MT1500 vs PR1500

[MTS2000des]

I now own both radios, a VHF PR1500 and a UHF MT1500. What are the real differences in the radios? They both have identical flash codes and both look identical, and codeplug structure seems to be the same. Only difference I can see is the MT1500 does 48 modes versus 32 on the PR1500.
Searches turned up nothing. Just curious.

[Mfire39]

PR1500, MT1500, XTS1500, and XTS2500's are all the same radio. The only difference is if it's a 4 meg or 8 meg board, but physically they all share the same internal uni-board..


-Marc

[escomm]

Only difference is in the software as Marc noted

[MTS2000des]

what I thought, about the only other difference is the PR is a little darker gray than the MT, they both otherwise seem identical, even have the same flashcode. About the only annoyance is no radio wide selectable hi-low power, on the Pro series and Jedi's, you could program the A-B-C (HT/JT and MT2K) or side buttons (HT750/1250/1550) to change power levels, to select high/low RF. My PR and MT1500 only let you select power levels per personality (reminds me of analog Saber days!) or if there is I am missing it. Using CPS R12.01.00 right off my MOL account.

[escomm]

no adjustable power is yet another major complaint of the *ding ding ding* XTS2500

[N4DES]

Only difference I can see is the MT1500 does 48 modes

If you update the flash and use current CPS the MT1500 will do 96 modes. We have a number of Model 1.5's that with 12 CPS and ver. 12 firmware will do 96 modes.

[MTS2000des]

Am using current CPS (R12.01.00 just showed up on my MOL account about 2 weeks ago), but the MT1500 is like an R08.xx, so you are saying if I do a firmware uplift to 12.xx, it will support 96 modes versus 48? It is a model I not a 1.5 like you guys have in PBC, so how would you access the zones past 3 (currently have the concentric switch set to zone/sys select)?

[N4DES]

I have a Model 1 handy at the office and will try check to see how many modes it has with 12 and 12 tomorrow.

As to how to the get to the other Zones, I typicially don't use the Emergency button so I make that the button that switches from one bank of 48 to the next.

[MTS2000des]

I never thought of that, I have the emergency button set to nuisance delete, but I guess I could set that to zone/sys select- only problem is on a model I with no display, I'll have to guess what zone it is on.

[N4DES]

OK I checked it out. The MT1500 Model 1 is capable of 96 modes with R09.00.11 firmware and R12.00.00 CPS.
Yes the problem is to figure out which bank your in being there is no display.

[MTS2000des]

thanks for the info KS4VT, I am not sure I will need 96 modes on conventional (barely using 32 and half of that are ham stuff) but good to know. Thanks for your help.