Dear Chinese Radio Manufacturers.. STOP Doing THIS!
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Chinese radio manufacturers are just doing the same old thing over and over again.... What's something unique you'd like to see - the return of monoband 23cm radios, handhelds on 28 MHz or something else?
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We need more radios with 6 meter, 220 and 900 MHz radios
BINGO! I would gladly buy a mono band 6m or 220 multimode "fm/ssb" ht.
902-928mhz analog and digital
915mhz, license free please 😁
or 2.4ghz handheld which are also license free and have internal antennas.
I have an Alinco DJ-G29T for 220 & 902, it’s a unicorn HT that is not made anymore.
4m band too. We don't have 220MHz in many places.
Come on, Alinco! Let's get weird again!
Alinco weirdness is so good
I bought the Alinco 220/900 MHz handheld when it finally came out because we had linked 900 MHz repeaters in Southern Cal., and I was tired of buying Motorola stuff you needed a master's degree in programming to get on 900 MHZ. The radio was a miserable failure because it had too many technical problems.
Agreed wholeheartedly. Not only do we need more options available for the more ‘obscure’ bands. But, they need to be affordable as well.
I absolutely agree with everything said in the video!
100% !!
I think the reason the features being so similar on most Chinese HTs is because the available radio chips define what is possible. Selling these radios to the commercial (eg building sites) customers they make them as cheaply as possible using standard chips. So more assembly than individual design. 73 Ed.
A budget single band hand held on 23cm would surely sell bucket loads ... and would be a huge benefit in justifying the 60 MHz of spectrum we have.
Even a 23cm mobile rig would be nice as no-one has been making them for many years
A microwave radio like the 905 would be pretty cool. I'd like an updated g90 too.
An HT that does SSB natively would be awesome.
100% agree. There were a few different models in the US that were 10m HTs. All under $200 For mobile the President radios are all 10 meters I believe. I would love to see a tri band with 12, 10, and 6 meters.
I’d buy a 10m HT if it included SSB, FM and maybe even a digital mode interface for
I'd buy one too, assuming I could operate it enough to have at least a general idea of where I was. ...
6 meter and 1.25 meters would be really welcome. I would love to find a 6 meter all mode like the old Ranger 5054DX.
Makes you wonder what the second hand radio market would be like if all the unused and unloved rigs sitting in storage were pulled out and made available for purchase. There must be sooo many sitting there collecting dust.
I got my license in 1999, and yes, the market has changed. My first radio was the ic t8a, a ht with 6m as well as 2m and 70cm. And the Yaesu vx5r was also out. Shortly after that Icom brought over a 23cm FM and dstar mobile rig, and Icom put 23cm fm into the t81a.
But they didn't sell that well. Instead we bought the Baofengs that came out in the 2000s.
What does excit me is what all is being hacked in the uv k5. And I am relatively pleased that TIDRADIO seems to be going there own way instead of just another Baofeng clone.
That said, I am interested in seeing something new and interesting.
If one of them would make a modern HT CB that did SSB is would stay sold out. 10m would be a great bonus. The only ones out there now are coming up on 10 years old.
That's right, they could be much more modernized
I want radios with more digital modes including DMR, D-Star, C4FM, (P25 Phase 2 and make it usable as a Police scanner.) with Ham Bands, plus 200-1000MHz coverage. If the coverage can happen on a cheap UV-K5 for $25 I would pay $100 with those modes built in.
Agreed ! Brought 2 x Baofeng V/UHF HH's as they were approx $50AUS. If they included 6M = awesome
When the Quansheng came out it immediately caught my interest because it was hackable. I'm still waiting for Quansheng to come out with something new and better but they may just rest of the success of the models they have. Xeigu had the right idea. I use a G90 and I love that radio. I have been able to make contacts from California to Hungary, which is 6,100 miles away. There is a large population of amateur radios folks who would buy a handheld that did something different in terms of bands. The Baofeng was my first radio so it holds a special place in my heart. However, unless they expand the bands, I'm probably not buying another one. Great video. Thanks...73...KN6KNB
Man, baofeng could completely change their entire business model and dominate the VHF+ space.
