Bet you didn't know you could do THIS with the TIDradio H8!
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- Опубліковано 25 лис 2023
- On this episode of Wired Tight, we review the TIDradio TD-H8 GMRS handheld radio and demonstrate our favorite feature!
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I have 2 of these
And i immediately unlocked them
Man you bring up a great point in GMRS only radio. It’s way more simple to dip someone’s toes in. I’m definitely gonna pick a couple up and get my license.
Good on you! Thanks for watching and I wanna see some comms content from you soon!
Good job explaining things. You have a wonderful “down to earth” way about you. Uncommon with many brow beater licensees the air and in many chats. You’re setting a wonderful example. Keep up the good work. You popped up on my feed so now I am a new sub. May God Bless.
Thank you for the kind words and thank you for watching!
Just found your channel and I am loving your videos. You're right where I'm at with the ARS and the drones and now the radio
Thank you for tuning in!
Interesting, thanks for the info and tips bro!
Thanks for watching!
Great to see you posting again. And happen to enjoy this kind of contont. We have an amazing gmrs repeater network up here in southern Oregon. I found your channel via DLD, praise the Lord. I don’t do social media outside of youtube, so best of chances to whoever wins that flipper zero! Great work!
I'm glad to be posting again! Thank you for tuning in, I'll be more consistent going forward. We have a pretty active and engaged GMRS and ham community in northeast Oklahoma and it's honestly so awesome because it makes learning how to do this stuff so much easier. And hey that's cool, DLD is a good dude, i'm gonna be having him on my live stream soon and I'm going to hopefully be on his again soon as well.
I take it that you are referring to the Oregon GMRS Live repeaters. I am in the Oregon Outback myself, and I can hear the repeater in Klamath Falls from here, and some of the guys said they can actually hit it, but we are too far out to get clean audio through it.
@@javabeanz8549 yep that’s the one. I can hit the Wimer ELK675 repeater. Have a net starting at 7pm tonight.
Just have to say, Roger been or even a custom ANI code with the PTT ID shows GMRS radio superiority.
All jokes aside if you customize the ani code, and use the ptt-id, it can be handy when you have a group of noobs in the family that you gave the radio to. It can help identify who is too quick on the trigger and direct them that “you need to hold the button down first” or many other un foreseen problems. Not for everyone but I’ve found it useful. Great video! I’m right there with you I started GMRS right about when you did. And learned so much! Keep it up!
OMGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! This radio was driving me crazy, me trying to talk on VFO mode! Thank you, good sir!
This was very helpful! Thanks a lot
I'm glad! Thanks for watching!
Good stuff man. Thanks for the info
Hey thanks for tuning in! This was by no means a super in depth review but I shared what I thought was valuable.
Just a few quick observations...on the "privacy" aspect, just because you and your buddy are operating with a ctcss tone doesn't mean others can't hear you. They can ALL hear you. Unless they match your ctcss tone however, you can't hear them. These are more aptly called "quiet codes" on some radios. Also, keying up a radio to open the squelch on a repeater without identifying yourself, is called "Kerchunking" and it is technically against the FCC rules. Notwithstanding that, it's also irritating for the rest of us monitoring that repeater. If several hundred radio owners kerchunk the repeater per day, it REALLY gets annoying. Instead, just key up and announce your callsign and request a radio check. The last observation I have: Tidradio TD-H8 can be unlocked from GMRS mode and you'll have three choices: 1. GMRS 2. HAM 3. All To do this, with the radio off, press and hold the PTT and the * key while turning on the radio.
I loved the static blip at the "and this aint gonna be encrypted" comment.
Quansheng uv-k5 you have will scan CTS/DCS and Freq with the click of one button without having to go into a menu and cheaper radio. Good video anyways. Thanks for sharing.
Good to know
Good video and great tip. I have my GMRS license and have thought about buying one of those radios. I like the features. I think you can unlock it as well to talk to Ham if there's an emergency and it will work at 10 watts output in Ham or unlocked mode. Would be great in an emergency.
Very cool..
Regards from South Central Indiana.. USA..
Tim. ( wrzf 693)
Thanks for watching Tim!
