70cm FM transceivers for $15 each

Triggered by Peter, VK3YE's recent test of a pair of 2.4GHz transceivers for $20, I bought a pair of 430MHz costing $30 to see if the extra cost is justified. Here's Peter's video: • 2.4 GHz for $20: How f...

[@buddyboy4x44]

Perhaps ideal for keeping in touch inside a large store or mall.

[@donalderickson-si8ww]

yes

[@MichaelCampbell-mi7vp]

Ah hah there it is the Baofeng reference. Love it!

[@alch3myau]

"Its a long what? over"

[@alch3myau]

looks a bit closer than 70cm in the thumbnail

[@5Perf65mm]

I wonder if they can be modified to use by licenced amateurs on 70cm repeaters.
As you stated, the price is similar to the Quansheng K5 which is a VHF/UHF handheld with readily modifiable firmware.

[@cejaybee]

As I've mention over on Marxy's blog, it does seem to be the case-- the MCU is the same as in the Quanshengs (a Cortex M0 variant), and there's pads to do ISP. I haven't located the datasheet for the RF synth, however the specs/programming wouldn't be too different from ICs in its family..

[@5Perf65mm]

@@cejaybee excellent, I will try to locate the blog you mentioned