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Motorola APX 8000XE

Motorola APX 8000XE Public Safety Portable Radio

P25 Operation | All-Band | Excellent Audio | 3 Rugged Models

The APX 8000XE Extreme Radio by Motorola Solutions

In close collaboration with firefighters in the United States, Motorola Solutions proudly presents the APX Extreme Series, a comprehensive lineup of ultra-rugged radios and accessories meticulously designed for utmost safety, usability, and efficiency. Drawing upon over eighty years of expertise in ergonomics, design, and public safety technology, the APX XE Series stands as a testament to our commitment to excellence and user-centric innovation.

Meet the APX 8000XE: Setting New Standards in Mission-Critical Communications

Addressing the evolving needs of firefighters, the APX 8000XE combines advanced features with unparalleled durability to deliver an exceptional communication experience. Featuring a larger display, prominent control knobs, and seamless all-band radio connectivity, this cutting-edge device redefines mission-critical communications. Integrated Wi-Fi capabilities further enhance programming flexibility, allowing for seamless updates without disrupting ongoing voice communications.

Unmatched Durability, Unrivaled Performance

The APX 8000XE is complemented by the rugged APX XE500 Remote Speaker Microphone, engineered to withstand extreme temperatures and equipped with a dedicated channel knob for effortless operation. Together, they form the ultimate solution for safety personnel operating in the harshest environments. With its versatile 4-in-1 functionality and adaptive audio system, including a powerful 3-Watt speaker, the APX 8000XE ensures crystal-clear and loud audio output in any situation.

Designed for the Mission, Optimized for Usability

Built with the mission in mind, the APX 8000XE boasts an ergonomic design tailored for extreme conditions. From its exaggerated control knobs to its intuitive button layout, every aspect of the radio is optimized for accessibility and usability, even with heavy gloves. Additionally, features like APX Personnel Accountability and Bluetooth connectivity further enhance mobility and collaboration, ensuring rapid and accurate accountability of first responders and clear in-mask communications when every second counts.

APX 8000XE

Feature Highlights

  • Unlimited interoperability with one device
  • Secure WiFi for seamless software updates
  • Extra-large buttons for glove use • IP68 submersion (2 meters, 4 hours)
  • ANSI/ISA-12.12.01-2015 CAN/CSA C22.2 NO. 213-15, Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D; Class II, Division 2, Groups F, G; Class III, Division 2
  • Integrated GPS/GLONASS for outdoor location tracking
  • Equipped with FIPS – certified encryption hardware
  • RFID volume knob for asset tracking (optional)
  • Bluetooth-enabled APX radios capable of transmitting SCBA voice and data

All-Band Operation

  • 4 Bands In 1 Radio
    7/800 MHz, VHF and UHF Range 1 and Range 2 bands
  • Modes And Protocols Include:
    Analog MDC-1200 and QCII, Digital P25, Conventional or Trunked, Smartnet / SmartZone, clear or secure, repeater or direct

Adaptive Audio Engine and Adaptive Dual-sided Operation

Utilizing advanced beam-forming technology, our radios are equipped to receive your voice input from either side of the device. This innovative feature ensures seamless communication, allowing you the flexibility to speak into the radio from whichever direction is most convenient for you.

Adaptive Noise Suppression

Our radios are designed to adapt to changing environmental conditions, including varying levels of background noise. With adaptive noise suppression technology, the audio algorithm dynamically adjusts to cancel out unwanted noise, ensuring clear and uninterrupted communication even in noisy environments.

Adaptive Speaker Equalization

Experience optimized sound quality at any volume level with our adaptive speaker equalization feature. Whether you’re speaking softly or loudly, the radio adjusts the 3-watt loudspeaker settings to prioritize talker authenticity at lower volumes and speech intelligibility at higher volumes, delivering an optimal listening experience every time.

Adaptive Gain Control

Maintain consistent audio levels during communication with our adaptive gain control feature. The microphone gain automatically adjusts based on the volume of your voice, ensuring that your message is transmitted clearly and consistently to the receiving end, regardless of variations in speaking volume.

Adaptive Windporting

Don’t let wind noise interfere with your communication. Our radios utilize adaptive windporting technology, activating a third microphone to effectively cancel out wind noise and ensure that your message is heard clearly, even in windy outdoor environments.

Designed For The Mission

Familiar Look And Feel of the APX XE Series

Enjoy the same intuitive interface and ergonomic design you’re accustomed to with the APX XE Series radios, ensuring a seamless transition and ease of use.

