The New Kenwood VP8000! Overview and Comparison to the APX8000

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  • @wdmiller8507
    @wdmiller8507 Рік тому +11

    Armada rocks!!!! I was a Moto guy for a long time until the big "M" cancelled our MR account (along with several other shops), and I went right to Kenwood, and when I discovered Armada...I was hooked! I just got my VP8000, plus one for a customer and I need to set aside days to play. Great video, thanks!

  • @dmck2533
    @dmck2533 Рік тому +7

    I just deployed hundreds of the VP8000 units. Super happy with them. As for the WiFi programming, that is a licsensed feature, not a standard option. I learned that the hard way.

    • @coreybabcock2023
      @coreybabcock2023 5 місяців тому

      You know anything about the EF Johnson 5100es ?

  • @sramsdellwdm
    @sramsdellwdm Рік тому +4

    Just getting into p25. We just put a new p25 repeater downtown Raleigh NC. On top of a 431’ building. Man down this stuff work great. Running the XTS5000 and what a pain to program until you really figure it out. That kenwood looks great. Thanks for the great video.

  • @henryatkinson1479
    @henryatkinson1479 2 місяці тому +1

    You'd mentioned bluetooth programming at the very end - can you actually program the VP over bluetooth? My dealer is telling me know, I'd love to know as I've got one on order. EDIT: The marketing material sure says so... I guess I'll have to figure it out.

  • @wcsoblake85
    @wcsoblake85 Рік тому +2

    15:38 I am amazed at that ability! That seems awesome!

  • @zapityzapzap
    @zapityzapzap Рік тому +17

    A little tidbit with the noise cancellation, single microphone on the radio but EF Johnson uses what they call TrueVoice which uses a combination of soft band pass filters and some smart applications of DSP to optimize the human voice. This was introduced with the first gen Viking lineup (VP8000 is third gen) and Kenwood eventually ported it over to the NX firmware. There is a good noise cancellation video that EFJ made about 9 years that highlights some of the differences in various environments.

    • @w3axl
      @w3axl  Рік тому +2

      Fantastic info! I'm relatively new to the EFJ world so thanks for the clarification.

    • @AECRADIO1
      @AECRADIO1 Рік тому

      Excellent info.
      Thanks!

    • @mr.e9700
      @mr.e9700 Рік тому

      Did they implement TrueVoice over into the NX-5000 series radios? I've got a couple of them and would love to see them be able to do that.

    • @GREGGRCO
      @GREGGRCO 10 місяців тому

      2015, Matt Baker and Great Lakes had the Cleveland Demo of the NX5000. You couldn't hear yourself speaking, but it pulled you out of that incredible noise, and they could hear us on the inside !
      I was blown away!
      I sure wish they would improve KPG-D1NK cps.
      The NX series has many free options that VP needs feature licenses for: really disappointing in that respect. But Armada is a great leap over D1NK and APX.

  • @diegosubia6916
    @diegosubia6916 Рік тому +2

    Real Question... Will you share that boot image? Its amazing.

  • @50tyson34
    @50tyson34 Рік тому +1

    Could you help me with a problem I'm having with this radio? I cannot get my Bluetooth earbuds to connect via Bluetooth option. Do you think there is a certain Bluetooth requirement to accomplish this?

  • @S22ParaCop
    @S22ParaCop Рік тому +8

    Nice contrast and compare. I’m looking to make the jump to an all band and the timing of your review is perfect. Comments about non-affiliate P25 systems would be appreciated. Thanks for the work you’ve put into this. Looking forward your next videos.

    • @superserial1
      @superserial1 Рік тому +2

      Don’t forget Tait and BK as well.

    • @coreybabcock2023
      @coreybabcock2023 5 місяців тому

      That's what I wanna do with the EF Johnson 5100es is use it as a nas scanner

  • @jakelonganbach
    @jakelonganbach Рік тому +4

    Looking forward to more videos about this radio.

  • @huntersam4028
    @huntersam4028 Рік тому +3

    Just bought a Harris xg-100 and I’m excited to get it in the mail! Although seeing this do DMR, that’s a game changer!

  • @garypratt312
    @garypratt312 Рік тому +2

    enjoyed the video. I'm looking at the Harris xl200 as a regular civllian am I able to purchase the radio and scan any frequency? also were would I buy Harris radio?

