£60 Network Radio / Two-Way Radio - But Does It Work??
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2021 UPDATE: 1) The android version is very important because some apps will soon stop supporting older versions if they havnt already. I wouldnt consider any device with firmware older than 6.01 otherwise you will be restricted to what apps are compatible, even if some of those may not be communication apps like Zello. 2) some apps wont support devices with less than 1GB of system ram therefore 1GB should be considered a minimum requirement. 3) aim to buy a network radio that is 4G compatible. Why? the Uk networks plan to switch off 3G networks in the near future, and they will shut them down before 2G GSM which may sound odd to most people! so why? 2G covers more locations than 3G including semi rural areas where other network technologies are not available, and is essential for dumbphones that only support 2G. this means if you buy a 2G/3G only network radio now, it will be practically useless when the providers turn off their 3G infrastructure. Vodafone have already set a date for the deactivation of their 3G service, although off hand I cant remember the date, but once they do the rest will follow. Its thought that Three will be the last network to keep 3G up and running. I only know this from past experience working in the mobile industry, so its handy knowledge to have where nework radios are concerned! this information is even more important today in 2021! 4) worryingly, even some upmarket network radios are running very old firmware today! so if you intend to splash out a lot of dosh its essential to check what version of android they are running! what applies with smartphones doesnt with network radios where firmware is concerned! meaning that, you should not automatically assume that a more expensive model is running newer software! because thats not always the case. its very unlikely you will ever get a firmware update on a network radio, making the preinstalled version of paramount importance.
The right way to use network radios is on a massive WAN/LAN type scenario. Like, if I own a business, and I have complete WiFi coverage at my main office, and a warehouse location someplace else in the city, also blanketed with WiFi access points, both networks linked via the internet. Now I need to only buy IP radios, and everyone can talk, fully encrypted, from either location, or back/forth between the two.
You can apply this same concept to ham radio. Say, the aredn network. Or even not the aredn network. How bout a neighborhood of hams all with 2.4 ghz wifi omni antennas up high on their roof, all homes linked together via the internet connection. Now you can walk around the farm, neighborhood, and talk without anyone being able to eavesdrop. There are lots of other great uses. Zello is the last reason on Earth to purchase an IP radio. Zello is a closed, private service. A good IP radio is designed for private LAN/WAN use, outside of what zello has to offer.
There are a couple WiFi intercom apps for Android.
You day dream a lot seems like.
@VarietyNight No, I work at large scale industrial plants that have 2 to 3 miles of multi level buildings completely covered by a LAN with wifi. No cell service, so IP radio gets from one end to the site while cell phones and simplex RF does not.
@@paaao And i am the queen of Finland.
@@Lofievenings You're the queen of the morons.
The lack of volume control is not a glitch:
Many guys will turn volume down to avoid radio chitchat noise. When someone calls them, they don't answer. That's the reason.
Its for outside working guys.
In the Office, you have to use a different model for confort.
It has a place so long as hams still prioritize having equipment that doesn't rely on internet.
I agree they do have their place! I've used Zello , Echolink, Teamspeak since 2013 and Zello will thrash a decent smartphones battery, so what's new out there Ringway Manchester? Love the videos! A new one on the new rigs on Ebay would be great! Thumbs up if you agree.
Been considering a dedicated "zello handset" and this review reminds me why I haven't bought one yet. No volume control is just daft. Thanks for the video Lewis, great to get impartial views from someone who knows their stuff.
Just heard from "Hairy Paul" on network radio that you have to adjust the volume by going into the MUSIC app and adjusting the volume from there. What a faff...…..but it works apparently!
