The QT40 and QT60 are awesome radios (same as the Anytone ARES2 and AT-5555Nii). I use my QT60 on 10m and 12m all the time. It is a fantastic performer. (And it was designed to do this, it's a feature). 👍
I have received my Radioddity QT60 and it really is a cutie! Thanks HRC for the modifying video! I did the modification and it worked. As I don't have a ham licence i can only listen to 10 and 12 meter but i can transmit on 11 meters Thanks again HRC! 73!!!
Just got my technician KF0ORI in SW Missouri. Looking for my first radio, other than a Baofeng 2m 70m useless GMRS. You just convinced me to get this radio with pwr supply. Haven't found a reasonable base antenna for it yet. Researching and learning as I go. Thanks for the mod info.
I enjoy both sides of the fence I started in CB in 1995 , finally got my ticket in 2012 , the general class in 2021 ,, but I enjoy 11 meter SSB the most
Wow! I was worried the mod would make it no longer work for 10 meters. When you cut the jumper, I was immediately thinking we need a relay and switch to make it selective. Some money just burned a hole in my pocket! Thanks for the informative video.
Hi Eric, as long as the modification is legal I wouldn't worry about what people think. It's your money, your radio. You are only getting the best value out of your set. All the best and enjoy your tranciever. David M0DUU
The 1970s and '80s of FCC radio enforcement are pretty much non-existent these days. Not going to come kicking your door down and take all of your equipment.
Thumbs up for the vid👍🏻 I found it a good chuckle😂 But really, kudos for giving the 12m band a plug. Often, If 10m is just a little soft here, 12m can be quite active. This rig has to be one of the best ways to get on 12m. 👌
ive had people call me an idiot for mars modding a 7300 and a 7100 just to use it for 11meters! well guess what i dont care and i love being able to talk on a clean radio that dont dont splatter across 4 channels and drift worse then a drunk on payday friday!😂😂😂😂 oh and i love listening to shortwave and miss the special WRMI broad casts of King James 4 Your Zookeeper Incharge weekly shortwave podcasts! Eric im with you bro we do what makes us happy! even if one of us jet skis in the water of the ditches! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@HamRadioConcepts they was awsome listening to you on the 7300! i had to throw in the ditch driveing too! that was hilarious but it was a good idea to pull that one off youtube! i even liked listening to big jim when he was on wtww till he made the move over to WRMI!
Love this video. If I didn't already have two President Lincoln II's, (one in each of our vehicles) our vehicles would have the QT60 or 5555. I love being to 10, 11, 12 meter on one radio. Maybe I'll grab a QT60 anyway and string an antenna in the attic.
I have that same radio. I got the programming cable . and with Digi rig and anytone cable set I have been using digital modes on the radio. FT8 and JS8 call will work. both 10 and 12 meters. I sent and received SSTV pic's on 11 meters. and you can POTA with that radio. just keep power down on digital modes. I use a AMP. and I did most contacts portable with end fed half wave or coax antenna T2LT . 10 meter repeaters are a bit tricky. have to keep CTCSS/DTS chart handy. I changed the display to my call sign did say QT-60 . I changed the SWR protect to 3:1 at came set a 20:1 . getting FT8 to work was a challenge using volume on radio and mic gain and settings on WSJT-x . JS8 call was tricky to set up but MMSSTV was easy ! and you can program your own roger beep great for 11 meters. use the Anytone program software from anytone . easy down load . Radioddity and anytone has the program cable. 73's
@@AdamDeal-KF0PRI used 27.235 AM . QT 60 with Digi Rid and MMSSTV on laptop. to a friend with basic CB and APP on smart phone. he sent pic back holding mic over smart phone. Robot 32 is what we used. we also did SSTV on FRS radios and MURS radios. we only 2 miles apart. going to do SSTV parks on the air some time. most likely 20 meters with ICOM 7300 .
I love ham radio but have always been afraid to admit I like CB too. Too bad this radio wasn't around in the late 80s when I was a young CBer. I love the fact I can get three band for thhe price of one. 12 meters doesn't get a fair shake.