Flexible All-band Antenna

Our flexible all-band antenna bends easily to accommodate your movements on the job, providing reliable communication without sacrificing mobility.

Aggressive T-shape Design

The aggressive T-shape design of our radios ensures a firm grip, even in wet or slippery conditions, allowing you to maintain control of your device with confidence.

Top Display for Quick Access

The top display feature provides convenient access to essential radio status information and critical notifications, keeping you informed and prepared at all times.

Intelligent Lighting System

Our radios feature an intelligent lighting system that utilizes three simple colors to alert users of critical events such as emergencies, low battery, out of range, and private calls and pages, ensuring prompt response and situational awareness.

Voice Announcement

Receive audible confirmation of zone/channel selections and various features like scan, direct mode, emergency, encryption, and control lock with our voice announcement feature, enhancing usability and accessibility.

Customizable Radio Profiles

Tailor the user experience based on specific roles and missions with our radio profiles feature, allowing agencies to create custom configurations that optimize efficiency and effectiveness in the field.

Secure Wi-Fi And Data Connectivity

Efficient Radio Fleet Software Updates

Update your radio fleet software more efficiently with our system, which allows updates without interrupting voice communications or waiting for radios to become idle.

Versatile Wi-Fi Provisioning

Provision up to 20 Wi-Fi networks in each radio, enabling seamless software updates at facility Wi-Fi access points or in the field via Wi-Fi hotspots, ensuring your radios are always up-to-date.

GPS Outdoor Personnel Tracking

Utilize GPS outdoor personnel tracking to share your personnel’s location, facilitating more efficient task assignment and enhancing officer safety by ensuring their whereabouts are always known.

Mission-Critical Wireless Bluetooth Connectivity

Experience quick and secure connectivity with remote speaker microphones and surveillance kits through our mission-critical wireless Bluetooth feature. Additionally, support for off-the-shelf Bluetooth audio and data accessories ensures compatibility with a wide range of devices.

Ruggedness

Robust Aluminum Alloy Endoskeleton

The aluminum alloy endoskeleton fortifies the radio’s interior, safeguarding it against water intrusion, even if the outer housing is compromised.

IP68 Rating for Water Resistance

With an IP68 rating as standard, the radio can endure submersion in up to 2 meters of water for 4 hours, ensuring its functionality even in challenging aquatic environments.

MIL-STD 810 C, D, E, F, G Certification

Rated to MIL-STD 810 standards, the radio is engineered to withstand the harshest conditions, providing reliability in extreme environments.

Tempered Glass Protection

The tempered glass shield shields the radio’s color display user interface from scratches, impacts, and pressure, preserving its usability and longevity.

Dual Latch Battery Security

Equipped with a dual latch battery mechanism, the radio remains secure and operational even upon impact from drops, preventing unintentional resetting, powering off, or battery ejection.

Security

Robust Encryption Protocols

Utilize multiple encryption algorithms including AES, DES, and ADP with up to 128 keys, ensuring that sensitive information remains safeguarded against unauthorized access from scanners and eavesdroppers.

Over-the-Air Re-key (OTAR) Capability

Efficiently update encryption keys of fielded radios over time with over-the-air re-key (OTAR) functionality, ensuring that your communication remains secure and up-to-date without the need for manual intervention.

P25 Radio Authentication

Enhance security with P25 radio authentication, ensuring that only valid users can access the system, preventing unauthorized access and protecting sensitive communications.

Two-Factor Authentication

Securely query databases with two-factor authentication, adding an additional layer of security to your communication protocols, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected from unauthorized access.

Motorola APX8000XE Family

Models

Model 1.5
Full Bitmap Monochromatic LCD Top Display, 1 Line Text X 8 Characters, 1 Line of Icons, No Menu Support, Multi-Color Backlight.

H91TGD9PW5AN
700/800 MHz (763-870 MHz), VHF (136-174 MHz), UHF Range 1 (380-470 MHz), UHF Range 2 (450-520 MHz), 1,200 Channels

Model 2.5
Top Display Plus: Full Bitmap Color LCD Display, 4 Lines of Text X 14 Characters, 2 Lines of Icons, 1 Menu Line X 3 Menus, White Backlight. Backlight Keypad: 3 Soft Keys, 4 Direction Navigation Key, Home and Data Buttons.

