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Question about motorola gp380

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jay12

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hello im looking in to geting A motorola gp380 but i starting to think thay are fakes radios so my question is are thay fakes?
 

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They Are Not Fakes!

Hello Jay!
I am looking to get a few of these myself. The GP380 is an export radio. They are still being sold outside of the US, take a look:
Motorola GP380 Handheld Transceiver
From what I have read, they are pretty good radios. They are going for peanuts on ebay and some WITH cables and software. here is a link to the specs.and more information:
http://www.comm-spec.com/pdfs/radios/Motorola-GP380-VHF-UHF-4-5Watts-100071.pdf
The one thing that is a downside is the step size. It starts at 12.5 Khz. This would be an isssue with the newer 6.25 Khz. frequencies.
I also do not believe it will do DPL, only PL.

Manny
 
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Thanks for the info. Tell me, is the software windows based? Do you need a RIB or is it a ribless programming thing? I was also wondering how many zones there are. I know it is capable of 255 channels.

Manny
 

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I assume this is true, but has anyone tried using the remote speaker mic's with antennas on them. What is the issue with the charger?
 
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Has anyone had problems with the charger? I've had mine for about 8 months and the charger has crapped out on me. Any ideas?
 
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It will do both PL &DPL, I have both and like my radios, just be careful with the chargers.

What was your problem with the charger. Mine would charge for like 20 minutes then quit now it won't even start to charge. I know it is not the battery because I've tried 3 different batteries with the same result. I've seen a thread on here mentioning that you should buy a radio shack adapt a plug but I cannot seem to locate that thread.
 

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If I remember they overheated and melted, I just bought new HT1250 chargers on e-bay and they have worked fine, by the way I had both radios configured and recased as HT1250 and I am very satisfied now
 
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