It is aesthetic as all heck that the display plastic looks the same as all other casing, but emits them freqs. Purty cool. 123.45 and 122.650 are intersting non formal air chat freqs.
compander is a conpressor/expander ; In telecommunication and signal processing, companding (occasionally called compansion) is a method of mitigating the detrimental effects of a channel with limited dynamic range. The name is a portmanteau of the words compressing and expanding, which are the functions of a compander at the transmitting and receiving end respectively. The use of companding allows signals with a large dynamic range to be transmitted over facilities that have a smaller dynamic range capability. Companding is employed in telephony and other audio applications such as professional wireless microphones and analog recording
Thanks for the tip with the TX/RX being reversed! I can now fix my programming for repeaters. The display is nice, but awful in sunlight. I also discovered that if you hold the down arrow and then turn on the radio, it opens it up for 20000 KHZ - it mentioned that as an option in the "instructions" which was one piece of paper.
@@Team-fabulous If I remember correctly the offset was inverted, so it did not make any logical sense. I trew mine in the trash, because the sensitivity and audio was too bad.
Have you ever listened to the Air Band with your Abbree? I found a video here stating that the audio of the air and is really bad, that it's impossible to understand it
Was really hoping you would have commented on the radios airband RX and audio out.. Wonder if you have had a chance to test it on the airband. Seems its smallest freq step is 12.5khz....that could be a prob on some 8.33khz freq in the airband. Nick 2E0LPL
when i program my radios, i use the frequency number for the name and not the callsign of the repeater. i prefer to see the frequency instead of the callsign. so im one of the odd ones. i prefer the radio display as it is.
Thanks for the review. Overall I am very happy with it but one frustrating feature is that when you switch to FM radio the radio no longer receives on its main selected channel which I think is a flaw. So if someone switches radio on I can no longer reach them
I quite like the look of that little radio. The display does look rather different from many. I wonder how well it can be seen in bright outdoor lighting? It could be better than some of the full colour LCD display radios which you can't see in sunlight. I recently reviewed the Radtel RT-490 and it's great but the display is difficult to see outdoors!
Anyone try putting a higher gain dual band HT antenna on it like a Nagoya 717? I did and it appears to overload the front end to the point that it desenses the receiver and normally strong signals don't break the squelch. The same antenna on other HTs provides higher gain than stock.
Great video Thank You, I have an ABBREE AR-518 which appears to be the same radio just under a different name. Trying to see if CHIRP supports this radio but so far no joy. Love the display and functionality seems fine. You can use any Boefang or Kenwood speaker mike as it is the same wiring. Cool little inexpensive radio!! Its no Moto, but worth every penny it costs for a inexpensive durable radio. Cheers! Steve/K2SGT/WRAT352
I think the RX and TX are the right way round from the point of view of the radio. The UK repeater directory gives them from the point of view of the repeater, which is confusing as anything.
I have vision problem and can't see the small screen displays. From watching the videos, I wonder if this would help.Also if anyone out there has vision problems and have tried this radio, does it help.
I have the 12 page manual for this mode, that quick guide paper is a joke. My radio burnt up. If you would like the manual i will send it to you. I cannot use it anymore, so i figure that some one could use it.
this radio ( or radtel rt490, Abree AR-518, UV5118...) is a waste of money. there is no 1750Hz tone burst for open the repeaters. the offset operation is a nightmare. you cannot write or edit a memory, only via the computer. impossible to scan between 2 frequencies ( full band scanning only). the "AM" mode is crappy . it is not AM. to remove the ctcs it is tricky.. there in no off value. you have to go to the ctcss menu press 2 or 3 times the * to get the off ! and it is not written in the manual
So, we (me and my gf) live about 30km apart. What kind of equipment would we need to talk? I am very new to this, so any info would be much appreciated.
Many possible answers - if it is radio to radio, probably 50 - 100 watts in VHF/UHF base station radios - but you would have to have a HAM license - or whatever your country requires. There are no handhelds that would be able to do that radio to radio. Possibly with a repeater...all depends on where you live.
Motorola used the same type of display in their radios once. It is just a regular LED display hidden under a semi-transparent cover. It looks cool for sure but IMHO it is just a waste of very valuable battery power since LED displays consume much more power than LCD ones. It can be turned off as you said, but still, it will turn on when you press a button.
Hi tnx for the nice video, can you change with the software the CTCSS tone to NONE, if there was a sub tone programmed. I downloaded your version, but it always change to 67, NONE is impossible for me to setup tnx 73
here the trick : go to menu CTCSS, press * key 2 or 3 times, you will get the OFF. exit. IT is not intuitive, and not in the maual. no 1750 tone burst. offset mode is a nightmare..
