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Ef Johnson vp400 parts
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rescueman433
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Same here, I have been looking as well. I was told they can’t sell them direct because
a. All available parts are for warranty depot repair now and
b.It is not a field replaceable part due to the IP rating the radio has.
I tried to get them a few months ago as a KW/EFJ dealer. I was told they would no longer be available. All remaining parts have been sent to their service center/warranty depot (third party). I heard the same things about the repair center only having model 3 housings. It looks like support is disappearing quickly for the VP400/600/900 radios.
Project25_MASTR
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General EoL of a product. Support the existing contracts with remaining stock and hope the stock outlasts the contracts (Motorola had the issue of the contracts outlasting stock with the XTS5000s). Most of the dealers I've spoken to are the most worried with the VP900 though as the successor isn't currently available (or hasn't been officially announced).
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