Three left arrows three right arrows will give you the actual RSSI in db. Much more accurate measure of signal strength. In case you don’t already know.
I have used my R7 for a couple months now and really enjoy using it. It really has excellent audio and build quality. I notice the R7 does not fail to filter talkgroups like my Anytone occasionally does. My R7 either gets into the repeater or it doesn’t. Sometimes the Anytone acts like it got in but there is no audio.
@@adamravid1886 I have only tested receiving GMRS from both simplex and repeaters. Compared to my Midlands, the audio quality is exceptional but that is expected for the price difference.
I posted some videos about the R7. I’ve found the speaker to be much better in loud environments and the noise cancellation is superb. The 7550e and its noise cancellation using a single microphone is good. The R7 is certainly a notch above in terms of clarity. While comparing it against the AnyTone is no comparison - R7 blows it away. I’ve been really happy with my R7 the last couple months - it’s a nice step forward on the MotoTRBO line. It’s not a leap, but that’s not a bad thing.
As a newbie, what can I do with it that would be exciting. I would love to habe backup communications. I do live in a rural area and when I do go to foreign countries to travel I do want to have communication with my partner when we go overlanding with bikes and trucks. Would this be good for such purpose? Is there gps on it, I like multipurpose.
I work with these radios often as a technician, lots of small PD and FD use them in rural areas use them. They're pretty good, the only issues I've ran into is that they take foreverrrrrrrrr to update the firmware.
@@andykirby my suspicion is the software we use to update it with. We use Motorola RM for certain areas to do updates with as well as preventative maintenance (mainly for tracking purposes). Often counties that mainly use DMR (R7s and the older XPRs) have a database built that has all the info for the different radio systems in it. XPRs for some reason don’t take as long, but R7s can take up to 30 minutes to 30 minutes to update.
Love the channel Andy, I do like a Motorola radio but pricing/programming requirements can be a hinderance at times... I usually go for a trusty Yaesu handheld but I use a Motorola GP380 VHF as well due to its robustness and ease of programming as its an older handset.
Thats a bootleg cps far as i know so im constantly having to run it in a emulator but, definitely a unit ill be keeping in my personal stash for a while.
So MOT purchasers, get CPS software with radio now? I used to program the Gen 1 Mototrbo units and analog models. Was a nightmare finding the right version to match the radio presented to me
Afaik CPS is still sold seperately. And if you order a new Mototrbo it usually comes with the newest firmware and you need newest CPS version as well. So it's no fun without access to Motorola Resource Center
We use these at my workplace, without the display uhf digital .. bloody expensive license not that great as we use loads of repeaters around site. Probably work better running normal fm simplex. Always great content Andy 👍
Great video Andy! Really like the form factor of the R7. I found that listening to ham DMR was very fatiguing on the ears due to the tendency for long overs and inconsistent audio settings on end users radios (some really quiet audio and others loud and shrill). Might be just me, but I also much prefer FM. DMR on commercial systems tends to sound more consistent by virtue of the programming and equipment in the field. P25 sounds more natural to me.
I have RX Audio levelling on my DP4800 and it makes such a difference. Every DMR radio should have this feature by default. I think people would enjoy using DMR a lot more if all radios had it.
@@jplacido9999 well P25 phase 2 uses the same vocoder as dPMR and DMR. They sound the same to me when I've heard samples of p25 phase 2 online. Actually phase 1 sounds better to me. It has a higher bitrate for the vocoder. Same bitrate as tetra (I think). Have a look at my DMR Vs tetra audio video it's basically the same as P25 phase 2 Vs tetra
When tiing it to WiFi, it is to regionalize the radio. EU is different than Canada, or the USA. It is only to regionalize the radio to where it was first started up.
Good video mate. I have always had a issue with digital audio especially on the ham bands. I have a Allstar node which is about as good as the quality get's I think, but when using hubnet with people coming through on dmr, ysf and dstar it can do my head in so I hardly ever fire it up though. Like you I prefer pure RF. keep up the good work fella. 73
It’s interesting to me that digital sounds worse than analog on these DMR radios. As soon as my carrier made the transition from 3g and “4g” (fake LTE) voice to VoIP, the call quality improvement was amazing. So why is it the opposite case with DMR radios? Are the big DMR players not able to access some type of hardware (or software) that is available to manufacturers of cell phones?
