I managed to break one belt clip once on a commercial radio but I can't 
guaranty it was even an authentic Motorola belt clip and not some 
aftermarket put on. I can say this, that radio hit a cement parking lot, 
bounced a couple times and never got so much as a scratch from it. When 
you're out walking as much as I generally am, and I almost always have 900 
MHz with me to keep an ear on my repeater, but anyway, you carry them 
enough, for that and public service which I also do a lot of, they get 
dropped now and then. I don't even worry about the commercial ones when they 
drop anymore. The ham ones, I check them out thuroly.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: belt clips for ht's


>A week or so ago, I mentioned my preference for commercial radios and HT's
> over those intended for ham use.  Belt clips are another area where there 
> is
> no comparison in quality and durability.  Belt clips on my Motorola
> HT-1250's and HT-1550's are made of very strong and thick reinforced
> plastic, and are attached to the battery, and not a flimsy fake leather
> case.  The entire back portion of the HT is the battery.  Several years 
> ago,
> a friend who sells and services Motorola radios, challenged me to break a
> belt clip.  I actually leaned hard on the clip with a pry bar, a long 
> common
> screwdriver, and finally a zero-impact mallet.  I never did break the belt
> clip, the battery, or the HT's case.  They are really solid.
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>