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Well at least you won it, and didn’t have to spend, say, $97 for it!! Sounds like it’s a DMR dud!

I am sending this one back! It requires unscrewing and screwing the two screws each time.

Congratulations! Get your easy to pass Tech soon. Look for an available DM-32 codeplug from a local Ham Radio club to modify for your needs. That is easier than starting to program one from scratch.

This thread is exactly the reason I recommend never using “Technical Discussion:” Now it is a popularity contest rather than an intelligent chronological discussion of the issues!

Yes in Los Angeles If you want to send it to me at my address here on myGMRS with a prepaid return label, I woukd be happy to do it for you. Let me know your digital ID, too Is there no Ham Radio club nearby you in GA? Another option is to just purchase a preloaded OpenGD77 on a TYT-390 from Lets Get Ready Radios for $119 free shipping from Los Angeles (I do not get any commission): https://letsgetreadyinc.com/opengd390plus

Ok,thanks; no good for me then. I am looking for an upgraded 5200 MAh USB-C battery for my DMRs; I just ordered the 3800 high capacity one with USB-C from Amazon:

Opens fine now. That one has different connectors than the classic UV-5R models

Still having problems with this link; even on my Mac in addition to my iPhone. Is it just me? Do these work with the older style format: UV-5R, DM-5R and RD-5R?

Typically it is a driver problem. Have you programmed any other radios with this computer/Windows 10? Do you have the "official" USB to K-1 cable that is designed for this radio? Similar to Baofengs DMR RD-5R and DM-5R radios, the USB chip is inside the radio and hence the cable does not have a USB chip, so that Baofeng cables for the UV-5R and other analog radios will not work here. I purchased a few extra cable from AliExpress for less than $3 apiece and they work fine! I did have problems attempting to install OpenGD77 on a DM-1701 in Windows 11, so I went back to Windows 10 and it installed flawlessly. BTW: I personally hate the "flaw" in these Technical Discussions posts that rank them by "popularity!" In the future, I would suggest these types of questions be posted on the Ham Radio subtopic here on myGMRS.

Why are you telling this to OP who already IS a licensed Ham?!? I am convinced that some of the members of this Forum think they get paid by their sheer number of posts!!

"The Smiley "5/8 wave" duck antenna is not a true 5/8 wave antenna in terms of physical length. It's an electrically 5/8 wave antenna achieved through the use of a loading coil. This means the antenna is physically shorter than a true 5/8 wave antenna but still resonates at the desired frequency. "Here's a more detailed explanation: • True 5/8 Wave Antenna: 
A true 5/8 wave antenna is physically 5/8 the length of the wavelength of the desired frequency. 
 • Smiley "5/8 Wave" Duck Antenna: 
This antenna uses a loading coil to shorten its physical length while maintaining the electrical characteristics of a 5/8 wave antenna. 
 • Loading Coil: 
The loading coil acts as an inductor, effectively increasing the electrical length of the antenna without increasing its physical size. 
 • Performance: 
While the Smiley duck is designed to perform like a 5/8 wave antenna, it may not achieve the same gain and performance as a true 5/8 wave antenna, particularly in open terrain. 
 • Advantages: 
The compact size of the Smiley duck antenna makes it ideal for handheld radios, and some users say it can provide better performance than a standard 1/4 wave antenna. " Let the buyer, beware!

Says the disparager...

Proves again, that by keeping the original thread title, every new post here falsely disparages Radioddity!!

Yeah, I have to agree: seems to turn DMR into GMRS and not in the broader spirit of Ham Radio. But to each, their own...

When all else fails, I generally "sniff" out the access tone, and go on the repeater and ask for permission.

You operate completely differently than I do but generally I don’t dismiss features that I don’t use that are important to others Put another way, I point out the limited Digital ID memory of the DM-32 for those whom the feature is important.

You can’t miss a feature you don’t have. I use the screen’s showing of the caller’s Callsign all the time on my HT when I am not sitting at a desk with a pen and paper. One of the great benefits of digital!

Reminds me of the Cotre C001D DMR HTs that were briefly available from Amazon for $17 and actually worked!

When Macs switched to Intel, I sucked my licensed copy of Windows XP out of SoftWindows and with its proper serial number, installed it into Bootcamp and Parallels to this day on my remaining Intel Macs.

Are there any “legitimate” domestic (US) uses for this radio?

I always appreciate your detailed reporting and if you come across one such report on testing, please post it. In the meantime, if my 1/2 wave 2 meter HT antenna does not get me satisfactory results, but switching to my more bulky 5/8 telescoping antenna does, I will accept the positive results as proof enough for me!

As I have mentioned previously, I have used Parallels in my Mac to run Windows as far back as Windows XP for programming my non-Chirp radios. It is not well known that you don’t actually have to activate Windows for it to operate properly. To rephrase without double negatives, Windows operates properly without having to pay for it (authorize it).

We are talking HT antennas here and the human body holding the HT acts as the ground plane. In my anecdotal experience, I have always had better performance using my 5/8 2 meter telescoping antenna on my HTs, including my DSB Quansheng UV-K5(8), than either a 1/2 wave or rubber duck. Especially for those times a little extra “umph” gets me into a repeater or successfully complete a simplex QSO

Based on your comment, I took a look at this “5/8 rubber duck” on the Smiley website. It seems a contradiction in terms: an antenna is either cut to 5/8ths length or is electronically made into a “rubber duck” with coils; but it seems to me it can’t be both! A true 5/8 should out perform a 1/2 wave or rubber dick.

Back to the original topic: according to comments on the Facetime Baofeng Owners Group, the DM-32 is limited to 50,000 Digital IDs, hence making it impossible to download the complete Digital ID library into memory. That plus it’s inability to use OpenGD77 firmware (or separately emulate its benefits) severely hampers the usefulness of the DM-32. I suspect that Baofeng does not want this model at its lower price point, to cannibalize sales of their more expensive models. To the OP: enjoy VHF/UHF and when you can get into HF, 10 meter band openings while we can enjoy the current sunspot cycle, but keep an open mind on the 24/7/365 availability of QSOs with DMR, of which low cost models with OpenGD77 continue to exist.