The Astro XTS 3000 is a two-way radio offered by Motorola, which is a company that provides phone and phone accessories to both businesses and consumers. The XTS 3000 offers both digital and analog functionality, and it works with Motorola systems. As of 2010, this two-way radio sells for approximately $1,500, and it is mainly for law enforcement and emergency professionals.
Performance
The Astro XTS 3000 features embedded signaling, which is an electronic watermark. Its frequency output ranges are 138 to 174 megahertz, 403 to 470 MHz, 450 to 520 MHz and 806 to 870 MHz. It comes with both a wide and narrow bandwidth receiver: The wide bandwidth is 25/30 kilohertz, and the narrow bandwidth is 12.5 kHz. This two-way radio can transmit data on the 800 MHz, the UHF and VHF bands. It has a signaling rate of 9.6 kilobytes per second, and the signaling rate is how fast a signal passes through a certain point of the transmission path. It has a digital identification capacity of 16,700,000, and it features up to 255 channels.
Body
This two-way radio weighs 13.75 oz., and its dimensions are 6.5 inches high by 2.5 inches wide by 1.7 inches deep. It has an emergency button and a keypad, and it also features a digital display, which shows you information like the channel that you are on, zone and the mute button. Three models of the XTS 3000 are available. Model I features a two-position concentric and a three-position toggle switch, and it has two side buttons and a monitor button. Model II features a backlit keypad, and the display shows up to 12 characters and four lines. Model III allows you to dial out using the keypad, and it features soft keys, dual-tone multifrequency and navigational keys.
Specs
The emissions of the XTS 3000 are -70 decibels, and it comes with digital encryption, which helps protect your data. It comes with two encryption algorithms per radio and 16 keys of encryption. This radio meets U.S. military specifications for low- and high-temperature operations, and it even works in low pressure, high humidity, dusty and foggy environments. It can withstand both shock and vibrations as well. The battery for the Astro XTS 3000 is either nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal hydride batteries, and battery life ranges from eight to nine hours. The battery is rechargeable, and it comes with the package.
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