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Anyone know how to program a Linton LT6288?

I just bought this programmable UHF, and so far its awesome. Had to look up FRS/GMRS freq's and enter them in manually, but got it working with my standard radios well. The only problem, the manual was in chinese (despite advertising), and I dont want to have to carry around a sheet of frequencies and enter them in manually all the time.

Does anyone know how to program in channels/presets? Or better yet know where I can find a downloadable PDF manual in english since I would like to learn all the various functions? (google just sucks, an hour trying to find a manual/pdf and all im getting is either ebay sites, retailer sites or just bizzare totally unrelated hits)

good lord.. you think a google search of "linton 6288 manual" would be able to find a hit like that. *sigh* god i hate google, or it hates me.. either way there is much hatred there!!! grrrr

Thanks HUGELY for the link tho. Gonna make life alot easier for me. :)

No problem.

I've been thinking about picking up the same radio for a while now.

I was researching it tonight and came across the manual in English. I saw your post a few minutes later, so I knew right where to find it.

Just good timing I guess.

Well I havnt been able to field it yet, (just got it today) I can already say it sounds way nicer than those motorola talkabout 700's I have been using up till now. It heavier, but practically the same size. The screenshots didnt prepare me for just how small this puppy is.

I also picked up a pair of these headsets too. A 2pin for this radio, and a 1pin to try on the old motorolas. For 12 bucks they are phenominal headsets. Low profile and they grip the ear really well. heh, did the "headbanger" thing to make sure and it stuck on nicely. I'm feeling confident that it wont pop off midgame.

Using that link you gave me I have already programmed in the 22 standard channels. I even differentiated channels 1-13 as 2w low power channels and 14-22 as 4w high power channels. Its easy as cake once you have the manual to decipher the buttons. lol

How long was the shipping time before it got to your door?

Did you get hit by customs?

I have a ex-girlfriend of mine in Beijing looking for one for me today... I'm debating on if i should let her go through the hassle of finding one and shipping it to me or if i should just order one from where you ordered your's.

i've got a 6288, had to program it on the computer with a program for it and a usb cable.

It takes approximately 10 sec. to program the 6288 with the serial cable and config file.

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Originally Posted by DonKorleone (Post 733687)

about 10 business days from that site. nothing from customs either. Didnt even look like they opened it for inspection.

programmed mine to gish's new file but now i cant connect to cobra radios!

^I hope this works for you.

Cobra FM Channel to Linton Channel
1 GMRS/FRS 462.5625 - Channel 1 on Linton
2 GMRS/FRS 462.5875 - Channel 5 on Linton
3 GMRS/FRS 462.6125 - Channel 9 on Linton
4 GMRS/FRS 462.6375 - Channel 13 on Linton
5 GMRS/FRS 462.6625 - Channel 17 on Linton
6 GMRS/FRS 462.6875 - Channel 21 on Linton
7 GMRS/FRS 462.7125 - Channel 25 on Linton
8 FRS 467.5625 - Channel 29 on Linton
9 FRS 467.5875 - Channel 33 on Linton
10 FRS 467.6125 -Channel 37 on Linton
11 FRS 467.6375 -Channel 41 on Linton
12 FRS 467.6625 -Channel 45 on Linton
13 FRS 467.6875 -Channel 49 on Linton
14 FRS 467.7125 -Channel 53 on Linton

alot of us use Lintons in alberta they absolutley kick ass. I think around 100 have been thru Joc

So, cable and software. Where to get?

Yes I do have a COM port on the lap

OK so I've got the cable, I've got the disc and other than it's half in chinese it seems to be going along.

Right now I can punch up the RX frequencies on the software, but I can't seem to find to punch in the CCTS. Any other tips?

If I key up a talkabout I can hear it on the Linton, but when I key up the Linton the Talkabout does't receive.

Make sure the talkabout isnot in a sub channel like 6.1 instead of 6

Hm, getting warmer, of course the battery on the talkabout I borrowed just died so now testing is suspended.

Anyone with tips on programing the CCTS through the serial cable or other how toos, or even a screenshot of your channel info would be a huge help!

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Originally Posted by Danke (Post 988548)

Sounds like all you programmed are the Rx frequencies, but not Tx. That would be why it's receiving from other radios but not sending.

Sorry I can't help you out. I programmed the radio manually, so have no clue how the software works. I have no com ports on my computers, so I can't use it.

I rested the battery on the talkabout and got it squealing when I key up, with the sub channels set to 0.

Of course lots of folks here tend to use the sub channels so I'd like to be able to punch those up too.

From Morbs threads: Not sure if this will help or not.

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Originally Posted by MadMorbius (Post 224094)

Well, I wasn't sure where to post this, but I figured Gear was as good a place as any.

Recently, a lot of people have begun moving away from 2 watt FRS / GMRS radios and using 5-6 watt UHF Radios tuned to the FRS / GMRS frequency range.

ONE, THIS IS ZERO, WAIT ONE, OVER!

NOTICE : If you disagree with using 5 or 6 watt transmitters on the FRS or GMRS bands, or want to challenge the legalities, or are deathly afraid that the police will drop out of the ethosphere and bust you for using overpowered radios, please STOP READING HERE. I'm well aware of the legalities, and frankly that is outside of this discussion.