Make 2 radios; one, a triband for 2m,1.25m,70cm, and the other, a triband for 33cm,23cm,13cm.
That would be super cool. You’d have all the best bands above 2m in 2 radios. Just pack them with all the features you already make in the 100+ different models you have. Simplify and dominate the market. The consumer would win too!
Haydan, I got me a tyt-9800 I got 10m/6m/2m/400mhz fm radio Krisy N6KV. I got my H3 & H8 with their new firmware that they released & it allows 220mhz & receives from 17 Mhz to 600 Mhz that you can transmit on HF
You nailed it. Way too much of the same old stuff. The key thing that's missing is innovation and variety.
This is something I have wondered also. I would have to agree that I think they would sell well.
Something that would be really really cool would be transceiver modules that can easily be computer controlled and embedded in projects.
A 10 /11/12 meter all mode HT will be great ! some 222 Mhz radios. US HAM band. also 900 MHz . I want SSB on a HT. 2 meters/ 70CM . The IC 705 is nice. MAKE a UV-5R with SSB/AM /FM ! 2 meter AM can be fun. it goes further with SSB as well. 73's
Yes! Even a fully capable SSB radio for 2m/70cm!
Handheld with SSB on 2m/70cm is my wishlist. Or DMR/Dstar/FM/SSB.
Yeah spot on. Can we get a 10/6/4m FM tri-band mobile please :D
6 metre and 10m radio would be something else… I’ve got a 23cm portable from the early 90s, an IC-12G, but that’s another interesting band that I’d like to see in both portable and mobile radios.
I believe Wouxun did and excellent job with the KG-Q10 quad band portable, but i also 10% agree with your vision on this, i am in the same boat when it comes to them pumping out the same boring trash over and over.
I see articles and comments here in the States about not losing our bands but few using the ones we have gear for, like 220, 902 and 1.2 Ghz. I agree with you wholeheartedly , Hayden . We need more affordable radios on bands that are less utilized and need our support. Alinco needs to get back in the game and make those HT's that had dual band 220/900 and a tri band 2/70/1.2 at the $300 level like before . Or...Chinese companies...you can tackle this ! N7MYW
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Chinese manufacturers will probably never start creating new radios that are not VHF/UHF or Poc radios (if they can be called like radios).
Reason being is they (companies) only create income if they sell huge amounts of them. UV-5R is super popular and has gained such popularity because it is cheap and fits in license free frequency range. And among all those millions of them that have been manufactured, about 90% of them are used by non-licensed operators. In many foreign and smaller countries they are used as EMS/Police/Security even military radios, and people using them don't care if they are on 2m, 220Mhz or 10m band. That leads us to the next point, VHF/UHF frequencies are usually the "legal" ones in most countries, like every country have PMR446, Hunting frequencies, Hiking frequencies or similar that are open to anyone. There are no 220Mhz, 10m or 6m frequencies that are open to non-licensed radio amateurs.
Also a huge thing that is selling other radios apart from UV-5R, are that specific radio features, like waterproofing, transmit power, how many batteries and antennas it comes with. Because for 90% of people who are going to use those radios, that's what matters. Getting the biggest bang for buck.
Good morning Hayden. I agree 100% I have a FT-5800 good rig. Something i have been wanting to look into is getting a UV-K5 modding the filters to get it working on 23cm.
I can't wait to see a UV-5R type hand held with SSB which operates on 12 / 11 / 10m it would be the next big thing. Also once that technology is available it could then go into other bands like 6m, 2m, 70cm & 1.2G. I think the hobby would go massive if people could get there hands on these type of cheap hand helds and get on air!
That's why I upgraded to the Big 3 manufacturers; Icom, Yaesu and recently Kenwood with the release of the D-75A. Yes, more pricey, but more capabilities.
