A review of the Baofeng DM32 DMR portable radio. The video mentions that Brushbeater was having a sale on these radios, but the video description now indicates that Brushbeater is completely sold out. While not as low of a price, Amazon nevertheless is offering them for 23% off the MSRP, bringing them down to $85 apiece. The review covers the items included with the radio, and goes over the features of the radio. He notes that "this radio has more features and more options than any other low cost consumer radio that I have ever tested" and comes close to what the Motorola XTS can do. He notes that the radio is unlocked, meaning it "can transmit on some of the hams radios frequencies as well as on GMRS, MRS and LMR frequencies." It can also receive commercial FM radio, AM airband from 108 to 136 my gigahertz, VHF 136 to 174 and 220 to 260 gigahertz, UHF 350 to 390 and 400 to 520 gigahertz and NOAA weather alerts. Notably, per the review, the digital broadcasting offers encryption.
VIDEO: "I Review The Baofeng DM32 DMR Ham Radio for SHTF"
NotaRubicon Productions (18 min.)
Interesting. The UV-5R is the one I hear about the most (also a Baofeng, and frequently mentioned at places like Hackaday). It's very popular because it's dirt cheap and easy to upgrade, but it sounds like it'd probably be worth spending a little more for the better model.
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