I've renewed my ticket, twice now, and haven't made a single transmission in 20 years. :( I love when you put out a new video Bob .. because your voice (and always impeccable audio) reminds me of the good old days in Austin. Proud memories of the gang on 442.15. 73s from Art
Art! Dam, great to hear from you! Notice my hair went grey after I left being around that sea of women at UT. Still having fun with Ham radio every day here. Yup, 442.15 was a good time. Pop in on 446.225 simplex in Austin (if u are there). I made a AllStar link with Hot Springs. It's at 19th and Speedway.
@@robertnagy2163 I'm a bit out of range in San Antonio. I moved from Austin in 2012 and have only been back a few times since. That is a city built for young people. We have the same birthday, OM. The only day of the year that is also a military command (your exact words). Have a great one!!
Right! March 4th into our bright future. It was presidential inauguration day for most of the US's history. Hot Springs National Park here opened on March 4th. We even share a birthday with Rick Perry and Miley Cyrus!
Great review. I watched your review of the Flex 3000 several years ago and it was the deciding factor in my buying one. Your reviews are informative and you present the information very nicely. I have a Radio Shack HTX-10 but it is noisy and missing a knob or two. Might just pick up one of these for some summertime fun!
Ordered mine yesterday😀 My first HF radio. Hope its more lively than uhf and vhf. I got into radios 4 years ago and have yet to make a contact. Radios are not popular at all here. Hope the long distance ability of HF will help to make a contact hopefully.
Perhaps that size case is used for other products in that production facility. Is the extra space enough room for an antenna tuner or digital interface?
thanks for the great video I have an anytone quad 5 n and it does not have the weather band on it can I update the firmware where it will have the weather band or update it in some way thank you
For anyone wondering if the RJ45 is the same pin out as ICOM (for digirig or other digital use) it IS NOT. However the pin outs are well documented by the manufacturer so it would be trivial to fabricate a suitable cable.
Great review Robert !!! But first who in ham radio uses echo or a roger beep? Why would you leave out CW mode? Why would you make it so big? I'l keep my HR2510.
On the surface it looks like a good deal until you realize what it doesn't do, and that you'll still need another radio to fill in it's feature gaps (if they're important to you).
look up Retevis Ailunce HS4 .. very similar radio but with CW inbuilt ie AM/FM/LSB/HSB/FM multimode. Probably of similar quality. I'm not sure if the the HS4 can provide 12 mtr after a reprogramme jobbie.
What button mashing do you have to do to get the WX channels. The manual isn't clear about it, and other than most reviewers just glossing over it (i.e. -" and you have some WX channels you can listen to", or thereabouts"
That's cuz all of us keep getting to them by accident and not remembering how we did it! It's NOT in the manual- but it does exist. I'm still not clear on it. I have re-written many of the Xiegu manuals for them and will likely do this one when I figure out ALL of the buttons. Sorry for now....
REM that the radio is also sold under the French CRC brand, and as Anytone 5555N II with mild operational differences. Early Series 1 units had lower RF output for all modes, and early Ver 1's didn't have the CTCSS/DCS board, - remedied by purchasing one from a UK CB shop and plugging it in! The radio folk will buy today will be the Ver 2 updated units you see here in review.
Purchased ALINCO DR-CS25T (220 MHZ) and Radioddity QT60 I never thought I'd buy another Radioddity or CB radio. But both radios seem well made for application. Wish for 220 mhz all mode radio.
Very hard to find 220 all mode radios . The 220 module is not easy to find for the Yaesu FT-736R, which is the only choice i can think of. Your better choice is to get a transverter and use it with an HF radio
Really great review on the QT60. But now the QT80 is coming out with 80w out put and I'm wondering if that extra 20w is gonna be really noticeable, especially on 10m band. And the extra $40 or so price increase. Wondering what you think, is the 20 watts gonna help punch through pile ups?
I have an Icom IC-718 and an Icom IC-728, so I didn't need this radio. I bought it for use as a CB. This radio can be programmed on a computer with the correct cable, which I have. It's a lot easier than trying to program it from the front panel. The quality of this radio is amazing for a communist Chinese radio. It reminds me a lot of my Yaesu 2900R 2 meter radio, and the quality seems every bit as good. This is no Baofeng pile of trash.
