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Easy Programming
Customers have mixed opinions about the ease of programming the Baofeng DM-1701 radio. While some found it straightforward and painless, others encountered difficulties with the process. Some users were able to successfully program the radio using software like Chirp or OpenGD77, while others reported issues with firmware installation and availability. Overall, those who had experience programming radios found it relatively easy, but newcomers may face challenges.
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Quality
The volume knob has a good amount of resistance, and the channel knob has a nice click.
Now, i can pull over my standard codeplug from chirp with the help of an intermediate spreadsheet saving me loads of time, and ... Read More
It is not daylight bright, the curved glass produces bad reflections, and viewing angles are really bad, especially in night mode.
Disclaimer: i’ve had my ham license for several months, and this is my first foray into dmr.
Price
Conclusion:if you’re willing to spend a bit of time making up for the low cost of the radio, i think this is a good value fm/dm... Read More
So you’re not just paying for dmr.
A little bit of a pain to program but overall a nice radio for the money.
I ended up paying for rt systems do to cable not working with windows 11
Competitiveness
Simplex range tests have yielded similar or better results than my other handhelds.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
radio, easy, nice, great and fine. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 34 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 30 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Draw back when you drain the battery it takes about 5 hours to fully recharge im looking into finding a rapid charger since i use this for both personal and work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The screen is bright which is great during the day but did give me a headache while driving at night with it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did return it but it was my fault i thought i needed different bands than i did
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Added plus is that it can be upgraded to opensourcegd firmware but a new code plug would have to be built but the new firmware makes thar easy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I firmly believe these are made out of the same factory as the tyt and other similar radios same sold build both physically and electronically
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Disclaimer i’ve had my ham license for several months and this is my first foray into dmr
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’m not an expert i’m telling you my opinion as a fairly new ham learning dmr with this radio successfully
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’ll start with the externals and move into the software
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