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I came across a very good condition Motorola Radius M1225, 20 channel, 25-40 watt VHF radio at a yard sale today. After a little research, I quickly saw that getting programming software and cables for this radio risks the wrath of Motorola.

I would appreciate some advice.

It would be nice to put this on 2 meters but I'm guessing that is not worth the hassle. Anyone that has done this?

Are there any ham friendly Motorola shops in the area that would be willing to program the radio for a reasonable fee?

Are there any worthy organizations like SAR, MARS, CAP, ... that would have a use for the radio?

Thanks

Doug
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Youd have to find out what the frequency spread of the radio is. Hope for 136-170mHz.

But-

Some shops will flat rate for you. Others, especially if multiple channels are involved, go by the hour.

You just need to ask.

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Spec sheet indicates the spread is 150-174 MHz but sometimes it is usable in the 2 M range. I'm sure someone has tried.

Take a look at http://www.batlabs.com

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Did that. The RSS software is a no-go. Interface cabling is available but you need a ca. 1999 PC running DOS to make it work.

Oh well, the radio was only $5 at the yard sale. Into the junk box...

I have software that also acts like that. I use a circa 2008 PC to do my programming. The software is about 400 KB so I loaded it on to a Windows 98 boot disk. Just boot to the disk and everything works fine.

I'd be happy to program it for you. $35 is what we would charge. All I need is frequencies and tones.

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Outstanding! I will be in touch with you to set this up. Another radio saved from the junk box. 8)

The RSS is Windows based and works just fine on a faster computer with XP. The programming interface is easy to build.


Jim

To use this on amateur frequencies someone will need to mod their programming software.

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."

No...even in the DOS RSS, the shift key trick works with the M1225.

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