Radioddity Anyone tried the Radioddity DB50 yet?

[RenoHuskerDu]

I'm told that it's a rebranded Anytone, but I'm not sure which one. There are no reviews in Amazon yet for Radioddity DB50. I was hoping AntennaFarm would offer it, but they don't. The removable front panel would work well in my pickup.

Anyone have any review to share? Here is the rig: Radioddity DB50

 

[rf_patriot200]

I Have the Anytone 5888UV III which is a Triband 2/222/440 Mhz. and it's pretty much the Same radio, with the exception of 222mhz. R& L Electronics has these Here in the US for $9 more than what Radioddity is asking .

 

[superg7one3]

I picked one up last week, it appears to be a very good exact clone to the 5888 Anytone. I'm an Anytone fan, been running a 778 in my truck for some time and have wanted to upgrade power to the 5888, but had a lot of trouble with the two I bought off Amazon and returned them both. Pleasantly surprised to see a new copy come out of Radioddity because they stand behind their products better than most. I believe it's 1 year warranty if you buy thru Amazon and 1.5 years if you buy direct from Radioddity. Their version of the manual is pretty great, much better than the Anytone one I read. It's not nearly as fancy as some newer radios, I believe it's a 12 year old design, but it's pretty customizable, has tons of features for a dual band and seems to be a powerhouse. On my base station power supply I got out 50.1w on vhf and 39.6w on uhf with a 1.01swr. I plan to put it in the truck with the remote faceplate (5888 faceplate mounting kit fits perfectly). Pretty excited about it so far. Now that I've fiinally got one that works, I'm certain they'll come out with a 50w version of the 778, lol that's how it always goes.

 

[smeltn]

I got one the other day as my first unit to put in my pickup. It doesn't seem to work with CHRP yet. Does anyone know how I can mass import all my channels I have saved to a csv file or from chrp from my other radios? I have a huge list of my saved channels that I want to import into this new DB50 but I can not for the life of me see how to do it with the radioddity software.

 

[TimberDogs]

I got one the other day as my first unit to put in my pickup. It doesn't seem to work with CHRP yet. Does anyone know how I can mass import all my channels I have saved to a csv file or from chrp from my other radios? I have a huge list of my saved channels that I want to import into this new DB50 but I can not for the life of me see how to do it with the radioddity software.

I don’t think there’s a way to do it in the Radioddity software unfortunately…. I’ve still been waiting for CHIRP support on the DB-20 lol. It might be a bit before CHIRP decides to get with the DB50.

 

[rf_patriot200]

I don’t think there’s a way to do it in the Radioddity software unfortunately…. I’ve still been waiting for CHIRP support on the DB-20 lol. It might be a bit before CHIRP decides to get with the DB50.

RT Systems is Much Better software for Anytone radios. Chirp programming has some bugs.

 

[GuitarMan4444]

I picked one up last week, it appears to be a very good exact clone to the 5888 Anytone. I'm an Anytone fan, been running a 778 in my truck for some time and have wanted to upgrade power to the 5888, but had a lot of trouble with the two I bought off Amazon and returned them both. Pleasantly surprised to see a new copy come out of Radioddity because they stand behind their products better than most. I believe it's 1 year warranty if you buy thru Amazon and 1.5 years if you buy direct from Radioddity. Their version of the manual is pretty great, much better than the Anytone one I read. It's not nearly as fancy as some newer radios, I believe it's a 12 year old design, but it's pretty customizable, has tons of features for a dual band and seems to be a powerhouse. On my base station power supply I got out 50.1w on vhf and 39.6w on uhf with a 1.01swr. I plan to put it in the truck with the remote faceplate (5888 faceplate mounting kit fits perfectly). Pretty excited about it so far. Now that I've fiinally got one that works, I'm certain they'll come out with a 50w version of the 778, lol that's how it always goes.

Did you say "now that you got one that works"? I ask because it sounds like you had return back a DB50 and finally got one that works.
If so, what was the problem with the radio? I'm sending g back a DB-40D DMR to Radioddity because it's been a programming nightmare and/or the radio is bad. The package was damaged when I got it and after opening it up the inline fuse holder was crushed which looks like the package took a hard fall or hit.
So I'm now placing an order for the DB50 and the front face-plate assembly.
I'm glad to hear that on VHF it showed 50+ output and 39. on UHF. That's really the reason I didn't order the Anytone 7778 because I wanted a little more power.
Thanks,
Keith S.

I got one the other day as my first unit to put in my pickup. It doesn't seem to work with CHRP yet. Does anyone know how I can mass import all my channels I have saved to a csv file or from chrp from my other radios? I have a huge list of my saved channels that I want to import into this new DB50 but I can not for the life of me see how to do it with the radioddity software.

Ordering one myself and wondering about the same thing! It really seems there should be a way to import those channels into the program or CSP software but if you get it figured out let us all know and I'll do the same.👍🇺🇸

 

[rf_patriot200]

Did you say "now that you got one that works"? I ask because it sounds like you had return back a DB50 and finally got one that works.
If so, what was the problem with the radio? I'm sending g back a DB-40D DMR to Radioddity because it's been a programming nightmare and/or the radio is bad. The package was damaged when I got it and after opening it up the inline fuse holder was crushed which looks like the package took a hard fall or hit.
So I'm now placing an order for the DB50 and the front face-plate assembly.
I'm glad to hear that on VHF it showed 50+ output and 39. on UHF. That's really the reason I didn't order the Anytone 7778 because I wanted a little more power.
Thanks,
Keith S.


Ordering one myself and wondering about the same thing! It really seems there should be a way to import those channels into the program or CSP software but if you get it figured out let us all know and I'll do the same.👍🇺🇸

To program it use RT Systems software, rather than the download Radioddity gives you. You'll have a much easier time.

 

[GuitarMan4444]

Did you say "now that you got one that works"? I ask because it sounds like you had return back a DB50 and finally got one that works.
If so, what was the problem with the radio? I'm sending g back a DB-40D DMR to Radioddity because it's been a programming nightmare and/or the radio is bad. The package was damaged when I got it and after opening it up the inline fuse holder was crushed which looks like the package took a hard fall or hit.
So I'm now placing an order for the DB50 and the front face-plate assembly.
I'm glad to hear that on VHF it showed 50+ output and 39. on UHF. That's really the reason I didn't order the Anytone 7778 because I wanted a little more power.
Thanks,
Keith S.


Ordering one myself and wondering about the same thing! It really seems there should be a way to import those channels into the program or CSP software but if you get it figured out let us all know and I'll do the same.👍🇺🇸

I wish you lots of better luck with it than I had, I had it a month and never got to use it because of the programming. But I'm definitely not a computer whiz but I worked hours everyday for a month and had no luck.
I've ordered another type and haven't even received it yet but the program for the coming radio I've already started programming all my repeater frrequencies then I can just write them to the radio. Seems like CHIRP but better!

 

[rf_patriot200]

I wish you lots of better luck with it than I had, I had it a month and never got to use it because of the programming. But I'm definitely not a computer whiz but I worked hours everyday for a month and had no luck.
I've ordered another type and haven't even received it yet but the program for the coming radio I've already started programming all my repeater frrequencies then I can just write them to the radio. Seems like CHIRP but better!

Use Chirp at your Own risk. The Chirp website tells you right up front they're Not responsible if you brick your radio. When a website tells you this, Obviously they're not to be trusted. RT Systems is your logical choice.