SP50 questions...
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:54 pm
Well, SP50 replaced the P50, Ht10, HT50, P100 as far as I know. The Sp50 being two, four six, eight and even sixteen channel and PROGRAMMABLE!! There are two versions, short and tall, same electronics but the smaller P10/P50 battery, AKA as Compact SP50. Know known as the Spirit Pro, same radio and RSS.
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:56 pm
These came out in the mid 90"s. I believe around 1995 or so. They came in several "flavors" 2, 6, 8, and 10 channel configurations, both long and short batteries in both VHF and UHF.
As far as their purpose, well, whatever application you wanna use them for. They were never really meant to be public safety radios, meant more for hospitality, security, light industry, business, retail, education, etc.
I think they were pretty well meant to replace the P50 (AKA the HT10) and the HT600 (P200) which were both discontinued along that time period. The P50 being a 2 channel crystal bound radio and the HT600 being a lower tier programmable radio. Although in my opinion an HT600 is by FAR a better radio than the SP50. I'm thinking the SP50 added the ability to be frequency agile that the P50 did not have and scanning features that the HT600 did not have. Just my best guess on that.
As far as current production, that I do not know. I do know you can still buy them new from several different places. Although there are a number of newer model radios that have been put out by /\/\ that are more popular than the SP50, but are along the same price range and along the same feature set.
Just my 2 cent at 1:45am.
-Justin
As far as their purpose, well, whatever application you wanna use them for. They were never really meant to be public safety radios, meant more for hospitality, security, light industry, business, retail, education, etc.
I think they were pretty well meant to replace the P50 (AKA the HT10) and the HT600 (P200) which were both discontinued along that time period. The P50 being a 2 channel crystal bound radio and the HT600 being a lower tier programmable radio. Although in my opinion an HT600 is by FAR a better radio than the SP50. I'm thinking the SP50 added the ability to be frequency agile that the P50 did not have and scanning features that the HT600 did not have. Just my best guess on that.
As far as current production, that I do not know. I do know you can still buy them new from several different places. Although there are a number of newer model radios that have been put out by /\/\ that are more popular than the SP50, but are along the same price range and along the same feature set.
Just my 2 cent at 1:45am.
-Justin
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:03 pm
The sp50 has since been discontinued and is no longer made. The replacement radio is the cp200.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:30 pm
The SP50 can still be had for relatively cheap off fleabay, There's always at least 3-4 on there 
There were 3 Different styles from what i remember...
SP50
SP50+
and Spirit HP (SP50+ Pre-loaded with Business Frequencies)
The SP50+ is the smaller of the two. (only in height)
I think the only difference is the SP50 and the SP50+/Spirit HP take diff batt's.
There were 3 Different styles from what i remember...
SP50
SP50+
and Spirit HP (SP50+ Pre-loaded with Business Frequencies)
The SP50+ is the smaller of the two. (only in height)
I think the only difference is the SP50 and the SP50+/Spirit HP take diff batt's.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:42 pm
i would add
that they were available in the "compact" and "high power" version.
you can tell the difference, the compact one is about 2 inches shorter... and only does 2 watts... the big one is 5w
doug
that they were available in the "compact" and "high power" version.
you can tell the difference, the compact one is about 2 inches shorter... and only does 2 watts... the big one is 5w
doug
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:20 pm
The shorter Compact radios are not nessaraly low power, both the power levels are available in the compact case (housing). Same main board.