Baofeng DM-32UV vs. BTech DMR-6X2: DMR Radio Comparison

All right. Tale of two DMR radios representing slightly different ends of, uh, the user spectrum, I would say the budgeting spectrum.

The Baofeng DM-32UV right here, which, uh, is getting a lot of traction online.

We've been selling a lot of these radios.

Had them in stock for a little over a year now, year and a half.

Um, solid radio, all right? And then the BTech DMR-6X2, which has been around a long time.

Um, also the AnyTone 868. It's a similar radio, very, very, uh, similar firmware.

Um, housing's exactly the same. Capabilities are exactly the same.

You know, one DMR is exactly the same as the other one, right?

Uh, just different housings, right? That- that's what a lot of questions I get, uh, kinda revolve around, and the answer is no, uh, they're not.

Does that mean the lower-end one is bad?

No, doesn't. Uh, this is a very solid radio with a couple of drawbacks.

Uh, really solid performing radio right here.

One of the issues with it is, is when you load encryption keys in it via the code plug, uh, for whatever reason, they only work with one another.

There's some mods to that, but, uh, these are kinda proprietary to themselves.

They have their own way of handling traffic.

Is that necessarily a bad thing? Um, n- no.

It just is a consideration if, you know, the people you're working with in a tactical environment have equipment that's, uh, kind of a mixed bag, right?

You're setting up encrypted channels, everything is right, this can get kinda frustrating.

All right. The DMR-6X2, substantially better radio.

Um, the build quality on these is a lot better.

It is IP rated, so this is a, a better radio in my opinion.

The user interface is also significantly easier.

It's a cleaner screen. It's easier to index.

It's easier to see, uh, particularly at night.

And, um, you know, neither of these suffer from tiny little buttons when you're, you're wearing gloves, uh, out in a working environment.

But, uh, this one is a little easier to index all the functions.

Um, that being said, this one's, uh, about twice as much as this one, so if you're outfitting a team, certainly a consideration.

You can find both of these and a heck of a lot more, brushbeater.store and kybervoptics.net.

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