HEY! JOHN C. BERNAYS (BOXCARRO) STILL ALIVE AT 74 YEARS OLD, In San Francisco, Ca. With a Galaxy DX 1247 The Galaxy DX 1247 is not much for the money (I got Screwed) so I ordered some thing better. I still remember meeting you in Austin, Texas, when my Dodge Automobile was a Ham Radio Station. ____HOW DO YOU FIGHT TICKS AND SOLDER RED ANTS IN ARKANSAS? I ORDERED A 2 CBS a Connex CX 3300HP 10 Meter Amateur Transceiver CB Ham Radio - Cobra Mic HG M73 $190.00 + $18.59 shipping Seller with 100% positive feedback US $289.99 AND I ORDERED Cobra 29 LTD Chrome CB Radio Dual Mode AM/FM 2023 Model $169.95 Peaked And Tuned Taiwan Side Mic Cobra 29 GTL CB Radio Estimated delivery Tuesday Oct 15 Peaked And Tuned Taiwan Side Mic Cobra 29 GTL CB Radio US $110.00
Hey dude- Still in HS after 21 years...If you love cross-over CB rigs, check out the new QT-80....15,12,CB and 10 meters! ruclips.net/video/CPiucQtYjyw/видео.html Oh, we don't fight them... we jus take hot sauce out of them!
@@robertnagy2163 qt-80 LOOKS NEAT. i LIVED IN San Francisco 480 Ellis Street 16 Years with no way to Install Antenna now I have Top of Building with Antenna facing East. I can talk to Texas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Yeah, the Bands are Cooking, as to Hot Sauce from Fire Ants, Malicious Delicious and Heinous- You are becoming a real Arkansas Snuffly Smith!
Perhaps the best review of the QT60 I have seen!
Thank you Clyde! I try to keep them only as long as useful... no fluff. Everyone's time is valuable.
Agreed, only addition would have been programming procedure.
I've renewed my ticket, twice now, and haven't made a single transmission in 20 years. :(
I love when you put out a new video Bob .. because your voice (and always impeccable audio) reminds me of the good old days in Austin. Proud memories of the gang on 442.15.
73s from Art
Art! Dam, great to hear from you! Notice my hair went grey after I left being around that sea of women at UT. Still having fun with Ham radio every day here. Yup, 442.15 was a good time. Pop in on 446.225 simplex in Austin (if u are there). I made a AllStar link with Hot Springs. It's at 19th and Speedway.
@@robertnagy2163 I'm a bit out of range in San Antonio. I moved from Austin in 2012 and have only been back a few times since. That is a city built for young people.
We have the same birthday, OM. The only day of the year that is also a military command (your exact words). Have a great one!!
Right! March 4th into our bright future. It was presidential inauguration day for most of the US's history. Hot Springs National Park here opened on March 4th. We even share a birthday with Rick Perry and Miley Cyrus!
The 10kw up is to quickly get to the A channels when in channel mode
Great review. I watched your review of the Flex 3000 several years ago and it was the deciding factor in my buying one. Your reviews are informative and you present the information very nicely. I have a Radio Shack HTX-10 but it is noisy and missing a knob or two. Might just pick up one of these for some summertime fun!
I got QT 60 use it every day on 10-11-12 meter band works very good i like it.73"
This was a great review. Old ham here been out of hf for many years do I thought I would try ten meter. Again thanks for the review 73’s
Ordered mine yesterday😀 My first HF radio. Hope its more lively than uhf and vhf. I got into radios 4 years ago and have yet to make a contact. Radios are not popular at all here. Hope the long distance ability of HF will help to make a contact hopefully.
Just make a dipole out of wire and string it up as high as you can get it. RG-8X coax (50 ft or less) (Amazon) 10 meters is HOPPING
@@Yavor54 I am going to try thank you🙏👍
Perhaps that size case is used for other products in that production facility. Is the extra space enough room for an antenna tuner or digital interface?
thanks for the great video I have an anytone quad 5 n and it does not have the weather band on it can I update the firmware where it will have the weather band or update it in some way thank you
For anyone wondering if the RJ45 is the same pin out as ICOM (for digirig or other digital use) it IS NOT. However the pin outs are well documented by the manufacturer so it would be trivial to fabricate a suitable cable.
Great review Robert !!! But first who in ham radio uses echo or a roger beep? Why would you leave out CW mode? Why would you make it so big? I'l keep my HR2510.
On the surface it looks like a good deal until you realize what it doesn't do, and that you'll still need another radio to fill in it's feature gaps (if they're important to you).
look up Retevis Ailunce HS4 .. very similar radio but with CW inbuilt ie AM/FM/LSB/HSB/FM multimode. Probably of similar quality. I'm not sure if the the HS4 can provide 12 mtr after a reprogramme jobbie.
