From jkenyon7 at rochester.rr.com Thu Apr 21 06:45:52 2022 From: jkenyon7 at rochester.rr.com (Jeff Kenyon) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:45:52 -0400 Subject: [Motorola] an oldie but goody question concerning the Expo Message-ID: <003401d8556c$f940c4b0$ebc24e10$@rochester.rr.com> Hi guys, and hope all of you on here are doing well. It's been ages since I've seen any activity here on the list. Anyway, I am just curious about the Expo HT that I have. When my city back in Michigan went to 800 in 2001 I happened to find it in a box full of various items. The reason I was alowd to keep it is because it was the last radio that my late grandfather had before retiring from there in 1993. I remember him and a few other people indicating that when it was brand new and local departments in my area started to purchase these that they were over $1500. For the mid 80's this was a lot of money, and I was just curious as to why the high price tag for the Expo? It only has 2 channels, and just to get crystals and things for whatever you need they all are soldered on the main circuit board making it more difficult to change these items out as needed. From glennmaillist at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 21 21:35:38 2022 From: glennmaillist at bellsouth.net (Glenn Little WB4UIV) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:35:38 -0400 Subject: [Motorola] an oldie but goody question concerning the Expo In-Reply-To: <003401d8556c$f940c4b0$ebc24e10$@rochester.rr.com> References: <003401d8556c$f940c4b0$ebc24e10$@rochester.rr.com> Message-ID: <038b5651-9776-54a3-1fac-51c1f5dfc140@bellsouth.net> The price may have been due to the small form factor making it appealing for surveillance use. As far as changing the crystals, with the proper tools, the crystals can be changed almost as easily as crystals in sockets without the possible issues with a socket. 73 Glenn WB4UIV On 4/21/2022 6:45 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote: > Hi guys, and hope all of you on here are doing well. It's been ages since > I've seen any activity here on the list. Anyway, I am just curious about > the Expo HT that I have. When my city back in Michigan went to 800 in 2001 > I happened to find it in a box full of various items. The reason I was > alowd to keep it is because it was the last radio that my late grandfather > had before retiring from there in 1993. I remember him and a few other > people indicating that when it was brand new and local departments in my > area started to purchase these that they were over $1500. For the mid 80's > this was a lot of money, and I was just curious as to why the high price tag > for the Expo? It only has 2 channels, and just to get crystals and things > for whatever you need they all are soldered on the main circuit board making > it more difficult to change these items out as needed. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Motorola mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" From djoneses at verizon.net Thu Apr 21 21:44:50 2022 From: djoneses at verizon.net (D Jones) Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:44:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Motorola] an oldie but goody question concerning the Expo In-Reply-To: <038b5651-9776-54a3-1fac-51c1f5dfc140@bellsouth.net> References: <003401d8556c$f940c4b0$ebc24e10$@rochester.rr.com> <038b5651-9776-54a3-1fac-51c1f5dfc140@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <1650782210.84638.1650591890935@mail.yahoo.com> They were submersible which was probably the biggest reason for the high cost.? But very small size for the time probably contributed to that high cost.? Although my recollection from '80s is that the cost was not as high as that quoted.?? There was a battery extension cable so the battery could be worn on the belt and the radio could be attached to a shirt epaulet and used like a speaker mic.?? There was also a unique volume control with a pushbutton switch on the shaft for use as the monitor switch. On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 9:36 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote: The price may have been due to the small form factor making it appealing for surveillance use. As far as changing the crystals, with the proper tools, the crystals can be changed almost as easily as crystals in sockets without the possible issues with a socket. 73 Glenn WB4UIV On 4/21/2022 6:45 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote: > Hi guys, and hope all of you on here are doing well. It's been ages since > I've seen any activity here on the list.? Anyway, I am just curious about > the Expo? HT that I have.? When my city back in Michigan went to 800 in 2001 > I happened to find it in a box full of? various items.? The reason I was > alowd to keep it is because it was the last radio that my late grandfather > had before retiring from there in 1993.? I remember him and a few other > people indicating that when it was brand new and local departments in my > area started to purchase these that they were over $1500.? For the mid 80's > this was a lot of money, and I was just curious as to why the high price tag > for the Expo?? It only has 2 channels, and just to get crystals and things > for whatever you need they all are soldered on the main circuit board making > it more difficult to change these items out as needed. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Motorola mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ARRL Technical Specialist? QCWA? LM 28417 Amateur Callsign:? WB4UIV? ? ? ? ? ? wb4uiv at arrl.net? ? AMSAT LM 2178 QTH:? Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx)? USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM? ? ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" ______________________________________________________________ Motorola mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From jkenyon7 at rochester.rr.com Thu Apr 21 22:46:47 2022 From: jkenyon7 at rochester.rr.com (Jeff Kenyon) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:46:47 -0400 Subject: [Motorola] an oldie but goody question concerning the Expo In-Reply-To: <1650782210.84638.1650591890935@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1650782210.84638.1650591890935@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <18A3042E-D0F6-4CF7-AAF5-06FA16C07E2B@rochester.rr.com> That volume knob tends to deteriorate after a while. When I first got the radio the original knob was on it?s way out, and the current knob is just about gone. I also know that there was a speaker mic for that unit which I don?t have. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2022, at 9:46 PM, D Jones via Motorola wrote: > > ?They were submersible which was probably the biggest reason for the high cost. But very small size for the time probably contributed to that high cost. Although my recollection from '80s is that the cost was not as high as that quoted. > There was a battery extension cable so the battery could be worn on the belt and the radio could be attached to a shirt epaulet and used like a speaker mic. > There was also a unique volume control with a pushbutton switch on the shaft for use as the monitor switch. > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 9:36 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote: The price may have been due to the small form factor making it appealing > for surveillance use. > As far as changing the crystals, with the proper tools, the crystals can > be changed almost as easily as crystals in sockets without the possible > issues with a socket. > > > 73 > Glenn > WB4UIV > >> On 4/21/2022 6:45 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote: >> Hi guys, and hope all of you on here are doing well. It's been ages since >> I've seen any activity here on the list. Anyway, I am just curious about >> the Expo HT that I have. When my city back in Michigan went to 800 in 2001 >> I happened to find it in a box full of various items. The reason I was >> alowd to keep it is because it was the last radio that my late grandfather >> had before retiring from there in 1993. I remember him and a few other >> people indicating that when it was brand new and local departments in my >> area started to purchase these that they were over $1500. For the mid 80's >> this was a lot of money, and I was just curious as to why the high price tag >> for the Expo? It only has 2 channels, and just to get crystals and things >> for whatever you need they all are soldered on the main circuit board making >> it more difficult to change these items out as needed. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Motorola mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 > Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 > QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM ARRL TAPR > "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class > of the Amateur that holds the license" > > ______________________________________________________________ > Motorola mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Motorola mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/motorola > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Motorola at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html