Hello,
I bought a Baofeng DR1802U, the seller indicated that the Baofeng DR-1802U is AES256 and ARC4 Motorola compatible.
I had tried a 5 watt MD390 PLUS with a Motorola and it was perfectly compatible.
On the other hand, between the Baofeng DR-1802U and the MD390 PLUS 5 watts, it doesn't work properly with encryption.
With ARC4 some keys work and others don't (which is incomprehensible). and in AES256 it doesn't work at all (the DR1802U does not offer AES128).
I had read that neither Baofeng nor TYT develop their firmware themselves and that they go through consultants. And that it is the same consultants who make the firmwares for Baofeng and TYT, hence some similarities.
Here people complain about the non-compatibility of the MD390 PLUS 10 watts (latest models) with the Anytone 878UVII PLUS :
forums.radioreference.com
It is possible that these are bugs in the firmware because of these consultants and that the bug is the even for the DR-1802U and MD390 PLUS 10 watts.
The problem will surely be fixed for the MD390 PLUS 10 watts as TYT often releases firmware updates on the other hand for the DR-1802U there is no update firmware, Baofeng does not seem to release any.
Conclusion: don't buy the Baofeng DR-1802U there are too many bugs at the moment.
I bought a Baofeng DR1802U, the seller indicated that the Baofeng DR-1802U is AES256 and ARC4 Motorola compatible.
I had tried a 5 watt MD390 PLUS with a Motorola and it was perfectly compatible.
On the other hand, between the Baofeng DR-1802U and the MD390 PLUS 5 watts, it doesn't work properly with encryption.
With ARC4 some keys work and others don't (which is incomprehensible). and in AES256 it doesn't work at all (the DR1802U does not offer AES128).
I had read that neither Baofeng nor TYT develop their firmware themselves and that they go through consultants. And that it is the same consultants who make the firmwares for Baofeng and TYT, hence some similarities.
Here people complain about the non-compatibility of the MD390 PLUS 10 watts (latest models) with the Anytone 878UVII PLUS :
Tytera - TYT UV-390 Plus not playing nice with Anytone 878UVII ENC
I recently purchased a pair of new TYT 390 UV Plus radios as they have the AES option. Strange thing is, the TYT will output voice from the Anytone while encrypted but the Anytone will not output voice from the TYT. Just pure silence. Quadruple checked all the settings and they are the same...
It is possible that these are bugs in the firmware because of these consultants and that the bug is the even for the DR-1802U and MD390 PLUS 10 watts.
The problem will surely be fixed for the MD390 PLUS 10 watts as TYT often releases firmware updates on the other hand for the DR-1802U there is no update firmware, Baofeng does not seem to release any.
Conclusion: don't buy the Baofeng DR-1802U there are too many bugs at the moment.
