RadioddityDB50 Dual Band Mobile Radio Transceiver, UHF VHF 50W High Power Amateur Ham Radio, Multi-Band Receiver with Detachable Front Panel, Programming Cable, CTCSS/DCS, Chirp Programmable

The radio is well built and seems to work great. Haven't had any issues and was easily programmed. It's a good radio with a decent price tag for what it is and I'm very satisfied. I added the remote head mount so I could keep it kinda out of sight. Highly recommend this radio and it won't disappoint.

Nice radio. Lots of settings I'll never use. It can handle a headset if you make an interface box that plugs into the rj49.

Radio is great in terms of reliability, ease of use. Programming is a little quirky at first but you can quickly get used to the controls. At 25 watts, it has performed well with a 12v plug adapter. I have it paired with a Nagoya UT-72 and my only complaint is that it does let in a bit of front-end noise that other radios don’t.

Absolutely happy with this radio, transmits and receives well across all bands it covers to include GMRS. Easily programs using CHIRP once you download the drivers. Highly recommend this radio!

I'm using the Radioddity DB50 as a base station, replacing my radio that only covered 2 meters. With its solid metal surface on the bottom, all I needed to do was press some rubber boots on. I'm getting excellent signal reports at 10 watts when keying into my favorite local repeater.The DB50 has way more memory storage than I'll ever need and it's editable by name. The compander function is especially helpful in reducing background noise, and the selectable bandwidth function is handy as well. Changing power levels couldn't be easier. Just a press, or a few successive presses on the front panel button is all it takes to go from 5, 10, 20, or 50 watts on the 2 meter band. The backlight offers an impressive array of color selections. It starts with red, blue, and green. There are 32 intensity levels for each color and they can be blended together. If I remember my statistics correctly, that's over 32,000 hues. The user manual is above average. It can be a little confusing at times, but it helps me get my settings to where I want them. I'm not particularly fond of the microphone jack being on the side, but I understand why it's done this way since it's got a detachable front panel. The external speaker jack is also in back which makes it slightly less convenient when connecting a speaker. I haven't tried any programming software at this point. It's not at the top of my list anyway since I don't have a single radio with more than 25 stations stored.I think another reviewer nailed it with the comparison to the Anytone 5888 without the 1.25 meter band. It's a definite upgrade over my previous radio which I won't mention by name. I will however, say that my old radio is a brand manufactured by the "big three". I guess that translates into my being quite impressed with the DB50.

This is really a nice heavy-duty unit that works well. Only difficulty I would say is with the programming software, but you can figure it out.

I really wanted to like (and keep) this radio. Transmissions and receiving were very good and clear. But, this unit had two issues that required I return the unit: 1) Although it offered 700+ channels, it would only accept programming on 30 of the channels. 2) Although it offered 50 watts of power, no matter what I did, it would only provide 5 watts of power.

Thus far I've been very satisfied with my db50. The only negative comment I would have is with regard to the knobs used for tuning the vfos. When I first received the unit these knobs were incredibly stiff and difficult to turn. I actually got a blister on my finger trying to break the knobs in. I finally had to resort to putting on a pair of gloves. All that's behind me now and the knobs are fully broken in and function great. The break-in period is a bit difficult though I will confess. Otherwise the radio is excellent all the signal reports I've received have been top notch.