Mts 2000

[racerman1cars]

All, A friend of mine bought a radio he thougt was uhf, but it turns out to be 800. the model # is: H01UCD6PW1BN. he was wondering what it worth? I told him you guys would know!!
Steve

[MT2000 man]

Steve, according to the model number, your friend has the Model I 800MHZ MTS2000.
As for how much it's worth, that's dependent upon several factors. One of which being is it a "true" MTS2000 radio, and not just a hacked MTX in a MTS case. One way of finding this out is on the back of the radio, the MTS should have the factory tag, and on the bottom left portion of that tag, should be the flashcode. Again, the radio can be worth more, or less depending on what that radio is flashed to do. True 800MHZ MTS2000 flashport model I radios can bring in anywhere from $150 on upwards of $350 on E-bay, dependent on what I previously mentioned, and the condition of the radio (scratches, missing pixels in the display, etc.

Hope that helps.

Oh, and if your friend does not know what's in his flashcode of the radio, you can check out the Flashcode decoder here on the Batlabs main page. (Utilities, other resources, Interactive Flashcode decoder).


Mike

[racerman1cars]

Hi Mike, Thanks for the fast reply, I saw the radio today, it is pretty nice, has professionaly engraved on the side. no dead pixels, he has a spkr mic, a good battery and the shoe style charger.Would it be worth a uhf Astro Saber? he would like to trade for one, or???
Steve

[MTS2000des]

also depends on the flashcode, age, firmware version. Older 256K controller MTS2000's aren't capable of being rebanded, and thus, are worth much less than newer ones.

As far as value, keep in mind the MTS, while an excellent radio, has been EOL'ed. And while there are plenty of suckers on Ebay willing to fork over 500 bucks for an analog radio, in reality they are yesterday's technology. Motorola isn't selling analog trunking and are pushing hard on existing customers to upgrade to P25. For not much more money, one can buy used XTS3000 and Astro Sabers, I wouldn't pay that much for an 800. VHF and UHF MTS2000's have now flooded the market as well, and the value has dropped considerably.

[MT2000 man]

Hi Mike, Thanks for the fast reply, I saw the radio today, it is pretty nice, has professionaly engraved on the side. no dead pixels, he has a spkr mic, a good battery and the shoe style charger.Would it be worth a uhf Astro Saber? he would like to trade for one, or???
Steve

If the UHF Astro saber was flashed for IMBE Digital Operation, then yes, that would be a very decent trade
Also, as Erik has stated above, the market has indeed been flooded very recently with UHF MTS2000's, some VHF, etc. making their value drop down as well. I remember a few years ago a Model I UHF MTS2000 would go on E-bay at the minimum $350 and up. Now-a-days, a UHF HT1000 with 16 channels will go for more then a MTS2000 would. Go figure. I do however love my MTS2000, and would never consider selling it in the least. They are one of the best build portable radios that Motorola has made IMO.

[racerman1cars]

Well do I hear a trade in the works lol He would like to hav an Astro like mine[monkey see monkey do... he he]
Steve