Ailunce HD1 - A Game Changing DMR Radio Designed For Radio Amateurs!

[@1OFGODSOWN]

Love my Ailunce HD1. It is a great dual band HT for DMR or analog communications. It has become my go to HT in just two weeks of ownership.

[@teashea1]

very good production values --- well done - articulate and organized

[@davidsayles470]

I just got myself an HD1 from Amazon Prime for £129. Really pleased, it's a step up from my RD-5R which I will still always keep near by.

[@imeprezime1069]

Are you sing the radio 2 years later, if so what do you rhink about it? Have you upgraded yet or is the HD1 good enough in 2022?

[@davidsayles470]

@@imeprezime1069 Yes I am still using the HD1. It still works the same and is proberbly the best handy I have. I still recommend it.

[@RamLaska]

Four minutes in, and my wallet is already trying to hide under the bed. This sounds like an AMAZING radio!!!!!!

[@RingwayManchester]

Treat yourself!

[@RamLaska]

Haha! It would be my third HT! I'll save up for it. My line of work is feast or famine.

[@RingwayManchester]

Third!? Over 60 here ;) Vid coming soon. Not sure how the GPS ties in on this one mate as mine doesn't support it

[@RamLaska]

Ringway Manchester Ha! How long have you been "collecting?"

[@GordonHudson]

This looks like a good step forward. The problem with the DM380 was that the codeplugs needed constantly updated and there was no Linux software available when I had mine. This meant having to borrow a Windows computer every time I needed to make a change to the codeplug and the changes were coming so fast I just gave up. This new radio would make those sort of changes easier.

[@glynnhm0lsg308]

I'm really getting into dmr it's not the easiest system to get your head around but after weeks of KZbin videos I've finally got my head around it, get a China spot and it blows the system wide open

[@brianwhelan5093]

Hey Lewis. I have been Beta testing the HD1 since last October and although there are still a few bugs, these are being dealt with by repeated firmware upgrades. Ailunce do listen to user issues on the Ailunce HD1/Retevis News and Support Facebook page and (eventually) act accordingly. It was designed originally as a radio for Amateur Radio unlike the reuse of Business Radio DMR hardware as per normal, and the FPP is the magic bit. Pretty much everything can be edited or created on the fly. Enjoy the HD1; I most certainly do. Well done on the video too!! 73, Brian EI8EJB

[@RingwayManchester]

Hey Brian, yeah it's definitely a breath of fresh air really isn't it! As always thanks for commenting :)

[@MattHill303]

Thanks for the video, I'm slowly getting my head around DMR and there are a few good coverage repeaters around my QTH, especially once CF goes multi-mode.

[@ChrisMarsh321]

Great review Lewis. Looking forward to part 2. The HD1 looks really solid and useful with FPP. Cheers Chris:-)

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers Chris :)

[@arthurdent8091]

Hi, great review. I', still looking for part 2, if there is a later part than that you might want to mention that with a newer driver you now can store 50% more contacts WITHOUT AND MAIL into A LOCAL SHOP!!!

[@RosssRoyce]

I have rt3s GPS, it just looks the same but it’s cheaper. I’ve put the OpenGD77 firmware and it can track satellites graphically, with passage time, bearing and maximum elevation, so neat!! I spoke to the ISS repeater with it.

[@radiosification]

Hi Lewis. Good video on the HD1 and thanks for the mention of my programming video!

[@RingwayManchester]

Thanks Ben, yeah you covered it in so much detail mate so thought people would benefit from seeing yours.

[@wholeo1955]

Hi im in the states will it do the same thing for me just putting the 2 closest repeaters dmr of course in this radio vhf and uhf to gather up all that info he said or do they not do so here, im stumped about color codes here on whats being said they dont say what the color code is so how do I know how to program the rig all the frequency chart is saying cc1 so does this give you additional info or not really ???????

[@johnlivesley554]

Just bought this exact one can I listen to a repeat with DMR not talk but without my license only listen I mean not transmit

[@topsac3283]

Lewis, Can you review also Ailunce HD2 with GPS and Bluetooth Function? Thanks and 73 😊😊😊

[@petercartwright5673]

can you let me know the prog youtube video by ben thanks

[@darkshadow987]

Good looking, rugged radio! The programming software looks excellent! (especially compared with the 3 different CPS programs I have used recently!) The HD1 is currently out of my price range (at nearly $200), but it is definitely on my radar for when the price drops. Looking forward to the range tests.

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers :)

[@drrogue]

Look at the price right now

[@dxscotland5901]

Another great video Lewis👍 wee update on the Rd5r it’s working great..