A18 with left side Volume +- key
Just watched this. I have the A-18. My newest network radio. The one I received does have the UHF radio function. I didn't recognize it right away as the icon is labeled "PTT". Works well like my W-5, as far as repeater usage. The one thing I had to work around was that the PTT kept activating Zello which interrupted my use of the PTT with Echolink and the Peanut app. What I did to get around that was to remove the PTT from use with Zello and used the Button Mapper App to program the volume down button (which is right above the actual PTT, on a "long hold" for PTT and "short hold" for "volume down" function, then added that button as the PTT for Zello, freeing up the actual PTT for use with Echolink and the Peanut App. When you are in a specific channel in Zello, the volume down now works as a PTT, but when you are monitoring all channels, it goes back to functioning as a volume down button. Works like a charm now. I like the A-18 for a cheaply priced Network Radio.
Where did you buy model with "PTT" app?
What is a "network radio". As opposed to a 2-way radio?
Good to see the prices are coming down. Weird antenna. fine video lewis
Cheers Fred
I've ordered one of these based on your review, so thanks for that! Pretty confident I can work something out on the volume issue, £58 is closer to the amount I feel comfortable paying for Android 4 than some of the offerings I've seen :)
Good stuff Matt let me know what you think!
@@RingwayManchester absolutely will do, seller is quoting 10 day delivery though. Just a thought, did you try swiping down from the top of the screen to bring down the notification panel? Sometimes there will be a volume icon or slider on there.... If not then I am sure something like Nova launcher would enable one.
@@zoidster I was thinking the volume would be software controlled being android.
@@EnglishLaw that's the great thing about these things being based on android, I'd guess a lot manufacturer design flaws (at least software ones) can be solved by the user with no coding knowledge whatsoever! Had it been a standalone device with its own propriety software then we'd be stuck with no volume whatsoever. Don't get me wrong, the ommision of hardware volume keys is a very strange one, and hopefully we'll be able to key map our way out of it as that would be a better solution.
At that price that’s a good introduction to network radio Lewis! Tnx Gm4zji Chris
Has anyone found a headset that works with the A17, the one supplied is allowing me to hear, but when you click the talk on it, it doesn't send
Hi All- If you go to the Home screen and select the music app then you can use the scroll button up and down to adjust the volume but it doesnt work in Zello - still testing options , M0FXB Andreas.
can you change volume using the up n down on the ring just above keypad
hey ray can you dm me the link where you bought it from please cause im looking for one to try as a beginer
apart from it being a mobile phone... what is it good for ?
sorry this is a late comment but i have a question
What sim card do you put in your network radios like in this video. I dont want to pay extra for texts or minutes. Do you have some sort of prepaid or like a walmart one?
Are you still into Network Radios Lewis? Is there a decent one in 2021 thats better than my Inrico T320 (small low res screen, slow, clunky), BUT incredibly useful to hit the repeaters with Echolink from a hospital bed where they may not appreciate a few watts of VHF / UHF around their equipment :-). An intertesting show would be based on Access Points for use with these and similar radios, watching RUclips and doing Network Radio soon kills your data :-)
These have just become available in Australia for $102. I don’t yet have a network radio, worth it?? Or keep saving? I’m just starting to explore Zello.
It's worth it but there are better ones around from Anysecu and Uniwa for a similar price that perform much better
Great video ! Really very helpful. I've been looking for a budget price / inexpensive Android device to use Zello on. I've been using my LG mobile phone for Zello, but I wanted a separate device with a PTT button.
After watching this video twice, I went ahead and ordered one of these today $68.00 (U.S) and free shipping. Thanks for the info ! 👍
I can not find it on ebay, do you have a link to it?
@@sebastianjul5048 It is on Banggood.com That is where I ordered mine. It's called the A17.
m.banggood.com/A17-3G-Network-WIFI-3800mAh-IP68-Waterproof-Intercom-Zello-PTT-Android-GPS-Bluetooth-Feature-Phone-p-1344507.html?rmmds=search
Which cheap radio would you recommend that supports teamspeak as well as a wired microphone like a "proper" walkie talkie
Hi thanks for the introduction to these, just wondering where I can I get one for £60, i can see any links. Cheers
The more I look at these radio er .. Zello mobiles, the more I can't help but think someone needs to start a kickstarter or something and actually make a decent one with all the required features and hardware without it turning out to be a pile of pants.
