Alpha version available for download

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Alpha version available for download

Post by VK3KYY » Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:47 pm

An Alpha version is now available for download

Please read the installation instructions

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2035&p=17115#p17115

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by VK3KYY » Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:56 pm

New version can be downloaded from

downloads/MD9600/Firmware/09753f6acc4e1 ... 1f49b8f7d8

* Fix GPS position display problem
* Improve DMR Rx AGC
* Improve DMR Scanning

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Re: Alpha version available for download

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by AA3RP » Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:02 am

VK3KYY wrote:
Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:47 pm
An Alpha version is now available for download
Thank you for putting out this Alpha version. Is there some write up on the button / control mapping for the MD-9600 as its button and control differ much from the HTs ?

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by VK3KYY » Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:05 am

AA3RP wrote:
Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:02 am
VK3KYY wrote:
Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:47 pm
An Alpha version is now available for download
Thank you for putting out this Alpha version. Is there some write up on the button / control mapping for the MD-9600 as its button and control differ much from the HTs ?
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2012#p16970

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by AA3RP » Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:15 am

ok ... have the firmware loader and have backups of the factory and such, but now I need to be sure about the CPS that use once I update the firmware. Do I use the latest CPS release for the GD77 / DM-1801 / RD-5R, or is it a modified CPS version ?

Finally will a saved CPS file that was created for the GD77 or other radios load and work on the MD-9600 ?

Just making sure I get this correct before I go to far down this road.

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by VK3KYY » Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:51 am

AA3RP wrote:
Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:15 am
ok ... have the firmware loader and have backups of the factory and such, but now I need to be sure about the CPS that use once I update the firmware. Do I use the latest CPS release for the GD77 / DM-1801 / RD-5R, or is it a modified CPS version ?

Finally will a saved CPS file that was created for the GD77 or other radios load and work on the MD-9600 ?

Just making sure I get this correct before I go to far down this road.
Did you read the link to the installation instructions?

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2035&p=17115#p17115

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by AA3RP » Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:12 pm

VK3KYY wrote:
Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:51 am
AA3RP wrote:
Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:15 am
ok ... have the firmware loader and have backups of the factory and such, but now I need to be sure about the CPS that use once I update the firmware. Do I use the latest CPS release for the GD77 / DM-1801 / RD-5R, or is it a modified CPS version ?

Finally will a saved CPS file that was created for the GD77 or other radios load and work on the MD-9600 ?

Just making sure I get this correct before I go to far down this road.
Did you read the link to the installation instructions?

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2035&p=17115#p17115
Thank you,
Thought I had read them but doing a 2nd and 3rd time realize that I missed much, sorry about that. Also did not notice that there is a new option in the CPS to select Radio type.

All is good now and I have the Alpha version loaded and working on one of the three md9600. Seems to function and I will be using it more.

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by G4EML » Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:45 pm

Glad you managed to get it working.

As you have found the codeplug is exactly the same for all radio types which keeps things simple.

The MD9600 also has plenty of memory so you should be able to load the entire DMR database. Just leave the region selection blank when downloading to the CPS.

Much of the code is common to the GD77 implementation and most features should be usable. There may be a few, more obscure, things that don’t work yet.

Colin G4EML

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Re: Alpha version available for download

Post by YT5HOK » Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:35 pm

Just a side note, but probably important, cause many people will try FW/CPS now...

User ID database at RadioID.net is currently broken.

(File: user.csv 12450945 2022-03-05 05:01:04)


So, don't blame CPS. ;)

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