Alinco DR-MD500 Radio Transceiver

VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver with Auto Repeater Roaming

The Alinco DR-MD500 radio transceiver is approved for both commercial radio uses as a land mobile radio system (LMRS) and as an amateur ham radio. The dual band transceiver can be used on VHF and UHF radio frequencies and can operate in either digital or analog mode.

Alinco DR-MD500 Radio Transceiver Features:

• DMR Tier I and Tier II
• Max output power 55W(VHF)/40W(UHF)
• 4000 channels, 250 zones, 250 scan lists
• 300,000 digital contact list
• Large 1.77 inch full color LCD display
• Preset digital encryption codes

Features Common to Digital and Analog Modes on Alinco Transceiver

• 4000 channels, 250 zones, 250 scan lists
• Displays DMR ID, Call Sign, Name and Geographical info
• Allows CSV export/import of setting parameters
• Easy import of DMR contact database (world wide)
• Single or dual channel selectable
• FM broadcasting receiver with 100 memory channels and VFO
• Manually programmable Side and Hot Keys
• Automatic date and time calibration by GPS
• X-band repeat, Anolog uplink/Digital downlink or vice versa
• Emergency alarm
• Mixed Mode Operation: Automatically detects and switches between analog and digital modes depending on the signal received
• Recording time 4 hours

Digital Mode Features

• 10,000 Talk Groups, 250 Radio ID, 300,000 Contact Lists
• Displays the Caller ID and Name
• 32 preset encryption codes plus 255 preset AES 256bit Encryption codes
• Selective calls including Individual, Group or All
• Digital Monitor function to receive signals without matching ID or color codes
• Plenty of Text Messages 100 pre-programmable short messages of up to 200 characters each, capable of editing through the keys without using a PC

Analog Mode Features

• Variety of signaling; CTCSS/DTMF/2-TONE/5-TONE encode and decode
• Four different Tone-burst tones
• Programmable Auto Repeater Shift in VFO mode
• Kill & Stun functions

Alinco DR-MD500 VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver