R30 Will A Replacement For The Icom IC-R30 Finally Include DMR?

[JASII]

I like the idea of the Icom IC-R15 and IC-R30. Since the IC-R30 decodes some digital modes, I am more interested in that. However, the lack of the DMR mode concerns me. Has Icom ever had DMR on any of their communications receivers?

 

[vagrant]

No

 

[bearcatrp]

Won’t happen. I emailed Icom a couple years ago about this and was told no! Go buy a uniden 160DN if you need DMR.

 

[kc2asb]

Won’t happen. I emailed Icom a couple years ago about this and was told no! Go buy a uniden 160DN if you need DMR.

+1 on this. Cheaper too! It just does not have the DC to daylight coverage of the R30.

 

[cherubim]

The lack of DMR support is one of the main reasons I refuse to buy any Icom gear anymore. I also wasn't impressed with the ordinary build quality of the R30 - the display and casing were just below average compared to what the Chinese are making now. I'm actually using my Radtel RT-880 more than the R30 and I'm quite impressed with it.

 

[Citywide173]

Icom's view is that the world should be changing to their format, not that they should do anything to conform with the competition's much more proliferated product.

 

[vagrant]

Icom's view is that the world should be changing to their format, not that they should do anything to conform with the competition's much more proliferated product.

I use a ”scanner“ for DMR stuff. I use my Icom R30 “receiver” for other things.