RADDY RF919 SW radio. Receives just about EVERYTHING !

[@viorelionescu5976]

I watched the entire video to see if it's worth buying, and you actually convinced me to get it. I like the way you go through the pros and cons unbiasedly, with no commercial purpose or product placement intention. Thanks.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Overall its a great package.

[@ClickinChicken]

Yep I bought it. Looking forward to tooling around on it! And the record feature.

[@MevRB19]

Don't buy it. ! - the selectivity is crap as are most of these cheap radios. Don't forget we are just over the peak of the sunspot cycle where you can use any old crap to pick up HF easily. The problem, as I said, is SELECTIVITY ! - it has NO proper filtering. you can hear the atrocious channel breakthrough. This is from a REAL radio ham not a CB radio user. (G4....) an utter waste of money like all the muppets who are modifying the Quansheng etc for HF. A Joke.

[@paulbrideau]

Thanks for the review. I'll probably buy it when the 'mute' issue is resolved. Merci, from N.B. Canada.

[@ry491]

Yeh ,me too . Terrible that muting . For that price you don't expect that .

Watched, well done! I just purchased the 919 and your video is a big help I know I will be going back to.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Glad it helped

[@richardmillican7733]

Hi Fred! Growing up through the 70s and 80s, theres something really appealing about the overall design. I think that Panasonic made a similar "looking" radio back in the late 70s I think theyve got the design right, and I think it will definitely appeal to people of our age, whether were into radio or not! Definitely on my wish list for sure! Cheers Fred!

[@neilhenderson6602]

Absolutely. Reminds me of the radio I had to listen to aircraft in my teen years

[@gncoops]

Thanks for review and the effort you made with this I watched the whole video 👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for watching!

[@raymondmartin6737]

I recently purchased and received mine. It's pretty 😍 versatile, but as Dan Robinson showed in his review it does have muting on tuning. Yes, it's pretty complicated 😕 and I am still learning to use it's features.

[@dxace1]

Thanks for crediting my observation on the muting. In addition, when it comes to ATS, it takes nearly 15 minutes to scan from 2 mHz to the top of the SW range. Unless I am missing something, that is WAY too slow, especially in contrast to Tecsun radios.

[@Tangobaldy]

Could you , make a side by side video of the RF320 and this RF919 so can see size and sound comparison. Anyo e think thos is worth upgrading from RF320 Is thia radio any good in the rain?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. There would be no need. The 919 is in another league sound wise and radio performance.

[@davidjoseph007]

Watched 🎉 A great review! I will purchase this brilliant radio.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Get a discount with the link in the description. Enjoy.

[@KarlWitsman]

Watched this video and like the radio. If I were going to get one, I'd pick up this one. But currently I'm spoiled by an SDR which does all the same functions. This would be more portable, though!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for watching. I ve got SDR but its the sound quality of the speaker set up which sets this radio apart.

[@robertpaxton1382]

Great video! Watched it twice

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tzrrsdave]

That's the Sunday before lunch contact

[@markmontgomery9722]

watched

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you

[@pedroamaral9293]

P Olá boa noite

[@digitalmediafan]

It's way over priced for what it is. LW is over loading I noticed probably MW also. I'd rather go for something long established like the Sangean 909X2 and a Uniden scanner for the VHF and UIHF bands

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

LW is terrible indoors. All my radios suffer.

[@AEZAEZEL-187]

It looks like a great radio but i have seen the price on amazon and i skipped it rightaway! There is an everything bubble which means everything is overpriced! I mean a 80 dollar XHDATA D808 does the same whereas this radio is around 270 dollars plus shipping is outrageous! You are better off buying the TECSUN PL990X which has not have Airband but it does not mute when tuning!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

The D808 sells for around £85 or $105 here. Not tested it though but i doubt it will match the sound quality of this Raddy. You could have a party with it. The tuning mute is a shame.

[@george-ev1dq]

I agree, I found the D808 to be superior on SSB. the 919 is a nice enough set but not at that price.

