depot tags

nickjc · Post by **nickjc** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:33 am

Anyone have a pic of an actual depot tag layout?

Please omit any serial nums....

Just curious as to the correct layout...

Anyone also have a scan of the FLASHport graphic they care to share...

JAYMZ · Post by **JAYMZ** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:34 am

Well that sounds a little fishy....

nickjc · Post by **nickjc** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:32 am

JAYMZ wrote:Well that sounds a little fishy....

Define fishy....

If you have a radio that is legit and has been recased why wouldn't you try to 'reproduce' tags as accurately as possible with the correct data...in the proper layout?

Now on the other hand if you are trying to scam someone

that is a differing story....

But then again the 'ham radio police' have been heard from...

tom IL · Post by **tom IL** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:40 am

Are you trying to verify the tags on a radio you have? If that is the case why don’t you post photos or scans of the tag(s) in question and I am sure someone will help you out then.

USPSS · Post by **USPSS** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:46 am

If you had the radio recased then you would have the original tags, If Motorola recased it then tags would come with the recased radio.

Try a Motorola dealer, they may be able to get tags for you once they verify the info, I did that with a saber III I recased a few years ago, I took the radio with new case and the old case to the dealer that I knew locally and they got the tags from Motorola for me.

nickjc · Post by **nickjc** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:39 pm

tom IL wrote:Are you trying to verify the tags on a radio you have? If that is the case why don’t you post photos or scans of the tag(s) in question and I am sure someone will help you out then.

No I am actaully assuming what they look like as I generated a set to put on the radio I do have...

nickjc · Post by **nickjc** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:46 pm

USPSS wrote:If you had the radio recased then you would have the original tags, If Motorola recased it then tags would come with the recased radio.

Right BUT I recased it..gee not that hard now is it...

If I could have read the old tags and/or kept the case life would be easy now wouldn't it...

...at the time it did not really matter to me...but I am on a tag kick now...

USPSS wrote:Try a Motorola dealer, they may be able to get tags for you once they verify the info, I did that with a saber III I recased a few years ago, I took the radio with new case and the old case to the dealer that I knew locally and they got the tags from Motorola for me.

Last I read here doing a search that there is a flat rate to have tags put on the radio from /\/\...mind you paying ridiculous amount of $$$ for tags is silly, but that is my .02.

What I am trying to do is tag the radio as if it was done by
/\/\ and not spend $$$.

Be that as it may I will find it..thanks !

Post by **wavetar** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 3:07 pm

Many of the radios on ebay have decent pictures of the serial/flashcode tags on them, for comparison purposes.

Todd

nickjc · Post by **nickjc** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:26 pm

wavetar wrote:Many of the radios on ebay have decent pictures of the serial/flashcode tags on them, for comparison purposes.

Todd

That is true... but none I have seen are listed as depot tags....

The past thread on these tags were that they were white as opposed to the sometimes black with green..

thanks for the data though..

JAYMZ · Post by **JAYMZ** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:48 pm

Well it just seemed like you might be going down the wrong road....

IF it's new tags you want for the radio you might even be able to order them directly from Motorola...or like someone else suggested at a Motorola shop.

Reproducing the factory tags do not seem to be too easy. Although the MT2000 I had recently sent to the depot had new tags on it that looked like what would come off of a Brother P*Touch printer.

mancow · Post by **mancow** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:19 pm

It looks like a white 18mm or so thermal label type tape was used. The tag on mine has black lettering in the following manner:
____________________________________________________
___________________
| FCC ID: AZ489FT3715 |
| MOTOROLA INC. |
|__________________ |

HANDIE- TALKIE FM RADIO
MODEL: H43QXN7139CN
SERIAL: 123XXX1234
RADIO SUPPORT CENTER, ROCKFORD ILLINOIS

____________________________________________________

The bottom line is in real! small text and I don't know if Illinois is completely spelled out. The end is rubbed off on mine.

Motorola Inc. is written in larger Text too than the rest of the model/serial numbers

mancow

Post by Pj » Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:09 pm

When my AS3 came back, on the replacement flashcode sticker listed the Flashcode, model number and date I believe. I'll have to take off the beltclip to double check.

Hightower · Post by **Hightower** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:29 am

Got a AS3 that was recased right before I got it - no tags. This is a legit radio, so I had a different radios (kegit too)that was sent into the depot and was retagged and used that format and my brother P-touch label maker to make an replacement for my AS3. Guess I did a good job, as at least 10 people at hamfests have looked at my radio, and noticed the tag I made in the back and all thought it was original motorola tag. I just said ya

Forgot to save the tamplate I made

The label maker is the one that hookes up to the PC, and i loaded 1000's of fonts to get the right font inthe right place. These depot tags use many different fonts

The p-touch labels are not exactly like the thermal process Motorola uses, but is close enough to fool most. I am not out to fool anyone, but incase I get stopped by the fuzz, my radios have a serial tag at least.

Don't do anything funnny with your label makers now, OK

Hightower · Post by **Hightower** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:25 am

How does one post a photo in the message area. I can scan a depot tag, but how the heck do I add it in my message post here? What am i missing or doing wrong

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