Other brand / model is French-owned CRT SuperStar 7900 (V/V2 / turbo / etc). Radiotiddy is almost non-existing in Europe. CRT coexist with Anytone, usually CRT has slightly better warranty conditions
i just bought mine and i thought it was as simple as programing to set that 24 to 30mhz set up ..is this the only way to get that radio to fall into those frequencies
Man, almost as easy as the Xiegu G90 MARS mod. Knocking off 1 capacitor they kindly highlighted inside a red circle! I also have a shirt that says "I void warranties!".😎
You’re asking a lot. To get the bandwidth, you’ll need a longer and / or thicker antenna to get a wide bandwidth If you’re mobile, you’re typically limited to around 6’ for an antenna. You could get an antenna with a tunable stub at the top to give you resonance and a nice SWR across say 500KHz, maybe a little more with a capacitance hat, but without some sort of tuning, adjustment ability you’ll not get that 25-29Mhz bandwidth on such a short mobile antenna. As far as I understand. There are plenty of long 18-20’ antennas that will work across the top of the HF spectrum. For my 10m mobile, I adjust my antenna for either the CW portion or the voice portion. I can kind of get both at once, but my antenna is a little short.
@@MidlifeRenaissanceMan thanks mate! I have been using a sigma power stick 4ft on a clamp mount mobile with my Yaesu 891 and it works well on 10m (it is a copy of the fire stick with the screw tip) but will not work 'as is' on 12m. Might have to try the whip with a small coil (tapped possibly). 73 from the UK.
Make a longer tip for 12mm and swap it out as needed. Use your NanoVNA and remember to have the smith chart turned on so you can see the complex impedance. Makes it easier when adjusting the length. Longer is inductive, so shorted. Shorter is capacitive so more length _that’s what she said_
I just measured this for you. Between 290 and 410mA, depending on audio output level, mode, and squelch settings. Most of the time under normal use I see mine sitting around 320mA. I hope that helps. 👍
No, it really is only happy around the stock 60w power mark. Anyone who shows or claims 80w + is either showing absolute lies, or is showing extreme distortion that is going to do you no good. They are amazingly clean and strong at the default 60w level.
Have just bought one. It's a nice radio and has a good receiver but it has various issues. The CW frequency seems to be offset from the actual frequency on the 10mb beacons - it tunes in better with the clarifier but that effects knowing the actual frequency. 12mb seems ok. The first bank - A - does not go below Ch9. It's a nightmare - very time consuming - to program. It does not use a spreadsheet compatible text file (eg .csv) that can be easily set up. There seems to be some twisted logic in the software design rather than keeping it simple and easy to set up and operate. I had to program it with the AT5555N QPS5555N_II 3.0.0 app. Bonus is that it allows programming for 60ch per bank and provides for more menu options. Would love Anytone \ Radioddity to sort out the various SW issues and issue firmware and programming app updates.
Now show us how to screwdriver 100W out of it ;-) Serious Question: Does the current 5555 do the OG mode ?? Will it take a key ??? And does it have a narrow filter ?
@@ch716 it’s funny, but cranking it to a dollar will give you half an S point, but I reckon I few things would get that nice baked look after a few months. 5W to 15W on an old 11m rig was doable, but there’s a lot more current involved at 100W. 3dB can be picked up on a well built antenna. Maybe not as easy on a car, but you can drive to that elevated ridge for an extra couple of S points.
@@ch716 no, it really is only happy around the stock 60w power mark. Anyone who shows or claims 80w + is either showing lies, or extreme distortion that is going to do you no good. They are amazingly clean and strong at the default 60w.
You just did what a whole load of ham operators do. Eric, what I do not like is the many om's using the 'legal law' to get rid of cb operators and are themselves misusers. I have this going on in Germany and it sickens me.
Love thd video but not having a 4 pin barrel connector and a un usable RJ 45 plug is the only turn off . Ihave not seem any videos on adapting uniden cobra 4 pun mics. Alsk ghe qt 40 how many pins is on its conndctor ibtjoyghg it might been 5 cause thecmic functionx with eadio . ? But thd QT 60 sure is a dast way to enjoy 12 11 10 onxd yiu know uour eadios going work aftr axsuild cause if voiding warrentty
I hate this for tempting me to become one of the hated Interstate Audio Audio Audio Boomers gee whiz its just a modded 10 slash 11 meter rig that really is sorta hateful but hey I love it
Thanks for the info. I've been a ham since 1976 but not afraid to say I like CB radio too!
