Review TYT MD-UV390 GPS

Review TYT MD-UV390 Dual Band D.M.R. with GPS radio. Hand held, Digital Mobile Radio Cost was $119.99 new IP 67 rated which means it is resistant to dust and up to 30 minutes submerged in a meter of water. Living in Oregon, a land of rain and more rain. This was a major selling point for me. Build quality, seems sturdy. I would say slightly better than my DM1701. The battery click-lock mechanism could be a little sturdier, but is adequate and seems water tight. As with most radios these days, I ignored the manual that came with. It was outdated the second I updated the FW. Easy to setup, I used EditCP running under Linux. EditCp conveintly works for all three of my Digital mobile Radio’s the MD 380 Uhf, DM1701 dual band and now the UV390. The MD UV390 can be setup from the keypad, with some practice. Making it a better field radio than my DM1701 or the 380 (*Before installing Toolz on the 380 that is). The 390 can also have more than one ID set. Form factor is very much like the 380, screen in the middle speaker on top, keypad on the bottom. A slight bit bigger, but not by much. Than again it is slightly smaller than the 1701. Battery charger uses a 12.5 Volt adapter and slightly different base than my MD 380. Stock battery has not let me down. Even on 2 day long adventures. I do wish the battery charged faster, it definitely comes with a trickle charger. Internal speaker sound quality is decent, to my old ears. The volume works as expected. Transmitted audio...