Surely by this point we should be able to get something that doesn't look like it's a mobile phone from 20 years ago, and from the looks of it, runs like it and has about as many features of it too.
You are so right. It's 2018... Phones with Android 4.4 running 3g? Why?
Simon Johnny
Zello needs to be dumped in favor of a proper open source alternative to Zello. Zello is the problem.
The reason it looks so chunky is that some of the REAL ones do have a VHF or UHF mobile built into them ( Ham band) . So if you have two you have an excellent tcvr for work on a construction site , 4WD (Aust) or such like. obviously a REAL one (like some of the others he has on the table ) with say 1 W output power needs a chunky battery.
@Simon Johnny OK, I'll bite; never heard the phrase, "pile of pants"; some obscure cockney rhyming slang that's eluded me all these years...? (Love the cadence though; has potential...)
Hi Lewis just to let you know a quick tip I heard you CAN adjust the volume, you have to go in to the music app and adjust the master volume using the hard toggle keys on the keypad , HTH cheers
I also found an a18 uhf phone radio should I buy one?
Hi Lewis, It is my wife Sarah nr8888 that gave you the audio check in this video at 19.55 is there any chance next time you are doing a video you could include her set of channels that is called "Radio Network CH 01" There are 5 channels in total, 01 to 05, it is growing nicely with over 700 subscriber's, but she would appreciate her channels being included in one or more of your future videos. Thank you Stephen.
What is the antenna for if it doesn't have an internal radio?
thanks for putting the link in the description I found the website and I'm very impressed God bless you and something very special to me and I really appreciate it and this is the first video of this series that I have found and actually has the link in the description to the website that I'm actually looking for God bless thanks so much
Hi I know this is a very old video, but did you ever sort out the volume problem?
I see the A18 has volume keys but not sold in the UK.
The web site i found states 400-470mhz 2 way radio intercom (option)?? Between two sets? Software or firmware option? Who knows?
I love the torch - Maybe it because I live in Cheddar Caves :) M0FXB
Doesn't it get damp?
Went in wookie hole once as a kid... and a few others. If you had have asked me back then, I'd have happily made one a home ; ) These days I'm afraid my joints wouldn't take it ; )
I still don't understand what is a network radio? Do you have to pay for the cellular charges? (since there is a SIM inside). Is it a walkie talkie or a mobile phone with PTT feature? IF its a walkie talkie how long is the range?
My same questions, too.
I'm an IT person, not a radio hobbyist, just came across this video as part of my research into trying to find the right network communications device for a specific industrial application. So I believe I can answer your questions; generally speaking, a "network radio" is a walkie-talkie type device that functions using a data network, as opposed to a direct radio signal from one device to another. Although this device can apparently be equipped with a sim card for use on a mobile network, it can also function without any cellular service, just by connecting it to an existing wifi network. Of course, it will need to be kept in range of that wifi connection in order to work, but when it's got a good wifi signal, it uses either the local network or the internet to communicate with other devices. So yes, in that regard it IS a walkie-talkie, and it's range is virtually unlimited, as long as it's got a wifi connection with internet access. I'm thinking that even without internet service, it would still function within the local area network, i.e. other units on the same wifi network.
That's my understanding; if I've said anything that's inaccurate here, please someone/anyone feel free to jump in and correct me.
@@RobertSmith-qj2te Thank you Robert. I completey understand it now. Have started using my iPhone with Zello Application & fully enjoying it!! :)
At least this is a more sensible price....thanks again for the video Lewis!
I would have to give this one a miss. It looks like it's decent enough, but the technology and OS are TERRIBLE!
I currently use a Galaxy S5, which is 4 years old at this point, and it is 4G LTE and running Android Pie (9.0 for iPhone lovers) as my Zello device... There is no reason in this day and age to have a 3g device running a version of Android that was carved on stone.