  • @alexsystems2001
    @alexsystems2001 Рік тому +2

    I was really getting excited about the kenwood NX radios and got the I think NX5300 handheld with P25 and DMR. It was an early radio, I thought the radio itself was an awesome idea but the customer support is very dealer heavy. So as they were fixing bugs in their system I couldn’t get the latest and greatest firmware nor the latest of the programming software without snuggling up to my dealer. The early NX5000 series were riddled with bugs. So I went back to my APX7000XE, it’s not perfect BUT what I like is if I need firmware or software, its available. I also had problems with the kenwood repeaters locking up. My dealer swapped out the repeater multiple times and still no luck, we ditched kenwood altogether. I’d be willing to try kenwood again if they got it all sorted. Which leads me to my question, how has this radio been for you so far?
    Also something about the durability on the NX5300, one of the units I had, a user of it had the speaker mic and instead of the mic latching onto the metal chassis of the guts, it latches onto the plastic housing and you know how people sit with radios and speaker mics, it eventually cracked the housing and I had to order a new housing for the radio.

  • @snarlingrabiddog5150
    @snarlingrabiddog5150 Рік тому +8

    Your videos are incredibly good. Thanks for the helpful and entertaining videos :)

  • @shonc6118
    @shonc6118 Рік тому +1

    Can the
    can the VP8000 be set to do Non-Affiliate Scan "NAS" on P25 Trunking similar to Motorola APX8000?

  • @rockymountainjazzfan1822
    @rockymountainjazzfan1822 Рік тому +5

    This COULD be a great radio if it also would do NXDN--there are not any multi-band portables out there that will decode/encode NXDN digital. Kenwood is the co-developer of NXDN with Icom, so they should be able to offer NXDN in this radio. That radio would be the ultimate--with analog, P25, DMR, and NXDN.

  • @FamousTVvoice
    @FamousTVvoice 4 місяці тому

    Can you provide a link to where you got the channel knob that was put on that 8000? I prefer it to the larger knob that I put on mine.

  • @garsoncheung99
    @garsoncheung99 Рік тому +1

    Hi love to your video. Can the radio show RSSI reading? Like the mototurbo series.

  • @ScoutingWithRyan
    @ScoutingWithRyan Рік тому +1

    Hey it may be worth mentioning for holsters to look into getting a radio strap, I know sometimes the radios can fit into it without removing your belt clip

  • @lifeisamatrix5960
    @lifeisamatrix5960 Рік тому +1

    For those wondering NO you cannot use the vp8000 or any vp for passive monitoring a trunk system. A key is required and it will affiliate and is not designed for the NAS method. End of story.

  • @PowderMill
    @PowderMill 4 місяці тому

    Can it do P25 phase 1 & 2 / analog / DMR and NAS on P25 phase 2 ?
    Thanks for the videos!

  • @GREGGRCO
    @GREGGRCO 10 місяців тому

    I can't wait for you to discover analog audio profile in P25. The salespeople and secretaries thought they were using analog radios.

  • @PTRRanger951
    @PTRRanger951 Рік тому

    I would love to have that VP. I have had an APX7000 for about 7 years and I bought it used at a pretty penny and took me forever to save up for.
    I think my first radio ever was a Saber and then had HT750, 1550, XTS5000, XTL5000, EFJ5100 (never quite worked right, think it needs to be tuned) and then bought my APX7000.
    Still have all of them I think except for the Saber.
    Stopped using the APX7000 for work since they went to NXDN digital.
    That battery release is very common on the newer Kenwood stuff we had, NX-5300 have the same battery release.
    I have been messing around with radio programming since about 2002 with the DOS days of programming.
    One day I hope I can afford the VP. I love the fact it’s larger than the APX8000, and looks like it has more of a sturdy feel, where you know it’s in your hand and not afraid that squeezing it too hard will break something.
    You lucked out getting that for the price you did. That thing has tons of features that the APX can only dream of. I love the brightness adjust. The NX-5300 has it, and it has auto, but I like the manual ability to it.

  • @KevinJohnson-d9h
    @KevinJohnson-d9h Рік тому +1

    The things i like about the Kenwood/EF Johnson line are they all use the same battery and charger unlike the Moneyrola apx line.

  • @JoeFramo-uw9fp
    @JoeFramo-uw9fp 10 місяців тому +1

    You're Kenwood is Beautiful ❤️

  • @GamerRadar
    @GamerRadar Рік тому +1

    Does it do MDC1200?