You rebel outlaw how dare you! I like it, keep on keepin on
Great video , doesn't everybody make a radio like this. Hats off my friend you did again . Alfred NYC/ PR
The QT40 and QT60 are awesome radios (same as the Anytone ARES2 and AT-5555Nii).
I use my QT60 on 10m and 12m all the time. It is a fantastic performer. (And it was designed to do this, it's a feature). 👍
I have received my Radioddity QT60 and it really is a cutie! Thanks HRC for the modifying video! I did the modification and it worked. As I don't have a ham licence i can only listen to 10 and 12 meter but i can transmit on 11 meters Thanks again HRC! 73!!!
I believe in modding everything!!
Just got my technician KF0ORI in SW Missouri. Looking for my first radio, other than a Baofeng 2m 70m useless GMRS. You just convinced me to get this radio with pwr supply. Haven't found a reasonable base antenna for it yet. Researching and learning as I go. Thanks for the mod info.
Hmmm now I need a new radio for the truck. Thanks Eric.
The QT40 makes me feel nostalgic about my CB days. QT60 and QT40 are both calling me and I’m struggling to resist buying them both.
Thanks for keeping it "100" I am digging how you are dropping it, Keep the videos content coming. Bam!
I enjoy both sides of the fence
I started in CB in 1995 , finally got my ticket in 2012 , the general class in 2021 ,, but I enjoy 11 meter SSB the most
12 Meters is an under rated band. It has great potential these days. Great video promoting it. 73
Wow! I was worried the mod would make it no longer work for 10 meters. When you cut the jumper, I was immediately thinking we need a relay and switch to make it selective. Some money just burned a hole in my pocket! Thanks for the informative video.
was thinking the same thing
Hi Eric, as long as the modification is legal I wouldn't worry about what people think. It's your money, your radio. You are only getting the best value out of your set.
All the best and enjoy your tranciever.
David M0DUU
The 1970s and '80s of FCC radio enforcement are pretty much non-existent these days.
Not going to come kicking your door down and take all of your equipment.
Just got mine on Prime Deal Day for 20% off @ $207.20 gonna hit them bands baby!
Great video sir and nice rig!
Thumbs up for the vid👍🏻
I found it a good chuckle😂
But really, kudos for giving the 12m band a plug. Often, If 10m is just a little soft here, 12m can be quite active. This rig has to be one of the best ways to get on 12m. 👌
I've been good keeping mine stock, but now its say... out of warranty. 😉
ive had people call me an idiot for mars modding a 7300 and a 7100 just to use it for 11meters! well guess what i dont care and i love being able to talk on a clean radio that dont dont splatter across 4 channels and drift worse then a drunk on payday friday!😂😂😂😂 oh and i love listening to shortwave and miss the special WRMI broad casts of King James 4 Your Zookeeper Incharge weekly shortwave podcasts! Eric im with you bro we do what makes us happy! even if one of us jet skis in the water of the ditches! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
This guy right here, VIP!!!! Remembers the KJ4YZI WRMI.podcasts!!!
@@HamRadioConcepts they was awsome listening to you on the 7300! i had to throw in the ditch driveing too! that was hilarious but it was a good idea to pull that one off youtube! i even liked listening to big jim when he was on wtww till he made the move over to WRMI!
Love this video. If I didn't already have two President Lincoln II's, (one in each of our vehicles) our vehicles would have the QT60 or 5555. I love being to 10, 11, 12 meter on one radio. Maybe I'll grab a QT60 anyway and string an antenna in the attic.
My QT60 is just arriving today from Amazon. I'll do the mod once I see it all works well pre-mod.
