IMBE VS AMBE2

[evfd1625]

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The new Kenwood radios support the new AMBE vocoder. My XTS only supports the IMBE vocoder. If the area I work in goes to a conventional P25 system using radios with the new vocoder, will my radio using the old vocoder be functional on the system?
To sum up:
Current system= analog conventional with Kenwood AMBE subscriber equipment except for my XTS2500.
New system= P25 digital conventional with the Kenwood AMBE equipment and my IMBE XTS2500.
Will they work together?

 

[xts3000r]

yes it will work. imbe. and ambe2 will talk back and forth.ambe 2 is just updated imbe.

 

[902]

They should be retrocompatible, but the AMBE-2 vocoder should be more resistant to ambient noise. I have an AMBE-2 radio (EFJ), but I have not had the occasion to test between it and an IMBE radio in a noisy environment.

 

[MTS2000des]

we have EFJ's on our county DTRS, which is a Motorola Astro 25 V6.xx system and they work fine with the Motorola XTS and APX radios. The EFJ's actually do quite a bit better in noisy background than older XTS radios do, but the latest HOST/DSP updates to the XTS line have made great strides in this area.

you should have no problem.

 

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Ok thanks. The Kenwood radios are nice, but it is nice to be able to share batteries between my 800 and VHF radios and cases, etc.