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'''MOTOTRBO''' is a Motorola digital radio product marketed primarily to business/industrial users. The format uses Time Division Multiple Access ([[TDMA]]).  A single 12.5 kHz channel is able to carry two conversations. This makes the format equivalent to digital radios that use Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) to achieve 6.25 kHz channel spacing.
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= General Information =
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'''MOTOTRBO''' is a Motorola digital radio product marketed primarily to business/industrial users. The format is based on, and compatible with the European 2-slot [[DMR]] standard and uses Time Division Multiple Access ([[TDMA]]) to effectively accommodate two simultaneous users.  A single 12.5 kHz channel is able to carry two simultaneous and independent conversations, or simultaneous and independent voice and data paths each with 6.25 kHz ''equivalency'', however the bandwidth of DMR exceedes the maximum required for UHF 6.25 kHz channel centers.  Operation of different [[talkgroup]]s and talkpaths similar to trunking is possible, as is wide-area operation through IP connectivity.  MOTOTRBO transceivers and repeater stations may be retrocompatible with analog FM using [[CTCSS]] or [[CDCSS]].
  
No scanner can monitor this digital format.
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[[Emission Designator|Emission designators]] for MOTOTRBO: 7K60FXE (voice), 7K60FXD (data).
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MOTOTRBO is based on the following [http://www.etsi.org ETSI] standards:
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* [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236101/01.02.01_60/ts_10236101v010201p.pdf ETSI TS 102 361-1] Air interface
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* [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236102/01.02.06_60/ts_10236102v010206p.pdf ETSI TS 102 361-2] Voice and generic services and facilities
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* [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236102/01.02.06_60/ts_10236102v010206p.pdf ETSI TS 102 361-3] Data protocol
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* [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236104/01.02.01_60/ts_10236104v010201p.pdf ETSI TS 102 361-4] Trunking protocol
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Additional information on DMR is available through the [http://www.dmrassociation.org/index.htm Digital Mobile Radio Association].
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==Monitoring TRBO==
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You can use the following to monitor a MOTOTRBO transmission.
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; GRE Scanners
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* [[PSR-800]] <sup>1</sup> 
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; Radio Shack Scanners
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* [[Pro-668]] <sup>1</sup>
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* [[Pro-18]]  <sup>1</sup>
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#Using the [[Whistler Official Upgrade (WOU)]]
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; Uniden Scanners
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* [[BCD436HP]] with version 1.11.15 firmware or better.
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* [[BCD536HP]] with version 1.11.15 firmware or better.
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**The instructions for the upgrade can be found [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/DigitalMobileRadioUpgrade here] (Note: covers both the 436 and 536) 
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* [[BCD325P2]] with version 1.07.06 firmware or better
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* [[BCD996P2]] with version 1.07.06 firmware or better
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**The instructions for the upgrade can be found [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/DigitalMobileRadioUpgradeforBCDxxxP2 here] (note: for both the 325P2 and 996P2)
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*[[SDS100]] (firmware upgrade likely required)
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; Whistler Scanners
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* [https://whistlergroup.com/blogs/news/whistler-launches-dmr-capable-scanners Whistler announcement]
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* [[TRX-1]]
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* [[TRX-2]]
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* Updates are available via the PC app for the following scanners;
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** [[WS1080]] 
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** [[WS1088]] 
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** [[WS1095]] 
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** [[WS1098]]
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; Widebanded Receivers (no trunking)
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* [https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/widerxvr/6570.html AOR AR5700D] not yet released
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* AOR [[DV10]]
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==Software Solutions==
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* Using [[Digital Speech Decoder (software package)|DSD]] or [[DSDPlus]], along with a discrimintor tapped scanner. [https://github.com/IanWraith/DMRDecode DMRDecode] may be used to view system information
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* Using [[Digital Speech Decoder (software package)|DSD]] or [[DSDPlus]] with many SDRs. [https://github.com/IanWraith/DMRDecode DMRDecode] may be used to view system information
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* Monitoring using DMRDecode, along with other utilities, is discussed  {{Thread|digital-voice-decoding-software|191957-java-program-decode-dmr.html|here|}}
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; Some abbreviations you might see while decoding with utilities like DMRDecode
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*'''CACH''' is Common Announcement Channel
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*'''TACT''' is TDMA Access Channel Type
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*'''LC''' is Link Control
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*'''EMB''' is Embedded signalling field
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*'''CSBK''' is Control Signalling Block
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== MOTOTRBO Features ==
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* IP Site Connect
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** Connects multiple conventional TRBO repeaters in a wider-area network
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* Privacy
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** Basic: 255 pre-selected 16 bit keys
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** Enhanced: 40-bit (1,099,511,627,776 combinations)
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== MOTOTRBO Trunking ==
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The standard includes provisions for trunking:
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* [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236104/01.02.01_60/ts_10236104v010201p.pdf ETSI TS 102 361-4] Trunking protocol
  
