“I have been alerted by several hundred emails about the launch of the new Baofeng DM-5R (I am the President of the Toronto Baofeng users group – TBUG) claiming a $70 us price and dual band capability. Baofeng China is not returning telephone calls or providing several evaluation units. Manuals , accessories or documentation is lacking. I have not found any FCC or IC type acceptance submissions.
If this is a real radio it well set the new standard for FRS and GMRS capabilities supporting the ETSI DMR standard. Interoperability with the DMR-MARC or Bandmeister Radio networks may be severely limited if initial research demonstrates this being a Tier 1 radio.
There is a lot of confusion about DMR and it is important to understand the various Tiers of operation.
Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) is a standard that has been developed by ETSI – one of the world’s leading standards development organizations. Founded initially to serve European needs, ETSI has grown rapidly to become highly-respected as a producer of technical standards for worldwide use….READ FULL ARTICLE
- DMR Digital Radio
- VHF/UHF 136-174/400-480Mhz
- 2000mAH High Capacity Battery
- High Power/Low power
- 21CM Dual Band Antenna
- 8-Level Stepped Frequency Selection
- Auto power saving function,Super-Long Standby
- Compatibility Of Digital And Analog Under DMR System
- Supports Individual Call, Group Call And All Call
- Support DMR repeater function (DMR Tier 1)
Specification
| Model | UV-5R | DM-5R | DM-380 |
| Frequency Range | VHF: 136-174 UHF: 400-520 MHz | VHF: 136-174 UHF: 400-480 MHz | UHF: 400-520 MHz |
| Channel Capacity | 128 | 128 | 1000 |
| Output Power | 5W | 5W | 5W |
| Using range | 1KM | 3KM | 3KM |
| Battery Capacity | 1350 | 2000 | 2000 |
| High-Low Power | H:4W L:1W | H:5W L:1W | H:5W L:1W |
| Stepped frequency | 7-Level | 8-Level | 2-Level |
| Service time | 8h | 14h | 8h |
| Standby time | 18h | 30h | 20h |
| Digital Moden | N | Y | Y |
| Emergency alert | N | Y | N |
| Flashlight Lighting | Y | Y | N |
| Restore Factory | Y | Y | N |
| Individual call | N | Y | Y |
| Group call | N | Y | Y |
| All call | N | Y | Y |
| Walkie Talkie Detection | N | Y | Y |
| Digital Encryption | N | Y | Y |
| Scanning Function | Y | Y | Y |
| CTCSS/DCS | Y | Y | Y |
| Scanning Function | Y | Y | Y |
| Wide/Narrow Bandwidth | Y | Y | Y |
| Battery Save | Y | Y | Y |
| Size | 110*52*20MM | 110*52*32MM | 131*61*36MM |
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