Walkie Talkies - COTRE DMR Digital/Analog Two Way Radios, Long Range in Town(430-470Mhz UHF), Better Communication & Clearer Voice Than Analog Radios, 1936 Channel Options, One-Handed Use, Black

I have an Anytone for portable use but wanted something small and low-power to pair with my DMR hotspot at home. Programming is easy. Given it has no display and only a couple of buttons there's not much to operating it. A recorded voice calls out your channel number and volume setting when you change them. I've got a label stuck to the front of mine as my channel guide. I have had reports that my audio levels are a bit low when transmitting so be sure to get it nice and close to your face while speaking.

This is a good gnus/bad gnus handheld transceiver, but on the whole for the money it's quite a deal.What this is as advertised is a DMR HT that covers the 70cm ham bands. And yes, it does that, in a fashion far beyond the $13.77 I paid for it. But did you know it is possible to adjust the software to open the RX side of the unit up to 100MhZ to 999Mhz? And, that it will program into that range and transmit a usable signal on 2 meters, 1.25 M and 70CM? I don't recommend transmitting out side of 70CM but it is possible. Also, since it will operate digital and DMR, it's not only the cheapest DMR but it's even cheaper than the universal UV-5R It's kids walky talky money for a very usable ham HT.However, as one would expect there are some markdowns for being so cheap. It's not sealed and likely wouldn't survive a dunking. The first one I got had a wonky menu button and switching between channel, scanning and power was extremely annoying, given that the menu button is how you switch between those functions and without the ability to change channels it's a one frequency radio. The replacement radio I requested works fine but they managed to send it without an antenna! All programming must be done through the program and the cable needs to be an updated one with an updated USB interface chip, and a cable isn't supplied. Your Baofeng cable may or may not work.So how is it in actual use? You do have to remember the channels, there is no display. The TX and RX audio is really good and the RX especially I think is better than my Baofeng DM-1701. It will greatly exceed the advertised 3.72 mile range on high even with the dinky little rubber duck you get, or don't get as I found out.It's not a fantastic DMR radio but for $13 to $20 it's a bargain and will allow you to play with DMR without a big investment. Don't buy it at $30, the price on these goes up and down like a fat kid on a see saw. If you like DMR you can invest in something better and easier to use and if not, you're out the cost of lunch and it will still be a decent scanner.

A little misleading that it states it supports 1936 channels. I assumed that was memory capacity but it was instead the range. The memory capacity only supports 16 channels. Worked great with the software, I did wish it had Chirp support but overall a okay deal for a DMR. Nothing great about battery, got around 2-3 hours on standby.

Although this radio is only designed to transmit on the 70cm band, jhart99.com has a blog that may assist in using this radio to *receive* amateur radio frequencies in the 1.25m or 2m band. I prefer a not-overly-complex DMR/Analog codeplug and the absence of a disappointing screen. This radio does not bite off more than it can chew.The other evening I used this to visit with a guy over a repeater that links 70cm DMR with 2m FM.I wear one of these all day, every day.Update: I used this to get in to a repeater 19.8 miles away from my back yard. The netwatch page reported hearing me at around -100dB and 0% BER.

It's not a spectacular radio, but it works! It's about as bare bones as a DMR radio can get: monoband, 16 channels, no display, no keypad, no real antenna options, crude (but functional) CPS...you get the idea. But if you're already familiar with DMR programming, you'll figure out the CPS pretty quickly. The radio itself is surprisingly small, slipping easily into a normal size shirt pocket. Controls are minimalist: power, volume, channel selection, power low/high, a monitor button and scan (the closest thing to a 'frill' this radio has). I see this as a good 'house radio' for someone with a UHF hotspot, though I did work a couple of DMR repeaters and an analog machine to boot, so it is indeed a real radio, though the tiny battery (think cordless phone battery) doesn't inspire a lot of confidence for long QSOs. I wouldn't recommend it as a first DMR radio, but it's not bad if you can appreciate for what it is - and catch it on sale!

Simple as that.

These are quite simple which limits their abilities, & that’s the point. If you’re looking for a mega basic dmr setup without the hassle, this is it. Look around a bit and you’ll find decent resources for it online, if you’d like to set it up via a PC allowing further configuration.A side note however; does anyone really mess around with with getting this dmr id? I’d absolutely love to have one, but it’s such a giant pain in the ass does anyone bother?

Cheap and easy to program. Just buy a Baofeng 2 prongs USB cable and off you go. My only draw back is, the volume is too loud, even with lowest settings.