That being said, below you'll find an article I published on the WP boards describing all the frequency mappings for FRS / GMRS radios and the associated CTCSS settings for compatibility with non UHF players using standard FRS / GMRS subchannels. Note that some of the information in the article was compiled from the public domain. As such, I do not take responsilbity for the accuracy of any information provided, excepting that I can personally attest to the accuracy of the GMRS radio frequencies provided. Furthermore, I do not present this article as an original work, as it has been stated that several portions were compiled from the public domain.

ONE, THIS IS ZERO, SEND, OVER!

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Below is the frequency table for Motorola's talkabout series of FRS and GMRS radios, as they relate to programmable frequencies for UHF radios. I though that given the increasing use of high-end radios, this might be useful:

Motorola Talkabout Cannels

Ch Service Frequency

1 GMRS/FRS 462.5625
2 GMRS/FRS 462.5875
3 GMRS/FRS 462.6125
4 GMRS/FRS 462.6375
5 GMRS/FRS 462.6625
6 GMRS/FRS 462.6875
7 GMRS/FRS 462.7125
8 FRS 467.5625
9 FRS 467.5875
10 FRS 467.6125
11 FRS 467.6375
12 FRS 467.6625
13 FRS 467.6875
14 FRS 467.7125
15 GMRS 462.5500
16 A GMRS 462.5750
17 GMRS 462.6000
18 B GMRS 462.6250
19 GMRS 462.6500
20 C GMRS 462.6750
21 GMRS 462.7000
22 GMRS 462.7250

About "Sub Channels"

CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System) is an advanced sub-coding system that allows segmentation of a main channel. When you transmit using CTCSS you are transmitting on one of the main FRS or GMRS channels but you are transmitting an inaudible tone that controls the squelch. To understand how this works think of squelch as a gate that opens only under certain conditions. When it is opened your radio allows the signal to be received and you hear the transmission. Normally, squelch is a gate that is activated by signal strength - the signal must be strong enough or the gate (squelch) won't open. In CTCSS squelch is controlled by an inaudible sub-tone - without the proper sub tone the gate (squelch) won't open regardless of signal strength.

An FRS or GMRS radio equipped with CTCSS allows it's squelch to be broken (allows an incoming signal to be heard) only when it receives a special low frequency tone transmitted by another FRS on the same subchannel. To use CTCSS sub-channels you would set two FRS radio's, equipped with CTCSS, to the same channel and same sub-channel. This way both radios would be transmitting the same low frequency tone when transmitting and looking for the same low frequency tone when receiving.

CTCSS is a useful feature when you only want to hear from a certain radio or group of radios and not everyone else since your radio's squelch will only open when it receives the sub-frequency assigned to the sub-channel you are on. This will stop you from hearing other transmissions on the same channel and/or same channel with different sub-channel.

It is important to note that CTCSS does not provide you with privacy - all it does is eliminate the number of signals your radio will allow you to hear! Your transmission can be received/overheard by any other FRS radios on the same channel - Once your signal is on the air, the signal is fair game to be received by other FRS radios, GMRS radios or scanners. Additionaly, any UHF radio tuned to the "parent" frequency, and not subscribing to the CTCSS, will overhear any transmission sent on that channel. The UHF set's transmissions will be ignored by the recieving FRS or GMRS radio however, unless the corresponding CTCSS code is activated on the UHF set.

Amateur radios operating in the GMRS or FRS frequency range can be configured to use CTCSS "Sub Channels" by configuring the CTCSS tone frequency.

The following is a list of sub-channel CTCSS frequencies:

Code Freq (Hz)
1 67.0
2 71.9
3 74.4
4 77.0
5 79.7
6 82.5
7 85.4
8 88.5
9 91.5
10 94.8
11 97.4
12 100.0
13 103.5
14 107.2
15 110.9
16 114.8
17 118.8
18 123.0
19 127.3
20 131.8
21 136.5
22 141.3
23 146.2
24 151.4
25 156.7
26 162.2
27 167.9
28 173.8
29 179.9
30 186.2
31 192.8
32 203.5
33 210.7
34 218.1
35 225.7
36 233.6
37 241.8
38 250.3

Putting it all together

So, if you are using a UHF radio configured to access the 462-468Mhz band for FRS / GMRS access, and you've been directed to use FRS channel 14-21, you would set your transeiver to 467.7125 with CTCSS tone 136.5.

Hope this helps.

I read that one, do you know which cells you punch the sub-channels in?

In the program software the top of the screen reads RX Freq (receive?) , QT Dec, TX Freq (transmit?), QT Enc, Tx Power, Scan, & Beat Shift.

Some of the help keys come up with all ???????? when the window opens; I guess as my computer can't read Chinese either.

For some reason I can't seem to call up the CTCSS programing option on the unit itself.

Thanks to everyone who chimed in here, up and running and talking to the various FRS radios at the local field.

For anyone who's considering a radio, if you can get even 2 or 3 members of your team on a net it'll give you a huge advantage.

A headset with a PTT button is a must have.