Not to mention, here in the US at least, 3G is on death row with Verizon and T-mobile planning on shutting their 3G network down within a year.
That's why the RT4 looks so good to me. It's an LTE network phone, which still has plenty of support. LTE-A won't catch on, and we're at least a year away from 5G. By the time the LTE network goes obsolete, the RT4 device will have long since lived out it's usefulness.
But for some reason China seems to want to keep churning out these devices that are ALREADY obsolete before they come off the line.
Are you sure it's running android pie? You must be using a ROM as it certainly isn't supported on Pie by Samsung!
2G and 3G are being switched off.
Do you need a licence to own one.
With a portable Wi-Fi cellular modem one could bypass "content" Pro Fighters but still stuck with the cellular providers. A big Improvement
That at 5:58 I have that radio it's not a bad little zello radio even after a year aerial broke it all still works its now discontinued it all still works for price I payed its a great little phone I got mine for 49 pounds on a cyber deal
Haii.. Are the first radio review can use zello?
Broke the antena can you buy a replacement?
Couldn't see a link for these do they still exist?
It's using a custom launcher and icon set.
I love the Rabbit logo case. Oddly I was thinking about those phones recently.
Oh wow. I ran into a similar device, almost identical down to the telescopic antenna and misspelt power on screen. A friend let me borrow it for testing due to problems he had with it. This one did have a UHF radio, accessible via a built in app.
From experience, it wasn't great. You could set the frequency on it and CTCSS tones, but the mic gain was rubbish on it. I could not hear myself on another HT in the same room, on the same frequency with the volume turned up on it and there Android PTT phone didn't seem to have settings to adjust the mic gain. Also it had a tendency to start transmitting immediately when you opened the system UHF app and it would stick on Tx until you tapped the onscreen PTT button, so potential to cause interference there without noticing.
Trying to enter frequencies was problematic due to that tiny screen. I resorted to typing in using the physical number pad. And to top it all off, the squelch settings were broken. You set it to "1" and it is too high and won't receive even strong signals. Set it to zero and you end up opening the squelch and hearing static. Particularly dreadful piece of equipment that I would steer clear of personally. Just my two pence.
Love your work Lewis and hope to see more videos from you.
73
Thanks Danny!
What was the app on it called? I bought one but I don't know where to do the UHF/VHF part.
I'm sorry I can't remember. I don't have the device any more and it wasn't mine to begin with. A friend gave me his for testing.
Got one of this and you have to get in the music app to turn the volume up and down... Huge design mistake IMO.
And they say it's also UHF but it's really not cause there isn't any app or anything that could make this device talk to other UHF radios so that's pretty much a lie.
Other than those 2 cons and the "make you happer" spelling mistake, this is a quite good cellphone on everything else and for the price it's not really a bad deal if you're going to use it with Zello.
I don't regret buying it at all cause if you look at other cellphones/radios of the same type, this Anysecu A17 is cheaper and have better and more features than the other network radios with screen so... I'd bet that if it had the volume buttons this would be more expensive than the others.
For it's price, I'd still give it a thumbs up 👍
Edit: Forgot to mention another con:
- It comes with an earpiece but the earpiece doesn't fully work with Zello... You can listen and transmit with it but it's PTT button doesn't work so you still have to press the radio's PTT button to talk through the earpiece wich doesn't make much sense. Not sure if it was my earpiece came faulty or it's because it's PTT button isn't compatible with Zello.
iAm , got a link to buy one? Thanks.
@@vermontsmostobesetubaplaye1988 I bought mine on Aliexpress
@@AnonymousUser1710 thanks.
In fact, it works on UHF, they are not lying😁.
The problem is that people forgets that UHF os not a radio band designator per se, but 300 to 3000 MHz general indication😁.