I agree, but you should note that literally all of cheap vhf/uhf radios are based on inexpensive chips ( bk4815, bk4819 ) . Yes, in more expensive models they may use some more filters and amplifier cascade, which helps to reduce these spurious emissions. I think that is the only problem. With their structure so well worked out and those chips being so cheap, it would be hard and expensive for those companies to develop something new. And it would have much higher price.
Wideband multi-mode radios are a great idea! - Thanks Hayden - Cheers
There was, of course, the Icom IC-T81, which did 6, 2, 440, and 1.2. I had one for a little while, but due to being pretty eyes-free hostile, I sold it. I could almost get around some of it, anyway.
Things I'd like to see:
* More eyes-free accessibility across the board. If not spoken menus, frequency and memory channel readouts (which I'd love), at least put in different pitched beep tones to denote toggling on and off, default settings, menus wrapping, etc. But full spoken readouts such as available in OpenGD77, or the Kenwood TH-D75, would be great.
* An SSB handheld: Santek made the LS-202 back a long while ago. The couple times I saw one for sale, I wasn't in a position to buy, but it was FM and SSB. I know the Quansheng UV-K5 can do this, but at the expense of the spoken menus, apparently, see my first want.
* Hf handhelds: Even a 10m one that did SSB. Yes, I understand the antenna limitations. But a few manufacturers made single band handhelds that covered parts of 80, 40, 15, 10, and 6m. Actually, probably all rebadged versions of the same radio. Closest I know of would be the Elecraft KX2.
1.25/6 meter/10 meter radio. I would buy it yesterday!
What we want is a clone of the FT-857D for under $100. That would be a gamechanger, rather than just keep trotting out more UV5R iterations.
Even on the UHF CB I want something like the icom stuff which is programmable but can be locked down so it's easy to use for ordinary users. $400 for a ic-f2000 or $300 for a ic-41pro is a lot when you need >100 of them for an event.
Hayden, UV-5Rs were my first Amateur radios. I still love them.
Chinese manufacturers are fully capable of producing high quality HF transceivers - base, mobile, and HT. As other companies, they need to see the $$$. This video may give some impetus to one or more outfit to get into HIGH QUALITY HF. As always, thank you. KQ4IXD
Yep! Totally agree Hayden. I bought a G90 and to be honest I didn't expect much. I was wrong. It's well-made and works so well on transmit and receive. I did have a problem with the local AM station (which came back on air recently after 30 years off air!) and it was overloading the front end. I couldn't really complain as the station was bought back to life by the company I work for! 🤣 I bought a cheap inline filter which killed the AM broadcast interference and the receive capability of the G90 was then really on show. Then, on a Mad Dog Coil from my backyard in Geelong, I'm chatting to a bloke in The Netherlands using 20w on the G90. Xiegu seem to be one of the only budget radio manufacturers who are thinking outside the box and not afraid to try new things. Having a cheaper lot of radios without all the bells and whistles (and price!) of an Icom or Yaesu etc would be a great way for amateurs to try different modes and bands etc without having to fork out a fortune. I'd love someone to make a cheap, simple to use low power DATV transmitter to which you could add optional power amps etc. Something like that would really make DATV far more popular. DATV is an area that can be fiddly and complicated to get into if you're only new to all the terms and technology. 73, Craig VK3CRG
DATV would be awesome - and you're right it can be a little complicated to get into - I haven't even looked at it for that reason. Awesome on the G90! You guys still broadcasting AM there? I assume you also go out on FM too?
G'day Hayden
I think the reason why we are not seeing anything other than VHF/UHF handhelds out of China, and anything specifically for ham radio is because of what you mentioned early in your video....mass production, cookie cutter stuff which will work in the ham, gmrs and cb segments across US, Asia and EU markets. Development of a 10m or 6m handheld would be seeking support from the ham market only....and frankly, that isn't enough. Some of the major Japanese manufacturers are drawing away from manufacturing for the ham market...Kenwood/Alinco the most obvious examples. While I agree it would be nice to be able to access a cut price HH for 10 or 6 in the same way we can for 2 and 70, I don't think they would sell enough to justify the R&D and ramp up.
