APX Any agencies still use the APX7000 ?

[mbnv992]

I figure since the 8000/XE has been out since 2015ish that there’s probably hardly any APX7000’s still in service since they’ve probably all moved to the 8000 or the 6000BN models.

Just asking because I’ve seen a ton of them appearing on eBay as of recently / the last few months or so.

For the most part I’m pretty sure our AZ DPS still uses the APX7000’s ( UHF / 800mhz ) unless they to are switching over to the 8000’s as well soon who knows.

 

[GTR8000]

The APX 7000/7500 series is still supported by MSI, and there are many of them still in service. You might be surprised by just how many are still in operation out there. I'm personally aware of ~800 in service in a relatively small NY county operating on the countywide P25 system, so you can bet that there are likely tens of thousands of them still in service nationwide and beyond.

 

[K2NEC]

One department near me switched to APX7000 after dumping their low band about 2ish years ago. A bunch of departments still use them mainly because the radios work. And when they break in a few years, that's when the APX8000 will come into play

 

[Deziel0495]

I figure since the 8000/XE has been out since 2015ish that there’s probably hardly any APX7000’s still in service

We are still using XTS/XTL 1500's
As the old saying goes... if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Got some new Kenwood VP5430's on the way though!

 

[ElroyJetson]

If it works and is still supported and the agency has no requirement that dictates retirement of the 7000, they'll keep using them because budgets are a thing.

My local agencies still use Harris P7100s and P5100s. A few of them, anyway. They get the job done.

 

[n8dhw]

Ohio State Highway Patrol are still using UHF/700-800 APX7000's so as someone commented above yes there still being used as long as Motorola will service them.

 

[talviar]

2 of my assigned portables are APX7000--- one UHFR2/7/800, other VHF/UHFR1 use the 7/8 APX7000 in the summer time as I can turn the darn thing only part way up and its louder than my 6000 and 8000....6000 at full tilt won't be as loud as the 7000's at half tilt on the volume. And several work vehicles have APX7500 VHF/7/800 mobiles in them.....

Good radios. until they break and can't be fixed by Moto.... they stay in service.

 

[nhfdcadet]

i still use one

 

[jruta]

We have a local PD that still uses them along side 6k’s

 

[JimD56]

Miami-Dade Fire is one of the largest users of APX7000xe's in the country. UHF450-460/800mhz

 

[PACNWDude]

The P25 network I administer is still using XTS1500/2500's, APX4000/7000 and 8000 handhelds. As another poster stated, if it is not broke, don't fix it. Many smaller departments, and the corporation I work for that just happens to have fire stations, do not get grant money thrown at them very often. I know of some rural fire departments still using analog VHF Motorola HT-750's, which amazes me every time I see it.

 

[mbnv992]

Wow ! An FD that still uses HT750’s that’s crazy.

It’s interesting to hear all these places that still use the 7000 ( and from the sounds of it the XTS5000 / 2500 is even still kicking around in some departments ).

 

[jruta]

Wow ! An FD that still uses HT750’s that’s crazy.

It’s interesting to hear all these places that still use the 7000 ( and from the sounds of it the XTS5000 / 2500 is even still kicking around in some departments ).

The majority of smaller agencies near me are still using xts1500/2500’s vs. APX

 

[KevinC]

An agency local to me still has several thousand 7000's in service.

 

[K2NEC]

Wow ! An FD that still uses HT750’s that’s crazy.

It’s interesting to hear all these places that still use the 7000 ( and from the sounds of it the XTS5000 / 2500 is even still kicking around in some departments ).

Our FD still use HT750s and some HT1250s because we use low band. EMS used to have HT1250s until I upgraded them to 3500e's
Like most state above, departments don't want to spend the money on equipment that isn't broken and doesn't need fixing or replacing.

 

[chrismol1]

The Professional series HT750/HT1250/CDM/EX/PR was discontinued end of 2015. They aren't that crusty, especially if agencies bought spares to throw in the closet

Just a few years ago I bought a EX560XLS new in the box at auction. I think that was there longest run of a modern radio? 1998-2015- 17 years!!. I'm going to guess lowband was a decent seller for fire depts. I have MT1000s were the last runs dates of 1998, before moving on to HT750/1250s. I think the MT500 ran from 77-87/88 when MT1000s came out

PDs are 7000s upgrading to 6000s, fire/ems ran xts1500s for a decade and now replacing with APX4000s

 

[nhfdcadet]

Wow ! An FD that still uses HT750’s that’s crazy.

It’s interesting to hear all these places that still use the 7000 ( and from the sounds of it the XTS5000 / 2500 is even still kicking around in some departments ).

nothing crazy about that at all, majority of the county here still has HT750 and 1250.

 

[KG7PBS]

Lincoln city police in California just started using there VHF-7/800 7000s on the Placer County P25 trunk system this year so ya the 7000 is alive and well

 

[jeepsandradios]

All our SAR radios are 7000 UHFR1/VHF

 

[Tobydog]

In NC VIPER will require a TDMA radio on the system by 2025. APX and a few others have been approved for system use to meet compliance issues with phase II needs