FHP 800mgh radios

stubes · #1 05-13-2008, 10:14 PM

anyone have any up close pics of correct unit for my 93 Troop E car?
motorola spectra 800 mgh
i have studied the pics in resto section already.

want to know if anyone has any close up pics of one?

mine was mounted between the shifter and radio tray in my car.
there are a few on ebay and i would like to make sure i get the correct one.

ImEvil1 · #2 05-13-2008, 10:51 PM

Russ,

You will need an A/B/C 7 style head. Here is a close-up pic from the Batlabs website. Although not the correct configuration (notice the buttons above the display), they can be switched out once you find one. I'll add this info to the resto doc as well.

Here is a link to their website, also. Tons of good Motorola radio info there.

http://www.batlabs.com/

ImEvil1 · #3 05-13-2008, 10:54 PM

Here's an actual radio on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Spectra...QQcmdZViewItem

stubes · #4 05-13-2008, 11:17 PM

mike,
you are the man. thanks.
russ

ImEvil1 · #5 05-13-2008, 11:30 PM

No prob.

FHP813 · #6 05-14-2008, 03:45 PM

Ouch $399 bin... I'm glad my car didn't bring one.

stubes · #7 05-20-2008, 06:59 PM

how about antenna length?
my car has a 5inch 800mgh antenna on trunk. had an antenna on roof as well but it was removed. anyone know the length?

i just picked up an antenna on ebay but its only 3inches tall.

ImEvil1 · #8 05-20-2008, 10:00 PM

Russ,

I've seen many different styles of the 800 Mhz ones (some could be dual band UHF/VHF also and not 800). There's a few in the in-service gallery here, and I think a couple in the FHP resto doc also.

Have pics of either of yours for comparison?

stubes · #9 05-20-2008, 10:17 PM

pic of trunk lid antenna.
the one i just purchased looks exactly the same except it is 3 inches in height instead of 5 like what is on the trunk.

ImEvil1 · #10 05-20-2008, 11:31 PM

Ok...they make a quarter wave style that looks like that, but I'd go with an NMO mount that looks like one of these (some pictured below come with magnet mounts):

http://www.tessco.com/products/displ...&subgroupId=34

This same website has the quarter-waves listed (3 inchers):

http://www.tessco.com/products/displ...&subgroupId=33

In most of the pics I've seen (and cars in person), they used the first style above. I have no idea why, and I only know enough about the radio stuff to get me into trouble. I'm sure it's some kind of gain v/s quarter wave mumbo jumbo.