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Pros & Cons
Pros
The radio menu is odd but if you read the manual first it's easy to adapt to. The software is quite simple for programming the radios 800 memory channels as well. This can also be programmed on the fly through the keypad very easily.
The radio provides 2w of audio power which is plenty to get the volume you need. Only real downside is that i was getting about 28 watts on uhf transmit but compared to my upgraded kenwood, it hardly makes a difference. Only feature negative for me is... Read More
It does 4 bands, but i only use it for vhf and uhf. All repeaters are fm. I believe usa has fm repeaters on all those bands as well as simplex fm frequencies.
This radio has definitely made it a whole lot cooler. I just hope both of these radios last for awhile once out of warranty.
It's everything a scanner is and ham radio too! According to the little stickers on the unit and the box it came in, it is the plus version.
Cons
Tyt refuses to warranty the radio & it's completely bricked now. Tried calling tech support, number is no good.
The scan is slightly deaf on the right side of the radio on uhf frequencies. Only six character alpha channel names and some of the indicators are so small i can't see them from a comfortable distance. Advertised at 50 watts but wont transmit on more ... Read More
Nz asked for $40 nz for the freight back. If you do buy this product make sure you have a written quarantee they will fix it for you freight free - and that they will communicate with you.
Highlights
Quality
They are of top notch quality and performance is spectacular
Clear audio better reception than my old soc radio access to all the vhfuhf bands the ability to operate each half of the radio... Read More
Radio worked good for four days and then it started getting this constant deep tone and i could not transmit or receive
Simple programming with chirp you can copy from one to the other in less time then it takes to talk about it
Price
I think they are great radios for the price point
The item is an amazing feat at a very reasonable price
If they go on a good enough sale you can bet i will get a third one for the other car at some point
Also lucky to find a returned radio for a nice discount it came in basically brand new
Shipping
She offered to send me a new unit for what amounted to shipping costs and i received it yesterday
I requested a exchange to which amazon for filled the exchange and i’ve installed the new radio and programmed it thus far it i... Read More
Just a quick review got local repeaters in quickly and used 3 of the hyper memory keys under a hour
Be advised with mine the software shipped with this radio was totally incorrect but easily solved through internet search
Packaging/appearance
According to the little stickers on the unit and the box it came in it is the 34plus34 version
Competitiveness
It is similar to the yeasu 8900 which is no longer made
Even the alphanumeric name of a channel can be set or edited unlike the baofeng that needs to be done on a computer to access that option
Honestly the tyt is almost as good and is a much better value for money
Overview
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- This product had a total of 659 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 19 2024.
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Just a quick review got local repeaters in quickly and used 3 of the hyper memory keys under a hour
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Havent started with 6m or 10m fm yet
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Also lucky to find a returned radio for a nice discount it came in basically brand new
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Ive had this tyt th9800 about a week now and its been flawless 1062m and 70cm
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No ssb so not covering my license 100 but that was my call
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On 144000 frequencies in watch it maxed out at 47
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This radio has a cb radio in it
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You will need to use a cb radio antenna to use it but it does work
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