Originally Posted By FishingFool:
anyone have a link to buy a programming cable? All the links on this thread are old and dead.

I think these HX370'S radios would make great 2M and LMR mini-repeaters too. Anyone want to try?

Originally Posted By SnakeEye:
EXPY37 says
How would you go about getting the radio to retransmit the received signal?  Are you talking about gutting the radio and building some interface to the existing circuitry??

Originally Posted By hcook:

http://www.psicompany.com/standard-horizon-ce68-programming-software/

Disclaimer: I've never ordered from these folks, but it seemed like a good price for a hard-to-find product.

Originally Posted By Bigred200e:


Anyone having any luck with this site?  My computer times out every time.

Is there any other programming software that would work?

ETA: It now shows Failed To Connect.

Originally Posted By Bigred200e:


Anyone having any luck with this site?  My computer times out every time.

Is there any other programming software that would work?

ETA: It now shows Failed To Connect.

Originally Posted By Bigred200e:


For anyone interested, the website now connects but shows a page for a website hosting company.  I will be calling the number for the original company tomorrow and will update when I know if they are still in business.
This is slightly annoying as they are the only company I found to sell the programming software.

Originally Posted By Speargun_:
Can't let this one die....

Originally Posted By Tony-Ri:
Does anyone know if it does 12.5kHz Narrowband deviation?

W/N: Transmit Deviation Level (HX370 series only)
These parameters indicates the channel spacing environment. The available selections are
“Wide (25 kHz Channel Spacing, ±5 kHz deviation)” and “Narrow (12.5 kHz Channel
Spacing, ±2.5 kHz deviation).”

Originally Posted By JC_Conn:
On sale here: http://www.anchorexpress.com/Standard-Horizon-HX370S-Portable-VHF-p/hx370s.htm
List price is $129.99 but discounted price of $99.99 shows when added to cart.

$9.99 shipping ground shipping, no tax.


Can someone email/IM me the details on the programming software? I'm sourcing the cable currently but coming up dry on the software.


Jeremy

Got my programming cable in the mail just a few days ago, but I couldn't program
my units until I brought home my work laptop (I'm a Mac, but work gives me a
PC).

Installed the software and did the following configuration changes:

Turned off USA, INTL, and CANADA Marine VHF bands.

Just figured out that if you turn off all the VHF Marine bands, then your radio will be stuck in transfer mode and won't key up.

You can disable all the channels in the USA band, but be sure to leave the band enabled.

Programmed LMR channels MURS 01 to MURS 05, all RX TX lower power with power up.

Remember that MURS 04 and MURS 05 can use wide or narrow band, but consistency,
I set all LMR channels to narrow band. If you're using HAM freqs, pick whatever
is appropriate.

Haven't decide whether to add another 5 channels with PL tones yet. Don't really
see a point as 5 channels ought to be enough.

Since I don't have my HAM license yet, no need for anything there.

I bought these primarily for use at my ranch in South Texas and am hoping to get
better results than the cheesy Motorola Talk-abouts I've been using. Hopefully
better battery life as well. I really just wanted a simple rugged radio that I
could hand to a buddy and show how to use quickly and easily.


Stepping into IT Geek mode (my day job):

One thing about programming cable––make sure that the COM port for the
USB-to-serial adapter is set to the correct number. Most PCs have COM ports 1-4
already set to various devices. CE68 software only recognizes COM 1-4. Likely
that the USB cable when drivers are installed will be assigned COM 5 or higher.
Go into Device Manager, locate USB-to-serial adapter, and change COM port to 1,
2, 3, or 4. It will complain that something is already assigned to that port,
but you can disregard (as long as you're not using that device previously
assigned to the COM port you've chosen at that moment).

If you go to send the programming to the radio, and it completes in less than a
second, you're using the wrong COM port. If the status bar during the transfer
never creeps across the screen, check your cable and make sure it's screwed in
tight to the port on the radio. If everything is setup correctly, it takes 15-30
seconds to send data to the radio.

I had no issues using the driver included on the CD with the cable provided by
the vendor; others have reported issues. There is supposedly a driver floating
around on the Internet. Just google the name of whatever device shows up in
Device Manager and you should be able to find out. I'm leery of giving out
specifics because I'm not sure if every vendor of every programming cable uses
the same USB-to-serial adapter.

Be sure to save your config file after you've sent it to the radio, especially
if you'll be programming multiple units. I've queued my hunting buddies into
this radio so I'll be programming multiple units in the near future and it's
nice to quickly recall a setup and send it en masse. Of course, if you have a
pre-programmed radio, you can pull the config off that radio, then send it to
another radio.

Hope this helps––I haven't seen a whole lot of data on the actual programming
side of things on the 'Net.

One thing I forgot to add:

When programming, make sure the LED on the front of the radio is illuminated GREEN
to show good connection. I've found that I can't screw the cable into the radio
completely and get a good connection. Might have to back off a turn or two.

I've taken the antenna off to get a better angle on attaching the cable; just be
sure not to key up until you reattach the antenna.

Originally Posted By Majestic-12:
Hey, JC, I thought I was having deja vu there for a minute.  I use the PL tones on my MURS channels because sometimes they appear to pick up interference from electronics (especially when indoors) or pick up some garbled transmissions from a business that uses MURS down the road.  PL tones keep the MURS channels quiet until  I receive a "real" transmission.   I can also turn up the squelch level to take care of this issue, but I like to keep my squelch pretty low.  Good post, BTW, you really summarized the ins and outs of programming these things.

Originally Posted By Tweightwee:
I'm going to pull the trigger on a pair of these shortly.

Does anyone have any experience with the speaker mikes?

Originally Posted By TheGrayMan:


Yes.  They work... and they also make weather-resistant ones.

CA-2x4SR
BROADBAND VHF/UHF Dual Band Antenna
CA-2x4SR:  Designed to assist Search & Rescue Volunteers and Professionals
1.5:1 or less SWR: 144-148/440-450MHz
2:1 or less SWR: 140-160/435-465MHz
Gain:  3.8/6.2dBi
Max Power:  150 watts
Length:  40 inches
Connector:  PL-259
Fold-over hinge included

The CA-2x4SR is a broad-band antenna designed for those needing voice communications on the ham radio, land mobile, and FRS frequency ranges.

When the amateur radio community is working together with local search and rescue and other public service agencies, the CA-2x4SR antenna allows TX and RX capability in both bands!

The coverage area and gain provided by the CA-2x4SR is remarkable.  Whether used on VHF or UHF or both, it is an asset to the communications needs of amateurs and land mobile users simultaneously.

Originally Posted By Zak-Smith:
The radios - HX370S's - showed up today.    I also got a couple of the MH-73A4B speaker mics.



According to Standard Horizon, the HX400 is intended to replace the HX370S series, although the guy did not say anything about the HX370S being discontinued.  He said that different software is required to program the HX400–– that the HX370S's CE68 will not work with the new HX400.  The HX400 is more expensive by about $70 but has the voice scrambler built in.  It also has more battery capacity but is larger in height and depth.