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FYI, This is a Qixiang radio - the quality and 'typical performance' of this radio is ARES2/AT-5555Nii level (very similar PCB, with less power and features to meet CB compliance). It has nothing to do with Uniden or the 980SSB, etc... So, it won't be a "crap" radio at all. It will perform...

FWIW, I never use these included desk chargers (very low quality = fire risk). I just charge via the USB-C on the radio/battery itself. 73

If you use Android, the app "Morse Expert" uses the same algorithm as "CW Skimmer" - which is arguably the best decoder available. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ve3nea.morse_expert&hl=en_AU&gl=US For Windows PC, I have had a lot of success with CW Decoder (now updated to...

It is the same Prolific PL2303 driver that many radio programming cables use. It can be tricky to install if you are not familiar with Windows drivers, because only older versions of the driver work properly (for a number of reasons). Here is a handy program that does the work of installing the...

I wonder if you can share any data and test results to back up your very broad claims of "design flaws" and "poorly planned & designed circuits"? Your thoughts and opinions can be whatever you want them to be. I am only interested in the facts. 73

These were mostly sold under the Mizuho brand. I have a few of these awesome little radios for different bands. 73

I could not have said that better myself. 73

Yes, I created that photo ;). I am very much across this topic. And I am sharing the facts, that I can. You can take them or leave them. The "large display" radio is the "AT-6666 II" that I mentioned, in case you were confused about that. 73

Oh no. It looks the hundreds of QSO's I have made on 12m and 10m with my ARES 2, and the bench testing I have done (which shows a quality radio) was all in my head. I guess that your "two cents" are not based on owning the radio? But thanks for the laughs! :) hihi 73

haha. But actually, here are the facts: - The AT-6666PRO will be released next year. It is not finished but it is well underway. It was originally planned for release this year but there were delays. - The AT-6666 II is only in concept stage. There is no planned release date, or any more...

Interesting specs, my bet is this is no different to a standard UV-K5 / K6 with the TX ranges enabled. If that's the case this thing will be awful outside of the 2m/70cm bands. I will be interested to see how you go. 73

Interesting! I had not seen that one. Have you looked at it on a spectrum analyser? If you have only used a basic power meter then the power you measure could be higher on the harmonics and not much on the fundamental. If the radio does indeed output 3.5 watts on the fundamental, And you have...

I don't think they are sold as a tri-band? Only as a 2/70 dualband? If that is the case, it's probably outputting harmonics at best on 1.25m... 73

For $30 and some fun, it's totally worth having a play with for me. YMMV.

Yes, I run one of these groups, and own many of this type of radio . It is a LOT of fun. I have an FT817ND, Xiegu X6100 and an IC705 too, and they have been absolutely awesome fun as "SSB handhelds" using simple BNC whips, small magnetic loops and handheld yagis. Primarily, SSB mode portable on...

Yes I have a couple of them, I have been playing with the hacked firmwares. SSB RX is surprisingly good. Not extremely sensitive when out of band (2/70), but amazing for what it is. Down to 18MHz and up to 900MHz, it hears things "OK". I am using this firmware: "fagci-mod-v1.2.1-b6-regs.bin" -...

Ft is for the FIN Fine Tune control (the clarifier): F1 = +/- 500Hz shift F2 = +/- 5kHz shift (the one you want) FYI, this is covered in the newest manual (The Ares2 / QT40 has a very good manual actually). 73

I don't find the ACG a problem at all personally. Importantly, I have found that the AGC response (audio response and recovery time) is not directly related to the S meter movement. The S meter fall time is too slow, it's a known issue, but the receiver AGC is great for me. Do you find the same...

This is correct. Indeed, I did miss writing that you had to rotate the VFO to update the value, sorry for that. I have done this job many many times, and those who know how to do this job, know how to do it... I don't think this should be a "how to adjust things in the service menu" thread...