People assumes UHF means 400 to 470 MHz or more walkie-talkie simplex/semi-duplex capability 😄😄😄.
The lack of volume control is not a glitch:
Many guys will turn volume down to avoid radio chitchat noise. When someone calls them, they don't answer. That's the reason.
Its for outside working guys.
In the Office, you have to use a different model for confort.
Just like Motorola with boost about 10 years ago I believe (ptt push to talk) they still work ptt about a 1mile range . You gotta go in to the settings and activate manually !
Thank Lewis for the wonderful subject,
If the phone supports (for example) Arabic language,
My question:
Can I use physical keyboard buttons to write text messages in Arabic language?
Sonims phones don't use 4.4, they run more recent versions of android and are updatable from the handset. They have made phones that were licensed by land rover.
Nice one Lewis! 💪😜
Hello WHAT IS THIS...... Never heard of a network radio, new world. Stumbled across this video from one of you other videos regarding listening to Manchester airport.
Motters Motters it’s a phone specifically designed to communicate via wireless phone internet through a push to talk service. Like Zello.
+Ringway Manchester : I have a question. should the shtf scenario, would these radios become useless in the event should the 'network' go down???
Yeah they would Mick
@@RingwayManchester thought so. ;)
Thanks for reply.....
Even the Baofengs (electronic), are good, but sticking to older radios is a wise option i think!
I use the Dual Bander responsibly, and yeah, i'm addicted to the different models. :D hehehee
Cheers!
Mick
L.E (later entry)...GREAT REVIEW!!!!
WHEN ARE 5G NET RADIOS COMMING OUT
It's a mobile phone you buy to accept one more app.
The volume is on the touch screen. You can turn it up or down no problem.
Thanks mate!
Very good presentation.....
Do these require the antenna on for 3g/4g?
I have found these on ebayuk and aliexpress. Both list it as UHF optional. As for volume.... could one not use an earpiece even a bluetooth one if necessary, with its own volume control?
Whats it come under on Ebay? Does it ship from UK? Volume control not relevant for my needs.
@@robredridge1703 search phrases are elsewhere in the post as the channel owner does not want to directly link
nice can it comunicate with 7s plus?
@Freebanders Netherlands thnx but actuly imean radio comunication
Really interesting video, thanks for posting. Question further down this comment...
We use Zello at home to stay in touch with the family -- great for 'who wants a tea' etc, and for staying in touch out and about. Brilliant app.
We also use it at work for staying in touch around the building, and have just started using it for outside broadcasts -- base can talk off air to the field production team rather than making a phone call.
I've been looking for a cheap dedicated PTT phone, at the moment its just the app on a smart phone.
Question: if your PTT phone is screen locked (zello running in background, default group selected) and you push the PTT, does it automatically go into tx? Or do u have to unlock the screen and bring up zello before the PTT button will work (ie, as you would when running on an ordinary smart phone, where the PTT is an on screen button). Does that query make sense?
Many Thanks in advance for any replies.
Thanks Zac!
I've seen either/or in these radios. Some key up while locked, other's dont. Mine personally doesn't however a friend of mine has one and his keys up when locked.
Hope that helps.
Lewis
I'm just getting into Amateur radio after taking art in this year's Jamboree on the air. Do you need a licence to use zello, or would it be a good way to get some experience on air?
Hey Christopher, You don't need a license to use Zello, and it's all VOIP so there's no radio involved.
You might find this video useful:
ruclips.net/video/0orLSqP46hg/видео.html
Thanks,. I’ll have a look at the video. Can’t wait to get my foundation licence. 73 from me!
Zello is not HamRadio. you don't need a license for most channels
I like these stuff because they return the external antenna. Otherwise i think any phone will work.
As partial hiker i would love a phone with external antenna option.
The Antenna is not connected in this device
Another good video. Well done 👍
What a strange device! So in theory without UHF, there's no need for an antenna on it?! I was looking for a decent UHF phone/radio but seeing this i'll definitely think twice. Thanks for the video Lewis, ATB. Mike.
