Motorola Oddballs through the years

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MT2000 man wrote:I think those HT200 antennas need to be a little taller in that first picture lol
Thats as much as it gives me- why do you say that? whats up?
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The HT200 photos show the stock antennas. They are full one quarter wave telescoping antennas ... can't get much better.
MT2000 man wrote:I think those HT200 antennas need to be a little taller in that first picture lol
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The HT200 telescopic whips on low band are not full length quarter wave types. The radio uses a loading coil which plugs into the antenna jack. That's the gray square thing on the top upper right.
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MT2000 man wrote:I think those HT200 antennas need to be a little taller in that first picture lol
The HT200 had an adapter that you can just see on the lower picture. It electrically loaded the standard quarter wave VHF antenna so it would resonate on low band. It had a little tuning hole that you adjusted. I still have a couple of those in my bench tool box, in case a radio came in where the customer had removed the antenna for shipping. I think I have a low band HT200 somewhere on 43.50, too.....
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What shops didn't realize is that that coil had to be tuned for the frequency the radio was on using a rf signal strength meter. Many years ago our shop had 3 new radios for a fire department come in. Another tech FCC checked them and sent them out to the dept. Not even a week later they were back with complaints that they couldn't talk more than a block. No one had seen these types of radios before, But I had while in the Air Force, and then instructed the tech and the shop owner how to tune the coil for best signal strength. Interesting how they weren't tuned before they left the factory.
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A lot of techs didn't know you had to load the antenna into low band transmitter or receiver on mobiles. They would install the radio, mount the ball and spring (or base load), cut the whip, and hope for the best. They wouldn't make adjustments to the extender either. It was easy money.
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wazzzzzzzzup wrote:motorola megaphone (probably used in crowd control in the 60s)
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GP680 ATEX:

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What is ATEX and how do I get one?
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d119 wrote:What is ATEX and how do I get one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATEX_directive

Call a dealer in Europe

Or one in Canada and get an MTX1550
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ooohh.. that blue case is def Motosexy!!
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Got a kick out of this- a Bosch police radio in a Motorola catalog.

http://www.motorola.com/governmentanden ... 13a_rz.pdf
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Not easily obtainable, I tried with a few dealers in EU. They don't carry it, I think it's another Motorola sales only product. There is nothing that special about it other than the EU Intrinsic Safety rating.
BTW the blue case is not available either, it's only available through the EU version of factory repair services. There isn't even a part number for it.
I can't believe that the Motorola Fug radio was actually made in 2000, or at least that's when the sale brocure was printed. It looks like a radio from the 60's.
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Heres an oddball. Not exactly new but interesting
its a 1 watt 1 or 4 channel UHF on 450-470 called the Motorola CLP two way radio weights 2.38 ounces with battery
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Looks like a knockoff to compete with the Lanier Hospital Radio.
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If you could...

A - Program the frequencies
and
B - Use it without a headset

That would be an excellent radio to use with a vehicle repeater.
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They made the FuG BOS radios until 2008.
The product line was from the early/mid 90 by Bosch Telekom/AK Funktechnik.
In the late 90,the radio division of Bosch Telekom, was sold to Motorola.
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Thanks for the info, Andres.
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Did anybody catch the red body alarm ht220s on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT
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ledzep11 wrote:Did anybody catch the red body alarm ht220s on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT
yep, and the seller is a longtime board member if it is who I think it is... 8)
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Came across this on the M site today, a Blue XPR6580 IS Canadian radio, need a part number for that housing...

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^ Do want! Looks like they ditched the funky round PTT and went with a more conventional layout.

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http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/ ... -WAY+RADIO

Motorola shows this on their website as well.
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yeah i saw this as well why does canada like blue radios
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easy to see in snow eh?
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You should see the Canadian IS battery for the Trbo. Only 1750MAh and it's an inch thick!
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Unfortunatly, we can probably forget about getting part numbers for that case. Every dealer I've asked tells me that they aren't allowed to service these radios at all. When a customer brings in one of these things in, the dealer returns it to the depot and that's that.

