DMR Radios

[TRamrod38]

What Baofeng radio or any radio compatible with the Harris Tait DMR TM9300 and Motorola TRBO Tier 2

 

[SteveSimpkin]

A few questions:
HT or Mobile?
Single or Dual band?
Part 90 approval required?
Price range?

 

[fyrfyter33]

None of the Baodungs are. They all are messed up, even though they claim to do DMR.

 

[jonwienke]

If single band is acceptable, the TYT MD-380 or MD-390 (same internals, but with a water-resistant case) are solid choices. They perform well and the firmware is pretty well debugged.

If dual-band is a requirement, the Radioddity GD-77 and TYT MD-2017 are options, but are still going through new product teething, both in firmware bugs and an issue with the MD-2017 antenna connector breaking. But the manufacturers are working on these issues.

The Baofeng DMR radio is hardware incapable of working with repeaters, and should be avoided at all costs.

 

[TRamrod38]

DMR Radio

A few questions:
HT or Mobile?
Single or Dual band?
Part 90 approval required?
Price range?

I'm wanting a portable DMR radio dual band just for monitoring, no transmitting

 

[SteveSimpkin]

I'm wanting a portable DMR radio dual band just for monitoring, no transmitting

The Radioddity GD-77 is probably the least expensive option (under US$100 with programming cable). I am happy with mine.
I'd stay away from the Baofeng DMR radios, even for listening.

 

[blackbelter]

I have a CS580 and very happy with it. Services provided by Connect System team to support this radio and more are just great. Thanks Jerry.

 

[TRamrod38]

The Radioddity GD-77 is probably the least expensive option (under US$100 with programming cable). I am happy with mine.
I'd stay away from the Baofeng DMR radios, even for listening.

Thanks I'll check it out.

 

[TRamrod38]

I have a CS580 and very happy with it. Services provided by Connect System team to support this radio and more are just great. Thanks Jerry.

Thanks I'll check it out also.

 

[jaspence]

The CS580 is a very good radio, but is only UHF, not dual band. It also has a birdy on 444.000 if you have a repeater on that frequency. I second the GD-77, especially for the price. I have both (and a couple of others). The advantage of the CS580 is the special scan ability to listen for an active frequency and automatically lock in with the color code, talk group, and frequency, along with a better display than the GD-77.

 

[teufler]

The Baofeng rm-5r's work fine when going through the RFOpenspot. Not sure what their price is now, as the GD-77 and the TYT 380 or 390 and the 2017 have all dropped their prices. The GD77 looks like a better deal, $30 or so more than the DM5r. Now if , as a ham, if dmr repeaters are available, the dm-5r is not a good choice. Ham repeaters require Tier 2 and the DM-5r is really only a tier 1. They monitor fine but when you transmit, with a dm-5r, you transmit 1 and 2 at the same time.

 

[jonwienke]

The baofeng dmr radios are not worth the hassle and limitations.

 

[R2DEAD]

I use GD-77 . One problem - dont update freqs from PC to radio .

 

[teufler]

With the gd-77, why not? R2deads tell me more please.

 

[alcahuete]

With the gd-77, why not? R2deads tell me more please.

Some people have a problem with channels and zones disappearing from the radio. I've written the radio probably 3 dozen times since I've owned it, and have never had a channel or zone disappear.

Not really sure what these people are doing to have the issues, but it is somewhat widely documented.

 

[R2DEAD]

With the gd-77, why not? R2deads tell me more please.

I have latest versions of software and firmware .
BUT
I dont see on screen newly downloaded data !

Only old data before renewal : some freqs .