@@jeffkardosjr.3825 I bet it's great, but you know, I don't use the squelch too much. I like the noise! It's definitely a great feature to have though.
I noticed you have your RX pass band on the SDR receiver set to 10K. I assume if you narrowed up the RX pass band some, the FM audio would sound louder. I would have to assume that radio is set for standard UK FM deviation.(CB radio type) It should sound pretty quiet compared to what would be considered satisfactory for HF. 73
I have literally just looked over this internally today and i am working through some confusion myself. I have the wiring pinouts for both the Mic socket and the rear RG45 on my community post if anyone is interested and will show a deeper mooch inside later this week. Good clean video Matt, maybe someday i will be half as good. 😁
Oh how I would loved to have had a radio like the Titan back in the 1970's at the height of the CB craze. 😂Heck, back then I paid more money for a AM only CB mobile rig. LOL On a serious note, it would be nice if you had a mini spectrum analyzer to check the signal quality. Is it clean or does it have harmonics and spurs all over the place?
When I look at that radio I can’t help thinking sunglasses 😂 there was another radio on the market that looked like that but can’t remember its name.A very merry Christmas to you and the family Mat.73s Chris Gm4zji
You're probably thinking of the Maxlog M8800 which later became the Magnum 1 and also the Maxlog M8900 which is the first version of this very radio in this video.
The jumpers are for BIAS adjustment. 10:45 - if you want something "more refined" in every way for NOT much more money, the QT-60 PRO and QT-80 (AT-5555Nii Short Case, and AT-6666PRO) blows this radio away. 73
That "RJ-11 style" jack looks like it's an 8P8C 'modular' jack, which is the type used for RJ-45 for Ethernet, RJ-61 for various telephone applications, RJ-48 for T1 and ISDN, and probably a few others officially, plus plenty of nonstandard applications like YOST for RS-232 and of course to connect some brands of radio heads to the radio bodies.
The jumpers are common on "export" radios like this. It is used for driver and final transistor bias current adjustment. You remove the jumper and place a Ammeter across the pins. The two trimmer resistors in the rear left corner are the adjustments.
The big plus point other than the price is the size which for a mobile sideband unit makes it an ideal rig to mount and leave in the car without being too obvious to the light fingered.
A guess about 19 single tone frequency - whistle up repeaters? I don't know if anyone actually uses that any more: Audio Tone Burst Another repeater access method is to send a short tone burst of 1750 Hz. This method is common in Europe but is rarely used in North America. If you look through your radio manual, you’ll probably find this feature is available on your equipment. This method is sometimes called “whistle up”, since a repeater user with good pitch can access the repeater by whistling a tone into the microphone.
This is the revised China S980. Original it had low vocal modulation. It sounds like they haven't fixed it. I think I will wait until version 3. Thank you for the review.
Both of my parents were Ham Radio operators they had their own calls , channels , they talked to everyone across the world, My father had a Ham Radio Shack in his office and Ham Radio anttenas on our roof My parents introduced me to pretty much every Ham Radio operators in the world . They even wanted me to get into it too I whould get on the radio only when my parents were present because I needed their authorization to use the radio. I Really enjoyed it alot . I whould really Love to get into Ham Radio again . Where can I get this Radio I want one too.
Looking up this model I saw some references to it not being a truly new radio, but a more recent revision of a long-produced 'freeband' radio. I found references to the Maxlog M-8800, Maxlog M-8900, and the "Magnum1" or "Magnum One" from around a decade ago, plus more recently the Jopix HAM-10. In the US it appears that the Magnum1 moniker was most commonly used, and that the radio was predominantly sold as a CB, but has a hardware knob to switch between various preprogrammed frequencies on both the amateur bands and on CB. Trouble with this is that in the US this wouldn't be able to pass FCC type-acceptance. It looks like the Magnum1 is not only no longer on the market in the US, but even the distributor's webpage is gone now, so my guess is they got warned-off from selling these as CB radios. Could also be why this current offering uses a menu to select bands, I assume that some other countries have similar rules regarding their radio services. So it would make sense to not fall afoul of regulators by doing away with the band selector knob when it crosses services and to instead make it a process requiring at least powering down the radio to change between them.
FM audio are always set to low including the power levels. To get them through customs. It's expected by the seller to do a tune up before they are sold to the customer. Moden CB sets come into this country set to around 2.7 watts and around 1.8khz deviation. All the best and Happy Christmas.
they come into the uk as a 10 meter amateur radio, so why should there be a issue with customs, even if they did 1kw ( lol ) it shouldn't bother UK customs
@thealarman hi, I was actually referring to the 4 watt FM CB radio's. On Matt's radio the FM deviation was a little low. But sounded ok. Overall it is a nice tranciever.