I have one under Abbree name. Everything is fine with it, but I think it is not as sensitive as baofeng. There is rx delay. Receptuon problems. I don't know what's wrong.
I've bought a socotran uv5118 same radio different badge Found radio to be ok but aerial was bit flimsy but had aerial from a baofeng so swapped it out fine n same coverage range other thing is Rx ctcss setting up on radio display is too dull in bright light next model needs less darker screen other thing is something that is reserved extra frequency range 20 to 108 MHz
From the menu, it looks like the internals could similar / a clone of the notorious UV-5R. This means that CHIRP should be also capable for programming the radio
It seems that to grossly exaggerate the battery capacity is the "in" thing with some Chinese manufacturers right now. KSUN is a prime offender. My Ksun UV2D Is advertised as 4000mah (but the manual says 1400).... that's more like it. Do they not realize that we DO KNOW about these things...Other than that it's a great little radio. BTW Ksun also sells the SAME radio you have here, so there's another for the list. I do wonder if it's simply the same company/manufacturing plant, who is just changing the brand and a few triffles on different days of the week...???
I'd like to see you review the Baofeng BF-H7 (UV-99). It's kind of a sleeping giant of Baofeng radios, It's advertised as having a flashlight, but I couldn't find one on my H7. Alas, many of these radios are disposable. Why? Because once the battery is depleted, the radio becomes a paperweight. You can't buy them anywhere in the United States. H6 batteries are. Just not H7.
Little radio sucks.....doesn't always follow the programming....scan doesn't work all the time, depending on what other setting are....but for the price, what would you expect? Oh well.......
Love that retro looking display! If they get this radio capable of alphanumeric channel names and dual display, I will definitely want one.
It is aesthetic as all heck that the display plastic looks the same as all other casing, but emits them freqs.
Purty cool. 123.45 and 122.650 are intersting non formal air chat freqs.
compander is a conpressor/expander ; In telecommunication and signal processing, companding (occasionally called compansion) is a method of mitigating the detrimental effects of a channel with limited dynamic range. The name is a portmanteau of the words compressing and expanding, which are the functions of a compander at the transmitting and receiving end respectively. The use of companding allows signals with a large dynamic range to be transmitted over facilities that have a smaller dynamic range capability. Companding is employed in telephony and other audio applications such as professional wireless microphones and analog recording
In the 1980s dbx tried to use it to control hifi tape hiss with mixed results. It was also integrated in MTS stereo analog TV audio.
Thanks for the tip with the TX/RX being reversed! I can now fix my programming for repeaters. The display is nice, but awful in sunlight. I also discovered that if you hold the down arrow and then turn on the radio, it opens it up for 20000 KHZ - it mentioned that as an option in the "instructions" which was one piece of paper.
Can you program repeaters via the keypad. I can't get the offset frequency to function correctly.
Hi i'm sure the mode is wrong on the air band, is there a way to manually change modes ie am/fm thanks
I have the Abbree AR-518 (same radio) Only two things I am unhappy about, scan speed and lack of channel names. - Love the screen and the design
How do you change the off set frequency for repeaters please..
@@Team-fabulous If I remember correctly the offset was inverted, so it did not make any logical sense. I trew mine in the trash, because the sensitivity and audio was too bad.
Have you ever listened to the Air Band with your Abbree? I found a video here stating that the audio of the air and is really bad, that it's impossible to understand it
Was really hoping you would have commented on the radios airband RX and audio out..
Wonder if you have had a chance to test it on the airband.
Seems its smallest freq step is 12.5khz....that could be a prob on some 8.33khz freq in the airband.
Nick 2E0LPL
The AM mode is not AM.. Just a crappy "demodulation"
Pity....all these type of radios it seems have very poor AM performance.@@jphbct
Love the screen ;) nice one matt
Nice little radio!
Any idea how the airband is Lewis......very good price if its anygood....but says 12.5khz spacing.....could be a prob on the 8.33khz airband.
can you share again a link for software ? it seems not working your old link, many thanks !
How do you set rx/tx from the front panel? Can't get it to switch
Hi great video I just got same radio any chance you can post a link for the programme software would really appreciate this thank you ..
How do you get into memory mode after programing?
does it work for receive in the CB band?
Needs one important item. A radio today with all of those channels needs a alpha display. Who can remember all those channels by their frequency.
