TYT TH-9800D Plus Version Quad Band Cross-Band 50W Mobile Transceiver Vehicle Radio Amateur Base Station, Cable/Software incl Black

I’ve had my radio two years now. Works fine. Has way more features than I’ll ever use.

Muy bueno, valió la opción de comprar

Brand new, right out of the box, both of its receivers had mostly unintelligible audio at an attenuated level and, to the extent that the volume controls worked, the volume jumped up erratically. The carrier squelch gate made a loud pop followed by a swooshing sound whenever the signal received was strong enough to open the speaker and whenever I turned the squelch knob counterclockwise to where atmospheric background noise would open the speaker. The popping was also present as I wiggled the microphone cord, even when I used an identical mic from an identical radio. The transmitter would only put out 10 watts on the 320 - 512 MHz band, regardless of programming or manual settings, even after firmware update, "factory reset," and reinstalling RT Systems database frequencies and parameters. And the front panel backlight didn't always illuminate when powering up (although it would if I powered down and back up again). Since it appears the defects are beyond my ability to address on my own at this time, I will be returning this product for repair, replacement or a full refund.

This radio has some quirks to it. One, when it arrived there was a dent in to the top of it near the speaker. Some of the issues it had, I compared to someone else's radio and that radio had the same quirks, so I know it wasn't the damage from the product.When listening on one side of the radio, if you are scanning on the other, the audio will have weird noises generated from it. Little beeps and hisses and it makes the audio annoying to listen to. If you are not scanning, and try to change memory channels, the audio of the other side gets briefly interrupted. So if you are spinning the dial on the other side, the audio from the opposite side will stutter.Scanning can be pretty slow. I was used to an IC-2730a and it's scan speed is pretty fast, so this one seemed really slow to me. If you have more than 20 channels programmed and you are scanning them all, you may miss someone throwing their callsign out on a repeater.There is also no scan banks... So you can't put in 50 channels and have a couple of scan banks to cut the list down for scanning smaller lists on each side, or setting up scanning for certain situations. It's all or nothing unless you set up favorites. Favorites is just one list to scan.Long term, there are issues with this model burning out tx/rx audio on one side, or both. For a cheap radio to get you buy a couple years, it's good enough if you can't afford much. If you can afford another $100, you can get an Icom ic-2730a or an Alinco Dr-735T from other places with free shipping.Since I had bought this and new about long term issues, I got the 3 year extended warranty on it.I ended up returning this because of the dent and audio issues and getting an Alinco DR-735t from DX Engineering for only $75 more.

It's a decent base station. Comes unlocked which seen as a plus to some, however, transmiting out of band had bleed over. Chirp made it fairly easy to program all I needed. Great carry over until I upgraded.

In my collection of ham radios, I have owned or currently own several Yaesu, Icom, Alinco, Radioddity, and Baofeng radios. Among these, the TYT TH-9800D is my second TYT radio. I have only had it for a few hours, but it has already impressed me with its performance.The TYT TH-9800D has a solid build quality that does not appear cheap. It feels well-constructed and durable, giving me confidence in its longevity. I am optimistic that it will last for quite some time.The Chirp programming process went smoothly, although I occasionally need a reminder of how to access specific details in the Basic setup menu. It's usually quite straightforward, but sometimes it takes a moment to locate the desired setting.This radio is often considered a clone of the Yaesu FT-8900, but it comes at a more reasonable price point. It features good speaker audio, clean signal output, and a bright display. The overall appearance of the radio is aesthetically pleasing, although it lacks the ruggedized look of the Yaesu.One peculiar aspect of my purchase was that the box arrived without any tape or seals. This led me to suspect that it may have been opened previously or could be an open-box display unit from a store. Despite this, I am highly satisfied with my purchase and look forward to using the TYT TH-9800D for my amateur radio activities.