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By Robert W. Meister WA1MIK

TheGM300wasMotorola'snextstepintheMaxTrac/Radiusmobileproductlines.Theschematicsare remarkablysimilar.YoucaneveninterchangesomeboardsbetweentheGM300andMaxTracradios. LiketheMaxTrac,theGM300linehasbeendiscontinuedbythemanufacturer.Throughoutthisarticle, referencetoMaxTracradiosimpliesRadiusradiosaswell. Naturally,youneeddifferentprogrammingsoftware(RSS),butifyou'veeverprogrammedaMaxTrac, you'llberightathomewiththeGM300.Theradiosoperatethesame,too.Seebelowformoreinfoon theRSSandprogramming. GM300mobileradioscovertheVHF(136-174MHzintworanges)andUHF(403-520MHzinfour ranges)bands,with8or16channels,12.5or20/25/30kHzchannelspacing,and10,25,and35-45watt powerlevels.Theyusethesameaccessories(loudspeakers,microphones,accessoryplugs,powercords, mountingbrackets,etc.)astheMaxTracs. TheM120radioisjustaboutthesameasaGM300buthas"lessfeatures"-thiswouldbethe2-channel version,equivalenttoaMaxTrac50. Here'safrontviewphotoofa16-channelMaxTrac,a16-channelGM300,anda2-channelMaxTrac:

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Model Numbers:
ThefirstsixcharactersareprettymuchstandardMotorolaconvention.TheIFfrequencyisusually45.1 MHzbutifyouhavemultipleradiosneareachother,thiscancauseinterference,soyoucanoptionally ordertheradiowithanalternateIFfrequency. Mount M Power 0:01-10w 3:10-25w 4:25-45w Band 3:136-174MHz 4:403-520MHz Series G M I.F. C:45.1MHz R:45.3MHz

Thesecondsixcharactersprovidealotofusefulinformationaboutthecapabilitiesoftheradioandthe boardscontainedwithinit.

Spacing 0:12.5kHz

# Ch. 0:8

Logic Board C:Expanded

Range 1:136-162MHz

Rev. A _

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2:20/25/30kHz

9:16

D:Masked

1:403-430MHz 2:146-174MHz 3:438-470MHz 4:465-490MHz 5:490-520MHz

AtypicalmodelnumberwouldbeM44GMC09C3A_.Thisisa40watt,UHFradio,45.1MHzIF, narrowspacing(12.5kHz),16channels,expandedlogicboard,438-470MHzband. Itisrarethatthemodelnumberincludesthespecificfrequencyrangetheradioiscapableofhandling (10thcharacter).Youdon'tgetthatluckywithMaxTracs,Spectras,etc.Iwishallthemodelnumbering wassouseful. TheexpandedlogicboardhasitsfirmwarecontainedinasocketedEPROM,whichcanbereplaced.The maskedlogicboardhasitsfirmwarepermanentlystoredinthesoldered-inmicroprocessorIC.Ihave heardthatthemaskedlogicboardisonlycapableof8channelsmaximum. ItwouldappearthatGM300sarenotcapableofanyformoftrunkingoperation.Howevertheycando G-StarsignalingforusewithGEradiosystems.

Specifications:
Clickontheimagetoenlargeit.

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NotethatarevisiontotheservicemanualshowstwoVHFranges:136-162MHzand146-174MHz. Also,thepowerlevelsarecontinuouslyvariablethroughoutthethreeranges:1-10,10-25,25-45watts.

Board Numbers:
ThislistissortedalphabeticallybyFunction,thenDescription.

Board # HLN8075A HLN8070A HLN8070D HLN8047E HLN8074A HLE8385A

Function DisplayBoard LogicBoard LogicBoard LogicBoard LogicBoard UHFPowerAmp

Description

Expanded,4-layer Expanded,4-layer Masked,2-layer Masked,2-layer 403-433MHz,01-10Watts

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HLE8275A HLE8267A HLE8034A HLE8271A HLE8284A HLE8269A HLE8229A HLE8230A HLE8301A HLE8300A HLE8264A HLE8263A HLE8228A HLE8227A HLD8293A HLD8299A HLD8033A HLD8287A HLD8266A HLD8265A HLD8029A HLD8031A HLN8071A

