Motorola XTS 2500

Introduction
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Radio
Description
The ASTRO Digital XTS 2500 radios are among the most sophisticated two-way radios
available.
One of the newest in a long line of quality Motorola products, the ASTRO Digital XTS
2500 radio provides improved voice quality across more coverage area. The digital process,
called “embedded signalling,” intermixes system signalling information with digital voice,
resulting in improved system reliability, and the capability of supporting a multitude of
advanced features. Such features add up to better, more cost-effective two-way radio
communications.
ASTRO Digital XTS 2500 radios are available in three basic models. Table 1 describes
their basic features.
FLASHport The ASTRO® Digital XTS 2500 radio utilizes Motorola’s revolutionary FLASHport™
technology. FLASHport makes it possible to add software that drives the radio’s
capabilities both at the time of purchase and later on. Previously, changing a radio’s features
and capabilities meant significant modifications, or buying a new radio. But now, just as a
computer can be loaded with different software, the radio’s features and capabilities can be
upgraded with FLASHport software.
Table 1. ASTRO XTS 2500 Basic Features
Feature Model I Model II Model III
Display None LCD
6 lines/
12 characters per line
LCD
6 lines/
12 characters per line
Keypad None 3 x 2 button with
4-Position Navigation but-
ton
3 x 6 button with
4-Position Navigation but-
ton
Channel Capability 48 160 160
Dialing from Prestored List No Yes Yes
Programmable Softkeys No Yes Yes