Cheers mate!
I think the aerial is just to give it a classic radio look.
How does the uhf work on this radio
The one I just received has an app on it called "PTT". Works well with the local 70cm repeaters.
@@MeloRaja Where did you buy model with "PTT" app?
Can these work on a mesh network?
is it possible to review a sepura sbp8010
Did you ever figure out how to adjust volume bud
Thank you ,😃😃😃😃
This is quite a nice radio, I heard only some airports and checkpoints use this radio
I've got Sonim XP3 phone (still on duty as a works phone) and they look very similar
this is 3G, Sonim XP3 is 2G, not for the US
Have you tried the A18, it has volume control on the side, + and -.
I've just seen your comment re: the A18. That also is advertised as having a UHF Radio built in.
Has it, as I'm doubtful?
Cheers, Andy.
make you Happer? righto!
Whats the point of dual sim?
@Freebanders Netherlands It's relevant when its a feature on a product and you're asking about the product. Can you show me on a doll where my question hurt you?
You can also find the wwarg network radio on discord at the following server address discord.gg/zwF8gfR and cross connected to our zello gateway network radio wwarg
Can you get a network radio app for smartphone use?
Yes Zello works on any android and IOS smart phone
Hi Lewis , just found you last night on Martins video. G0KQN here, never heard of Zello, going to search for it now, a lot of my friends are on repeaters via the net, which i think just defeats the point, and some even run their own repeaters ! I am old school, analogue for me, but will try zello !
Hey Chris many thanks! Let me know how you get on!
By the way, are you still active on the air these days?
@@RingwayManchester no mate, sometimes get tempted to buy a 10M multimode, and get a big aerial for the car !
Doesnt look to bad mate. I would prefer to pay a bit extra and get the 320 or rt3. Good review tho as always. Great video.
Cheers mate!
Great Video! How to buy? Lives in Sweden. Price?
Hey dude that is an awesome video. Now i wasnt watching completely this video i was in a little rush but does this phone works on UHF/VHF frequencies? You now..like an usual two way radio that has a UHF and VHF band.....thanks,...bye...
Shame about the volume control.
Great video very informative.
Thanks
Might sound stupid but if you use one of these will the sim card need to be topped up ?
Yes :)
Okay, thanks.
Also, could you do a video on how to programme DMR on the Radioddity gd-77 (if you haven't already)
If you look at Radiosification's videos you'll see all you need to know about programming DMR @@charlieC102
@@RingwayManchester Okay will do. Thank you.
Want to sell me your old radio.
Price has dropped even more . As of early October I ID'd one of these at 55 USD on ebay which is about 42 quid. Perhaps the word about no volume control has got around. It would be possible for someone like a radio ham to dig out the LED and use the space to install a small ALPS type volume control say 50R to put in series with the loudspeaker.. A BS170, SM if required could pull this pot out of cct when the PTT is pressed as long as 2.4 V at microamps is available. all a question of what you value time at... Either the company will go broke or come out with Mark II but at this price if the volume control issue is fixed they should stay in business.
What I am referring to here with the BS170 Mosfet is that if the loudspeaker is the microphone then if you dampen the output you will also kill off the audio in - unless you take the potentiometer (or even fixed resistor) out of circuit when transmit is on...If the two circuits are different , the whole thing becomes a lot simpler. Whether it is running an old Android or a new one is hardly of importance to most people who simply want cheap communications. As per my comment above some ebay sellers seem to have dropped the price even more - esp as they are advertised as having features they do not in fact have.
make and model???
Hi !! I didn't here mention the inreco T320
Why would I mention the T320? lol
I hear a lot of folks talk about the lack of volume control being a deal breaker, surely volume could be mapped to the Dpad with a third party app?
