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Information of the new XL-185m has surfaced in FCC filings.
700/800/900MHz plus WiFi and Bluetooth
Appears to change the CAN Bus to an 8p8c connector
Data plate shows "Made in Japan" so likely produced by JRC for Harris
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They did away with the CAN buss. The control head works with the VCP unit using an IP connection. I can also tell you the control head has a built in speaker and uses a USB type C cable for programming via RPM2.
 
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XL-185M P25 Mobile Radio
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Guess now that the mobile has been released I can post a picture of it. Been beta testing it for quite a while and this new mobile will be a game changer. The transmit and receive audio on this radios sounds really good and it carries over all the features of the XL portable. The control head uses an network connection back to the RF unit or VCH.
 
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I was talking to Harris today about that.
The little speaker in the front really works great.
The USB programming interface is very much welcome.
Not sure about the USB mic interface, bu the way they attach it seems pretty dang solid.
The Cat 5 cable for the control head is a wonderful idea.

Harris had a pretty good demo set up. They had a sound proof room they'd take you in. Had 125dB of various audio, chain saws, pump panel, idling engines, sports events. Then you'd go outside where they had the XL-185 set up. In the booth with the 125dB noise, they had two Harris portables, one with noise reduction and one without. They'd transmit from in the booth. Pretty impressive.
 
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