Spend a bit more and get an Anytone AT-5555N , AT-6666, or AT-6666 PRO, if you like this radio you definitely will love one of these 3 I mentioned. I have the AT-6666, and while it doesn't exactly have a conventional VFO, it does allow selection by frequency in different steps rather than just channelized selection. It sounds awesome right out of the box, but I had a very easy time hooking up my foot pedal and desk mic. They have much more output power too and are definitely worth the money for sure. Personally I'd probably lean more towards the 5555N if I had it to do over again only because I hear that the receive sounds a bit better due to better filtering... You might want to give them a look at least...
The radio is sold here in Brazil as Aquario RP-90 (There are 2 versions: v1 and v2), you will find dozens of videos about it, its modifications and reported problems of self-oscillation in some devices.
@@gtretroworld It is most likely that this is a v3. Aquario in Brazil apparently has not imported this radio from China for some time. They are preparing to launch the RP-70 which currently only has 2 videos of a prototype version. They also lauch a rebrand for the Anytone 779uv in 2025.... vhf/uhf radio
Mmmm, no thanks. I cannot see the point of these CB "10 metre" radios. Just invest a little more in a good (older) second-hand "proper" HF transceiver and get all the bands, 100w and a decent VFO. Sounds terrible on air anyway! Thanks for the review.
The case work looks rough…. The layout also poorly conceived. Speaker on bottom, mic on the side??? Enjoyed the video (love looking at new radio toys) but it is a hard no from me. I could get an Icom 706 (used) from Japan (maybe even free shipping) for a similar price and have HF and VHF in the car. 73 de VK2AOE
I tried to order one at a US price of $142.02, plus unknown shipping amount to me here. However, after choosing to purchase it. The cart does not allow me to go to finish the checkout. Ray, W2CH. 😮
I know from previous orders placed with Moonraker and other UK dealers that I will be charged VAT. Anyway, thanks for the comment. Ray, W2CH and Marylyn, KC2NKU
Needs a BMW badge on the top front middle....!!
Pontiac.
LOL😂
Now people are going to want to put these in BMWs.
Nice timing on this review Matt. If there was anytime to review a 10 meter rig, this is the time. 10 meters is wide open and a blast to work.
If anybody ever makes a radio similar to this with a proper VFO knob I'll definitely buy.
That and a band scope, notch filter and DSP.
@@kenneth6731I get spoiled by President's auto squelch for AM.
@@jeffkardosjr.3825 I bet it's great, but you know, I don't use the squelch too much. I like the noise! It's definitely a great feature to have though.
I noticed you have your RX pass band on the SDR receiver set to 10K.
I assume if you narrowed up the RX pass band some, the FM audio would sound louder. I would have to assume that radio is set for standard UK FM deviation.(CB radio type)
It should sound pretty quiet compared to what would be considered satisfactory for HF.
73
Does this unit tune down to 24.890 ie us 12m asking for a friend.
I have literally just looked over this internally today and i am working through some confusion myself. I have the wiring pinouts for both the Mic socket and the rear RG45 on my community post if anyone is interested and will show a deeper mooch inside later this week. Good clean video Matt, maybe someday i will be half as good. 😁
Just keep making videos, the more you make the more you learn :-) Cheers I will keep an eye out for your video. thanks
@ Thanks Matt 👍
Oh how I would loved to have had a radio like the Titan back in the 1970's at the height of the CB craze. 😂Heck, back then I paid more money for a AM only CB mobile rig. LOL
On a serious note, it would be nice if you had a mini spectrum analyzer to check the signal quality. Is it clean or does it have harmonics and spurs all over the place?
When I look at that radio I can’t help thinking sunglasses 😂 there was another radio on the market that looked like that but can’t remember its name.A very merry Christmas to you and the family Mat.73s Chris Gm4zji
Thanks Chris! Merry xmas to you and yours too! Take care buddy.
You're probably thinking of the Maxlog M8800 which later became the Magnum 1 and also the Maxlog M8900 which is the first version of this very radio in this video.
@@cariboooutlaw4852yes that’s it thanks! Like I said to Mat the front resembles a pair of glasses! Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎉
So, it's channelized without a proper VFO? In other words, an export CB. I'd have ordered one if it did 10 and 12 with a proper VFO.
Same chassis as the Maxlog M-8900 and the Brazilian version called Aquario RP90, but having a different board and layout.
