Astro25 Series Radios

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Motorola Astro25 Series
Market Public Safety
Release Date 2002
EOL Date 2013
Supported Features Conventional Analog
Conventional P25
Motorola Type II Trunking
P25 Phase 1 Trunking

The Astro25 series of radios are public-safety and commercial radios capable of digital P25 conventional and trunking operation. The series was introduced in 2002, and was declared end-of-life in 2013, with depot services continuing until 2018.

Models in Line

Portable Radios

Mobile Radios

Features

Flashport Options

Pulled from akardam.net

Flashcode Description
Q806 Astro IMBE Digital Operation
H14 Enhanced Digital ID Display
Q52 Federal Government FPP
H869 Hardware Multikey Encryption
Q498 Hardware Multikey Encryption with OTAR
H43 Trunked Remote Monitor / Radio Trace
H46 Trunked One Touch Status Message
Q507 12.5kHz FCC Mandate
G996 Over the Air Provisioning
H35 Conventional Systems Operation
H02 Encrypted Tactical Inhibit
H37 Smartnet Systems Operation
H38 SmartZone Systems Operation
G857 FDNY Emergency RX/TX Tone Set
Q369 Inter-system Roaming RSSI
H04 Conventional Tactical Rekey
H345 Astro25 Radio Authentication
Q352 User-definable Soft ID
Q947 APCO Packet Data Interface
Q241 Analog-only Operation
Q53 FCC FPP / Radio Cloning
Q387 Conventional Voting Scan
Q173 SmartZone Omnilink Multizone Operation
Q182 Enhanced Radio Control Protocol
Q361 Astro25 9600baud Trunking
Q445 Fireground Accountability Software
Q446 Fireground Voice/Channel Announcement
Q667 ADP Software Encryption

Firmware

The latest firmware (as of 12/21/2016) is R20.50.08 for 8-meg BN radios and R09.41.00 for 4-meg AN radios.

Software

Amateur Use