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Hi everyone
I have searched the boards and have a few questions relating to the various types of Motorola software. I have been doing some searching for software and just cannot determine what is what, There is CPS, Customer P Software with more a lot of various versions, RSS, and Professional Radio Software, in many version, apart from the very obvious why is there so many types of software to choose from, I understand that each will be say DOS or Win 98 etc, what are the differences and which is the best to use or attempt to get for simply programming a radio.
Thanks in advance, David

RSS is DOS based software. It will typically not work correctly in a Windows DOS box
CPS is windows based software radios as new as the ASTRO saber, MTS2000 and up.
Professional Radio is the same as CPS, just a new name and is typically used by business series radios such as the HT750/1250, CDM's, etc. Although many of these "business" radios have been bought and used by public safety, the name stayed.

So basically, DOS software and windows software. Typically once you program a radio with say verison 2 release, the radio can no longer be read and programmed with any software release previous to that release. You can go up, just not down.

HI Thanks Pj
Excellent information, and got it now.
Have a good one
David

Pj wrote:RSS is DOS based software. It will typically not work correctly in a Windows DOS box
CPS is windows based software radios as new as the ASTRO saber, MTS2000 and up.
Professional Radio is the same as CPS, just a new name and is typically used by business series radios such as the HT750/1250, CDM's, etc. Although many of these "business" radios have been bought and used by public safety, the name stayed.

So basically, DOS software and windows software. Typically once you program a radio with say verison 2 release, the radio can no longer be read and programmed with any software release previous to that release. You can go up, just not down.

Small correction PJ,

MOST RSS is DOS based.
The current windows based Quantar programming software is called RSS (radio service software).

Hi
And thanks for the reply.
David