RFinder B1 HT Radio, Android DMR and FM
This is the device that you have been waiting for!
The RFinder B1 is now available for pre-order. Imagine a dual band DMR/FM handheld that NEVER needs a code plug! No programming, ever! Uses your GPS position to find the repeaters in your area, anywhere on Earth! These have been in use since early summer and what a blast…it just works…
True 4 watts, a new more sensitive receiver in a completely redesigned RF module.
This is a full Android Cellphone/DMR Radio…carry one device, have the world at your fingertips. A true thing of beauty. WiFi, NFC, GSM, LTE (yes, Verizon, TMobile and ATT and their MVNO’s as well as CA, SA, EU, Oceana and Asian carriers)…and of course 136-174/400-470MHZ DMR/FMW/FMN.
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Antenna
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