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Order economics
Why two quotes for the same R7 differ
A quote is a configuration, not a model number. The five lines that usually differ between two R7 quotes, and how to make them comparable before you decide.
Two suppliers quote the same identifier and the numbers do not match. The gap is usually not the radio. It is the configuration around it: which band build, which energy item, which accessories, what quantity, and which delivery term. A figure quoted without those lines is not a price for the same thing, and comparing it with one that has them is how a good offer gets discarded.
What this note does not do
This note explains how the decision is made. It does not quote a a price for a specific build at a specific quantity, which is what a quote exists to state, 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
- Write the band and sub-band on both quotes before comparing anything else.
- List what ships with the radio: energy item, charger, antenna, earpiece, programming.
- Put quantity and delivery term on the same line — both change the number per unit.
The band is a build, not a filter
R7 is offered across several bands, and the band is settled when the unit is built rather than chosen from a drop-down afterwards. Our own records list the family across VHF, UHF and the 800 and 900 ranges, and they mark the ordering code as unconfirmed until a supplier position is on file. So a quote that reads only UHF is not yet an order: the sub-band decides what the unit can do on your licence, and two quotes in different sub-bands describe two products that happen to share a name.
What usually differs between two quotes
Five lines, in the order they move the number
- Band build. The sub-band, and the firmware that goes with it.
- Energy item. Capacity, and whether a charger is in the box.
- Accessories. Antenna, earpiece, carry system and programming cable — bundled by one supplier, itemised by another.
- Quantity. The per-unit price moves at quantity breaks, so ten units and fifty units are not comparable per unit.
- Delivery term. DDP and DAP differ by duty and clearance, not by freight alone.
Making the two quotes comparable
Six lines to put side by side
- The band and sub-band, written on both.
- The energy item, named by capacity, and whether a charger is included.
- The accessory list, item by item, with nothing assumed.
- Quantity, and whether the price is per unit or per lot.
- The delivery term, and whether duty and clearance are inside it.
- The warranty term, and the validity of the quote itself.
Why this page prints no price
A printed price is a claim with a shelf life. It is right on the day it is set and misleading in the week the build or the freight changes, and a reader has no way to tell which week they are reading. Our identifier pages carry no figure for that reason. What they can state is what a quote is made of, and — where the position is confirmed — that a build is currently advantageous, with the date it was reviewed and the date it lapses.
Where a favourable position is stated
A price position, when the operator confirms one, is written on the identifier page and dated there. It is built to expire: if it is not reconfirmed, the next build removes it. That is the only place on this site where a statement about price can be checked against a date.
Questions this note answers
Because the two are rarely the same build. Band, energy item, accessories, quantity and delivery term are five separate lines, and a quote that omits one is cheaper for a reason you meet later.
A UHF price position can be stated, but the sub-band is what makes the order buildable. It is confirmed against your licence before a proforma invoice, not assumed from a page.
Ask, and put the answer on the quote. A pre-programmed fleet is a line item; a handful of units is usually a setting made at handover.
The validity is written on the quote. If a quote does not state one, ask for it before comparing that quote with another supplier.
Other notes written against the same decision — Band and power.
- UHF 403-470 MHz or UHF 403-527 MHz — which one does your licence need?
Both ranges are recorded in this catalogue, and the difference is not quality — it is where the ceiling sits. If your licensed frequencies sit above 470 MHz, only one of the two blocks reaches them.
- VHF or UHF — which one works on your site?
The general rule is well established: VHF travels further across open ground, UHF gets into and around structures. Your licence still decides — but the site tells you what to ask for.
Where to go from here
Selection FAQ
The questions that decide an order before a price is requested.
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.