Motorola SABER RSS - Radio Service Software

Motorola SABER RSS   
Radio Service Software

Most, if not all, Motorola 2-way radios can be programmed by means of a dedicated purpose-written piece of software, called Radio Service Software or RSS for short. Every type of radio, and sometime even every individual model, requires its own RSS. This page deals with programming a standard SABER I, II or III hand-held radio. It allows channels to be assigned with a frequency, output power, CTCSS and many other features that the radio is capable of.

As the SABER radios were developed in the late 1980s, it should be noted that the RSS was also developed in that era. As a result, it won't run on a modern Windows-based computer. Please read this page carefully before attempting to program the radio. In particular read the warning below.

Furthermore, you should get yourself a copy of the RSS User's Guide [1], as the software is not self-explanatory and most of the options have a rather cryptic desciption. The User's Guide gives a detailed explanation of each of the options and comes with a number of examples.          
SABER programming setup

The configuration data of a SABER radio, is called a codeplug. A codeplug defines the features of the radio, but also the channels and their properties (e.g. CTCSS). The RSS allows codeplugs to be read from a radio, store them to disc, modify them, and write them back to the radio.

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