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I bought a dp4800 / xpr7550 but then I realized that the encryption option costs like 300 bucks does somebody know if there is a cheap way to get aes enciption on a Motorola, if not I will just get a TYT MD UV 390 plus.

I don't own commerical radios other than a ft-817 and a Kenwood tm-221A and a ADI AR-147 including a bafoeng uv-5r. I've used commercial radios working private security for a employer. 73, de kq4hcu

Great detail commentary and knowledgeable explanation of commercial radios

What I don't like in the commercial radio business is that they get thrown in the trash when in fact they can be recycled into ham, marine, frs, gmrs and the free bands. And the general public just has no clue when it comes to radios, but they sure as hell pay that cell phone bill.

I like your style i did sub 73!

I use Yaesu Mostly, But I have been getting a lot Of Motorola radio that are older because I can get them cheaper and they are more rugged.. What Model is that Motorola?

I have always had access to used commercial radios for economical prices so I have lots of them. Really the only disadvantage I see is that the manufacturers don’t support them beyond their ‘economic’ life, whereas you can usually get help and parts for ‘amateur’ equipment. Thanks for your video, de John VK4VT.

Commercial vs Amateur is always a challenge depending on one's needs. For installations for everyone to use as repeaters and such commercial are better built then amateur. I personally have taken commercial Icom commercial mobile radios and made packet digipeaters with them. My personal radios are of Amateur design including some Baofengs. So there is needs and radios available for everyone.

I bought a pair of Baofeng walkies about 11 years ago for the sole purpose of comms between the bar and kitchen in the pub we used to run. They were extremely useful. Any member of staff could use them to save having to leave the bar, kitchen or the outside area. They got abused, dropped and covered in beer. We just used them on pmr legal UK frequencies (they're not actually legal to use in the UK unless you have an amateur licence, even then i don't think they're approved by ofcom). Some years later during lockdown I got my basic amateur radio licence, id been into CB radio in the 80's, forgive me. I'm on a very tight budget. I used the old baofeng radios and realised how much more they could do. So I got a used tyt 9800 and stuck it in the car. Still have a CB, and and 10 meter radio. I think its a case of higher end radios cost a lot of money if you're starting out. I can just about afford a used Icom 7100 (a bit outdated but still very useful) but i have to consider how much use I'll get out of it bearing in mind i can't put up a decent antenna as i live in a ground floor apartment. All i would say is get the best radio you can afford and don't get disillusioned if it doesn't seem to work too well. You will make contact eventually and just keep upgrading when you can afford it. I liken amateur radio to fishing, you can have the best gear in the world but sometimes the fish ain't hungry. On a side note, its not as stuck up as people think. Yeah, theres plenty of old guys who are sticklers for the rules but they're are the ones that have the knowledge and will give the best advice. They absolutely want younger people to get into the hobby. As a guy that isn't tech savvy i can safely say that ive learned a hell of a lot from all the people I've spoken to over the radio. Its not a geek thing. Mostly. Well, yeah it is a bit. But theres nothing wrong with that.

Good job! Top reason for me is the noise canceling and second is volume. My biggest concern is no dual band and sec no fpp.

You should send me your codeplug…

one thing to note, I mentioned that always you should hit apply changes underneath the section you are making changes at, and technically you can make changes in multiple sections and hit one of the apply changes buttons, but I personally stopped doing that myself because I've had multiple times where things went back and didn't save and I wouldn't notice until something is not working right just to find out the setting I changed was unchanged. And so now I make changes in one place then hit apply underneath that section for that reason, and never again that little issues has happened.

Also being in a hurry I didn’t explain the scan list well for CPS2.0, but back to it, it’s not that it works differently than other radios, but I don’t so much use it as to scan all channels, but I use scan lists somewhat to be able TO listen to more channels along with the channel I have currently selected. So for instance on my personal code plug I can be on whatever analog channel, but also hear my hotspot if it comes through, or hear someone calling out on the national calling simplex freq, and so that’s what it can be used for, with the scan being much faster on motos, and the list containing a lot less channels, it can basically be used to monitor other channels at the same time. Hopefully that explanation is a little better 😊

Haha I was wrong it does record everybody haha