Baofeng

Much controversy has surrounded the recent announcement by Radioddity of the upcoming launch of the Baofeng DM-5R, a dual band VHF & UHF DMR HT that is to be made available at the price point of $69.99 USD. In the list of specifications published on the Radioddity website, the Baofeng …

UPDATE: The specifications for this radio state that it is a DMR Tier I radio, which would make it incompatible with ham DMR Tier II systems, such as the DMR-MARC, Brandmeister and other ham DMR repeater networks. Could this be a typographical error? Perhaps. Time will tell when the radio …