Motorola TLK150

The TLK 150 is a mobile unit that talks over a carrier network rather than over radio frequencies. Its coverage is the LTE network's coverage, which for a fleet spread across a city or a state is a different product category rather than a longer-range radio.

Motorola specifies 4G LTE with 3G fallback and Wi-Fi on 802.11 a/b/g/n across 2.4 and 5.0 GHz, carrying 96 channels. Talkgroups are managed centrally, so a dispatcher changes who talks to whom without anyone touching a vehicle.

Audio output is 4 W internally and 16 W into an external 4 ohm speaker, which is the figure that matters in a truck cab. The unit weighs 1.41 lbs and is rated IP54 to IEC60529 for dust and water intrusion.

It uses an external LTE antenna with the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna internal, so the installation needs an antenna position planned rather than assumed.

Who it is for

The TLK 150 is for a fleet of vehicles that needs push-to-talk across a city, a county or the country rather than across one site: delivery, field service, transport and security fleets. It is a mobile unit installed in the vehicle, talking over a nationwide LTE network with Wi-Fi as a second path, managed over the air with talkgroups and subscriptions changed in real time, and it can be used alongside compatible MOTOTRBO systems, land mobile radio and smartphones. Motorola states there is no FCC or spectrum licensing and no manual programming; a WAVE subscription plan is selected when the order is placed. CMI will confirm the service arrangement before you order.

Size, weight and audio

• Size: 6.65 x 1.73 x 3.66 in (169 x 44 x 93 mm).
• Weight: 1.41 lb.
• Network: 4G LTE and 3G; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4 and 5.0 GHz; Bluetooth 4.2; GNSS positioning on GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou.
• Capacity: 96 channels and 300 contacts.
• Audio: 4 W internal, 16 W into an external 4 ohm speaker.
• Connections: front RJ45 for a wired mobile microphone; rear SMA antenna connectors and a 20-pin accessory connector; external LTE and GNSS antennas, internal Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna.
• Protection: IP54 to IEC 60529, tested to Military Standard 810; operating temperature -4 F to 140 F (-20 C to +60 C).
• Warranty: Motorola states a three-year extended warranty is included from the date of end-user purchase.

Licence

No FCC business radio licence is needed; the TLK 150 talks over the LTE network under a WAVE subscription rather than on licensed radio frequencies.

Accessories that fit

Motorola's TLK 150 data sheet names the PMMN4129 compact mobile microphone, the GMMN4065 visor microphone, the RLN4856 footswitch and RLN4857 pushbutton PTT, the RLN6466 and RLN6467 trunnion kits and FTN6083 in-dash kit, the AC000240A01 16 W external speaker, the HKN4137 power cable, and the AN000358A01 LTE and AN000359A01 GNSS antennas. CMI lists the PMMN4127 WM500 wireless remote speaker microphone, which the data sheet names for the TLK 150.

Part number

CMI part number: TLK150. For wearable WAVE devices see the Motorola TLK 25 LTE and TLK 25 Wi-Fi; see CMI's LTE radio collection and Motorola collection.