XTS2500 Model 1.5

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:02 pm

Hey guys. I've got an XTS2500 Model 1.5 [000008-002410-2] sitting in my hands right now.

From everything I've heard, you can only put 48 channels in them...so I thought.

Its letting me put 96 channels in there.

You use the A/B/C switch as the zone select, then whatever button you want as the "ZONE BANK" select button...ALA SSE5000

This gives you 6 Zones of 16 Channels...96 Freakin channels!

I don't know if it has something to do with new firmware/cps.

Anyone know if this is only for the 1.5, and not the model 1?

-Mike

N4DES · Post by **N4DES** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:55 pm

As far as I know it's just for the 1.5 due to the display. With a Model 1 there would be no way to tell where you were once you moved away from the first 3 zones.

We have a bunch of Model 1.5's in the fleet in both the XTS2500 and MT1500 flavors. Our users are very happy with them but none have asked to go passed the 48 channel mark.

The display was a very good move by Motorola, especially in the low tier MT1500.

CTAMontrose · Post by **CTAMontrose** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:39 pm

we just got an XTS1500 model 1.5

pretty slick, it was the same price as a model 1 as well.. couldnt beat that!

MattSR · Post by **MattSR** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:50 pm

How much was it?

Bruce1807 · Post by **Bruce1807** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:57 pm

Shame about the color. I wish they would make them black!

Rayjk110 · Post by **Rayjk110** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:50 pm

Sweet.

Post some high-res pics? Stock ones are boring.

Post by Pj » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:17 pm

Not to hijack, but Mark, nice tidbit in the paper the other week about the local PD's and their radio system hopes

DES-AJ · Post by **DES-AJ** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:39 pm

That must of been that 1.5 xts2500 on eBay the other day Mike

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:51 pm

Ask and ye shall receive.

Forgive me as they're quick and dirty. Think of them as amateur radio porn- no airbrushing here guys.

Click the smaller ones to see them full size.

-Mike

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:00 pm

grem467 wrote:...couldnt beat that!

Wanna bet?

I wonder if we'll see an XTS5000 1.5 in the near future...

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:14 pm

KS4VT wrote:there would be no way to tell where you were once you moved away from the first 3 zones.

To the contrary; there is a 2-tone beep that goes from low-->high / high-->low.

Low to high from Zone 1,2,3 --> 4,5,6 and vice versa.

Still hard to keep track of 96 channels- that'd be one big cheat-sheet taped to the front of the radio.

I can only imagine the frustration with an MT1000 99-channel: "great I'm on ch. 68. What the hell is on ch. 68?"

Thank god for alpha tagging...

-Mike

N4DES · Post by **N4DES** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:49 am

Pj wrote:Not to hijack, but Mark, nice tidbit in the paper the other week about the local PD's and their radio system hopes

Thanks. The reporter didn't state everything I wanted to say, but just wait I have another trick up my sleeve that will get them to research the developing mess further.

N4DES · Post by **N4DES** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:51 am

mikegilbert wrote:
KS4VT wrote:there would be no way to tell where you were once you moved away from the first 3 zones.
To the contrary; there is a 2-tone beep that goes from low-->high / high-->low.

Low to high from Zone 1,2,3 --> 4,5,6 and vice versa.

Still hard to keep track of 96 channels- that'd be one big cheat-sheet taped to the front of the radio.

I can only imagine the frustration with an MT1000 99-channel: "great I'm on ch. 68. What the hell is on ch. 68?"

Thank god for alpha tagging...

-Mike

OK...I'll take your word for it. I woudn't want to put my users through the mess you described though without a display.

mr.syntrx · Post by **mr.syntrx** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:11 am

What's the price difference between models 1/1.5/2/3?

Post by Pj » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:27 am

1.5 is a 1 radio, but with just a display. No 2 or 3 softkeys,

spareparts · Post by **spareparts** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:35 am

Pj wrote:Not to hijack, but Mark, nice tidbit in the paper the other week about the local PD's and their radio system hopes :)

URL for the article??

Post by Pj » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:31 am

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/con ... _0628.html

I think thats the one.

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:54 am

hmm

kinda looks like a ht750 got jiggy with a xts5000

neat

Bruce1807 · Post by **Bruce1807** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:33 pm

I have about 500 model 1.5 radios in service and the police love em.
There is much less places for water to enter and and the display means they can see what channel they are on. It lets the radio have the basic functionality without the clutter of complexness. I used to program the buttons out on the model 2 radios.
Now I'm just waiting for the XTS1500 1.5 to appear on my books so I can do the sanitatioin departments and finally get the whole system digital.
After that it's plan the upgrade to 7.x

Rayjk110 · Post by **Rayjk110** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:34 pm

That's exactly what I was thinking Seth.

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:05 pm

sglass wrote:hmm

kinda looks like a ht750 got jiggy with a xts5000

neat

Plus it's bilingual... Analog and digital

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:45 pm

mikegilbert wrote: Plus it's bilingual... Analog and digital

So you're sayign it swings both ways like most waris owners...

What do those puppys sell for anyways?