Trenton Fire Dept and XTS2500

[station32]

I noticed Trenton fire dept and TEMS starting to use Xts2500's Is there a plan to start switching to P-25 and moving away from VSELP or is there a flash or firmware to have VSELP in a 2500.
Thanks in advance

 

[W2SJW]

FD & EMS have traditionally been analog, and I wouldn't expect that to change. The system can't support operating as both P25 & VSELP simultaneously.

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[station32]

Would there be firmware for vselp in xts2500's ?

 

[W2SJW]

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No. The ASTRO Saber & ASTRO Spectra were the last radios made that supported VSELP (if I remember correctly).

 

[mikewazowski]

Early XTS3000's also supported it.

 

[W2SJW]

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Thanks for the follow-up Mike. I had wondered about them, because I have never actually seen one that did (they were all IMBE). There's a seller every year at the Timonium, MD hamfest that has a 3000 with MODAT he uses to chat with his friends, and I wonder if that is that version...

 

[mikewazowski]

Modat can be in any XTS3000 regardless of vocoder.

I have an early xts3000 that was vselp.

Had it reflashed to imbe years ago.