Apologies if this is the wrong topic for this but I’m having an issue I can’t troubleshoot. Just picked up a Baofeng DM1701 (cheap **** yes I know) and have programmed it with a TRBO channel with talk group. Everything seems to be right however I cant seem to trigger the talk group I can hear other portables key up and speak and can respond once they’ve initiated the conversation however once it drops I key up and get nothing I can’t connect them again until the talk group has been triggered by them. Anyone have any ideas where I’ve gone wrong? Color code and time slots are right admit criteria is color code in call criteria is follow admit criteria what am I missing? Do I have the contact entered wrong?
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Baofeng DMR issue
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kc4jgc
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Hotspot or repeater?
Reason why I ask is I was helping a friend program his Baofeng UV-5R a while back; discovered in DMR mode that going through a repeater was a no-go; it transmitted on BOTH time slots! He could only go through his hotspot simplex.
Reason why I ask is I was helping a friend program his Baofeng UV-5R a while back; discovered in DMR mode that going through a repeater was a no-go; it transmitted on BOTH time slots! He could only go through his hotspot simplex.
kc4jgc
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Wrong model in my head; I believe it was the DM-5R.
The DM-5R had a design bug that forced it to transmit on both timeslots regardless of programming. It's not fixable, and that model should never be used on repeaters.
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kc4jgc
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Yep; figured that out. Returned the HT to the owner with that same advice. He was okay with it as he was only intending to use it for his hot spot anyway. I was wanting to give him a little flexibility outside his home with some repeaters. Oh well....The DM-5R had a design bug that forced it to transmit on both timeslots regardless of programming. It's not fixable, and that model should never be used on repeaters.
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