What's The Latest On Dual Digital Mode Transceiver?

[JASII]

As posted above, does anybody happen to know if anybody is close to releasing a radio that does more than one digital mode?

 

[AK9R]

How much money do you want to spend? The Kenwood NX-5000 series radios will do NXDN, P25, or DMR (pick two). They aren't cheap, though.

 

[Golay]

Multi mode

As posted above, does anybody happen to know if anybody is close to releasing a radio that does more than one digital mode?

Wasn't there some sort of "Brandmeister in a Box" type multi-mode radio introduced at Dayton 2015?
Is that still theory, not being made yet?

 

[gonefishn1]

I think ICOM has a receiver that does P25 ?

 

[Otto]

Wasn't there some sort of "Brandmeister in a Box" type multi-mode radio introduced at Dayton 2015?

Is that still theory, not being made yet?

It was supposed to on the market by "Christmas time"... so far I haven't heard anything else.

 

[N4KVE]

Wasn't there some sort of "Brandmeister in a Box" type multi-mode radio introduced at Dayton 2015?
Is that still theory, not being made yet?

The radio at Dayton was an empty box with a display that they purchased from a company in China. Not a working radio. As of yet, the radio does not exist.

 

[N4KVE]

How much money do you want to spend? The Kenwood NX-5000 series radios will do NXDN, P25, or DMR (pick two). They aren't cheap, though.

And since these are new radios, they are not available on the surplus market yet. If you look at the Kenwood pricing, the FW upgrade to get the 2nd digital mode costs as much as a good DMR radio. Like W9BU said, BIG $.

 

[Otto]

But the real question is: how many contacts are you gonna make using NXDN, P25 etc in your area.

In my area that number is, ZERO.

That being the case, I'll never buy that kind of radio.

 

[toastycookies]

But the real question is: how many contacts are you gonna make using NXDN, P25 etc in your area.

In my area that number is, ZERO.

That being the case, I'll never buy that kind of radio.

Not with that attitude.

 

[Otto]

Not with that attitude.

Prove me wrong. I'd love to have those modes populated in my area.

So far, it's not happening.

 

[N4KVE]

Prove me wrong. I'd love to have those modes populated in my area.

So far, it's not happening.

I guess it's lousy to live where you live. Here there's plenty of P25, & DMR.

 

[toastycookies]

Prove me wrong. I'd love to have those modes populated in my area.

So far, it's not happening.

Errr. It's EVERYWHERE.

Open your eyes.