A better VHF radio

[X-it]

In your travels, have you come across a decent radio with dual-ptt like the uv-82? I find this feature indispensable for both sledding and at work. It’s especially useful when riding with a mixed group where some are on uhf and some are on vhf.

I am however, getting tired of the uv-82 build quality, have a growing pile of parts radios from myself and friends that is keeping our fleet going.

The zastone A-19 has dual ptt like the UV-82, it used to be my go to radio with amazing range on vhf. But i do not know what zastone did to this radio in the last couple of years to drop the range in the VHF. Basically it is "now" no better than a uv-82 on VHF. It used to get over 12 watts on the vhf, you still get that wattage on the UHF though. Maybe i just got a couple of bad batches of radios who knows. At one time i had the test results almost doubling the range of a baofeng gt-5tp.

 

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This is what i used to get with the Zastone vhf-UHf ...the last 40 or so just reverse those numbers.

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This is what i used to get with the Zastone vhf-UHf ...the last 40 or so just reverse those numbers.

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Ok thanks, seems like it’s not an easy one to acquire these days either.

 

[flatspeed]

I found this one too, might try it out:

HONGXUN GD8800 Two Way Sport Radio Portable Walkie Talkie U/VHF Dual Band PTT LED screen Transceiver

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtoMWlS

 

[MOUNTAIN MICKEY]

I would be a bit careful purchasing the HONGXUN--Look at their trader ratings---not very good in all respects--Aliexpress---But the money back guarantee works well.

 

[RGM]

After taking some flack for having couterfeit Nagoya 771 and not the real ones. I managed to get some nagoya's directly from Japan. Packaging and antenna are higher quality as well as the rubber seal, the seal is real good quality. I never went throught the stack of antenna but manage two test a few of them so far the swr ranges from 1.03 to 1.53. Not a bad antenna at all but its about 16-17 dollars delivered per antenna.

LOL Nagoya are made in Taiwan

 

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I could not care less who's butt i hurt, i am just giving facts. Original nagoya antennas are not worth the money. For those wanting to know what the so called originals look like, the picture is below. I wish now i did not delete all my emails and ordering info and prices. For those wanting the same ones without using a company name and pay double this is where you get them from in canada. Turns out i contacted Reuex Industrial Co., LTD i was not sure where that company was located at the time Amazon product ASIN B00KC4PWQQ