Hi Angelo.

There are no voice prompts.

That was a feature they never implemented.

Connect systems sells that radio for $110 by the way.

Don



On 17-Jan-16 9:25 PM, Angelo Sonnesso wrote:
> You can get a Tytera MD-380 for $140.00 from Amazon if you are interested in
> DMR.
> Introductory pricing just for ham radio operators! This is TYT's first DMR
> digital radio, which utilizes Time-Division Multi-Access (TDMA) digital
> technology. This is compatible with Motorola TRBO Tier I & II radios
> including radios manufactured by Motorola, Hytera, Kenwood, and Vertex
> Standard. Priority Scan Voice Prompt Complying with digital protocol ETSI
> TS102 361-1.-2.-3 Power-on protection Compatible with MotoTRBO Tier I&II
> Color LCD display DTMF decoding and encoding Text messages in digital mode
> Updated software available for new features Analogue and Digital mode
> Combined Updated to 1000 channels Programming multifunction key Private
> call,group call and all call Built-in CTCSS/DCS . Frequency Range:
> 400-470MHz Channel No.: 1000 Antenna impedance: 50 Operating Voltage: 7.5
> vDC Operating Temperature: -30 C~+60 C Dimension(W x H x D): 128x61x38mm
> Battery: 1700mAh Li-ion Transmitter Output power: 5W(H; 1W(L) Vocoder type:
> TDMA Frequency Stability: 1.0 PPM Adjacent channel power: -60dB Spurious
> Radiation Antenna:9KHz-1GHz , -36dBm 1GHz-12.75GHz , -30dBm Hum and noise:
> -40dB @12.5KHz 4 FSK Digital Mode 12.5KHz(data only):7k60FXD
> 12.5KHz(data+voice)7k60FXE Receiver Digital sensitivity: 0.3uV/-117.4dBm(BER
> 5%); 0.22uV/-100dBm(BER 1%) Audio distortion: 3%(TYPE) Audio power: 1W Audio
> response: =1dB-3dB Adjacent Channel Selectivity: Tia603C:65dB,ETSI:60dB
> Spurious Tia603C:75dB,ETSI:70dB Co Channel rejection: -12 dB Category:
> Electronics.
> The programming software works pretty well, but I haven't found the voice
> prompts yet.
>
> 73 N2DYN Angelo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 12:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Help me out, please
>
> Our local club has bought and installed three Fusion repeaters - two on 2
> and 1 on 440.  There are perhaps a half dozen Dstar repeaters around Chicago
> and I am told two small coverage DMR systems out at the edge of the Chicago
> land area.  So it's buy three transceivers or wait for the dust to settle!
> I'm waiting for the dust!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 01:36 PM 1/3/2016, you wrote:
>> Tom: Fusion is it's own digital mode different from the rest.
>> Yaesu offered dual band fusion/analogue repeaters in 2015 for such a
>> good price that many clubs bought several of them.  It is somewhat
>> unfortunate that the repeaters are made up of essentially two mobile
>> radios and some controller circuitry...instead of a properly built
> repeater.
>> Yaesu has a couple radios capable of fusion, but of course they are
>> still pricy and uncommon...DMR radios are much cheaper and easier to
>> get ahold of...even more so than DStar, so I see DMR becoming the
>> standard digital mode just due to availability and cost...as we all
>> know, hams tend to be cheap lol.
>> You can buy a very nice DMR handheld for $200 or less shipped to your
>> door...the yaesu fusion HT is still well over $300.
>> DMR also has more potential and a far larger network across the world
>> at the moment.
>> Yaesu tried this before with the wires concept, which did well in Japan
>> but never took off anywhere else...now they are trying fusion which I
>> fear will have the same result.
>> They come late to the party most of the time and other systems are
>> better developed and nicer to use.  To try and develop the fusion
>> network they were, perhaps still are selling dual band fusion repeaters for
> $600 or so.
>> If enough clubs buy these, and many many of them have across north
>> america, perhaps fusion will get off the ground.  But Yaesu will have
>> to quickly start offering several different models of radio capable of
>> using fusion to get it going.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Behler
>> Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 9:36 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Help me out, please
>>
>> Thanks, Pat.  I was wondering the same thing.
>>
>> Here in my local area, we are still all analog, although there are some
>> folks who are starting to play with the digital modes.
>>
>> For example, our club just bought two of the 2-meter/440 Fusion
>> repeaters from Yaesu, and I know they have digital capability of some
>> kind.  However, I'm not sure what that capability is.  Perhaps DMR?
>>
>> If anyone knows, please advise.
>>
>> For now, I'm sticking with analog.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 10:59 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Help me out, please
>>
>> I am playing catch up!  Is DMR another scheme in addition to Dstar and
>> the Yaesu digital offering?
>> If so, then are there three competing scenarios?
>> Thanks.
>> Pat Byrne, K9JAU