How much would the Motorola APX8000 cost?
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Motorola APX8000
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That's like asking what a car costs. Which is anywhere from a few hundred bucks for a junker to 2.5 million or more for a super rare collector's treasure.
The APX8000 can cost over 8000 dollars per unit if it's well loaded on features in all bands.
A base model 1.5, no keypad or front display, probably starts at around 2000 dollars.
But finding a dealer to sell one to you will be difficult. I bought a new APX6000 from Bearcom a few years ago and I checked with them on the 8000 and they said that Motorola won't allow private sales onf the 8000. So there you go.
The APX8000 can cost over 8000 dollars per unit if it's well loaded on features in all bands.
A base model 1.5, no keypad or front display, probably starts at around 2000 dollars.
But finding a dealer to sell one to you will be difficult. I bought a new APX6000 from Bearcom a few years ago and I checked with them on the 8000 and they said that Motorola won't allow private sales onf the 8000. So there you go.
Well that sucks.
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you wont see 8000's on ebay .. Unless they are ALT radios or stolen...
Not for a few years, you won't. Somebody will eventually game the Moto parts system and start building up new radios from parts kits and selling them. Which, strange as it may seem, is legal. Moto lost a lawsuit over that very issue years ago.
I wouldn't even mind getting an ALT 8000 but it'd have to be priced very low for its type.
I wouldn't even mind getting an ALT 8000 but it'd have to be priced very low for its type.
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A joke I've heard a few times is the brand new price is in the model number, i.e., APX8000 price = ~ $8k, APX7000 price = ~ $7k, XTS5000 price = ~ $5k, etc.
This was actually relayed to me at a trade show - this is a price benchmark for the dealers and sales folks. Model number roughly reflects the price.
I'd noticed the same thing. The model number really does represent the price tag when the radio is fully loaded with options. It does seem to hold true for the public safety line of radios.
I see a hole in the Motorola lineup right now.
One band radio: APX6000
Dual band radio: APX7000
Tri-band radio: Empty hole
Quad (all) band radio: APX8000
This, because in every radio except for the 8000, UHF is split into two ranges.
I suppose it's possible to buy a 7000 equipped with UHF R1 and UHF R2. But I suspect that is the rarest version.
And still no 900 MHz version of any of these. I wonder about that.
I see a hole in the Motorola lineup right now.
One band radio: APX6000
Dual band radio: APX7000
Tri-band radio: Empty hole
Quad (all) band radio: APX8000
This, because in every radio except for the 8000, UHF is split into two ranges.
I suppose it's possible to buy a 7000 equipped with UHF R1 and UHF R2. But I suspect that is the rarest version.
And still no 900 MHz version of any of these. I wonder about that.
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