I think you are right mate. I would happily go for a handheld all mode 10m unit.
Chinese radio manufacturer need to install a VFO knob in the VHF/UHF radios...period!!!
I'd like to see 23cm radios if you could get them at the same price as the cheap Chinese 2m/70cm radios.
23cm is an underrated band
Here in the US the 33cm/900mhz band is strictly for the financially "well to do" ... because the ONLY 900mhz gear is new or used ($1k plus) Motorola or Kenwood public safety gear that has been modified. The ONLY dedicated amateur 900/33cm gear that ever was, was a single Handheld by Alinco. It was a dual band 220/902 and was only on the market for about 2 years. 900 has quite excellent signal properties that are like a combo of the best of 2m & 70cm. I have a pair of the now defunct TriSquare Exrs handies, 1 watt (advertised) probably less... and I was able to get great range out of them... through the dense pine woods - almost 2 miles. 900 also has better signal penetration in the urban environment than 70cm.
100% this!!
It seems that the radios being churned out are just the same thing but in a different case/style.
No remote display mics like the brilliant Yaesu FT-530 or removable face like the Icom IC-Z1A.
I still have my tri band Icom IC-Delta 1A and an Alinco DJ-G7 for 23cm but no Chinese manufacturer has dared try to go above 440Mhz in a handheld.
Not to mention the lack of any Chinese manufactured wide band receiver in a hand held, with digital modes supported.
China can produce really good quality items (some audio gear I own is excellent) and just need to move beyond the same dual band format. As Hayden says, they will sell well due to the lack of any other current offerings.
I think there is an untapped market there Adam. Hopefully one of the manufacturers takes note!
Anyone remember the Alinco DJ-G29? 222 and 900 MHz dual band FM handheld.
Yep... that was the ONLY piece of Amateur gear EVER produced for 900/33cm. The 900mhz action today is strictly with modified Motorola or Kenwood public service gear (portables, mobiles/base, and repeaters). And even the used gear starts at $1,000.
@@baronedipiemonte3990 I use a 900MHz transverter from Q5signal with an IC9700.
I whole heartedly agree with this sentiment. I've used cheap Chinese handhelds to learn what I wanted in a nicer HT, and I'd love to do the same thing for other frequencies (particularly HF for data, but 23cm and 33cm sound fun too).
We need 6, 220 and 1296 MHz radios...
Jetstream made a great 50 Watt 220 radio then TYT bought Jetstream out and destroyed the radio.
I had a Kenwood and still have a Drake UV3 Tri-Band radio...
I wish that Icom would come out with a successor to the IC-900/901 mobiles. I have a 900 with 2/220/440, and a 901 with a full stack. (That 1.2 GHz module wasn't cheap...) Many years ago at Dayton, I saw what was claimed to be a prototype 430/440 SSB module for sale, with an appropriately high price tag. I would love to dig into the controller's ROM code to find out what other modules they were planning.
Gotta love those old retro radios of the 90's. My first ht was an Alinco cant remember the model. It was the one with the display on top. And a Azden pcs 3000 I ran for a base setup.
Chipsets for these would rule the roost: if they did end up doing it we would complain about the firmware(Chinese made).
Also, radios with integrated TNC jacks like the Kenwood TM-G707. I am using mine for digi-modes including packet, FL-Digi, etc... now that we have interfaces like the Digi-Rig/Lite.
