8200 How to tell which version?

[gcr33]

came across a 8200 owner says its a mk3 black case, does not have the orange mk3 on the front
is there a way tell tell the differernt mk"s apart

 

[DaveIN]

I don't know if the MKII was black, but the MKIII is. The original was olive green.

A few features new with the AR8200MkIII:

* Frequency range extended to 3 GHz
* Increased dynamic range

 

[morfis]

came across a 8200 owner says its a mk3 black case, does not have the orange mk3 on the front
is there a way tell tell the differernt mk"s apart

Original AR8200 had a green case. MkII and MkIII have a black case and revised keypad layout. Not all MKIII examples advertise it on the front - my own doesn't anyway! MII and MKIII can be told apart by their frequency coverage if you can access the radio. Each version has been supplied with different rechargable batteries but as I binned them all I can't remember exactly what changed ...IIRC it was capacity difference with MKII and then change to NiMH for MKIII?
I'm sure an e-mail to AOR would yield the serial number differences and any other easy way to tell them apart.