Good Evening is it possible to program a Motorola APX 4500 for 900mhz ham band 900-927mhz ?
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Motorola APX 4500 900mhz
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devicelab
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I'd have to check the APX detailed brochure but technically if you buy one from a dealer (etc etc) isn't there a feature option for the 902 HAM band -- or maybe this was a TRBO feature..?
N4KVE
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It worked on Trbo radios, but not if they did 3600 trunking. If the trunking feature was removed, & flashed for digital, then 902/927 would work.
Just get an older 900MHz XTS-2500, they do the amateur band just fine and usually have P25.
N4KVE
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I’ve purchased four 900 MHz XTS2500’s, & 5 XTL2500’s at different times from different sellers, & all were analog. The first 900 P25 system came out in 2012, while the radio has been around since 2004-2005, so most were analog, but easily upgradable to P25. Sort of like the early analog trunking Trbo radios that could be upgraded to Connect Plus. Motorola Solutions Announces First 900 MHz ASTRO® 25 Digital Radio System Contract for Public Utility | Motorola Solutions
I've purchased three XTS2500s from three different Ebay sellers and they were all P25. The best deal was a guy that had about a dozen model IIIs in the $80 range and I should have bought them all.
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