Brick O'Lore

I screwed up the link when I posted about the cable. I fixed it on the original post but am posting again. Sorry! Leixen is selling the ca...

A couple of notes... 1. The programming cable is the same for the VV-808/VV-808S and VV-898. 2. Leixen is selling the cable via AliE...

The VV-808SV (VHF) is here . The VV-808SU (UHF) is here . This is what the site says about the difference between the 808 and the 808S along...

Leixen is offering a red Thailand version of the VV-808 in 245 MHz . I only see the listing for a bulk order of 30 at $95 each, so $2,860 t...

I got an e-mail saying the VV-808 (VHF version) is on sale for $118.24 including shipping to the US . (The UHF version is still at $144.04 w...

I got the rotary encoder in the mail today. Now, I need to carve out a little time to see if I can fix this thing.

Eileen sent me an unprompted follow-up e-mail on the popping issue - which, to me, is a good sign that they want to provide high quality pr...

Leixen sent me the English version of the VV-808 Manual. It is available via Scribd or directly from Leixen on the product page under Dow...

I also asked Eileen about the VV-808S that is listed with the VV-808 and VV-898 on their site. She says: "The VV-808S is a upgrade o...

I sent my video of the popping sound to Leixen and got the following response: "We know what you mean for Popping. We did test, it r...

An unboxing photo set from Christian .

Thanks to Ken who pointed out that I can get a replacement rotary encoder . I suspect Eileen Lin of Leixen, who has been trying to help me, ...

Between my broken dial, display, and a manual in Chinese - this may not be 100% accurate. I figure it is a start. Corrections, additions, cl...

So it isn't just me and this is a UHF version. Thanks to SA0CEO for sharing the video! Also, I will add that when the radio is scanning...

Another fancy iPhone video, but for giving you a small taste, I think it works.

Still popping .. squelch is all the way up, tried a difference antenna, and operating from a different QTH. The popping volume is independen...

I have this friend... Say a couple of guys were looking at taking something apart... because that is what guys do. Just to keep this on to...

1. Remove the knob for the rotary encoder by pulling straight forward. Mine was very tough to remove. 2. Remove the three screws from the f...

Just noticed this while looking for an English manual: PRODUCT NAME: VV-808S DTMF / two tone signaling / identification code, Stun / re...

I've got an annoying "pop" from the radio. I hear it every 10 seconds or so and then it won't happen for a minute. I bough...