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Couldn't resist the price so I picked up a couple of these to play around with. Enjoy the video and thanks for watching.

You can go online and just have a random 256 key generated for you. Be aware the DM32 encryption does not work with other brand HT "Motorola/Anytone" for some reason I have tested only other Baofengs that support encryption.

[This guy](https://www.reddit.com/r/DMR/s/atzCq4UpCL) claims he can’t program the DM-32 with an EE degree!

I have to cancel my trip California. I was looking forward to doing some wheeling on the Rubicon Trail and (possibly) wheeling with @OffRoaderX in Southern California... but 2 years in a row, my job has taken priority. I did get out and play on some East Coast trails last weekend. Of course, GMRS was our primary comms method, which was a great asset as always. I'm going to put a full-length video together soon, but wanted to share a teaser video with my radio-dork friends who are also my offroad-dork friends. LoL Mine is the white Gladiator. Can't wait to share the full video.

Test & Tune If any members would like to do some research with their equipment whether it’s long range simplex, short range simplex, repeater hot spots, test something new or breaking out the HT’s for a good range check or which antenna works the best etc. Also, If anyone would like to add a time and day, just have your date and times ready, message me here in MyGMRS.com or get on the repeater contact WSHD977 and I'll take it from there.

TOOOO FUNNY! I know right but here we are. We wouldn't do it if we didn't like it.

The post I saw on the forum today mentioned using Rattlegram to send over the air. But the encryption method was done on some type of computer/phone. Rattlegram just sends the audio to the radio in a modem like sound format. Most non-open encryption, including the one mentioned is prohibited for our use.

Second this, i have 2 vehicles, and have only had time to install a mobile in one of them, when i want to drive the other AND talk to anonymous men on the radio in the other vehicle, i have a mag mount antenna that i hook to a Boofwang ar5rm with a hand mic, crazy part is the range is not all that different with an 8w handheld than it is with my 25w mobile rig... granted both of them are operating on stubby ghost antennas....

I saw a video made by some jeep guy that's on here about this DMR/analog radio and the dirty encryption word was mentioned. I'm not a GI Joe type but it got me to thinking, how would someone generate an AES256 key & then load it into a radio/ this radio? I understand this is for business/LMR use so my question is more for learning purposes. How does it all work?

That's what I did, with the same antenna. A good first-step improvement. I still use it occasionally with a DB25-G.

Same here. I ask permission and offer thanks with a note that I will assume "open" means just that and requires no response from the owner. Long pause... ...due to traffic on Daytona 650, which is permission only. Turns out it was the owner asking for a radio check. We chatted for a while and he said the repeater had been unlisted for a couple years and recently made available via MyGMRS with permission only. Nice guy. This is a great example of asking permission, promising to follow the rules and getting to use someone else's gear. DAB650 has very little traffic. If the SHTF I'll move from wide open Orlando 700 to this little guy because 700 will get swamped.

i completely forgot that was there as well lol

the appendix in the rear gives all the menu shortcut numbers and a brief descriptor of what they do. [it is menu 24 and 25 [one for a/b]

There should be an option in the menu for naming the repeaters, i have my ar-5rm set up this way, witha ll the repeaters names... then it was just changing a setting in the menu of the radio, or in chirp for the name to show instead of the freq...

Oh nice, read through the manual 5 times but must've missed that setting. Thanks!

itll look like this when done..

the uv-5g+ can save in names for channels and the radio itself can change display from freq / channel / name [programmed via chirp] I forget the exact but i think its menu 25 or close to that

Recently got into this hobby and purchased a Boafang UV-5G+. I was planning on adding all of the repeaters within a 100-200 mile radius of me in the event that I would want to use one when travelling throughout my state. I was able to do this with Chirp Next, the only problem now though is I can't tell which repeater is which as there is no descriptor or unique identifier on my screen other than the frequency and transmit tones. I don't have the repeaters memorized either. How many repeaters do you all keep in your memory channels? Do you guys memorize the repeater info when travelling to an area where there are repeaters you want to use? Or do you print out a list and keep it with your radio? Interested to see how others go about this process.

I had a bunch of COM Port issues on Windows 10 running different CPM's for my Hytera Radios.. Found a solution on Hytera forum, ComPortMan (free) will manage your comm ports and not allow conflicts. Runs in the background, never had comm port issues since.

I have two Heltec V3s set up on MeshCore. One as a repeater up about 25 feet and the other as a node here in the shack. This works differently because nodes do not repeat everything they hear so the channel does not get polluted with repeat packets. My MeshCore repeater is in Belmont Michigan. If you are near by and want to try MeshCore with your LORA rig...

Similar but different from Meshtastic. Has anyone tried this. The setup was much easier than Meshtastic.

As previously mentioned, check your Device Manager with the radio connected and turned on and see what Com Port was selected. The Windows 11 will pick the Com Port for you. If you see the Com Port selected for the radio, go into the appropriate programming software for your Firmware version and go to the "Set" pull down and select "Set Com". In the box, it should reflect the comm port according to the Device Manager and if not, click on the Pull Down for the Port Setting and select that Port and click "OK", you should be good to go and make sure that in the Radio Menu the "USB" setting displays "On".

Are you using the Midland Programming Software Version 1.04 for the 30 channel firmware or the Version 2.01 for the 128 channel firmware? Are you running the old Firmware version (30 Channel) or the new Firmware version (128 Channel) in your radio?