Ham radio smartphone! Outfone Rangerfone S15 android VHF/UHF

[@jameslau31]

Thank you my friend, Eric. As manufacturer of Rangerfone series, I am happy to see that. S15 is a pretty old model, we made it few years ago , but we don't have any idea on KZbin at that time. But thanks to Eric for being interested in our rugged/android/radio/sexy phone. We will bring up some more product in future

[@shepheardadi4329]

Hey James....you should make more rugged phones with radio transmitters in the future! Try making a phone with a higher transmitting power to increase the range.

[@shelbyclay]

If you make a modern version of this, with 5W VHF/UHF output, I'll buy it.

[@jakegonzales5865]

Where cani buy this for $170,00

[@randomnessx3597]

man i wish we had modern versions of this

[@jerrysteinhardt2257]

I would like to say you did a very good job with this video. you kept it simple without a bunch of other non garbage. Thank you for this video as well as the other videos you have done. GOOD JOB

[@brazenbull636]

A band scope/waterfall app for this would sell me on this. Hell, might as well integrate an sdr 😄

[@robertbrown8068]

The Rfinder B1 kicks it's ass. The Rfinder B1 is 4 watts and DMR as well.

[@robertnicoll9712]

This is pretty cool but Android 4 is a dealbreaker for me. Would have to be at least Android 6 and would be a bonus of they did Android 7 for it in the next 6-12 months.

[@joeframo3347]

Hey Eric you're doing a great job buddy thank you for sharing

[@Shooter11B]

New subscriber here. AWESOME product! Thank you for highlighting it! If only it was in a lower frequency.

[@jerrysteinhardt2257]

Keep in mind that if you do program this in the ham bands you do need to have a ham ticket. You can run the aprsdroid program with this unit

[@gillchad]

Really interesting product. Hope you'll do a update review on this after some more usage.

[@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787]

Looks brilliant.

[@BosleyBeats]

Can this support APRS encode/decode of packets?

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

The radio is software based, which means that in order to make it APRS, D-Star, or any other open source digital format compatible, requires only that someone with far greater knowledge than I have, write the code for the radio.

[@F4GVE]

Cool device, I like the idea. About the CTCSS, this is in fact the "standard codes" use with PMR446 (licence free radio in Europe). It's more simple to use for free licence radio like GMRS/FRS PMR446. But it's weird on an amateur radio device: moreover if you only have 1 to 38, you will only have tones from 67 to 250,3 Hz. 73's Adrien F4GVE

[@liveonyoutube8478]

Hey, i am trying to program an Boafeng radio, so i can use it at work with the CP446 motorola radios, however i can hear what my co workers say, but cant talk back (they wont hear me) how can i fix that?

[@Coalrollinfurry]

Looks like a baofeng ant. And actually one of the best ant. They have for the stock config. 2m 440 much better then dummy loaded.

[@mwsessor1]

Does it have a stand alone GPS , Does it have to have a cell Signal for the GPS to work ? Thanks

[@Punky-Boy]

All my phones has this future now i have a doogee S80 but my snopow was a bit user friendly

[@Coalrollinfurry]

Really need a newer android version but for what it is id say yes its very cool, sounded quite good on the repeater and for 1.5 watts i just feel like if you actually had to use it heavily tho that it would need to be plugged into a charger. But better then the devices zello offers i think. Could it fit a negoya ant.? Then it may have better range, but looks like negoya may be a bit large to fit.

[@Adamdaj]

Can this be used for GMRS ? I realize with FRS channels 8 to 14 would be not feasible due to that FRS must have permanent antenna. I am a license Amateur and I also have my GMRS license

[@RenegadeADV]

That is freaking awesome!

[@jlmoo1]

oh man. I want one. i can see my self use one of these

[@jmendi4013]

I love it man , i will buy one

[@Homesteadingandreviews]

Does the antenna for the walkie-talkie give you better signal cell tower wise

[@germanjaen703]

Hi Eric have you found any PTT APP that work with this phone.pls

[@dieselrigs1]

So it comes in VHF or UHF or both my Baofeng is both and can do Packet with a TNC I bought but I wonder if this will do Packet

[@xPow-]

I wander how much software control you have over the radio. Could you for instance write APRS apps?

