Motorola EX series in MPT format

[citylink_uk]

Hi all,

The waterproof "mini" Motorola EX series has been recently launched in the UK, what's interesting is that they are planning to do a UHF MPT1327 version due to be released early next year.

Just shows that even the big M still has an eye on MPT which is still very popular for on-site usage.

Tait are also supposed to be revamping their analogue/MPT portable range to bring them in-line with the TM8235 and digital portables, don't know if this has been delayed though due to the circumstances.

Icom and Kenwood are also suposed to be planning something joint in the way of digital MPT1327 low cost digital trunking. Don't know anything else about it though.

Just shows there's still interest in the product and will continue to gain popularity until someone comes out with another "open" standard that a dozen manufactures support and that doesn't cost the earth to implement! MotoTRBO doesn't support any trunking at the moment and when it does its thought it will be LTR which isn't used anywhere in the UK and TETRA is far to expensive for most users.

Anyway, this email seems to have turned into a general MPT product leaflet!

Rich

[bradlington]

I have recently been to an Icom road seminar and it was announced that Kenwood and Icom are doing the joint venture into a "DMR "Didital Mobile Radio platform .

If they are doing it I hope it is backwards compatible and can do some existing trunking platforms.

Being involved in the GSM eng side the radio side seems to be a little behind what the GSM /CDMA units in the form of processing .Having said that it the big players could agree for a universal platform to cater accross the fields then one radio should be able to preform all existing protocols.

Regards
Brad

[citylink_uk]

Hi,

We would love them all to come up with a compatible standard but It looks to me at the moment that they are all coming up with their own take on digital technology, trying to squeeze as much money out of "going digital" as possible.

Nice to hear that the Japanese manufacturers are still trying to develop something remotely universal.

On a side note, Icom have this month released a new MPT1327 version of their commercial IC-F44G portable which should be popular for on-site applications, especially if the price is right.

Regards
Richard