Spectral Purity: Will the Radioddity QT80 Ham Radio PASS?

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TheSmokinApe

Күн бұрын

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@BigJohnsHamShack Ай бұрын

Exactly what we have come to expect from you Ape. No BS content that has value. Appreciate it.

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks Big John 👍

@germanjohn5626 Ай бұрын

Thanks Ape, Nice radio. I think it will be in my future if I can convince the XYL that we need yet another radio lol.

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching GJ 👍

@SM3TEK-Lars Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. Could be a nice mobil rigg in the car

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Hey Lars, thanks for watching 👍

@mostlypostie1 Ай бұрын

Awesome! Fantastic, clean radio. I'm measuring better than -58dBc harmonic suppression on every band on the 15m band, And even better on 12m and 10m. 73

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

I was a little surprised, thanks for watching 👍

@mostlypostie1 Ай бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe A lot of work went into this radio. More than 18 months of prototype development and testing before release, to make sure that it was actually a quality radio for the HAM/PRO market, first! Also see the latest firmware that was just released, it adds a few nice features. Thanks for the great videos Ape. 73!

@mj-dd2fb Ай бұрын

Thanks for the additional review on this rig, Ape. Looking forward to the power review vid. This radio is def on my radar.

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Should be out in a few days, thank you for watching 👍

@bigjim55able Ай бұрын

Great test Ape. 73

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks Big Jim 👍

@KS0JD Ай бұрын

Nice video Ape! Nice little radio. Thanks for that Ape! 73

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Jeff 🍻

@aandpman Ай бұрын

I've been considering that radio as an upgrade to my Quad5-N. Would be nice to have 12 & 15m in the truck. You have assuaged my fears.

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

@@aandpman it is pretty slick

@ronwolenski-n8wcr Ай бұрын

That's impressive. Thanks Ape!

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Ron 👍

@bassangler73 Ай бұрын

Nice job Ape!

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Thanks BA 🍻

@tommiller1315 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Shown me I can use my (new to me) NanoVNA, with attenuation, to check out my own radios as well

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

I used a TinySA in the video 👍

@robertmeyer4744 Ай бұрын

Nice testing. Great job linking attenuators together . I do not have that many or enough power rating .so I just line tap into 2.5 KW dummy load. This allows power measurement and outher tests at same time. That short piece of 8X is fine. This is HF . maybe at UHF might be a problem with all them connectors but HF is just fine. You could the PTT on mic as straight key. That makes a great POTA radio . Them 3 bands has been open real nice lately. Just throw it on a ATU and Poseidon antenna and make your contacts . Remember 15 amps peak current. 20AH LiFePO4 should run most of the day . With a sound card you can do digital modes just watch duty cycle. Adjust power as needed. You could just hold mic over smartphone and send/receive SSTV . Their a app for that . 73

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

@@robertmeyer4744 hey Robert, not sure how it happened but I have a bunch of attenuators around here 🤨

@technishn Ай бұрын

Nice concise review of harmonics. You mentioned being a professional expert... as opposed to an amateur expert?

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

I’m not entirely sure 👍

@vonzigle 26 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@TheSmokinApe 25 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@davidp73 Ай бұрын

Nice video Ape…. I don’t have the spectrum analyzer and set up such as you have for testing, so would it be safe to say even with this being one of the Chinese brands that all these would be clean. I know some of the Baofengs are hit or miss. Does radioddity seem to be consistent with their stuff?

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

This radio is manufactured by Anytone and rebranded as Radioddity. Anytone typically does a pretty good job.

@davidp73 Ай бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe ok thanks.. probably get one of these for doing 10-15 meters POTA

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

So far I’m a fan 👍

@JonathanPhillips27 Ай бұрын

Courious about the power output on 12 and 15m. I am seeing 50watts output on those bands through the analyzer on my tuner. What is your experience with power output on those bands?

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

I have fully tested yet but the video is coming 👍

@mostlypostie1 Ай бұрын

Power output on 15m is lower, around 40 to 50 watts PEP. RX sensitivity is also slightly reduced on 15m. However it's still very workable and great fun (and clean) to use! 73

@hazer72 Ай бұрын

I'm here because I'm triggered by cat videos 🤣

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Haha

@philipwells2793 Ай бұрын

Interesting. So why didn't they advertise and sell it as a 3 band ham radio?

@mostlypostie1 Ай бұрын

It's because the radio is an upgrade of an older model, and the factory did not want to redo all of the documentation and compliance / certification information for the global market. So it remains a 10-meter radio with lots of "gifts". 73

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

I have no idea 🤷

@Siskiyous6 Ай бұрын

Three bands is how they get ya

@CBPunisher1900 Ай бұрын

4 bands 15, 12, 11, 10m

@germanjohn5626 Ай бұрын

@@CBPunisher1900 most serious people do not care about chicken band.

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Sure is LC

@CBPunisher1900 Ай бұрын

Still a band is a band and 11 m is a band whether you want to talk on it or not@@germanjohn5626

@rrrrsorry8408 Ай бұрын

@@germanjohn5626 I think the word you looking for rather than " serious " is stuck up sad ham a**holes . I for one enjoy all the bands when they're open including 11m . I also enjoy cheap Chinese radios as well as my expensive Japanese ones same goes for my Electric guitar collection.

@75ohmHAM Ай бұрын

As clean as the 'MailMan's alibi..

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

100%

@K4AX Ай бұрын

Have you had a chance to check power out on 15 m?

@TheSmokinApe Ай бұрын

Not yet, sorry man 😐

@mostlypostie1 Ай бұрын

@@K4AX power output on 15m is lower, around 40 to 50 watts PEP. RX sensitivity is also slightly reduced on 15m. However it's still very workable and great fun (and clean) to use! 73

@K4AX Ай бұрын

@@mostlypostie1 sweet, thanks!