Onthewater850
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- Feb 7, 2012
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Garage sales are a past-time of mine. Visited one this weekend which had some interesting stuff, and while browsing, I picked up a conversation with a guy who (I'm assuming) lived there. Guy was about 20 years of age, briefly discussed some hunting gear which was for sale, until He changed the subject to some handheld radios that He "didn't ever use". I was curious, so I asked to take a look. He brought out two heavy and expensive-looking Motorola radios, and told me that He lost the charger, and didn't want to buy another since He "had hardly ever used them".
I told Him I'd give him a $100 for them, and to my surprise, He agreed. I quickly left before He changed his mind.
Later, I removed the battery on both radios, and noticed a last name and rank written in metallic pen, and some military style labels. ASTRO XTS 5000 sounded like a model number, so I googled it. I didn't find much for results except on Motorolas site, and what I read gave me the idea these things aren't meant to be floating around outside the military.
So, do I have several thousand dollars worth of stolen military electronics, or do I have some junk surplus walkie talkies?
I don't feel like it's a good idea to ask the police.
I live on the doorstep of Eglin AFB, and I'm suddenly getting images of Airforce Police / SecForces booting down my door and hauling me away...
I told Him I'd give him a $100 for them, and to my surprise, He agreed. I quickly left before He changed his mind.
Later, I removed the battery on both radios, and noticed a last name and rank written in metallic pen, and some military style labels. ASTRO XTS 5000 sounded like a model number, so I googled it. I didn't find much for results except on Motorolas site, and what I read gave me the idea these things aren't meant to be floating around outside the military.
So, do I have several thousand dollars worth of stolen military electronics, or do I have some junk surplus walkie talkies?
I don't feel like it's a good idea to ask the police.
I live on the doorstep of Eglin AFB, and I'm suddenly getting images of Airforce Police / SecForces booting down my door and hauling me away...