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Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R | Dual Band | Dual Time Slot | DMR | Digital Monitor [DISCONTINUED]

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FCC ID: 2AJGM-DM-5R

TDMA-Based Dual Mode: With VHF 136-174MHz/ UHF400-470MHz, RD-5R is able to have two bands 2 m and 70 cm. And this time, it is a true dual time slot DMR, Tier I & II, compatible with Motorola and other DMR. 

Multi-Function: Scan under analog mode and digital mode, manual programming, VFO mode, digital monitor mode, FM Radio, 1024 Channels CTCSS and CDCSS. Besides, RD-5R has an additional A/B, VFO/MR and BAND keys, which are easy to operate.

The Classic 5R Series: Sticked with classic design of 5R series, the RD-5R can fits in your pocket and share almost all the accessories with other Baofeng radios except for the programming cable.

Continuous Upgrade on CPS & Firmware: CPS supports mass editing on channels and contact ID, importing and exporting them with CSV, hoping this will make it easier for writing codeplugs. Customer can also get upgraded version of CPS from Radioddity.

Radioddity RD-5R User Guide Informative Links
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RD-5R General Scanning Settings
Two ways for RD-5R General Scanning Settings -- provided by Jacob Lzk The following operations need to do in the software Set your scan list first ① Click Setting – Menu, Section Scan checked Scan, Section Basic - Double standby choose Double single (P1) ② TreeView – Scan, double click ScanList to set your own list. There are up to 32 channels you can add. Also unchecked Talkback.  (P2)   1. Auto Scanning ① TreeView – Channel, Section Scan List – Choose your list and checked Auto Scan.  (P3) ② Import settings into your radio, turn it on, the channel will start auto scanning. A period equals to 150ms of a list with 32 channels.   2. Manual Scanning ① TreeView – Double Click Buttons, Section SK1 choose Scan On/Off, to set Side key 1 as scan switch.   (P4) ② TreeView – Channel, Section Scan List – Choose your list and unchecked Auto Scan.
Getting on Air with Your DMR Radio v2.2 (Updated: 2023 May)
Our engineers have been busy and did a complete review on the old version of our 'Getting 'on air' with your new DMR radio' document. The former version was already quite old and needed an urgent review. Now the archive includes not only the 40 page document that´s supposed to get you started with DMR without taking all those hurdles that normally show up. The archive also includes sample codeplugs for Radioddity GD-73, GD-77, GD-88, DB25-D, RD-5R and GD-AT10G. Besides those, it also comes with sample codeplugs for Baofeng DM-1701 and TYT MD-9600. And in order to support you on getting the required parameters in order it also includes a bunch of spreadsheets. What can you learn from this document? 1. Disclaimer 2. Make yourself familiar with DMR 3. Apply for and receive your DMR ID 4. Gather information about a DMR station 5. Install any USB-driver that might be required 6. Install CPS according to your DMR-capable radio 7. General process of creating a DMR code plug from scratch 8. Sample codeplugs Get you copy of the archive > CLICK HERE <
Beginners Quick Guide | The Basics of DMR Digital Mobile Radio (Updated: 2024)
--- by Jason Reilly Introduction: "The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from." I love the ironic humor in this statement; a standard should result in everyone doing things the same way in order to be compatible, and prevent having to constantly re-invent the wheel. Yet, everyone has to have their own standard! Just take two-way radio digital voice systems for example: there’s P25 phase 1 and phase 2, NDXN, DMR, TETRA, OpenSky, Provoice, and dPMR, along with a whole host of legacy digital voice modes as well. That doesn’t even consider the ham radio contenders, such as DStar, Fusion, FreeDV, some old offerings from Alinco & AOR and so on. And guess what? Absolutely none of them are compatible! Choosing what digital voice standard you'll go with can be daunting. For emergency services and government communications, P25 is by far the most dominant, there’s no doubt about that. For business & private radio, DMR followed by NXDN is the two most popular choice. In the ham radio arena, the picture is a little less clear. DStar took an early lead, but Yaesu is keen to take market share with their Fusion offering. Hams have always been keen to leverage off existing commercial equipment, and it seems the most popular commercial system adopted presently is DMR. Personally, I think DMR will take the lead in both the commercial business & private two-way radio field as well as in ham radio. This is helped in no small part by the ready availability of DMR radio equipment at prices that rival traditional analog two-way radio, and that one of the biggest names in two-way radio, Motorola, are throwing their weight behind DMR.   Motorola's SL7750 blurs the line between DMR radio and cellular mobile phone   Three flavours: There are three "tiers" or levels of functionality for DMR systems. Tier 1: The simplest form of DMR is Tier 1, which is mainly used for simplex communications, with no repeaters. The human voice is digitally sampled and compressed with the AMBE+2 codec, and then transmitted in this digital form to another radio. Tier 2: Things start to get a bit more complicated here. With Tier 2 DMR, repeaters are used in a TDMA arrangement, with two "timeslots. What this means is that two completely separate radio transmissions can be going through the repeater at the same time; each radio takes turns in transmitting in short 27.5 millisecond bursts. In addition to this, radios can be set to logical closed groups called ’talk groups’, which you can think of as ’virtual channels’. Repeaters can be linked via the internet to form networks that can be as small as just two repeaters, or thousands of repeaters across the world. Again, the AMBE+2 codec is used to turn speech into compressed data for transmission. All amateur radio DMR systems are Tier 2, as are many business / commercial radio DMR systems. Tier 3: This is effectively a trunked radio system on top of Tier 2. A pool of frequencies are used to carry the TDMA transmissions. This is used by more complex or larger networks for big businesses and commercial radio users.   