QYT KT-WP12 25 Watt Mobile VHF/UHF Ham Radio Review
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- A review of the QYT KT-QP12. This 25 Watt Mobile Ham radio for VHF/UHF is perfect for tucking in those small places where other radios won't fit. Great for camping, hiking, go box backup radio etc. Plus, everything is done straight from the speaker mic/screen. It's a very unique design, and one I quite like.
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00:00 - Start
00:56 - Whats in the box?
03:23 - Power on
06:16 - Turn on Dual Watch
09:36 - Programming a Repeater
14:34 - Channel Naming
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When Boafeng becomes life; baofeng measurement units, boafeng currency, baofeng for scale.
Boafeng is your wife’s safe word….
It's like you read my mind every time I m researching different radio gear.
I knew you were going to say that.
There are 3 ways to adjust the volume, 1st the way you just said, 2nd, a short press on the orange button on top of the mic, and this will open the squelch then arrow up or down, then press orange button again to close the squelch. 3rd way is press menu, then the #6 button, also labled VOL, then up or down button, them menu, and exit.
Damn, that’s a clear picture. Great video quality. Thanks for the review.
Thanks. Shot on iPhone.
Neat little radio Mike! Thanks for sharing it with us. 73
You bet
Nice review. I like the screen on the mic. THX..
Thanks for watching!
There is a definite need for a ham radio with all the stuff on the mic , like some of the UHF cbs that we have in Australia
Great review Mike. Thanks and 73
Thanks for watching!
Cute little bugger (the radio). In Banggood (BG) search for a second KT-WP12 page. There is a lot of additional info. Answered question #1 tells you to get the (buggy) software on QYT homepage and there is a cable suggested. Keep Mike's line as there is an $8 coupon on it until April 25. DATA Holes - the one closed to the antenna is for a speaker, the other is for a 3 section 2.5 or 3mm jack. Apparently can be programmed to some extent. Thanks Mike, might give this one a try.
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for watching.
Ive been looking at this radio for my wifes truck. Its cheap and small so its not in her way. I look forward to hearing your feedback on the little radio.
Nice review Mike, I want something to put in the Harley that's small. So far hard to beat an HT since I can use BT to get it in the helmet speakers and Mic But 5 watts doesn't always get it.
This would fit that bill. No Bluetooth though.
Mike, you are a Feng menu wizard! Cudos from the Feng challenged.
Nah, once you learn one, you kind of know them all.
Reminds me of a motorola radio I installed in some federal agency undercover vehicles when I work for Motorola. they would hide the mic between the seat when not in use.
I must have an older model of this radio .the highest I could get for TX power on the HIGH setting was 14w on 146.520 8w on HIGH on 446. Also only two power options no medium option. Radio heats up pretty rapidly
I have had my anysecu wp900 same radio since january and it has performed well small so use 3m adhesive hangers toi mount on console side works very well. shortcuts for volume press orange button to open squelch and use up down arrow keys to adjust, for power press the lower right button on mic this will let you adjust from h med low power
Do you know if it operates in 150-170MHz frequencies? I’m looking at buying the QYT version but there is conflicting frequency range between what AliExpress sellers advertize and what the QYT website says.
@@abdenourderouazi3898 136-174MHz same radio as the anysecu wp9900 who makes the radio use the anysecu vip english software from the anysecu site
Will it go up to 480mhz to rx gmrs or tx in case of emergency?
I like the idea of an inexpensive radio that can run headless for dedicated operations like digipeter and winking node. Is there a pin out for the mic connector?
It is pretty adorable ♡
Isn't it?
The transmit audio on this model is low. It is necessary to speak directly into the small mic hole, from no more than 1.5-2", in a stout voice. Perforating or removing the felt inside the control unit over the mic hole improves the pickup.
I thank you for all the hard work you do.
I just got me one to play around with. Plan on making it my bugout disposable. Got my battery, solar charger, and flexible antenna. Can’t use the phone when running from the law 😝 got to get rid of it.
Can you confirm if the issue with the 9900 and a larger than 6 character name was fixed in this radio where it caused it to autorestart
That radio great for back packing. You can pickup a dual band telescopic antenna with a 90 degree elbow adapter so the antenna sticking straight up, a 12 volt 12 amp gel cell battery with a cigarette lighter type jack. Plug the power cord into the receptacle and you're on the air.
What kind of battery life on the radio when hiking, whats the best choice of battery?
@@randyb168 LiFePO4, plenty of current, 13v and light
I had the Anysecu equivalent but the transmit audio was really quiet does this one suffer the same issues?
When that radio was type accepted it was 2 meters, 220, and 70 cm ask your friends at QYT what happened to 220 mhz oh and the model was KT-9900.
