Hi Fred, thank you for the video. Ive just ordered two of them for €18.00 each. Over the last two years I have bought some of their regular radios, seven in total and I am really really impressed.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Flashing aside its a well built radio. Performed well on PMR.
@kingsknightukАй бұрын
just a heads up. you can save the radios firmware as a .bin before you flash it. you can then reload if needed
@WaschyNumber1Ай бұрын
How 🤔
@StratmanIIАй бұрын
Thanks for the early review, Fred. XHDATA had been advertising the E100 on YT a few times and I was surprised to see the company suddenly entering the already saturated amateur radio transceiver world market. I wonder if they had contracted Baofeng to manufacture this since it does look like the new Baofeng transceiver. 🤔 Wish XHDATA came out with a much nicer looking font for the E100 though.
@peterjones6357Ай бұрын
There is an announcement on the XHDATA website about them working together.
@paul.stecklerАй бұрын
Appears to be identical to the Baofeng K6. On their website, Baofeng offers a long antenna option for this model.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Seems the same.
@SFBenjaminK13 күн бұрын
I bought it from their website, two for $30, 4 discount and price you can't beat that
@irreverend_Ай бұрын
It's worth noting this is a rebrand of the Baofeng K6 Tri-Band handset. So when looking out for how to flash it in the future, that's the model you're likely to be looking for
@RaymondJones-d8zАй бұрын
Hi there it's Ray great little radio works well overall these radios are getting better and better from china the audio sounded good the transmitted power good have you tried it with a base antenna great radio for the price great video as always cheers from raymond melbourne Australia Oscar bravo 101
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Thanks for the info
@SFBenjaminK13 күн бұрын
The price is really good on the website two of them for $30 dollars, I bought it with new D808
@cbrmacАй бұрын
Good review Fred ...but nothing to see here !! Same old same old !! Bit behind the ball now when so many are on 10w so many better options on offer now. Best wishes ,👍
@AdamDeal-KF0PRIАй бұрын
dont forget this weekend is the wirld wide sideband contest weekend! all bands are alive
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Hi. Is that the Ham bands ?
@19TC504Ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UKno 11 meter is lighting up like a christmas three lol mostly on t5 and 38lsb but also 37lsb and alot of ppl on 27.415lsb
@NUBBY39Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 surly, this is a wind-up 11m being alive
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Been blasting in all week. We have had to QSY the 305 most days.
@AdamDeal-KF0PRIАй бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK ham and 11 meter
@daytona1212Ай бұрын
I prefere the followup of the Egzumer firmware, it's called firmware F4HWN v3.5. A frence guy picked Egzumer up and improved it.
@irongronАй бұрын
Great video Fred as usual. Shame you can't programme it in CHIRP, we'll have to steer clear of that one. Just an unrelated question, I am curious, what's that graphic equaliser for to the right of the E-100 unit when you do you conclusion as the end of the clip ? The ROTEL unit above looks like a stereo amplifier. Is that a component stereo system in the shack too ?
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Hi yes i orig was going to use each channel for both my HF radios but i never did.
@Peace.Love.PsychedelicsАй бұрын
Fred. Please tell us what type of radio like this is the best value for money. Also, what would be the best for a doomsday prepper, etc...
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
All these dark radio are very good value and mostly do the same thing. This E100 is very well made. Having the extra transmit power really helps with range. As for a prepper radio a small AM/FM battery radio is ideal. See this video for more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/poPLaYduhb1joK8
@agoraphobicadam1171Ай бұрын
Thanks Fred. Adam In The Attic 697 Tennessee USA KO4HPC 73 :)
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed your XHDATA 100 radio is awesome my friend
@ronaldgroves6350Ай бұрын
Official Swl channel had a rant and rave about this radio being illegal. He obviously hasn’t looked on Amazon and e bay lately!!
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yeah they have flooded the market now. The legal boat has long sailed unless there is a change in policy.
@SeanFlahertyАй бұрын
I think official SWL’s point is that this radio allows transmitting on non-Ham bands, including Airbands, etc.
