Motorola HTs that are front programmable?

kraftwerk1976 · Post by **kraftwerk1976** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:43 pm

Hi, everyone. Can anyone tell me what Motorola HTs made in the last ten years or so, are front programmable? No, I don't mean radios like the GP68, PRO models, or GP2000. I have emailed several people about the GP2000, and most of the radios have already broken (oh my!). I mean radios as good in quality as the JT1000 (which is front programmable). The only radios I have seen that are front programmable are the JT1000 and the HT1550XLS. I was reading on here and read that several people had problems with the HT1550XLS. So, are there any other radios that are front programmable besides the JT1000? If so, what are they? I really like the JT1000, but I wish it had more channels (I can live without gobs of channels, I suppose

). Any info. you can give me would be helpful.

PS,
If there are any Motorola dealers that can assist me in products above, please PM me on this board.

Post by **batdude** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:51 pm

ahem

Q52 FPP Functionality

available for XTS 5000 products only....and last i saw, only in VHF

d

kraftwerk1976 · Post by **kraftwerk1976** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:07 pm

batdude wrote:ahem

Q52 FPP Functionality

available for XTS 5000 products only....and last i saw, only in VHF

d

--Hi. Sorry, what do you mean by "Q52". I could have sworn that the JT1000 was front programmable. The JT1000 had to have some sort of speaker/mike key. Ugh, there are so many models of HTs, it is getting confusing,

. Thanks for your help.

Oh, how much does the XTS5000 go for? A lot, I presume.

MotoVio · Post by **MotoVio** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:34 pm

Uhm

Yes, the XTS-5000 will run you about 2000-2500$ new.

and
Q52 FPP (Front Panel Programmability)
Q52 is an "option" that can be ordered with the XTS5K to have the FPP feature, however on the 5K, that option is only available to federal agencies.

So you're stuck with the HT1550-XLS or the JT1000

Jim2121 · Post by **Jim2121** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:01 pm

I know several people that have GP68's for almost 8-10 years. A few have the GP2000 since it came out.
If you treat it good, it will last.

kraftwerk1976 · Post by **kraftwerk1976** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:18 pm

Jim2121 wrote:I know several people that have GP68's for almost 8-10 years. A few have the GP2000 since it came out.
If you treat it good, it will last.

--Hmm, that's good to know. I guess I shouldn't only listen to the folks that had bad experiences. I might give those other radios a shot. I was actually prepared to spend a bunch more money, haha. Anything that will save a buck! Thanks for the info.

posse401 · Post by **posse401** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:24 pm

I use a GP-68 for work and it does it job. I don't do a lot of reprogramming of the channels, but it is fairly easy. Its one of those radios where you do have to take care of it and not toss it all about. I've had it four years or so and it still works as good as the day I got it.

Tom in D.C. · Post by **Tom in D.C.** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:17 am

Watch out. The GP68 has no alpha display, only the channel number and frequency. Otherwise a great radio; I had two of them for several years with no problems except for remembering how to program them.

va3wxm · Post by **va3wxm** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:18 am

GP-68's are probably easier to find than JT-1000's, although the latter are much cooler.

I have a couple of 68's and they work fine for me (ham radio use).

Jim2121 · Post by **Jim2121** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:19 am

remember, the gp68 is also an export radio. Its not serviced at a motorola repair shop. Its not FCC approved anymore. Do a Search above for GP68 and, you will see a bunch of posts come up..

And better look this over as for programming
http://www.batlabs.com/gpman/top.html
http://www.batlabs.com/arc/ap73.pdf

I also have a service manual (in .pdf) for the gp68

myself, I perfer a JT-1000. but thats just my 2 cents

kraftwerk1976 · Post by **kraftwerk1976** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:46 am

Thanks for the info. If I do get a Motorola, it will probably be the JT1000, as long as I can get one for a fair price.

mike m · Post by **mike m** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:04 pm

Q52, FPP for the XTS5000 series, aside from VHF is also available for UHF range 1 and 2. I have all 3 ranges of the FPP XTS5000's on my desk right now as I'm typing this.

Mike

kato56 · Post by **kato56** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:38 am

Jim2121 wrote:I know several people that have GP68's for almost 8-10 years. A few have the GP2000 since it came out.
If you treat it good, it will last.

I also have had a few GP-68's and currently have 2 GP-2000's with no problems what so ever. I just don't care for the way Motorola laid out the front panel of the 2000 placing the speaker on the bottom which is unlike 99% of the other Motorolas out there.
For hams, both the 68 and 2000 are cool since you can use the radio in a "vfo" mode with direct frequency enrty.

kc8owl · Post by **kc8owl** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:04 am

I also have a GP2000 and like it. It's not a tough as some other /\/\ HT's, but it's not bad for casual use. My biggest gripe about the radio is the exposed PTT button - it's very easy (I find) to key the radio unintentionally because the PTT is exposed and not covered like on may other /\/\ HT's.

Also, being able to program it on the fly is a huge plus, but for initial set-up and programming, it's worth it to have the software.

Mike KC8OWL

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