KYD NC-UV90A: Now Availible

Get it while it is hot: KYD NC-UV90A. The site says minimum order quantity of two pieces. Vicky of KYD says the price is $198 USD, but that is not displayed on the Alibaba site.

Specifications

1.40/50 Watt
2.13.8V battery voltage
3.PC programmable
4.Dual band (VHF/UHF)
5.199 Channels

Dual band receiving
Double Standby
Full-duplexer cross-band

Ø VOX
Ø Keypad
Ø 107 DCS
Ø 50 CTCSS
Ø Priority Scan
Ø Channel Scan
Ø Hi/Low Power    
Ø Time-out Timer
Ø 2 TONE/5 TONE (optional)
Ø Scrambler
Ø Compander
Ø ANI Code
Ø DTMF Code  
Ø PC Programmable
Ø Busy Channel Lockout
Ø Selectable Squelch Level
Ø CO/TO/SE Scan Switchable
Ø Programmable 25kHz(Wide) 12.5kHz(Narrow) Channel Spacing

Frequency Range (MHz)
VHF 136-174Mhz
UHF 400-470Mhz 450-520Mhz
Type      Dual band, Dual standby
PLL Channel Spacing 5/6.25/10/12.5/25KHz
Battery Voltage 13.8V ±10%
Antenna Impedance 50Ω
Temperature Range -20°C~+60°C
Frequency Stability ±2.5PPM
Case Size 140X180X43mm
Weight (w/Battery) 1500g
Compatible With American Military Standard (MIL-STD-810C/D/E)

Receiver IFs 49.950Mhz & 450Khz Second IF(KHZ) 450KHZ Sensitivity(12db SINAD) 0.2uV (Wide)/0.25uV (Narrow) Squelch Selectivity 0.15uV (Wide)/0.2uV (Narrow) Adjacent Channel Selectivity ≥70dB (Wide)/≥65dB (Narrow) Intermodulation ≥70dB Spurious Rejection ≥65dB Image Rejection ≥70dB FM Ham And Noise ≤-45dB(Wide)/-40dB (Narrow) Modulation Type 16KOF3E/11KOF3E Operating Bandwidth ≤±7KHz/≤±5KHz AF Output @ 4Ohms ≥2w(8Ω,5% distorition) Audio Distortion ≤5% Transmitter RF Power Output 50W(VHF)/40W(UHF) Modulation Type F3E Maximum Deviation ≤±5.0KHz(Wide)/≤±2.5KHz (Narrow) Spurious Emission ≤65dB Below Carrier Modulation Distortion ≤5%(300-3000Hz) FM Noise ≤-45dB(W) ≤-40dB(N)

KYD NC-UV90A: Dual Band Mobile Update Update

The previous update was "The price is not yet fixed now, but it will be around USD230. The item will be ready at the beginning of April. Right now it is under double testing and will start sample order later soon."

The new update is:

"As to the NC-UV90A, it will be available soon. Right now it is under final testing, and will get to production soon, maybe early of August. 

The price for it now is USD198. Hope it is workable for you."

KYD NC-UV90A: Dual Band Mobile Update

I traded e-mails with Kydera about the KYD NC-UV90A dual band mobile and got a little update:

"The price is not yet fixed now, but it will be around USD230. The item will be ready at the beginning of April. Right now it is under double testing and will start sample order later soon."

KYD NC-UV90A: Dual Band Mobile

Oh boy. Another one... KYD (Kydera) NC-UV90A. I am guessing Hans pulled his information from some of the Alibaba pages. He says it is expected next month. I do not see anything about it on the KYD site. (You can go to http://cnkyd.cn/en/ or http://www.century-comm.com/en.)

At least they started with "A," so we can increment in a predictable pattern as they release bug fixes - unlike the KG-UV920R and its successor the KG-UV920P! And maybe they won't have to toss in an extra 8 like the Anytone AT-5888UV. Could this even mean the Chinese are learning lessons about putting out a quality unit the first time?

I had posted about some KYD HTs in the past, but they never seemed to gain much traction. In fact, I see that the Yahoo Group for those radios no longer exists. They do have some radios listed on the FCC site (FFC ID: VO6).

KYD NC-5H, KYD UV-5H: Availibility

Steve (K8SAR) e-mailed KYD about the availability of the UV-5H and was told it would be out at the end of July:

"The UV-5H will be ready at the end of this month. Once the goods is ready, you will be informed.
If you have any requirements for this item then, you could contact with me directly.

Hope to have a nice cooperation with you SOON.

Best regards,

Vicky Huang"

I will give the Chinese manufacturers credit. They are very good at responding to e-mails. I have always gotten a quick response from Vero Telecom - usually withing 12 business hours. That's especially good considering the time difference.

KYD NC-5H, KYD UV-5H: Yahoo Group

That didn't take long... a Yahoo Group for the KYD NC-5H, KYD UV-5H.

What we know so far about the KYD NC-5H and KYD UV-5H.

KYD NC-5H, KYD UV-5H

Kenivore found "another UV-3R clone with more button[s]". At first glance, they look more like the Yaesu VX-3R than the Baofeng UV-3R, because of the extra buttons. The specs for the NC-5H and UV-5H are identical and very similar to the UV-3R. I did a quick search on eBay and could not find any for sale. A search on Alibaba has them for sale for $60 from New Century Communication and Electronics Co., Ltd. The company website is here.

In fact, the physical layout of the buttons on the KYD models is identical to the Yaesu VX-3R. For example, the power button is on the side like the VX-3R, but different from the UV-3R. Most reviewers are pleased with simplicity of the UV-3R menus using the limited buttons and knob to do the programming. Looking at the picture, it appears some of the menu items have gotten a dedicated menu in this radio. For example, STEP (MENU 9 on the UV-3R) has its own button. It does not appear to have a flashlight, but does have an inner and outer knob. Also, the web pages say they will support the channel naming via a programmable alpha-numeric display. The NC-5H does not explicitly say that it is a dual band, but the specs have both 2M and 440 listed.