Would you call this XTS5K a deal for 2600 bucks?

[Elroy Jetson]

Factory refurbished, no battery, one year factory warranty.
H18UCH9PW7AN Flash code: 5400080004824 model III, H38 Smart Zone, options
Q806 digital
Q361 Omni Link
H14 Enhanced Digital Display
Q446 Channel Announcement
Used rapid charger included.

2600 dollars.


Rate this. In your opinion, is this a great deal, a fair deal, or not much of a deal, or not a deal at all, or a ripoff?


Elroy

[emsbuff3240]

not much of a deal

[txshooter]

A horrible deal........A XTS5000 can be had with all that and more in the $1500.00 Range......

[spectragod]

It's a good deal if your the seller.

Really, if you need a legit 800 for a system, that is probably par with what else is on the market.

SG

[txshooter]

Ahhhhh....SpectraGod is right on the money on this one.....I ignored the fact we were looking at a 800mhz unit. Yes, a legit 800 unit that can be put on a system legitimately is worth close to that.....

Really a model 2 is still worth close to that. You just don't find these Surplus very often. Most of these that have been purchased are still actively on trunked systems.

[Elroy Jetson]

I found the company that's selling the equipment from the State of Florida's Astro system. (The state made the huge mistake of switching to a m/a-com
system. At the time the contract was awarded, it was Comm-Net that was the "inheritor" of GE's radio division. Despite the fact that Comm-Net was a
small, struggling, and UNFUNDED company, they still won the Florida contract, at the time the largest public safety radio contract in history, due to
Motorola's appalling arrogance and inflexibility in their mode of doing business. The contract was literally Motorola's to LOSE, and that's what they did....LOST it.)

Some of the equipment is undoubtedly worth a lot. Other equipment probably isn't, like a bunch of VSELP 512 KB Astro SAbers.


They do list at least one COMPLETE, STILL INSTALLED Astro site, complete with controller and everything. You could literally throw the main power
switch, power up all the equipment, and be back on the air in a little while.

I'd like to have that!


Elroy

[Rayjk110]

A horrible deal........A XTS5000 can be had with all that and more in the $1500.00 Range......

$1,500? Try $800-900. That's a deal.

[Elroy Jetson]

Find me one in that range! A legit one with comparable features!

1200 bucks firm offered. I don't care if that gives you a chance to make a few hundred bucks for yourself.

Elroy

[escomm]

Find me one in that range! A legit one with comparable features!

1200 bucks firm offered. I don't care if that gives you a chance to make a few hundred bucks for yourself.

Elroy

Hey Chris aka Elroy, do you think you can find time in your busy schedule of hunting down your next purchase & making offers on it and maybe send me the tracking number for the $1000 worth of product I paid you for on 8/23. You know, the radios I sent you a PM about last night that you read but did not reply to?

[Elroy Jetson]

First I had to FIND the tracking number! It got lost but I did find it this morning. My filing system needs work.

Check your PMs for the details.

Elroy

[Cipher77]

A horrible deal........A XTS5000 can be had with all that and more in the $1500.00 Range......

$1,500? Try $800-900. That's a deal.

For $800 - $900 it's probably stolen..................

[Rayjk110]

Now now, Cipher77.

Don't be such an M1.

[N4KVE]

The Road Rangers {trucks that stop to help stranded motorists} were supposed to go on that system after FHP went to Ma Com. Guess that didn't happen. Those Astro Sabers were upgraded to IMBE years ago. The FHP used them until the end. GARY N4KVE

[SYNTORX71MAN]

I've already bought a few Model 3's from a source for around $600. Plus I ran them NCIC and they are clean...

[Rayjk110]

If you're talking about who I'm talking about, then yes, they're clean units. I've already purchased a quantity off of him at that price and I've yet to see any problems. Top notch stuff.

[SYNTORX71MAN]

Yep and I need a finder fee to give up our source....LMMFAO

[tvsjr]

If you're talking about who I'm talking about, then yes, they're clean units. I've already purchased a quantity off of him at that price and I've yet to see any problems. Top notch stuff.

Who? Cosmo?

[007]

Give it up or the Batlabs midwest enforcement team is headed to the NW Sh*tcago suburbs

[SYNTORX71MAN]

Come and get me..Say Hello to my Little Friend!!! LMMFAO

[Elroy Jetson]

I just bought a radio from the seller...a very pristine Astro Saber III with the FHP codeplug still in it. I couldn't resist, for the price.

The warehouse full of double racked Quantros and several Smartzone controllers was interesting....

I got to hand-pick from among several hundred. This one was clearly a "lives on a desk" radio. Not a mark on the display window.
It was a bit flaky but I noticed that the housing nuts were a bit loose. Hey, I've seen that before. I tightened them up and all's well.

It has the SAME flashcode as another 800 ASIII I bought recently that came from a Peruvian SmartZone system. System ID 0083.

But that Peru radio is absolutely a 10. Not a mark on it. It just needed a minor repair. (Blown fuse on the RF board.)

So now I've got twins. Anyone looking for a super clean matched pair of Smartzone Omnilink Astro Sabers with DVP-XL?


Elroy

[007]

Come and get me..Say Hello to my Little Friend!!! LMMFAO

Not you...the zit faced little nerd that also posted (aka Ray)

[SYNTORX71MAN]

Well Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse Me...Lmao......