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VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:48 pm

They have been as low as $50 on AliExpress about a month ago, I know 2 people who got bargains

They are cheap and I have never had a problem with shopping at Ali. I picked up a DM-1701 myself and regretted not buying another one. Now it's time to wait for the next promotion. I've got my eye on the Anytone D878UVII Plus, my consumer dream.
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VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:35 pm

Is the DM1701B only available in China?

Probably not. The machine I bought came with an English manual, which proves that this machine is an export machine. The name of this machine is confusing, and the 1701B is a version that improves on the flaws of the 1701: improved appearance, button layout, screen occlusion issues

BG6RDL wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:56 am

Probably not. The machine I bought came with an English manual, which proves that this machine is an export machine. The name of this machine is confusing, and the 1701B is a version that improves on the flaws of the 1701: improved appearance, button layout, screen occlusion issues

OK

Sounds like the Retevis RT-84 version of the DM-1701??
Unfortunately Retevis do not sell the RT-84 any more

just gotta say, my dm1701 is terrible on receive, both analog and digital. i have multiple gd77, uv380, uv390, and md9600 all running the opengd firmware. the dm1701 has the worst front end selectivity about the same as uv-5r. the squelch opens and terrible noises come out whenever i'm near a wifi source, or there is any other radio on any frequency nearby including hotspots, 433mhz gadgets, noisy power supplies, etc. i almost always have one of my ht on my person on scan and gave up on carrying the dm1701 cuz it just made too much noise way too often no matter what the squelch setting. also the charger base is only good for the dm. i can use the same charger for the gd77 and uv380 and even my 878 (with clip a little plastic tab off) but the dm charger only fits the dm. the short antenna is rigid plastic no flex at all and terrible SWR on 2m. i would not recommend this radio to anyone except maybe someone i wanted to annoy. the uv380 and uv390 are way better in all aspects for `~$100.

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:13 am

Sounds like the Retevis RT-84 version of the DM-1701??

DM1701vsRT84.jpg

Unfortunately Retevis do not sell the RT-84 any more

DM-1701B is Retevis RT-84

BG6RDL wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:40 am

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:13 am

Sounds like the Retevis RT-84 version of the DM-1701??

DM1701vsRT84.jpg

Unfortunately Retevis do not sell the RT-84 any more

DM-1701B is Retevis RT-84

Perhaps Baofeng will allow 1701B to be sold on AliExpress for overseas buyers. It is a better radio than the 1701