msg eeprom cksum on your screen which will cost you in the region of £100 including postage to send your radio to motorola to get fixed, apparently you dont get any warning of this going to happen, the sofware will read and write as normal but after youve written it just happens.

im only repeating what i was told and thought it was worth posting, not sure if it affects any other models....73's

[iJamesNC]

complete success, jobs a good-un, a warning to anyone thinking on programming a gp 680 that i was given from a friend who does this for a living,

make sure the programming software you have is newer than the software on the radio or you will end up with a continuous tone and the msg eeprom cksum on your screen which will cost you in the region of £100 including postage to send your radio to motorola to get fixed, apparently you dont get any warning of this going to happen, the sofware will read and write as normal but after youve written it just happens.

im only repeating what i was told and thought it was worth posting, not sure if it affects any other models....73's

Okay, Having not looked at this post [or site] prior to trying to program my GP680... I got a copy of the CPS, but its R.00....., on the radio info tab, it said that the radio was running on an R.02 :/ Then the dreaded EEPROM Cksum came up... :/ Is there any OTHER way of getting this fixed.. as i'm bricking it... and where did you get your copy of the CPS for the GP680,,, (and which version is it?)

Thanks,
James

[bw18]

Hi James,

Sounds pretty much like its a return to factory job, or, speak to your local dealer very nicely to see if they are willing to try and re-flash it.

I assume you were using the MPT CPS and not the standard GP CPS?

I can only suggest purchasing the software from Rob (site admin here), using un-registered downloaded CPS is not a good idea as you will very rarely find the most up to date CPS, besides it being illegal! Plus it is a good investment as you can get your updates as and when you want them with no problems!

You can try and re-write the radio, but this can fail... especially if it has the first time!

Sorry I can't be more positive... been there myself many years ago!

BW

[radiobup]

By the way,  it's not illegal to program PMR446 frequencies on a Motorola radio (professional) you can use it as a simple receiver....but you can't use it to transmit.....

[iJamesNC]

By the way,  it's not illegal to program PMR446 frequencies on a Motorola radio (professional) you can use it as a simple receiver....but you can't use it to transmit.....

ooh, loophole