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I see that Panter has some 2500i's in the 450-512 "S" split with Host and DSP of R07.00.00, 8 M vocon and the infamous 123ABC1234. Has anyone bought one of these and are you pleased with it, or are these hot and best avoided?

Thanks,
John

n1oty wrote:I see that Panter has some 2500i's in the 450-512 "S" split with Host and DSP of R07.00.00, 8 M vocon and the infamous 123ABC1234. Has anyone bought one of these and are you pleased with it, or are these hot and best avoided?

Thanks,
John

I don't have an S split, but I have both a VHF and UHF R that I got from him. They both work just fine. Some of his units will need an alignment. They are not "hot". I would not use one in any kind of mission critical environment though.

Jim

Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm more concerned with the obviously bogus serial number. What's your opinion of the older firmware 07.00.00?

John

I wouldn't call it "bogus"

Just pre-production

that firmware is older than dirt and you'll be missing out on a number of options, most specifically QCII decode, enhanced FPP, channel announcement and also I think text messaging but don't quote me on the last one

bright side is they are 8 meg controllers so they'll accept firmware higher than 9.... current fw is at 12 and from what I understand the release of 13 should be out before the end of the year....

............So, is it possible to pay the money to a legit M dealer and get a radio like this flashed to newer firmware and get it aligned, or is the serial number issue going to preclude doing an FW upgrade?

Thanks,
John
N1OTY

Got one for a freind of mine. He likes it. Just got a firmware dongle here from motorola but i cant get it to work. It has ver 12 firmware and 45 refreshes on the button.

Yes im using a factory usb cable

EDIT: After using another computer it works flawlessly.

Frank

I was thinking of getting one of these bad boys from him. I saw that he lives in Hong Kong, so I got a little nervous. Any problems with shipping issues ??
Back on topic, I've read that he's also selling some XTS2500's with FPP, for a little higher, but MUCH less then a "legit" tagged radio, I wonder if I should take the plunge.

Well, I can't talk about the radio itself yet, as I have not played with it. I can say that Panter ships VERY FAST. I ordered it on the weekend and received it the following Thursday (4 business days). In my book, coming from Hong Kong, that's fast.

John
N1OTY

I've bought lots of accessories from him & XTS shell housings. He's a great guy to deal with. No worries!

Well, that's good to hear, I'm a little more confident now, knowing that his shipping and product are good.
I'll give him a go.

he ships air mail express. I had usps deliver a package of his on sunday.

Frank

Hello I've read all the post here. But I didn't see a response to one important email that i am interested in.. Can I send the radio to M and have the firmware upgrade? Can you do it yourself? Any Idea how much?

Thanks Rick

If it has a 123ABC1234 serial number don't expect the DEPOT to service it at all and don't expect any honest MSS to touch it.

Jason