MD-UV380 code plug question

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

I've asked this question on a couple of different FB groups, but haven't gotten an answer (yet), so I thought I'd ask it here as well.....

Does anyone familiar with these radios know if a code plug written for the UHF model of the MD380 would work in the MD-UV380, or would I need a totally new code plug?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[fyrfyter33]

I've asked this question on a couple of different FB groups, but haven't gotten an answer (yet), so I thought I'd ask it here as well.....



Does anyone familiar with these radios know if a code plug written for the UHF model of the MD380 would work in the MD-UV380, or would I need a totally new code plug?



Thanks in advance!!

You would need a new codeplug. There are many available for most states. You can also get the N0GSG contact manager to easily switch between custom code plugs/radios. It can be found here: http://n0gsg.com/contact-manager/

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

You would need a new codeplug. There are many available for most states. You can also get the N0GSG contact manager to easily switch between custom code plugs/radios. It can be found here: N0GSG DMR Contact Manager Support Page

Yeah, I found some for my area (NW Indiana / Chicagoland), but they're for the UHF MD380, thus my question. I guess if worse comes to worst, I could use one of those code plugs as a guide to writing my own for the UV380. Thanks for the link.

 

[fyrfyter33]

Yeah, I found some for my area (NW Indiana / Chicagoland), but they're for the UHF MD380, thus my question. I guess if worse comes to worst, I could use one of those code plugs as a guide to writing my own for the UV380. Thanks for the link.

The prevalence of VHF DMR repeaters is along the coast. The UHF ones can interfere with the NORAD radar defense system. It’s somewhere around 50-75 miles inland, before you start seeing UHF repeaters again.

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

Just about all the DMR repeaters in my area are UHF.

 

[fyrfyter33]

Same. It was a really open band when DMR came about and Motorola wasn’t selling a lot of MotoTrbo Repeaters.

 

[gskroll]

I’m very new to DMR (I bought a UV390 a little over three weeks ago)
but I suggest taking a look at N0GSG’s Contact Manager (shareware) software.

I think among many other features, it will import the MD380 codeplug and save it in the format needed by the UV380.


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