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Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:31 am
by bnn121
Below is a picture of a console with a couple radios and other items. Can somebody help in identifying the two radios pictured?

This picture is low res for web use, If somebody needs a higher res picture let me know and I can send it via email or what ever.

Thanks

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Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:01 am
by Tom in D.C.
The blue radio at the bottom, just above the Federal Sig controller, is a Maxon.
The other radio at the top, just above the Vascar, also looks like a Maxon, though
the name is obscured by the coiled cable.

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:02 am
by WB6NVH
The radio at the top is one of those low-tier dash mount GE mobiles actually made by (I think) Uniden and sold by GE during the Ericsson transition years. Can't recall the model name, if there was one, but they show up frequently on eBay these days. Has a blue vacuum fluorescent display.

I used to think things got rusty in storage after they were pulled from the police cars. Looking at the screws on that Vascar unit, seems I was wrong--they rust right in the car... :o

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:05 am
by Batwings21
The top one is a ge, made by maxon, the bottom is the same radio, probably different band, but it is the maxon branded product. The Ge may have been called the Monogram...

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:45 am
by bnn121
The radio on the top that has the wording obscured by the coiled cord say

Communications

At the beginning of that word is the typical GE logo.

So, if I where to guess and take your guys suggestions, both of these radios could possibly be of the GE Monogram series.

I know the bottom one is a Maxon...but was not sure about the top one...both they both look identical except for the color.

Thanks for the help

Edit: I just did a google image search for GE Monogram and found a picture locacted here

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... n%26sa%3DN

These radios could possbily be the

GE MONOGRAM SERIES & MAXON SM-4000 SERIES

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:11 pm
by Grog
I can't get the OPs pic to show up, but the monogram were just like the maxon series already quotes. My FD (93-99) had both.

WB6NVH wrote: I used to think things got rusty in storage after they were pulled from the police cars. Looking at the screws on that Vascar unit, seems I was wrong--they rust right in the car... :o

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:02 pm
by k2hz
The GE model is a Monogram MGM series. The Maxon is an SM-4000EX series. The GE and Maxons versions of these radios are identical except for the logo and nameplate.

Re: Help Identify Radios

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:49 pm
by bnn121
Thanks for everybody's help. I believe we got it all figured out now.