SSB Receiver ATS-25 Max DECODER (LW, MW, SW, CB, FM) Review

[@ominkan3129]

The 4.16 air not the beta version will add Bluetooth, LNA, HiZ, and Lock. The activation button will be between the WiFi and volume. Also the max decoder has a new power scheme which make the display illumination more stable and less flickering. On the max decoder the waterfall now actually works giving actual visual information. I like your content and professionalism Paul. Thanks.

[@OM0ET]

Thank you very much for your comment! ;)

[@ominkan3129]

Since buying the max Decoder and having, firmware 4.17 beta air installed, I found there is no BT, LNA or Hi-Z antenna setting features in the radio. Disappointing. So Paul could you do a video on adding those features to your max Decoder?

[@digitalmediafan]

No LNA and HIZ with me using 4.16 and now FT8 doesn't work either

[@ominkan3129]

@@digitalmediafan I think that is a good reason to be disappointed, as I was to find no LNA, BT or Hi-Z after I was told the max Decoder handled all firmware features.

[@OM0ET]

There will be a new version of ATS120 soon with those features. Hope I will be able to test it 😉

[@nordford68]

RBDS is mainly used in the USA…in Europe, we can leave this option switched off. Very nice introduction to this device. Many thx. 73 from Germany

[@HKey_Root]

Brilliant Paul. Your videos are a revelation. These small inexpensive units like the Quansheng etc are as cheap as chips and worth experimenting with.

[@leejenkinson5521]

nice video, was I the only one to see the ANT run across at the ATS25 at 16mins 10 seconds lol

[@alasdair4161]

That same ant made his cameo appearance at 11.43

[@NJF60]

The ant seems to like this radio

[@digitalmediafan]

Something odd has happened I am now unable to get the time so I can't decode any FT8, any ideas why ? Time only works on MW

[@ManuelLausmann-Funktechnik]

Bernhard's software also offers the possibility of time synchronization for FT8 without Internet, but with RDS. Prerequisite, an FM transmitter that sends the time via rds

[@OM0ET]

Thank you!

[@NJF60]

Thank you Paul for the informative presentation. I’m close to purchasing one to explore all it’s cool features. Your videos are always on point and I enjoy watching them. Regards, John from Florida USA

[@OM0ET]

Thank you for watching and for your compliment! :)

[@winstondeegbe3566]

I really do enjoy your video presentations Paul. It's easy to understand you and I learn a lot from you. Did you ever cover the tropical broadcast bands using the Max Decoder II ? If you have please share the link.

[@agustinmoralesrodriguez1242]

Do we need one? No. Do we want one? Yes!🎉😮😊

[@canidsong]

I need another radio like I need another hole in my head. Hold my preferred beverage and pass the cordless drill.

[@larrybragg7406]

Nice demonstration. I'm glad you showed the screen and access to the settings plus how it picks up, especially SSB.

[@ronalddaub9740]

Outside of the waterfall I like the simplicity of my old ats 25 .

[@PureAwareness76]

Lovely review as always ❤ So which one would you recommend, this one (ATS-25 Max Decoder), or the ATS-120? OR, the Raddy Malahit DSP-2? Thank you 😊

[@digitalmediafan]

Hmm FT8 decode seems very sluggish. Even a weak burst should give you a dozen or so stations. CW decoder also doesn't seem very good with what sounded like a fairly strong signal to me. Thanks for great review de M1CTK

[@m1ian]

Thanks for the video i have just bought a DSP2 and this video has helped me alot in setting it up 73s

[@KA9DSL]

Yes I agree, having an FM mode on the short wave bands would be good. Especially when 10M 29.600mhz FM is open and active.

