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build a apx 8000 from 6000
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LOT HAMGEEK APX-8000 12W Dual Band Radio VHF UHF Handheld Walkie Talkie Dual PTT | eBay
HAMGEEK APX-8000 walkie talkie with an extra large color screen. - 1 x HAMGEEK APX-8000 main unit. - Strong and stable output power (VHF: 12W/UHF: 12W). - Double PTT design. - 12W ultra-high power output.
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Once again, no. If you want an 8000, buy an 8000.
mmckenna
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Even if it was, swapping out boards to make it into something it wasn't when it was born at the factory voids the FCC type certification, making it pointless for anything but amateur radio use.
There are better multiband radios hitting the market. Sell the 6000, as others suggested, and get what you need.
There are better multiband radios hitting the market. Sell the 6000, as others suggested, and get what you need.
Project25_MASTR
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APX8000's are also beginning to get a little long in the tooth. I got a budgetary from my MR the other day to compare and contrast the 8000 to the NEXT...if I ditch some of the Smart features to make the NEXT feature for feature with a nearly fully loaded 8000...they are just about the same price (my quote for the NEXT was only $200 more than the 8000 with all the Smart features on). Writing is on the wall, /\/\ is pushing the APX-N series so we may only have 18 months or so before the APX8000 ends production if I'm being honest (which will cause the price to drop on the used market).
The APX8000H is also a newer version of the 8000 with a revised RF board, but a bit taller and no so common of a radio. I think the 8000H was released in 2018ish ? And the 8000 was released in 2015 so - both radios are getting up there in age. The BN 6000’s also have been around for a bit too.
mmckenna
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Lots of multiband radios out there on the market now. If you want multiband, then get one.
Sell the APX-6000 to some amateur radio Motorola fanboi. They'll love it and pay top dollar to have the batwings logo on the amateur radio. It practically makes them first responders!
Take that money and start shopping:
Kenwood/EF Johnson VP-8000. Multiband, DMR, P25. Damn good radio for less than Motorola.
Tait TP-9800 - Mulitband +P25 for WAY less than Motorola.
Harris XL-200P.
Tait TP-9900 coming soon, multiband + P25 + DMR
Bendix King BKR-9000. P25 multiband for way less than Motorola.
Sell the APX-6000 to some amateur radio Motorola fanboi. They'll love it and pay top dollar to have the batwings logo on the amateur radio. It practically makes them first responders!
Take that money and start shopping:
Kenwood/EF Johnson VP-8000. Multiband, DMR, P25. Damn good radio for less than Motorola.
Tait TP-9800 - Mulitband +P25 for WAY less than Motorola.
Harris XL-200P.
Tait TP-9900 coming soon, multiband + P25 + DMR
Bendix King BKR-9000. P25 multiband for way less than Motorola.
I don't think its physically possible.
Is the H model considered the Luxury version? Or was it the HXE??? I would not consider anything but the Luxury version.
Is the OP into watches by any chance?
HXE was a super luxury radio, while the H was just standard luxury hahaha
Also - speaking of other multiband radios there’s this guy on YouTube “AdventureCruisers” who has really good videos out about the brand new BK9000 radio that the OP should check out.
Also - speaking of other multiband radios there’s this guy on YouTube “AdventureCruisers” who has really good videos out about the brand new BK9000 radio that the OP should check out.
HXE = Rolex/Hublot fans.
H = Omega/Breitling fans.
H = Omega/Breitling fans.
If it were possible to build an 8000 from a 6000 without costing more than a used 8000 goes for, then everybody would be doing it. It appears to be a bad idea based on very little info on anyone doing it.
Bingo! Closing.
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