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Customer Review
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2023This is a good little rebranded radio and could be much better if it didn't have its design fault/flaw, which I will come too shortly but hence my four stars due to this.
Great sound quality. Quick scanning through channels/frequencies. Squelch is excellent. Ability to offset frequencies if you encounter any bleed-over from neighbouring channels or interference. WFM/NFM switching. Battery performance is excellent and lasts a long time.
I have purchased a separate antenna, which gives an additional 3dB gain and also bought an adapter to connect to my external antenna, so I can receive from further away. Works well.
The radio comes with some channels programmed into it and you can add your own by keying in frequencies using its keyboard but you would be far better off buying a Data Lead to connect it to your computer and uploading your freuqencies using Chirp software.
Now, here is the design fault/flaw with this radio. When you connect your Data Lead to the radio terminal, the Chirp transfer window will mainly say, "Radio Did Not Respond", when you are trying to download or upload your frequencies. This is because the housing for the terminal jacks on the radio are slighty raised, thus causing the Data Lead not to connect properly. To bypass this, you have to manually push the Data Lead in and hold it in tightly with one hand whilst transfering your frequencies. Then it will work perfectly. I initially thought I had a faulty Data Lead and requested a replacement but when that did the same, I saw the issue. However, the included earpiece/microphone works perfectly, as it looks as though they've extended the plugs by half a millimeter to compensate.
So, do not send the radio for a replacement, as it is a common fault/flaw with this rebranded radio but other than that, I am happy with mine.