I have that same radio. I got the programming cable . and with Digi rig and anytone cable set I have been using digital modes on the radio. FT8 and JS8 call will work. both 10 and 12 meters. I sent and received SSTV pic's on 11 meters. and you can POTA with that radio. just keep power down on digital modes. I use a AMP. and I did most contacts portable with end fed half wave or coax antenna T2LT . 10 meter repeaters are a bit tricky. have to keep CTCSS/DTS chart handy. I changed the display to my call sign did say QT-60 . I changed the SWR protect to 3:1 at came set a 20:1 . getting FT8 to work was a challenge using volume on radio and mic gain and settings on WSJT-x . JS8 call was tricky to set up but MMSSTV was easy ! and you can program your own roger beep great for 11 meters. use the Anytone program software from anytone . easy down load . Radioddity and anytone has the program cable. 73's
that is way cool where at 11m did you send sstv? a friend and i did the same a couplr years back it was very cool!
@@AdamDeal-KF0PRI used 27.235 AM . QT 60 with Digi Rid and MMSSTV on laptop. to a friend with basic CB and APP on smart phone. he sent pic back holding mic over smart phone. Robot 32 is what we used. we also did SSTV on FRS radios and MURS radios. we only 2 miles apart. going to do SSTV parks on the air some time. most likely 20 meters with ICOM 7300 .
I love ham radio but have always been afraid to admit I like CB too. Too bad this radio wasn't around in the late 80s when I was a young CBer. I love the fact I can get three band for thhe price of one. 12 meters doesn't get a fair shake.
Great video!
Love this
Gotta love it, a "freeband radio"
Wow they really changed the inside of that anytone 5555n2
Other brand / model is French-owned CRT SuperStar 7900 (V/V2 / turbo / etc). Radiotiddy is almost non-existing in Europe. CRT coexist with Anytone, usually CRT has slightly better warranty conditions
Ham band or CB, it should be more about communication and less about ego.
Great video.
73, K7BLE
That was my entire concept in this video. I’m still getting trashed on comments for it
Great video.
i just bought mine and i thought it was as simple as programing to set that 24 to 30mhz set up ..is this the only way to get that radio to fall into those frequencies
cool, used to write secret cb with rod johnson
That's great. Thanks for showing how to get the most out of the radio.
How does this QT 60 compare to the Anytone 5555 n2, in terms of power end channel expansion
Man, almost as easy as the Xiegu G90 MARS mod. Knocking off 1 capacitor they kindly highlighted inside a red circle! I also have a shirt that says "I void warranties!".😎
12m is awesome at the minute. Nice rig! Do you know of any mobile antennas that would cover 10,11 and 12m without a tuner?
You’re asking a lot. To get the bandwidth, you’ll need a longer and / or thicker antenna to get a wide bandwidth
If you’re mobile, you’re typically limited to around 6’ for an antenna.
You could get an antenna with a tunable stub at the top to give you resonance and a nice SWR across say 500KHz, maybe a little more with a capacitance hat, but without some sort of tuning, adjustment ability you’ll not get that 25-29Mhz bandwidth on such a short mobile antenna.
As far as I understand.
There are plenty of long 18-20’ antennas that will work across the top of the HF spectrum.
For my 10m mobile, I adjust my antenna for either the CW portion or the voice portion. I can kind of get both at once, but my antenna is a little short.
@@MidlifeRenaissanceMan thanks mate! I have been using a sigma power stick 4ft on a clamp mount mobile with my Yaesu 891 and it works well on 10m (it is a copy of the fire stick with the screw tip) but will not work 'as is' on 12m. Might have to try the whip with a small coil (tapped possibly). 73 from the UK.
Thanks for stepping in and answering with knowledge brother
I appreciate you
Make a longer tip for 12mm and swap it out as needed. Use your NanoVNA and remember to have the smith chart turned on so you can see the complex impedance. Makes it easier when adjusting the length. Longer is inductive, so shorted. Shorter is capacitive so more length
_that’s what she said_
MFJ ham sticks. One for 10, 11, and 12. Just swap em out for what band you want. Check my videos and seen em in action. 73
can you please measure the current consumption of this radio during receive? trying to get that info for some time without success. thanks a lot!