[[Emission Designator|Emission designators]] for MOTOTRBO: 7K60FXE (voice), 7K60FXD (data).
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Motorola has developed three trunking systems for MOTOTRBO: Connect Plus, Capacity Plus, and Capacity Max.
  
MOTOTRBO is based on the following [http://www.etsi.org ETSI] standards.
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*MOTOTRBO Connect Plus
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**Multi-site trunking network
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**Maximum of 770 traffic slots
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**Up to 250 sites and up to 15 repeaters per site
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**Number of repeaters per site varies depending on number of traffic slots and sites (for example, 70 sites and 6 repeaters each, 250 sites and two repeaters each, etc)
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**Each site has a fixed control channel
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**[http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Two-Way+Radios+and+Pagers+-+Business/Infrastructure/XRT9000 XRT 9000 Gateway]
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**[http://www.motorolasolutions.com/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Two-Way+Radios+and+Pagers+-+Business/Infrastructure/Controllers/MOTOTRBO_XRC_9000_Controller_US-EN XRC 9000 Controller]
  
* ETSI TS 102 361-1 Air interface
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*MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus
* ETSI TS 102 361-2 Voice and generic services and facilities
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**Single Site Capacity Plus allows voice and data communication at a single site.
* ETSI TS 102 361-3 Data protocol
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**Linked Capacity Plus (multi-site) allows voice and data communication at up to 15 sites.
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**Up to 12 digital voice talk paths (six repeaters) with three sites or less.
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**Up to 6 digital voice talk paths (three repeaters) with 15 sites.
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**Allows up to 24 additional dedicated data paths
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**No fixed control channel, instead has a "Rest Channel" (the next available slot, sounds like a control channel) which can hop around. In a standard installation, the rest channel starts at Channel 1 and works up to the highest channel, then returns to Channel 1 and begins the rotation again.
  
The standard includes provisions for trunking - a feature not yet offered by Motorola's MOTOTRBO.
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*MOTOTRBO Capacity Max
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**Capacity Max allows voice and data communication up to 15 sites.
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**A system can support up to 250 sites and up to 15 repeaters per site, with up to 3,000 users per site and up to 100 voice talk paths.
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**Capacity Max is fully compliant with the DMR Tier III mode of operation.
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**Powerful management tools give you complete control over the system – all from a single workstation
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**You can also provision a second control channel per site for ultra-high system availability.
  
* ETSI TS 102 361-4 Trunking
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== MOTOTRBO Portable/Mobile Radios and Repeaters ==
  
== MOTOTRBO Portable/Mobile Radios and Repeater ==
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(Models sold in the United States.)
  
