Nice one Chris. And here's the power info. Choosing "High" or "Low" in the menu will only go from "H" on the top bar of the screen to "M" and not "L". This difference is only a few watts on VHF (goes down to 22w from 25w) and no difference on UHF (stays at 20w) - give or take. To get the radio into low power "L" (10w say for Foundation or for an amp), don't use the menu.. Simply cycle through "H", "M" and "L" by pressing the hash key (#) on the bottom right of the keypad and, voila! Cheers, Mick - M0VMK
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the info how strange. I think it needs a firmware update doing. A great radio though. I did credit you in the description for your info about the volume
@gbamck3 жыл бұрын
@Digital Analogue Ham it's a spot on radio, Chris. The audio is better than I expected from that little microphone speaker. You could do anything with this, it's so small and light. Home, mobile car or bike, even SOTA. I agree - a firmware update would solve a niggle or two. It'd benefit from less text colour options in the menu (I changed everything to white) and instead, a mic gain or brightness level! Like all these QYT/KYT etc radio menus that are all the same, there's loads of useless commercial options such as voice scramble, patrol, remote kill etc which are redundant. All that said, £125 will get you the rig and a decent 2/70 mag mount and you're on the air. Can't complain. Great vid as always mate, Cheers.
@gbamck3 жыл бұрын
@John | M7TLG Hi John, If you're not *that* bothered about the screen on the mic, I'd be going for the Anytone. For a start, it'll do 5w too. That can be handy in a number of ways. I've much better radios with face off fronts so I don't really need a small radio, I just got the Anysecu more out of curiosity if I'm honest and I just happen to like it. But if I was picking one out of the two, I'd choose the Anytone I think.
@alfredoemarisan22182 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the video and usefull information about the volume. However I noted that among the 3 levels of transmitting pover, the lowest is around 10watts on both bands, which cause sensible heating on the radio box. It would be interesting to have any possibility to reduce the low power level to a maximum of 5wats on both the bands, even by making any kind of possible tuning inside the box. Could anybody found the way to do the above ?? Thanks in advance for kind consideration and possible suggestions. Ciao, Alfredo.
@diesel5355 Жыл бұрын
Got the qty brand. Its my first mobile radio and installed in my honda fit. I’m happy with it.
@digitalanaloguehamradio Жыл бұрын
It’s a super little radio with great form factor. Have fun.
@bryanstrickland44152 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. The volume feature was hidden like an Easter egg. Thanks for finding it.
@rodolfonetto1182 жыл бұрын
And it's a smart feature since disabling the squelch enables us to hear the volume we're choosing!
@hthring2 жыл бұрын
@@rodolfonetto118 Yes thanks, not in manual , thanks
@okhamradio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing the information about changing volume
@michaelhope007 Жыл бұрын
I made a backpack out of mine. Radio on the back mic over the front. Works great.
@digitalanaloguehamradio Жыл бұрын
What a great idea!
@M6LSJ3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for showing.
@Scott_AI5EF2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great in depth video.
@markg6jvy1353 жыл бұрын
Looks good Chris, nice review thanks 👍👏👏
@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures2 жыл бұрын
That thing is tiny, thanks for the review Chris. Cheers
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate it’s pretty neat. Still a Chinese radio. But it’s good enough
@keathrhymer54493 жыл бұрын
for volume press the orange button to open squelch then the arrow keys to adjusr volume up or down. for power press the # key to move between high medium and low
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips very helpful.
@texasstealthcamper81393 жыл бұрын
If it can hit the repeater and receive you are golden! 🏆😎👍
@kennygee2715 Жыл бұрын
I've been hoping for a rig with everything on the mic. I saw a CB like this once from Cobra (or similar brand, can't remember) and thought it would be nice if a ham rig did this.
@digitalanaloguehamradio Жыл бұрын
Yes, it’s pretty cool to have all the controls on the microphone. You were probably thinking of the binatone breaker phone
@the1spyderryder2 жыл бұрын
The full RF output will not not be achieved until you have 13.8 to 14 volts input in to the radio.
@okhamradio2 жыл бұрын
Do you have an information about inside hardware? I mean, did you disassemble the radio?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
This was the loan radio from the shop Moonraker. I did not open it. I noticed the interface was very similar to uv5r. So expect similar.
@kc3ppb3 жыл бұрын
Informative, thank you.
