Motorola Wave TLK-110 Cellular 2 Way Radio

The TLK-110 is a two-way radio that does not use two-way radio frequencies. It pushes to talk over a 4G cellular network, which means its coverage is the carrier's coverage rather than a few hundred thousand square feet around a site. For an organization whose people are spread across a city, or across states, that is a different product category rather than a better radio.

Key specifications

• Color: Black.
• Use: Rugged wide-area push-to-talk for mobile workforces, fleet coordination and safety operations.
• Network: 3G/4G LTE with Motorola WAVE PTX.
• Channel capacity: 96 channels and up to 1,000 contacts.
• Coverage: Follows the subscribed cellular network rather than conventional radio line-of-sight range.

It carries 96 channels and connects on 4G FDD bands B2, B4, B5, B7, B12, B13, B17, B25 and B26. Talkgroups can be set up remotely and can be driven by location, so a supervisor changes who talks to whom without touching the handsets, and it works with WAVE PTX dispatch.

The safety and audio features are where it earns its place on a lone worker's belt. Motorola lists man down and fall alert, AI-based noise suppression, and an integral GNSS receiver supporting GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou with a hot-start time to first fix of around 10 seconds.

Physically it is 5.3 in (134 mm) high without the antenna and weighs 6.95 oz (197 g) with the battery. The 3.7 V nominal 2500 mAh PMNN4578 pack gives 18 hours of operating time, which Motorola notes varies with use and conditions. It is rated IP67 and tested per Military Standard 810 for thermal shock, humidity, electrostatic discharge and packaging.

Who it is for

Teams spread across a city, a region or several sites, and any organization that wants push-to-talk without building its own radio system. A TLK 110 talks over the cellular network and does not talk to conventional UHF or VHF radios.

At a glance

• Network: 4G LTE and 3G cellular, plus Wi-Fi calling on 2.4 and 5 GHz networks.
• Channels and contacts: 96 channels and up to 1,000 contacts, managed remotely through WAVE PTX.
• Power and battery: PMNN4578 2,500 mAh Li-ion pack, 18 hours on a 5/5/90 duty cycle; charges over USB Type-C.
• Build: IP67 against dust and water, MIL-STD-810 tested, 6.95 oz (197 g) with battery, 2-line display, dedicated emergency button, man-down and lone-worker alerts, GPS/GNSS location.
• Audio port: 2.5 mm jack with a mechanical lock for wired accessories; Bluetooth 4.2 for wireless ones.

In the box and service

The radio ships with a pre-installed SIM; the SIM is included in the WAVE PTX subscription, which is required for service. Coverage follows the carrier; Motorola's data sheet notes that coverage is limited to NA and CA separately.

Licence

No separate Part 90 business-radio licence is needed for normal WAVE PTX operation; an active WAVE PTX subscription is required.

Accessories that fit

CMI connector code: M14. Motorola's data sheet names these among the TLK 110 accessories: the PMNN4578 battery, the PMMN4127 WM500 wireless speaker microphone and the PMLN7189 swivel earpiece with in-line microphone and PTT. The TLK 100 and TLK 150 are the other WAVE PTX radios in CMI's LTE radio collection.

Part number

CMI part number: TLK-110. Buying for a security or patrol team? Read CMI's guide to radios and body cameras for security operations.

Also written without hyphens: TLK110