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XTS5000 - ASTRO Variants?
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mlevin
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Not sure what you're getting at. By definition Astro means IMBE digital voice. Assuming the XTS 5000 is flashed to do IMBE, it'll do it.
mlevin said:
By definition Astro means digital voice (period). It was Motorola's name for their digital line.
The XTS5000 is capable of IMBE digital voice.
Older radios such as the XTS3000 and Astro Spectra/Saber were capable of both VSELP and IMBE. These radios were also marketed under the Astro name.
JnglMassiv
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Don't forget that just because it says 'ASTRO" doesn't mean you'll be talking digital.
By defintion, ASTRO means digital capable with proper programming and flash.
By defintion, ASTRO means digital capable with proper programming and flash.
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N_Jay
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Also, don't forget the ASTRO is a BRAND name without a specific TECHNICAL definition!
Products labled ASTRO include Motorola's original Pre-P25 digital technology (that people here like to call VSELP) and Motorola's current P-25 technology (the some people here like to call IMBE).
Products labled ASTRO include Motorola's original Pre-P25 digital technology (that people here like to call VSELP) and Motorola's current P-25 technology (the some people here like to call IMBE).
FuelForFire
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Astro Portables: .........Digital Type:.......................System Type:
Astro Saber............... VSELP or IMBE...........Trunking and Conventional
XTS1500.........................IMBE.............................Conventional
XTS2500.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
XTS3000.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
XTS3500.........................IMBE.............................Conventional
XTS5000.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
SSE5000.........................IMBE....................Trunking? and Conventional
Astro Mobiles:
Astro Spectra............VSELP or IMBE.............Trunking and Conventional
Astro Spectra Plus...........IMBE.....................Trunking and Conventional
XTL5000.........................IMBE.....................Trunking and Conventional
The type of digital the radio is capable of depends on the firmware version and it must be flashed for digital operation. VSELP and analog only Astro Sabers and Astro Spectra are relatively common but occasionally you run accross an XTS3000 that is VSELP or has analog firmware. Pretty much everything else if it is flashed for digital operation is IMBE because these radios were released after official support for VSELP was cancelled.
Mike
Astro Saber............... VSELP or IMBE...........Trunking and Conventional
XTS1500.........................IMBE.............................Conventional
XTS2500.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
XTS3000.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
XTS3500.........................IMBE.............................Conventional
XTS5000.........................IMBE....................Trunking and Conventional
SSE5000.........................IMBE....................Trunking? and Conventional
Astro Mobiles:
Astro Spectra............VSELP or IMBE.............Trunking and Conventional
Astro Spectra Plus...........IMBE.....................Trunking and Conventional
XTL5000.........................IMBE.....................Trunking and Conventional
The type of digital the radio is capable of depends on the firmware version and it must be flashed for digital operation. VSELP and analog only Astro Sabers and Astro Spectra are relatively common but occasionally you run accross an XTS3000 that is VSELP or has analog firmware. Pretty much everything else if it is flashed for digital operation is IMBE because these radios were released after official support for VSELP was cancelled.
Mike
I believe it's VSELP and not VSLEP.
FuelForFire
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rfmobile said:
That would be a brain fart..... fixed it.
Mike
steveng
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Cleveland has a about 200 XTS3000 Vselp Radios.
FuelForFire
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steveng said:
Trenton has a good cache of them too but as compared to the thousands upon thousands of IMBE xts3000's, they can be called few and far between.
It will be interesting to see how long these few cities can hold out. VSELP was offically cancelled by Motorola a couple years ago now which means they are now unable to replace broken units or expand their system.
I would also speculate that when they finally do switch to IMBE they will go to full time encryption. Once you get used to (relatively) no one listening its hard to go back.
Mike
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