Xiaomi MiJia HT

It lives!

The firmware in Chinese isn't so friendly, but I finally had @xiaomi #Mijia work on #hamradio repeaters. And it does fine! #hamr #vhf #uhf pic.twitter.com/Ug8ahqxclY

— Christian Diemoz (@Chris_Diemoz) May 7, 2017

Xiaomi MiJia HT

Following...

Just received #XiaoMi walkie-talkie. A couple pics from unboxing and activations. More, including app and 1st #QSO, later. #hamr #hamradio pic.twitter.com/JIIenvEVrL

— Christian Diemoz (@Chris_Diemoz) May 2, 2017

Xiaomi MiJia HT

The pictures and specs got me interested.

• VHF frequency 136-174 MHz.
• UHF Frequency range 403-470MHz.
• 8 Days standby time.
• Up to 17 hours of talk time.
• Cost price around $35

Then I watched the video and realized it was a lot bigger than I thought. And then there was a question about the availability of English menus. Meh - wait and see.

*great* looking dual-band HT from Xiaomi @ $35 https://t.co/2FvyM3UtHN

— London Hackspace ARC (@m0hsl) March 8, 2017