The Alinco DR-06 was available from Andrews Communication about a year ago, that's when I bought the one I have. I decided against getting the DR-03 as it was only 10w on high power, where the DR-06 does 50w on high power. Pity the Yaesu FT-8900 has been discontinued they are great that covers the 10m, 6m, 2m & 70cm
Yep been out of stock for months
It's the same with Android car head units. Small number of platform factories that design/copy/duplicate, with a large number of assemblers & marketers all selling the same reference hardware, that then attach their logo. Complete with copied bugs and design flaws. The confusion happens when comparing the Chinese origin design - multi-asssembly model to traditional all in one design thru sell model such as icom.
Omg I couldn’t agree more. VHF sdr transceiver with a pan adapter ? Affordable hf radio? Rugged sdr hf radio with digital modes, mobile all band all mode? So many holes in what’s available microwave could be a huge market
The Wouxun q10h 4 band radio would have been great except the low transmit power on 220 & 6 meters
I love the late 80s, mit 90s look, especially Kenwood had a very sleak and timeless design back in the day.
If the Japanese don't do it, i would love the Chinese to step on... but please with a reasonable quality and legaly compliant... even if they cost a bit more.
Also Portable concepts like the FT-280 we have never seen again...
Also a total all band all mode is very very rare these days... at least 80m(40m)...70cm
Need more full duplex ssb radio's for satellite use as there is very few radio's that do it
Baofeng has the BF-R3 (and also the K5PLUS) which is a 2m, 1.25m 70cm tri-band handheld. It is my only 220 rig.
All I wish is cheap handheld FM radio with built in APRS modem that can be connected to PC or mobile phone via USB.
I have an Alinco DJ-G29T for 220 & 902, it’s a unicorn HT that is not made anymore.
I understand the draw of The Big Three or four companies with quality control and durability. But if the Chinese can make these little handhelds and sell them for $20 and still make a profit, I don't understand why the bigger companies can't reduce the cost of their products just a little bit
I was just saying this, would love to see an inexpensive 100w sdr full all band mobile radio, +$1000 is pricey to dip your toes in.
Yeah you need an amp for the Xiegu G90, X6100 or X6200... which brings it over that magic $1000k mark
also remember that these radios are not primarily ham radios. they are more widely used by budget military, security, event management, shops, building sites etc. hams are in no way primary use customers
Alinco keeps shelving their awesome monobanders. I was sad to learn that the DR-135T 2-meter mobile is no longer available.
Good riddance. The DR-135 was an abomination. They chirp across the entire 2m band (and then some) with every key up. We had a packet node on a mountain top running one of these and it was popping in the receiver of every 2m radio and repeater for 75 miles around. Every DR-135 did this right out of the box.
Older commercial radios fill a similar role. Some of them have rear DB15 or DB25 connectors that make it very easy to attach a USB interface, TNC, or other peripherals for remote control or digital operation.
Yeah they are good radios. A few who have them that I've spoken to love them.
@@HamRadioDX They are not good radios. Their unlocked PLL QRMs several MHz up and down (and outside) the band every time you key them up.
Gday Hayden,
Just regarding the Alinco radios, did you try Andrews Comms in NSW?
I bought my DR-635T from them and they do sell other Alinco mobiles as well,
Alinco make a very nice radio I will agree.
Yep! They are out of stock/backorder still for them. I've been checking every few weeks.
Some time ago, Alinco made a dual band 222/902MHz HT radio. It would be great if they brought that radio back.
While I don't know of any Chinese HTs that operate outside of the two normal 2m and 70cm bands, if you pay a bit more money you can get some with pretty cool features. There are OpenGD77-compatable HTs that make great radios for working satellites not to mention DMR, there's one that has an internal KISS TNC for APRS, GPS, Bluetooth and USB quick charging (LANCHONLH HG-UV98), and there may be others that can do some neat stuff. What the Chinese companies are known for besides cheap dual-banders is taking popular innovations created by hams and incorporating them into radios and gear that anyone can buy instead of having to build.
A few of them also do the 1.25m band.
