[Motorola] WTT: UHF Saber II for VHF Saber III

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:06:30 -0700

TNX, Bob:

A friend read the radio.  Its model number is H44SAK7139CN.  It
goes from 440-470 MHz.

It has a display, 3 red buttons (MENU, SELECT, ENTER) and a full DTMF
keypad.

73,

Dick W1NMZ

Robert Gruenfelder wrote:
> 
> >From a practical standpoint, if the radio has no display, it is either a
> model 1 or a model 1E.  A model 1 will do only 12 modes (channels).  A 1E
> uses the secure/clear switch to switch between two zones of 12 modes each.
> Neither the model 1 or 1E is capable of scanning.  The model 2 has a display
> and three menu buttons.  This radio 2 comes in two different flavors.  One
> is 48 channels or 36 channels with scan.  The other is 120 channels.  If you
> have a 48 channel model, that's all you'll get.  If you have a 120 channel
> model, it can likely be upgraded to a model 3.  The model 3 has a display
> and full keypad.  To tell for sure, you have to open the radio.  Opening the
> radio is particularly easy:  all you have to do is take off the two nuts on
> the bottom plate.   There is a tool made specifically for this purpose, and
> it is recommended to use the right tool for the job, but a modofied standard
> screwdriver will work.  Once you have the nuts off, pull the radio straight
> up and out of the case.  Be careful to not put pressure on the PTT button
> while removing the radio from the case.  If it has the membrane switches for
> a full keypad, all you have to do is put it in a model 3 case and reprogram.
> If not, you have to do some board upgrades.
> 
> -Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Motorola] WTT: UHF Saber II for VHF Saber III
> 
> Hi, Yves:
> 
> The only way I know t's a Saber III is a label on it by the place
> I bought it from.  They're  Moto shop.  Since I bought them for ham
> use, they don't have the original labels on them, so I can't find a
> Moto model number on the outside.  I guess I could get the codeplug
> read.  They all have the full front keypad (with the 3  keys (MENU,
> SELECT, ENTER) and an LCD display above the keypad.  The top has a
> 12-position channel (mode?) selector and an ON/OFF/VOL control.  As
> far as I know, all 3 UHF radios I have are Saber III.
> 
> I've never worked on a Saber of any flavor, so I don't have any
> idea of how to open one to see if there's a model number inside.
> Got any suggestions?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dick W1NMZ
> 
> Wn4i wrote:
> >
> > I have a VHF Saber .....but how do you identified  a  III   ???
> > Mine is : H43QXK7139AN
> >
> > I also have one like new : H99SA+065H.....Factory ID :
> > H44SAK7139CN ......I am all confuse with that one ????
> >
> > I left Motorola after the first Saber .
> >
> > 73
> > Yves Wn4i
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[email protected]>
> > To: "MOTOROLA User Net" <[email protected]>; "Radios4Sale"
> > <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:59 AM
> > Subject: [Motorola] WTT: UHF Saber II for VHF Saber III
> >
> > > I have a UHF Saber III that I'd like to trade for a VHF Saber III.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dick
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