XTS3000 model 1

MOT1 · Post by **MOT1** » Thu May 16, 2002 11:55 am

Can someone tell me what would have to be done to upgrade a Model 1 Xts3000 to a model III. Does the display plug right in? Please give specifics. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

spectragod · Post by **spectragod** » Thu May 16, 2002 4:56 pm

A dislay and all the related parts, key pad, type III front, clips for the flex's etc., about $500 NSO for all the parts to do it right. Plus you'll need a donor CP and be real good with C++. SG

watchbuddy · Post by **watchbuddy** » Fri May 17, 2002 8:11 am

Sounds like a Hacker to me! I get real mad with short cutters screws up a good radio and then your out the money and then you can not enjoy the radio. Heres what needs to be done first their are (3) boards in an XTS3000 Rf-Board Not important you could use the same one However you have a controler board and a vocoder which need to be replaceed with the correct model board you would like. Sorry to dramertize it but slaming the boards recreating s-record and slapping the chip is not the right way of doing thing's. I have had to replace many of boards from shad-tree tech's.

If you would like to correctevily turn that radio into a Model (3) Uhf let me know I have over 50 veries boards instock and controlers I also have housing that will save you money ! By the way the key-pad is $59.00 the LCD is 29.00 new housing $201.00 Boards from "M" will cost for the two about $501.97 (Thats "M"s' Pricing) Of course my price's are not for publish e-mail me for complete results Also I can do the complete change over within 24hours back to you!..

N9LLO · Post by **N9LLO** » Fri May 17, 2002 12:53 pm

We need more hackers in here, I believe that is the foundation that Batlabs was created on. Good hacks should be distributed, bad hacks should be exposed. BTW I thought commercial advertising was against the rules.

Chris

spectragod · Post by **spectragod** » Fri May 17, 2002 5:35 pm

I'm a hacker????? hahahahaha C++ is the language used to write the programming from the factory, do you think they swap boards to do an upgrade?? The controller and vocoder boards are all the same, the DSP,HOST model and serial #'s are different from radio to radio. If you have a cheap source for boards, then that is certainly eaiser... I guess, than re writing the features that you need.

The parts may have come down, I haven't had to buy any replacements for quite some time. I'm not in the business of doing illegal upgrades, send that radio back to the depot with a type III CP in it and a model I or II serial # tag and see what happens, or you could just remove all the tags... that's doesn't raise any eyebrows.

the bottom line... if your in the radio right, and you don't care if the CP matchs the tags, and it's for you and you want to keep it for a long time, then I see nothing wrong with hacking your own stuff, if your hacking to make money and sell your radio's on ebay, you may be looked at closely by M, sooner or later, it will catch up to you.

SG