[@johnbolt806]

Watched

[@InvestigationsDepartment]

Thanks for doing this in depth review. The fact that the radio is SSB compatible is great! The radio seems good in general but I think I'll hold off on purchasing one for now because the tuner doesn't receive while tuning the main dial with no option to get rid of that problem tells me they did not take the shortwave seriously enough. The shortwave spectrum is broad and one should be able to tune quickly through the frequencies without having to stop on each increment just to hear what is there.

[@alabamared2568]

I'm really pleased by your review you and toddebert are the only the only 2 that has done a proper review. There are several other well known KZbinrs that really did a very very poor review didn't touch on most of its functions they listen to 1 band. Didn't go into antenna operations or change the screens nothing. I just wanted to thank you for doing a proper review Fred. Note**** they are working on an update fix for the firmware update to fix the muting while tuning and frequency accuracy just to let you know. Dan Robinson was very clear to raddy on what they needed to address so did Giles.. cheers from Alabama USA!!!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Glad you liked the review. I had to be very brutal on editing to get it below an hour as i felt that its a relative expensive radio and all functions good and bad should be shown. Yes the muted tuning is a shame. ATS had the exact same issues with the 20 version but did improve it later on.

[@americaswayout4489]

I agree with you !!

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your Raddy RF-919 shortwave receiver is awesome my friend

[@russbrown194]

Watched and enjoyed. Your review has tipped me over to the buy side and just ordered one. Thanks so much for your outstanding, detailed review! 73

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the radio. Rem to try different antenna with it.

[@schiaucugabriel6202]

Muting when tuning is a deal breaker along his price vs quality. It might be a one to do all receiver but it's more like of unrefined school project than a finished product.

[@m0ogy]

Just watched the video Fred, looks too Fisher Price circa 1974 for my liking . Most certainly not for me.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi Dave. Hope your well. Thanks for watching.

[@TheJONNYSHADOW]

Another Great video Fred. It appears to be a great spec'd radio but there is something about the design of it that makes it look like a toy, to me, perhaps even an accessory for Action Man maybe. It won't stop me buying it though.....

[@drsysop]

This is a DSP based tuner & a friend of mine has this & herd it not bad sounding. BIG DOWNFALL If you live close to a FM commercial tower you can hear overload + bleeding on the Shortwave bands. For the price of this made in China radio best to get a Tecsun PL-990x or H-501x for about the same price as it does not mute while tuning & no bleed though. It does not do VHF & UHF but there is other radios for that. I watched it & loved the video thanks -Cheers!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Cheers. Yes FM / MW bleed over can be a problem esp on a long wire if you live near a transmitter. I thinks it even worse on SDR dongles and I fought with it a while back and made a few videos on the subject. Did not notice a problem with this radio though. The higher range of Tecsun radios are very good.

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

G'day Fred.! Good job, great vid, thanks mate. Just a quick word to the wise😉. SS is the Worst material for an antenna. It can be as bad as -9.5 dbi. Just saying like.

[@ClickinChicken]

Flipping cool Fred. I've got BIG shoes to fill here buying this thing.. or i'm a douchebag.

[@simonjandrell5897]

i seen this on Amazon it looks interesting.. be puting in my order next few days.. i been lookin at the Chinese knock off that also looks impressive

[@Caerigna]

ty for really getting into the tricks & flaws, and being thorough

[@MacRustee]

Looks really promising, just ordered it.

[@JasonPlayer-i7t]

Watched... Good Job! Muting while tuning and slow scanning speed seriously handicaps this radio. This has to improve for a radio to sell at this price point.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. Yes I am hoping there will be a Firmware update soon.

[@Loggiebeat]

@@CB-RADIO-UK According to the info on their website there is an updated firmware that solves the mute issue :-)

[@dooronron69]

Watched whole video and liked..... Is the hrd c919 on ali express the same, it looks it and it is as low as £124 + vat

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I am not sure to be honest. Mind you time you add vat and delivery.

