motorola mt 500

[freqs]

I found a working but with no charger Motorola mt 500 Handheld for sale at one time used by Detroit PD is it worth $50.
I dont intend to use it .it will be for my old radios and police items collection its cool that it works to show that it works

 

[freqs]

He said it works but needs a charger

 

[N4KVE]

I have one in MINT shape with a touch tone face that used to be issued to the Dania FD chief that I had crystaled & retuned to a freq I still use. I won't even spend the $ to purchase a fresh battery for it, & I have lots of chargers. The radio works great, but I have so many other newer radios, it's not worth it. It too sits with my MX & other similar era radios that work great. I have 6 MINT Classic 810's that all talk to each other, but again, I won't spend the $ on batteries. Sometimes you just have to say it's not worth it. GARY N4KVE

 

[W2NJS]

As nice as an old, mint MT500 is, I too don't believe in spending any more money on them, and if I have one one I must have 25 of the things, many mint or near-mint. They're wideband, they're quirky at their age, they're a handful, and they cost an arm and a leg to recrystal. I even have lowband omnis from MDSHA that are absolutely mint on the inside and can be converted to 6M; I even put one of them on 50.525 (that's 50, not 52) that works great, but 6M simplex with low power is a waste of time, but it's still a gorgeous radio. Every so often I'll come across someone who wants one for display, or for his collection, and I'm glad to ship the radio out for nothing, but I know it's found a good home.

 

[chrismol1]

I enjoy learning and collecting vintage Motorola handie-talkie FM radios. Right not I have a VHF Hi 5 Channel with 5 selectable PL's in mint condition from a gas company and I love the engraving it has on the side and the bit of dirt on the edges it gives it the vintage look. Next I'm getting MX series and I have a minty MX360 with DTMF on its way to me
Although I wouldn't buy anything else or buy a battery its 40 a battery in some places, restoration labor cost is high if it needs work inside and then having to buy channel elements it could go into hundreds of $$