I think, in general, we need to support the lowering of prices of radios. I may be a bit innocent, but it seems to me that a lot of the big companies like Icom, Kenwood etc. sell stuff that can be reproduced with available electronics for waaaaay cheaper. I think the Chinese manufacturers have the potential to make the entire market way more affordable (I mean slashing prices by half), and a way more competitive market. If not them, I'm probably gonna go learn RF/Electrical engineering to make that possible. It's insane that an HF radio costs more than a phone (And I'm saying this as Gen Z).
The Chinese radios are way cheaper, but you get what you pay for. My Baofeng 2m has harmonics that go all the way to 10 GHz.
@@stargazer7644 What I'm saying is that they have their place, but a good handheld shouldn't cost 200$+. There has to be a way to make radios (In general, not just handhelds) cheaper with the same quality.
@@that_kai_person Why shouldn't it cost $200+? A phone costs more than that and it's just a glorified handheld radio. And they don't really make ham radios by the billions like they do phones.
@@stargazer7644 A phone is a little computer. It has a graphics card, it has many more services than just receive/transmit. Think of it that the phone's communications are a very small part of it. Moreover, most normal phones (Not the most up to date, but working) are either the same price or even lower than market transceivers.
Yes, I like see more radios with 220 Mhz, 6 and 10 Meters.
They’re not all the same Hayden- some of them are 200 watts with 10,000mAh batteries!
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I'm sure vast numbers of these UV-5 type units have been sold, as you say Hayden. But to what target market are manufacturers really pitching them? If they're aiming at the Amateur Radio fraternity, then do we offer a large enough market to entice manufacturers to do more? Whereas, if they're selling more to non-Amateur users, achieving good sales with their one-size-fits-all product, would they listen to our requests? Most of us would certainly want what you're asking to see from manufacturers. Question is, do we have any real sway in what they sell? Thanks for another great video. Mark VK3PDG
Hi Mark,
Yeah who knows if we do have a real sway - some of the manufacturers have asked for feedback, so we can only ask for what we want!
I would like a 6 mtr hand held. and maybe 23 cm as well
Good point Hayden. Im keen on 6m but not much available. Alinco just released the HD2.... didnt they? Much the same though.
Alinco or Ailunce? I haven’t seen a new Alinco in yonks
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🙂 I agree 👍
Hey Hayden, have you checked out thunderpole radios from the UK, they do a 10m mobile and a 10m am/fm handheld. Cheers
No I haven't checked them out - I'll take a look
I'd like to see an 'economical' version of something like the IC-7300! A base station with 'toys' anyhow. ;)
Sure, I can wire up a mobile unit to a PS, etc... but it's just not the same.
I hate to tell you, the IC-7300 IS an economical radio.
Yes i agree also. I would love to get hold of a 10m and/or 6m HT.
K5DEZ
I wish they would put more time into the color displays. They all look boring and look exactly alike. Change the fonts, allow customization, etc and I'll be buying one. Until then, I'm collecting Quansheng UV-K6 radios because they are so highly adaptable.
7:50 "we don't even see these [triband 2m/70cm/23cm radios] anymore" ignores the IC9700, which is exactly these bands. Would love to see more competition in this space, though, especially since it has SSB - a feature most VHF/UHF rigs don't have these days. If a company were to make a 2m HT with SSB TX capability, I'd buy it in a heartbeat, even if it had reduced battery life in "linear mode".
I think the difference between the radio I was pointing out (a mobile - no doubt reasonably priced for the day) and the IC-9700 are quite marked.
Looks like my previous reply which had all of my sources was deleted. I can't be bothered to re-research and type it up with links, so the TL;DR is that the original FT-9800 shown was more expensive than the IC-9700 is today, even though it was in a mobile form factor.
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They wouldn't do it if they weren't making money on it. I def agree with you though.
You're preaching to the choir! but still... #PREACH Xiegu X6100 is almost the same as the X6200 - they aren't great IMHO at being innovative. they promise more than they deliver.
And yet people keep buying them over and over and over again!
