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I was one of the testers that contacted Retevis and they told me to send the prototype to them and they would send me a working model. Guess what they never sent me anything back after I paid to send the testing model back to them. How dirty of a company.

Amazing how your review is much different than what is produced by the pay-for-review youtubers. Thank you for having integrity and actually knowing what you are talking about.

I would like to see the ipad version. This looks awesome to play with.

Can this thing affiliate and get bricked ?

I need one of those pagers I Also live in Montgomery county MD lol

So can this be used as a police scanner ?

Dang, that's just weird. I haven't used mobile AM CB since the mid 80's so I had no idea also. Lol I have a number of FM HT CB's though. 477MHz and want an external antenna on my SUV. Fun times ahead. :)

Nice Jeem, but I can't keep up with all the HAM rabbit holes. Lol

Late view of this one. When looking at the trunked systems and you see all the site frequencies in red, indicating a control channel, that indicates this is not a Motorola system, but a Harris system. The older Harris EDACS systems required all frequencies for a site, in proper order (referred to as logical channel number, or LCN). Radio Reference used to put a tiny number in the corner of each cell in the frequency table indicating the LCN, but I don’t think they do that anymore unless it’s required. Anyway, this is a direct result of migration of EDACS technology to P25 and having to use all channel frequencies has stuck around. No Harris systems in my area so I can’t confirm this, but I believe that having the frequencies in the correct LCN is no longer required. Hope that helps!

I am a student pilot and I need an inexpensive radio to listen to the airband, is the Talkpod A36 Plus a good option for me? Thank you.

Is it a cost problem for those companies to fix it, or why are those radios always failing the FCC test? This is not the first time somebody noticed this issue with Chinese radios.

You can actually use that cable but you need to update the port settings on Windows 11.

Secret feature ??, Hidden, not a word about anything like that......

So what does it all mean? Im just getting in to it

Nice video! M17 is definitely gaining traction especially in the digital world!

I don't like that long wires that can pick up rf. I will put clip chokes. I also try to use analog instruments

Vk3jed is tony, who operates one of the reflectors for m17.

Wait till we release Micro17 running OpenRTX :)

Fine business, Jim.

There's a VK3JED youtube video on M17. Maybe that will explain why he keeps coming up.

You can type "clear" to clear the screen in Linux. Just FYI, great channel.

My only issue with this M17 board is that it's essentially just an analogue bridge. Think of it like allstar, so on the M17 side of things there's a high chance of distorted analogue audio, and when that then gets transcoded into M17 it's going to sound awful. A similar approach to using Tetra has been used for svxlink, and it suffers badly from distorted analogue input... Just my 2 cents...

Thank you Jim. Have have the M17 board and using the FTM-6000, just like TO used on the live stream. My BER was zero, but I am using a UHF frequency, and turned the radio to 5 watts. I agree, the Baofeng Speaker/Mic is a limitation. I had very low audio. I am happy to have the M17 board, and make it all work, but I find that MVoice on a PI or running on Linux Mint to be better, at the moment. It is fun to play and experiment, and I look forward to growing with this protocol as they progress, 73,

My theory on the poor BER is that your TX level from the module (adjustable by the multi-turn trimmer pot) is too hot, and clipping the baseband input of the radio. But until you throw that signal onto a scope, it's hard to tell. Plus the level the radio wants to see might be a challenge to find - not all radios like 1Vp-p levels. But it'd be interesting to see the radio-in and radio-out signals on a scope anyway - and since they're on your DE-9 connector - they're super easy to get to.

Thanks Jim, great job.

Jim, looks like the M17 signal is a little "hot" compared to the NXDN signal. Might be causing the BER. Was this testing done thru some attenuators, or can you somehow dial down the RF output power. :)

Way to Go Big Jeem !! -Doc Brad

You definitely have more patients than I do. I would have either walked away or opened the door and airmailed the radio and M-17 board into the pasture behind my house.

🍺🍺😎👋Jim , how’s it keeping

Awesome video... Thank you!

Hi , I'm Taner Schenker (DB1NTO, founder of PicoAPRS). The TX audio should be also very clear! Maybe you have a faulty unit!

Gee, why does it use pi-star and raspberry as the default user name and password? Just like Pi-Star?

thx, its really cool, when you can see GHz.

The thought of getting a cordless screwdriver crossed my mind but I've been using a DeWalt impact driver as an electric screwdriver, and for the size of screws I'm working with it's very effective. It can thread in a small screw gently (I like to hand torque everything), and it has massive power for removing even the most stubborn screws. The downside is it's pretty big if all you want is a screwdriver. A little driver like the Kaiweets is probably intended for working on phones, not carburetors and stuff like I work on.

Does it do a good job of determining a gas station usb cable? Cheap device for all the functionality it has. Thanks for the video Jim! 73

I wonder if they have a set of grinder bits to clear plastic holes…

I have a set similar. The screwdriver doesn't have a lot of torque. I keep a dremel electric screw driver around when I need some extended torque. Thanks for the video! 73

I'm more triggered by YT channels that get cats sent to them free for review.... LOL!

I got me a Baofeng DM1701 it's not worth the money

Hey Jim i am expecting my Hotspot and my 1701 DMR Radio today Question for the Hotspot can i use medium power on the hotspot I need all this still learning watching your videos and learning more on it but I still need to know a lot more hope I'm not bugging you all these questions.73 K4BWN

Thank you UA-cam algorithm! Immediately bought this to test my box of cables.... (~100) Do you happen to know of a DP or HDMI testers as well??

Does anyone know when this radio will be back in stock? I passed my Technician exam a little over a month ago and got in on the jumpstart thing too. The radio wasn’t free, but it was a significant discount. I believe it’s a bundle package with the data cable, software, and I think I added an external mic and my call sign. Anyway, I’ve emailed and called, no word on when they’ll be back in stock. I believe I was told “Hopefully in the next 30 days” both times.

Bought.... Went the extra 2 bucks for the case. Cool item to go with my RJ type tester

Aren't bananas considered yellow treedix... Cool gadget though for sure

That would come in very handy if you have a bunch of cables around. However it doesn't tell you how good the cable is, just continuity. Plus the chart not showing the pin order from the board is not good.

It looks like it bit you :P Hope your hand is fine.

that blue port is usb3 b type which is the same as a usb2 b port which is usually printer cables

I'm curious how gas station USB cables would do with this tester.

Did you take this down to the gas station to test their cables?

Hey Jim I am just getting ready to get a DMR Radio I have ordered one it's the Baofeng 1701 will it set up the same as the 6x2 I also have a hotspot coming I have been licensed since May 2022 I have read up and studied on ham radios since I got my CB license in the seventies just before the last year of them and still trying to learn more on amateur radios 73 K4BWN