The advantages of DMR: So why go to all this trouble, when plain old analogue FM works perfectly well? DMR has the advantage that it four times more efficient when it comes to spectrum usage. For one 25 kHz analogue FM channel, you could fit four DMR transmissions. Not only that, but DMR offers some very flexible calling facilities - you can call one person, a group of people, or everyone in your fleet at once. While not every DMR network supports it, sending of data and short messages is also possible. DMR is also designed to be easy to network, with connections using IP, so creating wide coverage areas using a network of DMR repeaters is already built-in; cover your city or cover the entire country! Yet another advantage is because a DMR transmitter is only turned on about half the time due to it transmitting in bursts, battery life is longer.   TYT's hugely popular MD-380 can be bought for around $100   Some DMR Jargon: Colour codes: Every DMR transmission uses a "colour code" which is very similar to CTCSS or PL tones in the analogue radio world. On a repeater or simplex frequency, every radio must use the same colour code to be able to communicate together. The main use for colour codes is for where two repeater coverage areas on the same frequency may overlap, different colour codes are used to ensure each radio accesses the correct repeater. Timeslot: For Tier 2 and 3 systems, a timeslot is a slice of time, about 30ms long, that a radio can transmit in, or receive in. There are two timeslots per frequency, and you need to have your radio configured for the right colour code for the repeater, the correct timeslot and correct talkgroup for you to be able to hear anything. Zones: This is simply a collection of channels & talkgroups, all grouped together in one "zone" or bank. A radio user can switch zones to access a different lot of channels & talkgroups that they may wish to use. Typically a zones are divided into repeaters for different areas, so you might have one zone for the west side of a city, and another covering the east side of the city - but there's nothing to say that you must set up a zone that way. Code Plug: This is a Motorola term that has stuck over the years, and in the DMR context means a complete configuration file of channels, talkgroups, zones, contacts etc. for a radio. The code plug can be saved to computer disc, and is used to program a radio to give it the functionality a user requires. CPS: Another Motorola term, meaning Customer Program Software. Simply put, this is the software you’d use to create a "code plug" and configure your radio. Hotspot: A small box that connects to the internet and acts like your own personal low power DMR repeater, useful if you're not in range of a DMR repeater to access. You can even take them with you and use your cell / mobile phone wireless data to connect the hotspot to the internet and be able to use DMR anywhere you get cellular signal. Most hotspots are multi-mode, handling not only DMR but DStar, Yaesu Fusion and P25 as well. ZUMspot, Jumbospot, Openspot, MMDVM etc are all examples of hotspots that you can buy or build yourself.   Radioddity GD-77, dual band, DMR & FM, I think the best bang-for-your-buck DMR portable, also around $100   So what's in it for me? The use of DMR in radio hobbyist circles falls into two categories: ham / amateur radio and scanning receiver use. Lets take a quick look at each: Ham radio: Hams have long taken advantage of surplus, second hand, or even new commercial radio equipment and re-purposed it for their own use, and DMR equipment is no exception. Worldwide, DMR enabled and connected repeaters are appearing and are interconnected to provide a huge linked network spanning the entire globe. Depending on the talk group selected, you could be communicating just around town, across your region, across the entire country, and some groups even cover the world. Motorola DMR equipment is frequently used, but increasingly the cheaper units, in particular TYT, have increased the affordability and availability of DMR equipment to the mass market. In some cases, you can get on air to the DMR scene for less than a hundred dollars! Scanning: As the world relentlessly marches on to a digital future, many businesses and commercial interests have migrated their legacy analogue FM two way radio systems to DMR. There are scanners available that can hear DMR, enabling the scanning hobbyist to continue to listen to such transmissions. For those hobbyists who can’t justify the high price tag of those scanners to listen in to DMR, there are other alternatives: certain computer software can decode DMR with a regular scanner and a ’discriminator tap’, or a ’virtual audio cable’ if using an SDR, or if portable DMR reception is desired, an entry level DMR transceiver from TYT or Radioddity will do the job very well - to keep yourself on the correct side of the law, you should disable any transmit capabilities of these transceivers.

