📻 Black TYT TH-9800 Cross-Band Mobile Car Ham Radio - Quad Band, 50W Review

This is an almost identical Yaesu 8900 clone but without a working crossband repeater function and no warranty. Spend an additional $100 to get Yaesu. TYT's two-year warranty is useless because they don't answer and don't have a working tech support number. On all three TYT 9800 radios that I have owned, the radio would stall when transmitting in interband repeater mode. When this first happened I was using the 9800 between my HT and a friend's repeater. This radio was stuck in transmit mode…

The only major disadvantage of this radio is the delay time between switching on and transmitting, and receiving and decoding to turn on the sound. The delay is a fraction of a second, but it's still noticeable and can cut off the first few syllables, but can be worked around with a bit of patience and practice. In normal use this was hardly an issue but it is there and noticeable compared to other radios I have used. I suspect this is because there is a lot of software running before various…

WARNING: I have two of these radios, one was purchased 2 years ago. I think these are great radios for the price. I ended up buying two. So let's start by saying that the rating is due to a significant change in the walkie-talkie's capabilities and not a word about it in the description. I understand why this is happening (FCC) but they need to let us know when. I programmed both radios with VHF and UHF repeaters and GMRS, MURS and FRS frequencies. I can hear all channels/frequencies. However…

At first I was reluctant to invest so much in a China cellphone for my car. It's an exact clone of the FT-8900 which is about $180 more expensive AND with fewer features. To my surprise, I am very happy with this purchase. Chinese radios have been criticized by many radio amateurs, but little do they know that all "Japanese-made" radios are actually made in China, or at least parts of them. This is no exception. I see a well built and very high quality amateur radio. It does exactly the same as

I just want to say that this radio meets all the expectations that I expected. No problems with the radio, excellent modulation, all say very clean and loud. I have to say that the radio with many buttons takes a little getting used to. But like anything, if you take your time, you can find out. I hook up the radio to a wattmeter and it pretty much matches the power settings. With low power around 5W and higher power 65W on VHF and 45W on UHF. . I recommend that if anyone were to purchase this…

This is a TYT TY9800+ (latest version 1508A) purchased from TPK Radios, another seller elsewhere. It is reported that the seller tests the radios before shipping. I believe they did, but they probably wouldn't be able to find the problem I'm having by just turning it on and doing a quick check. I struggled to give this one a 3 because I wish I could give it a 3.5. This radio works in every way, but I want to focus on the shortcomings. Error 1: The radio has a small, shrill whistle when…

A few years ago, two of my friends each bought a Yaesu FT 8900. I had the opportunity to observe and use the radio. I thought it was good, but of course the price is too high to justify the investment for me. Up until recently I have only ever used and required a 2m single band or a dual band VHF/UHF setup in a car and it has served my needs. 4 stripes? Who really uses or needs 4 tapes? I figured. In recent years I have been more active in amateur radio and more on the road. There were often…