Updated: MOTOTRBO GPS in a nutshell Monday, May 25, 2026 This post was originally published on 17 October 2012 and has been updated a few times since then. The most recent of these updates was on 2...
20 years gone ... Sunday, May 17, 2026 At the IWCE Exhibition on 17 May 2006 , Motorola announced the introduction of a new digital LMR product portfolio known as MOTOTRBO . By...
Acronyms Wiki page Tuesday, December 16, 2025 It's not ready yet but anyway ... Despite being absent from this blog for some time, I have not been idle. In between tasks and in my s...
New radio: R7Ex Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Introducing the R7Ex, the successor to the DP4401Ex and DP4801Ex. The R7Ex keypad model has integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, whi...
R5, the DP2000 replacement Tuesday, January 14, 2025 The R5 portable two way radio was introduced at the PMR Expo in November. I was busy with other stuff work-wise so haven't got around to...
/calling :all Mikrotik -specialists Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Unless it's specified somewhere, I use Mikrotik hardware for any networking requirements - both professionally and privately. It seems ...
HKVN4705A and error code 2419 Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Image: pxhere.com I learnt something new today! In 2019, Korea (ROK) introduced a regulation that prohibited the sale of analogue radio comm...
Can I use Starlink? Tuesday, August 13, 2024 [Q] I would like to set up a site connect system using three DR3000 repeaters, using Starlink as the backhaul/network link. These will be d...
Can you make a MOTOTRBO repeater by connecting two mobile radios together? Tuesday, May 28, 2024 I've been asked this question a few times by different people but in different ways: Can you make a MOTOTRBO repeater by connecting two ...
What would be the minimum set of hardware and software needed for ... ? Thursday, February 29, 2024 [Q] For a security guard platform (offgrid), what would be the minimum set of hardware and software needed to build a (small?) but authenti...
Mixed systems (or, how a simple question turns into a long answer) Tuesday, January 09, 2024 [Q] Might you be aware of a list of proprietary MOTOTRBO features that will not function on a “mixed” system? In other words, what features...
REPOST: MOTOTRBO and IP 📖 Tuesday, December 05, 2023 In 2012, I wrote a post about IP networking in MOTOTRBO. This post got updated a few times and when I was looking at it the other day, I dec...
Keeping workers safe with MOTOTRBO and the VB-400. Tuesday, July 18, 2023 The VB-400 body worn camera now also supports automatic recording whenever emergency is triggered on a MOTOTRBO radio. For users this means ...
Mobile with two microphones? Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Q. We have DM4601e radios installed to our ambulance and the units (with attached microphones) sit inside the cab. Whist out EMTs etc use D...
Why are there no datasheets for accessories? Tuesday, June 06, 2023 I was repairing a valve (a.k.a. tube) radio the other day. It had faulty (shorted) filter electrolytic capacitors in the power supply. The r...
Understanding the technical stuff in a two-way radio datasheet. Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Motorola Solutions produces (detailed) datasheets for all radio devices. On the last page, there is a table with all kinds of technical data...
New radio: R2 Tuesday, May 16, 2023 The R2 was introduced last week in the EMEA region. This will eventually replace the DP1400 but both models will be available for a while I...
ChatGPT: What is MOTOTRBO? Tuesday, March 28, 2023 By HaeB - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87849278 With all the talk about it, I thought I'd ask...
What does the flashing yellow LED mean? Tuesday, February 07, 2023 All MOTOTRBO radios share the same ergonomic in terms of what the LED does - both with or without display and both mobile and portable. As...
What does 7K60F1W mean? Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Extract from the Betriebsfunkantrag form showing the field to indicate the emission designator. Published by the German Bundesnetzagentur. ...