Great video I just subscribed!
odmaster ap works great and offers some things. I use both it and manual. I am on firmware version 3 and using my H8 as a ham since June. my ft60 r now sits on my desk for a monitor. my H8 output is 9.5 to 10.5 watts when using the spkr mic i find a setting of 6 for mic gain works well.
I need to spend some more time in the app for sure. And that's awesome that you're getting 9 1/2 W out of that I don't have an SWR meter so I can't test mine and I was having trouble at first hitting the repeater but when I took my mic gain all the way up to 15 I was coming in loud and clear. Thanks for tuning in!
Great video. Will the Menu #28 seek method pick up and give you the repeater info if whom ever you come across is using a repeater?
That's a great question, I don't know but I'm assuming yes.
If you unlock the radio you can then transmit in the VFO. Not telling anyone to open the radio but yeah 👍🏻!!
I'm pretty sure there's been some time since this video premiered so this could probably be a bit dated, but I've got between 30-40 HT radios and a bunch of the newer model ones can seek PL tones now. I've got half a dozen baofeng models way more sophisticated than a uv5r, all of which can do this. I agree, I don't like ODmaster app at all, I'll hit up chirp to make changes in 5 mins or less, or do it manually thru the keypad before I'll use the app, haha. Of all the radios I have, the H8 is still one of my top 3 favorites, and the little brother H3 is too. Can't wait to see what model they come out with next to combine features of the two, or all new ideas. Soooo many new tech radios coming out from bunch of companies (probably all made in the same factory haha), and with the ATT outages and tiktok sales pitches, GMRS has made a huge jump in numbers of licensed people playing on the radio now. Tidradio had some big issues right out of the gate, and still struggle a tiny bit with qc, but being able to get them overnite from Amazon is huge since if you get a bad one you can just return it for a replacement. I've somehow collected 6 tidradios now, had to return one that was a dud. Excited to see where the company goes. New subscriber here, keep up the good work!
“Hey, had some Taco Bell. Blew my ass out”
WOW😳 thank you! I wasn't really looking forward to using the BT app
Saved my ass bro. Thank you👍
One thing though. What antenna is that on your H8-GEN2 GMRS Raido and what frequency is it set for and brand name I'd like to get some for my three radios that I own now. Again thank you for everything Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. 🇺🇸 2A 🇺🇸
Glad I could help! It's an Abree folding antennae. I don't know exactly what it's tuned to but I know it works well with 2 m and 70 cm bands
I'm new to TIDraido H3, but this is similar. Your content is a little hard to translate to English, but I'll follow along.
I just found this channel. I am always interested in reviews of radios. I really want a 25 mhz to 1 ghz all mode FM and AM radio.
There is one that you can load a modified firmware and it will do this.
It is really important for the 200 and 300 bands for aircraft
Thanks for stopping by! I have a Quansheng UVK5 that receives airband and I really like that radio for the purposes of hearing air traffic. Have you looked into getting a software defined radio? That's one of the next things that I'm probably going to get into because that spans a very very large range of RF.
I'm looking into getting an H8 and I am having issues locating a mobile antenna for my truck. Is there anything I can use? I want to talk on HAM as well as GMRS.
many thanks.
Great video. Thanks for doing this as I've been skeptical which radio to get. I see some people comments (on different videos) that tidradio h8 are garbage. I literally don't have any experience to any type of 2-way radios and just started to have interest in them. Btw, can you provide the details of the abbree antenna or the link where to purchase them? Thank you.
I'm glad to hear that you're finding your way into the hobby! I can't drop a link but look it up on Amazon! If you want to get the H8, use my affiliate link and code "WIREDTIGHT" for 15% off!
Great video! I recently got 2 Tidradios GMRS H8. They are good radios. Is the Abbree antenna better than the TD771 whip antenna? Lastly, do you know if there is a difference in fars between the Abbree 17" and 42" antenna?
I'm learning and seeking your personal opinion before I purchase one of the above antennas for my Tidradio. Thank you in advance.
I don't know about the difference between the two antennae, I know that I like the Abbree and have been told I come in loud and clear. I imagine a longer one would give you more fars especially with clear line of sight.
@wiredtight thank you!
which one to get to be able to be used as car's fob?