[@RingwayManchester]

Nice one Chris

[@jefffarnworth6562]

I have followed your channel for ages and bought a few things off the back of it. I have loved radios since I was a kid and just enjoy listening to stuff really. I have a Baufeng scanner, after watching you review one and its great but don't seem to pick up too much here in Ashton. I have found this one (the Ailunce HD1) for £149 on eBay and wonder if I would be better off or not buying one of these to get more out of it? I don't understand repeaters and what not I just want to scan and listen to random stuff sometimes. I hope this long winded question makes sense?

[@RingwayManchester]

Hey Jeff! Glad you enjoy it! I'd stick with something simple until you get your head round repeaters etc. You might find a recent video I did on radio scanning interesting and it'll help you to visualise the spectrum. There's plenty to listen to around Ashton, you just have to know where to look. Hope that helps.

[@chrisseymour3027]

Does anybody have any idea why my Retevis RRT3S isn't recognised by the software from Retevis please?

[@pjst101]

Hi Lewis, thank you for the video. I’ve just recently bought a HD1, first impressions are good. I’ve programmed in my local DMR repeater GB7PN and when i TX I get the message repeater fail. On the programming screen I’ve set DMR mode to repeater, in the video you’ve set your repeater dmr mode to simplex, which way is correct?. Many thanks Peter

[@fylderifles2290]

Hi Lewis, shouldn't the PMR446 channels be 12.5 kc Channel width, not the 25 you were showing on screen?

[@RingwayManchester]

You're absloutely right, my mistake.

[@knoxieman]

Decent looking radio there and certainly looks a step above what I have seen so far however its pretty expensive by comparison to the other DMR radios mentioned in the video? if the prices were similar then that would be fair, I would expect this to be better than a radio costing half as much purely because it costs twice as much. I am interested to hear the digital audio quality from the radio as its the one part of DMR I dont like, the way the codec mashes your voice up so that everyone sounds the same, its the one thing thats keeping me away from using DMR in any serious way, of the DMR radios I have tested the analogue side of the radio is compromised by the digital side so you end up with a radio thats not particularly good as an analogue or digital radio, hence I am interested to see if the price difference with this makes a real world difference. I have resisted suppliers offering me radios to make sure I can keep 100% objectivity on the reviews however it is good that you are being transparent about it Lewis as receiving a free radio is still technically being paid to review it :-) , funnily enough when I did ask 1 supplier for a free sample they agreed and then went on to try and charge me for it? LOL so decided just to buy them out of the money raised off the channel which only pays for a radio a month but is better than nothing. Looking forward to the next video :-)

[@RingwayManchester]

Hi mate, I'll be doing the analogue and digital comparisons in the next video, I have to say both are pretty good, I'd say better than the MD-380. I know what you mean though. The MD-380 analogue audio isn't the best really. This is pretty good but you can make up your own mind :) I've had a few I've turned down because they don't provide programming cables and they say 'make it positive review' and I won't lie for anything especially when people tend to buy based on reviews. Quite a lot of orders went in ont he back of my RD-5R review so I have to be honest. Up to now though I can't fault the radio it's a belter. Cheers :) btw, whens your next one?

[@knoxieman]

I have about 5 videos lined up to make but not got around to it as im busy sorting out my garage, got some nice radios in for review, some are very odd indeed :-) I will have to revisit DMR though as a work colleague is raving about his RD-5R, still no local DMR repeaters though :-( keep up the great work on the channel mate.

[@devinchimera7947]

How do I turn on my microphones on my speaker

[@golf-n-guns]

Nice video and nice radio. Cosmetically, I wish it didn't have the huge white "Aliunce" on the front and the screen seems to be difficult to see, at least it did on the video.

[@RingwayManchester]

it's just cause the conservatory was so bright and the studio lights made it appear dim, it's as good as the TYT MD-380 display :)

[@golf-n-guns]

That makes me wonder how the screen would fare outside, in the sun. Not very well, I think.

[@2j4ez]

Have I got to register my ham licence certificate to use this radio ? My md380 radio I had to register my ham licence certificate before I could key up. Not used the radio in a while now I can't keyup all I get is a error beep. On analog it's fine

[@RingwayManchester]

You only have to register to use the DMR network mate not the radio

[@samglaim4274]

Great video Lewis and this radio does look like it may be a 'game-changer' as you say... in particular 'Promiscuous mode'... that really will make it so much easier to get up and running quickly on DMR (programming DMR radios is a black art IMHO). The radio does look a little like the MD380/390's type radio and it appears to be pretty solidly built? For me, sadly, the lack of DMR repeaters in my area is a drawback, but hopefully more will become available soon as DMR seems a great addition to the hobby. Cheers, 73

[@RingwayManchester]

Hi mate yeah very solid indeed and similar in the commercial style to it. GB7MR has gone off air this end too so I can't even test the repeaters!

