All radios
Every identifier this catalogue records, with the parameters that decide a build.
Analog segment
GP338 and GP340: what 128 channels buys over 16
Two analog portables that look alike on a quote, recorded at 128 channels and 16. The channel plan decides which one a site needs, not the price.
A quote for a GP338 and a quote for a GP340 look like the same line at different money. Both are analog portables, both record VHF or UHF, both record IP54. What separates them is the channel count — 128 against 16 — and that number only changes anything if your channel plan runs past sixteen entries.
What this note does not do
This note explains how the decision is made. It does not quote a channel count for your site, because the site does not hold one it can evidence. Anything shown as unconfirmed on the catalogue pages is unconfirmed here too.
Confirm the position with your regulator, your site authority or your freight forwarder before you commit to an order.How to use this note
- Count the channels your operation actually uses, including the ones reserved for events.
- Check whether the plan grows: a site that expects a second shift or a second building is a 128-channel site before it knows it.
- Read the ingress figure separately — it is the same on both, so it is not the reason to choose between them.
What the records hold
| Identifier | Frequency band | Channel capacity | Ingress protection |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP328 | Source not confirmed — request verification | Source not confirmed — request verification | Source not confirmed — request verification |
| GP338 | VHF/UHF; Analog FM | 128 | IP54 |
| GP340 | VHF/UHF; Analog FM | 16 | IP54 |
Read from the catalogue at build time. A field the source document does not confirm is shown as unconfirmed rather than omitted.
GP328 appears in that table with nothing filled in, which is the honest state of the record: its frequency, channel and ingress fields are unconfirmed, so they are not quoted here. A table that quietly omitted the row would be worse — it would read as a model we do not carry rather than one whose figures are still outstanding.
When sixteen is enough
Sixteen channels is a working number for a single site with a handful of talk groups: a gate, a yard, a supervisor channel and a spare. Sites that regret sixteen are usually not the ones with many channels — they are the ones whose plan grew after the radios were bought, and the units had nowhere to put the new entries.
The distinction worth holding on to is that a channel is a memory slot, not coverage, not power and not range. Adding channels does not make a radio reach further; it lets the same radio hold more pre-set conversations. A site with poor coverage and a hundred and twenty-eight channels still has poor coverage.
What to check before buying the cheap end
Five lines, in the order they cost money
- The channel plan, written down, including what you expect to add in the next two years.
- The band, confirmed against the frequency you are licensed for — VHF and UHF are not interchangeable.
- The energy item: capacity and age. A pack that has sat in a warehouse has already spent part of its life.
- Accessory availability, because a carry case or an earpiece for a discontinued family is a separate search.
- Whether the unit can be reprogrammed to your frequencies at all, and who holds the programming file.
Why analog is still in the catalogue
Analog is not a legacy line kept out of sentiment. It is the cheapest way to put a working radio in a hand, it does not need a digital infrastructure decision, and for a site that only needs push-to-talk on one channel it does everything required. The trade is that a digital fleet cannot be joined later without replacing the units — which is the decision the analog-or-digital note covers in full.
Questions this note answers
Only if the plan needs more than sixteen entries. The two identifiers record the same band, the same protocol and the same ingress figure, so on a site with a short channel list the extra capacity sits unused.
Yes. Both the GP338 and the GP340 record IP54. If a site needs more than that, neither identifier is the answer and the choice moves to a different family.
Because the record does not carry them. Frequency, channel capacity and ingress are flagged unconfirmed, and this catalogue publishes the unconfirmed state rather than filling it in from a sibling model.
Not by software. Analog and DMR are different builds here, so the migration is a replacement rather than an update — plan the fleet with that in mind rather than treating analog as a stepping stone.
Other notes written against the same decision — Selection basics.
- DP2400 or DP2400e — the letter changes the build
The e is not a revision of the same radio. One record holds 16 channels at IP55, the other 64 at IP67 — a build decision that a price comparison hides.
- DR3000: what a repeater changes that a radio cannot
A repeater is not a bigger radio. It changes the licence, the antenna system and where the equipment can sit — and the record states indoor rack equipment, not a portable.
- Analog or digital DMR — which does a new fleet actually need?
Digital is not simply the newer analog. It changes what the radio can be asked to do — and it changes what happens when part of your fleet stays analog.
- Is this part number the right battery for this handset?
A battery part number is easy to quote and easy to get wrong: it looks like a commodity item, but it carries a chemistry and a voltage that have to match the handset. The fit list is the check — provided you read it for what it actually is.
Where to go from here
Wholesale terms
Minimum order, quantity breaks, lead times and how an order runs.
Buyer notes are written from the catalogue and the published reference pages. They carry no parameter the site cannot evidence, and an unconfirmed value stays unconfirmed here too. BaltiGo is a trading and distribution company supplying Motorola two-way radio hardware into markets worldwide, and does not claim to be a Motorola authorised dealer or official distributor.
Enquiry
Send the configuration, not just the model name
Band, destination and quantity decide whether a quotation is usable in one round or three. Compose the brief and it carries all three.