XPR7550 vs. XTS5000

[@PowderMill]

Thank you for a great video and channel! I gave most of my Hytera gear away to a local volunteer fire department and really miss them for the “FPP” functionality. I still have a few XPR-7550e left to use for family emergency use. While Motorola is a beast of a radio (I still have Quantar UHF R2 repeaters up and running in a closed rack cabinet in a “not so clean environment” in a rooftop elevator mechanical room. I installed them as a favor as temp fire dept repeaters while they awaited their ordered hardware during the migration from VHF-Low Band 46.xx to UHF “T-Band”. They used 2 freq pairs licensed to their ambulance squad during the transition. They are STILL up and running perfectly (but w/my licensed IG/business band UHF freq pairs) and BpBr duplexers since 2001 ! No service (repairs) other than dusting out the cabinets every year. They made radios and repeaters that were built like tanks!

[@RANTStrategies]

@@PowderMill wow way to help out the local squads! That is incredible! Glad you enjoy the content and welcome to the channel! I always say…. You can’t go wrong with a moto 😊

[@TheOutdoorFun]

Thanks for the videos. I am also a big fan of Motorola radios!

[@RANTStrategies]

Welcome to the channel!

[@gdavis316]

Thank you for the test. Getting ready to give my highway patrol friend, who uses the APX7000 and DMR7550 on vhf. I have a vhf and uhf dmr system and have found the uhf out performs vhf all the time. Hilly area in SC. We are changing the duplexer on vhf today, and adding a amp,just recently changed the antenna. I'm perplexed that this is happening, but your test are showing giving me a lot of good info. I honestly preferthe 6550, it seems like a better built radio.

[@RANTStrategies]

Awesome! Well check out the latest video where we actually tested a VHF APX7000…. I was blown away by the results! Stay safe

[@BVN-TEXAS]

The APX6000 vs 7000 have AMAZING receivers in them and are light speed ahead of the XTS 5000. I have both and when doing an alignment I was floored with how much more sensitive and selective the receiver was in the APX.

[@daveN2MXX]

Maybe I missed it, but are you using VHF or UHF for your test, and are both the p25 and DMR radios being tested on the same band?

[@RANTStrategies]

Hey Dave, so all of the tests were done in the UHF/70cm band, this includes the analog testing, DMR & P25 modes.

[@daveN2MXX]

@@RANTStrategies Very interesting comparison. Thank you!!

[@keithacenas205]

I notice you had the xpr laying down? And the xts standing up? Iffy on locati😱

[@RANTStrategies]

Hey Keith, the actual receiver isn’t shown in those pictures, they were stock images of the type of radio. For this testing, both receivers were standing straight up

[@jplacido9999]

The DMR audio is horrible as usual... I would be ashamed to produce such a standard....🙈 P25 better Newer P25 much better Newer TETRA (HD) much better (old TETRA horrible)