Yeh, I agree
when i program my radios, i use the frequency number for the name and not the callsign of the repeater. i prefer to see the frequency instead of the callsign. so im one of the odd ones. i prefer the radio display as it is.
and builddog, its not hard to remember which repeater your using when you dont use the repeater name. its very easy.
That was the biggest drawback I saw with the radio.
Thanks for the review. Overall I am very happy with it but one frustrating feature is that when you switch to FM radio the radio no longer receives on its main selected channel which I think is a flaw. So if someone switches radio on I can no longer reach them
Nevermind, I literally just now looked and there is a menu option that solves the issue. Great radio. It also shipped under the brand name Hiroyasu
I quite like the look of that little radio. The display does look rather different from many. I wonder how well it can be seen in bright outdoor lighting? It could be better than some of the full colour LCD display radios which you can't see in sunlight. I recently reviewed the Radtel RT-490 and it's great but the display is difficult to see outdoors!
It is terrible in sunlight. Really awful.
yeah, my mobile phone the same
Anyone try putting a higher gain dual band HT antenna on it like a Nagoya 717? I did and it appears to overload the front end to the point that it desenses the receiver and normally strong signals don't break the squelch. The same antenna on other HTs provides higher gain than stock.
I would it’s cool no idea if I will get one but thank you for showing it.
CHIRP should be also capable for programming the radio??
Not at this time. A profile has been requested with CHIRP.
Yes use AR-518 Ratel
Battery 1070 mah. Power up 7W ,136-600mhz TX, gap 200-250, mhz. high senitivity 0.08 uv. Low spurious.
Thank you so much for the software. very helpfull.
You’re welcome!
Wondering if you have the link for the programming software?
TNX for the software, i ordered the radio and see forward to program it. 73, de PD3WDK
Matt can you send me or post a link for the software please as the link in the description isnt working thanks Ray
On the RADTEL website under RT-850
What happened to the software link
Great video Thank You, I have an ABBREE AR-518 which appears to be the same radio just under a different name. Trying to see if CHIRP supports this radio but so far no joy. Love the display and functionality seems fine. You can use any Boefang or Kenwood speaker mike as it is the same wiring. Cool little inexpensive radio!! Its no Moto, but worth every penny it costs for a inexpensive durable radio. Cheers!
Steve/K2SGT/WRAT352
I'm really liking these JianPai radios, they seem very well built for the money!
It does!
I think the RX and TX are the right way round from the point of view of the radio. The UK repeater directory gives them from the point of view of the repeater, which is confusing as anything.
I have vision problem and can't see the small screen displays. From watching the videos, I wonder if this would help.Also if anyone out there has vision problems and have tried this radio, does it help.
I would say yes, but indoors only.
Radios come with manuals?
So I’m told! 😂
It is one double sided piece of paper.
Good Job. Thanks. Where we can find the pdf manual ? is important for me ¡¡
Hi , I love the display and it’s large and easy to read , nice radio , regards 73s mark G8rde
When you coming back on the air ?
I have the 12 page manual for this mode, that quick guide paper is a joke. My radio burnt up. If you would like the manual i will send it to you. I cannot use it anymore, so i figure that some one could use it.
Please, rodrigocaetano1976@hotmail.com, tks fron Brazil 👍👍
this radio ( or radtel rt490, Abree AR-518, UV5118...) is a waste of money.
there is no 1750Hz tone burst for open the repeaters.
the offset operation is a nightmare.
you cannot write or edit a memory, only via the computer.
impossible to scan between 2 frequencies ( full band scanning only).
the "AM" mode is crappy . it is not AM.
to remove the ctcs it is tricky.. there in no off value. you have to go to the ctcss menu press 2 or 3 times the * to get the off ! and it is not written in the manual
The motorola t82 (PMR radio) has this type of display.
Had the radio for a couple of days but can't get the squelch to work unless I press the monitor button. Tried manually and through the software.
This radio is odd - make sure you don't have tones selected where you don't need them. You have to get rid of the pre-programmed channels.
@@invisiblelight6788 And way to turn tones off in the menu is quite obscure - press * when on the tone option.
@@matthewdavies2057 the trick, non intuituive : go to ment ctcss, press key * 2 or 3 times, you will have the OFF, menu, exit... 73 F5GKW
So, we (me and my gf) live about 30km apart. What kind of equipment would we need to talk? I am very new to this, so any info would be much appreciated.
Many possible answers - if it is radio to radio, probably 50 - 100 watts in VHF/UHF base station radios - but you would have to have a HAM license - or whatever your country requires. There are no handhelds that would be able to do that radio to radio. Possibly with a repeater...all depends on where you live.