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About Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R
Baofeng RD-5R is a cooperative model and “RD” represents Radioddity, which is the only distributor to honor the manufacturer waranty. The RD-5R continues the classic functions of UV-5R's FM analog radio and VFO mode. The RD-5R will meet all your needs when using or learning DMR at the most cost-effective pric e. At first glance, you may underestimate the quality of such a compact easy-to-use radio. The true appeal of Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R Dual Band Dual Time Slot DMR lies in its ability to deliver great compatibility & crystal clear audio. It's portability, high capacity battery, and multi-functional design makes it the perfect radio companion for both ham and beginner. Besides, the latest Software/Firmware is available free at Radioddity.
 

Note:
The RD-5R DMR is FCC certified and carries a 16-Month Waranty for carefree use.
The programming cable is equipped with driver which supports Windows XP/7/10 and there is no need for you to install the driver in your computer. Programming software does not support MacOS system, but you can program through the keypad operation!
 

 


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Digital Monitor Mode support communication when frequency, time clot and color code is paired, regardless of Contact ID, RX Group list2. Customize Shortcut KeysIncluding long-press and short-press with Side Keys. Edit shortcut keys with Programming Software.3. Dual Band High Gain AntennaWith SMA-Male antenna base, compatible with all SMA-Female antennas

Supports Digital & Analogue Mode
As a radio operating under DMR system, Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R is perfectly compatible with both digital and analogue mode. It can smoothly turn from one into the other. Radioddity X BAOFENG RD-5R can communicate with Motorola DMR Radios, it can also support DMR repeater function: both DMR Tier I and Tier II.

Larger Capacity Li-Ion Battery
The RD-5R Amateur Radio equipped with 1800 mAh Li-ion Battery. The RD-5R Ham Radio has great compatibility and crystal clear audio, and it's easy to program.

Simple Interface Design
Clear and bright LCD and easily understanding function keys help you operate. You can use this two-way radio with headset in all occasions, all indoor and outdoor activities. Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R radio transceiver is great to be used for travel, hiking, climbing, pubs, warehouse, shipping, factory, property management companies, etc.Hardened durable shell and high environment-friendly material, dustproof and shatter-resistant; Using this two-way radio with headset is easy. Follow the user manual and you can finish setting in no time. The high strength shell made of eco-frriendly PC adds more durability to the two-way radio.

Multi-Function
The RD-5R offers scanning of analog and digital channels, manual programming, VFO mode, digital monitor mode, FM radio, 1024 channels, CTCSS and CDCSS, color codes and DMR encryption. The RD-5R has additional A/B, VFO/MR and BAND keys, which makes the radio easy to operate.

Dual Band High Gain Antenna
Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R has more features and more powerful performance. This radio transceiver helps you to contact other two-way radio users immediately even you are 4 km (2.48mile) away. Built-in flashlight brings you more convenience.

Dual Time Slot
DMR Tier II covers licensed conventional radio systems, mobiles and hand portables. Normally, common DMR radio only operates dual time slot function through repeater.


What's in the Box
1 x RD-5R DMR 
1 x Dual Band High Gain Antenna 
1 x Belt Clip 
1 x Hand Strap 
1 x Desktop Charger 
1 x Battery 
1 x Manual 
1 x Free Programming Cable 
1 x Free Earphone

 


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