How can you tell if it has P25?

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smart6
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How can you tell if it has P25?

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Hi all... I'm new to the world of EF Johnson radios (coming from a Motorola background) I'm looking to buying a few 51XX portables and was wondering... Do they come standard with conventional P25 digital already or is that a feature you would have to buy as an option upgrade? Also if it is an option upgrade, how can you tell if a particular radio has the P25 option installed? I've seen people mention feature strings or codes (or whatever you all 'em) but would I need that to figure out what options it has? I'm thinking about buying used.

Thanks for the help.
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Intrinsically Safe
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Re: How can you tell if it has P25?

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The last two letters tell you what SW options are installed. It is a long list so I can't really go through it all here.
If the first letter is an A,B,C,G,J or K it has P25 Conv
The other letters it is mixed.

This is for the 5100 series only. The 5300 series has a totally different numbering scheme. Why I don't know. Probably just to mess with us folks. :)

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