UHFPowerAmp UHFPowerAmp UHFPowerAmp UHFPowerAmp UHFPowerAmp UHFPowerAmp UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard UHFRFBoard VHFPowerAmp VHFPowerAmp VHFPowerAmp VHFPowerAmp VHFRFBoard VHFRFBoard VHFRFBoard VHFRFBoard Vol/MicBoard

403-433MHz,25-45Watts 438-470MHz,01-10Watts 438-470MHz,10-25Watts 438-470MHz,25-40Watts 465-495MHz,25-40Watts 490-520MHz,25-35Watts 403-433MHz,25kHz 403-433MHz,12.5kHz 438-470MHz,12.5kHz 438-470MHz,25kHz 465-490MHz,12.5kHz 465-490MHz,25kHz 490-520MHz,12.5kHz 490-520MHz,25kHz 136-162MHz,10-25Watts 146-174MHz,01-10Watts 146-174MHz,10-25Watts 146-174MHz,25-45Watts 136-162MHz,12.5kHz 136-162MHz,25kHz 146-174MHz,12.5kHz 146-174MHz,25kHz

Logic Board Jumpers:


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ThesearequitevisibleonthephotooftheGM300logicboardbelow.Notethatsomeofthesejumpers arealsopresentonMaxTracsandhavethesamefunctions.

Accessory Connector:
Clickontheimagetoenlargeit.

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Notethatthe8-channelradiosignalsareslightlydifferentthanthe16-channelradiosignals.Thatmaybe duetothemaskedvs.expandedlogicboard.Fortunately,youcanuseanaccessoryplugwiredfora MaxTrac(7-9,15-16)inaGM300. Clickontheimagetoenlargeit.

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Theaccessoryconnectorandpinsarealsowell-documentedintheMaxTracsection. Notethatmanyaccessorypinsontheexpanded(four-layer)logicboardareprogrammable,whereas you'restuckwiththepinassignmentsonthemasked(two-layer)logicboard.

Channel Steering:
The16-channelexpandedlogicboardradiossupport"channelsteering"throughtheaccessory connector.Youneedtoprogramthegeneral-purposeI/Opins(6,8,9,12,and14)for"ChannelSelect". Theyturnintoabinarycodedinputthatallowsyoutoselectanyofthepossible16channelsby groundingtheappropriateinputlines(assumingyou'veprogrammedtheradioforactive-lowinputs).To selectchannel1,groundthe"ChannelSelect1"line.Channels1,2,4,8,or16maybeselectedby groundingselectline1,2,3,4,or5respectively.Allotherchannelsareselectedbygroundingmultiple selectlines.Ifyoureleasealloftheselines,theradiorevertstothechannelselectedbythefrontpanel.If youselectachannelthatdoesnotexist(i.e.10channelsprogrammedandyouselectchannel16),the radiorevertstothechannelselectedbythefrontpanel.ChannelsteeringDOESworkasexpectedon radioswithmorethan16channels,i.e.youcanselectanythinguptochannel31,asthat'sallthat's possiblewithfiveselectlines. ThisdocumentdescribestheI/Oconnectorsettingsandshowsonewayofhandlingchannelsteering.

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Pins4,8,12,14canbeconfiguredforCOR.Pins6,8,9,12,14canbeconfiguredforChannelSelect.So youcanputCORonpin4andCSontheothers.Thefactthatthemasked(8-channel)radiosandmost MaxTracusersselectedpin8forPL&CORDetectissomethingthatwillhavetobechangedifyouwant multiplefeaturesactivated.It'suptotheusertochoosethedesiredfunctionalitygiventhenumber(six) ofprogrammableI/Olines.

Programming:
TheHVN8177programmingsoftware(RSS)programstheM10,M120,M130,andGM300mobiles,as wellastheGR300,GR400,andGR500desktoprepeaters.ThelatestreleaseisHVN8177Fversion R05.00.00datedDecember1995.TheRSSisshippedon3.5inchdiskettesandisaDOS-onlyprogram. ThemicrophoneconnectorisexactlythesameasonaMaxTrac,andit'salsowell-documentedinthe MaxTracsection.TheprogrammingcableandRIBsetupisthesameaswhatyou'duseforaMaxTracor GTX. Youcanhex-edittheMDFfileintheRSStoallowan8-channelradiototake16channels.Additional informationisavailableelsewhereonthewebandfromColinLoweG1IVGhere. TheGM300withtheexpandedlogicboardsupportsthesamecommonsignalingmodesasaMaxTrac (PL,DPL,MDC,etc.).