 
=== Portables ===
 
=== Portables ===
  
* XPR 6500 (display, non-GPS)
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* XPR 6100 Non-Display
* XPR 6550 (display, GPS)
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* XPR 6300 Non-Display, UHF and VHF
* XPR 6300 (non-display, non-GPS)
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* XPR 6500 Display Radio, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
* XPR 6350 (non-display, GPS)
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* XPR 6350 Non-Display, GPS, UHF and VHF
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* XPR 6380 Non-Display, GPS, 800/900
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* XPR 6550 Display Radio, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
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* XPR 6580 Display Radio,Full keypad, 800/900
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* SL 7550: Color display, Full keypad, UHF
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* SL 7580: Color display, Full keypad, 800
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* SL 7590: Color display, Full keypad, 900
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* SL 7550e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, UHF
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* SL 7580e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 800
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* SL 7590e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 900
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* XPR 7550: Color display, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
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* XPR 7350: No display or keypad, UHF and VHF
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* XPR 7580: Color display, Full keypad, 800/900
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* XPR 7380: No display or keypad, 800/900
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* XPR 7550e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi,VHF and UHF
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* XPR 7580e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 800/900
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* XPR 7350e: No display, No keypad, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 7380e: No display, No keypad,  Wi-Fi, 800/900
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* XPR 3300 Non-Display Radio
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* XPR 3500 Monochrome display, limited keypad
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* XPR 3300e: No display or keypad, Wi-Fi
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* XPR 3500e: Monochrome display, limited keypad, Wi-Fi
  
 
=== Mobiles ===
 
=== Mobiles ===
  
* XPR 4500 (full display, non-GPS)
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* XPR 4300: Numeric Display Radio, VHF and UHF
* XPR 4550 (full display, GPS)
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* XPR 4500: Alpha-numeric Display, VHF and UHF
* XPR 4300 (numeric display, non-GPS)
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* XPR 4350: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, VHF and UHF
* XPR 4350 (numeric display, GPS)
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* XPR 4380: Numeric Display Radio,GPS, 800/900
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* XPR 4550: Alpha-numeric Display, GPS, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 4580: Alpha-numeric Display, GPS, 800/900
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* XPR 5350: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 5380: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, 800/900
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* XPR 5550: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 5580: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, 800/900
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* XPR 5350e: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 5380e: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 800/900
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* XPR 5550e: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
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* XPR 5580e: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 800/900
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* XPR 2500: Alpha-numeric, VHF and UHF
  
=== Repeater ===
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=== Repeaters ===
  
 
* XPR 8300
 
* XPR 8300
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* XPR 8380
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* XPR 8400
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* MTR 3000
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* SLR 5700
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* SLR 8000
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===Amateur Radio Equipment===
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* [http://www.connectsystems.com/products/top/radios%20CS750.htm Connect Systems CS750 and CS751]
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* [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/2660.html Kirisun PT660V]
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* [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/0380.html TYT MD-380 Handheld]
  
 
== MOTOTRBO Systems in Use ==
 
== MOTOTRBO Systems in Use ==
  
(This is only a partial list of businesses that use MOTOTRBO.  This list includes businesses in the United States only.)
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*[[MOTOTRBO Business Systems]]
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*[[MOTOTRBO Public Safety Systems]]
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* [[:Category:MOTOTRBO Information|MOTOTRBO Information]]
  
* 1350 LLC ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3014064 WQIU592])
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==Amateur Radio Use of MOTOTRBO==
* 1999 Stars ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2648007 WQAX391])
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* [http://dmr-marc.net/ DMR-MARC] DMR / Mototrbo Repeaters used by Amateur Radio
* [http://www.abecresorts.com/ ABEC Resorts] (Destin, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2978516 WQIF394])
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* [https://brandmeister.us/ BrandMeister] DMR / Mototrbo Repeaters used by Amateur Radio
* Affiliate Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2944665 WQHM938])
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* [http://www.dvara.org/ Digital Voice Amateur Radio Association] (Information about a MOTOTRBO amateur radio repeater, as well as audio samples of MOTOTRBO)
* Aircraft Service International (Jamaica, NY) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2984375 WQIH348])
 
* Americana at Brand (Glendale, CA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3004501 WQIQ765])
 
* Amylin Pharmaceuticals ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2980029 WQIF897])
 
* Anna Maria College ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2999568 WQIN800])
 
* Aramark Corporation (Fort Worth, TX) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2973612 WQIC672])
 
* Augustana College ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2995229 WQIM258])
 
* Bank of America ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1669504 WNQF883])
 
* Barnard Construction Company ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2934522 WQHI323])
 
* Belle Plaine School District #716 ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2931040 WQHG392])
 
* Black Forest Fire Protection District ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1180237 KIU249])
 
