Astro Spectra Serial number
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Astro Spectra Serial number
I recently bought a used Astro Spectra and noticed the Serial Number in the CPS doesn't match the Serial number on the case...which leads me to believe the S/N can somehow be changed...any idea how? This radio was recently sent to Depot (paperwork came with radio) Where is the serial number actually stored? I opened up a .cpg file with a hex editor and it doesn't seem to be their. Any ideas? At this point I'm curious...Howard
Two possibilities:
1. Someone dumped a S-Record in to the radio with a different flash and serial number
2. There was a problem with the Vocon, and someone replaced the vocon from another radio with a different serial number and retuned the radio.
Those really are the only ways that it could have been changed.
-Alex
1. Someone dumped a S-Record in to the radio with a different flash and serial number
2. There was a problem with the Vocon, and someone replaced the vocon from another radio with a different serial number and retuned the radio.
Those really are the only ways that it could have been changed.
-Alex
You guys forgot number 3.
The case has been changed.
Not likely, but possible, what if they put the wrong case back on it? Or the case was changed previously.
I hardly ever get a matching serial number when buying MT1000's and HT600's off ebay. Usually because they put the best parts together to make one nice looking radio to sell.
I'm also guilty of putting the working radio into the better case from a dead radio, etc.
The case has been changed.
Not likely, but possible, what if they put the wrong case back on it? Or the case was changed previously.
I hardly ever get a matching serial number when buying MT1000's and HT600's off ebay. Usually because they put the best parts together to make one nice looking radio to sell.
I'm also guilty of putting the working radio into the better case from a dead radio, etc.
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Seems it would look more suspicious without a visable serial #.
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why would you remove any distinguishing marks?HOWARD wrote:so I'll leave well enough alone and peel the sticker off of the outside so it doesn't look suspicious.
Who cares if the internal sn doesn't match. The only one that will know that is the guy programming it-if he even looks.
I'm with spectragod here, removing a ser# is fishy-leaving it on is not.