I didn't find this topic yet but does anyone know the differences between the minitor 6 & 7? Improvements?
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Minitor 6 & Minitor 7 Differences
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Hello,
The Motorola Minitor VII (7) is essentially the Minitor VI (6) with a few minor upgrades. All Minitor 7 pagers are all now 5 channel and UL rated Intrinsically Safe. New features include the ability to scan all 5 channels at once, adjusting the squelch level from the playback buttons, a pass device like mode called "Warning Alert", and 20 minutes of voice storage. There is also an improved charging system on this pager, with the contacts being on the sides where the charger rails slide into. From what I noticed from carrying both, reception is about the same. the Minitor 7 is slightly larger in height but feels slightly lighter then the Minitor VI. If you are buying a new/first pager, I would buy the 7, however if you already own a working Minitor VI there is really no big reason to upgrade it unless you want to scan more than two channels at once. They both use the same batteries, so battery support for the Minitor VI will still be around for a while, although all pagers will probably have to use the UL Intrinsically Safe batteries at some point in the future.
The Motorola Minitor VII (7) is essentially the Minitor VI (6) with a few minor upgrades. All Minitor 7 pagers are all now 5 channel and UL rated Intrinsically Safe. New features include the ability to scan all 5 channels at once, adjusting the squelch level from the playback buttons, a pass device like mode called "Warning Alert", and 20 minutes of voice storage. There is also an improved charging system on this pager, with the contacts being on the sides where the charger rails slide into. From what I noticed from carrying both, reception is about the same. the Minitor 7 is slightly larger in height but feels slightly lighter then the Minitor VI. If you are buying a new/first pager, I would buy the 7, however if you already own a working Minitor VI there is really no big reason to upgrade it unless you want to scan more than two channels at once. They both use the same batteries, so battery support for the Minitor VI will still be around for a while, although all pagers will probably have to use the UL Intrinsically Safe batteries at some point in the future.
Minitor - Motorola Solutions and UCC will announce the new MINITOR 7 Pager On Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the FDIC Fire trade Show
Motorola Solutions and UCC will announce the new MINITOR 7 Pager, on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the FDIC Fire trade Show.
Your very much welcome.So not a ton of difference. Cool. Thanks!
Nice user name BTW. Great minds.
And thanks, same to you! I love the original Quik-Call paging system. Indeed great minds!
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The bothered to come out with almost the same thing, The least they could have done was put bluetooth on it.
I don't know why they even bothered with the 7 honestly, unication is EONS past motorola's paging capabilities.
I was issued a 7 a couple of months ago and agree with the overview @Quick-Call03B74 offered above.
The most significant improvement that I've seen so far is the side charging contacts. This eliminates the poor contact with spring-mounted pogo pins that occurs when the contacts get dirty.
But this improvement comes at a cost - the pager is about 3/4" taller. Might as well go back to a Minitor 1 at that point.
And they FINALLY fixed the bugs that plagued the first release of Minitor 7 software.
But this improvement comes at a cost - the pager is about 3/4" taller. Might as well go back to a Minitor 1 at that point.
And they FINALLY fixed the bugs that plagued the first release of Minitor 7 software.
Why fight with Unication
Unication holds the monopoly basically, a little competition wouldn't be bad.
Perhaps if Motorola started actually making their pagers again, their engineers would come up with something better.
They started making their own pagers again with the Minitor 6.
I have no experience with the M6. Just MII, M3 and MV. The V was decent. I still believe the II was the best.
I to would like to see P25. I have 2 M5s and 2 M6 and full scan would me nice.
But since I have the G5 pager all my other stuff is collecting dust. The P25 uhf is scary loud and clear as a bell.
Just my rant
Steve
But since I have the G5 pager all my other stuff is collecting dust. The P25 uhf is scary loud and clear as a bell.
Just my rant
Steve
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Minitor 7 has NO option for the 500 mhz band which is crucial for me cause my FD operates at 502.525
I'm shocked that M hasn't added P25 to the Minitor line like the G5.
Im curious how the reception is on the M6 and M7. The M5 was not too bad, but the M2 was the best. Never used a M3 or 4, but from what I heard the reception was junk.
That would require them to also add trunking capability (conventional P25 paging is exceedingly rare, I've personally never seen any setup like that). Why would they waste money on R&D for a P25 trunking pager when they can simply sell you an APX with the Tone Signaling option? If they really cared, they would've seen Unication as a threat many years ago and would've responded in kind...or just bought out Unication. They never did, which speaks volumes.
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