i cant find anything on a cor5550
but i did find this, motorola have a radio called xpr5550,C is one character
to the right of X,O is one character to the left of P ? could it be a typo ?
there are cheaper dmr radio as it says in this thread but as previously
disacussed from other forums they are cheap quality.
the xpr5550 is a sexy mobile radio,and there is a portable equivalent
DGP5550
i did confirm the speech feature you need
"Voice Announcement for Channel Plays zone and channel announcement voice
messages for the current channel."
this function is assignable to a button of your choice.
the DMR MArk network is a worldwide DMR network for hams,it'll probably be
waffling hf hams on uhf digital.
I have registered on this network but never got arond to using it.
according to acma this is the DMR repeater for sydney
439.500 434.500 VK2RCG Sydney
hope that helps
cheers



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: DMR radio


> Hi.=20
> I'm told that the Cor 5550 has speech with a language pack.=20
> Cheers
> Barry.=20
>
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 19 Oct 2015, at 10:00 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I haven't heard of a motorola radio with speech. I can speak for their=20
>> software, it's mostly the same from radio to radio. the software is=20
>> different but the interface is the same and not very screen reader 
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>> though after spending a lot of time with it and labeling many graphics 
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>> what not, I have made some of them work with jaws. I could do it with 
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>> but it's such a job to do I don't bother. I run motorola equipment on 
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>> MHz, my packet vhf radio is Motorola, and I have others around but=20
>> personally I don't find performance of Motorola equipment on par with=20
>> Kenwood and Icom, and others.
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>> -----Original Message-----=20
>> From: Barry
>> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 9:50 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: DMR radio
>>=20
>> Hi Frank,
>> I'm sure there are. These radios are designed for commercial use, so tend 
>> t=
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>> be easy to operate. I have heard there's a mobile Motorola radio which 
>> has=
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>> speech, but I don't know the model.
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>> The bigger obstacle you're likely to encounter is the accessibility and
>> expense of the software. I hear Motorola software is expensive, and I 
>> can'=
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>> comment on it's accessibility.
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>> If you have a nearby DMR repeater, perhaps make inquiries with the group 
>> w=
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>> set it up. You might get a chance to look at some different rigs etc.
>>=20
>> There definitely are mobile radios around.
>>=20
>> Sorry not to be able to help more.
>>=20
>> Barry VK6SP.
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=
>
>> On Behalf Of Frank Ventura
>> Sent: Monday, 19 October 2015 6:44 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: DMR radio
>>=20
>> Barry, are there any reasonably accessible mobile/base stations DMR 
>> radios=
> ?
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=
> =3D
>> On Behalf Of Barry
>> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 9:43 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: DMR radio
>>=20
>> Greetings to all,
>>=20
>> I recently posted a query about DMR, or Digital Mobile Radio.
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>> =3D20
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>> I am now on air in this mode and can tell you all a little about it.
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>> The DMR Mark Network is a network of VHF and UHF repeaters which 
>> presently=
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>> extends to 44 countries. The repeaters tend to be linked both to regional 
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>> nd international networks. This means that you can have international 
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>> cts on a mobile or hand held radio, provided you can access a repeater.
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>> Quite a few companies make DMR radios; perhaps Motorola is the best 
>> known.=
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>> I just bought a Chinese radio called a Tyte or Tytera MD380. This is a 
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>> held radio, max output 5 Watts. There is a VHF version and a UHF version. 
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>> I bought the UHF because all DMR repeaters in Australia are on the 438 or 
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>> 39 MHz band. The radio cost me about $160 US from Ebay. You can get them 
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>> so from 409shop.net and I'm sure many other places.
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>> A few points. The radio works on DMR and analog FM. It contains 1,000 
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>> ammable channels. To use this radio you must download the free software 
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>> m the Tytera website. The software is reasonably accessable with JAWS, 
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>> you get the hang of it. You must program the radio with the software 
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>> e you can use it.
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>> Before you can operate DMR, you must apply for a DMR registration number 
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>> om the DMR Mark website. It took about 6 hours for mine to arrive.
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>> The radio has easy to feel buttons and knobs. There are two large 
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>> one above and one below the PTT button. The functions of these can be 
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>> nd a channel knob. The channels don't loop, so you can easily work out 
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>> e you are. Each bank of channels, in DMR they're called "Zones", has
>> 16 channels in it. If you are able to access more than one repeater, you 
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>> ght want to put each one on a separate zone. Each repeater frequency 
>> offer=
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>> two channels which can operate simultaneously. These are referred to as 
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>> imeslot 1" and "timeslot 2". Generally, 1 is for international and 2 is 
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>> local contacts.
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>> I recommend you buy a radio with programming cable included. You can buy 
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>> em cheaply, but it's simpler if you get the radio and cable together.
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>> The first step to take is to see whether you have a local DMR repeater. I 
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>> ould then either join the Tyt-tytera MD380 yahoogroup, and/or any of the 
>> D=
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>> R groups on Yahoo, Facebook or elsewhere. Look for something called a 
>> "cod=
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>> plug" for your local area. This is a file which someone else has created, 
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>> hich contains the settings you need for the repeater/s in your area. If 
>> yo=
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>> find one, it is simple to load into the software. Just add your unique 
>> DMR=
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>> number in the the appropriate box and send the file to your radio. One of 
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>> the functions which I programmed to one of those large buttons was 
>> "select=
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>> zone", so that I could scroll between zones without having to worry about 
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>> he menu.
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>> You will see that some people like to add contacts to their radios. I 
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>> see any point in this unless you have vision. If you have contacts 
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>> med, when a station in your list transmits, you'll see their ID and 
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>> n on your screen.
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>> Once programmed, the radio is a sinch to use.
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>> =3D20
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>> I hope to have encouraged at least some of you to give DMR a try.
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>> =3D20
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>> Cheers,
>>=20
>> Barry VK6SP.
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>> =3D20=20
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