Do I Have a Recased Radio?
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Do I Have a Recased Radio?
Fellas,
I have a Systems Saber 3 that has an adhesive sticker with a serial number on it. This number matches the number on the tag that is on the back of the radio. However, whenever I read the radio with my RSS; the serial number is different. I am looking at F4 then F7 View History. Shouldn't the serial number in RSS match up to the label on the back of the radio.
Victor, KB5AKO
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I have a Systems Saber 3 that has an adhesive sticker with a serial number on it. This number matches the number on the tag that is on the back of the radio. However, whenever I read the radio with my RSS; the serial number is different. I am looking at F4 then F7 View History. Shouldn't the serial number in RSS match up to the label on the back of the radio.
Victor, KB5AKO
kb5ako@sbcglobal.net
One way I check to see if any radios that I purchase or work on have been re-cased it to look for pry-marks where you would normally pry to remove the case. A fresh new case obviously wouldn't have any because it's new, but check on the actual frame part of the radio that you pry against and see if there is anything obvious. This is not to say that the radio wasnt serviced internally at some point either, tho.
To answer your second question, yes, the Serial Numbers should infact match up.
To answer your second question, yes, the Serial Numbers should infact match up.
Do I Have a Recased Radio?
Ok,
But the serial number should be the same on the case as what RSS reports, right?
Victor, KB5AKO
kb5ako@sbcglobal.net
But the serial number should be the same on the case as what RSS reports, right?
Victor, KB5AKO
kb5ako@sbcglobal.net
Rayjk110 wrote:One way I check to see if any radios that I purchase or work on have been re-cased it to look for pry-marks where you would normally pry to remove the case. A fresh new case obviously wouldn't have any because it's new, but check on the actual frame part of the radio that you pry against and see if there is anything obvious. This is not to say that the radio wasnt serviced internally at some point either, tho.
Re: Do I Have a Recased Radio?
Yes, it should.KB5AKO wrote:Ok,
But the serial number should be the same on the case as what RSS reports, right?
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Pry marks???
I have worked on at least a dozen Saber's now, loosen the nuts and pull out the guts.. Ok, that sounded bad if your mind is in the gutter. LOL
I don't see why you would ever have to go prying on a Saber to decase it?
As for the serial number, if someone slammed in another codeplug wouldn't that change the serial number?
I've got a couple radios that i know for a fact haven't been recased because the case and the label on the right side of the frame by the PA module have the same serial numbers but the radio's electronically stored serial is different than those.
I have worked on at least a dozen Saber's now, loosen the nuts and pull out the guts.. Ok, that sounded bad if your mind is in the gutter. LOL
I don't see why you would ever have to go prying on a Saber to decase it?
As for the serial number, if someone slammed in another codeplug wouldn't that change the serial number?
I've got a couple radios that i know for a fact haven't been recased because the case and the label on the right side of the frame by the PA module have the same serial numbers but the radio's electronically stored serial is different than those.
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Is the serial sticker on the inside of the radio on the front shield? If so, then the front shield and case could be off of a model III that was FUBAR and they could have used a model I and the parts off of the model III. This would give you matching serial numbers on the parts, but a model I serial when you read the radio.
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Recase
Remove the case, if your capable.. and look on the outside frame side opposite the PTT side..... Often there is a sticker with the serial number.
If it came from a large agency or government, a case swapped by accident is not uncommon.
If it came from a large agency or government, a case swapped by accident is not uncommon.