Astro Saber III Replacement Housing?

[N3KGD]

Hello all,


Anyone know where I can get a replacement Astro Saber III housing unit? The one I currently have is starting to show its age. My MOL account is giving me big ones and I'm waiting to hear back from Motorola on getting back into the account after years of it being dormant. If anyone could verify if they still have any in stock, and the list price, that'd be great. Or, if anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.


As a last resort, I'll probably end up purchasing another Astro and just stealing the case from it and putting it into mine, and reselling it; although I'd rather not deal with such the hassle, although it may be a cheaper alternative.


Thanks all for your input and reading!


Nick

 

[BigLebowski]

You are better off buying a nice-looking cheap 800 AS3 and swapping the housing and tags if possible. Those would be long-NLA and the spare housings seem rare.

 

[N3KGD]

You are better off buying a nice-looking cheap 800 AS3 and swapping the housing and tags if possible. Those would be long-NLA and the spare housings seem rare.

Ugh, I figured as much, just thought I'd put some feelers out there to see before I went that route. Thanks and happy holidays!

 

[ElroyJetson]

Yeah, there's a VHF III on fleabay right now for about 90 bucks and it looks rather pristine. That's way less than what M would charge you for the housing if they even had any left. (They don't.)

 

[chrismol1]

There are a few that pop up on ebay from time to time but mostly has to be take from a transplant

no way moto has any left- it was discontinued in 2002 and they only support for a few more yrs after that. and likely anything left was bought by the LAPD a decade ago

 

[N3KGD]

Thanks guys for the information. I didn't know what is still available and not available for the Astro Saber series. Just last week I ordered a brand new lapel microphone for my AS from Motorola, so... I guess you can still get some things but not others, that is, at least until stock runs out I assume.

 

[ElroyJetson]

I don't think Motorola ever really purges dead items out of their parts inventory. I'm fairly sure that they still carry some leftover stock for Motrac mobiles and HT220 portables.