Nice Video as always.I bought mine back May 2021 for £35.21 plus vat and shipping came to £50.12.What i like about this radio is the usb connector on the battery for charging .Its a great idea.Wish more manufacturers did the same.
I bought one these a short while ago. Very nice little radio with a USB micro socket on the battery for charging which is very handy. But I cannot find any programming software for it. CHIRP does not support it. Have put in a few channels by hand, but really need to use software to make the best use of the memories. Otherwise the 8600 is solid performing (and built) radio as Lewis has shown!
The correspondent worked with you. It is possible to make such communication to a portable station by radio, but at the expense of another correspondent's setup.
Hi Lewis, here's a video for you to make if you like. Where I live (low ground, 2 miles from Werneth low), I can hear the Hollyhead coastguard on VHF. This is 124 miles away by road. It still surprises me that this signal cuts through. Having said that, 50% of the trip is over water looking at Google maps. I doubt that coastguard runs more than 10 watts. It could make a good video if you can also make the distance. Just for info, when I was last at Anglesey, I could hear the Belfast coastguard. It looks about the same distance away from Anglesey. Theres a lot to be said about having line of sight 😀
I live in North Wales in a place called Llanfairfechan, it is between Bangor and Conwy on the A55. Holyhead Coastguard use repeaters along the coast to broadcast their transmissions. Holyhead Coastguard cover from St George's channel in South Wales, up the coast to Anglesey, across North Wales to the Wirral, up the North West coast of England to the Mull of Galloway in Scotland. They also share cover of the Isle of Man and Irish Sea with Dublin Coastguard and Belfast Coastguard. But from Werneth Low, you are probably hearing the repeater (still some distance from you though).
Sorry, Lewis but yesterday I achieved 184 km on a SOTA Summit 2 Summit from Bardon Hill, in Leicestershire to Moelfre GW/NW-041 near Barmouth in Wales, using my 12-year-old Alinco DJ175 HT, with an MRW210 whip, 5 w no lift
Was puzzled by this till I found the hill called Moelfre in southern Snowdonia (589m). And apparently Bardon Hill is 278m. What with the Berwyns right in the way, that is indeed a fantastic contact! What were they using at the other end?
I have this radio, but still haven't found the correct programming software for it. I tried using the one foe the 8800, which somewhat works.. It lets you read and program the radio, but you cannot change any of the settings in the software. I ended up having to manually edit the file it's programming to the radio.. Does anyone have a download the the proper software for this radio?
I've tried too to find the correct programming software for this radio and its impossible to find :-(( Really annoying as its a great little HT otherwise
I'm not sure if you guys are still struggling with this, but on the official listing on moonraker, there is a link for programming software, it does say 8800, but it works for the 8600 too!
Baofeng uv5r, as I remember, had a contact with G6*** who I regularly chatted to from WEM. Steve was in S. Shore Blackpool and I was atop the Wrekin. in Sunny Shropshire.......... Made it on 2metres, then marginally on 70cm............. Another excellent upload, keeps me abreast of moden developments on the ham scene................. Still have my ft101zd3 and the fl2100z linear, but not used for a while now............ Best wishes to all stations.......... Howard M0WEM
M3HHY from M7LUT: I like your videos showing the performance of the latest HT you have acquired. From a previous video I have seen what a collection you have! One of these days, we’ll have to see if we can work each other from Werneth Low to the highest point in my area using our HTs (Ivinghoe Beacon). I’ve a Retevis RT5 and a Yaesu FT65. Using a high gain mag mount antenna on the top of my car, would we stand a chance, do you think?
Hi Lewis, With all of these negative comments & haters logging into your Channel, they could earn you another new rig. It's a shame that there are so many operators on the air who really don't understand enough about propagation on VHF/UHF, especially when it line of sight/almost line of sight. Regarding your review, I guess I would probably go for the 8800 if I was inclined to buy yet another handset, lol. Great Vidio too BTW Lewis, Keep them coming buddy.
Thanks for the review! These reviews give me great insight as to what my investment in a new radio will go to. Right now using a Yaesu VX5 for compact comms but I also use a Motorola Astro Sabre for serious comms as well as for P25 to contact fellow hams back in the states through an MMDVM node. BTW is that email for you listed correct?
@@kristian8714 hi there. I can get it to scan through the vfo mode but i cannot get it to scan through the saved channels in the memory. Its quite frustrating. Hope you can help with this problem.
Is this actually any better than (or really very different from) a Baofeng at half the price? Programming seems to be an issue and if you can't label the channels it's going to be a much less satisfactory experience. What are those "volume" meters on each VFO?
Sounds like a great Sat radio! Are there also separate speaker mic controls or at least separate audio out jacks? Maybe a stereo plug with one VFO on right and one on left? If it works well maybe a folow up video working an FM sat?
