HT1250 Model 2 and 3 question

[fdscan]

Thanks! There is a funny story behind this actually. I went to a Hamfest this past Sunday. A very nice guy, who is a Motorola guru and actually works at a pro shop, had an exact one like this on his person. I looked at it and instantly fell in love with it. Unfortunately, Moto-USA will NOT sell these blue cases. They come from Canada and you have to have connections up there to get one. Ebay has a few Chinese knock offs but no legit ones can be had from a certified US dealer. So, this guy goes to his vehicle and makes the mistake of showing me one in kit form, brand new that he still had. Wrong thing to do! I was NOT going to leave there without it. LOL..He gave me a good price, and I shelled out the bucks no problem....He wasn't looking to sell it, but I think he saw how much I liked it! Really cool guy!
So, now I'm a happy camper!

Manny

Wow... Lucky you! How hard was the install?

http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/manuals/ht1550-basic-service-manual.pdf

That's pretty helpful, if you ever come across one for an MTS2000 give me a shout!!

For Ham radio and GMRS work, It will be fine the way it is now! I like the PDF link though!

Manny

Do you monitor public safety stuff with it too?

 

[N1SQB]

The case is a tight fit. I did not do the install myself, I had a friend who does this for a living, do it for me.
I use it for Ham and GMRS which is what I have licenses for. I like to monitor almost anything analog. It's nice to have something that is rare.

Manny

 

[BigLebowski]

The biggest pain in an HT1250 case install is dealing with the flex cable going to the accessory connector. It sits under a plastic sticker on the side of the radio and has to be rotated through a small hole in the side of the case, and then fixed in place with a new sticker. It's attached to a piece of PC board as well underneith the flex that has to be VERY carefully pried off of the case.

 

[N1SQB]

The biggest pain in an HT1250 case install is dealing with the flex cable going to the accessory connector. It sits under a plastic sticker on the side of the radio and has to be rotated through a small hole in the side of the case, and then fixed in place with a new sticker. It's attached to a piece of PC board as well underneith the flex that has to be VERY carefully pried off of the case.

Oh yes, you are sooo right! I also had a tough time removing the display. It has a sponge-like black sticky trim which is atached inside to the front housing display window. I dam near broke the display trying to remove the original factory sealed one on my first HT1250 refurb. Thats why I let someone else do it this time!

Manny