Actually, the 'generic' is NXDN.
Kenwood's name for it is NexEdge, and Icom's name for it is IDAS.
Well now.. Stand corrected but anywho..
Actually, the 'generic' is NXDN.
Kenwood's name for it is NexEdge, and Icom's name for it is IDAS.
Just got off the phone with one of the sales reps at Klein...
Apparently they are having issues getting the radio through customs and have changed the name on the pamphlet from 'Blackbox Epiq' to 'Blackbox Zone' but according to the rep it could change 100 times before getting to the U.S.
Expected general date of import around 1+months at least
Also, no support for 8/900(Not expected, on top of only a handful of 8/900 DMR repeaters being erected) and expected range will stay within 70cm UHF. In addition, no VHF or upper UHF 460-512.
He wouldn't begin to speculate on any other pricing or specifications sheets. I probed ever which way to eek out anything but he honestly had no clue since he had no physical units on hand...which is totally understandable when dealing with overseas imports.
This is really cool. Thanks for doing that recon for information on the radio. Blackbox was always stuck on the basics and didn't really venture towards ideas big vendors have. What I've always liked about their radios is (1) their really durable (2) one programming cable fits all radios K1 connector;except the blackbox plus series; M1 (3) programming software so far has been free (4) it's a decent American company that's just trying to build and really does cater it's majority of sales to the US.
Ah, so you want to use Kurt's, & Steve's machines.Also, no support for 8/900(Not expected, on top of only a handful of 8/900 DMR repeaters being erected) and expected range will stay within 70cm UHF.
Ah, so you want to use Kurt's, & Steve's machines.
That's them. I've known them for years, & I do have a XPR7580 800/900 Trbo radio to talk on their machine.
Like someone said before, there are very few 900 Trbo repeaters in the whole USA. Your $ would go further by getting a UHF DMR radio which could be used all over the country.
Has the blackbox DMR radios anyone hit the market yet?
On Klein electronics website they have the blackbox DMR radio listed for sale. In the USA it's named Blackbox Zone. Attached below in this message is the link if anyone is interested in checking it out.
http://blackboxradios.com/wo/photoiGSP.php?wo=711685&sub=Blackbox-Zone&ino=zonekp
Agreed. For another Chinese radio, it should be somewhere in the $200 zone.Your link says this radio is $369.95.
You should be able to find a used XPR6550 with charger for less than that.
Me personally that's the choice I would make.