You can't have "full duplex" using any walkie talkie unless you are using a headset or telephone handset. Using full duplex means you are BOTH transmitting and receiving at the same time.
Thanks for the clarification
How do u program on the radio it got me lost lol
I heard you call for the radio check the other day, ha ha.
That's awesome! Thanks for tuning in man!
Sup Wired: How would I enter an output tone?
Love your work I would love to have you as a guest on our live
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Does the orange button on the top of the TIDradio H8 do anything?
No, you have to program it through the app.
What antenna do you have on the tidradio H8?
Here is a link! amzn.to/3UsSRuY
I subbed to everything. Where do I send my picture?
Hey send it on instagram or discord either is fine
Will my Abbree 144/430MHz antenna
Folded in half be ok to transmit or will it ruin my radio transmitting this way
I do not know the answer to that question but I transmit with it folded when I am transmitting simplex and I have not had any problems yet. I'm just a dude on the internet though.
Shweeeeet 👍 so what is the Difference between the
TD-H8 gen2 & the H8-Gen2 GMRS.
That I do not know as I have not gotten my hands on the first one. I imagine the second one just operates on GMRS channels
You can factory reset any gen2 H8 to one of three modes: ham, gmrs, unlock
What's all the plastic wrapped around your baofeng and why?
The exoskeleton? It's to keep the PTT and power knob from being touched while in a radio pouch.
Bonjour,
Chouette découverte de la chaine
Merci
What antenna are you running on it?
The Abbree folding tape antennae! I haven't checked to see if it's tuned but I believe it's tuned for 2 m and 70 cm I've gotten good transmission reports with it and I get a good bit of distance so that's the one that I use for the repeater.
@@wiredtight awesome! Thanks brotha!!
here is a link to that antenna! amzn.to/3UsSRuY
How do you factory reset this radio?
To factory reset to ONLY GMRS, (make sure your H8 is off ...at the same time you hold down PTT (push to talk button and the 0 (zero) button) , then turn on while holding everything down that I mentioned.
The Tid-H8 is a GMRS, and HAM, or both.
Both, You can unlock it. Check other videos,
What antenna is that on the tidradio
It's made by Abbree it's called a folding tape antenna
Here is a link to the antenna! amzn.to/3UsSRuY
Great video 🇺🇸 but leave that tacos bell alone 👍
I always regret eating taco bell
What if u dnt want to talk to repeaters you just want to talk radio to radio how does that work ?do both radios have to be in the same channel …all videos I’ve seen about this radio only talks about connecting to repeaters that’s all …some people just want to talk to friends n family…some simple
Yes. As long as you and the other radio are on the same channel you can talk to one another. The channels are standard. Now you can add a PL Tone and keep other radios from talking to you guys but as I demonstrated you can easily figure out the tone and chime in.
I love the Christmas music, but hate the fact I can only transmit on GMRS. In fact, is a deal breaker. By way of a beneficial criticism, please lose the strong vehicle. It's very distracting.
I have two TIDRadios and found once I connected them to the app via Bluetooth and then disconnect... they both will transmit every 10 seconds if something is received. Does this make any sense to anyone!? Lol. I've confirmed this by resetting them to stock and then re connecting to Bluetooth causing the same issue
I have not ran into that issue, I wish I could be of more help! Have you practiced programming manually or with CHIRP software? CHIRP is free to download.
@@wiredtight I used chirp instead and it works fine. Thank god!
I’ve used the Bluetooth programming, a friend shared a file, I downloaded it. I’ve been able to modify the files though, maybe try factory reset of the radio and try again. If not send it back and get a new one. Do you have the 2nd gen?
@@matthewHizzle I found it was the vox was turned on in the default settings of the Bluetooth app. I'm a moron. Lol
Sorry man, no insta...
That's ok, I appreciate your subscription! Hope you enjoy what we got going on. Make sure to tune into the livestream @wiredtightlive
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Thanks for watching!
I can't hear you over the frigging "music" NOISE! Horrible audio. Just delete the fricking music!
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sorry but ya music drove me to leave and would not sub ya
More crap for landfill
What are you talking about man! You are completely ignorant about this radio. You aren’t showing anything new. This radio is way more capable then a baofeng or anything you are showing.
Thanks for your feedback
Just use a cell phone