Cheap Handheld for DMR security frequencies

[jordoncloutier]

Hello ,

I'm in north Edmonton and recently moved into a home a block away from Londonderry shopping mall , I have successfully found that I can listen to the mall security DMR and other local DMR frequencies on my laptop via an SDR program .

I want to pickup a cheap handheld Chinese DMR radio from Aliexpress to monitor these frequencies easier .

I was looking at the baofeng 1801 and found it relatively inexpensive online . I don't know much about DMR handhelds , I am needing to know if something like this would work for what I need .

Thanks

 

[harryshute]

Hello ,

I'm in north Edmonton and recently moved into a home a block away from Londonderry shopping mall , I have successfully found that I can listen to the mall security DMR and other local DMR frequencies on my laptop via an SDR program .

I want to pickup a cheap handheld Chinese DMR radio from Aliexpress to monitor these frequencies easier .

I was looking at the baofeng 1801 and found it relatively inexpensive online . I don't know much about DMR handhelds , I am needing to know if something like this would work for what I need .

Thanks

I did look at the DR 1801 and it has the correct frequency range and does have DMR. I'm no Baofeng expert but I did have the analog VHF and UHF model and it worked for me for monitoring. It was small and fit in a shirt pocket.

 

[jordoncloutier]

I did look at the DR 1801 and it has the correct frequency range and does have DMR. I'm no Baofeng expert but I did have the analog VHF and UHF model and it worked for me for monitoring. It was small and fit in a shirt pocket.

Perfect that's exactly what I was looking for , thank you

 

[RaleighGuy]

I have successfully found that I can listen to the mall security DMR and other local DMR frequencies on my laptop via an SDR program .

The SDR program should give you all the information to listen, but you should make sure when you program the frequencies you make them receive only. I need to mention if you plan on listening to multiple frequencies (scan mode) the scan is very slow. But, yes, it will work.

 

[mciupa]

Program your HH frequencies twice for DMR for both timeslots.

 

[Ace9133uwu]

There’s also the Ailunce HD1. Around $200 USD, IP67 dust & waterproof rated, VHF/UHF conventional & DMR operating modes. Has front-panel-programming for on the fly. The FPP can be a bit tricky for DMR, but once you get the hang of it, it isn’t too terrible. It feels hefty, too. Very quality radio for the price range.
I may or may not have accidentally dropped it off a roof (40 feet or so) and it completely survived with barely a scuff on the case.