Sorry for the noob question, but how is the R7 different from an ID-52A? Despite hours of sfting through PDF brochures and UA-cam, I still don't know if they are even in the same category of handheld radio.
What would it take "bandwidth wise" for radios to talk. Like what.....1mbs....if companys allocated it as open for near by radios to freely use? I mean it would only be on "your network" if or when someone is by you. And wouldn't even use more than a few mbs when by you and IN USE. I mean wifi is EVERYWHERE
Here's my project. I'd love to record 24 hours of radio chatter. (Note: This may be illegal in some jurisdictions so check yours before attempting it.) Except, I don't want to record ALL of the 24 hours. That's dumb and a waste of time and HD space. Instead I want to cache about 5-10 seconds of pre-recording continuously. Then if the dB or gain goes over some threshold, I want to trigger some gate that writes the audio to disk only then, with some fall-off. All neatly time-stamped and with an ordered file naming system and metadata, ofc. Then I can run it through a voice recognition AI that transcribes the keepers to a database and discards the rest.
Motorola Tetra ACELP Vocoder is thee best. Been using Tetra DMO for over 10 years now, far superior to nasally synthetic sounding DMR. The R7 looks very much like the MTP3000 series of Tetra HTs. With the right setup you can achieve some really good results with range and coverage using Tetra DMO.
I know the prices seem a lot, but this is not an amateur radio. It's a professional pmr/mototrbo handset. That's the price you pay for a professional radio. They don't just get used for simplex chat or droning on about programming on repeaters. Try dropping your yaesu or icom in a puddle or running over with a forklift truck. And if they break, will your reseller repair it?
Thanks for the VD, I've been looking to Motorola products, but they are to expensive for me, I do like them though. By the way, what antenna were you using on the 878 in the vd? I'm looking for something in that size for my 878, thank you!
Love Motorola radios, have been using them for years, have had all of the XTS series and XTL series, might have to get my hands on one of those and have a play
As an owner of both using both of business license systems, I would suggest staying with P25 phase 1. DMR/ Mototrbo and P25 phase 2 are the same thing, and they both have sub par voice quality.
I'm really interested but what are these used for. Just came across your tunnel on the algorithm. What purpose do these devices have. Is it just if you're in a place with no mobile signal or something?
I never really like to say that dmr gives off that anon voice bc we dont want people taking advantage of that for the wrong type of situation but.. it does. As of now, even tdma p25 radios do, altho id argue there is less of that effect with c4fm on apco systems. The thing i don’t understand is whats the true advantage to conventional trunking.. aside from spectrum management so im assuming u mean there is short key encryption? Can dmr run aes? Most of my dmr systems are under 30 bit keys. Currently, running type 2 analog, phase 2 cai with smart x converters. More so due to equipment upgrade processes, but also, This way i can basically decide the better system for whatever, whoever, pretty much based on there usage. Dmr tends to fall more on what i guess yall call shop watch situations. Personally, im very interested in tetra since i dont have the ability to really see its backbone where im at outside of a couple 800 meg applications, transport related for some reason. Never got a look at the programming applications. Good 1 mate. Thanks.
Tetra radios are a bit more tricky to test as they don't usually work well in DMO direct mode without a repeater. The range is usually pretty bad. If someone lends me a Tetra setup I'll happily have a play!
@@andykirby I've been using Tetra in DMO for over a decade now. Mobile and Handportable. The range /coverage can be very good with the right setup. I have had 15+miles range on a 1w HT back to my qth antenna LoS obviously.
These don't need a SIM card or Cell network to work. They will work where there's no cell coverage. They can be encrypted. The communication has no latency.
@@andykirby Thank you for writing back, I guess the main issue is how far will it work, in other words if I’m at the beach and my wife is maybe 10 miles away (around 16Km) would I be able to contact her? (we are planing on moving to Mexico and some areas don’t have great cell coverage)
A 5W HT for $1600 is ridiculously disconnected from the average ham operator! There's no way this radio is worth that price for a VHF/UHF HT at 5W. Motorola has bumped their head...For that price I'd buy a much more capable , feature rich HT for less or even a QRP HF tranceiver or even a more powerful shack in the box or HF base station radio.
@@andykirby I see a LOT of hams pushing Motorola's as a great brand for amateur radio operators... this video was definitely leaning on that direction of the topic mentioning ham multiple times and that's why I commented as I did. Then you ventured into what would be like GMRS or person to person direct but in the UK. Even that is crazy for the price of this radio.
There are a lot of Hams in the USA that do use Motorola products. The audio quality is one of the best in commercial radios but it is well known one will pay dearly for their product even on the used market. The good thing is their pro lines are the most durable second only to true military "green radios". Personally I use an older Astro Saber P25 enabled with encryption and OTAR capable. It’s a bit large for the times but it was priced right.
For me, if I won't buy any radio, I buy the expensive the best. One, not a cheap one. That is the problem. All. for me, not the expressive or the best was so long. The walkie talkie have the best quality, best noise depressions and more. It's OK. But if they have good price and expensive, I will take it, but not too expensive
Can't wait for mine. The encryption is the only thing I like. DMR is heavy in my state and works flawless. Good also for GMRS doomsday. Motorola doesn't hand their encryption keys out either so .. the government.
Contrary to your statement Motorola and any company marketing commercial radios in the USA with encryption must hand over the algorithm to the NSA for security purposes. Now encryption systems that the big M developed in their Israeli offices and not marketed in the USA is really secure and not easily broken even by the NSA.
Contrary to your statement Motorola and any company marketing commercial radios in the USA with encryption must hand over the algorithm to the NSA for security purposes. Now encryption systems that the big M developed in their Israeli offices and not marketed in the USA is really secure and not easily broken even by the NSA.
@@Subgunman the idea here is I'm still making it hard for these people. I'm also being hypothetical only in a shtf situation. I plan on getting a commercial business license as well.
The fact that you have to connect it to the internet to set it up is a deal killer for me.
Yeah its not great. Once it's done though that's it, you'd never need to connect again.
The only upside I can see to this is to ensure that each unit has the latest firmware possible.
@@MarcSherwoodthat is how they make the unit break with the updates.
@@herewegoagain4041 is that not half the fun :-). Is it really high tech if it always works. Lol
@@herewegoagain4041 and they get your device id and your location, email or whatever info they ask or collect to identify you
Three left arrows three right arrows will give you the actual RSSI in db. Much more accurate measure of signal strength.
In case you don’t already know.
I have used my R7 for a couple months now and really enjoy using it. It really has excellent audio and build quality. I notice the R7 does not fail to filter talkgroups like my Anytone occasionally does. My R7 either gets into the repeater or it doesn’t. Sometimes the Anytone acts like it got in but there is no audio.
Just the basic
The R7 better be higher quality in all respects considering the price.
@@candlstudios Very true.
How Is the R7 for GMRS Repeater Use ???
@@adamravid1886 I have only tested receiving GMRS from both simplex and repeaters. Compared to my Midlands, the audio quality is exceptional but that is expected for the price difference.
I posted some videos about the R7. I’ve found the speaker to be much better in loud environments and the noise cancellation is superb. The 7550e and its noise cancellation using a single microphone is good. The R7 is certainly a notch above in terms of clarity. While comparing it against the AnyTone is no comparison - R7 blows it away.
I’ve been really happy with my R7 the last couple months - it’s a nice step forward on the MotoTRBO line. It’s not a leap, but that’s not a bad thing.
Gotta love when someone tries to promote their own channel/site on someone else’s content. Algorithm not treating you well?
@@jakelonganbach Show me where this comment hurt you. 😂
14:05 did you try recording it with the Motorola radio?
I like it, I have a few Motorola HT's and their audio is bloody brilliant!👍
As a newbie, what can I do with it that would be exciting. I would love to habe backup communications. I do live in a rural area and when I do go to foreign countries to travel I do want to have communication with my partner when we go overlanding with bikes and trucks. Would this be good for such purpose? Is there gps on it, I like multipurpose.
I work with these radios often as a technician, lots of small PD and FD use them in rural areas use them. They're pretty good, the only issues I've ran into is that they take foreverrrrrrrrr to update the firmware.
Yeah know what you mean, that's gotta be a pain in a commercial environment. In this day and age I wonder why it takes so long!
@@andykirby my suspicion is the software we use to update it with. We use Motorola RM for certain areas to do updates with as well as preventative maintenance (mainly for tracking purposes). Often counties that mainly use DMR (R7s and the older XPRs) have a database built that has all the info for the different radio systems in it. XPRs for some reason don’t take as long, but R7s can take up to 30 minutes to 30 minutes to update.
Love the channel Andy, I do like a Motorola radio but pricing/programming requirements can be a hinderance at times... I usually go for a trusty Yaesu handheld but I use a Motorola GP380 VHF as well due to its robustness and ease of programming as its an older handset.
Yep, this would be a great ham radio if it had VFO mode and better price. ;-)
Thats a bootleg cps far as i know so im constantly having to run it in a emulator but, definitely a unit ill be keeping in my personal stash for a while.
There are no amateur radio manufactures, including Yaesu & Kenwood, that have the build quality of Motorola!
I love mini electric dirt bikes and ebikes and now all I want is one of your radios Andy!
🤣🤣
@@andykirby I’m gonna have a look into these bud il look through your videos of it sorry for all the comments I know your probably busy
So MOT purchasers, get CPS software with radio now? I used to program the Gen 1 Mototrbo units and analog models. Was a nightmare finding the right version to match the radio presented to me
Afaik CPS is still sold seperately. And if you order a new Mototrbo it usually comes with the newest firmware and you need newest CPS version as well. So it's no fun without access to Motorola Resource Center
We use these at my workplace, without the display uhf digital .. bloody expensive license not that great as we use loads of repeaters around site. Probably work better running normal fm simplex.
Always great content Andy 👍
If you are lonely or bored it can actually hold a conversation with you. That's a big winner for security guards and other monotonous jobs.
We use them at work in loud environments and it sounds like it is in a library. We have a full capacity plus system and R7 talking to R7 are amazing.
I wish we'd gone to R7s at my day job, we're stuck with 7550es and they sound awful. My side job utilizes EFJ Viking gear which is light-years better.
Great video Andy!
Really like the form factor of the R7.
I found that listening to ham DMR was very fatiguing on the ears due to the tendency for long overs and inconsistent audio settings on end users radios (some really quiet audio and others loud and shrill). Might be just me, but I also much prefer FM.
DMR on commercial systems tends to sound more consistent by virtue of the programming and equipment in the field.
P25 sounds more natural to me.
I have RX Audio levelling on my DP4800 and it makes such a difference. Every DMR radio should have this feature by default. I think people would enjoy using DMR a lot more if all radios had it.
You are RIGHT, sir, P25 (latest version) is the only one that sounds almost analog.
The rest is crapp....(DMR, TETRA, DPMR, etc.)
@@jplacido9999 you mean P25 phase 2, as opposed to phase 1 (the original version that has been used for many years now)?
@@radiosification yes sir !!! (although I think that there are recent upgrades to voice quality, do you know anything about it ?)
@@jplacido9999 well P25 phase 2 uses the same vocoder as dPMR and DMR. They sound the same to me when I've heard samples of p25 phase 2 online. Actually phase 1 sounds better to me. It has a higher bitrate for the vocoder. Same bitrate as tetra (I think). Have a look at my DMR Vs tetra audio video it's basically the same as P25 phase 2 Vs tetra
Encryption? What type? AES? Hopping? What encryption it has?
When tiing it to WiFi, it is to regionalize the radio. EU is different than Canada, or the USA. It is only to regionalize the radio to where it was first started up.
Andy do they still use that silly proprietary antenna connector on the R7 like they do on the XPR75xx models?
hopefully not
Good video mate. I have always had a issue with digital audio especially on the ham bands. I have a Allstar node which is about as good as the quality get's I think, but when using hubnet with people coming through on dmr, ysf and dstar it can do my head in so I hardly ever fire it up though. Like you I prefer pure RF. keep up the good work fella. 73
Thanks mate, should have given you a shout for the ever important audio test through VH😅
My first DMR Handie Talkie was a Hytera
about 6 years ago. 73 de W2CH Ray NH.
Is this VHF or UHF model?
It’s interesting to me that digital sounds worse than analog on these DMR radios. As soon as my carrier made the transition from 3g and “4g” (fake LTE) voice to VoIP, the call quality improvement was amazing. So why is it the opposite case with DMR radios? Are the big DMR players not able to access some type of hardware (or software) that is available to manufacturers of cell phones?
It is just a question of bitrate..
Thanks for another great video Andy. I’ll stick with the Ailunce HD1 for the time being.
Andy how you doing pal?
Do you know Is it possible to program a Motorola Dp4401 for ham radio DMR repeater use?
Sorry for the noob question, but how is the R7 different from an ID-52A? Despite hours of sfting through PDF brochures and UA-cam, I still don't know if they are even in the same category of handheld radio.
What would it take "bandwidth wise" for radios to talk. Like what.....1mbs....if companys allocated it as open for near by radios to freely use? I mean it would only be on "your network" if or when someone is by you. And wouldn't even use more than a few mbs when by you and IN USE. I mean wifi is EVERYWHERE
@andy kirby I'm interested in R7 but I'm not sure it has channel bandwidth 25 khz for analogue could you please check on CPS? Thank you.
Do you have the option board? Is the board even needed for amature use?
Any idea if it will accept an LTR/Pssort expansion board like the XPR?
Here's my project. I'd love to record 24 hours of radio chatter. (Note: This may be illegal in some jurisdictions so check yours before attempting it.) Except, I don't want to record ALL of the 24 hours. That's dumb and a waste of time and HD space. Instead I want to cache about 5-10 seconds of pre-recording continuously. Then if the dB or gain goes over some threshold, I want to trigger some gate that writes the audio to disk only then, with some fall-off. All neatly time-stamped and with an ordered file naming system and metadata, ofc. Then I can run it through a voice recognition AI that transcribes the keepers to a database and discards the rest.
Be handy with a scanner
I'm in the process of looking for a dmr radio, and this was very interesting - until I saw the price!!
DMR is garbage audio because of its crappy robotic synthesized sound, but FM sounds really good that's for sure.
Yeah AMBE codec is a bit long in the tooth now.
Motorola Tetra ACELP Vocoder is thee best. Been using Tetra DMO for over 10 years now, far superior to nasally synthetic sounding DMR.
The R7 looks very much like the MTP3000 series of Tetra HTs.
With the right setup you can achieve some really good results with range and coverage using Tetra DMO.
Acelp is from gsm phones…
True. SDR is the way ahead.
True but you get used to it after a while lot more secure.than analogue
Hi. doo you know where too get the software for programming this R7? I have 3 and need that software :(
Do you have to pay some tip of service and can u you it to take to friends that have a cb radio in there truck
I know the prices seem a lot, but this is not an amateur radio. It's a professional pmr/mototrbo handset.
That's the price you pay for a professional radio. They don't just get used for simplex chat or droning on about programming on repeaters.
Try dropping your yaesu or icom in a puddle or running over with a forklift truck. And if they break, will your reseller repair it?
Why do you have an optic port sticking out of your table ?
Is the radio capable of AES264 Encryption? Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the VD, I've been looking to Motorola products, but they are to expensive for me, I do like them though. By the way, what antenna were you using on the 878 in the vd? I'm looking for something in that size for my 878, thank you!
Love Motorola radios, have been using them for years, have had all of the XTS series and XTL series, might have to get my hands on one of those and have a play
As an owner of both using both of business license systems, I would suggest staying with P25 phase 1. DMR/ Mototrbo and P25 phase 2 are the same thing, and they both have sub par voice quality.
I'm really interested but what are these used for. Just came across your tunnel on the algorithm. What purpose do these devices have. Is it just if you're in a place with no mobile signal or something?
Think warehouses and train stations
great radio, but £900 for one is WAY TOO OVERPRICED
would love to have one, one day
loving the vids Andy
You think this radio is expensive. Have a look at the Motorola Quad band APX8000. Costs thousands!
@@jamiemoo2000 £900 for a handheld, YES
I never really like to say that dmr gives off that anon voice bc we dont want people taking advantage of that for the wrong type of situation but.. it does. As of now, even tdma p25 radios do, altho id argue there is less of that effect with c4fm on apco systems. The thing i don’t understand is whats the true advantage to conventional trunking.. aside from spectrum management so im assuming u mean there is short key encryption? Can dmr run aes? Most of my dmr systems are under 30 bit keys. Currently, running type 2 analog, phase 2 cai with smart x converters. More so due to equipment upgrade processes, but also, This way i can basically decide the better system for whatever, whoever, pretty much based on there usage. Dmr tends to fall more on what i guess yall call shop watch situations. Personally, im very interested in tetra since i dont have the ability to really see its backbone where im at outside of a couple 800 meg applications, transport related for some reason. Never got a look at the programming applications. Good 1 mate. Thanks.
Well the dmr radios send the radio id, so theres that level of accountability at least even if you dont recognize the voice.
Thinking of buying the R7, does the CPS come with it..?
Did you find the answer to this?
@@keivkeiv no, went with Hytera instead
Found the answer, the CPS is free now, but a pain to download (takes about a week)@@frankinhastings
Question, Does the R7 audibly announce if you change form one zone to another?
I'm not sure actually. It probably can if you set it in the CPS.
Hi, do you plan to test Tetra radios in the futur ?
Tetra radios are a bit more tricky to test as they don't usually work well in DMO direct mode without a repeater. The range is usually pretty bad. If someone lends me a Tetra setup I'll happily have a play!
@@andykirby I've been using Tetra in DMO for over a decade now. Mobile and Handportable. The range /coverage can be very good with the right setup. I have had 15+miles range on a 1w HT back to my qth antenna LoS obviously.
Can you use this R7 as an aviation VHF radio in Australia?
No, it want support AM, its FM and DMR only.
Do you need a Ham licence for these, please?
You either need a ham license or a PMR license for use in the UK.
Will This Radio Work for GMRS Repeaters ??? is it Part 95 compliant ?
What is the maximum range or distance it cover?!
You're not allowed to use encryption on ham bands so it's not really a "ham portable radio" at all.
You don't have to use encryption on this radio. It was turned off in this video even though I could have used it as we were using my business license.
Could someone please explain the advantages of having one of those radios as opposed to using a smart phone?
Sorry for my ignorance
These don't need a SIM card or Cell network to work. They will work where there's no cell coverage. They can be encrypted. The communication has no latency.
@@andykirby
Thank you for writing back, I guess the main issue is how far will it work, in other words if I’m at the beach and my wife is maybe 10 miles away (around 16Km) would I be able to contact her? (we are planing on moving to Mexico and some areas don’t have great cell coverage)
Why is DMR always sounding so bad? I meat the phone is sounding perfectly, so why is that?
Will the R7 work if the power ever goes out? More likely, is it a off the grid radio??
Yes absolutely.
Can I program the radio for ham repeaters?
Where is the link to get a permit to use it please?
What is the issue that you have with the letter "T".
discount code for it??
What is this thing for? Is this a ham radio? Sure would have been helpful if you described it’s purpose
It's like a walkie talkie for businesses
How much and where can I get one ? Do you have a link . Keep up the good work
I just don’t see the need in buying a radio that’s single band when there are dual band radios out there.
These have features that the dual band HAM radios don't, such as their ability to do data comms as you will see in the next video.
@@andykirby little pointless as will be R7 to R7 and who can afford nearly 2000 pounds for two radios
A 5W HT for $1600 is ridiculously disconnected from the average ham operator! There's no way this radio is worth that price for a VHF/UHF HT at 5W. Motorola has bumped their head...For that price I'd buy a much more capable , feature rich HT for less or even a QRP HF tranceiver or even a more powerful shack in the box or HF base station radio.
Yeah its not a HAM radio, and if you don't have other more capable radios then you wouldn't be buying this.
@@andykirby I see a LOT of hams pushing Motorola's as a great brand for amateur radio operators... this video was definitely leaning on that direction of the topic mentioning ham multiple times and that's why I commented as I did. Then you ventured into what would be like GMRS or person to person direct but in the UK. Even that is crazy for the price of this radio.
