Im Looking to buy a Motorola XTS2500, but im new to these type of radios, I have an HT1250 and other Icom Radios. I was looking on eBay at this auction eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices and would just like to know, is the price its going for reasonable for that radio
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N4KVE
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He conveniently shows the DSP, but not the host. He also doesn't say 4, or 8 meg radio. Because of this, I believe it's a 4 meg radio, which would be OK, however you should ask the seller if the radio is 4, or 8 meg, & what is the host. If it's 9.something, it's a 4 meg radio. 8 would be better, & the host would match the DSP. At $500 & reserve not met, the radio should be 8 meg. However, I have seen this seller sell some pretty nice radios on that site. GARY N4KVE
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N4KVE
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If you intend to use the radio for ham radio, or hobby purposes, it won't matter. However, if you are planning to use the radio in any life saving situation [VFD] etc, you may not want to. Some people have the ability to find bare bones radio with few options, & electronically add features which increases the value of the radio. Again, fine for hobby use, but not professional use. GARY N4KVE
And should it break and you have to send it to Depot for repair they might not repair it or if they do it probably won't have the features you purchased, especially if the tags don't match.
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With all the 4 meg 2500 radios available in today's market, he wants too much money in my opinion. If it were an eight meg radio, I'd say go for it. But see how he showed the DSP was 16, & says latest firmware, but didn't show the host, nor say it was 4 meg. That's being deceptive. The seller should list all the spec's. GARY N4KVE
What would you say about this one? Motorola XTS2500 UHF 450-520mhz Digital Radio | eBay
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bezking
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It refers to the size of the memory unit in the radio. 4Meg radios can only support firmware versions up to 9. 8Meg radios can go to the latest which is 16 (soon to be 17).
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