Upgrading ASTRO Saber II to III

mr.syntrx · Post by **mr.syntrx** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:33 pm

Hi

If I were to buy an ASTRO Digital Saber II, and give it a full keypad, what parts would be required? Just a new housing?

Also, would I need to dump an AS3 codeplug in to make the keypad work?

Cheers

mancow · Post by **mancow** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:42 pm

Often the keypad is under there. You could probably get by with the housing and new codeplug.

motorola_otaku · Post by **motorola_otaku** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:21 am

If you have a model 2 radio to begin with, then all of the buttons are there. Only time I've seen otherwise is in some model 1s, where the pushbutton contact overlay was omitted.

You'll need a model 3 codeplug to do stuff like hot DTMF dialing and keypad access of zones and channels. DTMF from memory might be possible in a model 2.. dunno, never had my hands on one.

Rod Farva · Post by **Rod Farva** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:48 pm

all you need is a housing and a model 3 srecord.

txshooter · Post by **txshooter** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:21 pm

I have never seen a ASII with less than a full keypad underneath the housing. I don;t think they were ever made any other way. Correct me if I am wrong. Many of the ASII's out there already have a ASIII codeplug in them.

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:57 am

Is this a radio you have gotten? If so what is the host/dsp and flashcode. It may be possible just to add the model 3 info to the radio rather than zapping it with an s-rec from a diff. radio.

Jason

mr.syntrx · Post by **mr.syntrx** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:43 pm

No, I was just wondering what was involved, in case I go pick up an AS2.

Upgrading ASTRO Saber II to III

Upgrading ASTRO Saber II to III

ASII to ASIII upgrade.