Motorola R2 MOTOTRBO Digital Portable Two-Way Radio (UHF 400–480 MHz)

TThe R2 UHF is the current-generation replacement for the CP200d in the MOTOTRBO lineup — same operational simplicity, expanded specification. No display, no keypad, two programmable buttons: the interface stays straightforward for workers who use radio as a utility tool and don't need channel management beyond their assigned zone. What changes from the CP200d is the channel capacity (64 vs 16), battery life (22.5 hours digital vs 14.4 hours), audio processing, and security architecture.

At 4W UHF across 400–480 MHz, the R2 covers the same indoor multi-floor building environments as the CP200d — warehouses, manufacturing floors, hospital buildings, hotels, schools — with the same UHF advantage of penetrating concrete, steel, and multi-story structures. The 64-channel capacity accommodates department separation, zone-based channel plans, and emergency channels without requiring workers to reprogram or carry multiple radios. Dual-mode analog and digital operation communicates with existing CP200d and other analog UHF fleets during migration, allowing phased deployment without infrastructure downtime.

Confirmed in the official Motorola R2 datasheet (motorolasolutions.com, November 2025), the R2 includes Received Audio Leveling — a feature that automatically normalizes the volume of incoming transmissions across different callers. In UHF indoor environments where workers transmit from varying distances, different power levels, or different building zones, incoming audio arrives at inconsistent volumes. Received Audio Leveling compensates in real time, so a distant caller and a nearby caller reach the listener at the same comfortable level without the worker adjusting the volume knob between calls.

Operating the Motorola R2 UHF on licensed frequencies in the United States requires an FCC Part 90 license. This applies to commercial and business radio use across warehouses, manufacturing, hospitals, hotels, schools, and retail on private licensed UHF frequencies in the 400–480 MHz band.

AXDIGITAL supplies the R2 UHF as a genuine, factory-sealed Motorola unit, and we can share guidance on where FCC Part 90 licensing starts — including how to identify UHF frequencies compatible with your existing equipment. For organizations moving from CP200d or other analog UHF radios to the R2, we can walk you through frequency reuse and channel planning so both technologies keep running during rollout.

The R2 UHF is FCC Part 90 certified (FCC ID: AZ489FT4971) and supports DMR digital and analog modulation. Contact us to discuss licensing requirements for your organization.