[@bonzowiz8260]

Great review. I am not very experienced in all radio bands and frequencies so really appreciate your honest, in-depth and interesting review. Subbed so I can learn more from your videos. Thanks Fred. Ordered the RADDY by the way. Wifey not too with me at the moment! ;0)

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Glad it was helpful. Its a good bit of kit for a starter as its not to complicated to use compared with SDR based radios.

[@johnphillips519]

Watched it all, And thanks for giving it a really good going over, Just the kind of thing im looking for when trying to make a decision 👍 Oh and you got a follow as well.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks

[@charlieporch3181]

Very good review. The best I’ve seen so far. I’ve watched it twice to the end, 🤙🏻

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Many thanks

[@Buglet720]

Watched. I've got this radio. It's capabilities & performance remind me of those multi-band radios of the 60s & 70s that didn't perform as well as a radio dedicated to that individual band, but instead gave you a taste of what you could hear.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Yes i rem those type of radio.

[@kenharvey9714]

I've just received the hangronda version of this radio, the HRD c919. I must say that I'm quite disappointed with both the medium wave and long wave performance. Weak stations on medium wave are nearly always received with both whistles and whines on top of them. Radio 4 on long wave is very weak, with always a hetrodyne tone on top of it. Radio 4 is a real strong signal here in the midlands, so I can't understand why it's so bad, . So if you are a medium and long wave fan, I'd avoid this thing!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for your input. There is a newer version launched which comes with a T bar antenna so i think they may be aware of the issue.

[@ry491]

Watched it all . Fantastic review . Not one I would buy but really interesting . Well done.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Much appreciated!

[@chucky2316]

Wow thats big 😂 its not far off my early 80s jvc 😂

[@richardmillican7733]

I'm sure Panasonic made a similar looking radio back in the 70s

[@koldphuzhun]

Watched. A lot of people are digging on the price for the radio for the features. I remember growing up we had an analog tuned AM\FM\VHF\UHF radio. We would sit and listen to the planes overhead, which is about all the extra it was good for. It probably cost the same back then as this unit today and this one does so much more. No radio is perfect and you get what you pay for. I'm starting my foray into SW with something cheaper, but I've been on the lookout for a good upgrade in the future. So far, this looks like a good contender. Thanks for the very in-depth review and cheers!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. Yes nothing is perfect and since the Tecsun 2000 finished there are few full sized SW radio.

[@paulfrindle7144]

Watched the entire video - thanks for the in depth review :-)

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@HH-os7zh]

I watched the entire video. Well done. It must have taken a long time, but a very well in depth review. I just got my RF919 two days ago. I figured out just about everything, but you filled in a few blanks for me, so thank you. It appears to be a keeper, but it does have some problems with overloading. In my area, I have several transmitters, both AM and FM that are close by. With a regular S-Meter, these stations are S-60 or better. I noticed on the SW band 7335 kHz was ghosting into 11620 ( RRI ) so I went into the settings and engaged the LPF, and this helped. Overall, I think it's a good, but not great radio. I don't think there is any radio out in the market with all these features. It's very enjoyable to use.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. I have a strong MW transmitter near me. This video may help you with a AM filter and long wire antenna. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvXXnxplLWlbsk

[@HH-os7zh]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Thanks Fred. I have a PAR AM broadcast reject filter, but it is quite large compared to the small one you have. I may order the Flamingo or Nooelec AM broadcast rejection filter. It's only 19.95 ( US dollars ) I like it's small in size, and can be used with SDR's, and portable radios. The PAR filter I have is a good one, but again, it's large, clunky, and it's intended use is more with communications receivers, or desktop transceivers

[@antonyhenson8969]

@CB-RADIO-UK did you hear the good skip last night being bank holiday Monday there were a few on from Scotland and Germany 🇩🇪. I made 2 contacts from Germany 1 on mid-block and 1 on normal UK 40 I am in South Wales. I was buzzing the furthest I have reached is Scotland

[@neilhenderson6602]

Its a nostalgia trip as well as a very well specced radio

[@josemesquita603]

Thank you for sharing your findings. Based on the published pictures of the internals, most probably the audio output electrical power is around 4 Watt RMS from that tiny IC chip. 20 Watt is probably what classic radios used to advertise as "musical power output".

