Just one note: moving the jumper to pins 2-3 only enables the 15mt band. The key presses on switch-on allows to select HF/HAM Band even without moving the jumper
Great job ! I have the QT 60 and it is great. I did get digital modes with Digi rig as sound card. This gives a PTT but VOX works as well. I used the Anytone AT 5555N II cable set . The QT 80 cam out after I got the QT 60 . Still happy. The QT 60 is now replaced with the QT 60 PRO that is shorter . The only odd thing with the QT 60 is using the CTCSS/DCS tones. It is a number on display and have to look up in manual to get the HZ . I just made a copy ,enlarged it and laminated it . Both radios work great portable and on battery ! The thing to watch for digital modes is duty cycle to your power out. Like FT8 . Just cut power to keep heat sink cool. The only trouble I had with digital is getting levels from PC to radio correct. There's no ALC display ,so setting WSJT-X TX level can be trickly to get best point. I used a scope to look for folding of signal. The the ALC pulling back. You can use peek reading meter as well. you get to a point wear their is no more power increase. just back off a tad from that point. the audio TX level is set and just use power on radio to set your power out. Just a confusing thing in WSJT-X . Nor really RF power on computer. That TX audio level. The power is set buy radio. once I figured that out FT8/JS8 call and FT4 ETC was easy making contacts. Done SSTV as well. Lots of digital fun ! I got CW decoding to work on PC . even RTTY . FLDigi is a great program. 73
TIP: PRESS and HOLD the BAND key to enable full VFO mode!!! You don't need this radio in channel mode at all! And it will not mute on step changes in VFO mode! Set the PF KEY to "CH.PUSH" to make good use of the full VFO mode. 73
Awww... thanks. I just try not to waste anyone's time. I put a lot of effort in organizing the presentation and I'm so glad my approach is working. 73's Bob
A M NPC : Negative Peak Compression Using this while on AM will give you many times more output as compared to the regular output ! May introduce distortion, or splatter ?
I wish you would have shown the output on 15 meters with voice, as opposed to a whistle ! Mine acts strangely, as I can show several watts output with a whistle, but regardless of how hard I try to modulate the microphone, it barely moves the watt meter ? As to the Noise Blanker, you will only see both NB/ANL displayed when in A M mode ! NB only in SSB ! I am disappointed in the little effort of these transceivers towards CW ! Putting a 3.5mm/ 1/8 inch Mono phone jack in the back of the microphone, will earn you a nasty shock when your palm touches the jack, while speaking into the microphone ! But why the low RF output in CW mode ?
Since the QT 80, and the Anytone 6666 Pro are seemingly the same radio, I feel compelled to tell of an experience I had with the Anytone ! While the radio was turned on in receive with no antenna connected, the radio began to smoke ! Had not been used to transmit for at least Two hours prior ! Fortunately I was sitting in front of the radio, and immediately turned the radio off, and shut off the power supply, likely preventing a house fire ! Unfortunately, my trying to alert Anytone so far has fallen on deaf ears ! Even having a dealer for Anytone emailing the Company thru his normal correspondence route ? Upon a cursory inspection, I noted only the Positive lead showed signs of the wire insulation melted, and what appeared to be charing of the PCB where the Positive lead meets the board ! Not having a schematic, I'm guessing like many transceivers, that power is always supplied to the Finals, regardless of the power switch setting, and I'm guessing that a Final failed, and caused a short ? I have purchased Two, with plans of putting one in a Mobile. But now I am afraid to leave one unattended, with power supplied continually as would be in a Mobile installation ! Hoping to hear from Anytone on this, I can only say, " Caveat Emptor " ! Don't leave the power on with these radios unattended ! Previously, I had been bragging to people about how these radios were legions ahead of what we had decades ago ! And I still believe that ! But if lets say there were a bad lot of Final transistors installed, then I certainly believe that this needs to be addressed ! Too as is, these radios run extremely Hot in Transmit ! Hence the heavy duty Heat Sink ! I placed a fan at the back, and that seened to resolve the heat issue ! I'm guessing if others fail, and GOD forbid start Car or House fires, the Company will have no choice in responding !
Nobody else in thousands and thousands of sales of this radio have had your problem. Either a mistake was made by you, or there was fault in the radio,. but NONE of that explains why the fuse did not blow if such an event occured. Sorry, but it just doesn't make sense and you are posting this same story everywhere. And for what? 73.
