Old unity XG100 LAPD all band

[Giddyuptd]

Was doing the usual browsing and looks like old LAPD all banders before they decided to go APX 8000s, which ended up from them handed off to Morgan's resort fire department and now to auction.

Wasn't aware they used the Unity but was aware they had eyes on the APX line and mostly used Motorola.

I'd have thrown this in the California section but since they'd be defunct department equipment and Harris I put it here. If a admin feels it's better in California they feel free to move it there.

Thought it be something a radio enthusiast would like to look at and read the description on its use history in first part.





Harris UNITY XG-100P Full Spectrum (VHF, UHF & 700/800Mhz, P25) Portable Radio | eBay

 

[DisasterGuy]

States AES/DES however unlikely it is featured for either since there us no AES or DES code in them per the photos.

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[prcguy]

I wonder how much it costs for software license, etc, to program these?

 

[DisasterGuy]

It's been a while but I recall AES on a 100p being around $750.

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[prcguy]

I was asking about software for programming channels, zones, etc. What does Harris want for that?

It's been a while but I recall AES on a 100p being around $750.

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[Giddyuptd]

Like disaster guy had mentioned somewhere in the 500 to 700 range. I belive their programmer will do numerous Harris radios but I may be wrong.

 

[DisasterGuy]

Like disaster guy had mentioned somewhere in the 500 to 700 range. I belive their programmer will do numerous Harris radios but I may be wrong.

For programming software a single license covers ProGrammer (Orion, 700p and older radios), RPM (P5100, P/M7100, P/M7200, P7300, XG-100p) and RPM2 that covers all XG and XL radios. I believe that the full package is around $900 or so. There used to be a conventional only option for around $350 but I dont know if that's still offered or not.

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[Giddyuptd]

That's what I thought close to grand for the full deal with them. I have heard depending on contracts 500 to 700 depending who you are and your agency is and if your a top dog customer.

 

[DisasterGuy]

That's what I thought close to grand for the full deal with them. I have heard depending on contracts 500 to 700 depending who you are and your agency is and if your a top dog customer.

There is some truth to that. The prices I through out are list. A standard contract discount is 25%, some are more aggressive. Some include discounts on "software services" items and some dont.

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[lolbananalol2]

Why is the Harris software so expensive?


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[DisasterGuy]

To me it isnt that expensive considering that I use it to program several million dollar worth of radios. With that said, as I mentioned above, I actually spend less on Harris Software than Motorola software due to the Harris license covering programming of every radio made over the last 30+ years compared to multiple $350 licenses on the Motorola side.

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[Giddyuptd]

Why is the Harris software so expensive?


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Could be worse, running several types of a Motorola and having to cough out 350 plus per radio model for programming.

In the end it seems more practical to pay once and be done with it for various models of one brand.

 

[MTS2000des]

Motorola essentially gives you a site license: one subscription to APX CPS and you can legally install and use it on a thousand machines in your organization. APX CPS also programs all APX radios, from low tier portables (APX900) to APX8000/8500. Of course this may change in the near future, but the current business model is very affordable for what one gets.