Motorola xpr 6550

[Se7en]

New toy $5 At a yard sale ! Works too ! Waiting on my charger and programming cable those cost me $150

 

[Rb30]

Nice score

Which band is it? VHF/UHF1/UHF2??

 

[Rb30]

http://www.motorola.com/web/Busines...Static Files/MOTOTRBO_Portable_Spec_Sheet.pdf

 

[henryn]

Great one. Nice work. Motorola xpr 6550 is simply amazing.

 

[VE6SDG]

Fairly new radio...it's had a rough first owner.

Just wondering....you got the software as well for it?

 

[Se7en]

Fairly new radio...it's had a rough first owner.

Just wondering....you got the software as well for it?

Bricked it. Now its a paper weight until i can afford motorola's repair service.:banghead:

 

[VE6SDG]

Bricked it. Now its a paper weight until i can afford motorola's repair service.:banghead:

That sucks.

All the new XPr's use the Digital CPS software, the Pro and older CPS won't work with them.

 

[Se7en]

That sucks.

All the new XPr's use the Digital CPS software, the Pro and older CPS won't work with them.

Was trying to break the firmware to run on 420mhz poof.

 

[VE6SDG]

Does it still turn on? If you have a Motorola dealer in your area see if they can flash the newest firmware into it. If you send it back to Moto they are going to flat rate repair it which probably will be replacing the main board in it and it will end up costing you around 400 bucks. The cost of the firmware upgrade if it takes will only be a small programming fee.

 

[Se7en]

Does it still turn on? If you have a Motorola dealer in your area see if they can flash the newest firmware into it. If you send it back to Moto they are going to flat rate repair it which probably will be replacing the main board in it and it will end up costing you around 400 bucks. The cost of the firmware upgrade if it takes will only be a small programming fee.

Turns on but screen is blank.. Wow that's expensive $$$! Not worth it to me.

 

[Mudfoot]

You know any cops or firefighters really well? Most departments use local Motorola dealers for servicing.

I used to be in the loop with the local Motorola shop, but since I've retired I'm kinda out of the loop. They use to do just about everything I asked.

 

[Se7en]

You know any cops or firefighters really well? Most departments use local Motorola dealers for servicing.

I used to be in the loop with the local Motorola shop, but since I've retired I'm kinda out of the loop. They use to do just about everything I asked.

Yes a few Leo's (friends), no fd and a few FBI. Never thought of that as our local pd still uses analog and as for fbi well whole different band. I'll see if a friend from local pd can gry in touch with there service man/women it's probably a ham which would be awesome

 

[VE6SDG]

Try this company....it's close to your location in your profile.
Motorola Two-Way Radio Dealer Los Angeles California Advanced Electronics, Inc.
I work for a communications company that deals in Motos and the boss man suggested trying to reflash the firmware. We've had a few radios come in that we did that to and it came back to life.

 

[Se7en]

Try this company....it's close to your location in your profile.
Motorola Two-Way Radio Dealer Los Angeles California Advanced Electronics, Inc.
I work for a communications company that deals in Motos and the boss man suggested trying to reflash the firmware. We've had a few radios come in that we did that to and it came back to life.

Thanks Mark

 

[VE6SDG]

One other thing about Motorola radios...The VHF and UHF radios have completely different RF PA's and amps in them. Trying to get one to do the others freq band will most likely end up in a short life of the PA.