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380ED Serial Port vs IR

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380ED Serial Port vs IR

#1 Post by GeekDad » Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:23 am

I've been resurrecting a 380ED to use as a platform for programming radios and need to activate the serial port. Currently it seems to be set to IR but I don't have the utility needed to do the switch. The 380ED currently has DOS only. No Windows.
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Re: 380ED Serial Port vs IR

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:15 pm

Check the Drivers link above.
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Re: 380ED Serial Port vs IR

#3 Post by GeekDad » Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:36 pm

Outstanding!

Many thanks!
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Re: 380ED Serial Port vs IR

#4 Post by fatkatsupra1 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:33 pm

What radios are you programming? Sounds like a fun project.
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Re: 380ED Serial Port vs IR

#5 Post by GeekDad » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:50 am

A *very* late reply. I did get the 380ED going and have been using it to program Motorola HT600 and MT1000 handhelds. It works flawlessly.

Now to see about setting up a CF or SD card adapter of some kind instead using Procomm Plus all the time....
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