Does Motorola make any VHF low band (29.7-50 MHz) radio equipment? If not, who does?
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VHF Low Band
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Motorola used to but they haven't in a number of years. Right now Kenwood makes low band on a per order basis. The California Highway Patrol and a few other state police agencies still use low band and Kenwood makes them when CHP has a large enough order. That said, CHP's long range plan is to move off of low band because it's just difficult to work with. The large antennas are a pain and the new vehicles computer systems create noise that effects low band, so it has to go.
You may want to check with Motorola and see if they are still marketing the Lowband VHF CDM1550 radio. I'm not seeing that this radio has been discontinued yet.
mmckenna
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If you want new:
Kenwood NX-5600 mobile
Harris XL-200M
TPL Systemes has some low band radios, but not all have FCC type certification, you'd have to do some homework: TPL Systèmes
Used market opens up a lot more options.
Kenwood NX-5600 mobile
Harris XL-200M
TPL Systemes has some low band radios, but not all have FCC type certification, you'd have to do some homework: TPL Systèmes
Used market opens up a lot more options.
Project25_MASTR
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To add to @mmckenna's post, EF Johnson has their own flavor of the Kenwood NX-5600 which is what CHP last ordered (they all say Kenwood on the control head though). The primary differences between the EFJ variant and the Kenwood variant is that the EFJ variant programs in Armada and is capable of being configured in a seamless multiband configuration with the multi-band/multi-deck option which is exclusive to EFJ.
@nokones the low band CDM has been out of production for over a decade now. It was succeeded by the PM1200 which is a relabeled VX-6000. The "story" is Motorola had large low band order to fill after the CDM went out of production that resulted in the acquisition of Vertex so they could fill the order with the PM1200.
@nokones the low band CDM has been out of production for over a decade now. It was succeeded by the PM1200 which is a relabeled VX-6000. The "story" is Motorola had large low band order to fill after the CDM went out of production that resulted in the acquisition of Vertex so they could fill the order with the PM1200.
TampaTyron
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Moto has not made a lowband radio in 10+ years? I think the Low band CDM or Pm1500 was the last one they made. TT
PM1200*
PM1500 never came in low, minor typo
Thanks. I appreciate the info!
TampaTyron
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