Retevis Ailunce HD1 10W DMR Amateur Radio, Dual Band, Digital Two Way Radio, 3000 Channels, IP67 Waterproof, 16 Keys DTMF, Compatible with Ham Radio (1 Pcs, Black)

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The speaker on the HD1 is the best one I’ve seen in a handheld radio, super loud and really good quality audio, you will never struggle to hear this radio that’s for sure! Code plugs are a challenge for anyone new to DMR; fortunately this radio has a big following and a very helpful Facebook group that is actively monitored by the Ailunce English speaking staff in China. I have personally used the HD1 many times on DMR repeaters and a few times on simplex, and I can tell you it definitely works as a proper DMR radio and talks to other DMR radios exactly as it should.

The color LCD is nice and can be customized to show both bands (channels/frequencies) or one band and a clock. The one thing which would make the two versions of radio interesting is that the structure of the menus and firmware is (almost) identical in both radios, the codeplug and communication protocol is identical so it is possibly using the same codebase for building the firmware.There are a few other radios on the market now with this feature though, so don't think that the HD1 is the only radio that has it.

Another question people asked me about this radio is whether it’s a proper real DMR radio, and not a cheap Chinese knock off like the DM-5R. Second-hand Ailunce HD1 10W DMR dual band handheld transceiver, FM Radio The FM radio function allows you to listen to radio entertainment in your spare time.And there are many related videos on YouTube, and I can now fully enjoy the functionality of the transceiver. In the interest of maintaining objective product reviews for all review readers, requests to remove Approved product reviews may be declined by eHam. If there is interference with a different or no CTCSS on any of the analog channels, then the radio often gets stuck on that channel when scanning. Other reviewers go into more detail on why this particular DMR radio is so good so I won't repeat their comments.

That was a hardware issue in the early radios, which has now been fixed in all new radios by the addition of a small ventilation hole in the back of the radio. I could not figure out why this was happening, as I had entered the same PL (CTCSS) codes that worked fine in my other H/T radio that only does FM. I don’t have test equipment to give accurate results on this, but the sensitivity of the HD1 definitely is comparable to all my other DMR radios including the TYT MD-380 and Motorola DP4800. The connector is the same one used on many radios, including the GP328 Plus, GP344, GP388, EX500, and HT750. Multiple reviews of the same product by one person will unfairly bias/skew the product average rating numbers.Programming was pretty straightforward with the included programming cable and downloadable CPS software from Retevis.