[@antoninorusso56]

Impossible for now ... chip Si4732 non support this function.... But we are working, with the release of the next definitive version of the V 4.17 Air firmware (the beta is already available on the site... and is also BPSK31/63 decoder !!!) with the implementation of the FM mode on the CB band and on the 10 meter band... as well as adding new ranges in all modes, 50 Mhz (6 meters), 144 Mhz (2 meters), Air Band (AM) and Marine band (VHF)... you will find everything in the next firmware (we are finishing the test tests...)

[@PureAwareness76]

​@@antoninorusso56 Hi Bro ❤ Which one, the ATS-25 Max, or the 120, please? 😊

[@stevec5000]

So why does it need an activation code?

[@Homer19521]

Made me smile when you said you were from Slovakia. My mom would always declare proudly that she was a Slovak. Just to drive my dad nuts as he was Hungarian. They were oil & water. Great review. 👍

[@OM0ET]

:) No problem, we love hungarians same as our others neighbors ;)

[@jeromeGrzelak]

@@OM0ET Ilove the way you speek your diction is excellent kg6mn

[@incubus_the_man]

You would have paid thousands of dollars for a radio with this functionality 10 years ago. Now it's under $100USD. amazing.

[@corinlewis3073]

Thanks for doing the video on ATS25 Max Decoder, I just ordered one on Ali express , can't wait to used it, 73's😊

[@stevec5000]

What kind of u-processor does this radio use to give you all those fancy features? It can't still be a simple Arduino can it? Also just about any radio that has a digital display screen will give you noise from the screen if you try to use a whip antenna so don't do that!

[@rafaelzeferino1]

Parabéns pelo vídeo, mesmo sendo em inglês deu pra entender muito bem 👏🏼 como funciona 🙌🏻👏🏼👏🏼🎉 📻

[@joao-l5b2l]

Eu tenho um,mas o MW nao funciona,isto e nao tem recepçao de emissoras,so da ruido nao sei sera problema de software,o restante trabalha

[@etmax1]

The noise when using the telescopic antenna is likely because the designer didn't do a proper job of shielding noise sources like the MCU and the display. A sheet of TIO in front of the display (and earthed) as well as the inside of the display could go a long way towards eliminating that noise.

[@laszlovona]

wow! amazing unit! btw around 31:30 you are receiving a Hungarian FM station for about 30 sec 😊 they are talking about a university development program..

[@aaronbenns9051]

I had a ats25 i loved it this one is a very nice upgrade

[@adrianssolutionsgwm]

DIFFERENT PRICES MODELS the atx25 max is available from 70 pounds to 126 pounds here. For am fm rds is there a diffence or same unit. what is activation paid for, is it relevent to am fm rds I see a wifi aerial on this model but not on other ats25 max .. why.. i assume this isnt internet radio Is the cheaper ats25xi just as good for am fm rds is the speaker/sond quality same for all models, is it really just suck on. IS RDS25MAX A DECENT SOUND QUALITY .. i have a high quality tabletop pure radio right now but menus real hard and cant see buttons in the dark. This looks great to use.

[@PreppedScots]

Just placed an order for one of these, gonna test it out with my wee 27mhz telescopic antenna and also my JPC-12 with a 5m telescoping portion just for sheer length on the lower bands just to see how it goes If it performs well then it’s going into a sigint collections kit,gonna be the first time trying out these wee things so fingers crossed

[@NVRMTmotion]

Did it perform well? They're available for a great price at the moment and I've been tempted daily

[@chuckp3739]

Thank you for the very descriptive video. I will have to add one to my Ham Shack.

[@jurgenboucher116]

Hi, did you also try the DWD Pinneberg weather RTTY transmission on LW 147KHz? The ATS frequency range starts at 150 KHz, as i know.