What button mashing do you have to do to get the WX channels. The manual isn't clear about it, and other than most reviewers just glossing over it (i.e. -" and you have some WX channels you can listen to", or thereabouts"
That's cuz all of us keep getting to them by accident and not remembering how we did it! It's NOT in the manual- but it does exist. I'm still not clear on it. I have re-written many of the Xiegu manuals for them and will likely do this one when I figure out ALL of the buttons. Sorry for now....
Press mode then menu.
@@johnowens1272We must different firmware. Mine does nothing with that combo. Thanks though!
Make sure and press mode then let off that button and press menu.
REM that the radio is also sold under the French CRC brand, and as Anytone 5555N II with mild operational differences. Early Series 1 units had lower RF output for all modes, and early Ver 1's didn't have the CTCSS/DCS board, - remedied by purchasing one from a UK CB shop and plugging it in! The radio folk will buy today will be the Ver 2 updated units you see here in review.
Purchased ALINCO DR-CS25T (220 MHZ) and Radioddity QT60 I never thought I'd buy another Radioddity or CB radio. But both radios seem well made for application. Wish for 220 mhz all mode radio.
Very hard to find 220 all mode radios . The 220 module is not easy to find for the Yaesu FT-736R, which is the only choice i can think of. Your better choice is to get a transverter and use it with an HF radio
I love that radios i got to get me one THANKS
How does this QT 60 compare to the Anytone 5555 n2, in terms of power end channel expansion
I believe it is the exact same radio
Thanks for the review Robert. KO4HPC 73
Really great review on the QT60. But now the QT80 is coming out with 80w out put and I'm wondering if that extra 20w is gonna be really noticeable, especially on 10m band. And the extra $40 or so price increase. Wondering what you think, is the 20 watts gonna help punch through pile ups?
If it was 40 meters or below... yes. On 10 meters... if the band is open...60W is a serious signal. Look for deals on the QT-60.
I have an Icom IC-718 and an Icom IC-728, so I didn't need this radio. I bought it for use as a CB. This radio can be programmed on a computer with the correct cable, which I have. It's a lot easier than trying to program it from the front panel. The quality of this radio is amazing for a communist Chinese radio. It reminds me a lot of my Yaesu 2900R 2 meter radio, and the quality seems every bit as good. This is no Baofeng pile of trash.
Why no C.W. ?
That would be so sweet !
Damn, now I want one.
Sorry! I tell my friends- if you hang out with me, you are going to lose some money- but you'll have a lot of fun!
Me too
I’m glad I found your channel. I just past my tech test last night. I will be subscribing. Thanks
Memories DO remember the mode!!
Yes it will
so this radio can transmit on 26.9-27.4 mhz at 60 watts ? or explain how to make it so.
Yes, and I showed you how to clip the wire for CB coverage.
+10k will quickly get you to the A channels when in channel mode
I didn't know you could disable modes. I would love to exclude the PA and AM modes. Anybody knows how this can be done?
Only via the programming cable. Software available on Anytones web page
So this is just a n5555😊
280 dol. in EU
HEY! JOHN C. BERNAYS (BOXCARRO) STILL ALIVE AT 74 YEARS OLD, In San Francisco, Ca. With a Galaxy DX 1247
The Galaxy DX 1247 is not much for the money (I got Screwed) so I ordered some thing better.
I still remember meeting you in Austin, Texas, when my Dodge Automobile was a Ham Radio Station.
____HOW DO YOU FIGHT TICKS AND SOLDER RED ANTS IN ARKANSAS?
I ORDERED A 2 CBS a Connex CX 3300HP 10 Meter Amateur Transceiver CB Ham Radio - Cobra Mic HG M73
$190.00
+ $18.59 shipping
Seller with 100% positive feedback
US $289.99
AND I ORDERED Cobra 29 LTD Chrome CB Radio Dual Mode AM/FM 2023 Model
$169.95
Peaked And Tuned Taiwan Side Mic Cobra 29 GTL CB Radio
Estimated delivery Tuesday Oct 15
Peaked And Tuned Taiwan Side Mic Cobra 29 GTL CB Radio
US $110.00
Hey dude-
Still in HS after 21 years...If you love cross-over CB rigs, check out the new QT-80....15,12,CB and 10 meters! ruclips.net/video/CPiucQtYjyw/видео.html Oh, we don't fight them... we jus take hot sauce out of them!
@@robertnagy2163 qt-80 LOOKS NEAT.
i LIVED IN San Francisco 480 Ellis Street 16 Years with no way to Install Antenna now I have Top of Building with Antenna facing East. I can talk to Texas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Yeah, the Bands are Cooking,
as to Hot Sauce from Fire Ants, Malicious Delicious and Heinous- You are becoming a real Arkansas Snuffly Smith!