DMR For Beginners - HAM Radio - TheSmokinApe

Good presentation, still very relevant.

Are there any radios where you can use both DMR or FM modes, or is a DMR radio exclusively DMR? Would love to have the best of both worlds if possible. thx

Thus may be a primitive question but will I be able to listen to police in my area that use DMR on my extended coverage 2m/70cm transceiver

Can you program with a Mac?

Audio is very quiet on this. I had to crank it up so much to understand.

Sorry u failed

Right away, you have to dive into the networks.
Do these work simplex?

No dmr i.d. Needed to listen.

I love your content , it has helped me so much !

Thanks for making this video, it answered a lot of my questions. What I particularly like about your videos is that you give the information in an unhurried way, so that the viewer has time to aborb what you are saying. Too many other channels, talk too fast and unclearly or do shouty gabble and have annoying music to distract you in the background. You do it right!!👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you sir 73s

The AmateurRadio site REQUIRES a "donation" of $12? Don't get me wrong, they're offering a valuable service/product, and the price seems very fair for what u get (especially the custom formatting for different radios), But why are they referring to the price of an online service subscription, or a website membership fee as a "Donation"? Legal reasons maybe? Profit isn't an inherently dirty word, websites take time and money to run, we all have bills, and what's on offer is definitely worth the price of admission, so why refer to it as a "Donation"? Just struck me as kinda odd.......

I see that my BTECH has AES256 support, will that work even on repeater networks? I know it wouldn't be legal, but is it technically possible?

Thank you, good tutorial... 73!

CTCSS is a generic name for it, "PL" is a Registered trade mark for " Private Line " it came into play so repeater users would only hear traffic ment for them. But as you know nothing is private. I have been in commertial radio service and have had a GROL or FCC General Radio Operators Licanse for over 50+ years... lol I guess that dates me. But I have loved Amateur Radio for ever.
By the way great video!

Thanks for your video! Very good and detailed. It doesn’t inform a complete beginner though if one can create a none-ham ID, you immediately switch into expressing your preferences of siding with the established law/rules. So can one file a none-ham ID? For example my callsign is a registered none-ham callsign. Thanks!

I guess "For Beginners" is relative. No, I don't have HAM experience. So I will look for another Beginner video.

Very informative. Thank you.

Thank God thst you are not a teacher.

1: first minutes totally useless
2: you keep using terms without explaining.
You explain a term without another unexplained term.

You make a video, but not use it. Show more!

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgh. GDPR. What a pain. GDPR cost me 6 months or work to implement all their crazy rules. Good idea, but as usual, whenever politicians are involved, its specification was terrible.

I'm looking for a quality Mobile DMR unit but can't find anything other than expensive dual DMR/analog units with SOC. I want a superheterodyne unit under $500 if they exist.

I Ilike the Yaesu but it uses fusion. Anyone have any suggestions?

Wow. This guy thanks US for watching? Thank you!!

Hi there. Love your channel name 🤩 you should consider in getting your website domain name (even if you don't have a website you could forward that domain to any url) All the best! 🤙🏽

Lost me at legal

Good starter video. Santa brought me a DMR ht and a Jumbo Spot. I use the hotspot with my YSF radio and there is a YSF repeater in range but no DMR repeaters. This video gives me some motivation to drag out the DMR radio and start programming it. Thanks! Jack K5FIT

Good info Mr Clarence Ape. :)
I will be programming my radio and hotspot this week and need all the help I can get.😄👍

Great video, especially since I'm new to DMR. I'm only able to watch you on my laptop and the audio volume is too low and I'm forced to use earphones to listen in better. Overall great information for this old fart.

DNR needs to be easy to use. I would like to see it connect to any wifi network with the network's password.

Excellent coverage of a complex subject matter. Thank you!

Thanks for the great intro to DMR! Just picked up my first DMR (RD-5R) at a local hamfest. Hope to QSO with you at some point once I figure this all out! 73's N8TLS

The most critical aspect and value I see in ham radio is the fact that it DOESN'T need to work through the Internet to get the real value out of it. In fact, I have it essentially for emergencies when I CAN'T use the Internet. I'm surprised that many hams have an interest in chatting through the Internet via ham radio. Why not just use a cellphone, tablet, or laptop to communicate over the web and save a whole lot of money and hassle?

great stuff!

thanks for the content. been looking at anytone 878uvII. looking for some input.
thank you KQ4CD

The Baofeng DM-1702 is a Digital DMR Radio just to update

I think the future of the amateur community lies with DMR, but the biggest challenge is flashing the firmware and programming the radios. We hear this talk of networks, talk groups, yet I have yet to find a decent video that explains how everything programs.

Exceptional video - sorted through it without being overwhelmed

Thanks Ape,now you’ve explained things in an understandable way,I’m going to commit and get a DMR radio and hotspot,I’ll be working my way through your other DMR content!

Out of your God damn mind if you think I'd pay money to download a contact list for something that's available for free.

This is the kind of video that, if you're really not interested in DMR, your eyes will gloss over from the amount of information presented. But, if you are a ham operator, and want to get into DMR, you should really watch this. This does a really good job of walking you through understanding all the aspects so, when you buy your radio, you already have all the information you need to get set up and start utilizing it. Well done!

Just starting to learn about DMR. Thanks for this video, helped alot

Very nice primer. I'm in Colorado very close to where we just got a massive fire that destroyed much of Superior and Louisville. I need to get serious about emergency communications, and DMR is used quite a bit there. Thank you.

Wow, the world's 1st perfect DMR presentation. Not too fast, not too slow. Not too simple, not too complex. I like how you made it about DMR and not about what a funny, colorful, showy personality and image you have. Good job.

thanks for this, gave me a big quick start on DMR

DMR HAM can cause a headache! Its definitely not simple, thats why im the only who try something about that in my city :D but license callsign stopped my registration :(

Great!

Like many others, I wanted to thank you for this FANTASTIC video - you have answered ALL of my questions and I now have a clear idea of what I will need to do. Many thanks, 73 G0BLQ

Hello question, I have a new in the box tyt 380 hand held DMR can I just enter my location will it load the DMR groups and tiers and stuff? Thank you friend.

Man cheers up your making it sound like your giving an eulogy