Flashcode upgrades

[securitymikey]

Hello. I have XTS3000 I want to have flashed to do GE star and a Astro Spectra flashed to do P25 digital w/ID and MDC1200. First off is this going to be costly to do this and second is this something I could do on my own or do these units have to go back the "Big M"?

[Mfire39]

An XTS3000 will not support GE Star...



-Marc

[securitymikey]

Oh well so much for that idea. How about the Astro Spectra?

[akardam]

An Astro Spectra analog to P25 digital upgrade runs a little over $500 list, and Digital ID Display runs about $75 list. You (or your radio shop) need to submit an order for a FlashPort upgrade, including model, serial, current flashcode. You will recieve a FlashPort upgrade key, along with a software disc with the current Host/DSP firmware. You will need an OEM Astro Spectra flash cable (RKN4047) and an OEM Motorola SmartRIB (RLN1015C or later) and the latest CPS. Upgrading should take about 30 minutes.

[jmr061]

Oh well so much for that idea. How about the Astro Spectra?

Just curious, what is the current info on the astro spectra you have? Model, host/dsp, flashcode?

Jason

[securitymikey]

Ok. I guess thats why the guy I got it from didn't what it then being he would have had to spend a few bucks to upgrade it. Model # for unit is D04RKF9PW5ANSP01. i belive the flashcode is 0000010020005. From what I understood the radio was only able to do conventional which was all I wanted at the time I got it. Thanks for the info guys.

[BikerScout]

Who thanks for that. I was going to buy a radio with that flash code. Now I know how much it would cost to upgrade it. I was wondering what the decoder meant by the following.
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Decoding Flashcode: 000001-002000-5

G48 Conventional Systems Operation
G241 Analog Only Operation
<A HREF="http://www.akardam.net/moto/tools/decode3.pl">Decoded by akardam.net FC Decoder</A>
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So, just because the radio has 'Astro' it does not mean it does P25. So does it do VSELP? or is that a different flash code?

[Rayjk110]

No, it just doesn't do any sort of IMBE or digital modulation at all... just analog.

[Pj]

D04RKF9PW5ANSP01

Is this the marine radio with dual RF connectors, or something else?

[motorola_otaku]

D04RKF9PW5ANSP01

Is this the marine radio with dual RF connectors, or something else?

I've come across 2 R-split Astro Spectras with the SP01 suffix, and they were both 453-488 radios. There were a bunch on Ebay recently, and this guy had/has one for sale too.