H91TGD9PW6AN
700/800 MHz (763-870 MHz), VHF (136-174 MHz), UHF Range 1 (380-470 MHz), UHF Range 2 (450-520 MHz), 3,000 Channels

Model 3.5
Top Display Plus: Full Bitmap Color LCD Display, 4 Lines of Text X 14 Characters, 2 Lines of Icons, 1 Menu Line X 3 Menus, White Backlight. Backlight Keypad: 3 Soft Keys, 4 Direction Navigation Key, 4×3 Keypad, Home and Data Buttons.

H91TGD9PW7AN
700/800 MHz (763-870 MHz), VHF (136-174 MHz), UHF Range 1 (380-470 MHz), UHF Range 2 (450-520 MHz), 3,000 Channels

Standard Package Includes:

  • APX 8000XE Radio unit
  • Antenna
  • Battery pack
  • Belt clip or carrying holster
  • User manual and documentation
  • Charger

Frequency Compatibility

Available in Multi-Band and Single-Band Configurations:

Frequency Band:
VHF, UHF-1, UHF-2, 700 MHz, 800 MHz

Frequency Range:
700/800 (762-776, 792-806, 806-825, 851-870 MHz)
VHF (136-174 MHz)
UHF Range 1 (380-470 MHz)
UHF Range 2 (450-520 MHz)

Power Output:
1-6 W

Number of Channels/Groups/Zones:
3,000 Channels

Standard battery chemistry type:
Lithium Ion

Battery life (based on a 5-5-90 duty cycle):

Channel spacing:
12.5 kHz, 20 kHz, 25 kHz

Radio System Compatibility

  • ASTRO 25


Operation Modes

  • Digital Trunking: 9600 Baud APCO P25 Phase 1 FDMA and Phase 2 TDMA
  • Analog Trunking: 3600 Baud SmartNet®, SmartZone®, Omnilink
  • Digital Conventional: APCO 25
  • Analog Trunking: MDC 1200, Quik Call II
  • ASTRO 25 Integrated Voice and Data

APX 8000XE Programming

Seamless Programming Solutions for APX 8000XE Radios

Empower your team with efficient programming solutions for APX 8000XE radios, ensuring seamless communication across your organization. Whether using CPS or Radio Management, programming these radios is as straightforward as programming APX Standard radios, providing consistency and ease of use.

Optimize Fleet Management with Online Programming

Maximize efficiency by programming radios online in batches over Wi-Fi or OTAP, streamlining the process and minimizing downtime. With the flexibility to manage your entire fleet from a centralized interface, you can efficiently push batch programming changes in minutes, ensuring that your radios are always up to date and ready for action.

Expert Guidance for Transition and Support

Count on our team of experts to guide you through the transition from CPS to our advanced software programming platforms. Whether you prefer cable, Wi-Fi, or OTAP programming methods, our dedicated support team is here to ensure a smooth transition and provide ongoing assistance to meet your programming needs.

Tailored Services to Suit Your Requirements

Whether you prefer to handle radio programming in-house or enlist the support of our service staff, we offer tailored services to accommodate your specific requirements. From FCC licensing to programming, optimization, and device management, we are committed to providing comprehensive support to ensure the success of your communication initiatives.

Technical Specifications

Motorola APX 8000XE General Specifications

APX 8000XE Technical

Power Output:
1-6 W

Number of Channels/Groups/Zones:
1,200 / 3,000 Channels

Standard battery chemistry type:
Lithium Ion

Battery life (based on a 5-5-90 duty cycle):

Channel spacing:
12.5 kHz, 20 kHz, 25 kHz

Dimensions

Dimensions (without battery)

Length: 6.15″ 156.2mm
Width Push-To-Talk button: 2.39″ 60.7mm
Depth Push-To-Talk button: 1.40″ 35.5mm
Width Top: 3.32″ 84.3mm
Depth Top: 2.13″ 54.1mm
Depth Bottom of Battery: 1.24″ 31.5mm

Weight (without standard battery)
13.9 oz 394.1g

Keypad / Keys

Model 1.5: None
Model 2.5: Backlit keypad, 3 soft keys, 4-way navigation pad, Home and Data buttons
Model 3.5: Backlit keypad, 4×3 keypad, 3 soft keys, 4-way navigation pad, Home and Data buttons

Display

Model 1.5: Full bitmap monochromatic LCD top display, 1 line text x 8 characters, 1 line of icons, No menu support, Multi-color backlight
Model 2.5/3.5: Top display plus: Full bitmap color LCD display, 4 lines of text x 14 characters, 2 lines of icons 1 menu line x 3 menus, White backlight

Mil spec
MIL-STD-810 C, D, E, F and G

IP Standards
IP68

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