  • @jamesalderman4162
    @jamesalderman4162 Рік тому +2

    Cool, feature-packed radio at probably half the price.

  • @otakurj
    @otakurj Рік тому +1

    I've been loving my Harris Unity XG100P

  • @williamblevins4898
    @williamblevins4898 Рік тому

    what were the upper uhf band cutt-offs you mentioned? would it do hospital/ems 470mhz?...Any internal crossband repeat?

  • @GreyGhost-r4z
    @GreyGhost-r4z Рік тому

    Kenwood could excite the market with a DMR Mobile with a detachable mobile face !! I need THAT now for my car.

  • @UltimateDoomer1
    @UltimateDoomer1 Рік тому +5

    Does it do 25khz and fpp for hams? If so, how did you go about getting it done?

    • @UltimateDoomer1
      @UltimateDoomer1 Рік тому +3

      It will do 25khz for hams on the ham bands. This has been confirmed by EF Johnson tech department.

    • @huntersam4028
      @huntersam4028 Рік тому

      @@UltimateDoomer1 siiiiick

  • @nicholasguang1458
    @nicholasguang1458 Рік тому

    Hello sir, is the APX 8000 and APX8000 XE available to civilian sale with amateur radio license?

  • @mikemullarkey9269
    @mikemullarkey9269 Рік тому

    Recently we just launched the DMR and Possibly NXDN in the future.

  • @tannerlow7093
    @tannerlow7093 Рік тому

    Would you be able to review the Bendix King BKR5000 radio?

  • @Aussie3rdgeneration
    @Aussie3rdgeneration Рік тому

    Thanks for the heads up
    Where can we buy them from ?

  • @JoeMLyman
    @JoeMLyman 2 місяці тому

    I really want one, but I wish that they added Kenwood's NXDN software, because that want I want.

  • @robertdegroat566
    @robertdegroat566 Рік тому

    What do you have programmed under your menu button in armada?

  • @dta6446
    @dta6446 2 місяці тому

    Can this unit do 800mhz NAS?

  • @lastmanstandingtactical
    @lastmanstandingtactical Рік тому

    Great overview.
    Would you recommend the motorola r7 for tactical comms?

  • @joshwells4280
    @joshwells4280 6 місяців тому

    Which XPR did you have?

  • @markk25216
    @markk25216 Рік тому

    How does APX CPS compare as far as ease of programming to XTS CPS?

  • @cocobearnoski
    @cocobearnoski Рік тому +17

    How much tho

    • @danielktdoranie
      @danielktdoranie Рік тому +8

      You know it’s expensive when dealers don’t post a price on the website and instead ask you to “email for a quote” 😂

    • @garretr4488
      @garretr4488 Рік тому +3

      Considerably less than an 8k

    • @ChronicAndIronic
      @ChronicAndIronic Рік тому +1

      A gazillion bajillion dollars

    • @The1Ramsey3
      @The1Ramsey3 Рік тому +7

      An arm and a dingus. Plus the blood of your first born child's first born child.

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому

      @@The1Ramsey3 this made me lol

  • @RonaldCollins
    @RonaldCollins Рік тому

    That latch is what they used on the kenwood TH-D74A triband ht 2m/1.25m/70cm aprs

  • @lowiqsavage
    @lowiqsavage Рік тому

    The odd thing is shopgoodwill has 4 of these in the boxes. Bidding is up to $951

  • @hormelinc
    @hormelinc Рік тому

    If it has Wi-Fi maybe it will have RoIP in its future?

  • @tdhmoose
    @tdhmoose Рік тому

    I see that you are a ham as I am. Can I easily purchase the software without getting the run around?

  • @williamessenpreis1420
    @williamessenpreis1420 Рік тому

    I don’t have a 3D printer what would it cost for you make me a channel knob for my APX-7000 i use for fire department

    • @MrJruta
      @MrJruta 10 місяців тому

      Old post, but I bought the “fat” channel knob for mine. Not sure what Moto was thinking with that skinny, difficult to operate knob.

  • @TheSynchronizer
    @TheSynchronizer Рік тому

    Out of curiosity Do you know if the VP supports DTMF ?

  • @oliverkorsch
    @oliverkorsch Рік тому

    5:12 it must be a good ham radio as well
    As scanner to

  • @ghostmandka5498
    @ghostmandka5498 Рік тому +1

    Battery latching system is similar to the Kenwood D72.