@ronaldgroves6350Ай бұрын
@@SeanFlaherty yes, but radios such as the uv5r also transmit on non ham bands and they’ve been readily available for a long time
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
It wont TX on air band.
@PAULHAWKINS-hr6ctАй бұрын
5w ha ha my Leixen UV 25d tested does 20w VHF 15w UHF PMR handheld with fan test one of those then
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Wow thats quite a lot. Do you really need that much though.
@PAULHAWKINS-hr6ctАй бұрын
Hi you joking nobody's going to turn down more power just don't use full power near your head. USA cbers can buy ranger CBS that do 800 watts and uk hams just got a power increase to 1 kilowatt 1000 watts more power more range and you sound louder. Saying that I've worked Australia with 10 watts and Brazil with 5 watts bye
@petermartin6025Ай бұрын
I Don think you can flash this radio with egzumer its a totally different radio to the quansheng I have 2 of them and can't find any firmware to flash it.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yes same here. Its a pity as its an improvement over the Quan in many other ways.
@als7989Ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK Agreed! Really looking forward to cfw options for this radio👍
@snakezdewiggle6084Ай бұрын
G'day Fred.! Great vid, as always. Thank you.! I'm with you, 👉 watch this space 👈. Do we have a price point for this one.?
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
I thinks its somewhere around the £20 mark from the main site.
@TheKraigoАй бұрын
Whats the best of all the chinese radios, baofeng, quansheng, tidradio?
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
There is not much to choose between them. Each has it good and bad. However each new gen they are better built.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed you should get your ham license my friend
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Hi. I will do one day but for now I am having a ball freebanding on 11m.
@davidwatson9124Ай бұрын
@CB-RADIO-UK do you need a licence for 11m?.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Nope :-)
@PaoloBussolaАй бұрын
Definitely not a Quansheng rebrand, but a Baofeng, so no firmware updates.
@nighthawkflyerАй бұрын
I use the F4HWN Firmware on the UV-K5. This devices have a few problems with harmonics. For FCC it's ok , but not for Europe. A larger problem for me is during charging over the USB C port,the charging controller produces a lot of distortions in the 70cm Band. Then signals under S9 are not readable.
@finderskeepers5343Ай бұрын
Manual confuses me. I can't even enter a frequency.
@MrRadiouserАй бұрын
YT have given you a copyright strike whenyou did the FM broadcast demo.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yes a small bit of music on BBC R2
@michaelnoardo3315Ай бұрын
i dont understand why you thought Egzumer would work
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Xhdata said it would when they launched the radio.
@brianwilliams8620Ай бұрын
What a surprise another company sticking there name on exactly the same radio just to make money.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Fair comment on these radios but Xhdata are a little different as they are supporting the radio by developing there own firmware.
@AdamosDadАй бұрын
It absolutely looks like the Quansheng K5 (8)
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yes it does.
@sutitigiАй бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK 11M BAND, VERY GOOD DX, 56CT004
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios my friend
@davidchan5719Ай бұрын
baofeng inside
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yep
@19TC504Ай бұрын
Egzumer dont make new versions anymore there is a firmware out simalere to egzumer
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
There a a couple but personally ive not yet seen any that are as good.
@19TC504Ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK f4hwn is based on egzumer works the same as egzumer
@TheKraigoАй бұрын
Keep hearing nothing but problems with other firmware.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Yeah same here. Egzumer .22 was very stable.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license my friend
@scaramongaАй бұрын
Same old.
@MrRadiouserАй бұрын
Waste of time if you can't install new firmware. Essential since you can use IJV to do the calibration of correct power levels (measure the factory settings and you'll see what I mean), and setting the squelch levels that are AWFUL. Factory settings are all too high. Once you've done that, load EGZUMER over the top. All the settings and memories remain untouched, voila !
@XENONEOMORPH1979Ай бұрын
not for me at the moment then
@user-jt5vm3mi1wАй бұрын
who do u talk to on it nobody even answers phone these days
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
There are small groups and nets on PMR around the UK. Not much going on around my area though. I normally use them most on holiday.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed 73s to you wife and kids and grandchildren my friend