[@atp2839]

nice video, very tempting to get one for the car! how does the vfo/channel scan speed (on analogue) compare to the uv-5r ?

[@RingwayManchester]

It's slightly faster but not much

[@g6ctx445]

Hi, I keep reading that the output impedance of the HD1 is NOT 50 Ohms and hence problems can occur if an external antenna is used... any ideas, fact or fiction...?

[@RingwayManchester]

I'll do a video on this soon to clear things up. 73

[@g6ctx445]

Hi, any idea how to have a TG twice, i.e. TG9 on slot 1 and TG9 on slot 2, it wont let you have the same TG number, tried using Private for one but still no go, local repeater uses both for main and secondary traffic.... Cheers

[@RingwayManchester]

You’d have to do 2 seprate channels mate 73

[@escaladep]

Can anyone help me with a problem with my HD1 the battery percentage indicator is stuck at 100% on one hand held but on the other hand held when I swap batteries it shows the accurate percentage how can I resolve this I've swapped it between 4 batteries does the same thing and I even updated the firmware to 1.54. And if it means anything I have the GPS model

[@Taffy866]

great video. I got the tyt md380 but would like that one too

[@RingwayManchester]

It's a cracking radio mate

[@kennysweeney4970]

great review/ unboxing looking into dmr radios this seams the one for me dont get me wrong think i could programe a beofang rd5r but this seams more simpler also looking into a openspot to go with the radio as i cant erect anttenas as i live in a listed building just nee the cash to buy them

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers Kenny!

[@laser31415]

I might have missed it. Can it do crossband? U+V, V+U? I am thinking use for Satellite work.

[@RingwayManchester]

Not as i'm aware Lewis no

[@dafyddr8678]

Do you feel 10 watts output at the side of your head is safe from slight RF Burn? Not sure what the safety limits are on RF

[@RingwayManchester]

It would be harmless Dafydd, I wouldn't go any higher though to be honest, there's some 25w handhelds now!

[@596laroussi]

thank you for this video.

[@TheJimiking]

It's a good radio by the look of it. But I went with Anytone AT-D868UV. It wold be great if you could do comparison :)

[@RingwayManchester]

Sorry mate I don't have one of those

[@g1fsh]

Iv been thinking of getting one of these since i watched Ben"s videos. How many scan channels can u put in 1 list mate? Soz keep missing u on zello catch up soon mate

[@RingwayManchester]

I'm not sure mate I'll have to check. Yeah no probs mate catch you soon

[@humaxf1]

@ Gary Going by my one, as many as you want. Just enable Scan Add tickbox in the channel settings window

[@g1fsh]

humaxf1 thanks for that thats great the limitation on most other radios like the md380 and the gd77 is a bit of a pain.

[@humaxf1]

Very true. 16ch per zone is a pain as well whereas HD1 can be in zone mode (64 ch) or ‘all channels’ mode which allows continuous scrolling through every single channel.

[@johnreno8909]

is this Chinese brand - "Ailunce"

[@sfdoc5]

what is bens channel so I can hear the functions?

[@rpcomms1]

Great vid,did notice your bandwidth settings on pmr 446 should be narrow not wide mate wink

[@RingwayManchester]

Yeah you're right my bad

[@Elfnetdesigns]

isn't PMR 446 is the same as FRS here, that radio may not be legal to use there due to BS and red tape.. Doesn't PMR446 allow digital modulation or no?

[@germibestia]

Anytone D686 has digi monitor, like promiscuous but monitoring either one or both TS

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers Ferdinando

[@ElectronicNoobBlog]

Hey, Do You know is it capable of transmitting digital data from computer like mototrbo radios? Not asking are compatible with mototrbo but are they have any implementation in that segment? regards

[@RingwayManchester]

Hey I'm not sure what you mean?

[@ElectronicNoobBlog]

Let me explain, on MotoTrbo radios You can assign radio ip address and connecting via usb cable and it will be visible as network card. After adding one line in routing table on computer, You can send "tcp/ip" packets between radios without any special software, encapsulation into DMR standard is done in radio itself being transparent to computer applications (no problem in sending e-mails or using IRC) but kind of slow. I'm wondering if there is a built in network interface allowing to sending data / telemetry between radios. On website i can see there is stated: 12.5KHz(data and voice):7K60FXW It get me curious because it mean it's capable of transmitting both voice and data on 12.5k channel.