[@DoubleAisCharged]

I know this is an old video but does the app accept frequencies in the 487mhz range? I’m definitely interested in getting this but need it to go out of band slightly.

[@michaelmorgan4417]

Will the walkie-talkie Feature work with the screen off

[@noejitta]

what is a price and is the Android frimeware upgradeable to the newer versions

[@pohsinhee3076]

Does it cover marine band 156Mhz?

[@jeffhetschel3035]

Liked it, great find

[@waydwalker3674]

The price of $170 has been quoted more than once....could we get a link to were to purchase this unit for $170? I contacted the manufacture and was told they do not sell to the public...only to business (distributors).

[@edwardgonzales2935]

i dont see it for that price from rangerfone or anywhere at that price

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

can you catch FM radio stations like I can with my baofeng? If you can can you seek stations does it have memory etc?

[@johnbidgood8903]

had a similar phone but android on 4 and not usable, radio not fantastic ,so went back to phone and radio ,but this product may be better ,but agree with pieo now on 7

[@JunHinagdanan]

Hi sir, good day, may I asks what is the name of the app you are using on this video? Cant find it on Google Play Store.

[@DeejayUniX]

Any tips on how to set the app for CB freqs?

[@mark2727]

I have an android app on my samsung s3 that can send morse code for practice. Can this phone transmit Morse using a similar app over a simplex frequency?

[@megadwood18]

Eric do you still have this phone/radio and how is it holding up.

[@paulhawk8277]

Is transmit open for gmrs or frs? Anybody know....just came across this...do u need a ham licsense to operate? And if u do,how do u stop non hams from using ham bands?i mean anybody can buy a uhf/ vhf radio,but your average person wouldn't,they have no use for one.....now if u put that option on a phone,and put a million of them out,people are going to try and use the ham option....licensed or not...the negative out weighs the positive,hey u can get a 5 watt uhf/vhf Walkie for 30-40 bucks.....

[@HamRadioConcepts]

You're right. But anyone can buy a Baofeng without a license.

[@dttomsen971]

Can the phone receive incoming calls while the walkie-talkie app is in use?

[@danmart1879]

Thanks for the vid.

[@gustoarmarin]

How does it use the signal when operate on ham can it run with out cell phone signal ?

[@mattalexander8925]

Does this support the whole 136-174 bandsplit?

[@idreesqawiy]

Hey will the walkie talkie work with no phone service at all. Can it be used as just a walkie talkie

[@sebastianbluecrew4320]

idreesqawiy yes but this item is lonnngggg gone out of production

[@matthewpina4719]

1.5 Watt only? Do they have a 8 Watt version?

[@gb4ever]

Really liked the video thank you. Not a ham radio user personally but this could be useful for a group I'm with who use 2 way radios when on duty. Couple of questions 1) as we use a group of radios and not into a repeater would that still work same way when programming the frequency? Would we have to offset the tx/rx? 2) does the walkie talkie app come on the phone already? 3) if using roip apps such as zello, will the PTT work with them too? Thanks all. Hope you can answer some of these as this phone seems really neat.

[@joblessalex]

I have a bad feeling about this... It's running 12.5khz wide channels. aren't ham frequencies 5khz?

[@AnthonyJohnson-plus]

12.5khz is narrow band. Most ham radio analog uses 25khz but digital uses 12.5khz though dstar only uses 6.25khz the only bad thing about that would be it'd sound bad when talking on a wideband channel.

[@BEdmonson85]

Nope, as Anthony says, it's 25k for wideband and 12.5k for narrowband. We're talking about the bandwidth of the signal not channel spacing.