* Braham Motor Service ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1911390 WNJI935])
 
* Brandeis University ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1614512 KNAT408])
 
* CB Richard Ellis ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2997549 WQIM997])
 
* Callawassie Island Club ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3006238 WQIR503])
 
* Caswell County (NC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2936936 WQHJ409])
 
* [http://www.courageouskids.org/ The Center for Courageous Kids] (Scottsville, KY) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2970951 WQIB470])
 
* CERT Upper East Side (New York, NY) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2993302 WQIL445])
 
* Certainteed Gypsum ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2987627 WQII841])
 
* Chaminade University ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3008581 WQIS327])
 
* Cherokee County Board of Education ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2666533 WQBL304])
 
* [http://www.cincinnatistate.edu/ Cincinnati State Technical and Community College] (Cincinnati, OH)
 
* Citigroup (Delaware, OH) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2967696 WQHZ995])
 
* [http://www.colum.edu/ Columbia College] (Chicago, IL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2967989 WQIA366])
 
* Commercial Metals Company ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2936687 WQHJ330])
 
* Compassion International (Colorado Springs, CO) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2926468 WQHD768])
 
* Corrections Corporation of America (Eloy, AZ) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2994563 WQIL860]) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2994564 WQIL861])
 
* [http://www.correctionscorp.com/facility_detailed.cfm?facid=110 Corrections Corporation of America--Bay Correctional Facility] (Panama City, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2940521 WQHK846])
 
* Courtyard by Marriott Palo Alto-Los Altos ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3004266 WQIQ657])
 
* Covington County (AL) Sheriff Department ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3003237 WQIQ297])
 
* [http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/resorts/benefitDetail?id=BenefitDMEDetailPage Disney's Magical Express] (Orlando, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2944402 WQHM834])
 
* Douglas, City of ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1287616 KNGU995])
 
* Dow Chemical (Whitfield, GA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2999546 WQIN791])
 
* Dow Chemical Telecommunications (Licking, OH) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2935006 WQHI469])
 
* Dunhill Terminals ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2931042 WQHG394])
 
* Eisenhower Residential (Alexandria, VA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2950498 WQHQ709])
 
* Florida Keys Taxi Dispatch 2000 ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1815760 WPPB578])
 
* Forest Home Volunteer Fire Department ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2919331 WQHA747])
 
* [http://www.fourwindscasino.com/ Four Winds Casino Resort] (New Buffalo, MI) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2882847 WQGK888]) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2879218 WQGJ641])
 
* Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market (Riverside, CA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2980074 WQIF942])
 
* Google ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3007846 WQIR860])
 
* The Grand Del Mar ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2997555 WQIN203])
 
* Green River Community College (Auburn, WA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2855804 WQFX727])
 
* Hamilton Town Center ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2998550 WQIN455])
 
* Harlan Bakeries ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3002504 WQIP870])
 
* [http://www.midwayslots.com/ Harrington Raceway and Casino] (Harrington, DE) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2935820 WQHI824])
 
* Healthcare Service Corporation ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3004462 WQIQ727])
 
* Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2995567 WQIM345])
 
* Hettinger Welding ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2988935 WQIJ447])
 
* Holset Engineering ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2986537 WQII409])
 
* [http://www.howard.edu/ Howard University] (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1621343 KNER375])
 
* [http://www.huhosp.org/ Howard University Hospital] (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2956224 WQHT226])
 
* Huron Real Estate Associate ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1773170 KDA925])
 
* IKEA ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2927920 WQHE594])
 
* JFK International Air Terminal (New York, NY) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3001147 WQIP479])
 
* Kansas City Live (Kansas City, MO) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2980048 WQIF916])
 
* Kansas Ethanol ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2998920 WQIN608])
 
* Kennedy Krieger Institute ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2417513 WPVA686])
 
* Keylin ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2927616 WQHE466])
 
* Kohl's Distribution Center ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2995602 WQIM348])
 
* [http://lafarge-na.com/ LaFarge North America] (Baltimore, MD) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applMain.jsp?applID=4253104 0003261491])
 
