Motorola Mag One BPR 50dX VHF Digital Two-Way Business Radio

The Mag One BPR 50dX is the digital radio in Motorola's value range, and two figures explain who buys it: 23 hours of talk time and a 3 watt audio output, which Motorola describes as the loudest in the family.

Loudness matters more than most specifications on a noisy site. A radio nobody can hear gets turned up, then gets ignored, and the 3 watt output is aimed squarely at that. Motorola quotes battery life of 16 hours analog and 23 hours digital.

It carries 64 channels on 136 to 174 MHz at 12.5 and 25 kHz spacing, with custom channel announcements so a channel is named aloud rather than numbered, and nuisance channel delete for keeping a busy channel out of a scan.

Sealing is IP55 for dust and water ingress. The radio measures 4.8 x 2.1 x 1.2 inches and weighs 10.6 oz with battery, antenna and belt clip.

Who it is for

The BPR 50dX is the top of Motorola's Mag One range: an analog and DMR digital radio for retail, events and campus teams, with the loudest audio in the family and a USB-C port so it can be charged from an ordinary USB charger between shifts. This SKU is the VHF model; VHF suits open outdoor areas, and UHF vs VHF two-way radios explains the choice. For what digital changes on a site that is analog today, read analog vs digital two-way radios.

Size, weight and battery

• Size: 4.8 x 2.1 x 1.2 in (122 x 54 x 30 mm) at the grip, with battery.
• Weight: 10.6 oz (300 g) with battery, antenna and belt clip.
• Battery life: 16 hours analog or 23 hours digital, typical, on a 5/5/90 profile at maximum transmitter power; Motorola notes that observed runtimes vary. Charging and programming are over USB-C.
• Power and band: 5 W high, 2.5 W medium and 1 W low on VHF 136 to 174 MHz; 64 channels; 12.5 kHz channel spacing (25 kHz is not available in the United States).
• Audio: 1 W rated and 3 W maximum audio output with noise cancellation.
• Also built in: three programmable buttons, voice and custom channel announcements, dual priority scan, nuisance channel delete, VOX, analog scrambling, and in digital mode an emergency alert, lone worker and dual-capacity direct mode; remote monitor and radio disable and enable.
• Protection: IP55 dust and water ingress protection, rugged to MIL-STD 810; operating temperature -22 F to 140 F (-30 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: M (Motorola 2-pin). Motorola's data sheet for the BPR 50dX names no accessory part numbers, so ask CMI for the earpiece, speaker microphone or headset for this radio by connector code.

Part number

CMI part number: BPR50DX-V. The UHF version is the Motorola Mag One BPR 50dX UHF Digital Two-Way Business Radio; the smaller Mag One digital radio is the BPR 40d UHF 16-channel. See CMI's Motorola collection and business radio collection.