I’m sold , I want one . lol thanks for the review excellent advice. All the best from Tucson Arizona formally Coventry England
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
You cant really go wrong for $35, Enjoy buddy.
@soupdragon123459 ай бұрын
Got one on order from Amazon. Less than $50 .
@Colin_Ames2 ай бұрын
I’m also from Coventry, now living in Monroe, Georgia.
@soupdragon123452 ай бұрын
@@Colin_Ames where about ?
@Colin_Ames2 ай бұрын
@@soupdragon12345 Wyken. Grew up on Torcross Ave, then bought a house on Brixham Drive. Moved to the US in 1988. You?
@Andy-G7RCU11 ай бұрын
Very good review Fred, shame about the fm mode missing on 11 meters, let's hope they add it in a later update.....all the best 73
@MrSlipstreem5 ай бұрын
Late to the party as usual, but I've just ordered a Plus from AliExpress for £24 delivered to the UK after watching your video. Thanks for the heads-up on the improvements over the non-Plus version. Very helpful. 👍
@Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын
Frid in the shed your new Ats 20+portable shortwave radio with ssb is awesome my friend
@m4rkb0y3 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great review of the newer unit Fred, I'm thinking of getting one to play with so I appreciated this very much.
@airwolf19872 ай бұрын
7:13 the USB DOWNLOAD might be for upgrading the firmware/modifications, etc. Type C because it’s our modern to-go-to charging port to charge the ATS20+ device
@alanslade231911 ай бұрын
Looks like they were listening to the people. Great little receiver . Cheers Fred and thanks for putting chirp up for me last week. Alan from Luton 💯🇬🇧👍
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Any time
@lew92232 ай бұрын
These 20+ are now £20 on a well known chinese shopping platform. I'm waiting on mine arriving. Nice review Fred, thanks.
@CB-RADIO-UK2 ай бұрын
Enjoy it
@lew92232 ай бұрын
Thanks Fred, should be fun for not a lot of money.
@lew92232 ай бұрын
Arrived with v3.0.4 firmware Fred, nice little radio. Loving playing with it & learning. Cheers
@CB-RADIO-UK2 ай бұрын
Enjoy :-)
@Robert-ow7szАй бұрын
I ordered it from eBay for about $35.
@vidzen9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your detailed review. I almost buy the old model.
@sniperwolf14844 ай бұрын
Hello. This is a good radio Try using your amplified loop antenna with this indoors it works well. All the best.Geff radio ham
@Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын
Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios my friend
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Hi Greg. As always thanks for your cont support of the channel. Look adter yourself and family buddy,
@irongron11 ай бұрын
Always enjoy the SW radio reviews! btw, on the previous recent presentations I got my UV-K58 in the post, waiting on the programming cable!
@Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын
Frid in the shed your utube videos are awesome my friend
@MrSlipstreem5 ай бұрын
Just to confirm, the Plus has a 76 to 108MHz bandpass filter and RF amplifier going to the FM pin of the Si4732. The extra connector with the red and black wires is for the LiPo cell sitting under the PCB. Some ATS-20s seem to use the connector and others wire the LiPo cell directly to the bottom of the PCB. I don't know whether that's model specific or just down to which factory it's made in.
@stevepomp2 ай бұрын
Thanks Fred, I just purchased one on Amazon today. Looks really fun!
@CB-RADIO-UK2 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@johnemmons908711 ай бұрын
Another great video Fred! Thanks!!!
@F_Tim19612 ай бұрын
You could make a very nice 16 W out 40 mtr CW transmitter Rx with one of these using the design of the Tx in the Bayou Hopper (US design) with all the mosfets Q1, q2 doubled up and the whole Tx run on 19 V from a Dell laptop supply , 4.5 a capacity . Calculations show 16W out, CW. That's massively over power required for a Qso across the Atlantic by a factor of three. The gates of the PA mosfets would have to go through inductor 6T on a one Wx 100R resistor body before the Tie point to suppress parasit oscillations. regards, TF
@nickupton567111 ай бұрын
Keep going Fred. Love radio content.
