AnyTone AT-588UV: Import Communications

As part of his one, two punch, Ed may soon be selling the AnyTone AT-588UV mobile. He expressed his interest in the AT-588UV when the KG-UV920R came out with a whimper:

"Anytone Dual Band Mobile  -  AT-588UV

For the past two years, I have consulted with Anytone as they developed their dual band mobile radio.  Anytone send a non-working model of the radio for me to show at the Dayton Hamvention (Wouxun would not send anything).  Anytone is now sending a working model (for free!) and says full production will begin in early August.  Anytone has quoted a price that lets me know this radio will retail in the $250-$275 range.  It will be Part 90 Certified and will have some wide-band receive ranges, including AM aircraft.  I look forward to working with this company and expect their mobile to be a big seller."

So they missed the demo date by a smidget and they are at the top of the price range ($275), but he seems very high on it. Ed's listing is here.

September 1, 2012
We are testing our sample model now.  Results are GREAT so far.This could be the Chinese dual band mobile that takes the prize!

Features:

• Receive Range     (FM)  134-174, 200-260, 350-400, 400-520 MHz  &  FM Broadcast
                              (AM)  118-134 MHz (Air Band)
• Transmit Range   (FM)  134-174, 400-490 MHz
• Output Power       50, 35, 10 & 5 Watts
• Bandwidth            Wide (25 kHz)  &  Narrow (12.5 kHz)
• Tuning Step          2.5, 5, 6.25, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 & 50 kHz
• True Dual Receive - receive two signals at the same time or second side can be muted while transmitting
• Separate Tuning Knob and Volume Control, each side
• Separate Function Buttons, each side
• Either side can be VHF or UHF at any time  -  VU, UV, UU, VV
• Cross-Band Repeat (that works!)
• Alphanumeric Display
• 4 x 256 Memory Channels
• CTCSS, DCS, DTMF, ANI, PTT ID, 2Tone/5Tone Encode & Decode
• Scrambler Option
• DTMF Microphone
• Detachable Control Head (CAT5 separation cable)
• Computer Programmable
• FCC Part 90 Certified

Thanks to Nate for pointing out the updates on Ed's site.

Wouxun KG-UV920R: Import Communications May Not Sell the KG-UV920R

ImportCommunications.com:

"Due to the disappointing performance and excessive costs of the sample models,we are unsure if we will carry this Wouxun model in the future."

Christmas List

I'm going to start my Christmas list now to make things easier on my wife. She says I am hard to buy for.

Quansheng TG-Q5: Unboxing Video

In July I was hoping for a video and now we've got one. Here is the 409Shop listing. I would be interested in a VHF version of something like this. There are a handful of repeaters that I listen to most frequently, so a "lucky stone" in my pocket would be even better than a UV-3R.

Baofeng UV-5R: UV-5RC

And in addition to the UV-5RE, Ed is going to sell the UV-5RC.

Baofeng UV-5R: UV-5RE Unboxing Video

In all of its glory...

Wouxun KG-UV920R: Yahoo Group

There is a Yahoo Group for the Wouxun KG-UV920R... 195 members and only 165 messages since it was created in late 2010. I'll join and see if it has anything to offer beyond what we see in the original Wouxun KG-UVD1P (etc.) group.

Wouxun KG-UV920R: CheapHam

From the recent CheapHam.com newsletter:

"Wouxun KG-UV920R Mobile - We are please to announce that tesing is going well on the KG-UV920R. Our lab tests show excellent overall quality of the product. We are working with the factory to continue to improve the product and work towards FCC certification. We do not have a certification or general availability date at this time. We re also working with the factory to have more competitive introduction pricing. Additional details will be sent out to our newsletter readers as they become available."

.radio Domain Name

With all the other drama around new TLDs, I had not even thought about this one.

arrl IARU Supports Proposal for .radio Domain Name: The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has expressed public... bit.ly/OqBBNIWed, Aug 29 10:03:03 from twitterfeed

Ciriculum, Curiculum, Curriculum

One of those days... while completing a form for my daughter's preschool, I tried to answer the question:

"Why have you picked this developmental program for your child?"

My answer was:

Reputation and educational ciriculum curiculum curriculum.

I sure hope she gets more book learnin than I did at skool.