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Reviews For: Anytone AT-588 220mhz mobile

Category: Transceivers: VHF/UHF+ Amateur Base/Mobile (non hand-held)

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Review Summary For : Anytone AT-588 220mhz mobile
Reviews: 5MSRP: $155
Description:
A single band, 50 watt, 220 MHz mobile radio from Anytone.
Product is in production
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1453.8
KI0E Rating: 2022-12-08
Works great but can't find programing software Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I like the radio. It works great. But I can't find any available programing software other than spending 60+ for the RT systems setup, which is a bit much for my budget.
KJ7WUZ Rating: 2021-11-17
About the only single band 1.25m left, at this time Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought this rig to fill out my coverage in my go box. Alinco has discontinued the DR-235MKIII, Bridgecom has just discontinued the BCM-220. There are some triband HTs and mobiles with much reduced power output. The AnyTone AT-588V2 I received shows 50W output in my SWR/power meter. I am using it with a Comet CX-333 and picked up a repeater 24 miles away, clearly. The audio is rather punchy, but I prefer that over muddy. I hope to successfully connect my TNC to do packet through the rig.There is a connector in the PCB (J503) and provision for a DB-9 at the rear of the chassis as outlined in the article. The radio performs well, is simplistic in operation, easy to program once familiarized with, and is of the same physical design as the Midland MXT-400 GMRS radio I own which should simplify mounting the two in my go box. At $159 vs the $240 of the Bridgecom BCM-220 with 50W vs the 35W of the competition, I would say it was a good buy.
W0SRP Rating: 2019-11-15
Pass On This One Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Purchased this unit because it was advertised at 50 watts output. Manual even rates it at 60 watts. Actual output through a quality 220mhz rated watt meter into a 50 ohm dummy load is about 30 watts. After many back and forth emails with supplier, no offer to exchange the unit was made, which led me to believe that this problem is most likely misleading advertising and all the AT-588 radios put out lower than advertised power. Anyone purchasing one of these should be aware of this problem and what you may expect from supplier in product support.
W9SAM Rating: 2019-09-03
very nice rig Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
As soon as I opened the box I could see that it was close to the Jetstream JT 222M only difference is that it has a different name & it does 10 more watts. I have not had any issues at all and I do believe that the extra power has got me over to the edge of my footprint. I live in SW Ohio ... We now have 2 National 220 nets during the week & I am able to get to one of the towers in Indiana where the Tuesday night 220 net happens. The rig does get somewhat warm when keeping the key down on extended transmissions , like any other rig but all in all for $125 & from online @ Walmart you can not beat it I will never buy another TYT . So with out any problems since I have used this rig, (got it in late July 2019) I that's why I have given this rig 5 stars.... I will come back towards the end of the year for more updates by then I hope to have 2-3 more ...This rig will definitely make 220 great again ! W9Sam (a 2nd generation 220 operator)
KC2FQ Rating: 2018-04-15
A little quirky but very good Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I want to give it a 4.5 but that wasn't an option so I gave it a 5 because it doesn't deserve a 4.

I was always curious about the 1.25m band and this radio helped satisfy that curiosity for a very reasonable price. There aren't a lot of options . . . I was looking hard at the AT-5888UV tri-bander but the reviews weren't that great and the power output and crossband limitations hint that it is using some form of transverter tech to operate on 220 so I passed on that model. That left the TYT 9000D and the Alinco. TYT also had less than stellar reviews and I just finished a QSO with several local hams who love it but each of them replaced it after 3 years of service. The Alinco is well loved but more expensive with 25 watts on high which is a little disappointing for a single band, modern, mobile rig. All of that led to this radio and I'm glad it did because it's great. There are a few quirks in the user interface. For example, every other radio I own, keying the mic while it's scanning will stop the scan wherever you are without transmitting. THIS radio it transmits on whatever frequency the knob was on before you started the scan. Other functions require multiple key presses (like power adjustments and checking a repeater's input) but all in all not too bad. I don't use it all of the time so I keep the halfway decently written manual right next to the radio.