@@wisteela What VFO does it operate? Top or bottom? Can't be both can it? How would one speaker mic know what VFO to work with? If it is true Dual RX at the same time then what audio would you hear?
just over 50 miles. Impressive. I got one of these radios but not really used it fully yet. You have given me an incentive now!
Nice Video as always.I bought mine back May 2021 for £35.21 plus vat and shipping came to £50.12.What i like about this radio is the usb connector on the battery for charging .Its a great idea.Wish more manufacturers did the same.
We have that too on my country! With a local company named cignus. Its called here cignus xtr 5. The only thing is the Bluetooth is disabled
Finally, a radio I'd be willing to buy. Great audio, fantastic signal quality. Top marks to SenHaiX.
Very good received audio, sounds like that was the case on tx as well 👍
I bought one these a short while ago.
Very nice little radio with a USB micro socket on the battery for charging which is very handy.
But I cannot find any programming software for it. CHIRP does not support it.
Have put in a few channels by hand, but really need to use software to make the best use of the memories.
Otherwise the 8600 is solid performing (and built) radio as Lewis has shown!
Amazing simplex culture in the UK. Would love this type of simplex traffic.
A respectable distance for the stock aerial, and in the car too!
Straight away I knew you'd be up werny low, great place for radio😊❤️worked well considering you're in a car on small antenna!!
The correspondent worked with you. It is possible to make such communication to a portable station by radio, but at the expense of another correspondent's setup.
Hi Lewis, here's a video for you to make if you like.
Where I live (low ground, 2 miles from Werneth low), I can hear the Hollyhead coastguard on VHF. This is 124 miles away by road. It still surprises me that this signal cuts through. Having said that, 50% of the trip is over water looking at Google maps.
I doubt that coastguard runs more than 10 watts. It could make a good video if you can also make the distance.
Just for info, when I was last at Anglesey, I could hear the Belfast coastguard. It looks about the same distance away from Anglesey. Theres a lot to be said about having line of sight 😀
I live in North Wales in a place called Llanfairfechan, it is between Bangor and Conwy on the A55.
Holyhead Coastguard use repeaters along the coast to broadcast their transmissions.
Holyhead Coastguard cover from St George's channel in South Wales, up the coast to Anglesey, across North Wales to the Wirral, up the North West coast of England to the Mull of Galloway in Scotland. They also share cover of the Isle of Man and Irish Sea with Dublin Coastguard and Belfast Coastguard.
But from Werneth Low, you are probably hearing the repeater (still some distance from you though).
@@HarrySwettenham26 Ah. It never crossed my mind that they are using repeaters.
@@HarrySwettenham26 Interesting info, thank you.
83 km QSO! Nice! PU1KTA from Brazil. 73 and TKS.
Wow! Did you do that without a repeater?? And the antenna inside the car? Impressive I must say............
Sorry, Lewis but yesterday I achieved 184 km on a SOTA Summit 2 Summit from Bardon Hill, in Leicestershire to Moelfre GW/NW-041 near Barmouth in Wales, using my 12-year-old Alinco DJ175 HT, with an MRW210 whip, 5 w no lift
Was puzzled by this till I found the hill called Moelfre in southern Snowdonia (589m). And apparently Bardon Hill is 278m. What with the Berwyns right in the way, that is indeed a fantastic contact! What were they using at the other end?
@@Flipdrivel Probably a handheld and something like an MFD is usual, I couldn't hear the Lake District SOTA station who worked him after me.
I have this radio, but still haven't found the correct programming software for it. I tried using the one foe the 8800, which somewhat works.. It lets you read and program the radio, but you cannot change any of the settings in the software. I ended up having to manually edit the file it's programming to the radio.. Does anyone have a download the the proper software for this radio?
I'm just here to look at it but I forgot what the model was could you provide me your model so I can find the correct programming software for yours?
I've tried too to find the correct programming software for this radio and its impossible to find :-(( Really annoying as its a great little HT otherwise
I'm not sure if you guys are still struggling with this, but on the official listing on moonraker, there is a link for programming software, it does say 8800, but it works for the 8600 too!
Baofeng uv5r, as I remember, had a contact with G6*** who I regularly chatted to from WEM. Steve was in S. Shore Blackpool and I was atop the Wrekin. in Sunny Shropshire..........
Made it on 2metres, then marginally on 70cm.............
Another excellent upload, keeps me abreast of moden developments on the ham scene.................
Still have my ft101zd3 and the fl2100z linear, but not used for a while now............
Best wishes to all stations..........
Howard M0WEM
All that from inside the car! Impressive!
Nice looking radio thanks for the review Lewis 👍
The 8600 is the successor of the 8800? What a numbering system
So the question remains what's the difference in features between this model and the old version?
