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MOTOROLA APX6500 P25 OR NOT?

EWZ-SURPLUS

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Good evening guys . I have a bunch of these APX6500 and since I'm a newbie I'm confuse. Motorola is not like Harris where you can rely on option codes. Is this Radio P25? Can this radio be ugraded ?

141048-000480-5

G806: ASTRO IMBE Digital Operation
W969: Hardware Multikey Encryption
GA00306: Primary Band: VHF Mid Power
QA01749: Legacy SW System Key Enable
G51: SmartZone Systems Operation
G173: SmartZone Omnilink MultiZone Operation
G361: ASTRO 25 9600 Baud Trunking

3 ENCRYPTION INSTALLED

KG 1 ADP
KG 2 AES256
KG 3 AES-GCM
 

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Giddyuptd

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It is a 7/800 mhz radio. Yes it is p25. You'll have analog and p25 conventional and trunking in p25 phase 1. Upgrades are possible but depending on features you want it'll cost.
 

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It is a 7/800 mhz radio. Yes it is p25. You'll have analog and p25 conventional and trunking in p25 phase 1. Upgrades are possible but depending on features you want it'll cost.
Odd that the FC show’s primary band as VHF if it’s a 7/800 radio.
 

ElroyJetson

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DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO. NO.
Those were from The Villages, in Florida, right? Via GG auctions?
Yes, P25. No, to Phase II. But that feature can be added for a price.
Warning: DO NOT EXPORT THESE RADIOS. It would be highly illegal to do so. They are export controlled by the US Department of State.
 
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GTR8000

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Motorola is not like Harris where you can rely on option codes.
The "option codes" for an APX is the FLASHcode, which shows you exactly what features the radio has. It helps if you use a good decoder and understand what each feature is, though.

Odd that the FC show’s primary band as VHF if it’s a 7/800 radio.
Bad decode...here is the actual list.

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Good evening guys . I have a bunch of these APX6500 and since I'm a newbie I'm confuse. Motorola is not like Harris where you can rely on option codes. Is this Radio P25? Can this radio be ugraded ?

141048-000480-5

G806: ASTRO IMBE Digital Operation
W969: Hardware Multikey Encryption
GA00306: Primary Band: VHF Mid Power
QA01749: Legacy SW System Key Enable
G51: SmartZone Systems Operation
G173: SmartZone Omnilink MultiZone Operation
G361: ASTRO 25 9600 Baud Trunking

3 ENCRYPTION INSTALLED

KG 1 ADP
KG 2 AES256
KG 3 AES-GCM
How much do we get for helping you with your ebay radio sales?
 

GTR8000

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Correction: The Motorola decoder supports the extended format of AAAAAA-BBBBBB-C-DDDDDD-EEEEEE format.
Yes that is true. Log into your Motorola account and check it.
Uh, where do you think my screenshot came from? ;)
 

kinglou0

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How much do we get for helping you with your ebay radio sales?
Bingo. Slap a new Chinese housing on it and it’s ready for a lifetime of impressing the plebs at the next Ham N Eggs breakfast meeting. CopSounds get the boys all stirred up.
 
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