[@PureAwareness76]

I used to listen DWD (Deutsche Wetterdienst) on Kiwi radios 😊

[@markmontgomery9722]

good job i have just got my ATS 25 MAX AND HAVE THE NIOSE FROM THE FACE OF THE RADIO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDIO 73S MARK NORTH IRELAND

[@wtmayhew]

There’s one thing I see on the ATS-120 that also seems to be on the ATS-25 is the mute that seems to happen briefly in SSB mode when the tuning is advanced about 6 KHz, but seems at time to be at irregular intervals. My guess is that it is an internal artifact of the Si4732-A10 radio chip. Does the ATS-25 also have the same problem with picking up images of the FM broadcast band stations in the shortwave band? Where I live in the US, a strong image on an FM station on 89.7 MHz falls right on top of WWV on 10 MHz. Over all the ATS-25 Max Decoder looks very good for the money. It is particularly appealing because it comes with an upgradable version of the Harduino firmware which should help prolong its usefulness. The current version appears to be 4.16. If shoppingmon Chinese web sites, be sure to order a radio with up to date and upgradable firmware.

[@OM0ET]

Yes, seems that both radios are based on the same design. Next version of ATS25 should have front end filters added ;)

[@taxineil1]

Does anyone know if the update from 4.16 beta is free or does it cost anything?

[@xe1zlgg]

Hi .. excellent review... Does the muting dissapears when you use 1 Khz tuning step in Am SW band ?

[@raymondkb2nzo788]

This is the best help I could find thanks very much

[@mpatrickthomas]

Does it have memory to save frequencies?.I have heard of radios of this type have no memories.

[@kevargao5031]

I believe the ATS25AMP has LNA, by all the accounts that I have read, the 25AMP is slightly better than the 24 Max Decoder, but hard to judge as there are no comparisons so far.

[@MrPit60001]

73/51 Gran Canaria Pedro.Thanks you for your super video.

[@_bob_8170]

The Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) is the American equivalent of the Radio Data System (RDS) protocol, which is the standard protocol for the distribution and propagation of data by FM radio signals.

[@OM0ET]

Thank you so much! :) I am learning whole life ;)

[@ilijapilipovic]

Stupid

[@bengeijtenbeek9394]

Hi Paul , thank u for the nice video, i was wondering if there is a firmware with the airband and if so where i can find this? i cant read russian..

[@Smash-n-Grab]

Hi OM0ET, I watched your antenna mast install for your hexbeam.. Brilliant install. Loving this radio i just ordered one from Aliexpress but I would like to connect it to a power supply without the battery. Is this possible?

[@electricite2552]

What camera are you using now? The quality is good❤

[@PureAwareness76]

He's bril! ❤ I also used to mention, that his videography is top!

[@ItsRael108]

Great review Thanks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@corinlewis3073]

Hi Paul, I bought an ATS25 Decoder Max fro🎉m Ali Express, I connect to my home WiFi network , but the radio show the UTC time on the display, would you why it won't show the time?

[@rlwoodlief]

Great review Paul, thank you. 73's de N4RLW

[@MyspiritMysoul]

Does this also works at AM ? 700-1800 band?

[@coinshooters]

hi got one of these receivers , but can't figure out what use the waterfall is? doesn't have a tuneable cursor, also can't enable bluetooth , ? any advice

[@d.j.roberts187]

Which do you recommend? 25 or 120

[@adrianssolutionsgwm]

HELP CONFUSED ! What is difference ats24max here and ats24x1 £70. What does wifi do / dig radio??? Why are some 25max £65 and some £120 THX

[@warrenookland8169]

I wish they had included a storage hole for the pen. I can see it will soon slip away unnoticed.

[@raymondkb2nzo788]

Very helpful going to buy one kb2nzo 73s

[@1400d4d]

Na LW 225KHz jest Warszawa program 1 z Solca Kujawskiego w Polsce. 2 anteny 1/4 fali. Moc nadajnika to 1000W.

[@alexanderkatassonow6914]

Thanks for the informative video. Could you now compare two current models ats25max vs. ats25x2 please?

[@buzzsah]

Does this radio have a mem-scan? Can one enter a few channels to listen to and scan them? Will it pickup Digital?

