TYTTh-9000d Vhf Mono Band Mobile Transceiver 65 Watt 200 Channel 8 Group Scrambler Car Truck Amateur Radio

Despite what everyone says about a Chinese radio this one is a Workhorse. I can honestly say the radio to the power output. On high power it's transmitting 70 watts. I do recommend running the radio on low power because the radio will heat up a little. I installed a small aftermarket fan on top of the radio and it really does an excellent job keeping it cool. . I do want to stress that this is an amateur radio and you do need an amateur license. I have hit repeaters easily 75 up to 100 miles away. Programming manually on the radio is very easily..... I read the owner's manual approximately 10 minutes and the understanding of the radio and program it. I would definitely recommend this radio to anybody has great receives and everyone gives me a good audio check they tell me the audio is very clear. Even though the radio looks very similar like the BTECH 5001 it is a different radio on the inside completely different and menu. Make sure if use this radio for a base you need a power supply capable 15 or more amps .....The bese antenna is a comet x50 which is available on Amazon....and I recommend LMR 400 flex coax. .Update. ....have had the radio for 9 months and NO ISSUES at all...... The power & audio are still loud and proud. ....10/13/17....It's been about a year now and the radio is still working fine. ..No issues at all. ...73s......Update 1 year now and radio working better than ever. ....Update 11/10/18 Radio is still working fine and no issues... update July 27th 2020. I've now owner radio for at least four years and no issues and still going strong...11/30/20 Radio is still going and no issues. ....

This is my 2nd TYT TH-9004D. Both units were purchased with 136MHz-174MHz Frequency range because I use the radio only on Marine frequency. The first unit was purchased in 2019. Easy set up and no issues with that unit. The 2nd unit purchased recently in 2023 has a frequency issue. After the purchase I discovered the frequency range is locked out at the factory,to prevent illegal use on some frequencies. All frequencies are locked out. I only want to use marine frequency which is legal. I spent days seeking info on how to unlock the frequency range. No accurate info came back. Amazon did their part and allowed me to return the unit. The issue is with the supplier. It should be disclosed that the unit comes locked from the factory. Complete unlock info should be shipped with the unit from the USA supplier. The units are good radios. I would purchase another unit if the supplier would unlock the unit prior to shipment or provide accurate info on how to unlock.

I bought this because I had previously bought the 222MHz version. This means the same control layout, same programming software and cable.It is very rugged for the price. It seems very solidly built and has generally good layout for the buttons and display.I usually don't pay much attention to being able to change the display color on a radio, but since I have this model in two different bands it is actually helpful to change the color on one. If I ever buy the 440 version I can use the third color for it.The speaker is on top, so it may be better if mounted with the top exposed.While I could always use a few more memories, for practical purposes 200 is not bad.No easier or harder to program than any other modern radio. The programming software makes it much easier, but you do have to give it some thought as you are laying out the spreadsheet. It has limited editing functions, so changing things around once it is in isn't easy. Hopefully Chirp with support this radio someday. For now I try to group repeaters logically and leave an empty line in between for additions.With a 5/8 wave antenna I have very rarely needed to increase power above the low power setting of 10 watts. I have worked repeater 45 miles away with the low power setting.

Great little radio ... if it had been the right frequencies.I bought the open box special, I should have known better. Was looking for the 146-170mhz version. Radio arrived promptly, when I opened it, the in line fuse holder and fuse were smashed. No biggie I thought, the power line has a second in line fuse, so I cut out the faulty part, wired everything up. Works great, but that's when I discovered that Amazon sent me the 440- 470mhz version.I cant return it because I "altered" it. No more open box specials for me.

I LIKE THIS RADIO FOR THE PRICE .fOR ME IT WASNT HARD FOR ME TO PROGRAM BY HAND .iVE PROGRAMMED OTHER CHINESE BRANDS BY HAND AND JUST GOT USE TO IT . i THINK FOR THE PRICE YOU CANT GO WRONG .i DO Believe THEY FIXED THE THERMAL PASTE ON THE BOARD . Time WILL TELL HOW LONG IT LASTS.

very low audio from this receiver.... turn volume knob about 80 percent of travel to get any audio ..... it lasted about 1 hour in my truck... driving down the street with my windows closed i could just barely hear any audio... ive been a amateur radio operator for 60 yrs so i know what im talking about....iam returing the radio now..also to program this radio is also a pain............

Two of three units had bad spectral output on transmission. Amazon will not allow me to post the spectrum analyzer screen capture, but it shows very high side bands across the 2m band and outside the band. Poor QC.In the US, this radio is only legal for transmitting for on amateur radio, 2m band, 144 to 148 MHz. It can be unlocked with free software but is not legal for marine band. It is not FCC part 90 certified for commercial use.