Showing posts with label Digital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital. Show all posts

26 October 2016

NEW: Baofeng DMR-82UV Tier 2 DMR Radio


According to Passion Radio it would appear that Baofeng are about to release a dual band Tier 2 DMR handheld radio.

Hot on the heels of the DM-5R (Tier 1, upgradeable to Tier 2) this radio is expected to be very popular with a price tag expected to be 'well below 100 Euros'.

Frequencies - VH-UHF Dual band 
UHF 400-520MHz 
VHF 136-174MHz 
Number of Channels128
Number of zones
50
channel spacing 
12.5KHz / 25KHz
Operating Current 
DC 7.4V (± 20%)
Battery capacity 
1800 mAh (Li-ion)
Autonomy (5/5/90)Digital 20 hours - 14 hours Analog
Frequency stability± 1.5ppm
Operating temperature 
20 ℃ / + 60 
Impedance of the antenna 
50Ω
Transmitter
RF power 
5W / 4W / 1W
FM modulation12.5 kHz: 8K50F3E
25 kHz: 16KΦF3E;
4FSK modulation (DMR) 
12.5kHz (only data): 7K60FXD
12.5kHz (data and voice): 7K60FXE
modulation Limiting
@ 12.5kHz +/- 2.5kHz
+/- 5 kHz @ 25kHz
Conducted Emission
DBm≤1GHz -36 / -30 dBm≥1GHz
Adjacent Channel Power
≤ -60dB
Noise FM-40dB
Audio distortion 
3%
Audio response 
+ 1 / -3 dB
Digital Voice coding 
AMBE + 2 ™
Receiver
Digital Sensitivity
5% BER: 0.25 uV
Analog Sensitivity0.25 uV (12dB SINAD)
intermodulation 60dB
Adjacent channel selectivity 60dB
Spurious Response Rejection 60dB
Noise FM-40dB
Audio response 
+ 1 / -3 dB
Loudspeaker audio power1W
Audio distortion 
3% 
Conducted Spurious Emission
-57dBm



Link to Google Translated Webpage: CLICK HERE

22 September 2016

Baofeng DM-5R Manual & Software

So it's just possible the the Baofeng DM-5R dual band DMR handheld is real as the operating manual & software have appeared online at QRZNOW.COM



      (Click to enlarge images)

I'm still not sure about this radio, the price just seems too low even for Baofeng. The cheapest SINGLE band DMR radio is around £99 at the moment and this DUAL band is expected to be around £53!!!!

Also why did they not take the chance and update the look of the radio? Keeping cost down I guess! 

Only time will tell.... In the meantime below is a link to the user manual....

Operating Manual Download: CLICK

Software: LINK

Original Article(QRZNOW.COM): LINK


24 May 2016

TYT MD-380 - Special Offer @ Martin Lynch & Sons


Martin Lynch and Sons have reduced the price of this DMR handheld to only £99.95 and it comes with the programming software and lead.

More information: CLICK HERE

19 January 2016

DMR vs Analogue FM on UHF

Video:YouTube/mrblogger

Whilst I do understand the advantages that DMR can have, I much prefer the sound of analogue. The digital always sounds so compressed and is often very difficult to understand what is being said. Both systems have a place in the modern world but I feel that the death of analogue is still an awful long way off!!!!