TRBO Digital available for purchase

[WB4JGI]

I recently bought a VHF XPR6550 and upgraded it from 1.06.00 to 1.08.00 firmware and it is still showing that Digital is available for purchase. Am I missing something or was digital operation a paid option in earlier releases, I thought it was included in the cost of the radio. There again I'm very new at this TRBO stuff. The firmware installation process was a PITA to get installed on the PC, much less shot into the radio.

Any insight or part number for the digital upgrade is appreciated.

Thanks

[Batwings21]

Some radios were available as analog only, so you need to purchase an upgrade.

[WB4JGI]

Ok. Is there any way to identify these radios either by model, tanapa, or serial numbers so I don't make this mistake again? Or is this something that will have to be read out of the radio to find out if it has digital enabled?

I guess I'll give /\/\ a call today and have a heart attack at how much it is to upgrade it. Thanks for the info.

[Batwings21]

They do have a different model # but I don't recall what it was.

[WB4JGI]

I called Motorola and verified that the upgrade part number is: HKLN4429

I can't see it for some reason so I guess I'll have to get hold of my MSS to find out how much it is.

For the record my model number is: AAH55JDH9LC1AN

I have another UHF 6550 that the digital is included in and it's part number is AAH55QDH9LA1AN

So I'm assuming that the 11th character is the identifying mark either C or A.

[Batwings21]

List is $116.67

[WB4JGI]

Ok that's not as bad as I was thinking. I was figuring on at least $250 list.

[Astro Spectra]

See:

http://www.dvara.org/mototrbo/The_Begin ... -28-11.pdf

[WB4JGI]

That's a nice article. Wish I had known about that prior to this event. Thanks for posting it.