Hayden, you read my mind. I am currently looking for both 10 metre radios and 6 metre portables. I wouldn’t object to some 1296 options either. I can find Yaesu VX6 for about $400 but thats all? There are VHF mid band radios (66-88 MHz) surely these wouldn’t take much development to get them on 50-54 MHz? De John VK4VT.
Hey mate. Depends on which VHF mid band radios - some easier than others. I know PRM80's can be modified down to 6m
I want a radio that covers 1 Hz to 3000 GHz continuous
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Alinco is still making radios as far as I can tell. DX Engineering has a few for sale.
Yeah. I checked that out and it's over $500 AUD to get one here.
I have a question if i may ask, i'm very new to handheld radios and it got to my attention that a baofeng it's a transceiver works nicely with 2 meters and 70cm and sells for like 20$ and there are other handhelds like kenwood for example that work on the same bands that can go up all the way to 700$
my question is, what are those magical differences between those two to have that astronomical price tag ? sound a bit clearer ? a bit more distance ? what justifies that huge price ?
Three things: Quality, Features, and Brand Name.
Quality is insanely superior on the Japanese radios compared to Chinese.
The Japanese radios also have a lot more features that I couldn’t even list them all
And, like any higher end businesses, you will pay more for the brand name. how much? I dunno but it will be some amount.
But, if you don’t care about the name, the quality, or the extra features, Baofengs and Chinese radios in general just work, and there’s nothing wrong with that!
The Japanese radios are legal to use. The Chinese ones often are not. Ham radio has spectral purity requirements that put limits on how many spurious signals a transmitter can emit and at what levels. The Chinese radios save money by leaving out filtering, and their output doesn't comply with the law. When you transmit on 146 MHz with your chinesium radio, you're also transmitting on 292 MHz, 438 MHz, 584 MHz, 730 MHz, 874 MHz....etc They spray interference across the bands. My Baofeng 2m HT can be heard on 10 GHz.
I have a yaesu VX-7R. 4 band and waterproof. They don't make it anymore. It has all the bells and whistles.
I have the VX-8! It's awesome, apart from the reduced battery capacity
How about a mono band 20M I would buy a couple for POTA
yes please
I have an IC=2500 70/23 dual bander
Well, for Chinese manufacturers, the question is how interested they are in amateur radio at all?
Many many of their 2 m 70 cm radios are being used as commercial radios in poor countries. Those markets can make it worth their while to develop radios. On the other hand, the market for amateur radios is considerably smaller.
My dream is a handheld that does 6m, 2m, 70cm, and 23cm. Pair it with a Diamond SRH999 antenna and you're laughing.
Wouxun did a "quadband" radio which does 6m, 2m, 1.25m and 70cm the KG-Q10H. But yeah that magic 23cm would be cool
@@HamRadioDX Yeah, saw the review but it's a pity we can't use 1.25 here in Oz.
While ago I was thinking why there is no really cheap handheld CB radios and was thinking that CB radio would be more popular if someone would make cheap, small and easy to use CB radios like PMR446 or FRS type radios. Im from Latvia and CB radio is not really popuar at least not as much as PMR44 radios
Is it physically possible to build 1 radio that covers 12m thru 2m?
Perhaps with more than 1 antenna out?
Plenty of radios that do that. IC-705, FT-991 etc
@@HamRadioDX so I’m in the $1400 range for xmit and rcv in those bands? I’m new to this, just starting out with a Tidradio TD-H3 and studying for Technician, thanks for your patience.
2M/60cm SSB
Why not HF handhelds with single side band and CW for 18 MHz, 21 MHz, 24 MHz, 28 MHz with only 5 watts output.
I think qyt makes a cb handheld that can do 10m with a simple software set
Do you happen to know the model number by any chance?
There are no current HT CBs that will do SSB.
Better make 2m with proper LPF.
The community needs to stop being so excited about incremental improvements in these 2 banders. Maybe the manufacturers then will offer something different. The press on the latest Tidradio has been quite overblown.