Mts 2000 flashport

[firefighter23-1]

Okay I wanna buy a mts 2000 flashport but first I wanna know if it's hot stolen would anyone help me out with this I'm just trying to cover my *** before I do anything if anyone can run the serial number that would be awesome here's the serial number A02AVJ0001 please get back to me asap thank you

[CommJunkie]

Without running it through NCIC there's really no way to tell. The serial number is a legit format (by the way, that first character is a 4, not an A), and the VJ means it would have been manufactured in 1995 which seems right, but unless a police report is made, you can't tell. There used to be a stolen radio database on batlabs, but I don't think it works anymore.

Where did you get it from?

[KS4VT]

You can try this...
Global Stolen Radio Database

[MTS2000des]

Originally Posted by firefighter23-1

Okay I wanna buy a mts 2000 flashport but first I wanna know if it's hot stolen would anyone help me out with this I'm just trying to cover my *** before I do anything if anyone can run the serial number that would be awesome here's the serial number A02AVJ0001 please get back to me asap thank you

A02 is not a valid serial number for an MTS2000.
Did you mean 402AVJ0001? Is this printed on the rear tag?

[firefighter23-1]

yes it 402AVJ0001 i missed type the number wrong by accident and i got the number off of a person that live's in pa and that he's an radio tech guy he does sale's repair and the whole big bang on the portable's but i have not bought the motorola mts 2000 flashport just yet i just wanted to make sure if its legit and legal and not hot stolen even though he's a legit legal motorola dealer and tech/sale's men

[FFPM571]

If your buying from a Motorola dealer its a very slim chance of it being stolen. Its an old radio. More then likely he is selling a trade in.

[mmckenna]

I understand your concern, but those things are going dirt cheap now. The price has dropped considerably.

The Genesis website has the only public data base I know of, and it's pretty small. I put some of our MTS-2000's on there, but in the 10 years I've never had any of the radios returned or been contacted.

These radios are rapidly getting replaced in public safety service, so as the poster above me said, likely a trade in.

[firefighter23-1]

Okay thank's and if someone has or will do the number check that be good but the guy is a radio sale's/tech and is legit and legal so i may just go ahead and purchase it and get it reprogrammed and said in done cause i need it bad he wants $300 bucks for it so i may just buy it

[FFPM571]

$300 for an MTS2000? I hope that is with all the accessories.. otherwise your getting hosed

[firefighter23-1]

It comes with new battery and a stub antenna and he also put a huge flash package in it also he said it has 280 channels basically he customized it cause it was his own personal radio he used it to his specification for his rank as chief of his fire department the only thing that does not come with is a charger and mic which I do have a rapid charger for it but no mic. He wanted $400 for it but I said no bit he the dropped it down to $300 for it the radio is an UHF 450mhz - 520mhz model 3

[FFPM571]

$300 for what your getting is about $150 too much..

[MTS2000des]

Originally Posted by firefighter23-1

It comes with new battery and a stub antenna and he also put a huge flash package in it also he said it has 280 channels basically he customized it cause it was his own personal radio he used it to his specification for his rank as chief of his fire department the only thing that does not come with is a charger and mic which I do have a rapid charger for it but no mic. He wanted $400 for it but I said no bit he the dropped it down to $300 for it the radio is an UHF 450mhz - 520mhz model 3

That's outrageous. I love the MTS2000, but it's a 21 year old radio, no longer made and no longer supported. I sold a similar unit on another forum complete for $150 and I was lucky to get that much. There are plethoras of them all over "everyone's favorite auction site" under $100. I bought three ex-Grand Junction, CO PD VHF MTS2000's (all made in 2002/2003) with DES-XL encryption modules installed for $60 BIN.

$300 can buy you currently supported, entry level Astro 25 radios like MT1500/XTS1500's if you shop around. No way I would pay that much for an MTS2000.

2004 is calling and they want their Jedi's back!

[firefighter23-1]

Yeah well I'm not buying it my buddy is but the radio does have the digital encryption **** and I also heard that If u put money into the radio that u can except p25 idk if it's true or not but I have talked to several techs and ham techs and the said I can be done

[MTS2000des]

Originally Posted by firefighter23-1

Yeah well I'm not buying it my buddy is but the radio does have the digital encryption **** and I also heard that If u put money into the radio that u can except p25 idk if it's true or not but I have talked to several techs and ham techs and the said I can be done

total fairy tale. The MTS2000 is an analog radio, and will not do P25 in anyway, shape or form. The only digital it supports is DES/DVP encryption which is based on 1977 technology.

Show me an MTS2000 that does P25 and I've got some ocean front property in Nashville, TN I can sell you...

[mmckenna]

For $300 you can get a much nicer radio, much newer and with a lot more functions.

MTS2000's have been end-of-life'd, so if that radio breaks down, getting it fixed can be iffy. There are lots of spares floating around, and lots of people that know how to work on them, but it can be difficult getting some parts. I certainly wouldn't invest $300 bucks in a radio that I might not be able to get parts for.

As others have said, it's an old design and limited in what it can do.

"I have talked to several techs and ham techs and the said I can be done"
These guys are pulling your leg, I wouldn't trust them anymore.

[CommJunkie]

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[KG4INW]

I'll echo everyone else, don't buy it. Judging by the SN, it was manufactured in 1995 so it's not even a newer unit. It's probably just fine functionally, but only if you could get it for half that price.

[FFPM571]

"Okay I wanna buy a mts 2000 flashport" So now its a friend?

[cmdrwill]

Originally Posted by MTS2000des

I sold a similar unit on another forum complete for $150 and I was lucky to get that much.
2004 is calling and they want their Jedi's back!

I think that is one I bought from you... Do you have any more? I prefer the 6 key version.

2004 can not have my Jedi's.

PS I do NOT like my XTS5000.

[CommJunkie]

Originally Posted by cmdrwill

I think that is one I bought from you... Do you have any more? I prefer the 6 key version.

2004 can not have my Jedi's.

PS I do NOT like my XTS5000.

I'll buy your XTS5000 for $150 so you can buy another MTS2000