  • @Saber341
    @Saber341 Рік тому +3

    You should make a tutorial on how to obtain the Armada software.

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому +3

      Order an Armada subscription from your local dealer. You will get 5 years of Armada along with firmware upgrades for your radios as well. Viking Tech support has a list of dealers in each state if you are unsure of who to contact.

  • @robbie8931-x5k
    @robbie8931-x5k Рік тому +1

    Wonderful initial review! My agency opted for the APX line sadly and still waiting for them. Have the NX5700/5800 myself and the RSS is less then stellar to the point I can’t stand it. May have to look at upgrading in the near future to the EFJ. Looking forward to more feedback.

    • @Porty1119
      @Porty1119 Рік тому

      Unless you absolutely need multi-protocol operation, Viking/EFJ is the answer. Hopefully we'll see DMR for more than just the VP8000.

  • @BentleySimmons-ny3qv
    @BentleySimmons-ny3qv Рік тому

    Where do you get VP 8000 or 6000

  • @notathome13
    @notathome13 Рік тому +6

    Motorola - you can also purchase better but you will never pay more….. plus licensing and subscription…..

  • @joenichols5253
    @joenichols5253 Рік тому +1

    thats been typical of Kenwood HT's since the TK-2180.

  • @wpzq634
    @wpzq634 Рік тому

    How is the battery life? Heard that might be an issue

  • @LWRC
    @LWRC Рік тому

    How does the Kenwood compare to the BKR9000?!!

    • @w3axl
      @w3axl  11 місяців тому

      Send me one and I'll let you know!

    • @LWRC
      @LWRC 11 місяців тому

      ​@@w3axlSpent your last penny on the Kenwood and have nothing left! 😂😂👍👍👍

  • @coreybabcock2023
    @coreybabcock2023 5 місяців тому

    I have a EF Johnson 5100es but i need to know how to get it to listen as a p25 scanner

  • @rmetcalf89
    @rmetcalf89 Рік тому

    The NX-5000 series portables use that same battery release mechanism.

  • @wes11bravo
    @wes11bravo Рік тому +2

    I only use Motorola gear for 2 meters/440. They're spectrallly pure, sensitive, have great audio, and if necessary, you can use it to literally beat an attacker to death.

  • @karlmadsen3179
    @karlmadsen3179 Рік тому +2

    price?

    • @rescue73emt
      @rescue73emt Рік тому

      I want to know that too.

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому

      Reach out to a dealer in your area (Viking tech support can get you a list if you don't know who that would be), they should be able to get you current pricing depending on what features you are wanting. That all plays a factor into the end price for each radio!

  • @Dorpmuller
    @Dorpmuller 5 місяців тому

    I couldn't even afford the custom knob... where, pray tell, where people get the money for these???

  • @technologyatitsbest2095
    @technologyatitsbest2095 11 місяців тому

    Can this radio do NAS

  • @vincetalancon604
    @vincetalancon604 Рік тому +1

    DMR?

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому

      Tier 2 in July. Tier 3 by year end.

  • @reliablenewsspringfieldmo
    @reliablenewsspringfieldmo Рік тому

    What is the model number on the apx radio battery?

    • @wcsoblake85
      @wcsoblake85 Рік тому

      I have an APX and there are several different ones depending on how many milli amp hours you want. From 3000mAh to 6000mAh

  • @ThePbrstg
    @ThePbrstg Рік тому +2

    Nice Comparison, I have been looking for an APX alternative and it looks like this might work. What's the pricing compared to the APX?

  • @jacktreble951
    @jacktreble951 Рік тому

    How much sir?

  • @centralgafirefighter4760
    @centralgafirefighter4760 Рік тому

    I wish we went with these since they are suppose to support nxdn soon. We have a county that touches my district that is on nxdn. Unfortunately we are going with Motorola. Great review!! Keep it up!

    • @centralgafirefighter4760
      @centralgafirefighter4760 Рік тому

      I knew about DMR. I also heard about their being a software upgrade for the 8000s to support NXDN. Odd that a Kenwood radio will not support nxdn. Lmao.

  • @kc48446
    @kc48446 10 місяців тому

    I would so love to have one.

