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Reviews For: LANCHNONLH HG-UV98 dual bander

Category: Transceivers: VHF/UHF+ Amateur Hand-held

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Review Summary For : LANCHNONLH HG-UV98 dual bander
Reviews: 3MSRP: 169.95
Description:
Support fixed station FIXED, sports SPORT, 2 site modes Support complete TRACK tracker, support intelligent, timing, PTT linkage, queue beacon Support beacon additional information, mileage, satellite number, voltage, temperature, air pressure, etc. Support mileage calculation, support accumulated mileage or automatically clear Support for automatic icons (TRACK smart mode) Support GPS power saving mode (TRACK PTT linkage mode, TRACK timing mode) Integrated 2.0+4.0 dual mode Bluetooth Support Bluetooth output KISS hex, UI, GPWPL, KISS ASC, GS232B and other protocols Support Bluetooth output GPS data (GPRMC+GPGGA), support mixed output Support Bluetooth KISS data bidirectional transparent transmission Support full DIGI relay function, support custom relay name, support relay remote turn-off function Support remote control peripheral sensor input and relay output module Built-in advanced CMX programming algorithm Built-in transmit level, receive level adjuster (-10.5dB -0dB) Built-in high performance GPS\Beidou\GLONASS multimode hybrid positioning module Built-in memory, 100 beacons and complete data logging Built-in advanced algorithm to support rich data analysis Support heading, north position, relative motion position calculation Support APRS distance, elevation target calculation, support G5500 aircraft, vessel and other tracking control Companion PC setup software (Chinese, English) (requires .NET 4.0) U V dual-segment, 5W, 1.8-inch color display, full hand-mounted frequency, Chinese and English menu APRS, channel voice channel arbitrarily set Support A to receive A, A to B (differential), A to receive, A to send + B to send Support B to receive B, B to receive A (differential), B to receive, A to send + B to send Support battery USB direct charging Support comprehensive GPS interface, beacon list interface, real-time beacon interface, beacon record analysis interface Built-in temperature\pressure auxiliary sensor Support off-network use, no network, direct mutual positioning Support liuyun, APRSdroid, LOCUS, Ovi and other APP Support user independent firmware upgrade
Product is in production
More Info: http://ba4tb.qth.com/product/hg-uv98-handheld-with-aprs/
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
0034.7
K0ESQ Rating: 2022-09-22
This is what the big players need to make Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I bought my first HG-UV98 back in Feb 2022 via Aliexpress. My first impressions were that this little radio would take over the market if a bit more QC and RnD went into it. It is great to have bluetooth connectivity and true aprs function via aprsdroid. Even when I leave the phone at home, I am able to get beacon direction and distance easily in order to meet up with others in my group. No aprs messaging from the device. Not sure if it is waterproof, however it has been out in the field soaking wet without any issues many times. This is my primary radio in the outdoors with the other channel on the vhf calling freq.

I did not have any of the loose connector problems that others had, however I do have different software versions on my devices. The customer support from the company is non-existent. This device is proof you can have a handheld aprs radio for under $200. If this company could get the QC and software/support bugs worked out it would be a no brainer for anyone who goes into the wild.
VA6ZHB Rating: 2019-11-09
Excellent APRS radio with bluetooth - Kenwood Th-D74a Killer Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was interested in Kenwood Th-D74a because it was only handheld radio has bluetooth APRS data in/out feature enabled on the market.

Compare the price USD$180 (HG UV-98) vs USD$549.95 (Th-D74a) and all feature. If you need one APRS handheld radio can do bluetooth with PC/LAPTOP/Tablet/Phone, this is one the best you can find on the market.

Yes. The UV-98 is only VHF/UHF, 128 memory channel, and also limited other feature and display compares to Th-D74a. But dont you think Th-74a has too many feature we may never use it ? Most time we only need simple APRS feature and run it right.

I bought my 1st UV-98 from ebay, it was shipped form China and arrived in 2 weeks to Canada. I have tested APRS with a tablet running APRSdroid for few days. APRS runs great and correctly. It just meet what I need. VHF/UHF TX/RX were very good performance, nothing wrong or highlight.

My goal is one dual band radio can in/out APRS data via bluetooth with my phone (offline APRSdroid/MAP installed) when I go outdoor activity, I can keep communication on one band, and run APRS on 2nd band. This radio matches my goal just right with only ~$180. Even the battery has a integrated Micro-USB port for charging, which means I can carry one single battery pack to charge phone and radio together on the go.

I am very happy with this radio, it saved me ~$300. If I dont see this radio I may already bought Kenwood. Just placed 2nd UV-98 order last night.

*** update - Nov 08 2019
Thanks so much to Mr. Dale at Wuxi Venus Information Technology Co., Ltd
Mr Dale, helped me fixed firmware upgrade issue which my 1st UV98 almost dead after I tried upgrade its firmware.
Because my 1st UV98 was on older firmware so I would like to upgrade it to keep two UV-98 on same menu order. But when finished firmware upgrade the radio can't power back on. I thought I lost the radio. I tried search on Internet, then found Wuxi Venus Information Technology Co., Ltd, jut gave it a try to see if they have any idea how can fix it anyway. One day later, Mr. Dale replied me indicate the firmware file should be only file in the folder while upgrading the radio. I followed his direction, and then magically, the radio back to alive.

If you consider buying HG UV-98, please buy from Wuxi Venus Information Technology Co., Ltd. Their support is A++++
KB1UFC Rating: 2019-06-25
Execllent Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Interesting features on APRS.
And great support from Venus Information Technology.