Gen 2.5 Mobile radio details

[techman]

Found this doco on the fcc web site showing the gen2.5 mobile radios

https://fccid.io/AZ492FT7080
https://fccid.io/AZ492FT7079

I have not found the portable details yet but could be there in the next week or so.

Enjoy

 

[N4KVE]

Sure looks like a XPR 5550. The label shows XPR 5550e. Wonder what the difference is? GARY

 

[techman]

I suspect the addition of the bluetooth/wifi/gps daughter board to radio as default option and maybe engineering fixes due to changes with parts availability.

 

[W6ELL]

The "e" models do contain built-in wifi that allow connection to a wireless access point for codeplug and firmware updates.

Jim
W6ELL

 

[com501]

Oh, goody. Now Anonymous can hack our cars AND our radios.

 

[Zaarin]

Why not make it possible to use Wi-fi for everything while they're at it? Would be nice for places where there is bad coverage indoors. Just have the radio roam to Wi-fi.

 

[Alpha]

Why not make it possible to use Wi-fi for everything while they're at it? Would be nice for places where there is bad coverage indoors. Just have the radio roam to Wi-fi.

Yeah, phones seem to do it OK. That would be a very neat idea! You might have to play some routing tricks to get it to direct to talkgroups properly, but it sounds doable.

 

[wildcat]

Why not make it possible to use Wi-fi for everything while they're at it? Would be nice for places where there is bad coverage indoors. Just have the radio roam to Wi-fi.

I would buy this. Adding DAS or auxiliary repeaters to cover basement / tunnel levels in a campus scenario is just an expensive pain in the butt. We already have enterprise wifi in these locations so this option would be great.

 

[techman]

wifi may be technically not that easy to 'transmit' dmr voice over, I sure there maybe issues with multicast traffic over wifi at ip layer and traffic prioritization, not saying it can not be done. One would also need a bridge somewhere to interface wifi traffic to DMR air side interface which knowing the vendors who cost your first born or two to license.

OTAR and firmware maybe a bonus if you have large fleets but how often do you upgrade firmware on radios when they are stable! OTAR couple be a bonus but it works just as well on the air side.

Alternative idea - we turn the radio into an access point and connect to the internet at 4800bps via DMR data!

 

[syntrx]

The radio can't access as an access point, at least in the initial release. Acts as an infrastructure BSS client only.