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I have the opportunity to pick one of these up for very little cost (read: take it away for free, just pick it up!)

Can anyone advise if the older, "less fashionable" MX 360 can be programmed for the 450-470 MHz bandsplit, as well as being able to handle 12.5/20/25/30 kHz channel spacing? I have tried looking around for programming info and such, but have only come up with very limited information.

Thank you in advance,
Mark

Hi:

First, unless there is a " S " on the top
somewhere close to where the antenna is located, I am afriad your radio is Xtal ( Channel ) Elecment Controlled.

Also, for simplex, one needs a " Offset" channel Element as well.

MX's in their day were a very good radio: problem is today its not very cost effective
to make channel changes unless the radio is
in Perfect Condition.

For the monies required ( about 45.00ea ) per
Frequency, it could be a bit costly. If they
are VHF radios its twice the costs.

If perhaps you are one of the few to have a
sythesized version, they use a very Special
EEprom, and the EEprom gets programmed, but
you still must remove the EEprom to have it
programmed. It also requires the use of a R-1800/R-1801 Series programmer and Blank EEprom which can be a littel expensive to set
up.

In general, 90% of the MX Series are NOT programmable. And you are limited to ( 1 )
DPL / PL Tone with a few exceptions of special production radios that had tone selection.

Monty

Mark -
I have some general programming info on the MX's at :

http://www.brinkleyelectronics.com/prog/mot/mx.htm

A detailed list of how to identify your memory module version is at:
http://www.brinkleyelectronics.com/prog/mot/mxprom.htm

E-mail me direct if you need further.