Motorola XTS Series

XTS 5000

The XTS 5000 family of ASTRO digital portable two-way radios deliver sophisticated features -- signaling schemes, encryption, analog/digital compatibility, conventional and trunking capability. Check your flashcode on the link decoderto see what options are installed.

Large PTT button Angled On/Off volume knob Orange emergency button Illuminated 16-position, top-mounted rotary knob 2-position concentric switch 3-position toggle switch Programmable monitor button 2 programmable side buttons Transmit LED indicator Up to 512 channels (on Model II and Model III radios - only 48 on Model I) Dial from prestored lists Programmable softkeys for easy access to radio functions Backit keypad - 2 x 3 navigational keys (on Models II and III) Large display - 4 lines and 12 characters - Status icons including battery and power indicator 4 x 3 DTMF (on Model III only)

XTS 3000

The first of the XTS series portables -- the first Jedi style portable that was digital capable.

XTS 3500

Look for XTS-3500s by the 'truckload' to appear at hamfests.

Motorola has dropped this model and doesn't sell it any more - way early in it's planned 'lifecycle' of 12 years (it first shipped in the spring of '99).

MOT says they'll continue to support users who own this product. There's problems with it that shouldn't affect an amateur user's casual use for voice. Make sure you get one that hasn't be 'flashed' for narrow-band and digital modulation, or you won't be able to use it with your amateur repeater. Batteries are the same as XTS-3000, antennae and speaker-mic. RSS is DOS based only, and is not the same that is used for the XTS3000 series of portables. While they may look alike, they are not the same beasts.

Some ham repeaters are digital capable, and any radio flashed for APCO-25 should be able to TX in analog also.