This last weekend the cowboys on one of the border ranches was on top of one of the mountains and found this 2 way radio phone and 2 spare batteries at a cartel spotter lookout.

Looks like a Motorola XPR 6550 two way radio unit.

Overview

Combining the best of two-way radio with digital technology, the MOTOTRBO XPR 6550 digital portable radio delivers increased capacity, exceptional voice quality, extended battery performance and integrated data communication via the industry’s largest third party application developer program. MOTOTRBO is built to the globally recognized ETSI DMR Tier 2 standard.

Available in UHF and VHF frequency bands, the XPR 6550 features an integrated GPS module, full keypad with display, up to 1,000 channel capability, five programmable buttons, emergency button, IP57 specifications for submersibility and intrinsically safe options.

Motorola Batteries: Proven Tough

Features and BenefitsConnect Plus
With extended coverage and expanded voice and data capability, this multi-site digital trunking solution enables you to accommodate the high volume, wide area communication that’s required to keep your mobile work teams connected.

Capacity Plus
A scalable, single-site trunking solution that enables over a thousand radio users to share business-critical voice and data communication on the same system.

IP Site Connect
Extend communication between multiple locations, create continuous wide area coverage or enhance single site coverage.

Certified Intrinsically Safe
Certified as intrinsically safe by FM and CSA Approvals when purchased and equipped with a FM battery for use in hazardous environments

Integrated GPS
Track vehicles and assets without additional equipment to purchase, install or maintain

Text Messaging
Use text messaging when discretion is required or routine communication needs to be delivered without interrupting workers or guests

Customized Applications
Features the industry’s largest third party application developer program for customized applications such as work order tickets, system management, email gateways, man-down, location tracking, telephony, dispatch and much more

Digital Telephone Interconnect
Communicate between radios and landline or mobile phones

Transmit Interrupt
Enables intervention during conversations to deliver critical communication exactly when and where it’s needed

Basic or Enhanced Privacy
Built-in scrambling for increased security

Rugged Design
Tightly sealed against wind and dust, and submersible in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes

Emergency Signaling
Sends a help signal to a predefined person or group

Emergency Button
Alerts supervisor or dispatcher during an emergency situation

Contacts List
Holds up to 1000 contacts

Display
Flexible, menu-driven interface uses icons or text and large and easy-to-use navigation buttons, to ease message reading and menu navigation

Bright Sensors
Tricolor LED indicator shows feedback of calling, scanning or monitoring features
Related…

I found one for sale for $761.00.

I really like that part about the unit providing “…. extended coverage and expanded voice and data capability, this multi-site digital trunking solution enables you to accommodate the high volume, wide area communication that’s required to keep your mobile work teams connected.”

Just what your cybercoyote or drug smuggler spotters need to keep your mobile work teams connected.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano touts statistics that fewer illegal immigrants are being caught crossing our border.

Well…with cartel spotters on our mountain tops guiding illegal immigrants and drug smugglers around Border Patrol deployment using two-way radio phones like this…sure the number of people being caught is declining.

The radio phone was turned over to the authorities. Be really interesting to see who is on its “Holds up to 1000 contacts” list.

Cartels using Ariz. mountaintops to spy on Border Patrol

Cybercoyotes guiding illegal aliens around the Border Patrol with cell phones

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