MOTOROLA DYNATAC 8000F -1993 - THICK BRICK- 

Like New RARE DUPLEX ADAPTER + Access.

RM072024-5

Martin Cooper working for Motorola is credited for inventing the first truly handheld wireless cell phone. He made the first cell call to his competitor at BELL labs in 1973.  The phone was the DynaTAC (Dynamic Total Area Coverage) and the cell carrier used an analogue 800 amps (advanced mobile phone). 

It got FCC AND IEEE approval for public use in SEPT. 1983. The first mobile phone the DYNATAC 8000X RETAILED FOR $4000 (almost $12000 today) and was 42 cents / minute (today’s $1.25) weighed appx 2+ lbs and over a foot long. 

It was aptly nicknamed the “BRICK”.  The BRICK changed global culture and social media forever just like the AUTO, the APPLE 1 personal computer, and the first nuclear reaction in 1942. The modern day WHEEL.  

The phone offered for sale has the FOLLOWING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS :

1. Steel gray perfect case and battery with jet black front. 9.9/10 cosmetics

2. 21 perfect black buttons with bold white characters.  The send is RED!!!

3. Original green protective film on top and bottom

4. No corrosion on phone inside terminals 

5. All interior labels and serial number sticker clear and intact

6. 7.5V ni-cad battery(SN4212A)  like new and 30 years later still holds a small charge .

7. MODEL# F09LFD8438AG

8. SERIAL #472GTAL664)

9. YEAR OF MANUF. JAN 1993

10. Area code of original phone #312 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. (Full # on request)

11. CUMULATIVE MINUTES- 120 WOW- super low!!!!!!!!!!!!

12. SLF1309A. 

13. CELLULAR ONE badge on front.

INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ACCESSORIES:

1. One (1)  ni-cad 7.5V like new battery No corrosion- perfect label

2. One (1)  standard dark grey 12V negative ground, 2A fused plug for CAR socket perfect black rubber coiled cord. 

3. ONE (1) RARE GRAY DUPLEX CAR PHONE slide one power adapter and battery charger with red and green led indicators on side. This was restored by URBAN RADIO, Windsor Ct.  new coiled cord and fused car socket plug. 

4. One (1) Black plastic Radio Shack 12V HOME plug in adapter like in a CAR.

5. One (1) Repro original operating manual.

6. One (1) carrying case (used)

7. Three (3) antennas 

1. Original intact Motorola hard rubber Empire State shape 

2. One 6 inch non fragile rubber antenna 

3. One three inch replacement 

8. One (1)  black plastic SPN4047A INCLINED charging/display base with yellow led on front.

9.  SPN4027A BLACK plastic wall power cube for above charging base

THE PHONE FUNCTION AS FOLLOWS:

1. Powers on

2. Display large red led

3. Above in use Tiny green led

4. No SVC in tiny red led 

5. All keys fully function and respond 

6. After send the beeping audio clear 

7. Roam tiny led lights up when booting O, comes on on left and then 8888888, and finally #5 when the phone is ready to take input of phone #.  

8. All keys back lit and glow.  

WORTHPOINT, FORBES, COLLECTORS WEEKLY all state that good quality early cell phones are a sound investment. 

The seller is known for selling only quality early DynaTAC PHONES. As with any collectible investment it’s the provenance , condition and reputation of the seller. Being #1 in Google was no small achievement. The seller recently sold one which an exhibitor at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Los Vegas put on display. Others have been shipped all over the world.  

Let’s face it, made in the USA, it still functions and looks new. The duplex battery eliminator is very rare. 

The seller is including several antennas and a super secret bonus.!!!!!!

You get what you’re paying for. In this condition they are in short supply. Sought after by techno collectors, museums, IT PEOPLE, the vintage car buff, teaching institutions, former phone company executives, etc.

Theoretically some techno prepper with a wave TEC 600 CT Frequency emulator could generate an 800 amps frequency (824-896) and made their own EMP resistant net. Laws permitting 

Signature Required Upon Delivery

As with the vintage electronics niche, this item functions as posted at time of listing. Hence, AS IS- NO-RETURNS. You are  dealing with a 5.0 rated seller. All parts invisibly marked to prevent swapping!!!!  THERE is no comparable lot listing on the web.  

This becomes a super thick brick.  

NOTE: As a point of info, there is no supporting 800 amps system in existence 31 years later. Hence , ET CANNOT PHONE HOME!!!!!

One last note, this phone has a CHICAGO area code. Interesting that under Chicago University Stadium (STAGG FIELD) the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction occurred in 1942. The seller sold a piece of that reactor. He has good insights as to the collectibility of objects.

Thanks for looking!

WARNING: This is not a toy . Never let anyone activate the LOCK button. It?s a torture to retrieve the 3 digit unlock code.