Older one can be programmed via Bluetooth using an app, and this one doesn't have the emergency torch on the bottom.
@@wisteela yep since discovered that
@@wisteela Doesn't seem like an upgrade!
@@Flipdrivel No, that got me as a bit odd too. Just later lower cost model. Still seems really good though.
M3HHY from M7LUT: I like your videos showing the performance of the latest HT you have acquired. From a previous video I have seen what a collection you have! One of these days, we’ll have to see if we can work each other from Werneth Low to the highest point in my area using our HTs (Ivinghoe Beacon). I’ve a Retevis RT5 and a Yaesu FT65. Using a high gain mag mount antenna on the top of my car, would we stand a chance, do you think?
Great little Handy can you do a video on using the 1750 relay
Is this via repeater? Surely it must be no?
Still got to get one of those t-shirts! 😄👌
No it’s simplex he qsy’ed from S20 to a 2m simplex channel plus repeaters have confidence pips when operating through repeaters…
Hi Lewis,
With all of these negative comments & haters logging into your Channel, they could earn you another new rig. It's a shame that there are so many operators on the air who really don't understand enough about propagation on VHF/UHF, especially when it line of sight/almost line of sight.
Regarding your review, I guess I would probably go for the 8800 if I was inclined to buy yet another handset, lol.
Great Vidio too BTW Lewis, Keep them coming buddy.
Thanks for the review! These reviews give me great insight as to what my investment in a new radio will go to. Right now using a Yaesu VX5 for compact comms but I also use a Motorola Astro Sabre for serious comms as well as for P25 to contact fellow hams back in the states through an MMDVM node. BTW is that email for you listed correct?
Cheers! Yes RingwayManchester@mail.com
Love that t-shirt Lewis! Ahaaaa!
What's the best menu and setting? Mine has no signal. What's the remedy? Hope you'll respond my inquiry.
Great small radio
Dat is een mooie afstand die je heb kunnen Maken met porto.
Bedankt! Ja
Sounds ok a very good radio
Senhaix 8600 can Transmitting and receiving in 108 - 137MHz AM?
Does it do dual RX?
Yep 👍 "dual standby" in the settings
That kind of range sitting in a car with the rubber duck via simplex - I don't believe it.
Good for you
I have this radio but i cannot get it to scan through frequencies. How do i do this?
Hold the up # button, then use the arrows to change scan direction
@@kristian8714 hi there. I can get it to scan through the vfo mode but i cannot get it to scan through the saved channels in the memory. Its quite frustrating. Hope you can help with this problem.
The 8600 is the *successor* of the 8800??
Nice radio Norwich t-shirt!
Thank you!
Is this actually any better than (or really very different from) a Baofeng at half the price? Programming seems to be an issue and if you can't label the channels it's going to be a much less satisfactory experience. What are those "volume" meters on each VFO?
I know it's advertised as 400-470mhz, any chance it actually goes above 470?
It seems to go up to 599mhz
Hi I've just passed my foundation after months of failure how much is that and is that on amazon?
Moonraker sell it for70 quid
Looks like a very nice radio keep up the good work trying out the new radios 73 Tom Vk3ftom
What's the calling frequencies people usually use please? I think it's 145.500 for one?
Yes the calling frequency on 2 mtrs is 145.500MHz.
73.G7HFS/PA3IKH
I'm sure you've done the experiment, Lewis, but how much is the average signal affected by being inside or outside the car?
It’s actually something I’m making a video on soon
You’ve put no link to purchase one?
Google is your friend. In UK its at Moonraker
Where is the link to buy the radio Lewis ? De Nigel G0MEJ
But, which radio would 'Alan' have, how & why?
Alan would have a home base radio with 2 auxiliary speakers apropos achieving surround sound
@@RingwayManchester Jackaknackanory!
Sounds like a great Sat radio! Are there also separate speaker mic controls or at least separate audio out jacks? Maybe a stereo plug with one VFO on right and one on left? If it works well maybe a folow up video working an FM sat?
No, just Kenwood style.
@@wisteela What VFO does it operate? Top or bottom? Can't be both can it? How would one speaker mic know what VFO to work with? If it is true Dual RX at the same time then what audio would you hear?
PS to my previous comment, with reference to the Haters, Look at what they did for Andy Kirby. A new rig, LMAO.
Very nice Lewis.It would be even better into a car mounted aerial no doubt.
73.G7HFS/PA3IKH
Nice T-shirt :)
is good range
Radioddity GD
This review looks more like the reviewer is being paid by the company.
Well you’re completely wrong but ok
What's the price? Official website doesn't mention it.
Look at the comment I’ve recently posted. The link I’ve given shows it at £59.99
👍👏👏
Terrible radio.