Any ideas on how it does with rejecting off channel signals and frontend desense? Beofeng's become deaf in urban areas does this?
Its the size of my ham shack computer. Good for tucking under the seat of the mobile.
Yep
like the review, not sure it is good for backpacking unless you going to carry a 12 V battery. I do want to know if you ever found a way to program from a MAC?
Thanks for the review Mike! Anything that you know of that's about this form factor, but has VHF APRS function with GPS? Looking for something to do mobile on a road bike. (Might just need to stick with a handy, but wouldn't mind the 25W(ish)...)
Thanks Wayde. I'm the last guy to ask about APRS. I don't think there's anything like this that will do it without connecting some other device to it.
I bought 3 of these 2 Anysecu and one of the qyt one for each of my bikes.. They work well... oh and your smart phone has a GPS AND CAN DO APRS
I tried to download the software but could only find the Chinese version on their website, can anyone help me finding the English software. Thanks.
this is the same radio that I ordered. I received it the other day, but how can I find programming software . Thank you please try to give me the answer. Appreciate
This is nice little radio, There are about 3 different "name" version for the radio. I'm guessing regional names. The filtering sucks, just like a baofeng. Get around traffic lights and hope you have the PL Decode on. The Mic is ok in the hand, but having to locate the head and hand to read the display is somewhat of a challenge. Overall I would get an external speaker but for install into a 12v outlet, it is very very nice. I would love for it to incorporate an Automatic power off. Don't bother with the TMR (dual watch). Multi receiver. it is very flaky. It supposed to stay locked on one band and listen to the other. But it will transmit on what ever band is its listening to. The Blue button apparently is setup for repeaters that require a frequency tone to activate the system. Otherwise it just "kerchuk" button.
Someone needs to make a decent In line filter for these cheap radios, because QYT will never ever spend the extra $1.00 in parts to give it a decent bandpass on the recieve side. I really wish they would hire someone that knows how to design RF as they could become a leader in the market if they made small changes to make the products better.
Does anybody know how to show the serial number?
Interesting little radio. BTW, Is your other hobby pen turning?
No, but the guy who made the pen is into pen turning.
Is this radio unlockable, will it Tx and RX within 400 to 490
RTSystems has software to program it.. what? No programming cable? One came with each of the three that i bought.
Anything in the manual on the data hole? I'm guessing its a serial to 3.5mm TRRS?
Nope. I've not found anything either. I have no idea.
It's supported under chirp takes a QYT programming cable or any of the TTL level ones out there, RT systems sells a super deluxe high priced one if you want better than china cheapie quality programming cable. yes it's basically a serial port and a speaker output.
You will not be able to do anythign else other than use software to program memories. the rs232 port has all other functionality disabled.
@@TimGray It coulda been great!
Did you happen to test harmonics?
That certainly is an adorable little radio lol
use the anysec vip software for program
This is a good radio. But unlike the Baofeng UV-5R handheld, and the Anytone AT-778UV, this radio has an issue on the VHF band. More precisely I've tested all these radios on my Siglent 3.2GHz spectrum analyzer, and this model have an issue with 2nd harmonic (288MHz for 144MHz fundamental) at about -26dBc. At UHF this is not an issue. Not a big concern to think about, but it's not satisfying EU EMC-directive. And probably not FCC either (I don't know much about FCC anyway). The other two radios are well below -60dBc up to 3.2GHz.
Newbie here, I think the big selling factor and advantage of this radio is the mic conveniency where all there is in the dashboard is a little piece hanging and everything else hidden wherever we want. I couldn’t find anything similar at that price range under $150. Really the idea is good. Now, I’m sure there are cons to this radio and probably less intensive circuitry and signal quality design is involved compared to higher end radios. But again, how is that impacting the average user in terms of range and intelligibility? I’m interested to get one as my first radio but not sure about its real VHF range.
@@abdenourderouazi3898 This radio works fine, both on Tx reports and and Rx. If you want all the controls in the mike, this is a "go" without doubt. The radio body itself is quality; all aluminium with gaskets. For the money it's certainly a fine radio.
@@la7yka
Have you tried to test if it transmits in VHF passed 150MHz up to 174MHz?
-26dBc at 25 watts that would make second harmonic at 288MHz about 60mW that would be probably a little bit too much, might interfere with military band. I prefer to keep any non amateur radio band spurious and any harmonic less than 0.1 mW. AG6JU
Chirp compatible? I could use this at the farm, but no Chirp is a deal-breaker. Thanks for the review.
I can't even find a programming cable for it so it's irrelevant.
@K8MRD RADIO STUFF In that case, I'll pass on it. Thank you.
