Or all the gun dudes attacking a hi point hahahaha.

Thanks for the comment. I did see that since I receive the TK-6 that they now have the TK-W60 also. It did look more unique, I also don't know what radio that would be. Was the UI similar to anything you've seen before?

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment and for the view! Any new TalkPod radios in the near future? :)

@@KC4NWK Nothing new😂. Give us some times

Ok, that would be cool to show a similar package. I just looked and could not find one that came with the two extra antennas and a carrying pouch (I know you said it didn't have the programming cable). Do you have the link to the package that is similar? If you do I'll link to it in my video description. 73s!!

Thanks for the question. Any spurious emission can rob from the total output power. When you measure your output power with a watt meter, you are seeing the sum total output power of the radio on all harmonics/spurious emissions. In most cases, you will not lose very much power from your fundamental frequency, but the power output on the spurious emissions can be high enough to interfere with other radio services such as first responders etc. This is the main reason for having a clean radio for me.

That's some good news. I think the key might be making sure you have real Diamond/Comet versions! I wonder if there is a way to tell. Thank you for the comment!!! 73s!! (PS - At some point I would love to devise a setup to make objective comparisons on HT antennas... there are so many variables.)

I agree with your comment. There are many things that make the "good" radios different from these lesser priced radios. The double-conversion super heterodyne receiver is one. They are generally more suitable for applications requiring high sensitivity, selectivity, and dynamic range. The direct conversion radios are obviously less expensive to manufacture. The "good" radios generally also have more features like APRS, and possibly digital modes like DMR, D-Star, Fusion, etc. These "cheaper" radios are great for people entering the hobby, or having a radio you can use without worrying too much about what happens to it. As long as your use is limited to analog communications, they are hard to beat. Welcome to the hobby! Thank you so much for the view and the comment! My wife and her family are 100% Greek. :) 73s!

@@KC4NWK thank you for your very informative reply! Indeed, the HT quality is directly related to one's needs... Having said that, Chinese brands like Wouxun are already cutting into the superheterodyne niche, albeit at a higher price range than "cheap chinese radios", but still competitive vis-a-vis Japanese brands... Overall, like all things, I hope the competition in the end of the day, benefits us with better, less expensive HTs to use! 73s and kalimera to your wife! :)

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and dropping the comment! 73s!

Yes, I know. ;-( Sorry, I need to get to a point where I can invest in some better top-down cameras that I can manually zoom and focus much better!!! That watt meter is a SureCom SW-33PLUS. :) Here is a link: amzn.to/4dPjm46 Thank you for the comment and for watching!! 73s!

LOL, well unfortunately a lot of people think that same thing, and they are also wrong. The FCC ID on these radios has NOTHING to do with whether they are a good RF transmitter and legal according to Part 97. If you were to look at what that FCC ID certification actually is, you would notice its mainly Part 15B and one test on 15C (This is for the Bluetooth). This certifies the device doesn't interfere with other electronics. Here is the link: fccid.io/2A4FBTD831 Or the main FCC website: www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid Grantee Code: 2A4FB Product Code: TD831 You can read through each test and see exactly how the test was conducted and what the results were. Your timing is great though. I will refer you over to a video that @TheSmokinApe just posted on this very subject!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqelnGx4erp9h7c Excellent video.

Thank you so much, I greatly appreciate your comment! I will try to show the soldering setup in a future video. Its nothing too special. I use a HAKKO FX-951 for my pencil, and a QUICK/861DW (be careful on these, there are knock offs on Amazon. If it seems too good of a deal, it is.) for the hot-air station. In this setup right now I'm just using a HAKKO FA-400 fume filter, but will be adding an actual fume extractor soon. Thanks again for the interest and views!! 73s!!!

I'm gonna guess that it does not. I tried discovering it with both my phone and PC, and it will only show up in the ODMaster software.

Yep, this was addressed in a previous comment. Totally agree! I shoot these videos “real time” and I forgot to change scenes to the proper overhead shot. Still learning to get everything right. :-)

Very good reminder!! Thank you!! I even had my box of gloves next to me! Thank you for the view and comments!!!! 73!

Thanks Bob! Really appreciate you dropping in and leaving the comment! Yes, learning how to use the Insta360!! ;-) I will be anxious to see if you have the same experience with the wobbliness! I feel like it could so easily be addressed in production with the addition of an extra 20-30 seconds. 73s!!

Thanks, my editor was having some fun. ;-)

Thank you for viewing and dropping the question! :) Yes, dBc is dB from the Carrier (or fundamental) frequency. The FCC requires these radios to have their harmonics more than -40 dBc and also each individually below 25 uWatts. Some people don't seem to care too much about this, but I like to present everyone with the data so they can make an informed decision on what radio to spend their money on. Why buy a dirty ILLEGAL radio, when for a very similar price their are choices that are legal and clean. Keep in mind that when you measure your radio output power with a watt meter, you are measuring the total amount of power out of the radio, not necessarily all that power is on your fundamental frequency. Hope that helps!! Happy to have you here, and I hope you are really enjoying the hobby! 73s

​@@KC4NWK ​It does not help that half of their customer base truly does not care, and actually pokes fun at people who do want to minimize interference. I don't want to output half a watt into 300MHz. I'm not licensed on those frequencies and I do not want to say my callsign over those frequencies. The common idea, I think, is that they don't travel more than "a few feet" but half a watt is half a watt. And you were testing on low power too, high power is what 5x this? So you'd be putting out 2.5 watts into that first fundamental on high, if I'm reading this right? Into frequencies you don't even know who uses them. I know I don't know who uses 300MHz. A very brief google search suggests "aeronautics, satellites, and radio navigation" none of whom I want to be saying my callsign to. They can. Millions of others can but my radio is going back to the big A and I hope they ask why.

