Icom and DMR are not compatible in a sentence. Icom still has dreams for D-Star, but the simple fact is DMR prices for hams entry into digital and the lack of a professional role for D-Star are road blocks. I have both digital modes, and the number of reachable DMR repeaters in my area far exceeds the D-Star number.
R30 IC-R30 discontinued in October?
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martufello
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this is a pity becasue in Europe this strategy is limiting a lot the possible success of this receiver ...
I called Icom USA a year ago and told them if they would include DMR as a payable upgrade like uniden does, they wouldn't be able to make enough as it would make the R30 king of the handheld receivers.
For a transceiver intended for amateur radio, I can see Icom being reluctant to include DMR since they have D-STAR.
For a transceiver intended for land mobile radio, I can see Icom being reluctant to include DMR since they offer NXDN.
For a scanner, I don't understand the reluctance. Including DMR in a scanner or wide-range receiver isn't going to take sales away from their amateur radio or LMR operations.
For a transceiver intended for land mobile radio, I can see Icom being reluctant to include DMR since they offer NXDN.
For a scanner, I don't understand the reluctance. Including DMR in a scanner or wide-range receiver isn't going to take sales away from their amateur radio or LMR operations.
palmerjrusa
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I'd buy such a radio in an instant.
I caved today and bought a DMR key for my SDS200 (already had one for my SDS100).
palmerjrusa
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Icom might as well add a C4FM upgrade to the next version of their receiver while they're at it and SSB VSC...and the 52A scope/waterfall. As long as it works, it would be what the AOR/Yaesu DV-10 wanted to be and more. All of that in a handheld receiver would be wild.
...don't wake me, I'm still dreaming...
...don't wake me, I'm still dreaming...
Vagrant, please send your opinion to Icom. Need all the help we can get. Flood their email box so they get the message!
martufello
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even if I'm owing already the UBCD3600XLT and the DV10, both with DMR capability, I would do the same !
I also sent ICOM an email today, with a request to consider adding DMR.
fasteddy64
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Apparently I live in the black hole for DMR. I have never lived near a ham DMR repeater nor near a place where DMR was used for public safety. I think we have a couple of casinos here that use it, thats about it.
I always wondered why there is so much whining/complaining about the lack of DMR.
I always wondered why there is so much whining/complaining about the lack of DMR.
DMR is primarily used by business. Very little in Public Safety - most is P25.
palmerjrusa
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Some of the schools around here, public and private, use DMR...
Tim-B
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What would be nice to is if it would display any CTCSS or DCS code used when it stops on a transmission. There is a way to make the R30 do that but it is buried in menus. It would be nice to just have it display that information anytime it receives a transmission so you don't have to scroll around through menus trying to hurry before the transmission stops.
Same here but more schools are going encrypted. Oddly the local law enforcement is P-25 and DMR and is only encrypted on special ops TG's.
That stinks. Will be hanging onto my R30 like gold.
palmerjrusa
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Disappointed to hear that.
When you say "100 units coming in", you mean to various dealers in the US?
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Same here...
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