MOTOTRBO Ion Smart Radio

[chrismol1]

Its not P25, so its useless to sell under government grants like P25 gear for thousands upon thousands

Funny how its marketed as a productivty tool with a scanner for warehouses, Moto sold off their enterprise unit to zebra earlier in the decade...Guess their back in the game with this all in one tool

 

[Firebuff880]

@chrismol1

You do know that the APX Next is the same concept for P25 !

An yes they sold off much to Zebra years ago and Phones to Lenovo. But yet we have APX Next, Evolve, ION, Lex 11 and who knows what in there futures pipeline. The also shutdown iDen but today have the TLK line on Cellular for PTT.

" scanner for warehouses " Need a scanner capable of QR and Bar code for a lot more these days than just Warehouses.

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[chrismol1]

@chrismol1

You do know that the APX Next is the same concept for P25 !

An yes they sold off much to Zebra years ago and Phones to Lenovo. But yet we have APX Next, Evolve, ION, Lex 11 and who knows what in there futures pipeline. The also shutdown iDen but today have the TLK line on Cellular for PTT.

" scanner for warehouses " Need a scanner capable of QR and Bar code for a lot more these days than just Warehouses.

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Uh yea of course I know about APX Next and the APX Next XE, Whats your point... The APX Next came before the Ion, but the Ion isnt getting the multi million dollar public safety grants for private business use which is why peoples asked how much is it and another came back with 1600, seems about right. You'd never see Next at 1600, too low for gubbermint contracts. peanuts.

 

[Firebuff880]

Sorry, Guess I miss read your statement
"Its not P25, so its useless to sell under government grants like P25 gear for thousands upon thousands"..

 

[hockeyref2]

My dealer thinks list price is 2400-2600 (i forgot the exact number he told me)

 

[romanr]

Interesting that the cellular radio doesn't support B12, B13 or B14. This dramatically reduces the device's utility on cellular networks.

Not having B12 or B13 seems like a real mistake since these are the best bands for long distance coverage from Verizon and AT&T today.
Not having B14 just says they insist on doing nothing with MotoTRBO that even comes close to being useful for the PS/P25 crowd.

 

[Floridarailfanning]

Interesting that the cellular radio doesn't support B12, B13 or B14. This dramatically reduces the device's utility on cellular networks.

Not having B12 or B13 seems like a real mistake since these are the best bands for long distance coverage from Verizon and AT&T today.
Not having B14 just says they insist on doing nothing with MotoTRBO that even comes close to being useful for the PS/P25 crowd.

The manual clearly lists 12, 13, and 14 as being supported.

 

[romanr]

The manual clearly lists 12, 13, and 14 as being supported.

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That would be good because this would be a show stopper for us.
Unfortunately, this is what I get from the Motorolasolutions website less than a minute ago.
It must the European version, but I can't find the datasheet for the NA version (yet).

 

[Floridarailfanning]

That would be good because this would be a show stopper for us.
Unfortunately, this is what I get from the Motorolasolutions website less than a minute ago:

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Interesting. I'd like to know what it actually supports then.

I would be surprised if it lacked Band 48 since that's where Nitro/CBRS is.

 

[romanr]

Interesting. I'd like to know what it actually supports then.

I would be surprised if it lacked Band 48 since that's where Nitro/CBRS is.

This is part of what drove the panic/misunderstanding.

Here is the link we were given:
MOTOTRBO_Ion_Datasheet_ENG.pdf (motorolasolutions.com)

I was able to find this URL after deleting any history of the previous URL:
MOTOTRBO ION Data Sheet (motorolasolutions.com)

Thanks for your help, Floridarailfanning.

 

[K9RPL]

Interesting, Band 48 so it supports CBRS.

 

[Floridarailfanning]

I was able to find this URL after deleting any history of the previous URL:
MOTOTRBO ION Data Sheet (motorolasolutions.com)

Looking at the first datasheet you linked they spell analog as analogue so it's probably meant for a different region.

 

[jeepsandradios]

INot having B14 just says they insist on doing nothing with MotoTRBO that even comes close to being useful for the PS/P25 crowd.

Why would they want anything useful for PS/P25 when they have the NEXT for that

 

[MTS2000des]

The iON is a solution with no problem. A $2500 subscriber radio with required cloud based programming/subscription service is a hard sell to businesses that are cash strapped and trying to find money to pay the rent, utility bills, and payroll. Good luck MSI. Don't see these flying off the shelves.

 

[KA9JYO]

to bad its not in VHF

VHF? I used to use 2mtr repeaters in the 80's. Didn't know that they still around.