I was not aware that XTL5000 radios have different max wattages. (Notarubicon claims his XTL5000 can do 100w or so). If you have a link to the different model specs that would be good to know.
I don't have any plans to transmit and upset the FCC but I'd like to have the ability to listen to as many frequencies possible. It's more of a fun/shtf project right now.
Do you know if I'm looking at the correct wires/accessories?
Thanks
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Randy's (Notarubicon) XTL5000 radio in his Notarubion Jeep is the 25/110 Watt High-Powered Unit 380-470 MHz unit and there are only two XTL5000 high-powered units offered by Motorola and they operate in the136-174 MHz and 380-470 MHz bands. The rest of the radio units are considered Mid-Power units such as the 136-174 MHz Mid-Power unit RF power with 10/50 watts and the two UHF band split units, R1 380-470 MHz and the R2 450-520 MHz that operate with 10/40 watts and 10/45 watts, respectively. The 700/800 MHz band radio operates with 10/35 watts.
The max power draw for the 700/800 MHz radio when keyed would be about 12 amps, approx 3-4 amps on receive, and about an amp on stand-by. The HKN6110B power cable is for the high-powered radio units. You can use it with absolutely no problems at all but you don't need that heavy of a gauged wire for your radio. Something like the HKN4137A power cable with the 15 amp inline fuse would be more than sufficient for your radio.
The second link brings up the same high-powered cable. The HKN6110B cable is your speaker audio and ignition sense cable. The ignition sense cable will allow you to select the option of either to turn your radio on/off with the ignition key, or by the radio on/off power switch and that is contingent upon where you connect the red wire of the accessory cable to a power source, and the ignition switch option function you select in the CPS.
The APX/XTL Motorola Speaker is the correct speaker for your radio.
You will need the programming software and the programming cable. The latest/last software version is the Motorola Astro 25 Mobile CPS Version R20.01.00. The programming cable is the Motorola HKN6184C cable. The software and cable are available from several sources like Blue Max 49ers and twowayradioparts.com. Be careful where you buy the software and cable. There are a lot of counterfeit Motorola cables and accessories being pumped out of China and they could harm your radio and could cause your radio to turn into a permanent paperweight or boat anchor. Some Sellers on Amazon are good examples of that. Buy from a reputable sellers like Haliod Radios, Sunny Communications, two-way radio parts and of course, Motorola. If you buy cheap and get non-quality cheap parts you'll very well could be sorry. Don't mess around get quality parts and stuff for your Motorola radio.
The Motorola specs and the installation manual documents are readily available from Motorola. I don't have the links at my fingertips but anyone can obtain those on a search.
About 99% of the 700/800 MHz system are trunk and your radio will be a poor platform for a scanner. Depending on the flashcode options of your radio you may or not be able to monitor anything at all. Most Public Safety Trunk systems are converting over to Phase II P25 because of the DOJ mandate to go encrypted in the very near future if not already. That leaves your radio in the very near future only good for a boat anchor.