Differences from a MaxTrac:


TheGM300hasmodelsthatfullycoverthe144-148MHzand440-450MHzamateurbands.Some MaxTracswillgothatlowifyouadjusttheVCOandhex-edittheRSS. TheGM300RFboardshavealocal/distantattenuatorinthereceiverfrontend.Thisreducesthegainof thereceiverandimprovesintermodrejectionby10dB.YoucanputaGM300RFboardintoaMaxTrac, buttherewillbenocontrolofthelocal/DXcircuit,andtheradiowillhavepoorsensitivity.Thecircuit canbeactivatedbysolderingasmalljumperontheRFboard.TheGM300RSSandlogicboardsknow howtocontrolthiscircuitry;theMaxTracRSSandlogicboardsdonot.

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TheGM300controlheadisquitesimilartotheMaxTrac.Thereisanadditionalcircuitboard,soldered tothelogicboardpins,thatthecontrolheadconnectorspluginto,thatprovidessomeRFfilteringand Zenerdiodestoprotectfromexcessivevoltage.Also,theinternalspeakernowconnectsthroughthe controlheadcables,ratherthanonitsown2-wirecable.Thismakesiteasiertoremote-mountaGM300. Therearekitsavailableforthispurpose.

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Forcomparison,here'stheinsideviewofaMaxTrac.Noticethelackofshieldingandnofilterboard betweenthelogicboardandcontrolhead.

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TheGM300logicboardissignificantlydifferentfromtheMaxTraclogicboard.ItcancontroltheRF board'slocal/DXcircuit.TheaudiopoweramplifierisonesingleICratherthandiscretetransistors.The heat-sinkisconsiderablydifferentandmountsonlytothebottomofthechassis-nomoreT8flat-head screwsthroughthesideofthechassis.Therearefarfewercomponentsontheboardtoo.AllGM300 logicboardshavea16-pinaccessoryconnector.Afullmetalshieldcoverstheentirelogicboard,just liketheyhavefortheRFboard;theMaxTraconlyshieldsthemicroprocessorarea.Thisfurtherreduces spuriousemissions.

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TheGM300audioamplifierdrivesbothsidesoftheloudspeaker.ThereforeyoumustNOTgroundeither pin1orpin16oftheaccessoryconnector.Youmustruntwowirestoanexternalspeaker.Thesame circuitdesignandcomponentsareusedontheSpectraradiosandtheysufferfromthesamerestriction. Groundingeitherspeakerleadmayletoutthechip'slifetimesupplyofsmoke. TheinternalloudspeakerfortheGM300(andMaxTrac/Radius)radiosisp/n5080085D03,howeverthis partnumberhasbeenreplacedbyp/n5004639J01.Thisisa22ohm,5wattspeakerthatretailsfor around$7USinearly2009. TheGM300poweramplifierhasathermistormountednearthefinaltransistor,soitactuallysensesthe heat-sinktemperature.Thelogicboardusesthistocontroltheoutputpowerinamorereasonableway; thepowerwillbereducedif/whenthepoweramplifiergetshotenough,notwhenthemicroprocessor "thinks"it'sgettinghotfromextendeduse.ThismakesGM300radiosmoresuitableforrepeater transmitterusage.(Theystillneedadequateforced-aircooling.)Thisextrasignalrequiresa6-wirecable andconnectorbetweenthePAandthelogicboard(theMaxTracsonlyhavea5-wirecableand connector).IhaveheardthatyoucanuseaGM300PAinaMaxTracbysnippingthetemperaturesensor wireofftheconnector,butIpersonallywouldnotbutchereithertheradioorthecablethatway.

