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ElroyJetson said:
I'm also mystified as to why they still produce the BPR40. A more steaming pile of crap I have never encountered. Seriously? A radio that still has to be tuned using diddle sticks in 2014? A radio with (for some model years) nearly a 100 percent failure rate due to the ceramic filter corrosion issue? (Granted, that's not Moto's fault, that was a supplier problem) A radio that is lucky meet its sensitivity and power output specs (even with good filters) after it's been in the field for a while?

I've changed out so many of those ceramic filters, if I had every one i've changed out they'd probably fill a Skippy peanut butter jar...the large one.

Let's not forget those low quality channel selector switches. They wear out faster than any other type I've ever seen.

The BPR40 is an embarrassment to the good name of Motorola. I would sell a customer ANYTHING else. Even HYT. And to be honest about it, aside from some issues with HYT's programming software locking the computer up so hard that it requires a hardware reset, I have actually found that HYT's radios outperform the competition at the same price point.
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All that grousing and no mention of the craptastic battery latch???

The BPR40 can't be long behind, Moto just doubled the price of most the repair parts for that line. $6 for a volume knob, nearly $20 for a volume pot. Truly a disposable radio.

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DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO. NO.
I just forgot to mention that abomination of a battery latch. Stupidest design EVER, and poorly executed at that! And to make matters worse, other companies like Icom have used the same stupid latch design,
but frankly I expect that out of Icom. The more I learned about Icom radios, the less I found to like about them and the more reasons I found to recommend Kenwood and HYT.
 
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