TYT MD-UV380 Dual Band Portable Handheld Radio W/GPS DMR/MotoTRBO (TDMA Tier I and Tier II) Amateur Radio (HAM) with AES256

This radio has a learning curve for setup. But once you figure it out it’s a great unit to have. I use mine as a backup to my issued duty radio. However with most agencies now using P-25 1&2 this radio won’t work. With the long antenna I was able to hit far away repeaters and talk to people in Tucson, Phoenix and Yuma on analog. Still figuring out the digital side with help from my club. Battery life is between 18 and 72 hours depending on whether you transmit on high power or not.

Basically it’s a 380 with 10 watts and a water resistant case. It’s a nice radio with exceptional audio output. In analog mode it’s as good or better than my FT3D. The battery seems to last longer.

As a new radio ham op, I started with the basics. Then I worked my way up to DMR which my radios did not have any digital capability and I had some frequencies including local repeater that uses DMR. I settled with the MD-U390. I was warned that I am entering a whole new world within amateur radio. I am so happy I started with this radio because I was able to easily research, program my own codeplug and learned alot about the modes DMR uses.Heads up. Finding a firmware update for this was hard to find. I was able to find both the CPS and update but a month later I am not able to find it anymore. The CPS is good but there is other better alternative codeplug editors available ( and more easily obtained ).Edit: 9/6/2024 - I had some time to finally use this radio more and started writing codeplugs. I have to say the radio itself is not at all great. Apparently, there is a new chip compared to the older models that is more generic and breaks easily. I have an unusable MD-UV390 Plus because 1) finding firmware for it is not available from any of the vendor sites 2) and a simple updating of the firmware will break something and leave your radio bricked. Dropping my rating to 1 star. I will be writing a blog about it to warn others to stay away from these radios.

I returned this after finding out that the volume knob only goes from 0% (yelling) to 100% (speaker popping).Oh and also good luck finding the AES256 capable CPS that isn't encrypted

I purchased this to go with my other 390+'s, fully compatible with the CPS codeplug and verified it is compatible with AES256 and works. It did come with the slightly smaller battery that doesn't have the USB-C charging port, but not a huge deal. As with the other TYT's, make sure you unlock by holding down the two buttons above and below the PTT when you turn it on the first time, and avoid some frustration.

I've been using DStar since the beginning. I finally made the transition to DMR. It's a steep learning curve. This radio needs the CPS to program. The user manual is useless. So far great audio. Solid construction. Wish there was alternative ways to charge the battery.Update: Any manufactor support is non-existent!! Need to change/update the firmware to the CSV version. Can't find it. Can't get ahold of anyone knowing anything. The Plus model limits the change to other firmwares.

When I, first received this I was not so happy with the original firmware. After searching online finding a comparable firmware much more user friendly. Once I installed that this became my go-to HT. Purchased an additional battery just in case. Extremely happy, I suggest anybody who's just getting into it and getting into digital HT for the cost I would definitely suggest this. 10 watts is the way to go. Performance works well sitting in my backyard using it right now.

Llego en el tiempo indicado, funciona bien........... Excelente producto