I think it could Matt
There is a solution for the volume problem. I have spoke to 2 people that are both using an app that allows the volume to be adjusted from within a pull down tray by swiping down from the top of the screen. And yes it definitely works with Zello open and running !
Knew it wouldn't be the end of the world :) I am convinced a solution to the lack of UHF is only down to the missing app too.
no satelite,no tx/rx...this aint no radio boy
It is technically a radio, it transmits and recevies
@@RingwayManchester If it receives and/or transmits R.F. signals, Then,Yep,! It's a radio! You'd be surprised how many people don't realize that their mobile phones and TV sets are actually radios too!
James Slick I’ve preached that exact line to so many people. If there’s a frequency and if data is sent and received it’s a radio!
@@jamesslick4790 You are very right. The only difference is that for a mobile phone you pay for your communication while in an RF transceiver(radio) its free!
@@evanmcroberts5427 For a concept that has been use since the late 19th Century, I "kills" me that few peopl know what "radio" actually is. Most think it's AM/FM or two way audio communications. In 2019, radio is in use MORE THAN EVER. Any electromagnetic radiation (where the word "radio" is derived.) is radio. You are right, with ONE exception. "data" (information) does not necessarily need to be transmitted to be "radio" - Big example: Microwave ovens. It uses an unmodulated radio frequency to do it's thing, LOL! As long as a devices uses (receiving,transmitting - or both) RF electromagnetic radiation, It's a radio - Bluetooth,Cellular,AM/FM/CW,WiFi,Microwave, Broadcast TV....ALL are in fact "radios"!
Hi can you do a detailed review and range test(without repeater) on Retevis RT1
I don't have one
UHF radio ready?
even if it did have uhf and vhf capacity you would be needing a ham license to operate it..
To transmit, Yes, But (at least in the US) you can receive all you want. Many people use cheap Chinese VHF/UHF radios as low cost scanners.
Despite the issues I could have overlooked them all for the fact that Zello will work reasonable well on it but without the volume buttons It wouldn't be any good. such a shame thay overlooked such a simple feature.
Yeah it's a strange one!
Read my comment on the main section
Looks like the volume controls are rite under the PTT orange button.
They're not
I still cannot see a point in buying one if these things. Buy a Baofeng T-1, and download zello on your phone, and you’re all kitted out better than this. Maybe I’m missing something?
I like gadgets, that's my reason
@@RingwayManchester Hi Lewis, thanks for your reply. I love your reviews, they are the best. Yes true, gadgets can be addictive. I am trying to keep saying to myself "I don't need that!". On the other hand I saw the Radioddity GD-77 DMR, the one with the display. What are your thoughts on that if you can spare a few minutes. Can it be both used for Anaglogue and/or Digital?
Thanks mate, I can’t say no unfortunately haha. The gd-77, I’ve got the screenless one and it’s good. The screened one will be just as good I’d think
Ringway Manchester Thanks mate, I’ll give it a go and see how it goes. 73
Does anyone have a link to buy?
ebay.co.uk
Search for "A 17 Zello network radio". A17 is the model.
Zello in HT body?? Nice idea but miss concept bout mobile radio i guess
I have one of these and thought it was just me not finding the volume! I downloaded a slider app - which works BUT it doesn't;t when zello is working, you need to come out of it, adjust the volume and go back in - what a pain.
Cheers mate!
Paul,. There as an app that works while in Zello . I have spoke to people that are using it on that exact device.
any idea what it is, as I have found two now that only work when zello is not active. It's annoying to have to come out of zello, change the volume then go back in
Freudian slip I think at 13:04 - It looks nice and shi..... Great video though. I might just make a purchase.
Hi i want to use them as a recorder of my own voice during studying to listen later. which one is better and how many minutes can we record? thanks
@Felix Bennett thanks friend
Sena Sena alternative option is getting a recorder if you want I will send you a link to a good one
@@felixbennett2395yes , i want that )
For me the volume issue is a bonus and exactly what I have been looking for.