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

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.

Nice built quality and button and front key features. Arrives with FCC compliance for 2meter & 440 (70cm). These can be unlocked if you dare and the settings are only available with the Factory Software. Running Windows 10, software works fine. WARNING! There are 2 ways to unlock freqs like a Baofeng, but beware, if you use CHIRP, all settings will be missing if you do the MOD. I saved an image of the original Factory Software & options. Then imported radio and saved those settings first. Same with CHIRP, imported stock radio and saved dated image. Then tried the MOD and yup, no CHIRP settings. Resetting radio to factory WILL NOT REMOVE EXPANDED TXT FREQS. However, if you made backup first, just restore to the radio and it will put everything back where it should be, legal freqs and CHIRP settings available. Ran mine temp to 24amp power supply with cigarette plug wired on back as an experiment. Power settings on meter came in spot on except 1. Low 5watts, Mid2 10watts, Mid1 20watts exactly. High power @ 40watts which is decent for running thru 24amp supply wired to cig lighter adapter, then cig power supply to radio. Passed power test @ 100%. I have a friend who has one of these, always sounds excellent with stock mic. When you setup freqs, select MEDIUM on the narrow or wide band settings. This will give best sound with perfect clean output. Also like the 4 P buttons on Mic. You can program them in the Factory Software or Chirp. Great features that my Yaesu FT-8900R lack in options. Nice air flow from back heat sink and fan. Purchased 2nd one while available for basement. Running mine in bedroom with ladderline jpole dual band antenna on 5 watts hits repeaters in opposite direction loud and proud. Get the Asurion Protection Plan as this radio only has 3 mth warranty to CHINA!Update: Having problem figuring out the cross band repeater function. Seems to only work in VFO mode not with saved memory channels (simplex on left, repeater on right).

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.