Help!!!! What to change in MDF file for MCS2000 900MHz Ham
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Help!!!! What to change in MDF file for MCS2000 900MHz Ham
I am new at this. Please help me to get my MCS2000 to operate in the 900 Ham Band!!!What do I need to change in the .MDF file to be able to program my radio into to the 900 band??????? I have searched for the band edges with no luck.....If any one can tell me which line and hex code I need to change that would be great!!!!! I am running CPS software. (Or does someone have the capability to program my radio????)
Thanks,
Thanks,
Bill, WD9CMS
444.775 PL131.8/NAC293
927.900 PL131.9/NAC293
444.775 PL131.8/NAC293
927.900 PL131.9/NAC293
I've got one that'll rx down to 923. Not sure why, but it does.
It's one of six very early models that Motorola in FL traded our company because we found a bug in the LCS2000 firmaware. The MCS was the only other mobile they had at the time that would do SmartZone. The serial number is in the low 200's.
I'm seeing a lot of the newer models not stretching as far as some of the older models.
Dan
It's one of six very early models that Motorola in FL traded our company because we found a bug in the LCS2000 firmaware. The MCS was the only other mobile they had at the time that would do SmartZone. The serial number is in the low 200's.
I'm seeing a lot of the newer models not stretching as far as some of the older models.
Dan
You may be right. As I said, I did this a couple of years ago. I have in front of me the HEX address of the charaters to change to set the BAND LIMITS on an MCS2000 to make the radio "accept" freqs from 851.0125 to 935.0125 and not run into checksum problems. I don't have in front of me the name of the file I modified, but it was probably not the MDF, more likely ODB. I guess if someone needs it, I better dig out all the info.
You change the MCS.ODB file for RSS version 5.05 this is the dos version that came on the original CPS disk if you didn't want to run the Win version. Use your favorite HEX editor like the old Norton Utility.
Use the FIND feature to find:
901.9875 at offset 118,917 h 1D085 change the h30 to h33
Now reads 931.9875 SAVE
find 935.0125 at offset 119,996 h 1DFBD change the h33 to h30
1D4FBE change the h35 to h30
Now reads 900.0125 SAVE
find 935.0125 again, at offset 120,989 1D89C change h33 to h30
1D89E change h35 to h30
Now reads 900.0125 SAVE.
You are done.
Always save an original version, in case you mess up. And the usual disclaimer, don't blame me or anyone else if you mess up.
PM me if you have questions...
Use the FIND feature to find:
901.9875 at offset 118,917 h 1D085 change the h30 to h33
Now reads 931.9875 SAVE
find 935.0125 at offset 119,996 h 1DFBD change the h33 to h30
1D4FBE change the h35 to h30
Now reads 900.0125 SAVE
find 935.0125 again, at offset 120,989 1D89C change h33 to h30
1D89E change h35 to h30
Now reads 900.0125 SAVE.
You are done.
Always save an original version, in case you mess up. And the usual disclaimer, don't blame me or anyone else if you mess up.
PM me if you have questions...
Thanks!!!!
PETNRDX
Thanks for the information I will give it a try this weekend!!!!!!!
Thanks for the information I will give it a try this weekend!!!!!!!
Bill, WD9CMS
444.775 PL131.8/NAC293
927.900 PL131.9/NAC293
444.775 PL131.8/NAC293
927.900 PL131.9/NAC293
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CPS hacking
I hacked CPS R01.05.00, I looked you the band limits from a post by PETNRDX http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=13729 (thanks)
and it worked nice I am now able to enter anything from 902 to 928 in the CPS screens and save the file, I have not as of yet programed the radio as i only hacked the MCS2000 exe as of last nite and was up late... I will be doing that over the weekend
Karl
and it worked nice I am now able to enter anything from 902 to 928 in the CPS screens and save the file, I have not as of yet programed the radio as i only hacked the MCS2000 exe as of last nite and was up late... I will be doing that over the weekend
Karl