Ritron Patriots - aka GP300?

Post by Pj » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:49 pm

I have a couple of "Patriot" lowband portables that seem like recased GP300's. Are these programable in anyway with RSS if these are basically recased Moto radio's?

If not, how does one go about reprogramming these (where to buy the stuff?)

AEC · Post by **AEC** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:35 pm

Ritron isn't anything like a GP300, and the way those are programmed, is with a simple 'earphone' type programming adaptor, and you key the PTT for frequency selection...

IE.....155.475 would sound like this..

beep ...beep beep beep beep beep.....beep beep beep beep beep....beep beep beep beep...beep beep beep beep beep beep beep....beep beep beep beep beep

Sounds stupid, is stupid, BUT...it works.

AEC · Post by **AEC** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:42 pm

Cheap radios actually....remember the 'JobCom' series they had...even worse than the HT90/440 series Circle-M produced.....by a long shot!

Single board radios, solder-in rocks...the VHF radios used a combination of TO-220 style PA devices or the stud type MRF-XXXX

At least they used Murata IF filters!

They work, they're cheap and disposable....'nuff said!

Post by Pj » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:43 pm

So I am assuming that PL is out of the question..

Andy Brinkley · Post by **Andy Brinkley** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:20 am

If they are the black case radios with 11 channels then they are fully programmable for PL, scan, frequency.

I have the service manual here somewhere if you need to user program them or we can program with the PC.

mike m · Post by **mike m** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:17 am

As I remember Ritron used to put 50 ohm resistors across the antenna terminals of the low band HT's to stabilize their crappy low band Power Amp design.

I have a tech that works with me who use to work on those radios at the Ritron factory.

His bloop pressure skyrockets and he runs in the opposite direction when the Ritron name is brought up.

MSS-Dave · Post by **MSS-Dave** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:38 am

remember the 'JobCom' series they had...even worse than the HT90/440 series Circle-M produced.....by a long shot

Oh no you didn't compare a

JobCom to the venerable HT90/440... did you????

Dave

AEC · Post by **AEC** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:22 pm

MSS-Dave wrote:
remember the 'JobCom' series they had...even worse than the HT90/440 series Circle-M produced.....by a long shot
Oh no you didn't compare a JobCom to the venerable HT90/440... did you????

Dave

Not really Dave, the HT-90/440s were MUCH BETTER!

I was simply stating the differences between the two....Ritron lost, of course!

Post by **wavetar** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:48 am

Yeah, Ritron & Tekk are notorious for producing Motorola 'look-alikes' to try & fool the average unsavvy radio user. That's where the similarities end though...complete crap inside.

Todd