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
More to come!
@paulbainjrАй бұрын
I just bought one for 29.00 on Amazon hoping to enjoy lisining on headphones mostly while the wife sleeps. Also interested in the loop.
@MrSlipstreem5 ай бұрын
You can replace the original LiPo in the ATS-20+ with a 2.75Ah EEMB 605575 available from Amazon UK for up to 48 hours runtime per charge. Stick it down pushed tight into the front left corner of the lower case and it won't foul anything it shouldn't on the underside of the PCB. The connector type and polarity match the original, so it's a straight drop-in replacement. 👍
@Colin_Ames2 ай бұрын
Great review.
@manusudha42699 ай бұрын
My ATS 25 MAX is on the way . When I get it , I hope to modify it physically as per your suggestions and my thoughts . Will send pictures when it's done 😊
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Hi. Nice one. Remind me what mod are you going to do ?
@stevec500011 ай бұрын
A lot of these radios were shipped with Arduinos that had bad USB ports and to update the firmware in mine I had to replace the Arduino.
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
I guess some bad quality control will always slip through esp at this price. Ive not had an issue other than a bad encoder on the mk1 but then again every one got that.
@MrHyde-wv8wi10 ай бұрын
My comment to show support for your Works- Big Thumbs Up...
@CB-RADIO-UK10 ай бұрын
Big thanks
@barryrayner9 ай бұрын
Great video, again! As I am in the market for a new scanner, my old and trusted Realistic Pro 2005 has finally bitten the dust. (Purchased from Tandy! Cannot remember when) This scanner allowed me to listen to the airband, marine band, amateur radio bands and also the vhf broadcast bands, that modern scanners do not. Does the ATS 20+ receive the airbands? I do not think it has a programmable memory, although I can still read the frequency displays. Thanks for another great video!
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Hi. No airband I am afraid. These little 20's are not really a suitable as a scanner and wont give you VHF. Right now i would say one of these radios is the best for that side of things. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7Hop13ZZeBh8U
@barryrayner9 ай бұрын
Oh well, it looks like spending some real money on the latest scanner and also on a FM broadcast radio. My old Realistic Pro 2005, (400 channels), died a couple of month ago and cannot be repaired. Have to try and get one from Ebay. Got into CB in the 70's in Germany (In the Army). Listened to the local police on a Pye Westminster, which had been modified. Took the RAE in 1986. Have been a semi active ham since.
@19TC50411 ай бұрын
i have the + version if you click on the tuning nob it scan the selected band,works only on AM atleast at work at mine i think i have a other filmware
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Thanks i will give it a try.
@englishrupe018 ай бұрын
Yes, it does. Mind you, i have updated my firmware, too.
@19TC5048 ай бұрын
@@englishrupe01 i didt update mine came with this firmware idk how to update tbh
@englishrupe018 ай бұрын
@@19TC504 Yep, that's fine....if you don't know basic Arduino i wouldn't mess with it, but if you do it's fun.
@iowahank111 ай бұрын
It looks like that IC you pointed out on the 20+ might be mounted on the bottom of the 20. There's solder pads for it that appear to have solder on them. Although how they are able to invert it is beyond me. Would be interesting to see the bottom of both boards.
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Yes it could be. Not sure is double layer board.
@chiIinviIin11 ай бұрын
Great video and love the new intro! 🤘😎🤘🍻
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@Robert-ow7szАй бұрын
On the antenna, get a 90-deg BNC connector and plug in the antenna so it's straight up and it won't start flopping over.