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes it prob is RMS power. I can tell you hat it goes very loud.

[@martinabowm1786]

Evening Fred. Am just going through a few of your excellent Videos. I am again and again impressed with your knowledge and your always really positive presentation! Now, even though I said I won't be buying anything since I have a ton of Radios, I feel "the itch"... that itch can only be scratched with a new radio!😊 Question: you put so much work into your videos, I would like to buy in a way that also gives you a percentage. How can I do that? Are you affiliate with Amazon or Raddi direct? If I know how a few penneys come your way I will order there, once I have decided how far I want to increase my mortgage with Christmas in my eye...😊. Thanks for info!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Yes i do get a cut from Raddidity

[@martinabowm1786]

​@@CB-RADIO-UKExcellent. I will order with Amazon. Do I write your Name and the Serialnumber of the Radio into the comments or how do they know that this sale was through you?

[@corpo33]

Just finished watching every second was a great review im now thinkn of selling a couple of radios that I don't really use to fund the purchase of this 1 ...thanks again for the full review... id be mostly interested in this for shorwave cheers Ged in Ireland..

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for watching the whole thing. I think its a great all round radio.

[@Ratchet_effect]

Watched! and I think this is going to be another addition to my collection thanks to your review Fred! 👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@Boozion]

I just got the Hanrongda Shenzhen version. Iron gray color. 54:05 The box it come in was pretty fancy. Anyway same thing. The only thing mine has wrong with it is the number 7 led does not light up. Weird. They must have separate led's on the keypad. I might take it apart to see what it looks like. Lol. Thanks for the great info. Very cool radios indeed. 😊

[@gdj6298]

Go for it - you don't own it until you've opened it !

[@michaelwalsh7846]

I will stick with my Belka DX at the moment due to mute problem.

[@michaelwalsh7846]

And the click stop tuning dial, shame.

[@CptnKremmen]

Watched. I would have liked an unmuted tuning option: there's something about tuning through a band and listening to the signals coming in and dropping off.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. Yes i agree. I ve heard there may be a firmware fix coming.

[@robertvandervelde60]

​@@CB-RADIO-UKhi yes the firmware was avail but turned some radio's into a brick I believe the firmware was pulled and now not avail I watch your video from beginning to end, this radio is pretty versatile, I'm getting very interested, the price is making me think hard, I'm in S Africa & the rate of exch is suffocating

[@rickmontanez6053]

Thank you for the FULL FEATURED review. Watched the whole thing and was impressed. New to the hobby.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Many thanks.

[@no1be4me2]

371 Canadian to bloody expensive...

[@normdrouin9953]

Watched

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank You

[@Frip36]

Agree on sound. Got the smaller version the other day and was taken aback with the amount of bass. No tinny fatigue to worry about. Times have changed.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Raddy use an enclosed speaker design with a passive bass radiator rear cone. Works really well.

[@tonydent300]

Hi Fred... "WATCHED!" very good video m8 only problem I have is with these types of radio is after the initial outlay of the price you will purchase something like this like I did with the ats 25 max decoder I bought recently and your just getting to grips with it and bam!!! out comes max decoder 2 etc with all the features missing from the one you have! And yet there no updated firmware available or if there is some of the features are still missing aaaaargh!!! I hope you understand what I mean? Anyway gr8 review and look forward to all your vids best regards Tony.D. M1ELM 73's........

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Yes I am currently reviewing the 25 Max 2 with Bluetooth.

