New Tytera MD-390.

[Titan520]

I sent an inquiry regarding the price. I'll check back when tytera responds.

 

[johnls7424]

Okay disregard. The website ( since it's obviously foreign) made a typo. The MD-390 was the one advertised even though it does say MD-398. Same radio. Much apologies on that one. Looked different in the grainy photo to me at the time of post before

 

[Titan520]

IP 67 GPS waterproof DMR radio MD-390 with GPS! TYT Compatible with MOTOTRBO Tytera MD-390 digital radio transmitter, View GPS waterproof DMR radio, TYT Product Details from Quanzhou Nanan TYT Electronics Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com


There is a radio on here ( look at Tyteras sets of radios) that is a MD- 398

They seem to have placed two diffrent radios in the MD390 ad. The one pictured as MD390 matches the MD398 in that small picture... Weird.

 

[johnls7424]

I think myself and the RR community definitely have some questions to be held about the MD-390. Mine are just like many others. Mine are as followed (1) price (2) enchanced encryption is it the same as the MD-380's style of 128 bit AES or is it upgraded to 256 bit (3) is the screen better then the MD-380 (4) processing speed overall faster then its predecessor (5) is the programming software still freeware (5) does the UHF model go to 480 MHz or only 470mhz. A couple different websites have conflicts on that one.

 

[Titan520]

There seems to slight design change between the two. The one i'm assuming is the MD398 has a different button layout and different dimensions. While the MD390 appears to be a redesign of the MD380

 

[johnls7424]

There seems to slight design change between the two. The one i'm assuming is the MD398 has a different button layout and different dimensions. While the MD390 appears to be a redesign of the MD380

I do see one online that has an emergency orange button on the top of the radio. Personally I like that design the best

 

[Titan520]

I do see one online that has an emergency orange button on the top of the radio. Personally I like that design the best

Well, programmable emergency button is a requirement for me anyway. So thats gonna be my choice if end up ordering. Besides, i dont trust TYT enough to disregard the extreme likeness to the MD380. I wouldn't be surprised if they just changed the case. Other one had a board redesign at the very least.

 

[art-fred]

Tytera md-398, md-390 hopes and wishis

I hope they have improved and qualified their software before release it !!!
( handle contacts, move them up / down....flexible editing, copy / past !!!! )
... and the 390 display has a dimmimg function, quit glaring and unconvinient in darkness
Are this real dual band W/Tkies ?

These days there is the PMR fair in Cologne / Germany
PMRExpo 2015 - PMRExpo
vy 73 fred

 

[N4KVE]

The software will probably be the same, as it's basically the same radio with GPS, & a bigger battery. Remember, all Moto DMR radios take the same CPS. However, the FW might be different.

 

[johnls7424]

I hope they have improved and qualified their software before release it !!!
( handle contacts, move them up / down....flexible editing, copy / past !!!! )
... and the 390 display has a dimmimg function, quit glaring and unconvinient in darkness
Are this real dual band W/Tkies ?

These days there is the PMR fair in Cologne / Germany
PMRExpo 2015 - PMRExpo
vy 73 fred

It's a chinese company. I doubt they will improve a whole lot. One thing we can hope for of they do offer updates via firmware it will apply to the 380 as well. Some companies cheap out like that to make you buy the next, bigger, better model. Personally I think it's bad business practice, but once again it's a Chinese company.

I can tell you this I am not jumping ship on any more Tyteras unless I see a whole bunch of you rave and roar about how much better the improvements are. Then still wait 3 months to see any issues if the company is going to fix them. Then I'll bend over an buy one. The screen I can tell by the pic looks improved and if there's an emergency orange button that too is a plus!!

 

[SCPD]

Starting to show up on ebay. Claiming to be a dual band unit, skeptical.

 

[baltimorecs]

The Tytera rep told me that the MD-390 is dual band VHF/UHF. The MD-398 is single band. Both are analog and DMR. But I do not have one in hand to confirm. She said they will be in Las Vegas at IWCE this month. Wonder if anyone is going?

 

[N4KVE]

Who was the rep? Joey Pan. He's been known to lie before.

 

[SCPD]

I downloaded the cps and it only gives single band ranges to pick from.

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[baltimorecs]

Wouldn't be the first time a single band radio was advertised as a dual bander. The Baofeng WP970 comes to mind. Or maybe it was part of the requirements but never made it into the finished product?

 

[MtnBiker2005]

MD-390 price showing as $199.99 on this website and Ship Date 3/31/2016
http://www.buytwowayradios.com/products/tytera/MD-390.aspx

 

[MaximusTheGreat]

I'll pass on that starting price point. Hopefully their upcoming mobile unit will be set a inexpensive price.

 

[Project25_MASTR]

The Tytera rep told me that the MD-390 is dual band VHF/UHF. The MD-398 is single band. Both are analog and DMR. But I do not have one in hand to confirm. She said they will be in Las Vegas at IWCE this month. Wonder if anyone is going?

I can wander by...my boss wants to look at their repeater anyway.

 

[cellphone]

The specs on the links show frequency range 138-174/400-470 dual band for the MD-390.

When I bought a MD-380 the other day, I noticed there was a MD-390 on eBay shipping from China.

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/361511539591

 

[wr7agt]

China

No Dual Band (In China that may mean ANALOG AND DIGITAL) which it does.

GPS is a big Questiona, Tytera says Yes, but they said the same thing on the 380, and it doesn't have GPS.

The one guy in Indiana is now selling at $175

Will be looking at Tytera on Wednesday at IWCE, get a "Demo"!