* [http://www.lowa.org/ Lake of the Woods] (Locust Grove, VA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1624253 KNGG646])
 
* Lennox ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3014347 WQIU626])
 
* Lindberg Parking ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2918837 WQHA621])
 
* Los Angeles Dodgers ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2981599 WQIG614])
 
* Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2997246 WQIM863])
 
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3000749 WQIP361])
 
* Mauna Kea Beach Hotel ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3005641 WQIR277])
 
* McLane Mid-Atlantic ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1724783 WPGM209])
 
* Methodist Hospital ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3004268 WQIQ659])
 
* Monroe County (AL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1937396 WNCC213])
 
* Mount St. Mary's College ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2930081 WQHF783])
 
* MRI Waterview (Arlington, VA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2985143 WQIH564])
 
* The Mulberry Inn (Savannah, GA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2980912 WQIG435])
 
* National Harbor ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2998912 WQIN600])
 
* National Institutes of Health Building at [http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/ Bayview Medical Center] (Baltimore, MD) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2946042 WQHN617])
 
* Navy Federal Credit Union (Pensacola, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2990996 WQIK365])
 
* Nestle USA ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2927222 WQHE282])
 
* [http://www.newseum.org/ Newseum] (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2776204 WQEE834])
 
* New York University ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3002431 WQIP809])
 
* New Yorker Hotel ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3009970 WQIS664])
 
* Oceanside Pier Resort (Oceanside, CA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2974596 WQID257])
 
* Oregon Zoo (Portland, OR) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1670267 WNQS870])
 
* Ormat Nevada ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2931271 WQHG521])
 
* Oxy USA (Houston, TX) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2996288 WQIM580])
 
* Palmer College of Chiropractic ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3010521 WQIS828])
 
* [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1204 Pier Park] (Panama City Beach, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2989733 WQIJ655])
 
* Plaza Tower (New York, NY) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2999294 WQIN741])
 
* [http://www.prucenter.com/ Prudential Center] (Newark, NJ) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2967616 WQHZ933])
 
* Rivera Blackhawk Casino ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3000448  WQIP262])
 
* Roberts, County of (Sisseton, SD) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3006538 WQIR603])
 
* SFK Pulp Recycling ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2995147 WQIM232])
 
* Securiguard (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2982396 WQIG845])
 
* [http://www.seminoletribe.com/ Seminole Tribe of Florida] (Hollywood, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2918824 WQHA609])
 
* Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3010936 WQIT237])
 
* Southpark Stakeholders Group ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2976808 WQIE465])
 
* Splish Splash Waterpark ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3002727 WQIP978])
 
* [http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/shs/ Spotsylvania High School] (Spotsylvania, VA) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2985142 WQIH563])
 
* Tishman Speyer Properties (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2976907 WQIE560])
 
* [http://www.tods.com/ Tod's Madison Ave.] (New York, NY)
 
* [http://www.townsquarelasvegas.com/ Town Square Las Vegas] ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2941680 WQHL547])
 
* Tradition of South Carolina Realty ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3008086 WQIR945])
 
* Trump Commercial Chicago ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2998650 WQIN529])
 
* Unimin ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1796856 WPML892])
 
* [http://www.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida] (Orlando, FL) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2978908 WQIF551])
 
* [http://www.verizoncenter.com/ Verizon Center] (Washington, DC) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2602638 WPZU699])
 
* Victaulic Company Of America ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2931086 WQHG420])
 
* W Chicago City Center ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2932825 WQHH421])
 
* [http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=was Washington Nationals] ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2989270 WQIJ588])
 
* Westbrook Public Schools ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3009207 WQIS458])
 
* [http://www.wth.net/ West Tennessee Healthcare] (Jackson, TN)
 
* [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1573 Westin Annapolis] (Annapolis, MD) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2932468 WQHH294])
 
* Westin Princeville Ocean Resort ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3009892 WQIS647])
 
* Wild Adventure Theme Park ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3000834 WQIP428])
 
* Winterville, Village of ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1206563 KDQ271])
 
* [http://www.wisconsinplace.com/ Wisconsin Place] (Chevy Chase, MD) ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2932013 WQHG839])
 
