Which one is best for you?

Motorola APX1000

Heavier, 13.51 Oz. 1 year warranty No Hi-Viz colors

No zone select knob Fewer channels (512)

Fewer scan groups Fewer Talk groups

Not Public Safety grade No Bluetooth

No GPS 8-10 hour battery life

Not submersible rated (IP54) No BonusBucks

Tait TP9435

Lighter, 13.12 Oz. 3 year warranty

Hi-Viz colors optional Top mount Zone select knob

More channels (1000) Up to 300 scan groups Up to 50 talk groups

Mission Critical Rated Built in Bluetooth*

Built in GPS* 12 hour battery life

IP68 submersible rated BonusBucks Eligible

(*) Requires license upgrade

If you're still not sure which is the better value, check out,

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A Quick Comparison of P25 Phase 2 Trunking Portable s

How in the world does a lay person determine which P25 radio is "the right choice". To help you analyze the real

differences between the big four manufacturers. The simple answer is that you want a radio you can wear (small

physical size), one you can understand (the ones with Enhanced Vocoders), the one with a battery life between

charging that is equal to at least one shift, one that can take rugged use and provides maximum resistance to dust and

moisture (the IP rating with the larger the number the better), and one that meets the operational requirements of the

user (two knobs versus one, keypad versus non-keypad) and whether or not you think Made in America is important.

It's a given that any public safety P25 radio purchased today should have a Mission Critical rating, trunking, Phase 2

capability and never even consider any Vocoder other than the latest Enhanced version. Other options should be

available, but the main consideration should be Does the radio do what you want to do at the price you want to pay,

and do you have confidence in the reliability of the radio? The BK/Relm portable has a MTBF (Mean Time Before

Failure) of 721,058 hours, or putting it another way, 99.2% of KNG radios can be assumed to be failure free for the first

year and 95% are failure free after ten years! Or, consider the fact that the US Forest Service, with the toughest

operating standards in the USA, has over 67,000 BK radios in service. So, what is the best choice in P25 portables? The

figures speak for themselves.

One last consideration - the cost of upkeep AFTER the warranty period! With Relm, the flat rate cost is less than HALF

the cost of Motorola and software upgrades and post warranty support is FREE for the life of the radio. The clear choice

is the KNG series by Relm Wireless! Or, if you want the best value AND the lowest initial cost, the choice is Tait. The

others are, well, just the others.......

Manufacturer Model

Motorola APX1000

Motorola APX6000

Harris XG-15P

Tait TP9435

BK/Relm KNG-P800

Mission Critical Rated No Yes No Yes Yes Channels 512 870 512 1000 2048 Two top knobs No Standard No Standard Standard High visibility housing No, Black only Optional No Optional No Instant recall No No Yes No No Scan/Talkgroups Unknown Unknown Unknown 300/50 Unknown Non-Keypad models Yes Yes No Yes Yes Battery Life (Std Battery) 8-10 hours 8-10 hours 10 hours 12 hours*** 12 hours Battery capacity (Std.) 1900 mAh 1900 mAh 2400 mAh 2400 mAh 1950 mAh Size 5.26”H x 8.65”H x 5.37”H x 5.35”H x 5.5”H x Height, Width, 2.37”W 2.37”W x 2.44”W x 2.56”W x 2.5”W x and Depth x 1.72”D 1.41 x 1.72”D 1.67”D 1.61”D* 1.8”D Weight w/ std. battery 13.51 Ounces. 14.7 to 21.5 Oz. 13.8 Oz. 13.12 Oz.* 16 Oz. RF Power output 3W 3W 3W 3W 3W Audio output 500 mW 500 mW 500 mW 500 mW 500 mW IP Rating IP54 IP68 IP54 IP67 IP68 MIL-STD 810G 810G 810G 810G 810G Built in Bluetooth No Yes No Yes** No Built in GPS No Yes No Yes** No Manufacturing origin Malaysia Malaysia USA New Zealand USA Government Price Varies Varies Varies $1,599 $1,989 Add full keypad Varies Varies Standard $60 $66 High visibility housing Not available Varies Not available $50 Not availableSpare battery Varies Varies Varies $89 $148 IP54 Speaker-microphone Varies Varies Varies $108 $121 Leather case with swivel Varies Varies Varies $49 $49 Warranty 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 2 years AES Encryption Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Flat rate repair cost $394 $395 $550 Not available $190 Post warranty support You pay You pay You pay You pay It's FREE! Firmware upgrades You pay You pay You pay You pay It's FREE! Specs at Info4u.us/ APX1000 APX6000 XG-15P TP9435 KNG-P800

*Excludes knobs and antenna. ** Requires License upgrade for use. *** Free 12 hour battery upgrade included with special MSWIN pricing. Note: Only the most popular models approved and tested for use on the MSWIN network have been listed. Other models by Airbus, Codan, ICOM, EF Johnson/Kenwood, Midland, and Simoco may be suitable as well, but we have no comparative data available at this time. The information presented is based on a review of available published manufacturers specifications, some of which appear to be purposefully confusing. We encourage the reader to use this information only as a guide for beginning a more thorough review and the latest available information.