W5hj
I have a friend that recently bought a Baofeng UV5R hoping to use it on DMR which was a mistake since though they claim it is a tier 2 radio it in fact is not and transmits on both timeslots at the same time which creates big problems when used on a DMR repeater. Anyway he was probably going to have to use a hotspot anyway because the only DMR repeater anywhere around him is pretty far away and would be pretty marginal for him to use.
I wonder if the Baofeng would be usable with the Openspot since timeslots are more of less meaningless with it? I would try his radio myself with my Openspot as a test but he is about 500 miles from me.
milehigher
I don't know how openspot will handle it ,but I can say that most DMR admistraiters banned those radios from use because they don't comply , I might suggest if he just bought it return it ,for less than $100 most places will sell you the md380 or 390 because the md2017 came out which is dual band ,every time a radio better comes out last years models sell cheap , if I had a baofeng I would gladly test it on my openspot ,but I have one that is non DMR as a "drop radio" that i should drop as it has the unavaible bad mic element ,so it stays as dedicated FM broadcast volunteer.
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W5hj
You and I both know that MD380 at 100 bucks would be a far better option. But one thing I have learned in my 55 years as a ham that all hams are cheap skates and if they can make a $60 radio work for their purposes they ain't going to spend $100.
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HA2NON
Yes, all DMR Tier 1 radios will work with the openSPOT, so you'll be able to use the Baofengs.
milehigher
You and I both know that MD380 at 100 bucks would be a far better option. But one thing I have learned in my 55 years as a ham that all hams are cheap skates and if they can make a $60 radio work for their purposes they ain't going to spend $100.[emoji1]
You are so right ? Het let's go out year after year and buy the latest "I" something (waiting weeks in line to getbthe first ones) but when it comes to radios anything cheap flies of the shelf, i went to a local hamfest unless it was the guys i went with we saw maybe 4 non baofengs , I had a the 74a and people wanted to finger it and look,but nobody wanted to pony up that much for a radio,no matter what it does , in ten years that rig Will still be usable & sellable , baofeng won't be , of course it has brought new blood into the hobby ! Just hope There taste in radio matures over time.
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broonzbane
The UV-5R is an analog radio, so it won't work at all. Does he have the DM-5R, perhaps? That's the Tier I radio that's unusable on repeaters...
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W5hj
Yes it is the DM-5R. I missspoke in the original post.
digitalvoice
DM5R works great on the openspot. Lots of users are using them. Great throw away radios. Its funny one guy was using a Baofeng talking to another guy who hated the Baofeng radios, the person said ham said he was using a Hytera and the person who hated the Baofeng said, wow. Good sounding radio. Just goes to show you, digital is digital. All you need is the chip board, speaker and mike and it will work.
Tons of projects going on with dongles and chips. Since the openspot is doing all the work, it really doesn't matter what type of radio you use. They all sound the same.
milehigher
I am an audiophile and swear most people don't hear it but DMR & C4FM sound a thousand times better than dstar, it might ge the newer codec or something but i can tell weird things in audio , people come over to my place sll thevtime and saybwhat slhum arebuou listening to ? I tell them and say it's on SACD , you here so much more on SACD THAT convential albums cant reproduce .
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NickSheldon
Hi! what frequencies use baofeng 888s radios? are they legal in Spain? I have an option to choose from UV-5R, 888S, UV 82 or BF 88 E for free
Alexastar
NickSheldon no, they aren't, you can't use 'em without a license. Here I found more info, read please
NickSheldon