[@matthewpina4719]

do you have to have the app on in order to receive radio Transmissions or can you receive radio Transmissions even if the app is not on for example if you're surfing KZbin or the web?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

the app running in the background is still ok, the radio breaks in no matter what u are looking at on the phone, and it doesnt change to the app upon receive, you can also tx with the app in the background running.

[@matthewpina4719]

Nice thanks

[@kuyavenzinfovlog]

Thank you so much for the great video. Just wanna ask if no gsm signal, is the uhf or vhf still functional? Can you send to me the link where you buy that I will use that here in Philippines

[@kil98q]

Whats the range of the VHF will it go to 137 mhz ;p would be fun if i can receive NOAA weather pictures with it

[@nuclearknight8543]

I wanna buy this for work since it's a vhf. but before I buy it how do you use It? we operate on working channel 10 so I can talk to the ships and tow boats that come in I do have a license through my company. but just need to use it for vhf. And if anyone knows what kinda watts on the range is like 5 watts or more?

[@Pieh0]

Android 4? So it's trash then, as we're on Android 7 now, and 4 is unsupported now, and has been for about 2 years.

[@MichaelKnightKK4IOH]

Horribly out of date like all of these seem to be.

[@DeejayUniX]

Why would you need a 700+$ smartphone as a ham radio? I don't see the point on building something on such a high priced hardware.

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

I can see why? If you are one that wants to be able to travel this is good. I like to travel in my car I sleep in my car and will shower at the PLFT so the less I have the more space I enjoy. No I am not a ham but I do own a Baofeng radio and I am learning a little more each day. I have programmed a repeater into my radio but will not test it as I am not licensed. I have reached out to local hams via FB and yet to get a response but I would like to have one of them use my radio to see if it does indeed work properly so I will have an emergency radio for when the cell service takes a dump like it did in the last flood. If you were near wifi you could place calls via FB isn't that insane I was parked out side of the planet fitness all the roads were flooded and I just did not want to go where I could be trapped so I parked it there on high ground. My cell rang but it was not cell call it was WIFI call. Wife went to her brothers where she attempted to shelter but he flooded too so she was again a refugee. I told her he was going to flood she felt 250 K homes don't flood well missy they do and it did. She nearly lost 2 cars that way. The new way is not working these fool women think husbands are to be seen and not heard? This keeps up I will not be seen or heard as I will be a drifter in the desert playing games with the other full time RVers.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

why is it trash? becAuse you dont get the latest crappy emojis? We use these for work and they are stable and functional without excess unending bloatware updates.

[@DCJNewsMedia]

freaking awesome

[@loctite222ms]

interesting, but I still used my phone more than my HT and this is only 3g and android 4?My galaxy express 3 (inexpensive) is 4g and android 6 something.

[@vincentcimino1963]

Does this do split pl tones, ctcss and dcs?

[@dttomsen971]

I can't find a VHF version. Do they exist?

[@stanky98035]

and as for APRS you could run the that android app.

[@joesmathers1158]

great info

[@jayyyyy50505]

That is cool

[@darylynn621]

I. Got no luck with. The shown address,,,, but it's for sale?

[@RC-rv1gq]

Currently, website only offering UHF.

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

The VHF version would seem to be ( for myself) a One Thing does it All Comms Device. Wasn't able to get around the Mfg. site on my device too well. I did see it for sale at Aliexpress. With an extra battery is $207. it's in the cart for future purchase. I wonder if there is an adapter for an external antenna hook up? Tony KD5SSQ

[@joseignacioblancopastor4024]

¿Que frecuencias y que radio de cobertura alcanza este dispositivo?

[@MrAlphacallsign]

So question, so that means that anyone can buy this phone and used on the ham frecuencies with no license , question do they ask you for a ham radio license. another question how many watts output on 2 meter

[@mrfyisms]

w8mpx You still need a license to transmit on amateur radio frequencies. Anybody can purchase a ham radio without a license. The only bad thing about this device, he did say it's only 1.5 watts.

