As im sure a lot of people are aware there are some ebay sellers offering the gp380 (ht1250 equivalent) to the us market, unfortunately for myself, this was the best motorola i could afford at 200 with software and cable listed as a used item but actually arrived brand new. I say unfortunately because id like to have mdc1200 just to have the option... All of the 1250s 750s even jt/ht1000 and the gp 68 which should fall into the same catagory certification wise as the gp380 were either the incorrect band splits or too beat up plus i didnt have a cable with me so i got the vhf 380, so far, so good, so i know its only gonna be good as a ham radio here, and to moniter some simulcast public safety, but even just that is more to offer then a 2 meter yeasu ht, for a ham ht, there just not making them the way i want one, and the bad part is they used to, the vx7r would have been great to get on 6 meters and 222 those are things id like but now there not available, i wanted to stay with simplex use so all the new ham stuff really does not appeal. The durability is not even a qiestion, the filtering is superb the scanning is quick and responsive i just hate to think theres a ham ht that offers all this that i didnt find, ita very difficult to shop for hts at this time, there all clogged up with baofengs and while i do appreciate them it makes finding real good quality gear hard to find. I feel like i made the right decision, i wanted a simple radio with good components, i also want more experience with motorola.
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Motorola gp 380 in us
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