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Looking for information about CPI products. We use them for our station communications. What we have is very old and is set up for Kenwood radio running vhf conventual. Looking at switching over radio to Motorola P25, running digital trunking.

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CPI and MotoTRBO

We just installed two local CPI remotes and a control box in a brand new MotoTRBO system. CPI staff was very helpful in selecting the right models. However, on digital the remotes sound like crap. Analog is okay, but the audio from the CPI remote is so "thin" and makes the dispatcher sound like a robot. Analog works fine...had to switch the customer back from digital it was that bad. Not sure if it is CPI, DMR, or a combination. Based on this experience I can only recommend it for analog.

Regardless, side by side CPI vs. Motorola OEM desk microphone, the Motorola sounds 10 times better than the CPI remote, analog or digital.
 
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Hammerhead313 said:
Looking for information about CPI products. We use them for our station communications. What we have is very old and is set up for Kenwood radio running vhf conventual. Looking at switching over radio to Motorola P25, running digital trunking.
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From a network perspective, P25 trunking is about a thousand times more complicated than VHF conventional. You would be well served to discuss any control or signalling issues with your P25 vendor. It's very likely that the CPI equipment might not be compatible with the new system.

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Talked to CPI company direct. With our age of equipment, Motorola will not work. They system can be updated with a Kenwood p25 trunking radio, only 1 model can be used. Budget will only allow 1 station to be updated at this time.

Let you know how it works out.

Joe
 
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