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D0519

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Good day, I’m interested in motorola and kenwood, I’d like to ask if motorola XiR c1200 and kenwood TKR 850 are compatible? If yes? How?
 

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This will not work in digital mode right since the repeater is an NXDN?

No.

The TKR-850 is ANALOG only. It does not do NXDN. It does not do DMR. It does not do P25.

The Motorola radio you asked about does ANALOG and DMR.

The only way to make these two work together is in ANALOG mode. That is the commonality between them.
 

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How about the software used to each device to configure it, can it be a problem?

Not exactly sure what you mean here.

The Kenwood TKR-850 needs to be programmed using correct software to function on the frequency pair you are licensed for in your country. The repeater will have a Country Code, and the programming software/activation code will need to be of the same country code for it to work correctly.

The repeater duplexer will need to be tuned on site by a competent trained technician with the correct test equipment.

The Motorola radios will need to be properly programmed with their correct software by a competent technician to work on the frequency pair the repeater is working on.
 
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