I just measured this for you. Between 290 and 410mA, depending on audio output level, mode, and squelch settings. Most of the time under normal use I see mine sitting around 320mA. I hope that helps. 👍
@@mostlypostie1 thank you so much!!!
@@CrazyChekov all good! 73
Upon completion of this modification, is it a potential hi power CB Radio?
Yes
Why is there so much space in the front? I feel like the radio could of been a bit smaller.
Are they easy to mod to 11 m like a Anytone quad 5 I'm about to buy one
Awesome Eric. I have the Anytone 6666. Not sure if there a mod I can do to get on 12 meters.
KC3PMX
What’s the wattage like on 11 meters can you change it once the frequencies are open
I saw in another video that the power was close to 100w after unlocking.
No, it really is only happy around the stock 60w power mark. Anyone who shows or claims 80w + is either showing absolute lies, or is showing extreme distortion that is going to do you no good.
They are amazingly clean and strong at the default 60w level.
@@mostlypostie1 thanks for confirming!
Have just bought one. It's a nice radio and has a good receiver but it has various issues. The CW frequency seems to be offset from the actual frequency on the 10mb beacons - it tunes in better with the clarifier but that effects knowing the actual frequency. 12mb seems ok. The first bank - A - does not go below Ch9. It's a nightmare - very time consuming - to program. It does not use a spreadsheet compatible text file (eg .csv) that can be easily set up. There seems to be some twisted logic in the software design rather than keeping it simple and easy to set up and operate. I had to program it with the AT5555N QPS5555N_II 3.0.0 app. Bonus is that it allows programming for 60ch per bank and provides for more menu options. Would love Anytone \ Radioddity to sort out the various SW issues and issue firmware and programming app updates.
the RJ45 puts me off purchasing, so the Radioddity QT80 (a.k.a- Anytone 6666Pro) is my choice
Now show us how to screwdriver 100W out of it ;-)
Serious Question: Does the current 5555 do the OG mode ?? Will it take a key ??? And does it have a narrow filter ?
Another video said that it came close to 100W after modding. I’d like to see someone else test it with similar results.
@@ch716 it’s funny, but cranking it to a dollar will give you half an S point, but I reckon I few things would get that nice baked look after a few months.
5W to 15W on an old 11m rig was doable, but there’s a lot more current involved at 100W. 3dB can be picked up on a well built antenna. Maybe not as easy on a car, but you can drive to that elevated ridge for an extra couple of S points.
@@ch716 no, it really is only happy around the stock 60w power mark. Anyone who shows or claims 80w + is either showing lies, or extreme distortion that is going to do you no good.
They are amazingly clean and strong at the default 60w.
You just did what a whole load of ham operators do. Eric, what I do not like is the many om's using the 'legal law' to get rid of cb operators and are themselves misusers. I have this going on in Germany and it sickens me.
Which one prefer?
6666 pro vs 5555n2 which one
??
I'm a Licensed Amateur and still love fooling with both of the Ham Taboo Radio Bands... 11 Meters & GMRS Oh the Shame...
Modify it so you can be 5-9 in San Deigo and San Francisco CA
Love thd video but not having a
4 pin barrel connector and a un usable RJ 45 plug is the only turn off .
Ihave not seem any videos on adapting uniden cobra 4 pun
mics. Alsk ghe qt 40 how many pins is on its conndctor ibtjoyghg it might been 5 cause thecmic functionx with eadio . ?
But thd QT 60 sure is a dast way to enjoy 12 11 10 onxd yiu know uour eadios going work aftr axsuild cause if voiding warrentty
Think I messed mine up. I said KABLAMO instead and now everything is in French.
My boy, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Just call CQ on ch19 and it will revert to English
@@HamRadioConcepts what if he tunes into superbowl six and asks for a short?
Pieyeahhh
cool
You have to start putting the video picture with your face and hand pointing at the radio like everybody else in the TH-cam ham community 😂
I hate this for tempting me to become one of the hated Interstate Audio Audio Audio Boomers gee whiz its just a modded 10 slash 11 meter rig that really is sorta hateful but hey I love it
You're not supposed to do that. I'm gonna tell your mom.
Why you this and that😂