@@mostlypostie1 I think it's only right to let people know what happened ! For whatever reason, Anytone has not responded to my reaching out, or one of their Dealers, that used his own networking ! So far, neither of us have been contacted ! As to my doing something wrong, the radio was sitting turned on without an antenna connected, as I had been using it on Ten meters earlier in the day ! Never thought anything about leaving it on, but I simply got sidetracked reading ! Fortunately, as I've stated, I was essentially sitting in front of the radio, when I began to smell something burning ! When I looked towards the radio, I began to see white white whisps of smoke coming out of the holes in the side of the radio ! Not sure how long, or how experienced you are, but I'm thinking it was quite possibly a Final that failed and caused a short. As only the Positive lead showed any signs of damage, except for what appears to be a charing of the PCB. As many transceivers provide constant voltage to the PA 's, it is my guess that is why only the Positive lead was affected ! That and my quickly turning the radio off, along with the power supply off ! I was just watching a video from several years ago, showing an earlier version of this radio, as this style and design is not new ! And comes under various Brandings ! In the video, the narrator told that many people had Finals fail ! So what happened to me, may in fact be an old problem ? And even more worrisome, is anyone that purchased thru Amazon, would likely be told what I was told when reporting the incident to them. That being to simply throw the radio away, and they would send a replacement ! So it would seem that if that is their SOP with these radios, and maybe others, then that may be the reason you haven't heard of issues with them ? My conscience wouldn't let me turn a blind eye, to what could be a potentially dangerous issue ! As had I not been close by, I very likely would have had a House Fire ! And the same is true if this was to happen in a Mobile installation ! Parked in an attached garage, you can surely understand the ramifications of such an incident ! So that is why I feel compelled to share my story ! Hopefully so no one would lose property, or life over such ! Obviously they will make their own choices ! But as I own Two of these, I will never leave them connected to a source of power, while unattended ! Once burnt, lesson learned ! Pun intended ! As to your assumptions, about something I did ? Please don't jump to conclusions, or cast aspersions of people you don't know ! I have literally been around, and worked around electronics since about age eight ! And have held an Amateur Radio ticket some 44 years ! Long enough ago, when Amateur Radio was still a Service ! This is not Rocket Science ! And from what I'm beginning to learn, as stated earlier, I think this isn't a new problem, but one I just happened to unfortunately experience !
@@mostlypostie1 I just tried to post a very lengthy response to your query, but for whatever reason, UA-cam didn't post it ? At least where I can find it ! Perhaps it went directly to you ? But I will not bother to try again ! And suffice to say it is what it is !
Great review of what seems to be a popular radio of late. Referring to the 11m band as chicken band or children band is typical sad ham talk.... Regards from a happy free thinking logical ham.
Just one note: moving the jumper to pins 2-3 only enables the 15mt band. The key presses on switch-on allows to select HF/HAM Band even without moving the jumper
I come to this channel for the most trusted reviews.
Thanks for my first smile of the day!
Great job ! I have the QT 60 and it is great. I did get digital modes with Digi rig as sound card. This gives a PTT but VOX works as well. I used the Anytone AT 5555N II cable set . The QT 80 cam out after I got the QT 60 . Still happy. The QT 60 is now replaced with the QT 60 PRO that is shorter . The only odd thing with the QT 60 is using the CTCSS/DCS tones. It is a number on display and have to look up in manual to get the HZ . I just made a copy ,enlarged it and laminated it . Both radios work great portable and on battery ! The thing to watch for digital modes is duty cycle to your power out. Like FT8 . Just cut power to keep heat sink cool. The only trouble I had with digital is getting levels from PC to radio correct. There's no ALC display ,so setting WSJT-X TX level can be trickly to get best point. I used a scope to look for folding of signal. The the ALC pulling back. You can use peek reading meter as well. you get to a point wear their is no more power increase. just back off a tad from that point. the audio TX level is set and just use power on radio to set your power out. Just a confusing thing in WSJT-X . Nor really RF power on computer. That TX audio level. The power is set buy radio. once I figured that out FT8/JS8 call and FT4 ETC was easy making contacts. Done SSTV as well. Lots of digital fun ! I got CW decoding to work on PC . even RTTY . FLDigi is a great program. 73
TIP: PRESS and HOLD the BAND key to enable full VFO mode!!! You don't need this radio in channel mode at all! And it will not mute on step changes in VFO mode! Set the PF KEY to "CH.PUSH" to make good use of the full VFO mode. 73
thanks Rob.urr,Bob,great info,hope the bands hold up😀
I love Bob's reviews. They are the best. Robert K5TPC
Awww... thanks. I just try not to waste anyone's time. I put a lot of effort in organizing the presentation and I'm so glad my approach is working. 73's Bob
What a great Vu of that shirt.
A M NPC : Negative Peak Compression
Using this while on AM will give you many times more output as compared to the regular output !
May introduce distortion, or splatter ?
The color choice is for getting as close a match to the vehicle dash light.
Good Video - mny tnx!
Can It work also in 11m band?
Yes
I wish you would have shown the output on 15 meters with voice, as opposed to a whistle !
Mine acts strangely, as I can show several watts output with a whistle, but regardless of how hard I try to modulate the microphone, it barely moves the watt meter ?
As to the Noise Blanker, you will only see both NB/ANL displayed when in A M mode !
NB only in SSB !
I am disappointed in the little effort of these transceivers towards CW !
Putting a 3.5mm/ 1/8 inch Mono phone jack in the back of the microphone, will earn you a nasty shock when your palm touches the jack, while speaking into the microphone !
But why the low RF output in CW mode ?
I thought this unit had 99 memory channels but you only show 25.