[@nbookie]

w8mpx so by your logic this phone is as deadly as a gun with 8 people killed a day and 1100+ injured by people texting and driving or walking into traffic. never mind the hundreds killed by people who used the phone to setup the murder.

[@nr3rful]

cell phones are notorious for poor battery. wonder how this battery is with transmitting along with a phone and using apps etc ?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

I can say that this battery lasts longer than a complete day even transmitting here and there, whereas my Galaxy S4 goes maybe half a day with the brand new battery i just bought for the wife, (she has that phone now)

[@comercializadoralaregiomon3259]

WHERE CAN I BUY THIS RADIO IN TEXAS

[@RingwayManchester]

That is so cool. I want one. I take it you contact them to buy one?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

That's what i did

[@matthewnett]

I would love to get my hands on one of these but the site says currently not available. Any more info on this or any others selling one like this that you've heard of? Thanks KD9BBN

[@insome8750]

can i use it in local WIFI network with out internet ?

[@Pops_607]

Ok went to site can't find prime or how to buy it...

[@rpgiuliani]

A novel idea, but it didn't blow me away. 3G is behind the curve by today's standards. Android OS is also behind the curve. Why bother.

[@justinhope2974]

hi i am in construction and i have one for those phone and how can i get it to work with the construction radio

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

One thing i wanted to ask someone in the know, are these somehow encrypted? because we use the same phone and i cannot clearly recieve it using my sdr or any other broadband reciever i have. just digital noise. Im no Ham, my work is licenced and we use them so pls excuse my ignorance. I wanted to use my Alinco sdr to sorta log all our calls from my house but cant.

[@HamRadioConcepts]

Should set the SDR to FM, wide, and if the radio is transmitting a CTCSS tone or PL tone the SDR needs to be set to listen to that tone.

[@richvantrease]

Hi, can you confirm the S15 covers both VHF and UHF? When I go to that link, it shows this: Walkie talkie Support hardware walkie talkie, UHF:400-480MHz

[@HamRadioConcepts]

It does not. As i mentioned in the video description and in the video, it is either VHF or UHF, depending on the model you request.

[@richvantrease]

Sorry, I missed that. Thank you for the reply.

[@jimaspinwall7814]

How does this have VHF where the published feature/specs indicate only 400-480 MHz?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

I stated VHF or Uhf available in the description. Choose which frequency band you would like. Mine is vhf that is why I only showed VHF frequencies on the video

[@elizerhernandez6225]

HamRadioConcepts where can i buy like that unit,

[@MauriatOttolink]

And you point is? My point is that a Baofeng UV-6R costs about $30

[@divinocarlos76]

Quero saber o valor desses smartphone aí que é europeus e em português tem como você mandar para nós chefe o bom é bom demais

[@TechDark]

How long will the battery last?

[@8digitPDX]

Did you say that's 1.5 watts max on the HAM frequencies?

[@matthewpina4719]

8digitPDX that's what I was saying I'd rather have 8 Watt

[@8digitPDX]

Yeah, it's a low wattage setup. A heck of a lot of good promise for having HAM enabled apps just built in. A friend of mine does all sorts of videos with a couple grand worth of high end HAM radio gear all cobbled together to do some basic text and picture messaging, but it has long setup times and requires a lot of menu options and programming on some tempermental android applications.

[@lcole1985]

Maybe they will make a 4g version one day.

[@Quake3DeathGod]

That's not bad with a repeater in range

[@briantmartin83]

Camper These phones are all old tech 2g and 3g only.. In other words THEY SUCK

[@Coalrollinfurry]

Whats the frequency range? Standard 2m 440? Up to 470 or 520?

[@markplott4820]

actually they can receive outside and Transmit outside the Formatted HAM bands, which should make them ILLEGAL for a HAM to use.

[@edwardhuguenin6388]

Is the S15 both VHF and UHF? The web page only shows it as a UHF.

[@HamRadioConcepts]

I requested Vhf for my area. UHF is more popular in China so that's what they are favoring.