[@winstonchurchill6506]

Buttons on a radio are a must hmm buttons

[@johnm2051]

Watched but just forked out for a malahit dsp2 so I’m out on this one ☝️

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks

[@godfellas483]

I watched the entire video. ElectroBannana sent me here. Nicely done video Fred. I'm headed over to watch the related video about the external ferrite bar antenna...Thanks!

[@steveshaw-gr1wc]

watched the entire video 😀 good review

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Much appreciated!

[@MarkTrentham-t4h]

That brought back memories of sitting on my Granddad's knee over 50 years ago, listening to his 'World-band' wireless. 😂

[@jrbaretta]

Raddy is essentially selling a shortwave radio with a major DEFECT, what is known as, muted tuning, meaning you cannot hear what is being broadcast on all t he stations as you surf the channels when you tune the radio from frequency to frequency, whether you tune it manually with the fine tuning knob or when you press a button to tune the radio from frequency to frequency. You will see on the frequency meter as you do this a visual display that indicates the frequency strength of each individual through signals represented visually on the signal meter station or channel you surf through. But muted tuning means you will lose the audio momentarily so that the audio level drops off the board, as they say, completely, not allowing you to hear what is being broadcast unless you stop at any given frequency and stay there. Muted tuning can make it possible for you to inadvertently pass over channels or stations you might otherwise prefer to stay on and listen to. That this particular Raddy radio has this muted tuning is not a feature but a design flaw whereby the Raddy company should issue a recall and have their customers send the radios back to Raddy for a fix but Raddy will not do this unless forced to by either the US government or by a court ruling and neither one is likely to happen unless lawsuits are filed against Raddy and they will be forced to answer the lawsuits in open court or agree to an out of court settlement. Raddy has not been responsive enough to address customer concerns about this defect. They offer a quick-fix email link but so far, the half dozen people I've spoken to who have this radio and are stuck with this muted tuning defect have tried to follow Raddy's directions to correct this muted tuning flaw but this quick-fix does not work in actuality. At least not for the six people I spoke to. How many other Raddy customers have gotten similar run-arounds from Raddy, I don't know. But as I said in my prior comment below, Raddy is a company operating from Communist China and are likely owned the Chinese communist government or their military under the business banner they call, Raddy. And so far, from what I have seen of Chinese companies who produce products with defects, they always fail to correct problems or address customer concerns. Once they have your money, they could care less. In China, over the past 40 years, there have been a never-ending number of inferior shortwave radios being produced in China and sold from there. Only a few of them have had any merit. Most of these radios have come and gone because of inferior designs and built-in defects. Let's see what happens with this particular Raddy radio. Let's see if Raddy takes the initiative and accepts the responsibility it should and begin not only fixing these adios but all future models of this particular radio. They need a revised schematic upon which to base refute production of this radio. I personally will not buy this radio unless Raddy corrects the defect and markets all new versions of this radio with the problem of muted tuning eradicated. All such future models of this radio must then be sold with a new model number to reflect the fact the muted tuning defect has been corrected.

[@ry491]

The dsp muting on tuning is a deal breaker for me . I like to manual scan . I often use a Tecsun S2000 and that's fine . The h501x is ok too but the pl330 I have is terrible for muting . I rarely use it .

[@Neo7-777]

How can you make such a nice radio for swl/amateurs but then have this muting bs enabled? Nice well done.

[@Kw1161]

Fred I bought mine from Raddioddity and received it about May 11, 2024. I agree the manual leaves much to be desired but Raddioddity has the updated download version on their website I appreciate being able to adjust the font on my IPad. Paul OM0CET video helped me use the SET button to access the LNA1,LNA2 ,LPF on the 3.5” dial. It makes a big improvement on SW. I hope they will offer firmware updates as I would like them to offer SSB tuning from LW to the 1GHZ , just as my Belka offers from 100KHZ to 30MHZ , plus NBFM the same as the Belka. Fred you can use the R919 like a USB SD card reader for your computer. That comes in handy if I am short on USB C ports and need to access my files that I have stored on my SD cards. 73! (watched) have a great day!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thats great and thanks for the extra information.

