XTS 5000 Portable Radio Basics

Basic operation of our fire department portable radios

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12 Responses to “XTS 5000 Portable Radio Basics”

  1. what else is …
    what else is squelch used for? and is this a good radio?

  2. nice video man

    can …
    nice video man

    can u help me out i wanna buy 2 of these radios and i dont noe where they sell dem

    thankz man

  3. i live in coweta …
    i live in coweta county GA. every agency uses analog VHF here. its a great system that almost never has problems.

  4. I believe the unit …
    I believe the unit can be used as analog or digital. But digital is the way to go nowadays. Perhaps where you, there are not enough repeaters to support the necessary coverage area. As far as operation issues go, there are a lot of features in the programming software that you have to adjust. It just takes a lot of messing around with the software to figure everything out. And don’t ever call motorola tech support. 90% of them are idiots and don’t know anything about their own products.

  5. i dislike digital. …
    i dislike digital. we have had nothing but issues in our area, from key up issues to dead zones and choppy digital squaks. we started back to analog bc of moto has no explanation. nice but alot of bugs need to be addressed.

  6. it is programmable …
    it is programmable depending on the radio. Ours turns on the scan function. when in circle, scan is on, circle with strike through, scan is off

  7. Nice video. The …
    Nice video. The only thing you’re incorrect about is that the dial on the top that surrounds the channel selector is not there to turn the light on. Once switched, it locks the keypad on the front of the unit

  8. what is the mileage …
    what is the mileage on these radios?

  9. I am looking for a …
    I am looking for a Motorola XTS 3000 or higher, please email me if you have one. Thanks

  10. BigAussieBloke69 on November 14th, 2009 at 9:47 am

    Oi Mate. If u have …
    Oi Mate. If u have a MOTOROLA ATS 2500 or u no someone who does, could u make a vid PLZ. Mine is with St John Ambulance Australia but we cant make a vid of our equipment.

  11. these radios are …
    these radios are really cool

  12. what department are …
    what department are you with

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