The jumpers are for BIAS adjustment. 10:45 - if you want something "more refined" in every way for NOT much more money, the QT-60 PRO and QT-80 (AT-5555Nii Short Case, and AT-6666PRO) blows this radio away. 73
Nice! TNX for the video.
That "RJ-11 style" jack looks like it's an 8P8C 'modular' jack, which is the type used for RJ-45 for Ethernet, RJ-61 for various telephone applications, RJ-48 for T1 and ISDN, and probably a few others officially, plus plenty of nonstandard applications like YOST for RS-232 and of course to connect some brands of radio heads to the radio bodies.
Yeh it’s actually a RJ45, I made a slight error in the video saying it was RJ11.
The jumpers are common on "export" radios like this. It is used for driver and final transistor bias current adjustment. You remove the jumper and place a Ammeter across the pins. The two trimmer resistors in the rear left corner are the adjustments.
That's exactly what I was thinking it was used for, but didn't want to make a wrong assumption. Cheers!
So not time travel then?
@@paulsengupta971 No, unfortunately they do not enable the flux capacitor needed to enable the time stream engagement mechanism.
@@mikesradiorepair It doesn't look like it can handle 1.21 Gigawatts either.
@@TWX1138 It probably can for about a picosecond. Then it will have a major release of magic smoke.
Sorry, does this do cb USB and all modes too?
where is the SSB filter on that board? or it uses SDR technology to produce the SSB signal ?
The big plus point other than the price is the size which for a mobile sideband unit makes it an ideal rig to mount and leave in the car without being too obvious to the light fingered.
Sounded OK to be honest on ssb
Whats the mic wiring for adding a power mic.
A guess about 19 single tone frequency - whistle up repeaters? I don't know if anyone actually uses that any more:
Audio Tone Burst
Another repeater access method is to send a short tone burst of 1750 Hz. This method is common in Europe but is rarely used in North America. If you look through your radio manual, you’ll probably find this feature is available on your equipment. This method is sometimes called “whistle up”, since a repeater user with good pitch can access the repeater by whistling a tone into the microphone.
@@nerdinium I was thinking the same thing but didn’t like to say incase i was completely wrong as it is seems very old fashioned by today’s standards
What is the FM Deviation set to? If its NB FM 2.5Khz deviation than it will sound weak compared with a 3.5 or 4 Khz wide SSB signal.
This is the revised China S980. Original it had low vocal modulation. It sounds like they haven't fixed it. I think I will wait until version 3. Thank you for the review.
Both of my parents were Ham Radio operators they had their own calls , channels , they talked to everyone across the world,
My father had a Ham Radio Shack in his office and Ham Radio anttenas on our roof
My parents introduced me to pretty much every Ham Radio operators in the world . They even wanted me to get into it too
I whould get on the radio only when my parents were present because I needed their authorization to use the radio.
I Really enjoyed it alot .
I whould really Love to get into Ham Radio again .
Where can I get this Radio
I want one too.
Looking up this model I saw some references to it not being a truly new radio, but a more recent revision of a long-produced 'freeband' radio. I found references to the Maxlog M-8800, Maxlog M-8900, and the "Magnum1" or "Magnum One" from around a decade ago, plus more recently the Jopix HAM-10.
In the US it appears that the Magnum1 moniker was most commonly used, and that the radio was predominantly sold as a CB, but has a hardware knob to switch between various preprogrammed frequencies on both the amateur bands and on CB. Trouble with this is that in the US this wouldn't be able to pass FCC type-acceptance. It looks like the Magnum1 is not only no longer on the market in the US, but even the distributor's webpage is gone now, so my guess is they got warned-off from selling these as CB radios.
Could also be why this current offering uses a menu to select bands, I assume that some other countries have similar rules regarding their radio services. So it would make sense to not fall afoul of regulators by doing away with the band selector knob when it crosses services and to instead make it a process requiring at least powering down the radio to change between them.
What a beast!
FM audio are always set to low including the power levels. To get them through customs. It's expected by the seller to do a tune up before they are sold to the customer.
Moden CB sets come into this country set to around 2.7 watts and around 1.8khz deviation.
All the best and Happy Christmas.
they come into the uk as a 10 meter amateur radio, so why should there be a issue with customs, even if they did 1kw ( lol ) it shouldn't bother UK customs
@thealarman hi, I was actually referring to the 4 watt FM CB radio's. On Matt's radio the FM deviation was a little low. But sounded ok.
Overall it is a nice tranciever.
The front looks like Darth Vader's visor...
The front is 😎 AF, looks like alien 👽 👀s.
