Apparently the next big thing in radio is Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), so I decided to give it a try by buying a TYT MD-UV380 from Bridgecom Systems on September 19, 2019 for a whopping $110.00 with free shipping. Quite the deal!
After much banging of head on desk, and reviewing sample codeplugs from the fine folks at PNWDigital.net, I was able to begin to understand the peculiar programming of the DMR world and was further able to create a codeplug of my own for this TYT. We here in the Pacific Northwest are very lucky to have a number of interlinked repeaters, including many DMR repeaters; I have three DMR repeaters that I can hit with a 5-watt handheld from my shack with the J-pole antenna, so I saved a bit of money by not buying my own hotspot.
I have no real complaints about this TYT radio in particular, although I wish DMR in general was a little easier to understand.
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