Once modded it has 40 channels for each of the 6 sub-bands
Since the QT 80, and the Anytone 6666 Pro are seemingly the same radio, I feel compelled to tell of an experience I had with the Anytone !
While the radio was turned on in receive with no antenna connected, the radio began to smoke !
Had not been used to transmit for at least Two hours prior !
Fortunately I was sitting in front of the radio, and immediately turned the radio off, and shut off the power supply, likely preventing a house fire !
Unfortunately, my trying to alert Anytone so far has fallen on deaf ears !
Even having a dealer for Anytone emailing the Company thru his normal correspondence route ?
Upon a cursory inspection, I noted only the Positive lead showed signs of the wire insulation melted, and what appeared to be charing of the PCB where the Positive lead meets the board !
Not having a schematic, I'm guessing like many transceivers, that power is always supplied to the Finals, regardless of the power switch setting, and I'm guessing that a Final failed, and caused a short ?
I have purchased Two, with plans of putting one in a Mobile.
But now I am afraid to leave one unattended, with power supplied continually as would be in a Mobile installation !
Hoping to hear from Anytone on this, I can only say,
" Caveat Emptor " !
Don't leave the power on with these radios unattended !
Previously, I had been bragging to people about how these radios were legions ahead of what we had decades ago !
And I still believe that !
But if lets say there were a bad lot of Final transistors installed, then I certainly believe that this needs to be addressed !
Too as is, these radios run extremely Hot in Transmit !
Hence the heavy duty Heat Sink !
I placed a fan at the back, and that seened to resolve the heat issue !
I'm guessing if others fail, and GOD forbid start Car or House fires, the Company will have no choice in responding !
Nobody else in thousands and thousands of sales of this radio have had your problem. Either a mistake was made by you, or there was fault in the radio,. but NONE of that explains why the fuse did not blow if such an event occured. Sorry, but it just doesn't make sense and you are posting this same story everywhere. And for what? 73.
@@mostlypostie1
I think it's only right to let people know what happened !
For whatever reason, Anytone has not responded to my reaching out, or one of their Dealers, that used his own networking !
So far, neither of us have been contacted !
As to my doing something wrong, the radio was sitting turned on without an antenna connected, as I had been using it on Ten meters earlier in the day !
Never thought anything about leaving it on, but I simply got sidetracked reading !
Fortunately, as I've stated, I was essentially sitting in front of the radio, when I began to smell something burning !
When I looked towards the radio, I began to see white white whisps of smoke coming out of the holes in the side of the radio !
Not sure how long, or how experienced you are, but I'm thinking it was quite possibly a Final that failed and caused a short.
As only the Positive lead showed any signs of damage, except for what appears to be a charing of the PCB.
As many transceivers provide constant voltage to the PA 's, it is my guess that is why only the Positive lead was affected !
That and my quickly turning the radio off, along with the power supply off !
I was just watching a video from several years ago, showing an earlier version of this radio, as this style and design is not new !
And comes under various Brandings !
In the video, the narrator told that many people had Finals fail !
So what happened to me, may in fact be an old problem ?
And even more worrisome, is anyone that purchased thru Amazon, would likely be told what I was told when reporting the incident to them.
That being to simply throw the radio away, and they would send a replacement !
So it would seem that if that is their SOP with these radios, and maybe others, then that may be the reason you haven't heard of issues with them ?
My conscience wouldn't let me turn a blind eye, to what could be a potentially dangerous issue !
As had I not been close by, I very likely would have had a House Fire !
And the same is true if this was to happen in a Mobile installation !
Parked in an attached garage, you can surely understand the ramifications of such an incident !
So that is why I feel compelled to share my story !
Hopefully so no one would lose property, or life over such !
Obviously they will make their own choices !
But as I own Two of these, I will never leave them connected to a source of power, while unattended !
Once burnt, lesson learned !
Pun intended !
As to your assumptions, about something I did ?
Please don't jump to conclusions, or cast aspersions of people you don't know !
I have literally been around, and worked around electronics since about age eight !
And have held an Amateur Radio ticket some 44 years !
Long enough ago, when Amateur Radio was still a Service !
This is not Rocket Science !
And from what I'm beginning to learn, as stated earlier, I think this isn't a new problem, but one I just happened to unfortunately experience !
@@mostlypostie1
I just tried to post a very lengthy response to your query, but for whatever reason, UA-cam didn't post it ?
At least where I can find it !
Perhaps it went directly to you ?
But I will not bother to try again !
And suffice to say it is what it is !
@@mostlypostie1
My latest reply did post !
Hopefully you found it ?
How was that even possible without blowing the fuse?... What you just described makes no sense.
Honey, I shrunk the Yaesu 450.
Children's band. LMAO. 73
Ham radio has really changed ...
Great review of what seems to be a popular radio of late. Referring to the 11m band as chicken band or children band is typical sad ham talk.... Regards from a happy free thinking logical ham.
It's not your grandad's old cb radio. These radios are much nicer and more capable which means lots more fun.