  • @digitalradiohacker
    @digitalradiohacker Рік тому

    5:39
    That is not the antenna, it is half of the antenna.
    The other "half" is the radio chassis and some capacitive coupling to your hand. As a result, the antenna is a specific length to marry up with the size of the chassis and the expected capacitive coupling effect.
    A wet piece of string will pick up RF, so not such a big deal, but I wouldn't expect a random stubby from another radio to work well on something with a totally different sized chassis.
    On the Moto DMR gear, you can drop into a service menu to see the RSSI displayed in dBm (not sure about the Kenwoods). Press the left navigation key 3 times, followed by the right navigation key 3 times. Try it - then swap antennas around whilst recieving a repeater (fixed signal). You'll see the RSSI change by a couple of dB with the "wrong" antenna.

  • @UP9390
    @UP9390 Рік тому

    I would like this radio better if it also had NXDN.

  • @straightpride451
    @straightpride451 6 місяців тому +1

    Only rich people can afford these radios.

    • @flightstatic4662
      @flightstatic4662 5 місяців тому +1

      you pay a premium price for a premium product

  • @gselectric739
    @gselectric739 Рік тому

    Audio test please

  • @k4vms
    @k4vms Рік тому +2

    Thanks for not telling the price of the radio.
    Ricky from IBM K4VMS / AAT9WG

    • @wcsoblake85
      @wcsoblake85 Рік тому +1

      I know right. My man said he got it for half price of a new one but keeps that number to himself. I wish he would have told us.

    • @straightpipediesel
      @straightpipediesel 11 місяців тому +1

      Public safety radio rule of thumb: the list price is the model number, so this is about $8000, with typical options, a battery and a charger. If you're an agency with a contract, you get around 25%-33% off list. If you're a ham and buying 1, you're paying about list, but you forgo options like encryption and TDMA trunking, so it's in the same ballpark.

  • @la5984
    @la5984 Рік тому

    Are they ham radio

    • @wes11bravo
      @wes11bravo Рік тому +4

      They can be.

    • @beckstrom_logan3119
      @beckstrom_logan3119 Рік тому

      Depends what your frequency needs are, the VHF band only supports 136-174Mhz

  • @TedFreitas
    @TedFreitas Рік тому

    Anyone have any luck with a good bluetooth RSM? Please don't say prime RMS!! :)

  • @LJR_LIMITED
    @LJR_LIMITED Рік тому +1

    Nice. If you're rich.

  • @mylesl2890
    @mylesl2890 Рік тому

    seems a interesting. rig, i have the nx in my car was looking around for a new ht. vp seems cool

  • @djewell8251
    @djewell8251 Рік тому +3

    Ill take the APX off your hands if you don’t want it lol

    • @wcsoblake85
      @wcsoblake85 Рік тому +1

      I know right. I have the APX 6000 in the 800mhz band. I wanted the all band 8000 but that price tag...Ouch!

  • @GreyGhost-r4z
    @GreyGhost-r4z Рік тому

    WHEN KENWOOD PRODUCES DMR.. I’m buying it.
    I have missed Kenwood !!! Come back Kenwood to amateur radio HF/VHF.
    I want an all mode Kenwood Radio. VHF/UHF/HF.

    • @straightpipediesel
      @straightpipediesel 11 місяців тому +2

      You're thinking of toy radios. Kenwood radios already do DMR; the NX/VP line is the first and currently only radios that do multi-digital mode: P25, DMR and NXDN.

  • @Moony_Sky
    @Moony_Sky Рік тому +12

    Let's get something straight, You are not now and never were a Motorola fan boy. A true Motorola fan boy would never stop carrying a Motorola radio and start carrying a Kenwood just because it does everything, A true Motorola fan boy would carry multiple radios before they would start carrying a Kenwood period. So sorry but you Sir were never a Motorola fan boy!!!

    • @coreybabcock2023
      @coreybabcock2023 5 місяців тому +1

      Agree he should donate that Apx to me I never had anything nice before

  • @jamalnettles5563
    @jamalnettles5563 Рік тому

    That's just like my Ailunce HD1

    • @291xMac
      @291xMac Рік тому +1

      Lmao I have an ailunce, a XPR7550, XTS5000s, an APX8000, and have played with the VP series. The ailunce won’t do P25, encryption, or 800. But for $200 not a bad radio to play with.

