I have the same rig....what they also DON'T tell you is that with any SUSTAINED transmission, the Power Output will begin to drop! Not sure why yours showed 19w. Mine started out at 28w and then eventually dropped to 18w. That 19w on yours ( assuming that was the first key up after the rig being dead cold), after the rig heats up, it will drop to as low as 10w. So these Chinese radios do NOT like sustained transmissions as they will heat up fairly quickly. The Big Three ( ICOM, IKenwood, Yaesu), will not do this but of course you pay a LOT more for them. So you get what you pay for. And yes I did test into a Dummy Load.
@@2j4ez I totally agree, old six pin mic plugs, much better, even a 7 pin din was better than that crappy connections. But it is suited to mas production!
Seems like with the Chinese rigs you can't really rely on the power rating they claim. In reality I don't think you would see much if any difference in range between 19w and 25w.
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How do you test the dummy load itself that it is working properly?
Thanks.
@@ShoMoto-ko1ix I stuck mine in to a antenna analyser and checked the swr it read 1.0 on all bands
I have the same rig....what they also DON'T tell you is that with any SUSTAINED transmission, the Power Output will begin to drop! Not sure why yours showed 19w. Mine started out at 28w and then eventually dropped to 18w. That 19w on yours ( assuming that was the first key up after the rig being dead cold), after the rig heats up, it will drop to as low as 10w. So these Chinese radios do NOT like sustained transmissions as they will heat up fairly quickly. The Big Three ( ICOM, IKenwood, Yaesu), will not do this but of course you pay a LOT more for them. So you get what you pay for. And yes I did test into a Dummy Load.
Onto many dummy loads it is written 3GHz. Are good for testing power in 136-500 MHz range ? (radios within VHF and UHF bands)
Missing a few watts, however, would you even notice, I doubt it. All you need for the car anyway, I just love to hate those mic connectors though!
bob fourjs the rj11 connections seems to break easily they should use mic connections like in old skool cb radios
@@2j4ez I totally agree, old six pin mic plugs, much better, even a 7 pin din was better than that crappy connections. But it is suited to mas production!
I would have thought the little radio would have had more range between high and low power. That is a bit disappointing. But you still like using it?
Chris Sewell yes it works fine on local repeaters with a cheap £10 pound mag mount antenna if the antenna breaks I can just replace it as it’s cheap
Another well presented video Jez. I didn't think to check the power on my little rig. Cheers!👍😉
A trick : watch series on kaldrostream. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.
@Shepherd Aiden Yup, I've been watching on kaldroStream for months myself :)
Another great video, welcome to my world of dummy loads 😊.
Aron102 cheers only got 2 dummy loads at the moment will have to get some more
I heard an old chap on 80M the other day, saying he used to use a 100W light bulb to transmit to his neighbour privately.
Dazed yes you can make a simple dummy load with a bulb my friend has a few he’s made to test cb radios out
Seems like with the Chinese rigs you can't really rely on the power rating they claim. In reality I don't think you would see much if any difference in range between 19w and 25w.
I don’t you would see much difference between 19w and 25w . The rig is small and can easily be taken out as its not very heavy
good test mate ill get my self a dummy load
they come in very handy to test the power of radios
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