EX500/600 programming cable building
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EX500/600 programming cable building
I am going to build a rib programming cable for the EX500/600 from a USB ribless one. Does the USB ribless one have the proper number of pins so I can have a boot control pin ? I was going to buy a M version but WOW $182.00 ,my HT series cable was like $65 or $75 for the rib cable . I want to be able to upgrade the firmware and I just don't trust the USB cables.
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My collection;
XTS5000 VHF FPP,XTS3000 VHF M1&M3,XTVA,XTS2500 UHF Q FPP,Astro Spectra"s W3 VHF,W9 VHF,W7 800,HT1250 35-50,XPR4500 Q,2 CDM1550LS+ VHF 160ch,CDM1550 X 160ch VHF 25w,MAXTRAC 42-50 32ch,CDM1250 42-54
My collection;
XTS5000 VHF FPP,XTS3000 VHF M1&M3,XTVA,XTS2500 UHF Q FPP,Astro Spectra"s W3 VHF,W9 VHF,W7 800,HT1250 35-50,XPR4500 Q,2 CDM1550LS+ VHF 160ch,CDM1550 X 160ch VHF 25w,MAXTRAC 42-50 32ch,CDM1250 42-54
Re: EX500/600 programming cable building
Just spend the $10 and buy a ribless one on line and be done with.
Motorola: 900Mhz GTX, Spectras, Gm300, Maxtrac, Desktrac, MT2000, MTS2000, EX600XLS, HT750.
Icom: IC756, IC706
Kenwood: F6A
Icom: IC756, IC706
Kenwood: F6A
Re: EX500/600 programming cable building
The china ribless will not work because you cannot do a firmware flash as it has no boot control pin. I moded the USB cable ,I cut the USB off and put a 25pin con on it to use it with the rib. I had to move 1 pin and put in a resitor. It works like a champ to bad the radio I got is a P.O.S !
SD70MAC out
My collection;
XTS5000 VHF FPP,XTS3000 VHF M1&M3,XTVA,XTS2500 UHF Q FPP,Astro Spectra"s W3 VHF,W9 VHF,W7 800,HT1250 35-50,XPR4500 Q,2 CDM1550LS+ VHF 160ch,CDM1550 X 160ch VHF 25w,MAXTRAC 42-50 32ch,CDM1250 42-54
My collection;
XTS5000 VHF FPP,XTS3000 VHF M1&M3,XTVA,XTS2500 UHF Q FPP,Astro Spectra"s W3 VHF,W9 VHF,W7 800,HT1250 35-50,XPR4500 Q,2 CDM1550LS+ VHF 160ch,CDM1550 X 160ch VHF 25w,MAXTRAC 42-50 32ch,CDM1250 42-54