I am considering getting some radios for legal, license free simplex communications and I am looking at BOTH the Motorola R765 and Motorola DTR550 units right now. Does anybody have any thought on which might be preferable over the other? Probably the most important aspect would be range. I suspect that either of these would be a mile or less and I am fine with that. It is just that I am having a hard time deciding between them. I seem to recall that the DTR units will NOT communicate with the iDen Nextel Direct Talk/MOTO Talk. Can anybody here verify that the Direct Talk on the R765 WILL work with other consumer grade Nextel Direct Talk units?
My other random thoughts are that the DTR550 might be slightly less noticeable than the R765s, but that is really not a huge concern. I suspect that the R765s might be MUCH more rugged than the DTR550s, but since I haven't seen them up close, that is jsut an assumption on my part. Anyway, if anybody here has used either, or preferably BOTH, I would love to hear (or read) your comments on these.
As far as price goes, it looks like many new DTR550s are around $250. I am seeing Ebay prices higher than that for the R765.
r765 - Motorola Solutions USA
http://www.motorola.com/Business/US...le+Radios/On-site+Communications/DTR550_US-EN
My other random thoughts are that the DTR550 might be slightly less noticeable than the R765s, but that is really not a huge concern. I suspect that the R765s might be MUCH more rugged than the DTR550s, but since I haven't seen them up close, that is jsut an assumption on my part. Anyway, if anybody here has used either, or preferably BOTH, I would love to hear (or read) your comments on these.
As far as price goes, it looks like many new DTR550s are around $250. I am seeing Ebay prices higher than that for the R765.
r765 - Motorola Solutions USA
http://www.motorola.com/Business/US...le+Radios/On-site+Communications/DTR550_US-EN