* Woodberry Forest School ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1712961 WPDM867])
 
* Wyndham Vacation Resort ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3009966 WQIS660])
 
* Yeled VYalda Head Start ([http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2998913 WQIN601])
 
  
 
== Related Links ==
 
== Related Links ==
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* [[DMR]]
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* [http://www.motorolasolutions.com/US-EN/Product+Lines/MOTOTRBO Motorola's MOTOTRBO Page]
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* [https://mototrbodev.motorolasolutions.com/Extranet/GettingStarted.aspx MOTOTRBO Application Developer Program]
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==MOTOTRBO Equipment for Sale==
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*[[MOTOTRBO eBay Listings]]
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* [http://business.motorola.com/mototrbo/mototrbo.html Motorola's MOTOTRBO Page]
 
* [http://business.motorola.com/mototrbo/US/docs/MOTOTRBO_System_Brochure_1_08.pdf MOTOTRBO System Brochure (PDF)]
 
* [http://business.motorola.com/mototrbo/US/docs/MOTOTRBO_Data_Apps_%20Brochure.pdf MOTOTRBO Data Applications Brochure (PDF)]
 
* [http://www.danimex.com/Files/Filer/Products/Motorola/MOTOTRBOSystemPlanner.pdf MOTOTRBO System Planner (PDF)]
 
* [http://www.hamradio-dv.org/ Digital Voice Amateur Radio Association] (Information about a MOTOTRBO amateur radio repeater, as well as audio samples of MOTOTRBO)
 
* [http://home.comcast.net/~gmitch86/mototrbo.htm MOTOTRBO Systems in Southern California]
 
  
== Equipment on Ebay ==
 
<ebay>MOTOTRBO</ebay>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 13 July 2019

General Information

MOTOTRBO is a Motorola digital radio product marketed primarily to business/industrial users. The format is based on, and compatible with the European 2-slot DMR standard and uses Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) to effectively accommodate two simultaneous users. A single 12.5 kHz channel is able to carry two simultaneous and independent conversations, or simultaneous and independent voice and data paths each with 6.25 kHz equivalency, however the bandwidth of DMR exceedes the maximum required for UHF 6.25 kHz channel centers. Operation of different talkgroups and talkpaths similar to trunking is possible, as is wide-area operation through IP connectivity. MOTOTRBO transceivers and repeater stations may be retrocompatible with analog FM using CTCSS or CDCSS.

Emission designators for MOTOTRBO: 7K60FXE (voice), 7K60FXD (data).

MOTOTRBO is based on the following ETSI standards:

Additional information on DMR is available through the Digital Mobile Radio Association.

Monitoring TRBO

You can use the following to monitor a MOTOTRBO transmission.

GRE Scanners


Radio Shack Scanners


  1. Using the Whistler Official Upgrade (WOU)


Uniden Scanners
  • BCD436HP with version 1.11.15 firmware or better.
  • BCD536HP with version 1.11.15 firmware or better.
    • The instructions for the upgrade can be found here (Note: covers both the 436 and 536)
  • BCD325P2 with version 1.07.06 firmware or better
  • BCD996P2 with version 1.07.06 firmware or better
    • The instructions for the upgrade can be found here (note: for both the 325P2 and 996P2)
  • SDS100 (firmware upgrade likely required)


Whistler Scanners


Widebanded Receivers (no trunking)

Software Solutions

  • Using DSD or DSDPlus, along with a discrimintor tapped scanner. DMRDecode may be used to view system information
  • Using DSD or DSDPlus with many SDRs. DMRDecode may be used to view system information
  • Monitoring using DMRDecode, along with other utilities, is discussed here


Some abbreviations you might see while decoding with utilities like DMRDecode
  • CACH is Common Announcement Channel
  • TACT is TDMA Access Channel Type
  • LC is Link Control
  • EMB is Embedded signalling field
  • CSBK is Control Signalling Block

MOTOTRBO Features

  • IP Site Connect
    • Connects multiple conventional TRBO repeaters in a wider-area network
  • Privacy
    • Basic: 255 pre-selected 16 bit keys
    • Enhanced: 40-bit (1,099,511,627,776 combinations)

MOTOTRBO Trunking

The standard includes provisions for trunking:

Motorola has developed three trunking systems for MOTOTRBO: Connect Plus, Capacity Plus, and Capacity Max.