@patriot94559 ай бұрын
I have one on order from Amazon. This will be a good test before I can order a transceiver. I have at least three iterations of the cables. I am hoping they did not use some farther off the wall design than the industry standard
@kennethbaker71077 ай бұрын
Very informative excellent information as got me taking a chance its on its way Many Thanks 🙂
@Tom-zq7lu11 ай бұрын
Hello my friend fantastic and beatiful radio 📻 😊
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Many thanks
@Tom-zq7lu11 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK Happy New day 🆗️👍🤗
@Les-v5h10 ай бұрын
Hi mate Les from Oldham Still watching and learning from your channel If CB home bases are still available could you please give me any advice as to where I can buy one Thank you Les
@CB-RADIO-UK10 ай бұрын
Hi Les. No longer made Iam afraid. See this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIrElpt5jc-Uask
@Les-v5h10 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK ok thanks no worries
@ifell311 ай бұрын
Great review, great channel ❤
@billmorrison474611 ай бұрын
Great little receiver for the price 😀
@snakezdewiggle608410 ай бұрын
Good on ya Fred, great review mate. Sub'd.
@tittiger10 ай бұрын
Looks like Europe is using those LF AM bands to good effect. They are quiet here in Missouri.
@Tassie-Devil5 ай бұрын
Well... you convinced me to take up an AliEx discount and have a go with this apparent marvel! I'd held off, when I read of multiple difficulties and dissatisfactions that users were experiencing with the ATS 20. I am so NOTTT a fan of any Arduino/ RaspberryPi etc based stuff. Just a black box of nastiness to me... something I will never learn to use/ program/ fix! Just the whole concept of ever having to tell a gizmo what to do... on what pin... in its own language... yeah/nah. As soon as I see or hear the word Arduino I usually scroll on as it just doesn't apply to me! Anyhow... I've ordered one, and hopefully I will never have to update the firmware to get it going. That will be the very same day it becomes an expensive paperweight.
@CB-RADIO-UK5 ай бұрын
Hi. I ve never bothered with any firmware update myself. They work well enough out of the box and are great fun.
@tittiger10 ай бұрын
How about 10 meter FM reception? There is spot in 10 meter where FM is allowed.
@CB-RADIO-UK10 ай бұрын
Yes. It works really well on 10m. I have a video coming up on Friday.
@AEZAEZEL-18711 ай бұрын
Fred in the Shed both the ATS20+ and the Raddy RF750 which you made a video on your channel i have bought, but withg the ATS20+ i have so few radio station where with the rf750 i can find many radio stations. I could tell people to stay away from the arduino based ats20+ radios they are no good. Also i have seen the same thing on your radio fred the battery only charges to 80% while it has been charged untill the green light got lit! If you wanna buy a computer based radios you can better go with the ones that are more expensive like the SDR receivers like the MALACHIT or other brands! But still fred thanks for sharing this video!
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
I agree with you on the battery level. Even after a full charge it drops to 80%. However i am not sure the meter is all that accurate as it stays on 80% for a long time. The Raddy RF750 does work well. For £30 though this radio does bring in a lot of stations. Thanks for the comment.
@englishrupe018 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK On the battery....you know it is very easy to add your own removable 18650 inside the ATS20, if you need it. Plenty of room. Many thanks for the updated video, Fred. I still love my standard ATS20 but have very much appreciated using Ricardo's firmware updates to them, plus modifying the software myself to include a full band.
@sambeaton789111 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Fred. I've played around with SDRSharp and want to look into getting an inexpensive physical SDR, though regrettably cannot have a permanent antenna in my shared garden. I thought a loop antenna might be a perfect compromise (and one I could sometimes take outside) but a lot of posters on Reddit have told me that it would be no better than a whip antenna. Would you recommend the loop in such a situation?
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
I ve just fully tested the loop. Straight performance such as pure gain its prob no better than a whip. However as it works on such a narrow bandwidth you can tune out a lot of noise. So if you have a lot of noise at home then it could be the answer.