[@martinryan5069]

Excellent VIDEO as usual very helpful thank you so much 👍

[@OM0ET]

Thank you very much! ;)

[@wrongsideof40]

Great review. Thanks very much! I notice than when you tune in an SSB station, you use 1kHz step size, then go into the BFO for 'exactness'. Does this mean the minimum step-size on the main tuning is 1kHz? If so, what is the point of the two zeros after the decimal point? Thanks again.

[@OM0ET]

No no, sometimes is VFO little shifted and is good to do a small correction trough the BFO.

[@mattlord2906]

Good to know they have Hams in Slovakia. I asked my Father in law today if radios was a thing in Slovakia. He didn't know. I have a Kenwood TH-D74 that I will bring him next visit. If you know what is a high quality radios that can work over their, please let me know. I am from Seattle, WA USA. My family lives in Prievidza

[@OM0ET]

I fully recommend the RADDY DSP2. I also have the recent video about it with the purchasing link in description. 👍

[@JuanPablo-mt9cz]

Saludos, cual preferia usted la hxdata d808 o la ats25 max decoder, cual es mejor.

[@emersonmsd]

Looks good Paul but interacting with the 2,4 ich screen would drive me nuts. I appreciate a bigger screen needs more battery power. The firmware looks great. 73

[@OM0ET]

Power consuption is very low ;)

[@DonzLockz]

Thanks Paul. It would be great if it could transmit QRP too. :)

[@victorkearns1106]

Thank you nice clear steady explanation again thanks easy and informative to listen and watch😊

[@LuisRenta-b3s]

Hello.. I enjoyed this video, I purchased an ATS25 after watching this. I have one issue I cannot figure out, can you help? The TIME displayed is in GMT. How can I set the Time to display in my timezone/city? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Lou

[@SangiTariq]

HI SIR WHICH ONE IS GOOD ATS-120 OR ATS-25 MAX DECODER. PLEASE HELP ME I WANT TO PURCHASE ONE OF THEM. I AM TARIQ FROM KARACHI PAKISTAN

[@stuwilson3146]

Hi Paul.. Great video as always.. Nice radio.. But i'm really hooked on my ATS120.. Cheers..73s from Australia..

[@OM0ET]

Oh I love also my ATS120 too! :)

[@W5NWA]

But does the Wi-Fi actually work this time? I have each model thus far and have vowed to never own another but I admit, if one actually worked as advertised I would buy it again.

[@OM0ET]

Yes, WiFi works OK in this version

[@ArclampSDR]

I updated mine and its asking for a code I was never given ;(

[@kofthebaskervilles]

Another excellent review. Thank you.

[@OM0ET]

Thank you!

[@pin00ch]

These things are everywhere and the price spread is HUGE!! I found one for $40 and others for $160. What gives??

[@jeromeGrzelak]

The 160 model comes in a velvet box

[@leejenkinson5521]

would love to see this with some sort of tag/hook to connect to a carabiner, or may be a detachable handle to make it easier to carry and transport, plus some method of storing the antenna and stylus to the side of the case. Just minor points which would be awesome improvements to a future model!.

[@Steelplayer59]

Possibly something you would like to design, build for your own, then share your great results with the community?

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Can you have an external bluetooth speaker? Is there an app for this device?

[@TVSNOWOWL]

So no air and Maritieme band :(

[@thejoker-ie1mm]

HI Paul, thank you for this videotest 👍

[@OM0ET]

;) thanks for watching!

[@bilkenhampton]

Very good clip. I wish you would how to update this radio. You have very detailed things very good.

[@fantomas1840]

If this receiver has screen noise on some bands, why not make a screen off button?

[@ronalddaub9740]

Can the older ats 25 that is like that to have a waterfall?

[@OM0ET]

After HW modification and FW update it can.

[@krzysztofhalupka]

Super - Thanks. When will you make your next video about ats - 25 ? Greetings from Poland.