Motorola used the same type of display in their radios once. It is just a regular LED display hidden under a semi-transparent cover. It looks cool for sure but IMHO it is just a waste of very valuable battery power since LED displays consume much more power than LCD ones. It can be turned off as you said, but still, it will turn on when you press a button.
The radio's battery lasts longer than any HT I have ever owned.
I was not able to local software for the Mac...is this unit Chirp compatible....Thank you
Not CHIRP compatible at this time and no mac software.
@@invisiblelight6788 It is!
Very nice screen
Hi tnx for the nice video, can you change with the software the CTCSS tone to NONE, if there was a sub tone programmed. I downloaded your version, but it always change to 67, NONE is impossible for me to setup tnx 73
here the trick : go to menu CTCSS, press * key 2 or 3 times, you will get the OFF. exit.
IT is not intuitive, and not in the maual.
no 1750 tone burst.
offset mode is a nightmare..
Love the screen idea. But no alpha for channels is a deal breaker.
you can buy a more expensive radio with that feature
AM ?
surely not.
IP54 is *not waterproof* - just *dust proof* and *splash proof*
Can it pick up police frequencies?
Not in the uk.
Its possible to rx at 220-360 with AM modulation ?
AM receive probably ends at 136MHz. If you get an SDR for home use you can select any mode you like.
@@la7dfa I have a lot of sdr's , need a cheap small radio 2m70cm rtx with 220-360 am rx receive capabilities !
Also known as the Abbree AR-518!
Makes you wonder, which one came first lol..
HOW RESET THE RADIO FOR FACTORY ?
in the menu.. if you still have access to it.
Battery @4,700 RMS, R.F. output low 1.3 on true RMS power meter & 3.0 on high RMS. The one i had went from 20.000 to 660.000 Mhz
I have one under Abbree name.
Everything is fine with it, but I think it is not as sensitive as baofeng.
There is rx delay. Receptuon problems.
I don't know what's wrong.
If you programmed it, you have to reverse TX and RV frequencies. AM receive on airband is not very good.
I've bought a socotran uv5118 same radio different badge Found radio to be ok but aerial was bit flimsy but had aerial from a baofeng so swapped it out fine n same coverage range other thing is Rx ctcss setting up on radio display is too dull in bright light next model needs less darker screen other thing is something that is reserved extra frequency range 20 to 108 MHz
From the menu, it looks like the internals could similar / a clone of the notorious UV-5R. This means that CHIRP should be also capable for programming the radio
I have the exact same radio under Abbree AR-518. It was a dud. Trying to get my money back.
Motorola did the same display. Talkabout radios.
Will it operate on VHF repeaters please.
yes
@@cagivasupercity Not true everywhere . In some countries we need tone burst ( 1750Hz) to open the repeaters.
this radio does not have.
Will not let me download software
It says it is a violation of its terms of service ??
Cheers good vid
Martin G1VYK
I've just uploaded it to one of my websites and updated the link: wp.me/p9NwzN-3c
Motorola already did that type of display about 6 years ago..... it pretty cool to see.
It seems that to grossly exaggerate the battery capacity is the "in" thing with some Chinese manufacturers right now. KSUN is a prime offender. My Ksun UV2D Is advertised as 4000mah (but the manual says 1400).... that's more like it. Do they not realize that we DO KNOW about these things...Other than that it's a great little radio. BTW Ksun also sells the SAME radio you have here, so there's another for the list. I do wonder if it's simply the same company/manufacturing plant, who is just changing the brand and a few triffles on different days of the week...???
baofeng vs this " ham radio " ?
This seems way better quality build IMO
I'd like to see you review the Baofeng BF-H7 (UV-99). It's kind of a sleeping giant of Baofeng radios, It's advertised as having a flashlight, but I couldn't find one on my H7. Alas, many of these radios are disposable. Why? Because once the battery is depleted, the radio becomes a paperweight. You can't buy them anywhere in the United States. H6 batteries are. Just not H7.
US sucks
I like the display great video. Motters M7TRS 73
Less than 5w jeez…
It's 2022, there's absolutely no reason to have a screen like that.
Yes, there is. What if you were losing you sight and that was all that is available now. Think about i
I'm very disappointed in this HT so far. I can't even hit a local repeater that's in eyesight, just 2 miles away. Not hearing that repeater either.
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Little radio sucks.....doesn't always follow the programming....scan doesn't work all the time, depending on what other setting are....but for the price, what would you expect? Oh well.......
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