I wonder though, if one were to open up the radio would there be a model number stamped on the thing somewhere. Then again, getting the part would probably be next to impossible. And FORGET about getting an IS label!!!
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Anyone remember the model number of the dual band (dual radio) portable? I think it was based on the HT220 or MT500.
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is the radio FCC type Accepted for use in the us. i bet it would be ok for on the ham bands just need to find a dealer
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Would have to be ordered from Canada, radio cannot be ordered in the US. Housing is depot only, cannot be field serviced.
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From what I remember from the really old batboard (or buried way deep in here) it was basically two portables placed into one case. Was def clunky and sold in the US. Someone had a pic posted of it a long time ago here, but I can't find any references via google about it. IIRC it was US Gov or Mil bought, but I want to say some state (out west?) bought a few too.
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I want a blue xpr
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sglass wrote:I want a blue xpr

yup
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Your probably thinking of the Bortac radio, Border Tactical radio or something like that.
As I remember it came in 2 versions, #1 VHF/UHF and #2, UHF lo/UHF hi.

As I remember they were used down in some far southern Texas town.

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mike m wrote:Your probably thinking of the Bortac radio, Border Tactical radio or something like that.
As I remember it came in 2 versions, #1 VHF/UHF and #2, UHF lo/UHF hi.

As I remember they were used down in some far southern Texas town.

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I may have said it before, Yonkers PD had a dual band HT-200. VHF transmit and UHF receiver. It was to ensure the bid, so no one else could bid.
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IIRC the blue radios are intrisically safe and can be only serviced at a IS depot. Those radios were designed for the mining industry. If someone brought a non-blue radio to an mine enviroment (potentially explosive) they were told to leave them at the gate.
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From the internet....

Atex radios
Atex 2 way radios
An intrinsically safe two way radio is one that has been certified "safe" in explosive or dangerous environments. These 2 way radios are used in mining, the oil industry, manufacturing, grain storage etc. Any situation where there could be explosive gases or highly flammable materials

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The blue 6580s are limited to 1 watt transmit

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By the battery I believe?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

if someone really wants a blue Ht1250/GP580 here is one in Luxemborg
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Found this today. A clear XTS5000 :o

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Also found a blue HT750 case on fleabay:

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escomm wrote:The blue 6580s are limited to 1 watt transmit

meh
There's a new "refreshed" version coming out which has 'true' CSA certification (as opposed to the 'equivalent' ATEX), and will have 2 watts. The battery has been designed to work in lower temperatures as well. We are a CSA approved facility, and we were not able to work on the ATEX radio...not sure if we'll be able to service the 'refreshed' version or not.
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Cool beans. Hey Todd, what all is involved in getting set up to work on CSA or IS/FM radios, if you can share?
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escomm wrote:Cool beans. Hey Todd, what all is involved in getting set up to work on CSA or IS/FM radios, if you can share?
Well, we had a CSA representative come in & check out our facilities, test gear & processes. Surprisingly, he wasn't looking to see if we had some sort of super amazing repair facility...'cause we don't, it's average. He was mainly interested in our processes, as tracing repair history to ensure the proper, exact Motorola parts are used in the repair is very important in any subsequent investigation. Also ensuring processes are in place to have test equipment calibrated every year (or whatever the manufacturer states is the interval) and track this as well. We had all this, as we are ISO9001 certified & all that was part & parcel of it. This made getting the certification fairly easy & straight forward. It's a good chunk of money every year to remain certified, and he stops in unannounced 4 times a year to do spot checks...makes sure the equipment is within it's calibration period, takes record of a few work orders from our system to show that we used the proper parts for repair...stuff like that.
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Found some good images of the PFD3000 and MTX-VIP Trunking 800mhz radios. Love the Jedi-style PTT key.

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Found these interesting items on the auction site, makes interesting conversation piece.

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They aren't on the auction site anymore, I just bought the last two.
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What's the list price???!!!!!
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They WERE $30.

They are NOW mine.
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