I am also looking for software for the 2050. I just purchased a unit which has ALE and even DES 56 (which I will never use). The radio came with the DES loading software CD but nothing for loading ALE parameters or programming the radio code plug itself. Being an individual I can't even get anyone to quote me on the software or accessories.

It's only for personal use! I could also use information on how to access the service menu, and any service info, so that in the future I can calibrate the radio (frequency, power, etc).

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Yes I have the proper calibrated bench equipment and two-way shop experience. Many questions but looks like a real nice little radio.

Has anyone made a nice graphical menu map? Peter KB2VTL (call sign at gmail.com is my direct email) Thanks!

I just picked one up from a member here. So far I'm really liking it.

It's like a smaller less rugged Motorola Micom but with a few more features. Like the Micom, Codan, and other commercial rigs it has the bad ass syllabic squelch which I can't understand why ham manufacturers refuse to use.

It also has ALE, SELCALL and other signalling modes. One neat thing is it has a search function like a scanner and it's super fast. It also has the outboard HM modem but I haven't yet messed with that. This display had some lines out but after readjusting the zebra connector they came back on. The LCD module is a generic common one from what I've found so I'm going to order a newer one to drop in anyway. I have the diagram for the programming cable but I figured the software for it would be out there somewhere but so far I haven't found anything.

If anyone has any I would appreciate it. View Quote I was able to work a slightly better deal than the list price.

It was mainly a test to see if I liked these things. I have seen them here and there for years but they are always so expensive. So far, it's a winner. I'm finding that except for the KX-3 I'm pretty much using nothing actually HAM manufacturer wise on HF. I just can't stand the receivers and audio compared to the commercial stuff.

I am trying to figure out if it has an integrated tuner or I'm just hearing filter relays. It does have a tune button that reports SWR almost instantly but I'm not sure if it's just testing SWR but is looking for an outboard tuner or what. This is the display, or one like it, I'm contemplating getting. They also have other colors which might be neat, like white on blue. OR This would be bad ass.

It seems to have the same 12864 driver. Originally Posted By gcw: OLED is amazing.

If I have the chance to use one in a project I would before anything else. I had one on the DVRPTR that Echomancer gave me, it is a great display. Yes OLED is the only way to go. This is one I used for the home made MICOM project. I really pops due to the extreme contrast. Can you tell me more about this home made Micom project? It started when a bunch of the radio bodies were available on ebay cheap.

Some guy got like a pallet of them or something. I think they came from the State Dept but none had control heads. The heads are expensive and very rare in the used market so I set out to build my own.

I started a thread on another site and it took off from there. It ended up with some custom boards being made in China and assembled here.

I only have one board left. I am in the process of starting a redesign that allows for the use of different displays without having to have separate boards.

The original design uses a Noritake vacuum fluorescent 20x4 character display. Petsmart associate website. The next iteration was the 256x64 graphical OLED. The boards are used with the Motorola MCS2000 control head. Basically you take out the factory board and put this one in place.

The only issue is the displays are slightly too big so a bit of the clear light piping plastic for the button backlighting needs trimmed for it to fit. We found a character 20x4 OLED recently that fits almost exact. Work is being done to incorporate that as well but it will need some software tweaking due to it using a different controller. The project can be followed here at this thread. A raw board as you can see is the shape of the MCS2000 which is the same shape as the Micom head. Originally Posted By aa777888-2: 1) I hate you 2) Both the Flex and ANAN radios have very good 'syllabic' squelch.