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  • Midland GXT10x0VP4 GMRS radio Disassembly
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Step 1

              The unit
  • Front view

Front view

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Step 2

              Remove battery(ies) to find screws to open
  • follow the instructions in the user manual
  • -remove belt clip (there is a small catch lever on the belt clip where it contacts clip mount point) *push outboard on the catch, to allow the clip to slide up and off
  • -pull battery compart cover latch down and let it swing on it’s hinge
  • -lift bottom of batt. compartment cover up, and pull cover off radio
  • -pull Midland battery out (or AAA batteries if that’s what you are using)
  • -there are 5 screws to remove

follow the instructions in the user manual

-remove belt clip (there is a small catch lever on the belt clip where it contacts clip mount point) *push outboard on the catch, to allow the clip to slide up and off

-pull battery compart cover latch down and let it swing on it’s hinge

-lift bottom of batt. compartment cover up, and pull cover off radio

-pull Midland battery out (or AAA batteries if that’s what you are using)

-there are 5 screws to remove

Step 3

  • split the cases by gently pulling apart
  • be careful of the 2 small extrusions that help to make the seal for the antenna
  • the batt. compartment latch and it’s metal hinge pin are sandwiched in between 2 molded extrustions that form the hinge mount pount (between the 2 cases)
  • catch the latch and latch pin as you split the cases
  • BE CAREFUL - there is a pair of wires going to what looks like a small motor and some kind of spinning item

split the cases by gently pulling apart

be careful of the 2 small extrusions that help to make the seal for the antenna

the batt. compartment latch and it’s metal hinge pin are sandwiched in between 2 molded extrustions that form the hinge mount pount (between the 2 cases)

catch the latch and latch pin as you split the cases

BE CAREFUL - there is a pair of wires going to what looks like a small motor and some kind of spinning item

Step 4

  • This is as far as I’ve gotten, as I want to research some more, and wait until I get a closer look at the radio in my workshop
    • where are better antenna and other components sourced?
  • -how does one account for the water resistant seals when further dissassembling (seals around the On-Off/Volume knob, PTT switch and headphone/mic connectors)
  • -what is the spinning item/motor for? tone generation? some kind of EM field? (motor marked with yellow circle in 2nd pic)

This is as far as I’ve gotten, as I want to research some more, and wait until I get a closer look at the radio in my workshop

  • where are better antenna and other components sourced?

-how does one account for the water resistant seals when further dissassembling (seals around the On-Off/Volume knob, PTT switch and headphone/mic connectors)

-what is the spinning item/motor for? tone generation? some kind of EM field? (motor marked with yellow circle in 2nd pic)

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

See the other Midland portable GMRS guide here for some insight/context

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