[@JohnnyWingate]

"Support hardware walkie talkie, UHF:400-480MHz or VHF:136-174MHz." Quote from the spec's page.

[@81quiroz]

I want one how much did you pay for it

[@spicefab]

Does it have Bluetooth? its possible to operate the radio with a bluetooth device? can the ptt be activated from the bluetooth device? 73

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

Just checked this phone. 2G-3G only, UHF avail, VHF iffy. Neat phone, no price, shipped from china. Not what any ham would really want except for novelty of having it. go to www.outfone.com to check for yourself. You can do better!

[@davidmaclennan5252]

i see they have a dmr version. any idea if dmr version is good ?

[@jameslau31]

Your idea is correct, for now DMR is the best choice

[@Richardofdanbury]

In a 911 - like event would the HAM aspects of this device work? ... or would it be shut down like the cells in 911?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

You cannot shut down ham radio, unless it was some sort of Electro-magnetic pulse destroying the equipment...

[@jdschauss]

...unless the power grid goes down and the repeater you want to use has no back-up power source.

[@lmaoyourface08]

That guys bendy thumb is freaking me out 0:57

[@kellynorman7452]

where can i pick up one of these phones and it would be nice if you responded instead of leaving people hanging

[@HamRadioConcepts]

The manufacturer stopped producing these over 2 years ago

[@alex336k]

Hi all. Can please someone send to me a web side to check the specifications of this S15 mobile android/phone-radio and to place an order so I can buy it? Thank you all. Regards.

[@mwh9308]

will this transmit over the 1.25 meters (220mhz)?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

no. 136.174mhz

[@mwh9308]

is 1.5 watts enough to hit local repeaters?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

depends on where you are at and how far the repeaters are.

[@caulktel]

Hey Eric, they don't have a mobile friendly website, so i cant find the cost. What did it cost?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

$170 without shipping

[@caulktel]

Thanks, that seems pretty reasonable to me.

[@mrhonda7680]

HamRadioConcepts

[@69Polie69]

If they could make 128gb 4g version I would buy!

[@SiMahDan]

Is the signal encrypted?

[@PolakeXD]

Nope :/ I was looking for mobile transmitters that are transmitting encrypted signals but until now I could only find an overpriced one for 1300usd which was not good at all. It was like 1800mAh battery, Android 3.*, no cameras and had an non-removable antenna. Definitely was not worth it's money

[@danielboster616]

really cool! How long have these things been on the market. and what is the cost?

[@richbla2889]

Does this cover the "MURS" business band 154.600 MHz ?

[@HamRadioConcepts]

Just tried it to confirm, yes it does

[@richbla2889]

Tnx..Think I'll check one out

[@motto666]

So with built in VHF or UHF transmitter, I assume it does not require internet to use like the Zello right? And what is the range, I mean distance to use effectively?

[@sizeable_paladin]

Phone not listed as FCC approved, do you have more information showing that this is fcc approved?

[@texasprepper869]

Sizeable Paladin no need for fcc type acceptance since you are allowed by fcc rules to make your own radio from scratch for ham part 97 use anyway

[@texasprepper869]

unless you mean for the cellphone frequency side of things

[@sizeable_paladin]

yes I am asking about the cellphone side of the frequency. As if it is fcc approved it will make a great bug out phone.

[@christophercampbell5763]

I need to know the cost on these things how much are the radios you guys should post the cost

[@HamRadioConcepts]

Christopher Campbell read the description. its in the description. price is in the description. look in the description.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

How about listening to NOAA WEATHER RADIO FREQUENCIES??

[@grindz145]

Think you can get it working with aprs? I theory it could work with the audio modem feature with aprs Droid

[@HamRadioConcepts]

Very good question... i never thought of that..

[@billbill3320]

anybody knows which did this phone?i need repier it,i just know that it has done in china

[@myjobisjustdandy2909]

Why doesnt a company make a case that covers the camera and mics until you want to use th em?

[@wp4nuf]

Where can I get one and whats the price range.