Motorola GP340

The GP340 is a UHF/VHF analogue two-way radio from Motorola. The most popular two-way radio ever produced, the GP340 was a mainstay in a variety of industries for many decades. A radio now in limited stock, Radiotronics still have models available so purchase whilst you can!

Standing at 137mm in height, 57.5mm in width and 37.5mm in depth whilst also weighing in at 420g (with battery attached) means that the GP340 is both lightweight and compact. A simple black box design on top of the radio next to the antenna is both a channel selector knob and volume/power knob. The right hand side of the radio is home to a textured push to talk button alongside multiple programmable buttons, one of these buttons can be programmed as an emergency button allowing the user to send out a distress call should they have a compromise of both safety or security.

There are 16 channels that are available to program on the Motorola GP340, this being sufficient for the majority of small to medium sized businesses. Should you wish to be able to scan through channels to check for any ongoing transmissions then channel scanning is a possibility with this radio, the 16th channel will be programmed to quickly cycle through programmed channels stopping whenever it acknowledges a transmission being made. Another aspect that makes the GP340 a great radio for larger premises’ is its ability to perform repeater talkaround, should you have a repeater and it stops working for whatever reason then the GP340 can continue to operate within the network by bypassing it to continue communications.

The GP340 is built to IP54 protection standards, this meaning that it not only has a limited Ingres protection against dust intrusion but also safeguarded against splashes of water from all angles. Although not the level of protection rating that is seen on modern day radios, this IP rating is more than sufficient for everyday use in even the toughest of working environments.

Soon to be cancelled: Whilst we have a large stockholding remaining, the Motorola GP340 is has officially been cancelled by Motorola. A logical basic alternative is the Motorola DP1400. However, if you'd like a more advanced radio, the Motorola DP4400e is the most logical alternative.

Motorola GP340 Features

Here's some of the notable features of the GP340, which must be programmed by Radiotronics at time of purchase.

• Transmit Power: You can transmit calls at different power levels. Higher power allows you to communicate with radios further away. Lower power levels conserve battery. Power level can be set using a hi/low power (programmed) button. Power can also be set per individual channel.
• Whisper: Whisper allows you to talk extremely quietly into the radio's microphone or an external earpiece when the PTT is pushed.
• Call Forward: You can forward calls which are destined for your radio to another radio if you're unable to take calls or are away from your radio.
• Voice Operation (VOX): To use voice operation, a VOX compatible accessory, remote speaker microphone or earpiece must be connected to the GP340. With the VOX accessory connected and VOX switched on simply start talking. There's also VOX manual intervention where you can use the radio's PTT button to manually invoke a call.
• Transmit Inhibit: To disable the transmission on a specific channel, at time of programming, simply select the TX inhibit option. This will ensure that the channel is set to receive only and accidental transmit cannot occur.
• Busy Channel: The radio can be set up to be unable to transmit when there's already anther radio transmitting. This avoids "transmission collisions" which can, in extreme circumstances, damage the radio. This feature is mainly useful to tell the user that the channel is currently busy.
• Channel Scan Function: The GP340 scan function allows quick channel scanning with multiple scan stop and pause options. Talkback option allows you to transmit on the channel you last stopped on. You can also delete a nuisance channel in the scan, so that it will be ignored in future.
• Lone Worker: The GP340 Lone Worker function allows the radio to require some type of activity at a specified interval. An example is that the radio requires interaction every 30-minutes. If no interaction occurs, the GP340 can be set to send out a distress tone.
• Emergency Call: The GP340 can be programmed to give a one-button-press quick access to send a distress call. This would usually be programmed into the red /orange button on the top of the GP340.
• Selective Call: The GP340 can be programmed to make a selective call, also known as individual call, to a specific radio. That's a semi-private conversation between two radios.
• Simple CTCSS & DCS: CTCSS and DCS allow the radio to block out unwanted signals by only accepting an incoming transmission when it contains the CTCSS or DCS information it expects. This helps to reduce interference and sometimes eliminate unwanted incoming calls.

ATEX Version

This is not the ATEX version. The Motorola GP340Ex is a different product and can be found on our website here - Motorola GP340-Ex.

Model Table

Here is a list of the known GP340 models.