    • @wcsoblake85
      @wcsoblake85 Рік тому +1

      I have the HD 1 as well and it is not like this one at all. Especially having the ability to TX and RX P25

  • @Jacob-mm8xq
    @Jacob-mm8xq Рік тому +1

    Sounds like a good radio but can’t ever trust kenwood again

  • @coreybabcock2023
    @coreybabcock2023 5 місяців тому

    I wanna get one for Free

  • @astronola
    @astronola Рік тому +2

    Tell me you're a whacker without telling me you're a whacker

  • @burtpanzer
    @burtpanzer Рік тому +1

    Since Motorola has been widely used by law enforcement and many agencies over several decades as well as being well made, it may not seem like much of a concern to many but, for whatever it's worth, it is a Chinese company.

    • @henryatkinson1479
      @henryatkinson1479 Рік тому +7

      Kenwood is Japanese, not Chinese. All EFJ handheld and mobile radio hardware is made in Japan.

    • @henryatkinson1479
      @henryatkinson1479 Рік тому +2

      Kenwood is Japanese, not Chinese. All EFJ handheld and mobile radio hardware is made in Japan.

  • @thephantomharanguer
    @thephantomharanguer Рік тому +1

    Quit jostling, moving, wiggling, wogglin the radio around in the intro!
    Lemme have a look at it.
    Quit watching, thumbed down. This all too common utuber tenancy is right behind the use of goofy faces on the click bait title slide.
    If your content is good, please let us get to it without making us resort to trying to freeze frame to see the product.

  • @johnreno8909
    @johnreno8909 Рік тому +2

    what is dmr?? you mean digital mobile radio??? this pricey radios dont have a digital mode already????

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому +3

      DMR is a specific system type. The VP8000 is capable of doing conventional analog and digital, P25 trunking (FDMA/TDMA), Smartnet/Smartzone (V16) with DMR tier 2 and 3 in the pipeline currently. This radio is also tri-band capable meaning it can utilize VHF, 7/800 and UHF frequency bands.

    • @johnreno8909
      @johnreno8909 Рік тому +2

      @@midwestzed thnxs so much appreciated. it seems to be a fantastic device

    • @wcsoblake85
      @wcsoblake85 Рік тому +3

      ​@John Reno most of the public safety communication use P 25 not DMR. DMR is mostly a HAM communication. It sucks for me because I have to buy two radios. If That kenwood in this video can TX and RX on VHF/UHF/800mhz and do DMR I would only have to buy and carry one radio.

    • @midwestzed
      @midwestzed Рік тому

      @@wcsoblake85 Tier 2 in July, Tier 3 by year end.

  • @AECRADIO1
    @AECRADIO1 Рік тому +3

    Kenwood has quality issues.
    I work in a Kenwood shop, and have been fully let down on their quality.
    Most issues are the cheap volume controls, and the tiny flex connections used all through their models.
    The NX-820 series are a pain with their assembly, being slapped together by automation. The B+lead and ground connection is really in need of an upgrade for their cheap power cords.
    The overall quality stinks.
    KPG-3DN is a software platform designed by idiots, and you can only use it on one computer, and it's cost is NOT for the small shops.
    I do not like the build quality of the 3000 series portables, like the 3220 Etc..
    I will never be a fan of NEXEDGE.
    P-25 is the digital system of choice, it's codec has the best recovered audio and it sounds fantastic, even the older XTS/ASTRO SABER are still going strong.
    I have an old XPR6550, and sadly, pretty bare bones, but still does DMR.
    I think Kenwood still does a better job in assembly/quality with ham gear than their commercial lineup.
    The older analog portables, such as the 2140, 3140, 2170, 3170 have garbage volume controls, and the biggest issue, is the 2140, 3140 series comes from their internal 'audio' card, which often flops around, flexing the socket pins, causing TX Audi to become nasty, and worse. A horrible design to shrink physical size.
    I would be far more interested with an EF Johnson label on the radio.
    To each, their own.

    • @wes11bravo
      @wes11bravo Рік тому +1

      P25 is amazing. Regularly have QSOs on P25 simplex with a buddy who is about 30 miles away from me and the audio is amazing.

    • @Porty1119
      @Porty1119 Рік тому +2

      Viking radios are engineered by EFJ, marketed by Kenwood. It's complicated.

    • @superserial1
      @superserial1 Рік тому +2

      You’re basing your opinion on kenwood stuff. Viking radios are a while different world.