Blanking the Radio:


Theredoesn'tseemtobealabversionofRSSfortheGM300.YoucanfoolRSSintothinkingtheradio isblankbymanuallyerasingtheserialnumber(fillingitwithspaces)usingthebit-bangingfacility availableintheMaxTraclabRSSprogram.Afterthat,youshouldbeabletoinitializetheradiousingthe GM300RSS.Thatprocedureissimilarto,ifnotexactlythesameas,thestepsyou'ddoforaMaxTrac: settheradiomodelnumber,frequencyrange,signalingfeatures,serialnumber,keyinthecrystaldata

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and9.6Vreading,andalignthepoweramplifieranddeviationcircuits. Note:peoplehaveusedtheMaxTraclabRSStoblankGM300radios.TheytheninstallaMaxTrac EPROM,makesomechangestothelogicboard,andturntheradiointoaMaxTrac,includingthemodel number.ThentheyinitializeitwithMaxTracRSS.Thisprocedureisnotrecommended. Toblanktheradio,youneedtodepositthefollowingdataatthelocationsshown.Thesevaluescame directlyfromafactory-freshblankboard.Thisdatawillgodirectlyintotheradio'smemory.Youmay wanttowritedownthecontentsoftheselocationsfirst,incasesomethinggoesterriblywrong.Ifound thisinfoonthewebandhavenottrieditbecauseIdon'townaGM300.Useitatyourownrisk.All valuesarehexadecimal. Loc 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 60A 60B 60C 60D 60E 60F Data 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 FF FF 1B FF FF 4F Usage Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Serial# Panel# Index# Index# SWVer. ??? Checksum

Aftersettingthememorytothesevalues,theradiowillappearblankedtotheGM300RSS,andyou'll havetogothroughtheblankboardreplacementprocedureandeitheraligntheradio,orfillinthe variousfieldswithdatathatwaspreviouslythere.

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Bytheway,theRSSknowsaboutonlyone"panelnumber"fortheseradios:5,anditcoverstheRadius GM300productandmodelsMxxGMC00D2xxandMxxGMC20D2xx. TheabovetablevaluesaresupposedtoworkwithaGM300.ForanM120,changethevalueat60C from1Bto20,andchangethevalueat60Ffrom4Fto54.

Common Problems:
Forsomereason,GM300sseemtobepronetolosingreceivesensitivity.Whetherthisisduetonearby excessivetransmitterpoweroroperatorerror,theeventualcauseseemstobeeithershortedprotection diodesacrossthereceiver'sinput,oradeadfirstRFamplifiertransistor.Allofthesecomponentsrequire removaloftheRFboardtoaccessthem,butreplacementisquiteeasy.They'resurface-mount,ofcourse. Theseradiosoftengowayofffrequency,tothepointthatthewarpadjustmentwillnotgetitbackwhere itbelongs.Thecauseismostoftendirtyinterconnectionpinsinsidetheradio.ThesearebetweentheRF boardandthelogicboard.OntheMaxTrac,theyareattachedtothelogicboard;ontheGM300thestrip ofpinsismountedonthechassisandbothboardsplugintoit.Removebothboards,cleanthesepins, andreinstalltheboards.Whiletheradioisapart,cleanthefrontpanelconnectorstoo.Thesesame connectorsgetdirtyonMaxTracsaswell,butforsomereasontheydon'toftencauseseriousproblems liketheydoontheGM300. Toremovethelogicboard,youneedtoremoveaboutadozenscrews,includingalltheonesonthe componentsmountedtotheheatsink.IfounditeasiertoremovetheRFboardfirst,thenfliptheradio overandpullthelogicboardandtheinterconnectpinassemblytogether,thenremovetheinterconnect fromthelogicboard.

Reference Oscillator Coarse Adjustment Procedure:


Ratherthantypethisparagraph,hereitisdirectlyfromtheservicemanual.Thissameprocedure(with differentpartreferences)couldalsobeusedwithMaxTracradios.

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Manuals and RSS:


GM3008-channelOperator'sCard,6880902Z26 GM30016-channelOperator'sCard,6880902Z41 GM300Owner'sManual,6880902Z09 GM300ServiceManual,6880902Z32 GM300RSS,HVN8177F GM300RSSManual,6880902Z36

Acknowledgements and Credits:


DaveN1OFJsuppliedtheGM300andMaxTrac50radios.Thesephotosweretakenathisshack. Allphotographsweretaken,andarecopyright,bytheauthor. Muchoftheinformationforthisarticle,andthescannedpages,wereobtainedfromtheofficialMotorola GM300ServiceManual. AfewtidbitsofinformationweregatheredfromInternetsources. GM300,MaxTrac,Radius,RSS,PL,DPL,MDC,andprobablyabunchofotherthings,aretrademarks ofMotorola,Inc.

Contact:
Theauthorcanbecontactedat:his-callsign[at]comcast[dot]net.

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