I like the idea, but to date it's not available in the U.S. it appears.
Everything postable is available everywhere now isn’t it?
Spend a bit more and get an Anytone AT-5555N , AT-6666, or AT-6666 PRO, if you like this radio you definitely will love one of these 3 I mentioned. I have the AT-6666, and while it doesn't exactly have a conventional VFO, it does allow selection by frequency in different steps rather than just channelized selection. It sounds awesome right out of the box, but I had a very easy time hooking up my foot pedal and desk mic. They have much more output power too and are definitely worth the money for sure. Personally I'd probably lean more towards the 5555N if I had it to do over again only because I hear that the receive sounds a bit better due to better filtering... You might want to give them a look at least...
I wish I could get this here in the USA
Designed by Stockton Rush?
What kind of wattage
Maybe I missed it, but can you change the color of the display? RED would be awesome!
The radio is sold here in Brazil as Aquario RP-90 (There are 2 versions: v1 and v2), you will find dozens of videos about it, its modifications and reported problems of self-oscillation in some devices.
@@CarlosHLS I looked into this a few days ago but the boards differ quite a bit between a few of the V2 variants unless this is some sort of V3…
@@gtretroworld It is most likely that this is a v3. Aquario in Brazil apparently has not imported this radio from China for some time. They are preparing to launch the RP-70 which currently only has 2 videos of a prototype version. They also lauch a rebrand for the Anytone 779uv in 2025.... vhf/uhf radio
@ Yes i am definitely thinking some kind of V3 and yes that new RP70 looks very interesting.
Side mount mic plugs are a no for me.
So this transceiver can be a tri-band radio.
Stevie wonder would be proud of this radio 😂
Looks like a Darth Vader mask
SWL contest 2025 will start the 01 January 2025. AM radios on MW and SW.
Its a RJ45 socket, not a RJ11. A RJ11 has 4 or 6 pins, not 8.
Already addressed this in many comments and the video description.
@@TechMindsOfficial Oh did you. My bad.
No worries, it was my mistake in the video! Cheers dude
looks like maxlog m-8800
Yep same chassis as the M-8900 but different board. The 8800 is the bigger radio
RJ11? Looks more like an RJ45 to me.
I can confirm you are CORRECT! It is RJ45, my mistake.
A cb with raybans cool😅
Awful ppt on mic and abysmal FM audio,the quality is reflected in the price.... disappointed
Mmmm, no thanks. I cannot see the point of these CB "10 metre" radios. Just invest a little more in a good (older) second-hand "proper" HF transceiver and get all the bands, 100w and a decent VFO. Sounds terrible on air anyway! Thanks for the review.
The point of them is CB. Plain and simple. Maybe, MAYBE POTA if you only want to activate on 10.
Something for a not every day vehicle.
The case work looks rough…. The layout also poorly conceived. Speaker on bottom, mic on the side??? Enjoyed the video (love looking at new radio toys) but it is a hard no from me. I could get an Icom 706 (used) from Japan (maybe even free shipping) for a similar price and have HF and VHF in the car. 73 de VK2AOE
It's just a CB radio in disguise. Mike KC3OSD
Exactly..!
If you can get a 706 for £130 you should be importing them.
@the_mrpsychopath Yep, I'd have the Icom, but I've never seen them anywhere near that price.
@@the_mrpsychopath My bad misheard the price! 🤣
It looks like another high-powered CB radio disguised as a 10m ham radio.
That's because that's what it is.
It is too small for a time machine
I like the design of it.
73, kq4hcu
73's🎙KD9OAM🎧📻
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Send me one of those please
Ten tec
Looks like a maxlog clone to me
It's not a looker... 🤭
Sort of retro look... not to my taste I must say
Looks cheap
IMO, one of the ugliest radio designs ever.
That`s one ugly radio, let`s call it 'the alien'
That's one dam ugly radio.. Lol...
Mic skt close to ant skt? Recipe for self inflicted RFI/feedback.
G4BTI.
I tried to order one at a US price of $142.02, plus unknown shipping amount
to me here.
However, after choosing to
purchase it. The cart does
not allow me to go to finish
the checkout. Ray, W2CH. 😮
I did not think it would be available in the US
Moonraker replied to me earlier
today, that shipping to me would
be figured at check out and the
US price for it is shown as $142. 02?
Chierda S890 Aliexpress
@@raymondmartin6737 Yes, the VAT isn't charged for orders outside the UK.
I know from previous orders placed with Moonraker and other UK dealers that I will be charged VAT.
Anyway, thanks for the comment.
Ray, W2CH and Marylyn, KC2NKU