Intersting, I have the Retevis RT 82 and have not tried another antenna it yet, I heard the same thing and need to pick up an aftermarket one, which one do you suggest? My after market antenna for my yeasu VX8 fits, but I was not sure it would work since I heard these radios were picky about aftermarket antennas.
Hi there, you probably know by now, but in the video, you mentioned that you were unsure of what a dry vs wet dummy load was. From the old big antenna days where you were using some serious wattage, the dummy had to be able to dissipate the heat. A wet dummy load had its elements submerged in oil to prevent fire, burnout of a transmitter, etc.73
@@TheSmokinApe lol! I've got a 50ohm dummy load, bought it to practice cw, so I could hear the relays clicking, etc. I've got the same meter, different brand name, but I bet it's made in the same plant. Mine is a Micronta 19-320
Your power readings will be on the high side due to RF getting back into the meter, caused by the antenna being physically too close to the meter. Good idea to test them out though. You could buid yourself a field strength meter and do it that way.
Any SWR meter will show swr 1:1 on 50 Ohm dummy load. To verify if your meter is not fooling you, you should use 100 Ohm dummy load. Further from swr 2:0, bigger crap your meter is. Since we do not know it's quality, all measurements taken are not reliable.
Agreed. I did this test to address comments that the radio expected a different impedance that 50 Ohms which would have yielded different results. Thanks for the comment.
@@HardcoreFourSix never said I would I'm talking about this radio and the peakes in power and if a 25W antenna would solve the problem so I won't fry my radio.
I recently purchased this radio and am experiencing issues with receive, the radio's squelch is just too high even the the lowest setting. When it is sitting next to a Yeasu vx-6r and I am getting full receive on the Yeasu this thing will not crack open. If I manually open the squelch up in the monitor function I can hear the signal without issue. Have you or anyone else experienced this?
TheSmokinApe I have, there is a language barrier and it was suggested that I “move the walkie talkies closer together”. I did set the squelch to 0 then back to 1 and it seems to be a little better. Unfortunately what I would consider to be a reasonable signal strength is too low of one for the squelch in it’s current configuration.
The high 70 cm output is a plus for those of us who use an HT hooked up to a mag mount antenna as a mobile unit. I’ll have to check this radio out!
I am actually supposed to get the new HD2 for testing soon
Thanks for settling the rumors
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Intersting, I have the Retevis RT 82 and have not tried another antenna it yet, I heard the same thing and need to pick up an aftermarket one, which one do you suggest? My after market antenna for my yeasu VX8 fits, but I was not sure it would work since I heard these radios were picky about aftermarket antennas.
Depends on if you want range or not; the two antennas I use the most are the Diamond RH3 and the Signal Stick. Thanks for watching!
Hi there, you probably know by now, but in the video, you mentioned that you were unsure of what a dry vs wet dummy load was. From the old big antenna days where you were using some serious wattage, the dummy had to be able to dissipate the heat. A wet dummy load had its elements submerged in oil to prevent fire, burnout of a transmitter, etc.73
Yep, figured that part out but thanks for the info Arthur 👍
Good tests! Makes me want to test all of my HT's, just to see how they are performing, probably something we should be doing anyway.
Thanks Ron, since getting the dummy load I’ve been testing everything!
@@TheSmokinApe lol! I've got a 50ohm dummy load, bought it to practice cw, so I could hear the relays clicking, etc. I've got the same meter, different brand name, but I bet it's made in the same plant. Mine is a Micronta 19-320
Yeah, I have seen the meter under a few different brand names. I like the meter it seems to work reasonably well but I would also like a digital one!
@@TheSmokinApe Oh yeah. So many tools I need...I really "need" a Rigexpert AA-600..lol..but my wallet told me to get a AA-30..haha!
Those rigexperts look pretty sweet, man they are $$$$$!
Your power readings will be on the high side due to RF getting back into the meter, caused by the antenna being physically too close to the meter. Good idea to test them out though. You could buid yourself a field strength meter and do it that way.
I’ve thought about building one, saw a diy kit a while back 👍
Sorry I'm late tot the party. So using a external mobile antenna rated for higher power should work?
Yeah, if it’s 50 ohm 👍
Very cool man great test
Thanks UC, had to use a bunch of parts or this one!
Any SWR meter will show swr 1:1 on 50 Ohm dummy load. To verify if your meter is not fooling you, you should use 100 Ohm dummy load. Further from swr 2:0, bigger crap your meter is. Since we do not know it's quality, all measurements taken are not reliable.
Agreed. I did this test to address comments that the radio expected a different impedance that 50 Ohms which would have yielded different results. Thanks for the comment.
So does that mean that if i use a after market antenna that is rated for like 25W or higher i should be ok on high output?
I don’t think I would do that, I’d be concerned that I was overdriving the radio.
TheSmokinApe what do you mean by that? Im almost finished with my license here in Sweden
That it may damage the radio
Don't pump out that much power while holding that radio ear your skull! Hook an external antenna and shoulder mic, and go for the high power xmit
@@HardcoreFourSix never said I would I'm talking about this radio and the peakes in power and if a 25W antenna would solve the problem so I won't fry my radio.
I guess non dry are filled with oil
That seems to be the case, thanks for the comment.
I recently purchased this radio and am experiencing issues with receive, the radio's squelch is just too high even the the lowest setting. When it is sitting next to a Yeasu vx-6r and I am getting full receive on the Yeasu this thing will not crack open. If I manually open the squelch up in the monitor function I can hear the signal without issue. Have you or anyone else experienced this?
I have not experienced this issue but there have been similar reports, have you reached out to Ailunce Customer Support?
TheSmokinApe I have, there is a language barrier and it was suggested that I “move the walkie talkies closer together”. I did set the squelch to 0 then back to 1 and it seems to be a little better. Unfortunately what I would consider to be a reasonable signal strength is too low of one for the squelch in it’s current configuration.
Seed it back
True, Joe, the squelch doesnt´t work perfectly. Had the same experience on my HD1, FW 1.70
@@Eidexxx Wondering if you tried to update the firmware -- there is a 1.72 and now a 1.77. Wonder if it resolves the squelch issue.
Hello can i ask what kind of Athena thats fits in ailunce hd 1?.
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