JP Motorola Saber II radio ready
Posted: July 18th, 2016, 7:45 pm
Well, I finally managed to pretty much finish my replica JP Motorola Saber II radio. I've got a little finish work to do on the slight over spray of the paint but otherwise it's done and ready for Comic-Con this weekend.
It is Screen accurate and FULLY FUNCTIONAL as a 120 channel UHF radio (it works and I programmed it with various ham radio, commercial and GMRS channels).
It doesn't have the mods for plugging in a headset on the side of the head as seen in the movie since that is actually done via the back connector on the REAL radios. And yes, headsets were an option that Motorola offered, along with the waist pack that Ellie wore in the movie.
I also have a speaker mic for easier use while wearing it on my belt.
I have painted two extra batteries for spares and also managed to find a holster just in case my wife wants to go as Ellie (or I don't want to use the belt clip).
In a couple of the pix, I turned on the display backlight and took the pic with the red LED on as well.
I also have four other Saber radios, 2-VHF Saber III's (a model with more features) and 2-UHF Saber III's, but those are strictly for ham radio/commercial use.
Here are a few pix.
The collection:
Speaker mic:
Various angles:
It is Screen accurate and FULLY FUNCTIONAL as a 120 channel UHF radio (it works and I programmed it with various ham radio, commercial and GMRS channels).
It doesn't have the mods for plugging in a headset on the side of the head as seen in the movie since that is actually done via the back connector on the REAL radios. And yes, headsets were an option that Motorola offered, along with the waist pack that Ellie wore in the movie.
I also have a speaker mic for easier use while wearing it on my belt.
I have painted two extra batteries for spares and also managed to find a holster just in case my wife wants to go as Ellie (or I don't want to use the belt clip).
In a couple of the pix, I turned on the display backlight and took the pic with the red LED on as well.
I also have four other Saber radios, 2-VHF Saber III's (a model with more features) and 2-UHF Saber III's, but those are strictly for ham radio/commercial use.
Here are a few pix.
The collection:
Speaker mic:
Various angles: