HD1 Ham Radio, Dual Band Two Way Radio, DMR Handheld Radio, Long Range Portable Radio 3200mAh Rechargeable FM Radio Emergency Alarm, Walkie Talkie for Outdoors with Antenna (Black 1 Pack)

Great dual band DMR. Easy to program.Do yourself a favor and update to latest FW from Ailunce/Retevis. No noticeable SW issues for me so far.Pros:- clean signal at all TX power levels- solid body, water resistance is nice- Easy toprogram via programming software- true promiscuous mode scan capable- dual band with DMR and analogue is a plus- phenomenal battery life once you condition the battery (fully charge and drain twice). I am using 1:3 powersave and get over 24 hours on typical 5:5:90-compatible enc and accessories with retevis rt29d- antenna is decent, but we typically swap out for BNC connectors.Cons:- would be nice if they shipped from Amazon with the USB C charging batteries, like from Retevis website.Great radio for the price. Use it for commercial but has a lot of nice features that HAM operators would enjoy.

Pros:- affordable dual band DMR radio- VFO can tune beyond 2m and 70cm bands, can use GMRS and MURS- up to 10 watt transmitter- load speaker- works great for digital on MMDVM hotspots- 200,000 DMR contactsCons:- lo-res screen- quirky PC programming software

Great radio easy to set up with the software. I will recommend this to anyone wanting a DMR radio. The radio is very well made and doesn’t feel like a toy. Update: It's been over a week since I received this radio and it works great. Very easy to program from the front keypad. You can find several videos on youtube that gives you plenty of help along with the expert customer service of the seller and manufacturer. Since I live in an apartment I can't use an outside antenna, however, It has no problem hitting analog repeaters 13 miles away. Since at this time there are now DMR repeaters in my area I use a Jumbospot for DMR, which makes it able to talk worldwide on just 1 watt!

On the hardware side the radio is good build and specs. The price was in line with similar radios. The problem is the software. The software on the radio is fine and can do almost anything from the front panal. It's the programming software that is my problem. Windows says it has a virus in it had to do a work around to get it to work. Then I could never get the software to open the comport to talk to the radio even when set to the correct port per the device manager in Windows 10. Retevis support did get in touch with me. Gave them the screen shots of the issue and never got a reply back The programming cable has a chip in it that seemed to be the issue. The radio overall was great. But if I cant program it. Then it is useless to me. I had high Hope's for this radio. The radio has been out around a year I dont understand why they continue to use those chips in 2018. Of Retevis can get the issue fixed this radio will be one of the best on the market.

I tested the Ailunce HD1 against the Radioddity GD-AT10G and the B-Tech DMR-6X2.To sum it up, the HD1 was the worst radio of the bunch, by far. While the HD1 has slightly better advertised wattage, in actual testing its range was exactly the same as the GD-AT10G and the DMR-6X2. Voice quality reports were also equivalent among all 3 radios.The real downside to the HD1--and the reason you should go with a different DMR radio--is the horrid user interface and configuration. Compared with the other two options, the HD1 is too big, too bulky, has a bad screen, doesn't show important information, and lacks 90% of the configuration options that the other radios have.Here's a list of some of the pros and cons for the HD1:PROS----1. High advertised wattage -- In my testing, the actual effective range was the same between all three radios, so higher wattage here just means a faster dead battery. But, technically, more watts should be better.2. Dual band -- Like the DMR-6X2, and unlike the GD-AT10G, this is a dual UHF and VHF radio. It puts out slightly more wattage on VHF than UHF.CONS----1. Very big and heavy -- As you can kinda see in the photo, the HD1 is much bigger than either other radio. It is also considerably heavier. I have big hands, but the HD1 just never felt comfortable. The GD-AT10G and DMR-6X2 (which are the same size and weight with each other) fit well in the hand and could go comfortably on a belt, or chest strap, or even in a pocket, if needed. The HD1 is barely comfortable on a belt, and forget about the chest strap or pocket.2. Bizarre shape -- The HD1 has plastic shoulder things on each top corner, which seem to catch on things like belt loops, pants, etc. I found myself accidentally pressing the plastic shoulder when I was trying to hit the PTT button. Ailunce/Retevis should have slimmed this radio down to save weight and make it more portable.3. Lack of accessories -- The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G both came with lots of accessories, including a programming cable, extra battery, handset, etc. The HD1 does not have these included, so plan to spend $$$ more if you need them. You'll need a programming cable for sure, so that is another ~$20 right there. The HD1 also uses an unusual non-Kenwood headset jack, so if you have accessories from other radios, those won't work. The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G use standard Kenwood jacks.4. Poor display -- The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G radios display a lot of useful information in a nice-looking format. The HD1 display is rather ugly and less informative. For instance, the other radios have dark themes that look good in day and night, while the HD1's scheme is way, way too bright at night. As another example, if you only want to monitor one channel, the DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G will use the extra space to show you helpful information, like the last zone/caller/talkgroup/etc for a channel, whereas the HD1 will fill the screen with a gigantic, useless clock that you can't disable. The HD1 menus are harder to navigate and less customizable and the keypad buttons are too small.5. Useless side buttons -- The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G allow you to program the side buttons with useful functions, such as dual push-to-talk, battery voltage, encryption mode, etc. The HD1's options are very limited and pretty much useless for most people. The DMR-62 and GD-AT10G allow you to choose from about 30 different options for the side buttons, while the HD1 limits you to about less than 10 (non of which are particularly helpful). Why have side buttons if we can't assign them useful functions?6. Broken lock function -- The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G lets you lock the keypad independently from the side buttons and channel knob (for instance, if you are carrying on your belt and want to be able to change channels but have the keypad locked). On the HD1, the keypad lock also locks the side buttons and channel knob (but NOT the volume knob!), so you have to unlock the keypad just to use the channel knob.7. Non-standard Encryption -- The GD-AT10G and DMR-6X2 have encryption modes that are cross-compatible with each other and with many other handheld, mobile, and base station DMR radios. The HD1's encryption works ONLY with other HD1 radios -- it doesn't even work with other DMR radios from the same manufacturer (Retevis)! So if you plan to use encryption for something, every single person on your network has to be using the exact same HD1 radio, which is silly.8. Lack of customization -- Everyone uses these radios differently, so it is important to be able to customize the radio to work how you want it to. The DMR-6X2 and GD-AT10G software has pages and pages of configuration tweaks that allow you to get the radio working however you want. These customization options go from mundane (like color schemes) to interesting (like mixed digital/analog modes). The HD1 probably has less than 10% of the customization options. For most people, there is stuff that they can do on other DMR radios that they just can't do with the HD1.9. Lack of support -- A number of these issues could be fixed by Retevis/Ailunce if they wanted to. Before writing this review, I asked Retevis whether they planned to fix any of these issues, especially the low hanging fruit like the lock button and side buttons. They basically blew me off and said they have no intention of fixing these problems.Long and short, look elsewhere!