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Mystery new "game changer" coming in 2015 from Baofeng

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You are right, the company is actually called Fujian Beifeng Telecom Technology or "Beifeng"
 

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You are right, the company is actually called Fujian Beifeng Telecom Technology or "Beifeng"

Yes, it is similar, but 2 companies. I am actually a dealer for both Baofeng and BFDX, and I met both company representatives at this year's IWCE show in Las Vegas.
 
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Yes, it is similar, but 2 companies. I am actually a dealer for both Baofeng and BFDX, and I met both company representatives at this year's IWCE show in Las Vegas.

Either way, that mobile is nice... A lot nicer then the CS800
 

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Either way, that mobile is nice... A lot nicer then the CS800

Agreed. I sell 5 brands of DMR radios at this point in time, and have more coming. The CSI radios are the weakest of them all. That isn't to say that the CSI radios are junk, I think in some regards they are fine radios, but compared to other brands, they just don't stand up.
 

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Ok what version of dmr is the radios, dpmr or nexedge?

DMR Tier 2

dPMR is its own monkey, an unlicensed digital version that is used in the UK like their public FRS radios, sometimes referred to as DMR Tier 1.

Nexedge is NXDN, which is Kenwood's own flavor of digital voice. Alinco is making some NXDN radios now, and I think maybe Icom also.

But DMR Tier 2 is what is used on the Hytera and DMR-MARC networks for Amateur Radio, and is used by many public service departments in the USA and abroad.

DMR-MARC Network
 

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ERICEMT and N8OHU are correct. DMR is the true name of the digital technology, MotoTRBO is Motorola's brand name. These radios are 100% compatible with MotoTRBO non-trunking repeaters, whether used in Amateur Radio or public service.
 

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DMR…my favorite subject.

Digital modes commonly found in the commercial market in the U.S:
P25 - manufactured by anyone who wants to be in the radio game.
NXDN - Alinco, Kenwood (NextEdge), and Icom iDAS

DMR - Motorola (TRBO), Harris, Simoco, Hytera, Tait, Connect Systems, Tecnet, Zastone, etc

I take this time to point something out, most of the cheaper DMR offerings use an AMBE 3000 (or substitute) with a +2 algorithm…these are the radios that generally need some work after release due to low audio issues (transmitted, not received). Most of the big companies (Motorola, Harris, and Simoco) use AMBE+2…they don't have audio problems.


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I have a tyt uvf-10 and it works like a champ, good clean audio, and it impressed me on how in high volume situations, it held its own.

I wish it was compatible with other dmr setups, like mototrbo, ect

UVF10 is a dPMR radio. They do sound quite well and are nice radios, but they are not DMR compatible. Try the TYT MD380, it is the same company and a terrific radio.
 

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DMR…my favorite subject.

Digital modes commonly found in the commercial market in the U.S:
P25 - manufactured by anyone who wants to be in the radio game.
NXDN - Alinco, Kenwood (NextEdge), and Icom iDAS

DMR - Motorola (TRBO), Harris, Simoco, Hytera, Tait, Connect Systems, Tecnet, Zastone, etc

I take this time to point something out, most of the cheaper DMR offerings use an AMBE 3000 (or substitute) with a +2 algorithm…these are the radios that generally need some work after release due to low audio issues (transmitted, not received). Most of the big companies (Motorola, Harris, and Simoco) use AMBE+2…they don't have audio problems.


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Actually the low-audio issue was only found on the CS700 - I've tested probably 6-8 manufacturers and none of them have that issue except the Connect Systems model. But even their new CS750 doesn't have low audio anymore.

The AMBE 3000 chip comes in several different renditions and is the latest model compatible with p25 phase 2, DMR, etc. This is the chip used in Motorola, Harris, Tait, simoco, sepura, tytera, and many others. The AMBE 3000 is the premium chip in the marketplace. DVSI is the top manufacturer of vocoder chips worldwide.
 
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