Motorola APX™ 6500 Enhanced P25 Mobile Radio
Stay Informed. Stay Safe.
You may not know what the next call will entail, but you do know that your team needs communication they can count on. Whether on a motorcycle, in a squad car or a fire truck, the rugged and compact design of the evolved APX™ 6500 mobile radio is designed to maximize the real estate in your vehicle and keep your entire agency safely connected. Now with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and SmartConnect, the APX 6500 gives you more ways to manage your radio and stay connected. And when your vehicle sustains a high impact, the radio can automatically alert dispatch. Security is more important than ever. Criminals are testing you on the streets and over the air. Fight back with multiple levels of protection to encrypt and secure your voice and data communication against eavesdropping.
Stay connected, keep safe and secure your communications with the APX 6500 single-band mobile radio.
Get Connected and Stay Connected
SmartConnect can reroute P25 voice and data communication over broadband via built-in Wi-Fi or a tethered LTE/satellite router. Stay connected to your P25 radio system, even when outside of P25 coverage.
Fast Information Retrieval
Simply press the ViQi button on the keypad microphone and ask ViQi for the information you need. Keep your eyes on the situation and free up dispatchers to focus on more critical events.
Flexible, Easy Installation
The APX 6500 is ideal for a growing ecosystem of vehicle installations. Its small and lightweight form factor simplifies installation.
Voice and Data, All at Once
Update your radio and get new software at the speed of Wi-Fi without interrupting your voice communication.
Keep Voice and Data Protected
Multiple hardware encryption algorithms secure your voice and data while two-factor authentication ensures only valid radio users can access your system and critical databases.
All the Support you Need
Motorola Solutions offers three levels of service plans – Essential, Advanced and Premier – so you can manage in the way that suits you best.
Motorola APX 6500 Features
General Features
- Channel Capacity: 1,000 channels standard, expandable to 3,000 channels
- Encryption Algorithms: 256-bit AES, ADP, DES, DES-XL, DES-OFB, DVP-XL
Operating 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 Conventional: Analog MDC 1200, Quik Call II System Configurations
- SmartConnect Connectivity
Management
- Customer Programming Software (CPS)
- Radio Management
- Over-the-air Programming (OTAP)
Integtated WI-FI, GPS and Data Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with up to 20 Wi-Fi networks provisioned in the radio
- Data Modem Tethering
- ASTRO 25 Integrated Voice and Data
- Enhanced Data
- Integrated GPS/GLONASS for Outdoor Location Tracking
- Mission Critical Geofence
- Personnel Accountability
- SmartConnect
- ViQi Virtual Partner
- Bluetooth (Version 4.2)
Security
- Tactical Inhibit
- P25 Authentication
- Software Key
- Single-key ADP Encryption
- Multikey for 128 keys and multi-algorithm
- Over-the-air Rekeying (OTAR)
Systems Supported
Trunking standards supported:
- Clear or digital encrypted ASTRO®25 Trunked Operation
- Capable of SmartZone®, SmartZone Omnilink, SmartNet®
- Capable of P25 Phase 2 – TDMA
Analog MDC-1200 and Digital APCO P25 Conventional
