i was reading this and the x9000 should be a good radio be cause it can't (maybe shouldn't would be a better word?) be brick.
http://www.onfreq.com/syntorx/syntorx9k/progx9.html Programming Introduction:
You are on your own when it comes to Motorola RSS. Please see the http://www.batlabs.com/ site for more information. Please do not ask me for any Motorola RSS.
Syntor X 9000 standard programming setup requires Syntor X 9000 Radio Service Software (RSS), Syntor X 9000 programming T-cable (Motorola 01-80353A75 or aftermarket cable), Radio Interface Box (RIB) (Motorola RLN-4008B or aftermarket RIB), RIB to computer RS-232 cable, and an old slow IBM PC compatible computer that runs real DOS.
The good news is the Syntor X 9000 can not be turned into a useless door stop that only the Motorola factory can repair, if something goes wrong while the RSS writes to the radio. Unlike most other Motorola RSS, the conventional Syntor X 9000 RSS can program a radio from scratch without reading the radio or using a saved code plug. Please see the http://www.batlabs.com/ site for programing details and lower cost programming hardware alternatives.
On May 22, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Bear Albrecht ebear422@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/22/13 5:29 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:12 PM, chris@engravedimage.com wrote:
I did not see any Motorola radios on the list of open tickets for new radios to be supported.
Chris. KC8UFV
There are a couple: http://chirp.danplanet.com/search/index/chirp?q=motorola
Personally I don't want to volunteer because I've heard the old Motorolas brick easily.
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Actually the HT-1000 IS a brick. But I have a lot of them and hope it gets in.
;B {W5VZB}
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