What's the story about the XTS3500?

[Hightower]

These are pretty rare radios, not much information therefor about the XTS3500.

Were they developed specially for some purpose? What splits were built?

[FireCpt809]

I know FDNY had some UHF ones for their system pre 9-11 . I dont know if they still use them. I have a VHF 136-174 Model III. There is still some info on MOL as far as Repair manuals and RSS manuals.

[Pj]

My understanding is that they came out as an interim model between the 3000's and 5000's, mostly for the fact that it supported stronger encyption options that the USGOV wanted/needed at the time. Other than that, and a faster processor, I think thats pretty much it. I know there were a couple of other subtle differences but nothing that would want me to dump my 3k's for 3.5k's.

Someone awhile back had a listing of the two.

[dxon2m]

Most (if not all) XTS3500s in FDNY are in service after 9/11. Most FF have model 1s, while EMS have model 3s.

XTS3500 uses RSS, to the best of my knowledge no CPS were developed for XTS3500.

I believe they were the first radios that have the fireground accounting system, which later became standard for the ASTRO25 generation radios.

[motorola_otaku]

Houston FD also has a bunch of Model 1 3500s, S-split, basic P25 (that they don't use) and conventional flash. AFAIK, they were purchased 2000-2001.

[PhillyPhoto]

Also, as far as I know, there was never a trunking option for the 3500's either.

[MikeOxlong]

Also, as far as I know, there was never a trunking option for the 3500's either.

Mine does trunking without any problems.

[batdude]

was developed for Type 1 encryption.

was first radio to use an integrated vocoder (a la Astro saber) vice the 3 board layout of the XTS 3000.

no trunking option was ever officially available for the radio... any radio with trunking is Hax0r'd



doug

[Cipher77]

These are pretty rare radios, not much information therefor about the XTS3500.

Were they developed specially for some purpose? What splits were built?

From what I remember, I think the 3500 utilized the same firmware code as the astro saber & I do know that it was the 1st portable to support the UCM. This is per a recently retired Infrastructure engineer in the secure design center @ mother M in Schaumburg.

EDIT: shoulda read all the posts....... same info as above -- thanx batdude -- I guess my memory serves me well )