motorola xts500

[KC0CSE]

would the Moto XT-5000 make a good scanner..for 800meg P-25 simulcast system?...and yes I know it's a $1000.00 dollar radio...

[Laxplurr06]

An XTS5000 would probably not be a great scanner considering you can only 16 channels at any given time. Other then that I used my XTS for things such as Boston Fire or police where they really only use 16 channels. Another plus is they are a lot more rugged then scanners as well.

[KC0CSE]

Originally Posted by Laxplurr06

An XTS5000 would probably not be a great scanner considering you can only 16 channels at any given time. Other then that I used my XTS for things such as Boston Fire or police where they really only use 16 channels. Another plus is they are a lot more rugged then scanners as well.

So is there a Moto you could recommend?

[Laxplurr06]

I believe all Moto's have the 16 scan channel limit. They are great radios they just have that limit that I cannot stand. I have moved to Kenwood because they are a commercial radio and don't have a limit on the number of channels you can scan. The same goes for Icom.

[Skypilot007]

Originally Posted by KC0CSE

So is there a Moto you could recommend?

XTS5000 would do it. You just have to learn how to properly program the radio so it doesn't affiliate with the system. That's the fun part.

[mikegilbert]

Originally Posted by Laxplurr06

I believe all Moto's have the 16 scan channel limit. They are great radios they just have that limit that I cannot stand. I have moved to Kenwood because they are a commercial radio and don't have a limit on the number of channels you can scan. The same goes for Icom.

The APX6000/7000 can scan 30 conventional channels, 50 trunking talkgroups in priority monitor mode, or up to 250 in multi-system scan.