[@Pyjamarama11]

Damn your eyes !! I have too many radios already ! Hahahaha

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Just one more, just one more. :-)

[@Pyjamarama11]

@@CB-RADIO-UK 😂😂😂

[@TheBronk9]

Watched twice for clarity.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Latest model video up later today.

[@ronaldzuccala-pv8tu]

Watched.PERHAPS THE BEST PORTIBLE RADÌO FOR 2024. PS. IF YOU PURCHASE THE HAN RONG DA VERSION THE MANUELS AND CARDS ARE TWICE AS BIG IF NOT MORE. GREAT REVIEW. YOU DID THE RADIO JUSTICE.. THANKS RON Z. WA3090SWL.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you

[@vineyardsaker6195]

watched :-)

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks

[@wavezone2566]

С таким muting надо отправить это радио обратно производителю и написать ему чтобы он перестал издеваться над покупателями и сделал сначала нормальный приемник, а потом уже его продает

[@cbrmac]

Great review Fred excellent frequency coverage ect but the big put off for me would be those poor quality control switches ect , for £200 thats bad the way they appear to have scrimpt on those and you would have thought that sending you one to review they would make sure it was better quality. Best wishes Mac

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes they have cut corners on a few controls. Hopefully they will take comments like yours on board and make improvements on later models.

[@cbrmac]

I hope they sort those issues.,.I would have considered buying one but the poor quality switches out me right off for sure , certainly no excuse tbh 🙄

[@miguelnappo2535]

Complete novice here, but watched the lot and learned quite a lot, many thanks.

[@n1kkri]

The receive audio on shortwave is really good. I would have like to have even a wider bandwidth(9,10,16KHz) to get the max audio fidelity out of the signal

[@JoeyLanclos]

One of these days I'm going to catch you on 27.305 upper sideband. I may have actually heard you guys from UK on there one morning. I can't believe I'm getting so much hell trying to tune up an antenna system EVER. Used to be I could slap together a 1/4 antenna with my RG 8 coax with 1.1 to 1.3 SWR FOR 3 Mhz.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Antennas go like that sometimes. On air conditions remain poor in the UK. :-(

[@ClickinChicken]

no no, it mutes on course but not on fine, cuz it's good for Alien messages~! Fun in USA.

[@cliffordparmeter6940]

Watched super radio..

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks

[@ClickinChicken]

when you're critiqued heavily by Fred, that means you've got a good thing!

[@stephenedwards1712]

Watched and learned a couple of things,had mine a couple of weeks now and very impressed. The analogue vu meter would have been great. Cheers 73s

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Yes a simple signal meter would be an improvement.

[@robertrutherford2445]

Yes thanks for the indepth review I have one of these radios coming soon in olive drab and yes I agree they should of put a bnc connector in the back of the radio. Your review was long and I watched the whole thing. Have a great weekend

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for sticking with it.

[@Late2Brake]

Great review, I think I’m sold. I originally ordered the Raddy RF320, but it appears Amazon is having a problem actually shipping what they sell. Stay away if you actually want to receive what you order.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

The RF919 is a whole different radio to the 320. Much better all round.

[@SheffieldVince-2E0NZS]

FYI Fred, there's no such word as "Antennuation" The word "Antennuation" sounds legit but it's wrong and doesn't exist.. From now on, every time I here you say "Antennuation" I'm going to correct you. Hi Frid, just to let you know that the correct word is "ATTENUATION " again, the correct word is "ATTENUATION " (AT TEN UATION)... Thank you for your great content!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. Oh dont you know what I am like with some words. No problem being pick up on words so please comment You just have to go with it for a while I am afraid. I give it go on future videos but some are already recoded All the best.

[@johnfish1194]

Just ordered mine off amazon, i hope its worth the high dollar i paid for it.

