#dmr update: built a cable and
got it to work... using the Windows CPS for #opengd77 .
#qdmr does not work, however. It (I guess) works with a stock #dm1701 and with other radios running opengd77... but not on DM1701 running opengd77.
Wish I'd known that before I bought the radio. Good thing I saved a windows partition on an old laptop. #hamradio
Update: found that you can't use a K1 cable (like for a UV-K5) with the #dm1701 because it has a USB/serial chip and the DM-1701 has its own USB interface. The correct cable is just a direct connection to USB.
Also, the Tytera programming cable won't work unless you swap the D+ and D- lines (nice, Baofeng)
I'm going to try and DIY a cable and if it works I'll update. @dm3mat #dmr #hamradio
I currently own two of the early cheap DMR radios, the RD-5R (DMR software in a Baofeng form factor) and the GD-77 from Radioddity. Both are fine for talking to a local hot spot and I also use the GD-77 as a 2m/70cm FM analog HT.
The lowest cost DMR rig I have seen that's still in stock is the Baofeng DM-1701.
Are there any other low end DMR radios worth mentioning?
(Yes, I know better radios are generally worth it for lots of reasons.)
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