Can I use the same programming cable?

[JimmyL1011]

Hello, all!

I have a RIB, a programming cable with a DB25 connector at one end and a RJ45 plug at the other and the radios and software for the following radios: (2) Radius M1225LS, (2) Radius GM300, (2) Maxtrac 888, (1) Radius, (1) MaxTrac, and (1) MCS2000. I purchased the programming cable for the MCS2000 radio but since the other radios use the RJ45 jack to program them, can this one programming cable work on several radios? I recently picked up a CDM1550LS and was wondering if the radio will work with this programming cable as well.

Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance.

Jim

[MTS2000des]

Hello, all!

I have a RIB, a programming cable with a DB25 connector at one end and a RJ45 plug at the other and the radios and software for the following radios: (2) Radius M1225LS, (2) Radius GM300, (2) Maxtrac 888, (1) Radius, (1) MaxTrac, and (1) MCS2000. I purchased the programming cable for the MCS2000 radio but since the other radios use the RJ45 jack to program them, can this one programming cable work on several radios? I recently picked up a CDM1550LS and was wondering if the radio will work with this programming cable as well.

Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance.

Jim

The MCS2000 cable is a different pinout than the Radius/CDM cable, they are not compatible.
FYI a Radius/Maxtrac/CDM cable is easy to build, just follow the schematics on the main batboard site.

[SteveC0625]

I recently picked up a CDM1550LS and was wondering if the radio will work with this programming cable as well.

Yes, it will work with the CDM.

(For future reference, it won't work with the CM200/300 Commercial Series radios. If you use the search function, there are several threads on that. All you need is a simple adapter to use the same cable on the Comm series. Easy to build.)

[kcbooboo]

However, you can easily modify a standard RJ45-type cable so it will work on the MaxTrac etc as well as CM200/300.

Bob M.