This DMR ham radio has become my go-to device for emergency communications with its reliable signal and long battery life

Hams won’t like this radio but it’s almost the perfect Prepper/SHTF radio Analog/DMR(digital) Ip67 Text message SMS USB-C TRI band uhf/vhf 220 (136-174MHz 222MHz-225MHz 400-520MHz) FRS/GMRS/MURS/ham AES-256 encryption Front panel programmable Bluetooth Proper multpin waterproof accessory/speaker mic port. (Motorola m3) (same as Motorola gp328plus) they also sell a $15 adapter to use kenwood 2 pin(baofeng) acessories What could be improved : the sms/text should have the option to encrypt it,APRS, single frequency repeat mode & cross band repeat mode should be added. There should be a way to import repeaters from RepeaterBook.com To make ham crowd happy fix the spurious emissions.

For starters, don't listen to the sad hams and their fear of spurious transmission, FCC approvals, and other nonsense that they chatter on about endlessly. If a radio is not $600-$1,500 and absolutely perfect, they'll bash it. Another issue in reviews to look out for is people will say certain radios don't work well and its through no fault of the radio, but the understanding or use of the end user. You can have a radio perfectly programmed, but if you're in an area with shoddy reception, it is still not going to work well. I think a lot of people don't take this into consideration when writing reviews. They think you can just program a radio for a local repeater and take nothing else into consideration; which is far from the truth. There are a lot of factors that effect any radio's performance, no matter how perfectly designed and programmed it is. I've used $1,000 Motorola hand held radios in my work and there are times because of the area you are in, they still don't work well. But, to the HD2; all in all, this radio does what it advertises it can do and then some AND for a budget price. Is it perfect? No. My 3 biggest issues with the radio are that the programming software can be a little glitchy (freezes up for about 30 seconds every time you save your program...once you know this, it is an easy work around to just wait 30 seconds). Also, if you install the wrong firmware update it will brick the radio. This can be undone, but you have to play with the radio for a bit to figure out how (disconnect it from everything and pull the batter for 10 seconds before reconnecting it and putting it back into programming mode). The last thing is, that both the firmware updates and programming software will trip every virus scanner you have when you try to install any of it. I had to pretty much shut down ever virus protection I had in order to install the programs and then tell Malwarebytes to ignore the software afterwards. I've read this is due to some security certificate not being signed (can't confirm this though), but it is a known issue amongst Ailunce users for both the HD1 and HD2 and I've never heard of it causing problems for anyone, beyond the annoyance of having to momentarily shut down their virus protection. Just remember to turn it back on after. The radio has your standard range as most radios do and I was able to hit a few repeaters miles away from me without issue. This radio can also easily be unlocked to cover both Ham and GMRS channels (136mhz - 225 MHz and 400MHz - 520Mhz). It's incredibly simple to find out how to do this with a quick youtube search. One big question everyone had when this radio first came out was, "Will it have AES 256?" And I can affirm that with the most recent update from a few months ago it DOES have AES 256. It also has AES 126 and a few of Ailunce's proprietary encryption programs. I'm not sure what they are, but the HD1 and HD2 both have them; so you should be able to encrypt communication between the 2 without issue. I however, would not bet my life on how secure the standard Ailunce encryption is; if you want true security, you're going to have to use AES 256. The Ailunce does allow you to write your own random encryption key for AES-256 (and the other encryption programs as well), but from my understanding, it is best to have a computer do this for you for maximum security. Obviously to legally fully utilize all the features of this radio in the US, you would have to be in an "emergency" situation, but I'm guessing you're an adult and can decide when that situation arises for you. Overall, for the price the radio is pretty good. Not perfect, but pretty darn good. If you're looking for a budge radio it's hard to beat the HD2.

It's a heaping pile of crap. It will not program properly. The CPS is garbage. The program cable is poorly made. I have plenty of DMR radios and this is the worst of all of them.

The DMR radios deliver crystal clear audio quality that outperforms more expensive brands in our daily operations

Our oil rig crew relies on the intrinsically safe models in explosive environments. No spark risk even when banged against metal structur

Our farm crew loves these. Dustproofing is legit - they've survived grain silo work and still function perfectly. Battery lasts multiple days with moderate use.

The GPS tracking has saved countless hours during search operations in mountainous terrain. Pinpoint accuracy within 3 meters.

A check in a 4 block area was perfectly clear. Perfect for my use. I will be purchasing more later on.

For maritime SAR operations, the waterproofing exceeds IP67. We've recovered units from 20ft underwater that powered up immediately after