Just for clarification purposes, here the 2nd harmonic is ~12dBc from the carrier. If you round your output power to 2W then your 2nd harmonic power would be around ~ 0.125 watts. You can look up the equation for power ratio. It’s a little hard to try to write the equation in a comment. Power Ratio = 10 to the power of (dBc/10). In this case 10 to the (-1.2) power. This equals 0.063. Multiply the power ratio times the original wattage: 2 * 0.063 = 0.126 watts. You can also approximate by the every -3bB is half the power… since -12dBc then half the power 4 times: 2W -> 1W -> 0.5W -> 0.25W -> 0.125W

@@KC4NWK ah yes, there is a lot I still get incorrect. Thank you for clarifying. That makes sense.

Thank you for watching and dropping a comment! 73!!

Thank you so much! Greatly appreciated! 73s

Thank you so much for the comment! I don't honestly think there is much difference at all in the quality of components. On all of these radios they use basically one of two options for the "radio on a chip." They vary slightly in what microprocessor they use. I think its just down to taking the time to try to make sure the radios meet a certain specification before they leave the manufacturer. TIDRadio has definitely shown that they listen to users comments and concerns. They have continued to make rather regular firmware updates to address things that users have found, such as Mic gain, added receive frequencies, etc. The TD-H3 has the same radio chip as the Quansheng UV-K5(8) or UV-K6, but the microprocessor was a little more difficult to reverse engineer. @nicsure is doing some GREAT work on custom firmware for the TD-H3 that will hopefully have it doing similar things in the future as the various custom firmwares for the UV-K5(8)! Thanks again and 73!!!!

Thank you!! I think I answered this in another comment. :) Thanks for the views and comments!!! 73

Thank you so much!!! I had to run that through Google Translate, but I greatly appreciate the comments and the sub!!! 73

Yes I completely agree! You are correct on just programming in the WX frequencies. These manufacturers just like to add little things to try to "wow" the consumers. Its a nice little interface for the WX, but it doesn't make a bit of difference in listening to the forecast! :) Some of these do allow for a WX alert function which will actually alert you if there is a WX alert for your area. Thank you so much for the view and comment!!! 73 to the Netherlands!!

Thank you so much for the comment! I was obviously surprised that the Pro model failed. I hope they address this and make sure they are clean moving forward! 73s!

Yeah, honestly I was surprised and disappointed. I'll be curious to see where things go from here. They obviously felt it was still clean based on their advertising. Yes, it does claim air band. Once I saw the radio wasn't clean, I didn't do much more testing. I have it sitting here now on local airport frequency and do hear some activity. It also has that same frequency/code search that I showed on the UV-25, you just press and hold the BAND button. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate the view and the comment! 73s!

Thank you for the view and comment! TIDRADIO does seem responsive on customer comments. They also generally offer to replace bad radios. Thanks again and 73!!!

Yes I agree, like I said in the video, that must be why they include the lanyard to make sure you don't accidentally misplace it. :) The GT-5R Pro results are really disappointing. They now need to regain our trust by correcting these issues. Thank you so much for the comment!! 73s!

Thanks for the comment. It does make you wonder how this happens. They obviously thought the radio was still clean based on their advertising. 73s!!

Thank you so much, I greatly appreciate your comment! Nothing influences my reviews. I show you exactly what I see when I test. I feel I owe it to my viewers to see exactly what I see. 73s!

Yes, I really didn't expect the results on the GT-5R Pro. I think you can tell in the video how surprised I was. Thank you for the view and comment! 73s!

Yes, I have that same issue. Almost everything comes apart first. :) Thank you so much for the comment and view! I'm sure that they will replace the one bad radio, but if you would like to try something before going down that path, try using their H3PowerTune software. It isn't very intuitive on how to use it, but I messed around with it a bit, and was able to get some of those original low-output power radios up to "spec." There is a problem with the software and if your serial ports are numbered too high, but it is possible to get it to work. There is also another youtuber (@nicsure) that "modified" the executable to fix the issue if you want to download his fixed version. I have no reason to distrust him, but use at your own risk. Here is the link to his video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiYqXZ6dtKpbMU He is also working on an amazing software package for use with the TD-H3!!! Let me know if you have any success with this if you decide to try it! 73s!!

​@@KC4NWK Thanks for yout thorough reply. I have tried both nicsure (actually I am using his altered firmware in most of my devices) and the PowerTune software (original and nicsure's). The latter shows the same values for all bands of the "low power" device as in the normally working devices. I played in the rahe of 25-50 for the lowpower parameter and up to 130 for the midpower. The highpower is not counted by the H3s as I have read and the value there is 255. When you were fiddling with your low powered device which ranges did you alter and which values did you select? I will give it one more try if you provide me with your experienced results. My instinct says though that the output power amplifier is the issue. I downloaded from nicsure the schematic that TIDRADIO provided to him, identified the KC251 as "Q1" in the scematic. If you click on the scematic, each component provides extra info (i.e. Reference description, Reference type, Part description, PCB Decal and Value). For Q1 provides the following extra info: HTU7G_SOT89-E1. Google didn't provide much feedback, but definitely more than searching for KC251. Thank you in advance for your any help!

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