This is a work in progress and I will be revisiting this article to update and organize it as time passes and I learn more....

I've been interested in digital radio, having some experience with P25 in the last few years. As I started to buy equipment, I kept this in mind. I bought both a Baofeng RD-5R and a TYT MD-9600 to use with DMR Tier II as the prices were reasonable as I learned about 2m and 70cm.