Not really off topic . . . it's all about control, whether it's Motorola
or someone else.  If you don't get that, maybe you need to be chipped.


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> You aren't worth Bill Gates' effort to microchip.
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> David
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> On Wed, 17 Mar 2021 at 16:17, Allan Perrins <aperrins@...> wrote:
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>> An XPR8300/8400 makes for an excellent DMR repeater.  But so does a pair
>> of GM300's, which are far easier to come by and program.  Might I
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>> reviewing the Wiki on the BrandMeister site for "approved" radios?  Lots
>> of suggestions there.
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>> Read, read, read.  Read until your eyes bleed.
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>> And yes, there will be ham fests again . . . once all this Plandemic
>> silliness is over.  Blame Bill Gates and Anthony Fauchi (and the
>> Chinese)
>> for it.  It will pass; the potential long-term effects from the vaccine
>> won't.
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>> Allan
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>> > Would this be a good choice for a 2m digi mode (not digi voice)
>> optimized
>> > repeater?
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>> > On March 17, 2021 09:37:03 "Skyler Fennell" <electricity440@...>
>> > wrote:
>> >> I got my copy at a ham fest out of all places . Too bad
>> there’s no
>> >> more of
>> >> those nowadays
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>> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM Allan Perrins <aperrins@...>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> Peter,
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>> >> If you read my post, I clearly stated that I had bought a copy on
>> eBay.
>> >> There are NONE currently on eBay, as of this morning.  I had also
>> found
>> >> downloadable copies on the internet.  You just have to keep looking.
>> I
>> >> will NOT make you a copy of mine, sorry.  I don't need to suffer the
>> >> wrath
>> >> of Mommy Motorola.
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>> >> Motorola no longer supports the XPR8300/8400 or that version of CPS.
>> >> That
>> >> being said, Motorola is VERY protective of their stuff, and is very
>> >> hostile to the "non-commercial" community, in general.  Particularly
>> >> amateur radio operators.  The last supported version (as far as I
>> know)
>> >> for those radios was CPS 2.0 (yeah, I know.  It was a Motorola
>> numbering
>> >> change).  Motorola used to be friendly to hams, even offered a
>> discount
>> >> on
>> >> parts.  No more.
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>> >> To further complicate things, although you can READ your radio with
>> an
>> >> older CPS (maybe), you won't be able to WRITE to it unless it was
>> >> programmed with the same version of CPS.  I always try to use the
>> latest
>> >> version I can get my hands on to insure that there isn't a code plug
>> >> version mis-match.
>> >>
>> >> Allan
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>> >>> Allan could you give a link to the place you purchased the software
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>> >>> dollars as most searches come up with 200 to 400 that would be most
>> >>> helpful to a lot of people and may be encourage them to be legal and
>> >>> not
>> >>> be cheapskates.
>> >>> thank you Peter.
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