[@quickplay66]

Watched impressed thinking of buying

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for sticking with the review. What i cannot get over is how sweet the bass is in FM or MP3. Overall it offers a lot for the money.

[@neilhenderson6602]

I'm in love with this radio already! I have its little brother and it's great. Top video Fred.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

Very interesting receiver. Thanks, Fred. Adam In The Attic. 697 Middle, Tennessee KO4HPC 73

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for watching!

[@joachim1182]

Pretty good explained! Thks. 73, Joachim

[@GT_FM]

Watched. And fully enjoyed. It really is a shame that the frequency jump causes sound dropouts as it was looking so good. Back to my 660 we go.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@martinabowm1786]

Evening Fred. Superb Video - a LOT of work!! My compliments! You have nearly sold it to me and it also looks better in your shed (less plasticy). The only problem is, there are 2 or 3 niggles that should not happen with a EURO 300.- Radio! And there is the price... in the EU it really hurts! Can't buy it in the UK anymore thanks to Brexit, it would end up including customs and taxes EURO 352.-!! And that is my "Autsch"-Area! If I wouldn't already have all types of radios standing around I would probably buy it. But just for fun and the looks... well, time will tell! Perhaps sell a teenager or two..but nobody pays enough or eben wants them!!😂😂 Must think, not about getting the radio but more if it fits in my doghouse together with me once my wife is done with me!😁 Thanks for all your excellent work, greetings from Ireland!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Thanks for your honest comment. Yes prices have gone up since Brexit and Covid. HF radios are now pushing £1600. I think before this Raddy the Tecsun 2000 was a good option but that radio is no more and also going for £400 used on ebay. Crazy world. Thanks for your comment.

[@vincentdyer9592]

Watched.Shame it doesn't do dmr.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks.

[@davidstewart4825]

watched it through..great stuff...ill stick to my yaesu....weighs a ton..built like a tank....only issue with it...

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Still love my FRG8800

[@TurnFullCircle]

Deffo watched to the end...very tempting radio....great video and info...thank you very much.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Much appreciated

[@nigelgladwell1783]

watched it all very impressed fred like the unit covers all the bands thanks for the video 73 my friend

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you

[@TheBronk9]

Watched

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@lonmorgan5260]

Watched. I bought this radio and plan on using your vid as a reference. Great job.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. I hope you enjoy the radio and try different antennas.

[@alanslade2319]

Nice RADIO LIKE WHAT YOU SAY IN YOUR SHOW, LOTS OF FREQUENCIES SHAME ABOUT SOME OF THE BUTTONS,BUT IT LOOKS GOOD AND DOES A LOT, LOVE THE SHOW FRED AND I CAN ALWAYS UNDERSTAND ON YOUR CHANNEL, ONE MORE THING SKIP IS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AWFUL THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.LETS HOPE IT PICKS UP SOON, THANKS SO MUCH MATE, ALAN CT48/70, LUTON, WATCHED. 💯👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks Alan. Yes skip has been very very poor. Had some French and Italy in the mornings but little else.

[@stevenschofield2396]

Watched 👍🏼

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you

[@jabman777]

Watched!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@soundhobo]

Watched and thanks for the in-depth review…I’ve got one on the way to me 👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. You should get included the new rod antenna. See video tomorrow.

[@RogerSedai]

Watched

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@GazzaM65]

Watched but ..... Still no review about Mrs Fred's slippers....

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. LOL

[@rogerc6757]

Hi Fred, watched, i was looking for a comprehensive review of this radio and yours ticked all the boxes👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks. Glad it was helpful!

[@mikykempson9560]

wothd

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@tallyankeegal]

WATCHED

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you.

[@wayneoshin9031]

I Watched the entire video, great review. I bought this Radio and I’m waiting to receive it from Radioddity here in the US. Thank you for the video and review.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. I hope you like your radio. Rem to experiment with different antennas.

[@EricRogersPhotography]

Thanks for the review.