[Motorola] very seriously considering the purchase of an Astro portable

JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON [email protected]
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:13:33 -0500 (EST)


Hi everyone, I am very seriously thinking of purchasing an Astro XTS-3000
or Saber if they show up at Dayton this year, and I am hoping that I could
either get a model II or III of either one of these radios.  I know that I
will be paying top dollar for one of these  but I am thinking that I can
do it because I am thinking of selling some older  computer equipment that I
don't use much any more. I have a few questions about these radios, and
particularly the Saber because that ma e the easier one to get.  
I know how to use the XTS-3000 and have even found a trick or two to make
it user friendly for someone who is blind, but I am just wondering about
the soft  keys on the Saber.  Can the soft keys on the Saber be set up like
they are on the XTS-3000?  I know that the lay out of the Saber is a
little bit different, but I am wondering about the soft keys, and I am
assuming that the Saber you can organize your frequencies and talk groups
in zones like on the XTS-3000?  Any help with this would be appreciated,
and thanks in advance.