It is Chirp compatible. but their prgramming cable doesn't work with Windows 10 or 11 but the RT SYSTEMS USB70 programming cable does, and you can buy the cable seperately from the RT SYSTEMS software
anysecu comes with cable
Nice...........................
Very nice
QYT programming is odd to say the least. Took me forever to figure out how to program my 8900. I have since replaced it with an Anytone 578.
I bought a QYT mini mobile "25W" radio a few years back. I gave it for free to a guy I know. The modulation quality was horrible. Muffled like talking into a trash can. I tried replacing the mic element, but it did not improve much. And the power out was half of advertised, and cooling was very poor.
So the first thing I am looking out for is some decent audio on receive and transmit. After all that is the most important thing for any radio.
Personally I will never touch a QYT radio again, because they have too little experience and concept of whats makes a decent ham radio.
Hi, I’m looking for some help from the radio folks, do you know what are the VHF/UHF frequency ranges for this radio? I’m a bit confused because sellers on AliExpress advertise for VHF (136-174 MHz) and UHF (400-470 MHz) while on the manufacturer’s websites say something else: VHF (144~148 MHz) and UHF (430-440 MHz)
I intend to use it in Canada (AB/BC) in my vehicle and I believe I’ve seen some VHF channels frequencies greater than 150 MHz. I’m a newbie, by the way, don’t own a radio yet and don’t have much knowledge about this radio world. Thanks!
I gave this radio away a few months ago but I’m pretty sure it’s wide open. I think I transmitted in the ~460MHz GMRS frequencies in this video.
@@hamradiotube
Thanks.
What No quick brown fox, or civilance, civilance?
I've failed you. I will now delete the channel and start over lol!
Both QYT AND ANYSECU ARE THE SAME RADIO
any update on this radio? any positive and negative review?
It was ok when I had it. I gave it away though.
@@hamradiotube next time, if you will gave it away, give it to me 😁 peace
reminds me of the radioddity QB25. QB25 is too expensive for what you get, but it works. I like it's small form factor and the fact that it's triband. In fact the radio controls are basically useless, so I use the hand mic for everything. That said, looks like this KT-QP12 was like .. screw the radio controls put everything on the mic ... which I find interesting. I'm not a fan of banggood or radioodidity. Consumer beware, if you buy from them make sure you want the product cause you can't cancel easily. I wonder if there will ever be a good Chinese radio GUI? I guess Xeigu is pretty good ...
I'm ramblin' ... thanks for the video!
To use this radio on ANY radio service other than HAM would be illegal. Ham radio is the ONLY radio service that licenses the OPERATOR instead of the radio. So Hams can use non FCC type accepted radios. Therefore can use ANY radio from anywhere including homebrew or not as long as the operator is a licensed HAM operator and only on the HAM bands.
Sad Ham Alert!
still working after 1 year?
This looks like an HT with a damn brick attached to the other end of a cable. So you won’t lose the damn thing! Right?
Lol!! That's pretty much what it is.
Attractive form factor, attractive price -- but the manual programming is way too clunky. Unless it becomes supported via CHIRP, it's a no-go for me.
I agree with you that for some sorts of operations where portability, low cost and a notch up power-wise from a Baofeng are all priorities, it might be worth a look. But that clunky manual programming is really tough to get past...
73, KO4AZY
Its supported by chirp now
I like the direction that some new radios are going with the mic connector instead of the typical RJ45 that always seem to be a weak point. As far as everything else, [cough] China [/cough].
Know what you mean! It's hard not to like this one.
Have a few QYT transceivers. Hard to program and cheaply made. Prone to noise from everything surrounding them. Mine became paper weights. No thanks
Chirp supported now. Why are you adding power pole to this radio the power pole will make the radio twice as heavy.
I like it, I want one for the wife's car when we take her car out. Hell, I might even just put it in my car.
Why buy one when you can have 2 for twice the price?
Mdf = menu display format
Oh that makes a lot more sense.
Not The Data Hole... 🤣🤣🤣
It's too late...
I think I will stick with my Yaesu ftm-3100. At least I can program it . 73 AE4OY William Peacock EM-81UF SOUTH EAST GEORGIA 🤓
Is there a GMRS version?
Well, I show it transmitting out of band...
I own this unit. It's a bit clunky, and the Menu stinks. It would be nice if Yaesu or Icom made a "One-Hander" like this.
wait wait wait....... "The Data Hole"????
EASY Fella!
Right!? My mind went places with that too.
I like the form factor, but the user interface is awful.
Why do you use power pole connecters. I bought a bunch and didnt like them
Just like baofeng - awkward to program, & you cant display the channel freq AND name... Sorry next radio please.
This a great radio, got one in my truck, every thing is legal untill the user decides to do something stupid.