@soupdragon123459 ай бұрын
Hey Fred, what does the 80% in the bottom right corner mean? Also still have not figured the mode button and switch button do ? I had it on left side and still got lsb and usb ?
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
I think it signal strength.
@SentinelOneLove11 ай бұрын
Interesting content 👌
@Ascania10 ай бұрын
You say you don't understand why they use old USB mini ports and haven't integrated the programming and the charging port but when you opened it up it shows EXACTLY why. They haven't integrated them because they used pre-made modules. They bought a Nano and a TP4056 module off the shelf to stick onto their board and didn't bother to have to design anything related to USB. They saved themselved quite a lot of headache and money by doing that. And the Nanos are clones. "Nano" isn't the branding, "Arduino" is. "Arduino Nano" is printed on the bottom of the official boards. Neither word appears on the top of the official boards.
@CB-RADIO-UK10 ай бұрын
Yes that makes sense.
@tittiger10 ай бұрын
No link for the mag loop antenna?
@CB-RADIO-UK10 ай бұрын
Not yet. Full review will be up on Sunday.
@PINKFL0YD-s2h11 ай бұрын
Have they at least offered to ship new free knobs? BY the way I have been enjoying the channel for a while now,thank you.
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Thanks. Love your avatar by the way. "Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day "
@SB-mi2iiАй бұрын
I think some of your LW and MW frequencies are a bit off...
@iluv6918 ай бұрын
I had a 20 for maybe 2 months and my encoder had locked up.
@soupdragon123459 ай бұрын
Hey Fred , I got my radio today , could not believe how small it was ? Quick question for you ? Where does shortwave start and finish ? On the unit they just have AM it does not say if your SW or AM . Thanks buddy .
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Hi. Glad you like your radio. SW is all on AM for the broadcast band. Shortwave runs from about 3000 KHz to about 25000 KHz. You will find most stations between 8000 - 12000 during the daytime. Some higher in the eve. This might help. ccrane.com/shortwave-frequency-list/
@johnemmons908711 ай бұрын
Fred…I don’t see a link for the antenna….
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Hi. Yes not reviewed it yet. Link will be with the video.
@johnemmons908711 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK thanx Fred! 👍💨
@richardcnrd83028 ай бұрын
great review I am new to this radio .they are for sale at Walmart US for $18 free shipping in the US a bargain !is there any firmware updates for this ?just curious
@CB-RADIO-UK8 ай бұрын
Yes i believe there are. Lots of info in forums etc.
@Robert-ow7szАй бұрын
I found it easier to order from eBay because I don't presently have a computer hooked up.
@thestonerguy527611 ай бұрын
Just curious... Did you try unplugging the red&black wire that was plugged into the new unit's PCB to see what happened? P.S. - I thought it picked up stations very well with the telescoping antenna....last edit. while listening to you I checked it Amazon and it's selling for $45 USD which is a good price. A Good gift for my Grandson. Active loop? Best, Passive loop? I never got the one I had to pick up much. .. . ok, 'Nuff Said.
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
No i did not but it looked like a power cable. I wonder if it was for the USB C socket.
@MrEthanhines4 ай бұрын
can it pick up AM VFH Airband?
@CB-RADIO-UK4 ай бұрын
No not this model.
@Francois_Dupont9 ай бұрын
can somebody tell me if the sound quality is enough to plug the audio into a computer and decode FT8 JS8? digital modes?
@Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын
Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license
@19TC50411 ай бұрын
how to update the filmware?
@CB-RADIO-UK11 ай бұрын
Not sure myself. I will be leaving ver 1.5.
@19TC50411 ай бұрын
i have filmware version 3.0.4 i order it from aliexpres few weeks ago
@manusudha42699 ай бұрын
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@Ľubomír_Kuzman25 күн бұрын
smoothing capacitor is probably 10,7MHz filter, just sayin
@MONTY-YTNOM11 ай бұрын
Yer the first one was rubbish. They gave me my money back though so fair enough