DMR Ham Radio Smartphone! Boxchip S700A Analog/DMR Review

Here is a brand new device for your viewing pleasure. Introducing the Boxchip DMR smartphone. Several models available, this is the UHF version, with analog and DMR. Boxchip provided a discount code for my audience.
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[davidgreen]

The power connector looks like USB-C, the new standard for Android Phones.

[DialMMicrocontrollr]

USB-C the power cable that you showed, allows up to 100 watts of charging - but I doubt a device that small can do that many watts. USB-C also allows power delivery in both directions, so if the radio is fully charged you *might* be able to charge another device from it. But only if the radio supports that feature.

[TheHermitHacker]

This is actually really nice. I lost my HAM radio book in a fire end of last year, and I was planning on learning to get my technical license. However, it's been tough to get back on my feet. I still plan to make this happen but priorities are everything else. This looks like a great option for me for a radio.

[HamRadioConcepts]

WOW, i learn so much from you guys.. USB-C.. I guess I am out of date.. :) Thanks for the info.

[CarstenBauer]

It's a standard USB-C cable. They new standard for cables.

[hansoak]

My reliable phone is dying so I was looking at this model. Thank goodness you made this video!!! Thanks.

[joelcase]

Why do you have to go through a hotspot with a android phone/DMR radio? It makes since to use the internet built in the device. It should be easy for the DMR app to access the phones LTE to access the net.

[robertklinger]

Great video Eric! Hey what happen with Johnny over at Signal Search? I don't see his YouTube sight anymore! I know you have mentioned him once or twice on your sight. Always liked his videos as well!

[myshots]

Hey, it's missing the flashlight on the top! Lol. It looks like a neat piece of hardware. I know nothing about hams, but always thought I look into them someday.

[AmazingRoony]

Wohwwww, .. Thats a Super Concept... Trully !

[AlokeshBagchi]

Great gadget! Can we use it without HAM Radio licence? The cable is USB-C

[jagzilla]

Yikes $700..I guess in a world full of overpriced cell phones it's a fair price. The question is does it get better cell reception too?

[rodsofgod]

Its a usb type C my friend and it is still an android cable that came after micro usb.

[Oregun]

Pretty neat little device, thanks for the review.

[meonly]

They do. They do this across the street at MacDonald's. They listen in on people's calls. They impersonate the people that you are trying to call. I had a girl from MacDonald's on the phone claiming to be from romainia. But the people in the background were talking and speaking American English. It was very noisy in the background.

[johnwales]

At 7:15, Looks like a usb c charging cable. Which is reversible and the future. Great choice IMO.

[hoggif]

That an interesting product. If it had more power like typical 4-5W, it could be great, assuming it was affordable. Quick googling suggested selling prices of $650-€750 depending on seller which I find very steep and a real deal breaker for me.
Phone/analog/DMR tier II would be a dream radio as a concept, assuming it has gps and capability to turn phone off to get reasonable battery life instead of "charge couple times a day" due to all the software running in the background.
For carrying in a pocket, some kind of foldable antenna would be great too. (that would affect receiving messages/contacts due to worse antenna efficiency but it would allow easy transport).

[jeffreyzajicek]

cable for the charger is USB-C new android standard.

[Flashfox_Prime]

Android version - They state 6+ but don't say what it's shipped with. GSM phone bands listed on their website. Pricing $750 on their site. I am on T-Mobile and RFinder's excellent unit doesn't support 4G on T-Mo. One advantage of RFinder's unit is the automatic database updates based on where you are. If RFinder supported 4G on T-Mobile I might have bought one.

[loctitems]

Still need to build a code plug like any other DMR? Neat feature for the RFinder rigs is getting the repeater data via pointing and sending to the radio.