Just before the summer holidays I thought would be a good time to be into DMR446 as heard about it and you can’t comment unless you have it and or tried it? So the Midland D10 with the new ergonomic packaging seemed to fit the bill. Comes Preset 16 channels analogue and press a button and that becomes zone 2 (zone 1 analogue) Digital and away we go. There is voice announce which states either “Analogue Channel” and then from 1-16 and in Digital mode it states “Digital Channel” and from 17-32 which covers the preset 16+16

The radio comes with a 7.4v 2600 mAh battery along with a belt clip, drop in charger and USB-C charger which makes it absolutely current to the market. I’ll be straight with you and please buy the software as it truly makes the radio sing. You can program something like 16 zones and up to 256 channels across the 446.0-446.2 MHz band. My case I deleted some of the preset codes and made the radio CTCSS free but also am in the process of making changes now holidays are over and back to daily use. I’m a newbie digital guy so what I’ve learned is the radio is compatible with Motorola radios due to its use of the vocoder protocol used. The battery lasts pretty much all day in standard use (when modify power in software it lasts less of course)

Digital Mode

Straight up it’s not used much in my city or so it appears. However having two people and two radios it was tested out and provided solid and strong voice communication on average around 2km city ish use but in the countryside obviously it’s further and no real digital sound unless as edge of use otherwise it’s strong, clear, sharp and easy sound to the ears and actually as a newbie on DMR would be good if more people here were on it and could be contacted.

Analogue Mode

The Midland was having voices when some of the other radios here on same squelch setting remained actually quite silent. Four radios all 16 channels, all set at squelch level 1 the Midland opened pretty much first of the lot. Not technical, was sat on a desk in a loft next to a window. Budapest has clothes shops, builders, security men, hotel workers, doormen, chamber maids and all in between and these can be found on the 16 channels and of course tourists who visit and so indeed the radio was super busy. Analogue The received signal was sharp, clear and pretty much noise free in the centre of town. It was a case of where to listen and not what to listen as it was buzzing with voices.

The build is strong, it’s heavy in the hand and is IP54 protection grade. The volume doesn’t miss a level like some other radios meaning the variable is fluid and truly it’s a nice radio. From the box your on air fast and can communicate easily together with the person on radio two. Add the software and I can’t even start to say all the options you have. It’s complex as it easy but you can add scrambling, adjust the CTCSS / DCS or delete them to remain without codes. You can adjust output power a little as you can also adjust what the buttons do on preset 1 and preset 2 buttons.. I’ll show you the software another time but it’s absolutely and I mean ABSOLUTELY worth the investment. You use the USB-A to USB-C supplied cable to program and the drivers come complete with the software (Windows 11) in my case and works fine.

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