  • MOTOTRBO Connect Plus
    • Multi-site trunking network
    • Maximum of 770 traffic slots
    • Up to 250 sites and up to 15 repeaters per site
    • Number of repeaters per site varies depending on number of traffic slots and sites (for example, 70 sites and 6 repeaters each, 250 sites and two repeaters each, etc)
    • Each site has a fixed control channel
    • XRT 9000 Gateway
    • XRC 9000 Controller
  • MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus
    • Single Site Capacity Plus allows voice and data communication at a single site.
    • Linked Capacity Plus (multi-site) allows voice and data communication at up to 15 sites.
    • Up to 12 digital voice talk paths (six repeaters) with three sites or less.
    • Up to 6 digital voice talk paths (three repeaters) with 15 sites.
    • Allows up to 24 additional dedicated data paths
    • No fixed control channel, instead has a "Rest Channel" (the next available slot, sounds like a control channel) which can hop around. In a standard installation, the rest channel starts at Channel 1 and works up to the highest channel, then returns to Channel 1 and begins the rotation again.
  • MOTOTRBO Capacity Max
    • Capacity Max allows voice and data communication up to 15 sites.
    • A system can support up to 250 sites and up to 15 repeaters per site, with up to 3,000 users per site and up to 100 voice talk paths.
    • Capacity Max is fully compliant with the DMR Tier III mode of operation.
    • Powerful management tools give you complete control over the system – all from a single workstation
    • You can also provision a second control channel per site for ultra-high system availability.

MOTOTRBO Portable/Mobile Radios and Repeaters

(Models sold in the United States.)

Portables

  • XPR 6100 Non-Display
  • XPR 6300 Non-Display, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 6500 Display Radio, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 6350 Non-Display, GPS, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 6380 Non-Display, GPS, 800/900
  • XPR 6550 Display Radio, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 6580 Display Radio,Full keypad, 800/900
  • SL 7550: Color display, Full keypad, UHF
  • SL 7580: Color display, Full keypad, 800
  • SL 7590: Color display, Full keypad, 900
  • SL 7550e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, UHF
  • SL 7580e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 800
  • SL 7590e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 900
  • XPR 7550: Color display, Full keypad, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 7350: No display or keypad, UHF and VHF
  • XPR 7580: Color display, Full keypad, 800/900
  • XPR 7380: No display or keypad, 800/900
  • XPR 7550e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi,VHF and UHF
  • XPR 7580e: Color display, Full keypad, Wi-Fi, 800/900
  • XPR 7350e: No display, No keypad, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 7380e: No display, No keypad, Wi-Fi, 800/900
  • XPR 3300 Non-Display Radio
  • XPR 3500 Monochrome display, limited keypad
  • XPR 3300e: No display or keypad, Wi-Fi
  • XPR 3500e: Monochrome display, limited keypad, Wi-Fi

Mobiles

  • XPR 4300: Numeric Display Radio, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 4500: Alpha-numeric Display, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 4350: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 4380: Numeric Display Radio,GPS, 800/900
  • XPR 4550: Alpha-numeric Display, GPS, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 4580: Alpha-numeric Display, GPS, 800/900
  • XPR 5350: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 5380: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, 800/900
  • XPR 5550: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 5580: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, 800/900
  • XPR 5350e: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 5380e: Numeric Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 800/900
  • XPR 5550e: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VHF and UHF
  • XPR 5580e: Full-Color, 4-Line Display Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 800/900
  • XPR 2500: Alpha-numeric, VHF and UHF

Repeaters

  • XPR 8300
  • XPR 8380
  • XPR 8400
  • MTR 3000
  • SLR 5700
  • SLR 8000

Amateur Radio Equipment

MOTOTRBO Systems in Use

Amateur Radio Use of MOTOTRBO

Related Links

MOTOTRBO Equipment for Sale