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Reviews For: Motorola Maxtrac Conventional

Category: Transceivers: VHF/UHF+ Amateur Base/Mobile (non hand-held)

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Review Summary For : Motorola Maxtrac Conventional
Reviews: 17MSRP:
Description:
Commercial grade radio.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.motorola.com/LMPS/RPG/NA/mobile/cmaxtrac/index.html
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AC5PS Rating: 2004-12-22
Built Like a Tank Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I had six Maxtrac's for a little over two years and have had NO problems at all, and they were 10 or so years old already when I bought them !

Some draw backs are: not being able to program with-out special equipment and softwear. No " fancy " features such as tone scan etc....

I have a mixture of transceivers ham and commercial, it's handy to have a ham radio in the shack to take advantage of some of those features. But for some mobile and fix base use were I rarely have to change freq. good old Motorola gear is hard to beat.
VE6KEZ Rating: 2004-10-14
Built like a brick..SOLID Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have had two of the 32 Ch VHF mobiles for about three months, this is one of the best radios I have ever used. When I hold the mic its like holding a mic you dont have to be scared to break it like most ham radios.
Once you have the programing software and cables you are set. The only drawback compared to ham radios is, if you need to change the tone on a frequency or the frequency you have to hook it up to a computer. But if you are like me and use Ham frequencies and emergency services frequenices your specs of the radio cover the whole band. With other ham radios if you do the out of band mod. the power drops quickly as you move away from the 144-148 mhz frequency range.
K7BEN Rating: 2004-08-10
The Best Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I own a few of these radios. Some on VHF, one on UHF and a few 900mhz rigs. They all perform great. You have to do a little research to get them set up correct but it's worth the extra time by far. I use one of the 900mhz models on my 900mhz repeater with a fan and it has worked great.
RAYJK110 Rating: 2004-04-23
Good, solid radio. Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Great, solid radio! The best mobile radio that I have ever owned. It beats all of the Icom, Kenwood, and Midland radios that I have had (not that they are bad, just that the Maxtrac is alot better)- Got mine at a Hamfest for a trade in of a VHF P1225. The Maxtrac I own is the '300' VHF model, 32ch, and since I am not a ham yet, I use it on MURS (low low power). Exceptional radio-Once again, Motorola has done their job in providing good, reliable radios!
KC8TYA Rating: 2004-04-22
Best tough and functional radio! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I replaced my ft-8500 with a Motorola Maxtrac VHF 32 channel unit. It was fun to learn how to program it , and it can do anything! Scanning, scanning with priority etc. The radio is tough, and makes my old yaesu look like a toy. With the right interface you can program the radio to do just about anything. I will never be able to go back to a regular "Amateur" piece of gear after feeling the quality this unit is made with. The Mic must weigh 4 times what my other mics have weighed. I bet I could hammer a nail with it without damaging it.

If you are willing to learn how to program the radio, you will never need another.
KB5VPS Rating: 2001-12-19
Built like a brick #@!*% Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have 2 VHF GM300's. One has the 16pin option board and the other doesn't. I use the 16 pin radio for APRS. Man, you can't beat it. I cable between the rig and TNC and you are flying. For programming supplies, check out www.batlabs.com
KC8QDR Rating: 2001-06-29
Gotta Love It. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I purchased a UHF one of these at Dayton. So far, it has the best transmit and recieve audio I've EVER had on a radio. I grabbed one for about $170. Programming it was the only hangup I had, but eventually I found another ham to help me program it. If you know someone who is set up to do the programming, you're all set. I mounted mine in a DIN sized hole in my dashboard. It fits beautifully, and looks cool (matches the dash trim). It's also built like a tank, just like everything else motorola makes.