@Kellengravesfab3 жыл бұрын
Hello from California
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 жыл бұрын
Hello my friend. Thanks for watching
@fentressema310 ай бұрын
Will these transmit on the 154-161 MHz range. I bought a BTECH one and it was locked out preventing transmission in that range. Thanks!
@digitalanaloguehamradio10 ай бұрын
Hi mate this was a loan radio and has gone back. But it's basically a higher power uv-5r so there must be a way to get it to do that
@fentressema310 ай бұрын
I ordered one a few days ago. I'm going to attempt to program it and see if it will transmit on that range.
@flashover522 жыл бұрын
Anyone happen to k ow what the TRRS pin out is for the external speaker? Wondering if there is a way to use this radio with an external sound card and digital operability. Tried using pinouts from BTECH GMRS version but can’t get software to transmit.
@tonyduran40359 ай бұрын
Can the freq be unlocked so it works beyond the ham
@digitalanaloguehamradio9 ай бұрын
I don't have the radio anymore it was a loan model but there will be a way to open it it might even transmit anyway out of band it's not something I test
@itrstt666 ай бұрын
can you unlock more frequencies as in a open tx mod?
@digitalanaloguehamradio6 ай бұрын
I’m not aware of any modification, sorry
@Bluecollarham3 жыл бұрын
Hello from K6 land!!!!
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 жыл бұрын
Hello mate thank you for watching hope you’re okay
@ssAL3RTss2 жыл бұрын
How do I get the radio to display the channel name?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
I no longer have the radio sorry I’m not sure
@Bootyhunter19712 жыл бұрын
I programmed with chirp and named the channels, then you go to the setting in the menu on the radio and its something like display with the options of name/ch/freq, set it to "Name"
@AliReza-zx8km3 жыл бұрын
Nice........................
@TheChaxiu2 жыл бұрын
Just curious, does it have dual watch when scanning ?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
The radio has gone back to the shop now. I’m not sure but to be honest I don’t use dual watch. If it works on the uv5r it will work on this. It’s a very similar radio in a mobile
@okhamradio2 жыл бұрын
Is this a superheterodyne?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
Expect the same as uv5r. I had no complaints about the receiver. I don’t know either way if it’s direct conversion or superheterodyne. But it’s only £100 so it’s not going to compete against an icom. But it’s still decent enough I enjoyed my time with it.
@jkpisces2 жыл бұрын
would you recommend this radio compared with anytone at778uv ? thanks
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
For convenience and with a limited space I would choose this one. But I prefer the menu system on the at 778
@jkpisces2 жыл бұрын
@@digitalanaloguehamradio how about in terms of clarity , power and reliability? Are both the same other than the menu navigation ?
@YU5CF-sv2cq Жыл бұрын
This is also gmrs radio correct
@digitalanaloguehamradio Жыл бұрын
Really not sure mate, I am in the UK, don’t understand the specs
@Sky12 жыл бұрын
cant do all that while driving
@khoonhweelim43852 жыл бұрын
How far can it transmitt?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
In the car I have got 30 miles. In a high location you might get 50.
@khoonhweelim43852 жыл бұрын
@@digitalanaloguehamradio 30miles with repeater?
@Bootyhunter19712 жыл бұрын
Thats like saying "how long is a piece of string", too many variable, but with a good antenna it will get out as good as any other mobile in the same location.
@Tantalicdavid3 жыл бұрын
Most of these radios are from Baofeng they are just re badged
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks yes Similarities spotted
@mkbandkzzz32132 жыл бұрын
Can you help me ?
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
I don’t have the radio anymore this was a review model which was lent to me
@toddcecilio82502 жыл бұрын
Is anyone still getting good results with this radio? I just want something to take out in the car for a few repeaters and then bring in the house at night. thx 73
@digitalanaloguehamradio2 жыл бұрын
This radio is basically a uv5r but on mobile configuration
@schlomoshekelstein9082 жыл бұрын
@@digitalanaloguehamradio UV5R'S ARE 25 BUCKS, WHY IS THIS ONE 125 BUCKS?
@Bootyhunter19712 жыл бұрын
Read my review just posted. Dont want to type it all again but long story short, its great!
@francotappa58822 жыл бұрын
@@digitalanaloguehamradio what about frontend saturation? Is it as sensitive as the UV 5r? I am looking for a base that can work with outside j-pole antena tks