Unboxing with Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment: Motorola’s APX NEXT XE All-band P25 Smart Radio

Join Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Editor Ed Ballam as he unboxes Motorola’s APX NEXT XE All-band P25 Smart Radio. This radio is LTE-capable, meaning that in addition to being able to operate on all traditional LMR frequency bands, it can also leverage the power of LTE to allow for added capabilities and applications.

[@GGarduchi]

Wow, he read that description word for word from Motorola’s script.

[@norcalemt02]

The NEXTELS are back!!!!

[@fuhwurd]

oh well, guess scanners will be obsolete when people use LTE cellular bands

[@news_internationale2035]

LTE is too fragile.

[@adorsett]

Initially and at times this video sounded like a scripted Motorola commercial and not what I was expecting for an "unboxing" video. I wish this video had been a little more unscripted and a true unboxing video. The middle of the video when going over the RSM was a much better video because it was less scripted and no reading of a teleprompter. Sounded much more smooth and kept my interest more than someone trying to rapidly read a teleprompter that was a mirror of some published datasheet. That said, I like that someone actually showed more of the "functioning" aspect of the APX Next because I really do see the value here in some of the features and don't think many folks get the point of a radio like this.

[@TheJankyAnarchist]

To be fair, the department most likely got a good sized (for Motorola) discount on the price of thier new equipment, for doing this video.

[@paulanderegg5536]

Technically, he removed already unboxed radios from a "box", so it is an unboxing video?

[@rolandougalde1472]

Thanks, interesting tech from Motorola.

[@jordangraham8602]

This guy is practically in my back yard up in NH

[@garypratt312]

How much for the base model alone?

[@blackgoldestates172]

what happens when everyone across the street is streaming the incident on social media and there is no lte service or it is congested

[@jamesgosselin1886]

Looks good. But how many of those "features" are optional and will make this radio so expensive that a small dept won't be able to get their hands on it. In typical Motorola fashion, they add so much tech but charge a pretty penny for it.

[@Jacob-mm8xq]

Yes totally agree hopefully the other apx radios such as the 7000 will go down in price

[@michaelt.9372]

But if a small dept can’t afford a radio like this, they can’t afford a radio system to support this product.

[@nicholasmakepeace8748]

I like this

[@driverx125]

How much did motorola pay for this? Who thought it was a good idea to put such a large screen on a fire radio?

[@jacobhauenstein]

It is just stupidity. These radios are built as an excuse to raise the price

[@michaelrichardson1898]

Does that transmits all over the country?

[@mrbaldie]

through the LTE system it can connect all over the country.

[@brianbettencourt1825]

Although the radio is capable of those features, you need the system behind it to operate those features.

[@h2owindowcleaningleicester942]

What happens when no phone signal

[@Vodnik110]

Anyone have a link to the price of a single unit or a pack, or however many you have to buy at a time? I'd rather not email someone directly to just find out a price.

[@talonbaldwin8931]

Basic radio body starts at $12k from a dealer.

[@bentheguru4986]

I read you 5 by 5.... Nothing worse than people using those terms without a clue on what it means

[@miket9460]

Great radio for this department go digital encryption on every one

[@lifeisamatrix5960]

Lol I still wouldn't do this with my apx8000. I seen the demo forcefully throwing it to ground and it bounce back in person.

[@user-mj8vz6ew3y]

Господи подарите мне эту рацию, самая лучшая рация 😄

[@patriciovalenzuela2091]

Buen video e interesante,yo soy voluntario cuerpo bomberos de chillan ,chile,me puedes enviar una de regalo.

[@travisbaker782]

Why would you ever need to talk to someone that far away?

[@TheJankyAnarchist]

During fire season, a lot of larger fire departments send crews all over their states, and to other parts of the country. I live in Oregon, and Sept 2020 we got hammered with fires, and ended up with 400 fire fighters from Utah (as well as other states) helping save our butts.

[@MrJruta]

This thing is absurd from its look/build all the way to the price. Can’t see it being a big seller

[@kais295]

our department just spent 400k on radios for us

[@juliem1595]

Buttons on the top? They're knobs dummy. And maybe you can explain to lay people what LMR and LTE is

[@redsite001]

Seems like too many things and options. During a chaotic scene with a lot of radio traffic, users will get confused.

[@news_internationale2035]

Has "NEXT" in the name, but doesn't do NXDN. Peculiar.

[@mountedpatrolman]

Motorola uses TDMA

[@pedromateo7970]

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