[@RingwayManchester]

I see what you mean, I don't think that it does it

[@ElectronicNoobBlog]

Thank You for answer:) Subscribed, i like radio videos:)

[@pieman192]

Radio now available on Amazon shipped from UK in 2 days👍

[@merlin6404]

hi all i was wondering how i would go about cetting up /creating a dmr repeater for personel use

[@RingwayManchester]

I'm not sure, they're expensive and would probably require a license

[@Elfnetdesigns]

The first question I want to ask is this: Do you really need a DMR repeater? If you do not have a lot of traffic then a DMR repeater may be a waste of money, when a regular FM analog repeater would suit your needs just fine. If so then HYT makes a pretty good one - rassbachcommunications.com/hytera-radios/rd982s.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwt5DXBRAtEiwAa3vyEi-dxLP4uKiHn6ZBpbIJi0y9WbBv_phwXWmDZkRooVlCV68cnwwbzBoCtLQQAvD_BwE You will need a proper license though for commercial or ham radio depending on where you are wanting to operate it. You cannot operate a digital repeater in the GMRS band in the US legally, Not yet anyways. A side note though is there are some modem kits you can buy cheap and install on Motorola CDM mobiles but those are flaky AF and only create a simplex repeater (Voice store and forward) and not a true duplexed repeater..

[@golf-n-guns]

If you're looking for a DMR hotspot, search KZbin for ZUMSpot, Jumbospot, openShark.

[@rrochsr]

will motorola gp340/380 headset/monofon fit the Ailunce HD1? looks similar

[@RingwayManchester]

I'm not sure

[@metteam276]

LOOKING FOR A LOW COST P25 System do you have any ideals. Thanks

[@Elfnetdesigns]

A whole system? or just a radio?

[@MPGOlicensedinjan]

If I could find a spare battery for this I would of got one, haven't found one yet though

[@1OFGODSOWN]

M6PGO licensed in jan 2016 a spare battery is available at about $14 or so.

[@todop]

Next step talk group color code and other stuff scanner ,so you can join a conversation in an unknown place.

[@valleybaconpatrol]

DMR Question. Can I set up a private talkgroup using a typical repeater system? I'm thinking of a neighborhood watch system. Or are the repeaters only for specific talkgroups?

[@RingwayManchester]

You could if you wanted to yes but only on your own repeater, not a public amateur one

[@valleybaconpatrol]

Thank you! Now I'll cost out the possibility of making my own repeater. Probably expensive.

[@BrianMackey2010]

Dual Band or Dual Watch?

[@RingwayManchester]

Dual band yes, dual watch I'm not sure.

[@marylouiseacebedo706]

Just wondering when you were going to get to the "A Game Changing DMR Radio" part. NOTHING NEW HERE!

[@RingwayManchester]

Leonard Belcher you clearly lack any knowledge or understanding of DMR radios so we’ll leave this discussion here...

[@markgutteridge]

Very good radio all your video are good take care martin mark from loughbrough leics ct2674

[@RingwayManchester]

As always thanks Mark!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Rugged design and looks nicely laid out. The display looked a bit dim. Wonder how it would get on in bright sunlight ?

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers Fred, it's just cause the conservatory was so bright and the studio lights made it appear dim, it's as good as the TYT MD-380 display :)

[@caveman5579]

those are nice radios. thay ar more user friendly than the md380 thay should take off well. good video thanks

[@RingwayManchester]

Yeah it's a cracking radio mate

[@amateurtech736]

Could I just stress that on all UK ham radio licences encrypting your transmission is strictly forbidden

[@todop]

I hate how people always say Motorola tier. It's not Motorola it's open standard that Motorola rebranded to Mototurbo the same is with Ctcs wich many people call PL tones.

[@phononify]

no dmr radio without linux software - i am sorry ... nice radio but not useable for me

[@Elfnetdesigns]

Looks almost like a midget version of my APX-8000...

[@zoeyfarrell4360]

pure junk have 2 of them both failed when i used the supplied handie mic the fix was for me to try to fix them as per the manufacture . they sent me 10 surface mount transistors to install my self .... like we all have a proper repair station to do that job,,,,,,,,

[@urosvavkan3248]

Its realy suck in analog mode.

[@MELERIX]

it works really good in analogue too, its comparable to a MotoTRBO radio in analog mode but with more transmit power and better reception.