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New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:56 pm
by 3-SAM-12
I was at the radio shop this afternoon getting some portables engraved, and they have some info on this radio, Looks like a EX600 but is water proof.



http://www.advancedelectronics.com/moto ... 560xls.htm

Motorola EX560XLS

Designed for durability
The EX560•XLS two-way radio complies with the following standards:

MIL-STD-810-C, D, E & F
IP67 – sealing against dust and water intrusion –submersible in up to 1 meter of fresh water for up to 30 minutes
FM approved as intrinsically safe
Motorola Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) simulation of five years use
EX560XLS Portable Radio Features :
Up to 160 Conventional Channels and/or 15 Trunked Zones
Up to 99 Channels per Conventional Zone and up to 16 Talkgroups per LTR® Zone
12.5/20/25 kHz Switchable Channel Spacing Auto Key (LTR® Mode)
Small Size and Light Weight
14 Character Alphanumeric Display
Limited DTMF Keypad
2 Programmable Side Buttons
3 Programmable Front Buttons
Programmable Emergency Button
X-Pand™ Technology
Internal VOX
Priority or Dual Priority Scan (Conv. Only)
Channel/Zone Selection Programmable on Top or Front of the radio
Busy Channel Lockout
Home Channel Revert (LTR® Operation Only)
Clock and Alarm
Adjustable Power Levels
Battery Gauge and RSSI Indicator
Quik Call II Encode/Decode (Conv. Only)

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:29 pm
by Rayjk110
Neat - I've yet to see or hear about them yet. I'll check with one of the guys locally down here to see if he's played with one yet. Probably not too different operationally than a 500 or 600.

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:38 pm
by ems-280
Do they sell the EX560 in the United States, or is it a "gray market"/european radio

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:50 pm
by escomm
Yes, it's a domestic model with FCC type acceptance 8)

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:19 pm
by nh7cy
that looks sexy, do they make them in the ht1250 style? i'm not a big fan of the bulky mini radios.

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:28 pm
by nh7cy
nvm, just checked. no. darn.

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:56 pm
by Andreas
Oh with limited keypad.It´s time to distibute it as GP366.

Andreas

Re: New Motorola Portable??

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:56 pm
by ems-280