[@antronx7]

Thanks for doing these reviews so other people don't throw money away on these cheap toys.

[@OM0ET]

There are also many not wealthy people who wish to go in hobby but don't have money to buy expensive radios ;) Thanks god there are chinese manufacturers who made this :)

[@antronx7]

@@OM0ET The problem is these radios have such poor performance that it's better to save up a little extra money for good name brand used radio that will provide much better enjoyment of the hobby.

[@PureAwareness76]

​@@antronx7 That "little extra money" is 2-4x the price, right? A lovely used Icom IC-R30 receiver is £4-500...! A used one. Etc.

[@antronx7]

@@PureAwareness76 Thats right. You cant buy a decent stand alone hf radio for less than $600. Everything below that price is cheap junk.

[@iliebelcea512]

Questo ricevitore si collega al pskreporter?

[@alexchin2286]

Hello OM0ET and the community of SW DXing. On my ATS25 max decoder I am only able to hear one operator speaking on SSB USB or LSB . Could you or anyone in the community provide some suggestion how I could tune or do something on the ATS25 max decoder so that I can hear both operators. Should I switch off the BFO entirely? I am puzzled. Cheers

[@georgen9755]

Are these connected to cctv ?

[@lion606]

Does it receive air band too..? Thank you

[@OM0ET]

Not this one

[@richardsage3139]

So does it decode cw or not??

[@nabinchandrapatra5369]

Excellent explained

[@Woddy-bd7ns]

Can this decode emergency services ?

[@Woddy-bd7ns]

?

[@royramdeen8864]

Great review paul..

[@nascar0509]

A shame the display isn't larger.

[@adrianssolutionsgwm]

25X1 OR 25 MAX if want am fm gagic radio mellow magic etc with best sound quality is the much cheaper xi ok pls. Do all x25 have same 3 inch speaker, is it really hot glued on, would you advise dissemble and mechanically fix. thx

[@fabiomariotti_ps]

I am not sure why we need WiFi. Ok, one step, time synchronisation is clear, but I do not think it is fundamental as this can be synched via other ways. How can WiFi help on the signal? I am totally new BTW in the subject, but I have a good background on similar maters ;)

[@fabiomariotti_ps]

BTW, thanks for the video, I tend to be direct in my comments, but indeed nice contribution.

[@jpb37]

I ordered same , max version. 😊

[@SangiTariq]

Nice radio. Nice video

[@N4GW]

Nice demo

[@OM0ET]

Thank you! :)

[@etmax1]

Paul, Just in the last couple of days Google has changed the way videos are displayed and instead of the information down below the wankers show a whole lot of video links similar to the KZbin home page. Also all the comments are now down the right hand side and while there is a ...more button it doesn't show anything useful like the purchase links you mentioned.

[@wadekennon7385]

Will this receive police and rescue frequency

[@scaramonga]

NO.

[@jacquesjonker9886]

Looking for something including airwave (for the time we still have it)

[@microwave-vh2uc]

even without any antenna the S meter reads S5 Not very good

[@goranjovic3174]

Very nice radio :) For FM i recomended you to buy one TEF6686 and compare with ATS radios :) )) Pozdrav z Srbsko do Slovensko ! 73s

[@SangiTariq]

I love your channel. I Love Radio Tariq Hakeem Sangi

[@deesalkelly3069]

wish there was a power switch at the front...would like to rack mount a few

[@OM0ET]

Yes, this is very good idea, hope that designer will read this ;)

[@alvarogaitan2529]

thanks, Om0et 73 from kb2uew

[@Zerpentsa6598]

But still no air bands.

[@joao-l5b2l]

In my ATS 25 MAX DECODER not recepçao in MW,only noise problem

[@bhuralal1317]

Hi friend how much is price and this radio model to online shopping counet address is sending please

[@georgen9755]

Review View Air band Amateur Thank you sir