Motorola CLP1080e UHF 8CH Two Way Radio with Headset

The CLP1080e carries eight channels where the CLP1010e carries one, and that is the whole difference between them. Motorola gives both models identical figures everywhere else in its specification table.

Eight channels is what a site needs once it has more than one conversation happening. Kitchen and floor, housekeeping and front desk, stockroom and tills: each gets its own channel and nobody sits through traffic meant for someone else. The CLP handles the obvious risk of that arrangement with channel voice prompts, either Motorola's pre-defined set or custom recordings, so staff hear which channel they have landed on instead of counting clicks. A call alert lets a user reach people who are on another channel when something cannot wait.

Physically it is the same radio: 3.35 oz (95 g) with the standard Li-Ion battery, small enough to fit in the palm, with a glow ring around the push-to-talk button showing active channel and radio status. Audio output is 10 mW into 16 ohms, which is earpiece level, so this is a radio meant to be worn with an audio accessory rather than carried and listened to.

Specification: UHF, eight channels at 12.5 kHz, 1 watt high and 0.5 watts low, receiver sensitivity -122 dBm at 12 dB SINAD. Up to 18 hours at a 5/5/90 duty cycle on the standard BT90 1800 mAh Li-Ion battery, transmitter on high power, which Motorola notes is an average. IP54 rated, tested to Military Standard 810 C, D, E, F, G and H, operating from -30 C to +60 C.

Who it is for

The CLP series is Motorola's radio for retail and hospitality teams that wear a radio all shift and talk through an earpiece rather than a speaker: palm-sized, one large push-to-talk button, a glow ring that reports channel, transmit, scan, volume and battery without a screen, and voice-guided menus with spoken channel names. This SKU is the 8-channel model. Eight channels suit a site that runs kitchen, floor, stockroom and front desk as separate conversations, with a call alert to reach another channel. It is UHF only, which suits buildings and built-up sites; read UHF vs VHF two-way radios if you are weighing it against a VHF radio.

Size, weight and battery

• Size: 3.55 x 2.00 x 0.98 in (90 x 51 x 25 mm).
• Weight: 3.35 oz (95 g) with the standard BT90 Li-Ion battery.
• Battery life: rated by Motorola at up to 18 hours on a 5-5-90 duty cycle (5 percent receive, 5 percent transmit, 90 percent standby) with the BT90 1800 mAh battery, transmitter on high power; Motorola notes that observed runtime varies.
• Power and band: 1 W high and 0.5 W low on UHF 450 to 470 MHz, 12.5 kHz channel spacing, 8 channels, repeater capable; 39 standard and 6 custom PL codes, 84 standard and 84 inverted DPL codes.
• Coverage: Motorola quotes up to 100,000 square feet or 10 floors radio to radio, and up to 250,000 square feet or 20 floors through a repeater, varying with terrain and local conditions.
• Audio: 10 mW into 16 ohms, which is earpiece level by design; 15 volume levels, VOX hands-free, scan and monitor, 6 call tones, mute.
• Protection: IP54 against dust and splashing water, tested to Military Standard 810 C through H; antimicrobial housing, which Motorola states does not protect users against bacteria, viruses or other disease organisms.
• Operating temperature: -22 F to 140 F (-30 C to +60 C) for the radio; the battery is rated -10 C to +60 C.

Licence

This radio operates on licensed business frequencies. An FCC business radio licence (Part 90) is required to transmit; CMI can point you at the process when you order.

Accessories that fit

CMI connector code: M19. Motorola's CLP data sheet names no accessory part numbers, so the parts below are the ones CMI lists for the CLP series by their own titles: the HKLN4455 earpiece with in-line PTT and microphone, the HKLN4487 surveillance earpiece, the BT60 standard battery and BT90 high-capacity battery, the HKPN4008 single-unit charger stand and HKPN4007 six-unit charger, and the PMLN8065 swivel holster for CLPe radios. Ask CMI to confirm fit for your exact model before ordering.

Part number

CMI part number: CLP1080e, sold with a headset. The same radio with one channel is Motorola CLP1010e UHF 1CH Two Way Radio with Headset. See CMI's CLP series collection, Motorola collection and business radio collection.