There are a lot of Hams in the USA that do use Motorola products. The audio quality is one of the best in commercial radios but it is well known one will pay dearly for their product even on the used market. The good thing is their pro lines are the most durable second only to true military "green radios". Personally I use an older Astro Saber P25 enabled with encryption and OTAR capable. It’s a bit large for the times but it was priced right.
Think network capability and interoperability. Thats where the funds are worth it
I just wanna buy 1 set of 2 how can or where
Basically a modern day Nextel without the phone features
Yes I know Nextel was just a phone with a walking talking
Does the R7 Dual simultaneously digital receive like the GD-88
does it have their propriatry aerial connector?
Yes
Isn’t this the same radios that England , Police / fire and Ems Use ?
No it's not. Looks similar but this is more modern 😁
@@andykirby Van listen to the police?
Once upon a time all messages were sent with a keyboard keyboard like that..
Can you put a chip in it for your private encrypted channel. (PRIVACY CODES)
Can you please tell me the range distance
How much is the Motorola R7? Cost?
Is it a phone or police scanner ??
how much that price for motobro r7?
Thought it was a 'Ringway Manchester' video, first few seconds.....
Where did you buy it ?
I have a dealer account.
@@andykirby I see
Can't use encryption in the US :/
The problem with digital is delay audio not like analog no delay
For me, if I won't buy any radio, I buy the expensive the best. One, not a cheap one. That is the problem. All. for me, not the expressive or the best was so long. The walkie talkie have the best quality, best noise depressions and more. It's OK. But if they have good price and expensive, I will take it, but not too expensive
very nice, motorola new dmr radio only 2 models, Hytera hp6-hp7 hp a lot of modeles. go motorola go
PMR ?
Professional mobile radio
@@woody1766 Ta
Can't wait for mine. The encryption is the only thing I like. DMR is heavy in my state and works flawless. Good also for GMRS doomsday. Motorola doesn't hand their encryption keys out either so .. the government.
Contrary to your statement Motorola and any company marketing commercial radios in the USA with encryption must hand over the algorithm to the NSA for security purposes. Now encryption systems that the big M developed in their Israeli offices and not marketed in the USA is really secure and not easily broken even by the NSA.
Contrary to your statement Motorola and any company marketing commercial radios in the USA with encryption must hand over the algorithm to the NSA for security purposes. Now encryption systems that the big M developed in their Israeli offices and not marketed in the USA is really secure and not easily broken even by the NSA.
@@Subgunman the idea here is I'm still making it hard for these people. I'm also being hypothetical only in a shtf situation. I plan on getting a commercial business license as well.
@@Subgunman LOL an you believe that those israeli 3Letter Agencies do not listen to chatter with that encryption ?🤣😂🤣
@@Subgunman AES-OFB is not currently breakable. Only way to compromise a particular key is via side channel attacks.
use to want a radio when I was younger but now I don't see a use case for myself
Give me purchase link....
I looked it up here on the internet, and the
price shown is $1573.00, US.!
That's a lot, it didn't cost anywhere near that over here.
@@andykirby Yes, you stated about 900
Pounds UK, which is much less. Maybe,
there are other US dealers that are less.
They do make quality radios
I hate the antenna. The stubby with the ball on the end looks so much better.
Is the Kirby Net something you'd Catch Andy with? 😅😅😅
So beautiful radio, like a phone )
Theres a radio game ? didn't know that.
Het geluid met DMR klinkt slecht! Het is net of iemand een wasknijper op zijn neus heeft. Analoog klinkt veel duidelijker en beter!
You are right !!!!!
I noticed they're using this radio a lot in Ukraine on the front lines anyone know why this is a preferable radio?
VHF or UHF?
UHF
@@andykirby thanks might sound like a stupid question but can I ask why.
"When I headline is a question, the answer is 'no'"
DMR, absolutely disgusting audio quality, just like DAB. It could be all so much better. Hardly "progress"...
Does anybody know how to factory reset it
What happens if there’s no Wi-Fi I’m on site that doesn’t even have electricity or water let alone Wi-Fi 😂
These don't use WiFi, they work without ANY Internet connectivity.
Clarification: "Motorola Solutions" is the manufacturer, not "Motorola Mobility."
Nice review
Am a bit sad... Motorola used to make products I really wanted even in the 2000s.
PRICE ?
Interesting walkie talkie 👍👍