Xts2500 battery question

[firebell9137]

Hi again. I have my xts2500 working fine now. I have a newer impres 2800mah battery thats li-on thats been charged 16 times. I have initialized it with the impres charger 3 times just make sure it gets its full charge in. It lasts long fine but isnt supposed to be still 3 bars at 80% according to the battery level chart? And goes down to 2 bars at 70%? This battery goes down to 2 bars at 80%. I just wanted to know if this normal for this battery. Battery part # is: NNTN7335B.

 

[MTS2000des]

What firmware version (HOST) is your 2500? IIRC there were some issues with IMPRES battery meter readings in R12-14. Regardless, it sounds normal. Usually don't see 1 "bar" until it's at 50 percent or less.

 

[firebell9137]

What firmware version (HOST) is your 2500? IIRC there were some issues with IMPRES battery meter readings in R12-14. Regardless, it sounds normal. Usually don't see 1 "bar" until it's at 50 percent or less.

20.50.09 is my host. And ok good. The graph i saw said 40% to 21% is 1 bar so thats why i asked is all. It says 1 bar on 50% But as long as thats ok, then im ok with it. Lol

 

[MTS2000des]

Nothing to worry about, typical IMPRES behavior. FWIW, the IMPRES system is vastly improved on the APX

 

[firebell9137]

Nothing to worry about, typical IMPRES behavior. FWIW, the IMPRES system is vastly improved on the APX

Ok thanks. I would love to have a vhf/uhf apx radio. But not for over $1000. Lol

 

[MTS2000des]

APX7000s are now 10-12 year old radios and while many Ebay flippers think they are gold bars, as Rick Harrison says "yeah, we are in different worlds". Fact is they are out of production, and parts availability is a problem and soon they will be EOL'ed and their prices should fall under a grand for a V/U1 model 1.5. Don't feed the greed and overpay for a decade old radio. Same deal for APX6000 AN's,. Depot support is over, parts are drying up controller/RF board wise, and people who pay $1500 for one are SUCKERS.

 

[firebell9137]

APX7000s are now 10-12 year old radios and while many Ebay flippers think they are gold bars, as Rick Harrison says "yeah, we are in different worlds". Fact is they are out of production, and parts availability is a problem and soon they will be EOL'ed and their prices should fall under a grand for a V/U1 model 1.5. Don't feed the greed and overpay for a decade old radio. Same deal for APX6000 AN's,. Depot support is over, parts are drying up controller/RF board wise, and people who pay $1500 for one are SUCKERS.

Whats a good price for the dualband ones?